Greater Crofton Council

14 May
County Budget Public Hearing
7:00 pm
Old Mill High School
600 Patriot Lane, Millersville

17 May
Growth Action Network (GAN) meeting
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Annapolis High School, Room 104, Riva Road

21 May
County Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Arundel Center
44 Calvert Street, Annapolis

7 August
National Night Out Against Crime

GCC MEETINGS

When: Second Tuesday Monthly at 7:00 PM
   Where: Village Commons Community Center
          located in The Village AT Waugh Chapel

Meeting Cancellation Policy:  If the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County cancels school activities due to inclement weather, then the Greater Crofton Council's meeting will also be canceled.

Please do not park in front of stores along
Main Chapel Way.

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GCC OFFICERS and Committee Chairs 2012

President
Bob Brennan
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Vice President
Dan Scholfield
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Secretary
Bess Sharland
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Treasurer
Ben La Pointe
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Election Committee

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Security & Safety Chair:
Open
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Transportation Chair:
Madonna Brennan
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Education Chair:
Tom Frank
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Environment Chair:
Open
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Webmaster
Jean-Alex Sharland
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GCC Documents

GCC officers Nomination Forms
Citizen of the Year Nomination Form
Privacy Statement
GCC Bylaws Pdf file, 155 KB
GCC Position and County Reply to Recycle Bins

Community Center Program Needs pdf
Adair Farms - Equestrian Homes
Village at Waugh Chapel South
Concepts for Staples Corner
State of Anne Arundel County pdf
Documents Pertaining to Landfills
Documents Pertaining to Water
A.A. Co. Medicare Part D Info. Form 1.8 MB pdf

Community Links

Arundel Volunteer Fire Department
Arundel Soccer Association
Chapman Farm
Crofton Athletic Council
Crofton Meadows
Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce
Crofton Valley
Davidsonville Civic Association
Four Seasons Community Association
Greater Odenton Improvement Assn.
Huntingtonwoods HOA
West A. A. County Chamber of Commerce

GCC Links

CroftonPatch
County Zoning Application Review Tool County Web
Crofton Regional Community Center
Growth Action Network
Crofton First
RainScaping.org
StateStat
Focus On Crofton
Suburban Scene
Alliance for Sustainable Communities
Crofton Village Garden Club
West Rhode Riverkeeper link
CEDS
    Community & Environment Defense Services
CEPA Online
    Chesapeake Environmental Protection Association
TREE-MENDOUS MARYLAND link
   Purchase trees for your community
Recycle More
Village Commons Community Center link
     at The Village at Waugh Chapel

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Environment

Anne Arundel council passes controversial open space bill Capital
Council expands septic tank replacement zone Capital
Volunteers inspect Severn River rain gardens Capital
Marylanders paying for the Chesapeake Capital
Public Hearing on Chesapeake Terrace landfill GCC
Hydraulic fracturing may come to state Capital
Flush fee hike would bolster bay fund Capital
Poll: Marylanders support increase to 'flush fee' Capital
Environmentalists call session a success Capital
Environmental cleanups aren't automatic job-killers Capital
Environmental regulations help jobs Capital
Arundel council to hear debate on storm-water runoff fee Sun

GCC Meeting 8 May 2012

Vice president of the GCC, Dan Scholfield, presided over the meeting.

The guest speaker was Tim Berkoff, of the Growth Action Network (GAN) and Crofton First.

Using a slide show he updated us on the various existing and potential water contamination near Crofton. He covered 1) the Fort Meade tetrachloroethene plume that is headed toward Crofton, 2) the BBSS fly ash site which is about a mile from the Crofton public water wells, 3) the proposed Cunningham/Tolson rubble landfill, and 4) the Chesapeake Terrace landfill.
Dealing with the Ft. Meade plume is the Restoration Advisory Board. They meet every two months. The next meeting is 17 May 2012 (Thursday) at 7 pm at the Captain John Smathers Army Center (Building 2118) on Rt. 175.

Constellation Energy is the company responsible for the BBSS Fly Ash site at the new Waugh Chapel South area. There are no community meetings and clean up decisions are being made behind closed doors. While Senator Ed Reilly's Senate Bill 1097 would have helped, it did not pass in the last legislative session.

The proposed Cunningham landfill had been denied by the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) but has resurfaced as the Tolson landfill. There is an older landfill nearby that is contaminating both upper and lower aquifers.

A refuse disposal permit by the Chesapeake Terrace landfill will have public hearings in the future.

The Growth Action Network (GAN) has recently established a task force to study landfill issues in the county. There is a GAN meeting on 17 May 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Annapolis High School, Room 104, Riva Road.

County executive liaison to the Crofton area, Jody Leddy, could not stay for the full meeting, but did leave the following information.
Budget highlights: Over 50% of the budget goes to the Board of Education (BOE), 20% to public safety. County employee furloughs have been eliminated.Anne Arundel County Fiscal 2013 budget information.

As of 8 May 2012, the County Executive had not yet made a decision whether he would veto the open space bill.

Community Post-Session Briefing
and Legislative Wrap-Up
April 19, 2012

The Anne Arundel County Commission for Women sponsored the briefing at Crofton Middle School.

Moderator Jennifer Collins-Foley, Commissioner

Moderated by Jennifer Collins-Foley, Commissioner

Tracey Parker Warren, Esq. -Commission Chair

State Senator Ed Reilly addressing the audiance

State Senator, Ed Reilly, was the first to address the audience.
He said that the Governor had asked for a four percent increase in the state budget but had only gotten a two percent increase. Of the 1000 Senate bills and 1400 House bills (many of them duplicate bills) 500 to 600 passed. Two of the bills that were passed that dealt with medical issues, were SB 179, the Kathleen A. Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Act of 2012, and SB 121, the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program - Sunset Extension. A bill that seemed to be a sure thing to pass but failed in the last minutes of the session, was HB 607, National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting Requirements.

State Delegate Cathy Vitale

State delegate, Cathy Vitale, was the next to speak. Having already provided everyone with a 2012 Legislative Session Wrap-Up newsletter, she spoke on general topics. She said that the governor of Maryland, the Maryland Speaker of the House, and the Maryland President of the Senate were not speaking to each other, and that this may require a special session to finish the budget bills. One bill that did not make it out of committee because public opposition, was HB 1051, Sales and Use Tax - Services. Environmental bills often had many people testifying, for example the flush tax. Yet another bill that had many testifying was HB 1397 which would have allowed motorists to cross a double yellow line to give a bicycles a three foot space. That bill also failed. She said that the Ft. Meade expansion (BRAC) has been very hard on Meade High School, and as far as roads in the area are concerned, the federal government is not doing its part.

State Delegate Pamela Beidle

State Delegate, Pamela Beidle, also provided a wrap-up paper - Special Session vs. "Doomsday Budget". She said that the flush tax started off as a three fold increase but was scaled back to a two fold one. She was very pleased that a number of the bills that she sponsored were passed, one of which was HB 149, Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Titling, Insurance, and Required Use of Protective Headgear.

State delegate, Ron George, was the next to speak. He pointed out that once again, a partly elected school board for Anne Arundel county did not pass. He then spoke about the shifting of teacher pensions to counties. One third of pension funding would be footed by the counties. He also said that if there was no special session, that the shifting would not happen.

Next came the County Councilmen:

Peter Smith

Jerry Walker

Chris Trumbauer

Dick Ladd

Councilman Smith said that he was the new kid on the block. He gave us some background information.

Councilman Walker explained how Councilman Smith got on the board. He said that the council charter needs to be changed to make it clear on how to remove councilpersons, and how to replace them. He explained the "Maintenance of Effort" for schools that is in the state law.

Councilman Trumbauer spoke about the county budget. He was pleased that the furlough days were gotten rid of. He talked about the law allowing playing fields to be built on "Open Space" areas. He said that the bill would be dealt with on 7 May.

Councilman Ladd went over the county budget in detail. He also talked about the county charter review, especially dealing with councilperson removal and replacement.

Commission for Women appreciate legislative wrap-up

GCC Partnerships

The GCC has cooperated in the following:

23 March 2012 Leadership Roundtable Meeting

12 March 2012 Public Hearing on Chesapeake Terrace landfill

Night Out Against Crime 2011

Contributed to the John J. Klocko III Scholarship Fund.

April 29^th West County Leadership Roundtable April 29 2011 Round Table

February 4^th West County Leadership Roundtable February Roundtable Meeting

The John J. Klocko III Leadership Fund Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Dr. Karen Klocko, Benjamin Catterton, Eva Xiao, Forrest Turetsky

Community and School Partnership for Student Safety
Waugh Chapel Community Center, 29 October, 2009

GCC Sponsored, Rock Out Crofton, a Success Climbing Wall

GCC Meeting 8 May 2012

Community Post-Session Briefing and Legislative Wrap-Up April 19, 2012

Community Post-Session Briefing
and Legislative Wrap-Up
April 19, 2012