PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE BOWLEY’S QUARTERS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1938

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Meeting Preview 1

Past Month’s Highlights 1,2

Community Tack Board 5

Advertisements 3-5

Bowleys Quar ter s Improv ement Assoc iat ion 1124 Bowleys Quarte rs Rd . Bal t imore, MD 21220

Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt will be speaking at our March 12th meeting. After rising to Colo-nel and serving 20 years with the Baltimore City Police as well as a brief career as Vice President of Security for Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins University, Hyatt was sworn in as Baltimore County’s Police Chief on June 17, 2019. She is a Reisterstown resident who was raised in Randallstown with policing in her blood. She is the first female Chief to serve the County. We look forward to greeting and congratulating her and hearing her vision for Baltimore County. Lets give her a show of appreciation!

In addition, updates on Bay Concrete, C.P. Crane, Middle River Civic Council is-sues and actions, and other information pertinent to our area will be addressed.

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M A RC H P R E V I E W

March 2020

THE DOCK L INE

F E B RUA RY M E E T I N G H I G H L I G H T S

Sandy Marenberg, Director of Blue Ocean Realty, LLC, provided an update on Aviation Station. Sixty two acres have been settled with the MARC station having 2 acres. Because of the historic trust is-sues, Sandy needs to get three government agencies to agree be-fore putting one telephone pole one foot in the ground . It is a slow process. It will be a five to seven year long process to get Aviation Station opened so updates will constanly be readjusted. Hopefully most have noticed that the litter and boats are gone and as quickly as possible they are removing asbestos from in and around the buildings. The 14 acres in the front are relative-ly clean. The back 40 may have some asbestos and other issues but this is all under the Department of Environment and nothing to be alarmed about. They are cleaning it up to everyone’s standards. At this time the building does not have power but hopefully this will happen in 6 months. Sometime later this year, this building will be occupiable. They still need to address window repair, there are 300,00 to 400,000 individual panes of glass in the old windows. They have lined up tenants but the timeframe is an issue. In the tall bay (120,000 square feet) SPIRE, an Olympic/ para Olympic training facility is going to run a similar facility as Coppermine. Those looking for indoor courts will be happy to know that Pickleball is among the offerings of participatory sports. Martin’s Aviation Musem will also be housed there in 25,000 square feet of space donated by Blue Ocean. The second floor will be more for people thinking of sports in a broader sense… e-sports, gokarts, etc. The first floor would also house store-fronts as well as medical offices, etc. The lower level will have covered parking.

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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Meeting Preview 1

Past Month’s Highlights 1,2,4

Community Tack Board 5

Calendar 6

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M E E T I N G H I G H L I G H T S C O N T I N U E D ! Volume 82 Issue 3

The rear of the lower level will be used for additional parking or storage. Starbucks wants a space, Burger King wants a space, and Hilton True wants a space for a hotel. The County wants a TOD, Transit Orient-ed Development. Blue Ocean needs a mix of credit tenants to raise money so they are also looking for a few chain stores. They want this to be an indoor out-door destination for families but they need some well heeled tenants. The 50 acres are in the process of county engineering approval to then apply for per-mits. The front acres won’t be submitted to that pro-cess until the summer. A traffic study is occurring now from 702 to beyond Carroll Island Rd. There will be a need to widen roads. Business Meeting The treasurers report and minutes were approved. Dave Hash provided an update on the most recent hearing regarding Bay Country Concrete. The attor-neys for each side will submit their final arguments in writing by March 12th and then after those are re-viewed by the presiding officers there will be another public meeting and a final decision. Siu Cheung pro-vided additional insights.

BQIA History– The file cabinets were emptied and historical information is being sorted and organized to take a look back at our history.

CP Crane Update– Jim reported that the gas gener-ating plant is not out of the realm of possibilities in-cluding a battery backup and some solar. Two com-panies have come to them asking to purchase and build. They went for the zoning of heavy manufactur-ing because it will be easier in the future to down-grade than to request an upgrade. The demolition is done for now. No one knows when or if the rest is coming down.

Jim shared information on the BQIA building repair, membership, and the CP Crane petition.

A donation was made to a scholarship fund in honor of Officer Natalie’s son Garrett who was killed.

Deb Musgrave spoke about the Coffee for Vets visit. This is our fifth year of Coffee for Vets! (See p.4)

Bob Palmer reported on the possible Safe Harbor Carroll Island Marina entrance change from Carroll Island Shopping Center.

Jim reported on EMRCC– County Executive Johnny Olszewski will have a District 6 Town Hall at CCBC on March 18. –The development of the McBride Property on Ebenezer Rd. near Earls Rd. is still be-ing negotiated.– District 6 submissions to CZMP from this area were read and discussed.–The fireworks will be in Middle River again! –There is a Friends of Hart and Miller Island group (check it out on Facebook)

Jon Weisman won the 50/50 and donated his win-nings back to the Association. Thanks Jon!

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Alice’s A Family Restaurant

“Good Food, Good Drinks, Good Company!”

2909 Eastern Ave., Middle River, 21220

Get the taste of home-cooked meals

and family kept culinary secrets. From

seafood to pasta and country style food

to steamed crabs,... Alice’s serves it

up. Eat in and enjoy happy hours and

weeknight specials or order online for

pick-up. Check out the menu at

alicesfamilyrestaurant.com

Catering Available 410-687-2222

The Just BQuz Group is asking for the following do-nations for the Perry Point VA, Building 364, Psycho-social Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program:

For our ongoing coffee program for the patient lounge:

Coffee (NO Decaf), Creamer, Sugar For prizes associated with their participant games:

Toiletries: body wash, deodorant, mouthwash (must be alcohol free and in plastic container only), shampoo, triple-edge disposable razors, shaving cream, combs, toothpaste for sensitive teeth, denture adhesive, denture cleaning tab-lets

Forever Postage Stamps Gloves, hats, scarves, rubber boots Socks for male and female veterans (New!) Paperback crossword puzzles and word search puzzle books

Music CDs – easy listening, classical, relaxation Snack foods – commercially prepared, individual-

ly wrapped Shower shoes (flip flops)

For large door prizes: Zipper hoodies Backpacks

Every donation goes 100% to these veterans. And please know we always encourage you to attend one of their visits. Any questions, please contact: Deb Musgrave 443-253-5767

(Disclaimer: Advertisements are not necessarily an endorsement by the BQIA)

C O M M U N I T Y T A C K B OA R D

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President………………. Jim Hock 410-335-8593

Vice-President………….Frank Hepner, Jr. 410-960-7339

Secretary………………..Mimi Rehbein 410-335-7051

Treasurer………………..Dave Steedman 443-317-8262

Quartermaster…………..Ray Schaferbien 410-335-2564

Sergeant-At-Arms……...Fred Hylla 443-317-8073

Bulletin Editor…………..Barb Sullivan 410-335-7282

Web Admin…….……….Nick Hock 410-335-8593

Membership…………….Helen Hepner 410-375-6582

Just BQuz……………….Mimi Rehbein 410-335-7051

Hall Rentals……………..Mike Vivirito 410-335-3371

Hall Phone…………………………………………… 410-335-9802

APG Artillery Concerns For noise complaints, call Public Affairs at 443-861-6586.

Marshy Point Nature Center: The center has wonderful programs for families and nature buffs. For more information visit www.marshypoint.org.

Report Roadside Litter: Call the Bureau of Highways, 410-887-3560. Be on the alert for illegal dumping on our roadsides. It is now a $1000 fine. Report tag numbers to the police.

Broken glass cleanup or recycle/trash concerns: Call Baltimore Co. Solid Waste (410-887-2000).

Debris Lookout!! Watch out for partially submerged or floating debris. If you see it try to tie it to a pier or mark the location and call 410-887-5683 or DNR at 1-800-628-9944

Baltimore County Police and Community Relations Councils Inc. (P.C.R.C.) meets the third Wednesday

of the month at the Middle River Recreation Center, 404 Compass Rd. The public is encouraged to attend to

become informed and address concerns with the police.

Middle River SWAP Meetings: Visit the County’s EPS website for more information on these meetings: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/environment/watersheds/mrmain.html

Essex Middle River Civic Council meets the first Wednesday of every month, 7 PM at the Victory Villa Com-munity Hall off of Martin Blvd. The Council is also offering $1000 scholarships to CCBC. If interested, contact ccbcscholarships@ccbcmd.edu.

Gunpowder Falls Conservancy Newsletter – Visit this link and find out what your neighbors and other wa-terfront communities are doing as stewards of the Chesapeake and its tributaries.

http://www.gunpowderfalls.org/project-news.html

Baltimore County 6th District Council Office Contact Information: Councilwoman Cathy Bevins office

email is council6@baltimorecountyymd.gov the phone number is 410-887-3388.

Baltimore County General Information and Referral Number: 410-887-0000 will help you find the County

Office to meet your needs. Baltimore County Zoning http://myneighborhood.baltimorecountymd.gov/

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HALL RENTALS: $600 non-members, $500 members, Contact Mike Vivirito 410-335-3371 for more info.

SPEAKERS: Help us make our meetings more beneficial by suggesting issues to address that would be valuable to our community. Direct all speaker suggestions to Dave Hash, dhash@jhmi.edu

TO ADVERTISE IN THE DOCK LINE: Contact Fred Hylla 443-317-8073 .

Bowleys Quarters Improvement Assoc. 1124 Bowleys Quarters Rd. Bal t imore, M D 21220

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Events Calendar December 12– Holiday Giving Celebration; March 21–

Just BQuz– A One Woman Show; May 10–Mothers Day Breakfast; May 16– Just BQuz-

Day at the Races; June 13- Dumpster Day;

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