Walthersonian May 2014

WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

P.O. BOX 3622

BALTIMORE, MD 21214

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NEXT WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION QUARTERLY MEETING

When: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 7:30 PM Where: Harbel (5807 Harford Road)

Speaker: Stan Janczak on Code Enforcement

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May 2014

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Next Community Meeting: May 6th @ 7:30 PM Stan Janczak will be discussing housing code enforcement at our May meeting. Presidents Letter

So, is it spring or still winter? One day I had my air condition on & the next we put the heat back

on! Come on springtime! Soon, we will be outside cutting the grass, sitting in lounge chairs, &

planning summer vacations. I must shed the winter bulge, so I walk when I can & cook fish on

the grill instead of hamburgers. Im looking forward to the Tuesday Market to open so our neighborhood group can walk up together again. I love the longer evenings & energy I get from

that.

Ok, so who knows the representatives on the ballot? We are working to partner with another

group who is having a seminar with many of our current & perspective politicians so that we

may get a better understanding of their outlook. June is the Primary Election, so we will keep

you posted.

We are meeting in May (remember: the 1st TUES, so, May 6th at 7:30 at Harbel) for our

QUARTERLY meeting. Our guest speaker is a City rep from Zoning (property & code

enforcement), so please bring your questions. This would be concerns like vacant or nuisance

properties, etc. We hope to see you then. There are many things going on in the area, so please

see below for upcoming events & announcements. Enjoy the upcoming warmer temps & Happy

SPRING!

Take good care, Helene

Upcoming Neighborhood Events: May

2nd First Friday Art Crawl o Hamilton Gallery, 5502 Harford; 5-9pm http://hamiltonarts.org/

Explorations On Aspergers Planet: works by Kristine Willett in Gallery I Surroundings: Lynn Poshepny & Maxine Taylor on exhibit in Gallery II

o Hamilton Bakery, 5414 Harford; 5-9 http://www.hamiltonbakery.com/events-and-specials/ (free cupcakes!)

o The Gift Cellar, 4337b Harford; 6-9. http://thegiftcellarmaryland.com/ o Charmed Life Gallery, 4505 Harford; 6-9 http://charmedlifegallery.com/art-

gallery-exhibits/

o Additional details http://www.hamiltonlauravillemainstreet.blogspot.com/

6th Waltherson Community Meeting; 7:30pm @ Harbel 5807 Harford Road

10th Harbel Flea Market 9am-2pm 5807 Harford Road

17th Spring Fling at Garrett Heights 11-4pm @ GHEM 2800 Ailsa Ave June

5th - 45th District Candidate Forum; 6:30-8:30pm @ Mt Pleasant Church 6000 Radecke


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Upcoming Traffic/Roadwork Projects Spring 2014

We have requested new trees be planted in the empty slots in front of Rucks Funeral Home and the old Eko Food Mart; Forestry tells us this is on the list for Spring.

Summer 2014

Reconfiguration of Frankford intersections at Hamilton Ave & Corse Ave. Corse & Frankford drawing is below; weve requested a drawing for Hamilton & Frankford.

Winter 2014

Harford Road Herring Run Bridge Reconstruction begins o Harford Road will be closed at Herring Run for two years during reconstruction

SC909 & SC911: Improvements to Sanitary Sewers of the Herring Run Sewershed o Rehabilitation work on sanitary gravity sewers ranging from 8-inches to 27-

inches in diameter and manhole replacements throughout neighborhood o Affected properties can be found on PDFs at this link:

http://www.cleanwaterbaltimore.org/Affected-Properties-for-Consen-Decree-Projects.asp


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IN AND AROUND WALTHERSON

Mechanical Street Sweeping Meeting

On Tuesday, 2/25/14 a meeting will be held at League for People With Disabilities (1111 E Cold Spring

La) at 7:30 pm to discuss the new mechanical street sweeping. Starting in April, the Northeast area of

our City will be swept: odds sides of the streets will be on the 3rd Wednesday of each month & even

sides will be the 4th Wednesday. So, if your house number ends in an odd number, you are on the 3rd

Wednesday, & so forth. The City will not ticket you for NOT removing your car from the street but they

do ask that if you have an alternative place to park on that day that you do so. For info on this go to

http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/Bureaus/SolidWaste/CitywideMechanicalStreetSweeping.aspx or

call 410-396-8966.

Councilman Currans website and Newsletter

Councilman Curran has a new website and has started sending out an electronic newsletter. You can

find the site and sign up for the newsletter at the link below:

http://www.councilmancurran.com

New businesses coming to the area:

Belair Road o Planet Fitness has signed a lease and will open its first Baltimore City location at

5201 Belair Road in the old Goodwill building just south of Frankford Ave and should be opening shortly.


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Block Captains Weve mentioned this in past newsletters & will continue to develop this concept. Since we are a small group, we need your help. If we utilize block captains as resources, we build a stronger team in all segments of the area. People would go directly to the block captains for their concerns. These would be filtered out, utilizing the resources & contact we have. Each block captain would have a list of contacts & then report back to the entire group & to the executive board. If everyone pitches in, we can all do our part. Please, find something that is your passion. Maybe gardening is your thing, maybe vacant houses really annoys you, maybe you want to help a neighbor whose house needs some repairs. Whatever be the case, if we all do our part, we can help each other.

Styrofoam / Polystyrene Recycling

If you want to recycle Styrofoam but cannot make it to the sanitation yard, Waltherson member Louise Harmony has offered to drop it off. Please get in touch with Robert Walshe at a meeting or by e-mailing us at [email protected] if you are interested. You can also leave a message for us on Facebook or tweet us @WalthersonAssoc. Note: CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER FOR A NUMBER 6. Only number 6 items are accepted. No peanuts or packing material.

NECOP Northeast Citizens on Patrol In Northeast Baltimore we have a district wide Citizens on Patrol program called NECOP. The reasoning behind the COP program is that regular neighborhood patrols can make criminals feel uncomfortable and drive them out of our neighborhood. Participants meet at the Northeast Police station at 1900 Argonne Drive near Morgan State and get a walkie talkie to keep them in contact with the Police and then proceed to patrol their neighborhoods in their cars. Patrols normally go out each Thursday and Friday from about 7:30 - 10:30. For anyone interested in the Citizens on Patrol program, please contact Rob at [email protected].

Hamilton-Lauraville (HL) Sprouts Theres a new family group in town. HL Sprouts is a parent partnership designed to allow parents of kids aged 0-12 to meet up, arrange play dates, and get to know other parents in the area. They are a chapter of the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance. Check them out, there are several kid-friendly meet ups going on each week in the area. https://www.facebook.com/groups/HLSprouts/


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Proud Member of:

WIA Volunteers

Officers:

President 1st

Vice President

2nd

Vice President

Secretary Treasurer Parliamentarian Sergent at Arms

At-Large Member

Helene Quinn

Paul McCartney

Frank Williams

Rob Walshe

Francis Beane

Lisa Hom Sue Kessel Ronisha Moore

Standing Committees and Representatives:

Housing Block Party

Traffic Schools & Child Advocacy

Block Captains

Robert Walshe, Sue Kessel, Helene Quinn, Frank Williams

Paul McCartney

Terrye Muratore

Rob Walshe, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Harford Road CRP Rep.

Garden Sign &

Projects

Digital Outreach &

Communications

Police Liason / NECOP

Chairman

Main: Sue Kessel Alt: Rob Walshe

Ron Derr Robert Walshe Rob Walshe

Local Chapter of the

Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance

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