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 Michele Hyatt will be unable to attend our February meeting and has asked to be rescheduled for our March meeting. Sandy Marenberg, Director of Blue Ocean Realty, LLC, graciously accommodated us by agreeing to change his March presentation to this month’s meeting. Sandy will provide an update and respond to questions re-garding the progress of Aviation Station, formerly known as The Depot. Plans are moving ahead to address the historical uniqueness of the site as well as the complexities of the zoning and permit process. He will be explaining the phases of development and the timeline as well as provide some insight into retail and busi-ness possibilities. A lot has changed in a year, come and find out for yourself.

Volume 82 Issue 2

F E B RUA RY P R E V I E W

February 2020

THE DOCK L INE

J A N UA RY ME E T I N G H I G H L I G H T S The meeting was called to order. County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins provided a brief update on Greenleigh and mentioned that Steak and Shake is coming to the restaurant area. Coppermine is coming to The Depot. The fields will be built on Campbell Blvd., as well as an aquatics center. She then went into the CZMP pro-cess which happens every four years. This is the time in which someone may want to raise a zoning issue or make changes. There are 44 issues for District 6. Issues for Bowleys Quarters include: Expansion of Beacon Light Marina toward Clarks Point; Changing the density on Chester Rd. by Long Beach Marina; and the Bay Drive property will not be subdivided for family development. A great deal of conversation ensued regarding the Crane Power Plant Property but too little is known about intent by the owners. It is too early to at-tempt a downzoning of the 400 acre LaFarge property until they have completed their fill in. It will be 18 months-2 yrs before they have completed that. The trucks are supposed to be bringing clean fill. Questions were raised about the drive/road being built into the woods just beyond the 43 bridge over the railroad tracks. People also asked about the water leaks on Eastern Ave. as well as Car-roll Island Rds. The county is still working on two acquisitions for portions of property to be able to complete the Mohrs Lane Bridge and Campbell Blvd ex-tension. Cathy also shared information from the State Highways meeting regard-ing the Eastern Ave. bus turnaround/traffic issue near Whispering Woods. Officer Seckens provided information on recent events: two break-ins, two rob-beries, shots fired from a vehicle; two shooting incidences in the Essex area along with retaliation episodes. Pat Carroll from Johns Hopkins Bayview promoted their Blood Drive.

To view previous issues of The Dock Line in color visit www.bqia.org

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 2

Mimi read the Minutes and Dave read the Treasurer’s Re-port. Both were approved. The new hearing for Bay Con-crete is Wed., Feb 12, 9:00AM Jim spoke about the increase in Hall Rentals and pricing as well as the need for chairs to equal the hall capacity. On Jan. 21, there will be a cel-ebration of the service of our retired board members, John Schmidt and Andy Jones. Coffee for vets still needs cof-fee, creamer, and sugar. Feb 22 is the “Cruise to No-where” a fun event supporting the Seneca Elementary School Supply Drive. Jim shared the outcome of the Christmas Giving for the fami-lies that we were sponsoring. Dave Conrad gave a brief up-date on EMRCC proceedings regarding the fields on Camp-bell Blvd; LaFarge zoning, their water and sewer line re-quest and the question about the URDL line being moved. Bonnie and Tera from the Seneca Park Improvement Assoc. explained the petition they are putting forth in oppo-sition to the power plant zon-ing change. Marsha reported on the airport traffic noise issues. Jim Hock won the 50/50 and donated his winnings to the Association. Thanks Jim! The meeting was adjourned.

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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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Noise Pollution Control– 410-859-7812

Thank you for your

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HALL RENTALS: $500 non-members, $450 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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Baltimore, MD 21220

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Events Calendar December 12– Holiday Giving Celebration; February 22-

Just BQuz-A Cruise to Nowhere; 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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