Minutes of the 5 August 2023 Community Meeting and updates

Hello Neighbors,

The minutes of our annual meeting held on August 5th are available at this link.  Thanks to Kathy Nucifora for writing them up!

To follow up on the discussion at our meeting on restricted visibility at our community sign, Harvey and Laura Hack, Kathy and Natalie Nucifora, and I began removing the oakleaf hydrangea from the area around the sign on August 11th, and then Cary Emery and I finished the job on August 12th. I laid down some mulch to prevent erosion, and we'll refrain from replanting anything for now. I think all will agree that visibility is significantly better now. Thanks to all who helped with this, and a special thanks to Cary for taking the remains of the hydrangea and some branches trimmed from the mulberry tree to the dump!

Please see my update on the post about the College Parkway Safety Study - there will be a meeting for public comment on September 19th, 6-8 pm, at Broadneck High School. See the note for further details.

Regards,

Emil Petruncio

College Parkway Safety and Operational Study - Public Meeting on 19 September

 The Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works is conducting a comprehensive traffic safety and operations study along College Parkway. The scope of the project includes the corridor from MD 2 (Ritchie Highway) to Cape Saint Claire Road, a total of approximately 5 miles.

The goal of this study is to develop recommendations to improve travel safety, mobility, accessibility, and efficiency for all road users. The recommendations will be formalized so that the County can generate actionable items that can be implemented or funded, ranging from low-cost quick-turnaround operations and maintenance activities to capital projects.

The team has completed their data collection on crashes, traffic volume, and traffic speed at all intersections along College Parkway, and is drafting recommendations to address problem areas. The study identified the traffic on College Drive exiting our community and the lanes exiting the community college as a very high volume during peak morning and afternoon hours, in both summer and fall.  A draft plan to ease this high traffic volume is to change the sequencing of the green lights for traffic entering College Parkway from Campus Green and the community college to be concurrent, rather than phased, and to lengthen the time of the green light.

The study will include a 4- to 5-week public comment period via their webpage, from late August through September, and will hold a public meeting at some point in the Fall. They hope to complete their technical report by November and then implement changes or seek funding for actions which require them. 

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PUBLIC MEETING: 19 September, 6-8 pm, at Broadneck High School.  See this note for details. Several of us have concerns about the draft plan to change the sequencing of the green lights at College Drive and College Parkway from phased to concurrent, especially since cars exiting the Community College have two left turn lanes. It's important for many voices to be heard as the Dept of Public Works considers ways to reduce the backups that occur at this intersection. 

Preliminary Draft Plan for Region 4 (Broadneck and Lake Shore Peninsulas)

Plan2040, the latest update of the Anne Arundel County General Development Plan, directs the County to prepare nine Region Plans. The Region Plans offer community members an opportunity to develop a shared vision for their future, and will build on the work of the previous Small Area Plans as well as Plan2040.

A preliminary draft plan for our region (Region 4) is available for review and comment until August 28th. This plan includes an evaluation of community assets and needs, a shared vision for the next 20 years, and specific recommendations for our region about land use, zoning, environmental protection, transportation improvements, public facilities, community design and other related topics. 

The Region 4 Planning Hub is here:

https://region-plan-hub-annearundelmd.hub.arcgis.com/pages/region-4

and general information about the regional planning process is here:

https://www.aacounty.org/departments/planning-and-zoning/long-range-planning/region-plans/index.html

A review drop-in session will be held at the Severna Park Library this Monday, August 7th, from 11 am to 7 pm. Residents are invited to drop in any time during that window to discuss the Preliminary Draft of the Region 4 Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Map with Office of Planning and Zoning Staff. 

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Campus Green Community Newsletter - Summer 2023

Dear Neighbors,

Use this link to view the newsletter that I will distribute in hardcopy on Monday, July 31st.

Hope to see you at our community meeting on Saturday, August 5th (details in the newsletter)!

Regards,

Emil Petruncio

President, Campus Green Community Assoc. 

Data Call for Updated Community Directory

 Greetings,

Our last community directory was printed 15 years ago, so we are certainly due for an update. To make this easy, I have created an online form that will take just a few minutes to fill out, and the responses will be compiled in a spreadsheet. This information will be used for non-commercial, community-related purposes only. I'll distribute the updated directory as a pdf file via email to Campus Green residents only, at no cost. Please provide your info via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/BuSHa8Ybse , or you can scan or click on the QR code provided below.

Thanks!

Emil Petruncio

Agenda for Annual Community Meeting - August 5th, 2023

We will hold our annual meeting at 3 pm on Saturday, August 5th on the lawn of the Hemler residence, 185 Via Dante (bring a chair). We will meet rain or shine.

Agenda

        1.  Introductions – Officers, Board Members, and Community Members in Attendance

2      2.  Reading of the Minutes of Last Meeting

3.     3.  Treasurer’s Report

4.     4.  Announcements

a.     Anne Arundel County Draft Region Plans and Zoning Maps

b.     Community Blog

c.     Mosquito Control

d.     College Parkway Safety and Operations Study

e.     Community Sign

5.     5.  Old Business:

a.     Community Clean Up and Dumpster

b.     Mill Creek Stream / Outfall Restoration Project

b.     Broadneck Trail Phase 3

c.     Proposed Car Wash near Mother’s Peninsula Grille on Rt 2

6.     6.  New Business:

a.     Traffic control signage and/or reduced speed limit

b.     Updated Community Directory

c.     Community Activities

d.     Officer and Board Nominations for 2023-2024

Rotary Club of Annapolis 2023 Crab Feast Tickets on Sale

The annual crab feast sponsored by the Rotary Club of Annapolis will be held at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Friday, August 4th, 5-8 pm. Tickets are on sale now. Here are the details from the Rotary Club, courtesy of Mary Felter:

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Our 2023 Crab Feast tickets sales are now online and LIVE! 

Here is the URL to go direct to the ordering site: https://buytickets.at/rotaryofannapolisfoundationinc/919329

This year we are going "all e-ticket" and are using a service called Ticket Tailor (TT).  Payments will be via PayPal (including by credit card).  A buyer can, of course, print their e-ticket if they prefer paper. 

We will be scanning all tickets at the gate using the TT application which can be downloaded to a cellphone.

Additionally, here is the URL to go direct to our Club website Crab Feast page (which has a button to jump to Ticket Tailor), that has all the information regarding our Crab Feast: https://www.annapolisrotary.org/crabfeast

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Regards,

Emil Petruncio 

Short Course at AACC, June 7-9: Citizen Engagement on the County Budget

 Greetings,

I'm sharing this note from Kurt Svendsen:

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From June 7th-9th, I will be facilitating a “short-course” through the Peer Learning Partnership (PLP) program at the Community College. Through a series of simple lessons, videos, and guest speakers, a wide range of life-long learners will come together to explore how citizens can better engage with their local government around budget issues and honor the civic virtue of responsibility. 

Here's a link to a course flyer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9yNbfbWlPhT2nPMx1C4w6s2kVVUjTI3/view?usp=share_link

• This flyer includes hyperlinks to the Community College course registration page (blue "PRC-500") and course endorsements (blue "thumbs-up" icons).
• If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Kurt Svendsen at: aacountycitizenshare@gmail.com
• More information is also available at: https://sites.google.com/view/aacountycitizenshare

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Regards,

Emil Petruncio

English Ivy Cutting Event This Saturday - 13 May

Neighbors, please see the note and flyer below from Nolan Gille, and consider joining us this Saturday morning to help save the trees in Twin Oaks Park.  Long sleeves are recommended.

Thanks!

Emil Petruncio

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Hello, I’m Nolan Gille and I live in Campus Green at 223 Melody Lane. I’m part of the Environmental Literacy Program at Broadneck High School. My capstone project involves me doing something eco friendly to help the environment. I am hosting an invasive English Ivy cutting event at Twin Oaks Park on May 13, and would like you to spread the word to Campus Green. Would you be willing to email this out to the neighborhood?

This is the signup genius. It is helpful to fill out, but not mandatory. The flyer is at the bottom.

Thanks, 

Nolan Gille 

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Community Clean Up 14-15 April 2023

We will once again have a community dumpster available for our use from noon on Friday, April 14th until noon on Saturday, April 15th. The dumpster will be located on Via Amorosa, between the intersection with Via Dante and the cul de sac (turn right off of Via Dante). Please check this guidance for prohibited items, and consider using curbside pickup if possible: Community Dumpster Guidelines.

For info on recycling, including electronics, check out the county Department of Public Works Bureau of Waste Management webpage.

For info on management of Household Hazardous Waste, see this guidance from the Bureau of Waste Management.