Tuesday, August 11, 2020
An Update from the Office of Community Engagement and Constituent Services (CECS)
Dear Community Leaders and Members of Anne Arundel County,

After soliciting input from the public since 2017, the County has drafted Goals and a Land Use Plan to shape development in Anne Arundel County and we want your feedback! The County has developed innovative technology where you can review draft elements of Plan2040 and provide comments through an interactive website.

To help guide you through this new technology, County Executive Pittman will host three Town Halls with the Office of Planning and Zoning. They’ll demonstrate how to use the tool and answer any questions about its functionality. This is your opportunity to help guide County policy around affordable housing, traffic, environmental protection and so much more for the next 20 years. 

While you are free to attend any session, we will be using specific examples per regional planning area depending on the date. We hope that you find this format to be engaging and meaningful.

  • August 17th Town Hall | 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Regional Areas 1, 2, and 3.
  • August 19th Town Hall | 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.| Regional Areas 4, 5, and 6.
  • August 20th Town Hall | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Regional Areas 7, 8, and 9.

To see what regional area your community is in, please click here.  
 
Please use the link below to register: 
 
You may also click here to learn more about regional planning areas. 

Please reply to this email with any questions.

James Kitchin
Office of the County Executive
Director, CECS
National Night In: Build Back Better
Submit your questions about public safety to [email protected], and join us live tonight at 6 p.m. on County Executive Pittman's Facebook Page to discuss disaster planning, crime prevention, emergency response, and so much more. Joining the County Executive will be Office of Emergency Management Director Preeti Emrick, Fire Chief Trisha Wolford, and Interim Police Chief William Lowry.
Cooling Centers
Anne Arundel County will open cooling centers from Monday, August 10, 2020, through Thursday, August 13, 2020, in response to prolonged high temperatures and excessive humidity. The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s with oppressive humidity, creating heat index values in excess of 99 degrees, and a code orange air quality alert. The following locations will be available to provide cooling relief:

Anne Arundel County Police will designate District Station Community Rooms at the following precincts as cooling centers from 11:00 a.m. until 07:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020, through Thursday, August 13, 2020:
  • Northern District: 939 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore
  • Eastern District: 204 Pasadena Rd, Pasadena
  • Western District: 8273 Telegraph Road, Odenton
  • Southern District: 35 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater

Click here for the full press release.
Become a Red Cross Volunteer Today!
Volunteers carry out 90% of the humanitarian work of the Red Cross. Whether helping one displaced family or thousands, providing care and comfort to an ill or injured service member or veteran, or teaching others how to respond in emergencies, it’s through the efforts of ordinary people that we can do extraordinary things. The Red Cross responds to an emergency every 8 minutes, and our vital work is only possible because of people like you.

Click here to learn more about volunteers positions urgently needed in our community.
Upcoming Community Meetings
Residents can now view a calendar of upcoming community meetings in their area, review site plans and other documents, attend virtual meetings, watch previously recorded meetings, and provide public comments directly to the Office of Planning and Zoning - all through the new Community Meetings website.
Cedar Hill Parcel 87 & SHA Parcel

Property Location Parcel 87 is 1480' east of the end of Cedar Hill Lane; SHA Parcel is 750' south of the end of Snow Hill Lane (0' north of I-695)

Meeting Date: 2020-08-11
Time: 6:00 PM
Olson Road - Holy Cross Road - Katz

Property Location Olson Road & Holy Cross Road
Meeting Date: 2020-08-11
Time: 6:00 PM
Sloop Cove Retrofit
Site 1

Property Location Stream restoration site between High Oak Road, Quiet Cove Road, and Stone Haven Drive in Glen Burnie, MD
Meeting Date: 2020-08-11
Time: 6:00 PM
Severn Acres - Resubdivision of Lot 11A

Property Location 530A St. Martins Lane Severna Park, Md 21146 Intersection of St. Martins Lane and Lynwood Avenue.
Meeting Date: 2020-08-11
Time: 6:00 PM
Forked Creek Outfall Restoration

Property Location 470 Shore Acres Road, Arnold, MD Shore Acres Road and Forked Creek Road, Arnold
Meeting Date: 2020-08-11
Time: 6:00 PM
Basil and Ashley Kane Property, A.K.A. Power Property

Property Location 5159 Chalk Point Road West River, MD 20778 Intersecting streets Cedarlea Drive and Four Fates Way
Meeting Date: 2020-08-11
Time: 6:00 PM
Susans Branch Stream Restoration @ Heritage Harbour

Property Location Heritage Harbour Community Property near Golf Course. Intersection of Golfers Ridge Road and Woodmont Road

Meeting Date: 2020-08-12
Time: 6:00 PM
Patapsco Park Lots 79, 80, 112, 113 & Lots 81, 82, 114, 115

Property Location 100 feet of frontage on the North side of Shenandoah Avenue, approximately 100' to the Northeast from the intersection with Hoffman Avenue. The site address is 220 Shenandoah Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21225.
Meeting Date: 2020-08-13
Time: 6:00 PM

Sandy Farms

Property Location MD Route 100 - MD Route 170 Sandy Farms Road & Telegraph Road

Meeting Date: 2020-08-13
Time: 6:00 PM
Click here to view the full calendar.
Things You May Have Missed Last Week...
Other County COVID-19 Resources
Be sure to frequently check the county's coronavirus website for the most up to date information on county and community resources.

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