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Meeting Dates
GHIA meeting at George Fox School March 24,2009
School have two hour early dismissal April 3,2009
Schools closed (Easter Break) April 9 - 13,2009
Police Community Relations April 15,2009
GHIA meeting at George Fox 7 P.M. April 28,2009
Police Community Relations meeting May 29,2009
GHIA meeting at George Fox 7 P.M. May 26,2009
Police Community Relations meeting June 17,2009
GHIA meeting at Police Station 7: P.M. June 23,2009
No GHIA meetings in July and August
GHIA meeting Police Station 7: P.M. November 24,2009 ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT
The Eastern District Police Station and the Local Community Associations are working together to try and inform you the citizen of any problems within the community or the local area, such as breaking and entering,robberies or
to look out for suspects or any other information that can be given to the police. How does it work? The police will send an email to a representa-
tive of the community "A COMMUNITY ALERT" and they will notify the community. We will at this time alert our membership through their
emails. Members wishing to receive this information must send their email
address to robbier4@qis.net so we can notify you. Note:Please type "alert" in the" subject" space to make it easier for me in checking the mail. Remember we should be the eyes and ears for the police, don't approach any of the subjects, just report. Eastern District Police station phone number is 410-222-6145 or if an emergency call 911. Illegal Parking The week of August 24,2007, the County Council passed and signed by the Executive John R.Leopold to fine violators who park illegal in the handicap zones $500.00. The police will be checking for persons that do not have a handicapped permit who parks their vehicles in the hndicapped areas.
Plastic Bags
San Francisco and another country passed a ban on the use of plastic bags. A law is being considered in Annapolis to ban the use of plastic bags in drug stores and grocery stores. This eventually could affect us.I understand that Ireland taxes plastic bags, usage has dropped by 90 per cent. Annapolis has decided to study the problem more.
Update: Baltimore voted not to put a ban on the plastic bags.
Illegal Immigrants The County Executive John R. Leopold issued an executive order the week of August 17,2007 that will require bussinesses to sign an affidavit swearing they do not employ people living in the Country illegally. Evidence that a company has hired illegal immigrants would constitute a "material breach of contract", allowing the County to drop the contractor from the job.
The Sunpapers of October 24,2007 had an article that Prince Williams County Virginia, passed a law that will crack down on illegal immigrants that might bring a mass relocation to welcoming states lke Maryland. The new law bars illegal immigrants from obtaining business licenses or using services for the homeless,elderly and drug-addicted. In addition , police must check suspects status if there is reason to believe they are here illegally. Public Meetings Council Chairmen Ron Dillon introduced a Bill in behalf of County Executive John Leopold to require Developers to hold public hearings within a 5 mile distance of the projects proposed site unless the counties planning and zoning officer determines that distance impractical.
A public hearing was scheduled for September 4th at 7:00 P.M. in the Arundel Center, 44 Calvert Street at Annapolis. New Rules proposed on school
Bus safety The November 20th Sun papers listed an article concerning School bus safety. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters proposed new rules to improve the safety of school bus seats and expand the use of shoulder belts but declined to order that all new buses include seat belts. She wants to increase the height of seat backs on all school buses from 20 inches to 24 inches to help protect children during accidents.She also proposed a new requirement for short school buses( the style more prone to rollover accidents) to begin using shoulder straps. |
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Lawnmower emissions The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules for engines under 25 horsepower, which power nearly all walk-behind and riding lawnmowers, as well as small generators and other devices. The rule is intended to cut smog-forming emissions from the engines by 35 percent probably by adding catalytic converters that reduce pollution from exhaust. The new rule would take effect in 2011 for riding mowers and 2012 for push mowers. It would apply only to new engines. The new rule also would put new emission controls on powerboat and outboard engines starting with the 2009 model year that would result in a 70% reduction in smog-forming emmissions from those engines. Noise pollution Anne Arundel County has become the first county in Maryland to enforce the state's more stringent noise pollution laws, according to the County Excutive John R. Leopold. Police can fine people up to $10,000.00 for each day they are cited for exceeding 65 decibels from 11 P.M. to 7 A.M., and 75 decibels at other times. The county focus for enforcement will be on nighttime noise in residential neighborhoods. An Officer must witness the act just like a traffic violation , to cite an infraction. Six officers have been trained to use the noise meter. |
Verizon bringing telecommunications technology to the area. Verizon is bringing fiber (FTTP) to the area. With FIOS, their fiber service, Verizon can offer another choice for cable TV service, faster multiplayer gaming, video chats, digital movie downloads and other services at unprecedented internet speeds.As Verizon transform their network, they will remain focused on customer care. They say they will work hard to minimize any inconveniences to the Green Haven Association homeowners. Below is what you can expect to see in the coming days: Will install fiber-optic cable underground in the public utility easements, an area reserved for utility companies to work on or upgrade their lines, next to or on private property. As with any work they do, they will follow local permitting requirements.
Before any boring or digging, our construction crews are required to follow rigorous procedures to avoid existing underground utilities. Miss Utility will come out and put the colored markings on the grass. This will show where underground utilities are buried. These markings will fade in time.
We ask residents to mark auxiliary services installed on the property such as invisible pet fences, underground sprinkler systems, and private water or sewer lines with temporary flags or signs so that Verizon contractors know the location of those systems.
Verizon will continue to demand their employees and contractors working on their behalf respect your concerns, property, and time.
They will restore any disruptions and disturbances to your property. Door hangers wil be placed on each residence to remind the residents when construction activity will begin and to provide you with the contractor's name and telephone number for inquiries about the project. If you have any questions, call the FTT/FIOS Customer Care Center on
1 - 888 - 550 - 2244 for further assistance. Additional information can be found at www.verizon.com/fios ****************************************************************************************
Public meeting on Zoning Enforcement and the permit process The Pasadena Business Association with Anne Arundel County and the Greater Severna Park Chamber of Commerce will hold a town meeting on July 24,2008 at 7:00 P.M. The meeting will be held at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company's hall located at Govenor Ritchie Highway and Magothy Bridge Road.
You are invited to speak your concerns, if you wish to speak, a sign up sheet will be available at 6:00 P.M.
If you wish not to speak, but want to have an input, a form will be available for you to fill out. For more information, e-mail or call The Pasadena Business Association at 410 - 360 - 4PBA (4722). E-mail - pasadenabusinessassociation1@verizon. net This is the time that you can have an input on how the County will do things possibly in the future. I urge everyone to try and make the meeting.
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Bills that were passed HB930 Known as Jessica's Law, requires a 25 year mandatory minimum sentence for 1st.degree rape of a child 13 or under in which the offender must be 18 years or older with no possibility of parole. Second degree rape of a child 13 years of age or under, where the offender is 18 years of age or older, requires the mandatory minimum sentencing of 5 years with no possibility of parole.
Please Note;According to the August 25,2007 of the Sun Papers, the convicted sex offender John Evander Couey that raped and buried alive 9 year old Jessica Lunsford was tried in Inverness,Florida and got the death sentence. This led to new laws in many states known as Jessica's Law. SB488 Voting Rights for Felons HB992 This law drastically cuts mandatory sentences for second time offenders from 10 years to 2 1/2 years for persons that are drug dealers,pushers and users who have been convicted of drug offenses. HB579 Allows insurance companies to offer a product for businesses to employees who work less than 30 hours a week or who work seasonal jobs. HB 339 Will reward employers who offer "wellness programs". An employer, who offers programs like smoking cessation & weight management, will be rewarded with a discount up to 20% off of their health insurance cost. SB519 Requiring specified applicants for a learner's instructional permit to present to the Motor Vehicle Administration the applicant's school attendance record. and prohibiting the Administration from issuing a learner's instructional permit to specified applicants if the applicant's school attendance record indicates more than 10 unexcused absences during the prior school semester. Another law that was passed in October of 2006 concerns drivers under the age of 21 convicted of drunken or drugged driving, they would lose their license for one year. A second offense, the license will be lost for two years. Delegate Nic Kipke has introduced a bill that would allow courts to order the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the driver's license or driving privilege of any juvenile convicted of destroying property with graffiti. In the proposed legislation, the first offense would mean a six-month suspension, with subsequent offenses resulting in suspensions of one year or until the person turns 21, whichever is longer.That's in addition to the current punishment that depends on the cost of the damage; less that $500.00 is a misdemeanor subject to 60 days in jail and a fine up to $500.00; more than $500.00 is also a misdemeanor but carries a maximum imprisonment of three years and a fine of up to $2,500.00.
A court also can order an individual to pay restitution and perform community service.
The County has issued more than 2,700 juvenile citations for graffiti vandalism over the past three years. Note: If you like this proposal, give Delegate Kipke a call. Reported in The Sun papers February 13,2008, a bill that would ban "Texting" by drivers.The bill would prohibit drivers from using a device such as a cell phone or Blackberry to write, send or read text messages while operating a vehicle. A violation would be considered a misdemeanor subject to a maximum fine of $500.00. Del.Anthony O'Donnell was skeptical. Do not know if this Bill has passed as of yet. HB276 To Prohibit a person from standing in a highway in Anne Arundel County to solicit money or donations from an occupant of a vehicle; prohibiting a person from standing in a highway. Panhandling will be illegal effected October 1,2007. HB 713 Creates a new offense relating to criminal gangs and authorizes the attorney general to aid in investigations and prosecute violations. "Criminal gang" is defined as a group or ongoing association of three or more persons whose members engage in a pattern of criminal activity, have as one of their primary objectives on one or more crimes and have in common an identifying sign, symbol,name,leader or purpose. A violator can be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or 20 years if death to a victim occurs and/or a fine not exceeding $100,000. HB 1036 Identity Theft ( A person from knowingly and willfully claiming to represent
another person without the knowledge and consent of that person, with the intent of soliciting, requesting, or taking any other action to induce another
to provide personal identifying information or a payment device number. A
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The following case to be heard before the Administrative Hearing Officer
in the County Council Chambers, First floor of the Arundel Center,44 Calvert Street,Annapolis,Maryland Tuesday April 7,2009 10:00 a.m. - Timothy Hyde - 2009-0028-V (AD3,CD3) To allow lots with greater critical area lot coverage than allowed and to allow development and disturbance to slopes of 15 % or greater on property located 331' on the north side of West Shore Road,0' west of Outing Avenue Property address: 7706 West Shore Road Note: This is the apartment property located on West Shore Road. ************************************************************************************
Department of Health
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health needs your help with a health behavior survey. The health department's survey will take 12 - 15 minutes on health conditions and risk factors.
Calls will be made by an interviewer from Holleran Consulting, a research company.The caller ID number for Holleran Consulting begins with area code 717. Your information will be kept confidential, and you will have the option not to
Holiday Collection Schedule The following recycling, yard waste and Trash Collection will begin on August 2,2007 .
If a holiday falls on Monday, your collection will occur on Tuesday.
If a holiday falls on Thursday, your collection will occur on Friday.
Curbside collection will not occur on these 6 holidays.
New Year's Day Labor Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day Tuesday's December 25th collection will occur on Wednesday December 26th.
Tuesday's January 1st collection will occur on Wednesday January 2nd.
Recycle all your wrapping paper,wrapping rolls,tissue paper,and goft boxes. You can place natural Christmas trees and garland out at the curb as yard waste. ARTMA The Annapolis Regional Transportation Management Association, in cooperation with Anne Arundel County, has launched a 'Commuting Made Easy' public service marketing campaign to promote the usage of public transportation and carpooling. They provide a network of transportation options for County Residents, Employees, and Visitors. Whether you're headed to Annapolis, South County, Washington D.C., or Baltimore. Artma can get you connected. For more information, please call 410 - 897 - 9340 or 410 - 269 - RIDE. Complete the carpool application online at www.commuterconnections.org or call the above number. Public Meeting The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks invites you to attend a Public Meeting to solicit input on the County's proposal to purchase and operate a recreational boat launch facility at 8266 Riverside Drive ,Pasadena adjoining John H.Downs Memorial Park. Thursday, February 26,2009 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Middle School Cafwteria - 4804 Mountain Road www.aacounty.org/recparks
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Smoking Law
The Maryland Senate approved the NO SMOKING law that will take effect on
February 1,2008. This would cover all public places with the exception of Tobacco Shops. Businesses that would have a financial hardship would be allowed to apply for a waiver that would be controlled by the State Department of Health and Mental Hugiene. I know of one place of business that tried to apply for a waiver, they were refused the waiver and was told they were not handing any out. I checked on this and from what I understand, the waiver part was agreed on just to get the law passed. There was no intention on allowing waivers which would expire on 2011 and would not be renewable.
PENALTIES
Penalties set for establishments that violate the ban on smoking.
For the violation of the ban the first time a written reprimand would be given, the second time they would be fined $100.00, for each subsequent violation they would be fined $250.00 each.
Smoking and the Movies have gone together for many years. According to the May 11,2007 edition of the Sun Papers, films will now get a tougher rating if their characters light.
The Motion Picture Association of America said that smoking will be considered when rating movies and that "depictions that glamorize smoking or movies that feature pervasive smoking outside of an historic or other miti -
gating context may receive a higher rating. Smoking will become a factor in decisions by the Classification and Rating Administration ,along with violence,language, nudity,drug abuse and other elements. Notice in the July 26,2007 of the Sun papers.
The Walt Disney Company will eliminate smoking from all its films released under its label and will discourage smoking in films released under its Touchstone and Miramax brands, the company said. Disney President Robert Iger made the pledge in concern regarding deaths due to cigarette smoking. The Company would encourage theater owners to show an anti-smoking message before screening films that depict characters lighting up. The Universal Pictures also said they instituted a policy to reduce smoking in youth-oriented films in April.They will include a health warnng with films that include smoking. This was reported by Universal Studios President Ron Meyer. In May, the Motion Picture Association of America said it would begin considering smoking as a factor in rating films. The Sun papers reported on December 22,2007 that the State Department of Health has proposed regulations that would apply the state's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants to certain outdoor areas.
Bruce C.Bereano, a lobbyist for the state's tobacco wholesalers, said his clients would fight the regulations. He said the legislature did not intend or mean or provide for any prohibition of smoking activities outside the walls of the restauran, period, this is wrong and is overstepping the intent of the legislation. Note: Might be a good thing to include drugs and crime on this in the future. |
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1st. Annual Community Connections Day The County Excutive John R. Leopold cordially invites you to the 1st. Annual Community Connection Day to be held on February 9th (snow date March 1st)from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.Will he held at the Village of Waugh Chapel Community Room on Route 3 south in Gambrills. Also will be held on March 8th (snow date March 15th) from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. to be held at the Anne Arundel Community College,Arnold Campus Student Union Building Dining Hall. They will provide our members with the tools necessary to gather information effectively and efficiently within our County Departments. Meet other community association leaders. Learn about county resources and services directly from the experts in an exhibition-style setting. Share ideas with them to improve how we can serve you.
You must register, contact them at 410 - 222 - 2222 or
CCServices@aacounty.org Technology Contest for teens The County Executive John Leopold has developed the first annual Community and Information Technology Competition for students in 10th through 12th. grades.
Contestants will identify an informational technology need that would better deliver existing county services or information to a segiment of county residents.
The winner of the contest earns a paid intership with the county government.
They will present their project through a proposal, not as a finished product. The proposal will identify the need, its solution, additional resources required and the anticipated end result.
Contestants must be County residents who are students in public, private or home-school programs. It is open to individuals or two-person teams. The winner must provide their own transportation to County Offices.
Naturally, the project proposals require an electronic solution. The contest deadline for preliminary proposals is 5 P.M. March 3rd.
To reserve a spot at the session or for more information, contact Ms.Cooper at 410 - 222 - 1821 or email mhcooper@aacounty.org If you cannot attend the session, call Ms.Cooper for details and a copy of the proposal template.Information on the competition is available on the county web site at www.aacounty.org ***************************************************************** Clean Slate for persons arrested. As reported in the July 7,2008 of the Sun Papers, many Marylanders have had their arrest records removed from public view because of a new State law passed about nine months ago, October 1,2007 that requires automatic expungement for those who are detained and released without charge. Since the law was passed, there were 7,092 automatic expungements through May31. More than 6000 originated in Baltimore Another major change in state expungement law takes effect October 1,2008, when some criminal convictions in Maryland can be wiped out without a pardon from the Governor.
The following will be allowed to be expunged, nuisance crimes including public urination, panhandling,drinking alcohol in a public place and riding mass transit without paying the fare. It also covers nuisance crime convictions before October 1 this year, according to the state Department of Legislative Services, but it does not cover drug convictions.Those who are convicted of nuisance crimes are required to apply for expungement. They must wait for 3 years after the conviction or the sentence is completed. Maryland Law bars employers from requiring disclosure of expunged criminal charges in an application or interview. A person's refusal to disclose information about criminal charges that have been expunged also may not be the sole reason for an employer to fire or refuse to hire that person, state law says. |
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Eastern District Police Department's Information Your Vice President Rodney Hagin attended the Police Community Relations meeting recently and brought back the following information. New Commander - Captain Robert Johnson , Assistant Commander - Lt. Thomas Wheeler
Phone : 410 - 222 - 6145
Sergeant Bruce Whitlow #979 Supervisor,Eastern District Detectives Unit.
Responsible for investigation of all burglaries reported to the Eastern District, plus other
special investigations at the discretion of the District Commander , to include serious
assults, stabbings and shootings that do not result in deaths and domestic assults, street
robberies and RR& E incidents. Will also include follow ups on criminal incidents that
exceeds the abilities and limitations of the patrol Officers. Sergeant Kathy Pleasant #849 Supervisor, Eastern District Pact Unit.
Responsible for the resolution of Community issues to include disorderly house com -
plaints, loitering in the community park areas and other quality of life disruptions.
Will attend community meetings and act as a liaison between the communities and the
Captain, execute other special initiatives at the direction of the commander to include
bike patrols, foot patrols and covert operations. Sergeant Leroy Coking #1071 Supervisor, Eastern District Tactical Patrol Unit.
Is a special unit that is responsible for the investigation of street level CDS comlaints,
street gang activities, and other criminal activities that are not being investigated by
the CID section or other components of the Police Department. They are responsible
to the Assistant Commander. Corporal Wayne Tanis # 722 Eastern District Traffic Coodinator.
Responsible for handling all traffic related problems that are received at Eastern
District such as speeding vehicles, reckless driving, parking complaints, abandoned
vehicles and commercial vehicles in residential areas. Will develop and assign traffic
enforcement details to patrol officers. The Coordinator will then collect and collate the
information for possible further action with the traffic engineering department should it
be warranted. Will also assist in the tactical planning for special events that involve
traffic coordination and road closures (parades etc.). Detective Timothy Utzig #1241 Eastern District Domestic Violence Officer.
The Domestic Violence Officer(DVO) is tasked with the follow-up investigations of all
cases of domestic and family violence. This includes harassment, stalking and viola -
tions of protection orders. The DVO will also assist the victim of domestic violence
throughout the criminal and civil proceedings. In addition, the DVO will provide -
referrals for counseling, mediation,relocation and any other action that is needed to
bring stability and normalcy to the victim.
All domestic related problems would be referred to the Domestic Violence Officer. The above information was revised on June 20,2007 |
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MADD
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING Despite strong efforts by law enforcement,Maryland's drunk driving fatalities went up significantly (by 17%) in 2006. Part of this is that Maryland only requires interlocks for repeat drunk driving offenders and allows first offenders to evade prosecution through their probation before judgement program. Madd will be working to change both of these in 2008.
Since launching the Campaign to Eliminate Drink Driving one year ago, several states have passed lifesaving ignition interlock laws, drunk driving enforcement efforts are stronger than ever, and lives will be saved as a result. But, while we can feel good about that, it is not enough. Ten states do not allow sobriety checkpoints, proven to reduce drunk driving deaths by 20%, and not when repeat offenders continue to kill over 4,000 people every year. The following States do not allow sobriety checkpoints; Iowa, Minne -
sota, Michigan, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, Rhode Island, Texas
Montana, and Wisconsin.Maryland ranks 18 within the United States.
The stats for the state of Maryland in the year of 2006, are as follows;
2006 Fatalities: 193
Maryland United States
Total Traffic Crash Deaths. 651 42,642
Total Drunk Driving Traffic Deaths. 193 13,470
Percentage of Deaths Related to Drunk Driving. 30% 32%
Annual Cost of Alcohol - Related Crashes $1.7 billion $114,000,000,000
Cost Per Alcohol Related Fatality $3.5 Million $3,500,000
According to the MADD newsletter, New Mexico has the best interlock law in the year of 2007 within the United States. |
Congress oks Energy Bill In the February 21,2007 sunpaper, it reported that Australia announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with efficient compact flourescent bulbs across the country.Their claim is that electricity flows through a filament to create light, but much of the energy is wasted in the form of heat.
Also I saw an article, somewhere in California they are doing away with some incandescent light bulbs.
Congress gave approval around December 18,2007 of the new energy bill.This bill calls for a ban on the 100 watt incandescent light bulb by 2012.
In addition to the 40% increase in fuel efficiency for new cars and light trucks by 2020, for a fleet-wide average of 35 MPG, the bill requires a five-fold increase to 36 billion gallons-in the amount of alternative home grown fuels such as ethanol, that must be added to the nation's gasoline supply by 2022.The bill is expected to reduce energy use by 7% and carbon dioxide emmissions by 9 % in 2030.In April, the Maryland General Assembly passed a "Clean Cars" law that requires automakers to cut their fleetwide emmissions of global warming gases for all vehicles sold in the state by 30 % by 2016.
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New Officers for year of 2009 The new Officers that were voted in for the year of 2009 at our November 25,2008 meeting. President - Robbie Robinson Vice - President - Rodney Hagins Secretary - Olette Dye Treasurer - Dorothy Hagins Sergeant of Arms - Shylo Schaecher Board of Directors Connie Wilsoncroft - Stan Rojek - Jim Dye Oscar Wilsoncroft - Edwin Baker - Oletta Dye Dorothy Hagins |
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Notice Notice Notice Notice Notice High Point School Traffic Problems On December 14,2006, your President Robbie Robinson attended a meet- ing at the High Point Elementary School on Duvall Highway concerning traffic problems in front of the school. Other persons that attended were; Ed Horky, Assistant Chief of the Anne Arundel County Traffic Engineering Division, Tim Merritt - Principle of the High Point Elementary School, Corporal Wayne Tanis of the Anne Arundel County Police Department's traffic division,Phil Kijak from the Parent and Teachers Association, and Mark Chang a new representative of the Community Services of Anne Arundel County. Discussions were on the traffic problems within the school area. I have attended other meetings in the past concerning chockers that were placed temporary in front of the school to slow the traffic and make it safer for school children at school when leaving or arriving. Howard Weissberg who was this area's representative started to make plans on what could be done at the school.Before being promoted he had the temporary chockers removed and made new projected plans for a new type of chocker, this started, Ed Horky had to take his place until they hire someone to take his place. At this meeting it was decided what would be done concerning the chockers, how large of a space they would occupy, the distance between and so forth. Also there is a new type of flashing light they expect to use that if you go over the speed limit it would flash the posted speed limit.The new flashers would take the place of the present flashers. Speed would also be changed. As of this date (January 11th.) I talked with Ed Horkey and the following information was received. The new type of flasher may be installed first, they have been ordered and would take about 60 days to arrive. Ed will study to see if they can be placed at the same location of the present lights, his concern is if trees etc. would interfear persons seeing same. The speed (25MPH) limit going East on Duvall Highway will be extended to Woodlawn Avenue,the speed limit of 30 MPH on Duvall Highway going West from Fort Smallwood Road will be changed to 25 MPH starting at Woodlawn Avenue and continue to the West End of the road. At this time I'm not sure if they are going to put the chockers in at this time. We will have to wait until the lights are taken care of and then a decision would be made afterwards. Note: The flashing lights were installed near the end of August on Duvall Highway near the High Point school. If you go the speed limit of 25 or over a little, the sign will light up 25 miles per hour. If you exceed the speed limit the sign will light up and say slow down. We will have to wait and see the outcome before anything else will be done. |
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County Web Site receives Kudos For the second year in a row, the county's Web site has been named the eight-best in the nation for counties with more than 500,000 people. The seven year old Web site, www.aacounty.org, gives users to access county agencies. They can check the status of building permits, pay bills online and e-mail their County Council representatives, among other things. |
Crime reporting online. Recently the Anne Arundel County Police Department launched a new crime reporting Web site,allowing victims of some property and nuisance crimes to go to www.aacounty.org/police/crimereport.cfm and fill out a police report at their leisure. It's for crimes that are less serious in nature that there are no known suspects.Such calls may include vandalism, theft up to $5,000, identify theft,credit card theft,lost property and telephone misuse.The website is meant to help the public report crimes, while keeping Officers on the streets ready for more serious crimes.The online report will be reviewed and assigned to officers and detectives for follow-up investigations when appropriate. Street Lighting The State Highway Administration will be in -stalling street lighting to increase safety at the intersection of Route 100 at Route 607. Installation is scheduled to occur in October of 2006. Any questions,call 410-841-1001. ****************************************************************************************
Cell Phones
Attempt was made to outlaw cell phones and to stop text messages while driving auto's, so far to my knowledge this law did not pass..
"Locater", All cell phones have a locater that can be set on E911 or Location on. The E911 to be active, you must be able to dial out to be located..
The best and recommended is to have the locator to be set on Location on,
that way if something happens to you , the authorities would be able to trace your location. I understand there is no higher battery usage from having it on all the time. This would actually be safer for you.
I could not find it on my phone, so I went to the cell phone store and they said my locator was automatically on, you should have your checked.
Other things you probably don,t know about.
I received the following information through the mail, you would have to check it out. First - The emergency number worldwide for mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, the number 112 can also be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
2nd. - Does your car have a remote keyless entry? If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home,call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock.
3rd. - Hidden Battery Power - Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.
4th. - How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone? To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone! e:*#06#
a 15 digit code will appear, write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone is stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code.They will then be able to block your handset, so even if the thief changes the sim card, your phone would be useless. You probably will not get your phone back, but at least you know thry cannot use it. Have your phone's blocked from receiving certain calls.
On January 28,2008, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. You will be charged for these calls.
To prevent this, call the following number from the phone you wish to have these calls blocked 888 - 382 - 1222. I understand it takes about 31 days for it to become active. It is the National DO NOT CALL LIST. I did this on my cell and also my house phone . If you continue to receive these calls after about a month, contact DO NOT CALL .Gov
UPDATE
In the July 16,2008 edition of the sunpapers Two companies have been cited for ignoring the Do Not Call list, Planet Earth Satellite Inc. and its President have been charged with calling consumers whose numbers are on the list, and also Star Satellite LLC based in Provo Utah was accused of making telemarketing calls that failed to connect consumers to a live telemarketer within two seconds after consumers answer the call.
They were fined a total of $95,000 for ignoring the federal do not call list. Check the July 24,2008 edition of the sunpaper page 2A, concerning the use of cell phones. Cell phone use may increase the risk of brain cancer and tumors.
Cell phones emit a small amount of electromagnetic radiation. It also recommends for children to use the cell phone only for emergency because their brain is still developing and their skulls are thinner. More studies are being made on this.
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Metal Thieves
This past year you may have heard about someone stealing copper wire or aluminum, even aluminum seats from our local parks. Something has to be done and cannot believe all this time that no one tried to do something to make it harder for thieves when they steal metals.
Two north county lawmakers are proposing laws to try and correct the problem.
Delegate Ted Sophocleus legislation, House Bill 33 requires junk dealers and scrap metal processors to keep records of purchases of scrap metal for three years
Senator Ed DeGrange proposal requires that scrap metal and junk dealers record the date, description of the purchase, weight amount paid and any mark number or other identification of the metal. The dealer would also be required to get the sellers name, date of birth, drivers license number, at least two forms of identification and signature. the bill includes a variety of material, from electrical wiring to beer kegs - which recently have been target of thieves.
No number has been assigned to this bill as of yet.
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