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2010
Thanks
to all who came out to the May 13th meeting with MDE to discuss the
mining permit and Waugh Chapel II. We are working with state legislators
to get another meeting, one with a panel who can answer your questions,
so stay tuned!
You
can view the Capital article written about the meeting here:
And
if you couldn't attend, you may view videos from the meeting here:
VIDEOS_MAY13_MDE
 Questionaire
for residents affected by the fly ash contamination:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/22MK6J9
In
other news, Crofton First has obtained transcripts which state the
landowner of the big box case feels Crofton "needs" a Wal-Mart!
Unfortunetly,
the administrative law judge ruled in favor of MDE/1691 Big-Box case
on the wetlands in December. The Crofton First board is working with
the lawyer who ran the appeal to see what measures can be taken now.
Fly
Ash Re-disturbance issue
A
substantial amount of fly ash will need to be disturbed on the site
in Gambrills to make way for the Waugh Chapel South shopping center.
According
to MDE documents, BBSS has requested:
* 75,000 tons of fly ash to be removed/disturbed for South Village
construction
* Documents seen so far indicate removal & redisposal on-site
without following new state-wide fly ash regulations adopted by MDE.
*
Construction procedures have already been approved by MDE. The public
never were provided an opportunity to comment.
75,000 tons =3750 trucks!
How
you can help!
SEND EMAIL TO: MDE Director Shari Wilson at stwilson@mde.state.md.us
and cc the attorney generals office at oag@oag.state.md.us
AND ASK FOR:
1) Complete a proper off-site monitoring network to determine true size
& shape of contamination.
2) Have a professional, "worse-case" scenario study done for any possible
impacts to the public well system ~ 1 mile down-gradient from the site.
3) Regular public communication about the clean-up efforts & establishment
of citizen panel to interface directly with MDE.
4) Public meeting on fly ash relocation process, to allow the
community to ask questions about the details of what is to be expected.
To
learn more about the fly ash issue in Gambrills, see Crofton First's
Tim Berkoff's slideshow presented to the GCC this month:
Oct2009
slides
Council
Bill 44-09
The
Crofton First Board of Directors thanks everyone who took the time to
write or submit a form via email to oppose Bill 44-09. Your efforts
truly made the difference. Please read the article below from the Capital:
Council kills anonymous complaints bill
General
Development Plan
The
County's FINAL draft general development plan is
now
available at:
http://www.aacounty.org/
PlanZone/LongRange/GDP.cfm
Crofton
First's GDP Slides
Please
support an Overlay District for Route 3!!
What
is an overlay district?--click here to find out.
Thanks to
all who attended the meeting at the library:
And
thank you to both our speakers, attorney Macy Nelson and Jennifer Bevan-Dangel.
Jennifer was representing the 1000
Friends of Maryland (http://www.friendsofmd.org/),
and presented a detailed presentation on various House and State bills
which you can view here: March
26th presentation
Fly
Ash Legislation
Read
The Capital's February 11th article, featuring Tim Berkoff of Crofton
First, on fly ash legislation: click here
Deal reached
in fly ash lawsuit!
The
Capital article
The
Crofton First Yard Sale Planning Team is looking
for members to make the next yard sale a great event. If you would like
to join, please send an email to croftonfirst@gmail.com
2008 General Membership Meeting
Presentation Now Available
Get
a copy of the Presentation from the May
20th CF General Membership Meeting in PDF form.
WBAL Interviews
Crofton First's own Tim Berkoff
Crofton
First member Tim Berkoff was recently interviewed by WBAL regarding
Fly Ash in Gambrills.
Click here for the interview.
Back to Basics
in Transportation Planning
Rediscovering our Roots can Solve 21st Century Traffic Woes
Deal Reached
in Fly Ash Lawsuit for Gambrills residents
Constellation to pay $45M in damages, restoration (11/01/08)
Constellation Energy and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit announced
that a settlement package worth $45 million was made in a case filed
by Gambrills residents.
This was made possible with the help of the Murphy Firm and Crofton
First!
County Executive
Leopold Extends Fly Ash Ban for Third Year
Annapolis
(October 6, 2009) - County Executive John R. Leopold said today he will
sign legislation passed by the County Council last night that continues
a ban on fly ash for a third straight year.
"Fly
ash continues to be a health concern in North County and West County,
even though dumping has stopped and some mitigation has occurred," County
Executive Leopold said. "While we continue to wait for the State to
promulgate new regulations on fly ash, as well as a policy decision
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this ban will remain
in effect to protect our citizens."
Constellation
Energy, the parent company of Baltimore Gas and Electric, was dumping
fly ash into a gravel mine in Gambrills until the ban was first enacted
in 2007. Residents later achieved a multi-million dollar settlement
with the company to mitigate property and ground water problems. A proposal
to dump fly ash at Anne Arundel County's northern border is also pending.
Fly Ash News
Cleanup
of Fly Ash Dumpsite Ordered -
from the Washington Post
Airborne
fly ash concerns residents - The Capital Online Sept. 27
in PDF format
Gambrills
Well Water Investigation
From
the Anne Arundel County
Department of Health
Get Educated
on Fly Ash in Maryland
Originally
printed in the Baltimore Sun, you can download the PDF version
here.
Letter to the
Editor
Read
Dick Lahn's August 13, 2007 letter
to the Capital Gazette regarding the former Wal-Mart site.
The site as
it looked 3 decades ago.
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