This winter was a particularly

hard winter on our communi-

tys water infrastructure.

Several serious water main

breaks plagued our neighbor-

hood, several of which lasted

for days before city crews re-

sponded to repair them. They

caused road flooding, water

pressure issues, road icing,

outages, and big inconvenienc-

es for our residents!

RBIA / TPIA took action,

and realized that short-term

fixes to this widespread prob-

lem weren't going to cut it any-

more, and that our community

deserved better. With that, we

put pen to paper and reach out

to our elected officials Coun-

cilwoman Cathy Bevins and

County Execuitive Kevin

Kamenetz, along with the Di-

rector of Public Works for Bal-

timore County.

We asked that the county con-

duct a thorough inspection of

the water lines that service our

community, and give consider-

ation to undertaking a capital

improvement project to replace

them, as it affects the quality of

life for our residents, and holds

our community back from revi-

talization.

The County Executive,

Councilwoman Bevins, and the

Director of Public Works all

agreed, and informed us that

the Turkey Point Peninsula,

which is currently serviced by

water lines in excess of 60

years old, will have all of its

water lines replaced, at no cost

to our residents, and without an

increase in property taxes.

The lines on Greyhound

Road and Rosalie Avenue will

be replaced first, as they are in

the worst condition. Following

the replacement of those lines,

Rockaway Beach Ave.,

Beach Ave., Sue Grove Road,

Seneca Road, Turkey Point

Road, and Beck Avenue. Those

streets will have their lines re-

placed by the end of 2016, as

that portion of the project will be

funded by the countys FY 2015

capital budget.

RBIA / TPIA shared the news

of the project at a special meet-

ing held in March. At that meet-

ing, Councilwoman Bevins was

also presented with a letter of

appreciation honoring her for her

assistance with securing the wa-

ter line replacement project, as

well as her offices unparalleled

commitment to excellence in

constituent service.

The remaining portion of the

peninsula, not receiving water

line replacement are serviced by

lines that are newer and that are

in significantly better condition

that those being replaced.

Water Line Replacement for Turkey Point Peninsula

Community Newsletter

R O C K A W A Y B E A C H I M P R O V E M E N T A S O C . I N C . T U R K E Y P O I N T I M P R O V E M E N T A S S O C .

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Summer 2014

info@turkeypoint.org

Officers

Kim GoodwinMaigetter

President

Bob Schweitzer

Vice President

Kevin McDonough

Secretary / Web Administrator

Janice Misey Treasurer

Chip Miller Sergeant at Arms

Connect with us!

RockawayBeach TurkeyPoint

@rbiatpia

DID YOU KNOW?

Rockaway Beach used to be the loading point for a ferry that shuttled passengers to

Baltimore Yacht Club before Sue Island was connected to

land and a roadway built!

Greyhound Road and Rosalie Avenue have suffered many

major water main breaks over

A major water main break occurred in the 700 block of

Sue Grove Road in early 2014.

Visit us online: WWW.TURKEYPOINT.ORG

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Prepared & Designed by: Kevin McDonough - Edited by: Kim Goodwin-Maigetter

RBIA / TPIA presented Council-woman Bevins with a letter of appreciation for her assistance

with our water line project.

Its that time of year again!

The RBIA/TPIA Annual Labor

Day Raffle is getting ready to

kick into full swing! As has

been done in the past two years,

donations were solicited from

local businesses to use as prizes

for our communitys raffle. We

are very thankful to them for

their donations, sincerely ap-

preciate our partnership with

each one of them and urge you

to patronize them with your

business!

Each household in our com-

munity will be given one book

of five raffle tickets to sell to

benefit the community, Mem-

bers are encouraged to sell a

minimum of 10 tickets. Tickets

are $1.00 each. If each house-

hold in our community sells

just simply $5.00 worth of tick-

ets, we could easily generate

over $1,000 from this years

raffle. Last year came extreme-

ly close with a total just shy of

$1,000 .

All proceeds from the Raffle

are used to cover the general

operating expense of the Im-

provement Association, as out-

lined in our budget and to un-

dertake small scale community

projects from time to time

such as our recent storm drain

painting Save the Bay pro-

ject.

Raffle Drawing will be held on

the grounds of Eastern Yacht

club at 7:00pm on Labor Day.

Residents of the community are

welcome to come and watch

the drawing and have a drink at

the Tiki-Bar!

Middleriverfireworks.com Or mail donations to:

Attn: Middle River Fireworks

2330 Seneca Road Essex, MD 21221

While neither is currently for

sale, we continue to monitor the

Bills Property (across from

Balto. Boating Ctr.) as well as

the Edgar Grove Property (both

Sides of Edgar Ave.).

A few foreclosure properties,

still remain vacant and have yet

to be officially listed. Many of

these properties have been va-

cant for several years. It is our

hope that the recovering real

estate market will potentially

encourage those banks holding

on to those to list them, so that

they can be purchased and re-

habbed back to livable condi-

tion.

In an effort to continue to

keep our community looking

nice, and to keep home prices

high we have taken proactive

steps to combat problem prop-

erties, eyesore properties, and

blatant county code violations.

While many older communities

tend to be more passive with

allowing these sorts of things to

slide we feel it important that

we should do everything in out

power to keep the Turkey Point

Peninsula looking absolutely

beautiful! That said, we have

developed a great working rela-

tionship with the Baltimore

County Department of Permits

Approvals and Inspections,

particularly with their code

enforcement division.

Real Estate on the peninsula

has been holding steady. The

new development, the Cottages

at Normans Creek has been

selling well, with prices for

duplexes starting at $250,000+

and single family homes selling

in the $350,000+ range .

Our community continues to

remain desirable from a home

buying standpoint, as several

high dollar homes have recently

sold, as well as several modest-

ly priced single family homes

and townhomes on the Turkey

Point Peninsula.

With the uptick in the real

estate market, we do have a

growing concern about impend-

ing developments of several

properties that have been on

our radar for years. The Mantz

Property (1630 Turkey Point

Road) has been placed up for

sale again this time at its low-

est price to date since original

purchase. The Schweitzer

property also remains listed on

the market.

Real Estate Round-Up

Annual Labor Day Raffle

Community Newsletter info@turkeypoint.org

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HAVE OLD PHOTOS?

We are always looking to compile an archive of old photographs from around

the peninsula. Submit yours

today!

Drop us an e-mail or give us a call. All photos are re-

turned once copies are made.

EYC Event Calendar

**Tickets available!

June 5th8th

Opening Weekend

July 5th

Middle River Fireworks**

August 23rd

Blues & Wine Festival **

Sept 21st

Family Day Picnic

October 11th

Gulls Crab Feast **

Volunteers painted storm drains on the peninsula with Save the Bay

messages and nautical artwork!

(D), Ron Yeatman (D), and Joe

DiCara (D), among other can-

didates.

Your county Council repre-

sentative works hand in hand

with the association to help

better our community, address

issues, and solve problems.

Make sure to vote, and to vote

in someone who will do good

things for our community!

Due to the overwhelming

success of the event, and the

strong interest from the com-

munity to have another event

similar to it, we will be sched-

uling another community His-

tory Luncheon in the fall.

This Luncheon will offer

some fresh topics relating to the

history of the area, such as

Ballestone Mansion, Essex

History, Back River Neck

Church, along with tons more!

We hope to add some different

speakers and be able to share

more photos and home movies

of events that happened in the

community!

Information on a date, ticket

price, venue, and menu will be

solidified soon and will be

shared once we have then avail-

able! The event will most likely

be held in the fall.

Please consider joining us! Its

a great way to learn more about

your neighborhood and to inter-

act with your neighbors!

This year will mark the 18th

Annual Middle River Fire-

works Extravaganza. The

event, is organized by Eastern

Yacht Club, with the help of

the Rockaway Beach Improve-

ment Association. The fire-

works are presented by Benjer

Inc., which is the title sponsor

of the event. Several major

businesses sponsor the fire-

works including: Paypal, The

Arbors at Baltimore Cross-

roads, Greenleigh at Cross-

roads, Access Demolition

Company, Peterbilt Trucks,

Bobcat of Baltimore, Rosedale

Federal Savings and Loan, and

Pizza Johns.

Last year, residents from the

Turkey Point Peninsula were

able to collectively donate over

$6,000 to the Middle River

Fireworks! We STRONGLY

ENCOURAGE all of our resi-

dents to make a contribution to

help fund the Middle River

Fireworks, and keep this time

honored tradition alive and

thriving!

It is an expensive show to

put on, costing close to

$30,000. The event is a charity

event though, as the proceeds

from the event go to Project No

Person Left Behind, which is a

Maryland based charity that

supports wounded United

States Veterans, that live in

Maryland. Last year, we were

able to make a $4,000 donation

to help our veterans and thank

them for fighting for our na-

tions freedom and giving us a

reason to celebrate Independ-

ence day!

You can make a donation to

support the fireworks (any

amount is helpful! Even if it is

just $25) by mailing a check to:

Middle River Fireworks

2330 Seneca Road

Essex, MD 21221

You can also make a donation

using your credit card online:

middleriverfireworks.com

Or call Kevin @ 443-768-0221

Millers Island, Sparrows Point,

etc.

The seat on the County Council

that represents District 7 is

currently up for grabs in the

upcoming election. Several

people have throwing their hat

in the ring to take a stab at try-

ing to win that seat, including

Todd Crandell (R),

Scott Holupka (D), Brian Weir

For the last decade our commu-

nity has been a part of Council-

manic District 6, which is rep-

resented by Councilwoman

Cathy Bevins. As a result of the

2010 census, our community

has been re-districted and will

no longer be considered a part

of the 6th District, but instead

will be included in the 7th Dis-

trict which includes Dundalk,

In March, we held our first ever

Community History Lunch-

eon at the Eastern Yacht Club,

which was catered by Norris

Seafood. Close to 100 people

packed the room to listen as

speakers engaged in discussion

about the history of the Essex /

Middle River area. Former

Delegate Nancy Hubers, Paul

Blitz (Heritage Society), Eve-

lyn Reed, and Lillian Amtman

served as our panelists, leading

discussion and fielding ques-

tions from the audience.

Were Now In County Council District 7

Community History LuncheonPart 2

Middle River Fireworks Donations Needed!

Community Newsletter info@turkeypoint.org

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It is against the law to ride ATVs and Dirt bikes on public roads, on private property without the writ-ten and signed consent of the owner, and to operate them within 300ft of a residence.

All residents are urged to call POLICE IMMEDIATELY upon seeing ATVs or Dirt Bikes in the community. It is not just a public safety issue, but they are damag-ing environmentally sensitive areas and are TRESPASSING!

ATVs & Dirt Bikes

Bauernschmidt Manor MansionSubmitted by: Keith Roberts

VOLUNTEER!! We are always looking for volun-

teers to help us out with every-thing from handling community issues to distributing flyers and newsletters. Even a half hour of

your time is appreciated!

SAVE THE DATE

Dumpster Day

SatAugust 23rd

At the Baltimore Boating Center

Sponsored by:

rentals daily for anyone inter-

ested in venturing out on their

own to get a great workout and

explore Sue Creek!

Fore details regarding rental

prices, policies, info on guided

excursions, lessons, etc. please

contact the Baltimore Boating

Center

via telephone at: 410-687-2000

baltimoreboatingcenter.com

otherwise have to be taken to

the landfill.

This years event is sponsored

by the Baltimore Boating Cen-

ter, and will be held on their

grounds on Saturday, August

23rd. Volunteers will engage in

community clean-up activities

and help unload residents cars.

BBC will be providing refresh-

ments for all of our volunteers!

This a wonderful event, and we

encourage all residents to take

advantage of this opportunity,

or use it as a chance to

volunteer!

Last year, we brought back a

time honored community tradi-

tion, the Rockaway Beach Im-

provement Association Sum-

mer Block Party! It was a

HUGE success, with over 50 in

attendance, great food, wonder-

ful music and a beautiful day

up on our community field.

Again this year, we will con-

tinue that tradition and will be

hosting our 2nd Annual RBIA

Block Party on the Associa-

tions field along Rockaway

Beach Avenue. This years

event will be scheduled towards

the later part of summer. The

association will supply drinks,

burgers and hot dogs. We ask

that those attending bring with

them a covered dish, chips, or a

dessert to share!

This event is completely

free, we just ask that you RSVP

to let us know that you are

coming!

It is expected to be an even-

ing filled with food, fun, neigh-

bors, and celebrating the great

community that we all have the

privilege of calling home!

Ample parking on the field is

available, and there will be

plenty of tables and chairs!

Keep a lookout for the invite!!

for the residents of our area.

The Baltimore Boating Center

is now the proud home of Mid-

dle River Stand-Up Paddle

Rentals(MRSUP)!

Very similar to Kayaking,

(except that you are standing

while rowing) Stand Up Paddle

Boarding is very simple and

provides a Great workout and a

unique way to explore our

neighborhoods gorgeous wa-

terways.

MRSUP will be hosting once

weekly guided excursions in

Sue Creek, as well as providing

The Baltimore Boating Center,

located along Turkey Point

Road, just below Old Turkey

Point Road is a small family

owned and operated marina

nestled on about 4 acres along

Beautiful Sue Creek with

longstanding ties to our com-

munity.

While the boating Center is

making amazing strides in go-

ing green as a recycling drop

off site for used oil, zinc, shrink

wrap, aluminum cans, plastic

bottles, and paint it also making

some impressive strides in be-

coming a recreational hotspot

Once again this year, our com-

munity is scheduled to take part

in Baltimore Countys Annual

Community Clean-Up Pro-

gram, by providing Dumpsters

for the use of ALL residents on

the peninsula to get rid of gen-

eral household items that would

Balto. Boating Ctr. Offers Paddleboard Rentals

Dumpster Day at Balto. Boating Center

RBIA Summer Block Party

Community Newsletter info@turkeypoint.org

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The Primary Election is on June 24th this year!

Our communitys poling place is at Chesapeake High

School. We encourage you to get out and do your civic duty

to vote for those who will represent us! This is an im-portant election, as we are

voting for local offices (State and County).

Dont Forget!

Middle River Stand-Up Paddle

Board Rentals

Baltimore Boating Center

Encourage your neighbors to become RBIA members!!!!!

$20 per household yearly dues

*SAVE THE DATE*

RBIA / TPIA General

Membership Meeting

End of June!

Date to be announced soon!

It is through the hard work and dedication of these individuals that we are able to do all of the great things we do for our community.

We would like to sincerely thank.

Scott Huffines for donating his time and talents as our go-to guy for anything tech oriented and for providing us with such an amazing web-

site!

Janice Misey, Bob Schweitzer, Jack Weiland, Woody & Unvi Proveaux, Brian & Diane Robertson , Joe Eiben, Norman Jackson and

Brittany Neff for their help keeping Turkey Point Road and Bauernschmidt Drive clean and litter free!

Chip Miller & Karl Dudek for cleaning up the Community beach property this spring of old tires and debris!

Nina Cheeks for keeping an eye on and policing our RBIA Ball-Field property!

Darlene Baugher, Janice Misey and Fred Puhl for the work on keeping the Rockaway sign well landscaped and beautiful!

Terry Gerard for his assistance with tax filing for the 2013 fiscal year.

Kim Goodwin for all of her work as our President. She devotes countless hours to RBIA and is often an unsung hero!

Kevin McDonough for all that he does to address complaints, concerns, issues, and keep things running smoothly.

Barb Norris, Mike & Rebecca Machin, and Terry & Mary Gerard for assembly and distribution of newsletters, flyers and publications

throughout the year.

Woody & Unni Proveaux, Rebecca Machin & Mia, Trish & Mike & Lauren McDonough, Joe Eiben, Jeanine, and Brian & Diane Robertson

for their help with painting and cleaning storm drains in the community!

Councilwoman Cathy Bevins Office, and County Exec. Kevin Kamenetzs Office for assisting us with complaints and issues throughout the

community.

City Council President Jack Youngs Office for their assistance with water main breaks in our community.

Jim High, Brenda Wilmoth, Sue Kane and the Baltimore Boating Center for agreeing to host this years Dumpster Day and Movie Night at

the Boating Center! (Looking forward to it!!!)

Eastern Yacht Club for allowing use of their clubhouse for all of our meetings.

Heritage Society of Essex & Middle River, Nancy Hubers, Lillian Amtman, Evelyn Reed, & Paul Blitz for their assistance with our

Community History Luncheon

Our members and residents you all truly make this community the fantastic place that it is! Thank you for always volunteering and being

actively engaged in your community. It is truly a privilege to be able to work with such great people!

Thank Yous-

Turkey Point Trivia How well do you know your neighborhood history? Try your hand at answering some of the questions below! (answers upside down)

1.) What well known Baltimore philanthro-pist used to own land on the Turkey Point Peninsula? _______________

2.) In what year was the Rockaway Beach Improvement Association formed? ________________

3.) What was the name of the bootlegger who used to live on Sue Island, where pre-sent day Baltimore Yacht Club sits? __________________________

4.) The wooded area just before Chesa-peake High School on Turkey Point Road used to be used as a farm for what kind of animal? ____________________________

5.) TRUE or FALSE The Building which houses Norris Seafood was once a small neighborhood bar.

6.) What was the name of the restaurant in Rockaway Beach, before it was Kristis Kitchen? ________________________________

7.) Name the resident who was instrumental in lobbying for sewerage to be installed in the 1990s? ________________________

8.) TRUE or FALSE A canoe club used to be housed in Rockaway Beach many years ago? _________________

9.) Bobby Berger, owner of Bobby Bs Palace is famous for this impersonation of a famous singer? __________________

10.) Where was this building located?

Answers:

1.) Enoch Pratt 2.) 1955 3.) Smooty Mattes 4.) Ponies / Horses 5.) TRUE 6.) Glories Place 7.) John Linz 8.) TRUE 9.) Al Jolson 10.) On the RBIA Field. From the 60s-80s RBIA had their own catering hall!

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Maryland Burglar

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629 Eastern Blvd

Essex, MD 21221

(410)-780-3100

Jiffy Lube #100

213 Eastern Boulevard

Essex, MD 21221

(410)-686-0511

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Owners

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Please patronize them with your business! They all have our highest recommendations

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(410)-686-1550

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113 Back River Neck Road

(410)-687-7733

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