PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE BOWLEY’S QUARTERS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1938

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Meeting Preview 1

Past Month’s Highlights 1,2

Community Tack Board 5

Advertisements 3-5

Bowleys Quar ter s Improv ement Assoc iat ion 1124 Bowleys Quarte rs Rd . Bal t imore, MD 21220

We are very fortunate to have two speakers attending our April 11 meeting. Sandy Marenberg is the Director of Development/Design/Engineering at Blue Ocean Realty LLC. Blue Ocean is a multi-faceted real estate development and property owner based company in Baltimore. One of Blue Ocean's current projects is the proposed revitalization and adaptive reuse of the old Martin Air-craft plant now known as “Middle River Station” at the intersection of Rt. 43 and Eastern Blvd. Sandy will be presenting an update on this property.

There have been concerns expressed by members regarding recent dog at-tacks, hearing results, and the roles/responsibilities of Baltimore County’s po-lice, services, regulations, etc. Kayla Franczkowski of the Animal Services Di-vision, Baltimore County Department of Health, will be attending our meeting to address these concerns and also share information about the programs of-fered and changes within Animal Services.

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Rob Ball, Northern Sales Manager, Caruso Homes spoke about the company, it’s values and award winning history. Caruso Homes built Osprey Point in Kent Island. It’s most recent development in Baltimore County is in Towson, Limekiln Farm as well as one in Parkton, Shelley’s Fields and Radcliff Reserve near Reisterstown. The company also has a “build on your own lot” pro-gram. The vision for Water’s Edge at Seneca Creek is a gated community (with a condo fee), community beach and pier. Eleven homes will be built with the model currently under construction. Houses will range from 2200-2800 sq. ft. There will also be ten boat slips.

Dennis Corn from Middle River Power provided information on the Redevelopment of Crane Power Plant. On June 1, 2018 it ceased opera-tion as a coal fired plant. Middle River Power is owned by Avenue Capital Group. It is the plat-form established to manage Avenue Capital’s U.S. power generation investment portfolio. They work with under valued or under performing as-sets from the west coast (with solar power) to the east coast. The Crane Repowering involves cleaning up, installing new equipment and con-necting to existing infrastructure as a gas pow-

To view previous issues of The Dock Line in color visit www.bqia.org

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Meeting Preview 1

Past Month’s Highlights 1,2,4

Community Tack Board 5

Calendar 6

(Continued on page 2)

Welcome April!

Time to “Spring”

into action! Join in some fun

activities, volun-

teer, help a neigh-

bor, pick up litter

along the streets,

woods and/or wa-

terways. See

pp.4-5 for ideas.

Don’t forget!

Easter Sunrise Service

April 21st

Miami Beach MD

A worship service sponsored

by our BQ churches.

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M E E T I N G H I G H L I G H T S C O N T I N U E D !

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ered plant. Mr. Corn described the permitting process and time-line. The Public Comment Hearing is at the BQIA Hall on April 1 and the Evidentiary Hearing will be April 4th and 5th at the Pub-lic Service Commission’s Office downtown. It will then go through the Baltimore County process, including site develop-ment and zoning. The process is taking longer than expected but if all goes as currently planned it could reach commercial opera-tion in 2020 or 2021. During construction there will be some demolition, site prep, delivery of materials via trucks. Construc-tion will be from

7am-10pm, noise will comply with MD stand-ards. The new combustion turbines will have noise reducing enclosures and baffles and will comply with MD standards. Once up and run-ning there will be 3 employees. It will be re-mote started and only during peak times. Questions were answered regarding rail usage (no intention of using it again), the current up-keep of the outside structure and the lights . There will be no gas storage tanks, just diesel fuel tanks as a back up. Decibel levels, and emissions will be monitored. Due to cost, there are no plans to take the stacks down. The two outfall discharges are now down to one. Ken McGreevey and Jennifer Phillips also helped answer questions regarding groundwater and chemicals. Business Meeting • The February Meeting minutes and Treas-

urer’s Report were read and approved. • Officer Seckens reported on the last 4

weeks. There was a police involved shoot-ing today regarding a dog. The officer was hospitalized. On Isaacs Rd. and Carroll Is-land Rd there was a drug related robbery; a serious assault on BQ Rd. where a person assaulted officers and was arrested; on Cutty Sark there was a threat with a gun, another incident of gun shots in the area, and a bar brawl at Tavern In The Quarters.

• March 27th at 10 AM and 11AM in the Jef-ferson Bldg is the new date for the hearing regarding a special zoning relief request for Bay Country Concrete. For more info see www.protectbq.com

• Jim spoke about the updated BQ Hall lobby and interior doors.

• Pit Bull attack update. The Animal Control Hearing decision was that both dogs were to be chipped and sent to a family member in West Virginia, never to be brought back to Baltimore County.

• Baynes Cove Project– This will involve volunteer efforts from Martin Marietta, Gunpowder Conserv-ancy and students from school STEM programs and scout groups to create a naturalized bulkhead

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for the cove. In addition, Mrs. Baynes has also agreed to allow a children’s community garden to be planted at Baynes Cove.

• Jim spoke about the BQIA Hall kitchen certification, the cell tower recently built in the power station, and the clean up concerns at the Rite Aid. He shared about the sale of Tavern in the Quarters and that Long Beach Oyster House will be opening soon. Due to decreases in County funding, there will be no community dumpsters delivered, therefore no BQIA Dumpster Day this year

• Just BQuz– Coffee for Vets is April 18th; April 14th is Paint a Slate; May18th will be a Day at the Rac-es; and a New Years Eve Party is in the planning stages.

• EMRCC– Rich Pitz reported on the Fields on Campbell Blvd.; Campbell Blvd. extended; Martin Avia-tion Museum; Tradepoint Atlantic, Blue Ocean’s contract hopes for The Depot and a possible new name (Aviation Station); and job possibilities

• 50/50– Siu Cheung won the 50/50 and graciously donated it back.

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Its Back At the Fire Hall

Food Truck Fridays in Bowleys Quarters

The 3rd Friday of the month, 4:00-8:00 PM April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, Aug 16, Sept 20; Oct 18.

'Day at The Races' Party! sponsored by the "Just BQuz" group Saturday, May 18th 5:30pm-10pm, BQIA Hall

Enjoy watching Maryland’s premier horse race on two jumbo screens! Enjoy DJ Nick/Dancing, Games, and a Best Hat contest!

This will be a bring your own drink and food event. $10.pp Eight of twelve tables have been sold as of this printing.

Contact Joanne at jnhock@comcast.net or Mimi at piles@comcast.net for reservations.

We want to take this opportunity to thank our advertisers in the Dock Line for all they do to make Bowleys Quarters such a great place to live and visit.

We welcome Burgers 360 to the neighborhood and look forward to their

continued mouthwatering success.

In addition, we welcome Alice’s Restaurant to our BQIA advertisers. Their ad didn’t make this month’s printing so here is our shout out!

Alice’s Restaurant, good food, good people, good times!

(Disclaimer: Advertisements are not necessarily an endorsement by the BQIA)

C O M M U N I T Y T A C K B OA R D

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President………………. Jim Hock 410-335-8593

Vice-President………….Frank Hepner, Jr. 410-960-7339

Secretary………………..Mimi Rehbein 410-335-7051

Treasurer………………..Dave Steedman 443-317-8262

Quartermaster…………..Ray Schaferbien 410-335-2564

Sergeant-At-Arms……...Fred Hylla 443-317-8073

Bulletin Editor…………..Barb Sullivan 410-335-7282

Web Admin…….……….Nick Hock 410-335-8593

Membership…………….Helen Hepner 410-375-6582

Just BQuz……………….Mimi Rehbein 410-335-7051

Hall Rentals……………..Mike Vivirito 410-335-3371

Hall Phone…………………………………………… 410-335-9802

APG Artillery Concerns For noise complaints, call Public Affairs at 443-861-6586.

Marshy Point Nature Center: The center has wonderful programs for families and nature buffs. For more information visit www.marshypoint.org.

Report Roadside Litter: Call the Bureau of Highways, 410-887-3560. Be on the alert for illegal dumping on our roadsides. It is now a $1000 fine. Report tag numbers to the police.

Broken glass cleanup or recycle/trash concerns: Call Baltimore Co. Solid Waste (410-887-2000).

Debris Lookout!! Watch out for partially submerged or floating debris. If you see it try to tie it to a pier or mark the location and call 410-887-5683 or DNR at 1-800-628-9944

Baltimore County Police and Community Relations Councils Inc. (P.C.R.C.) meets the third Wednesday

of the month at the Middle River Recreation Center, 404 Compass Rd. The public is encouraged to attend to

become informed and address concerns with the police.

Middle River SWAP Meetings: Visit the County’s EPS website for more information on these meetings: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/environment/watersheds/mrmain.html

Essex Middle River Civic Council meets the first Wednesday of every month at the Victory Villa Community Hall off of Martin Blvd. The Council is also offering $1000 scholarships to CCBC. If interested, contact ccbcscholarships@ccbcmd.edu.

Gunpowder Falls Conservancy Newsletter – Visit this link and find out what your neighbors and other wa-terfront communities are doing as stewards of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. https://gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org/clearcreeks/

Baltimore County 6th District Council Office Contact Information: Councilwoman Cathy Bevins office

email is council6@baltimorecountyymd.gov the phone number is 410-887-3388.

Baltimore County General Information and Referral Number: 410-887-0000 will help you find the County

Office to meet your needs. Baltimore County Zoning http://myneighborhood.baltimorecountymd.gov/

Check out the Bowleys Quarters Improvement

Association Facebook page.

Marshy Point Nature Center needs volunteers. Contact volunteer@mail.marshypoint.org

Weekday school events will be run throughout April and May, from pre-K– high school, as well as special

needs groups of all ages.

Special Events Needs: Spring Festival Saturday 4/20 . Help is needed 9am-5pm, or a

portion of the day if that is what you can do. Also help is needed to

set up on on Friday 4/19 between the hours of 9:30-3:00. Please

consider helping for the festival. It is a big event with a lot of oppor-

tunities to volunteer in different capacities.

A special Pokemon Event Friday 5/3 ,8-11pm. Help is needed 7-

11:30pm to help with parking and snack sales.

Faerie Festival, Saturday and Sunday 6/22-23, New Event to ben-

efit Marshy Point. This is quite a big one. Please check your calen-

dars as volunteers are needed for this special and magical event.

More details will be coming in the months ahead.

Gunpowder Valley Conservancy The Clear Creeks Project, funded thru 2019, needs volunteers. There are so many ways to contribute from your own backyard to park res-toration. Great times outdoors! Contact dher-man@gunpowdervc.org. You can even contrib-ute via Amazon purchases. Find out more at https://gunpowdervalleyconservancy.org/clea

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directed to:

Martin State Airport

410-682-8802

Air National Guard-410-918-6301

Noise Pollution Control– 410-859-7812

Thank you for your

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HALL RENTALS: $500 non-members, $450 members, Contact Mike Vivirito 410-335-3371 for more info.

SPEAKERS: Help us make our meetings more beneficial by suggesting issues to address that would be valuable to our community. Direct all speaker suggestions to Dave Hash, dhash@jhmi.edu

TO ADVERTISE IN THE DOCK LINE: Contact Fred Hylla 443-317-8073 .

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