COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Anne Arundel County Govt.
"Bea" Poulin
Asst. to County Executive, Community & Constituents Services
410.222.1260 expoulin@mail.aacounty.org
* You can contact Bea for help regarding county issues!
Bea is a resident of Avalon Shores!
Election Judges Needed
The county is looking for judges for the polling places on election day. Here is the information that they have sent us.
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Month in Review
Month in Review is a monthly electronic newsletter brought to you by
County Executive John R. Leopold and the Department of Community and Constituent Services.
This newsletter is received each month around the first or second week and will be posted here.
South County Transit Service (SCOTS) Bus Schedule
Here is the route map and the times of arrival/departure for Deale and Shady Side. The stop in Deale is
at the library parking lot on the end near Wheeler's hardware and there is also a stop in Shady Side.
Here is more information and a map.
Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D is the biggest change to Medicare in 40 years and it is
quite confusing for older and disabled Medicare beneficiaries.
Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities has
established an Assistance Center to help Anne Arundel County Medicare
beneficiaries through this "maze". The Medicare Part D Assistance
Center is in the Heritage Complex on Riva Road. It is located in
building 2666, Suite 110 (formerly the Credit Union suite).
Medicare beneficiaries can schedule an appointment and receive
individual assistance and reliable answers to their questions.
Persons needing face-to-face assistance should call 410 222-4464 for an
appointment. Transportation can also be provided to and from the
Assistance Center.
Presentations can also be made to groups of Medicare beneficiaries.
For more information go to the county's Dept of Aging website;
there is a also a flyer that you can post.
Park Maintenance Backlog
Dear Community Leaders & Residents:
Many of you have expressed interest in the parks' maintenance backlog, and when the county would work on it.
Here is the plan for existing parks by district. It is a long honey-do list with something targeted in
nearly every corner of the county.
The County is currently considering the budget by hearing explanations from the county departments on a daily basis.
The budget must be passed by the end of this month, and becomes effective July 1, 2005.
Bea Poulin
Asst. to the County Executive, Community & Constituents Services
County Executive's Proposed Budget Tackles Park Maintenance Backlog
$5.9 million Would Fund More Than 200 Projects
Annapolis (May 3, 2005) - To improve and enhance our Community Parks,
County Executive Janet S. Owens' proposed FY 2006 budget includes $4.7 million in "one time"
funding for 177 projects. The $4.7 million is over and above the usual funding of $1.2 million
for park renovations and will address the backlog in park maintenance that has been deferred in the past due to more pressing capital needs.
"These funds will be used Countywide to make our parks even better places for our citizens
to enjoy. These projects range from basketball court replacement at Freetown Park,
to correcting chronic drainage problems at Cape St. Claire Park, to replacing outfield
fences in Deale, and adding restrooms at Jug Bay's River Farm," Ms. Owens said.
"We will also be able to upgrade all of our park's concession and restroom buildings,
46 in total, to stay current with Health Department standards."
Here is the list.
Hearings and Appeals
Your civic association receives volumes of mail from the county government listing hearings
and appeals on property matters. Most of these items do not refer to the Shady Side area,
but it is very time consuming to wade through them looking for items of interest to our community.
All of this material is available on the county web site, but not easy to find. Therefore,
we are providing a link here to the appropriate sites. They are regularly updated, so if you hear of an item of interest,
simply use the "Find" feature of your browser to locate the item on the relevant page.
Critical Area Legislation
Dear South County Residents:
I know many of you have been advocating many years for stiffer fines
for building and land clearing violations. Please help your neighbors
become better informed of these new laws by posting this news release
and post the legislation to your web site or in your next newsletter.
Have a safe and healthy summer.
http://www.aacounty.org/CountyCouncil/Resources/37-04.pdf
Bea Poulin
Community and Constituent Services Specialist
Office of the County Executive
Anne Arundel County
44 Calvert Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-222-1260/301-970-8250
Fax: 410-222-1244
www.aacounty.org
News Release: For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Pam Jordan
Land Use and Environment Spokesperson
(410) 222-7502 Office
1-877-772-7449 Pager
County Executive Signs Civil Citation Bill
Fines for building and land clearing violations increase significantly
Annapolis (June 25, 2004) - County Executive Janet S. Owens today
signed Council Bill 37-04 which passed at Monday night's meeting. Bill
37-04 changes the schedule of fines for violations of the building and
grading laws in the County.
Some of the more significant increases in the fines target construction
of a pier or bulkhead without a permit, working over a stop work order,
and unpermitted disturbance in the critical area. Fines now begin as
high at $5,000 for unpermitted work in the critical area, for example,
up from $500.00. A schedule of the changes is attached.
The increased fines are intended to discourage people from working
without a permit in the critical area, working over a stop work order
and working without permits in general.
The laws are enforced by the Department of Inspections and Permits. The
public may report land-clearing activities and critical area work that
may be in violation of the law by calling that agency at (410) 222-7777,
the Environmental Hotline.
The fines were last updated in 2000. This legislation becomes
effective August 9, 2004. For further information, visit the Anne
Arundel County website at www.aacounty.org.
TELEVISED COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS
All County Council meetings are now being televised live beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third
Mondays of each month (holiday exceptions) and replayed at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday each week on the channels
listed below.
COUNTY CODE - ACCESSING ON WEBSITE
AACO County Code
They recommend that you click the "No Frames" option.
ALL COUNCIL LEGISLATION AVAILABLE:
- for review on the County's web site: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us:
- (updates take 2-3 days following Council meetings)
- for review at all Anne Arundel County Libraries; and
- by calling the County Council office - 410-222-1401 or 410-222-6890
- by tuning in to the following cable channel bulletin boards for a listing of legislation to be heard:
- Comcast - Annapolis Channel 98 Council meetings also televised on this channel
- Comcast - County Channel 98 Council meetings also televised on this channel
- Millennium Channel 79 Council meetings also televised on this channel
You can also visit the Anne Arundel County Public Library website at www.aacpl.net
to find various county web sites and services.
Use the section entitled Search the Web - Recommended Sites and then choose either
Anne Arundel County or Government.
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