North Brook Community

Anyone know where I can get crabs or seafood?

Any recommendations?

Any recommendations?

Trying to get some local estimates for new AC units.

Can anyone recommend a local company?

Anyone know of any public pools around Centerville?

Hello,

 I live in North Brook and commute M-F to West Baltimore for work.  Does anyone else in the neighborhood work in Baltimore that might be looking for a carpool opportunity?

 Thanks,

Mandy

I have worked in public schools where some of the population lived in “affordable housing projects.”

On a typical school day a handful of students would come to school crying or full or rage because of the things they have to wake up to on a daily basis in their neighborhoods: gunfire, prostitution, physical altercations and drugs deals. Can you imagine being raised in a neighborhood where one of these terrible events occur at least once a week? I can’t and I don’t think any child deserves to either.

As a community we have a responsibility to put our foot down and say this is not an acceptable way to allow our children to be raised. But this is the reality of many children every day in “affordable housing projects.” Yes, I am a proponent of everyone having an affordable place to live but not 59 “low income families in a concentrated area. This strategy doesn’t work. A short 27 miles away in Annapolis is living proof of failing “lower-income communities”: Robin Wood, Newtowne, and Eastport Terrace to mention a few.

If a developer is acting in a socially responsible capacity and genuinely wanted to give back to a community and its lower income families then an approach that is sustainable and beneficial to help them to become productive members of society should be researched and implemented.

Don’t hide behind politics and play bureaucratic games and build a complex of rental units. Build a series of single-family homes that can be purchased for reduced prices throughout good neighborhoods allowing good morals and values to be instilled in the children.

Personally, I love our county’s schools and that is one of the reasons my family lives here. Research shows that in 2010 the middle schools within the areas of the other Osprey Communities were not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in reading and mathematics.

This should be compared with Centreville Middle School, which met every aspect of AYP in 2010. I feel we are setting families and children up for failure if we continue to build complexes such as Riverwoods anywhere, especially Centreville. It is a terrible approach and not justification for helping people.

Joe Rose
Centreville

WHO: Local citizens have organized a public forum to discuss the proposed low income housing projects adjacent to the central historical and residential areas of Centreville. All town residents and interested parties who have a stake in the future of Centreville are invited to attend this meeting.

WHAT: This is a public forum organized by local citizens who are concerned about the proposed housing developments on Spring Street and behind the Acme shopping center in Centreville.

WHEN: Monday, April 25, 20117:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Queen Anne’s County Arts Council Building206 South Commerce StreetCentreville, Maryland 21617

WHY: Recent articles in the Queen Anne’s County Record-Observer newspaper, minutes of the Centreville Town Council, and other organization’s web postings, have created the need to discuss this issue and its implications on the town and its residents. This public forum will provide an opportunity for town residents to make their opinions known; have questions answered by developers and public officials who have indicated their support of these projects; and for all to learn of how similar developments are currently positioned in other Eastern Shore jurisdictions.

CONTACT: Greg Kavanagh, 703-624-0840; or Dan Worth, 410-490-3510Seating is limited. Parking suggested in town parking lots as parking on Commerce Street is regulated and very limited.

George Sigler was elected to the Town Council today, pending certification of election results. A total of 401 votes were cast at the polls with an additional 19 absentee votes and one provisional ballot. 225 went to Mr. Sigler, and 195 went to Mr. Robert A. Elliott.The Council will hold its reorganizational meeting at 8:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at which time the election results will be accepted and the new Council Member seated. The meeting will be held at the Liberty Building, 107 Liberty Street, in the second floor meeting room. Enter the building from the parking lot on Broadway. The public is welcome and invited to attend.

Audio clips from the League of Women Voters forum last week are available here:

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