News - From The Pier of May 2010
Short-Takes from Board Chair, Dave Delia
Mosquitoes: The Mosquito Control folks at the MD Dept. of Agriculture are again preparing communities for summertime ultra-low-volume spraying to control the Asian tiger mosquito--carrier of the deadly West Nile virus. Specific day/time details depend on capture samples. We will keep you informed about the status of this very successful program.
If conditions warrant, spraying will occur between 2 June and 29 September on Wednesdays, any time between the hours of 7:30 PM and 3:00 AM; please note that spraying will not necessarily occur at the same time every week. Full community involvement in eliminating breeding grounds is critical in the spraying. In the unlikely event that anyone would choose to opt out, please contact me; for six years we’ve had 100% participation and 0 recorded outbreaks! (POC: ddelia@comcast.net)
Water Quality: AOTB's offshore water quality continues to be monitored by the MD Dept. of the Environment (MDE) for potentially hazardous situations. Our beach area is regularly sampled and special area alerts are forwarded to us; check at MDE’s website. (POC: ddelia@comcast.net)
Dumpsters: Are scheduled for arrival at Magnolia and Cohasset by Noon Wednesday 02 JUNE and departure @ 2:30PM on Friday, 04 JUNE; you’ll see a sign at the gate. PLEASE don’t leave stuff after the dumpsters leave. (POC: cagrannell@verizon.net)
Speeding: Every Spring we send out the word that endangering your neighbors, their kids, pets, and property by reckless speeding through AOTB is not very neighborly. Although somewhat better, we have had several hair-raising tales of near misses with speeding motor vehicles; one nearly killed a neighbor a few weeks ago and left another neighbor’s lawn deeply scarred. Although our intrepid deputy sheriff Mike Harris is on the lookout for offenders, only YOU can improve this situation by slowing down yourselves and by recording the date, time, and license plate numbers of law-breakers and calling them in to 911. The County is on our side, but can’t be everywhere. (POC: wmadams1328@verizon.net)
Parking: In a neighborhood where no street is wider than 30 feet and most just barely make 20 feet, parking one six-foot-wide vehicle can impede the passage of large emergency vehicles; parking on both sides can block our streets entirely and could mean the difference between an ambulance getting to your loved one in time, or not! Sure, it’s illegal to park on any of our streets; but way beyond illegal, it’s a real and present danger to each of us, our families, and our homes. (POC: wmadams1328@verizon.net)
Trash: Wildlife needs to be kept wild and rotting garbage can breed disease. The best way to keep our natural critters natural is not to offer them a free lunch; so please use sealed trash containers. Some say they cannot afford closable trash cans and perhaps others have not found a way to maneuver the containers. However, we will all have to suffer the consequences of nature acting naturally by pecking and clawing its way through flimsy trash bags every Monday and Thursday. (POC: still YOU)
