Due to the Memorial Day holiday, we will be holding the monthly meeting a week earlier. This month's meeting will be on Monday May 18th at 7pm.

Our speaker (still to be confirmed) will be Wanda Durden from the Baltimore City Rec & Parks to discuss items related to Riverside Park.

We will also have our usual committee updates.

Please plan to attend the meeting.

The next RNA meeting is tonight, April 27th at 7pm.

We will have speakers from BGE, Spinello (the water contractor) and the City on hand to discuss the water project and more importantly, our need to ensure that all of the holes they are digging into our streets are repaired quickly and correctly.

We will also have our usual committee updates.

Hope to see you at the meeting tonight.

Dear Residents:

The Hearing for Bill # 09-0322, Leash Law - Environmental and Civil Citations, will be held next Tuesday, April 28th, at 10:00am at City Hall, in Council Chambers. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors.

In conjunction with the Citywide Spring Cleanup, we're combining forces with the Friends of Riverside Park crew and some adjoining neighborhood associations for what we hope to be a very productive day.

We will meet at 9 AM on Saturday April 18th at Heath and Johnson Streets and we will divide and conquer from there. The City is supplying bags, brooms, rakes, shovels and work gloves, so just bring yourself, a neighbor or two, and an appetite for some coffee and donuts. We plan to do work in the park as well as fan out into the neighborhood to address problem areas.

If you can help - even if only for an hour, it would be much appreciated. The cleanup should last until about noon. If you are not able to meet in the park, please take some time to address areas around you - your front sidewalk and gutter (and maybe your neighbor's too), your alley, - maybe a forgotten place around the corner etc.

As an added incentive, we're working with Little Havana to provide drink and/or meal coupons for all volunteers.

Please spread the word to your neighbors!

The next RNA meeting will be Monday, March 30th at 7pm

7:00 meeting - Speaker: Major Bloodsworth of the Southern District Police will give a report on the state of the district, statistics to date and plans for 2009 - THIS IS A RESCHEDULE from the February meeting. Of course, he will be available for questions as well, so if you have any type of safety or crime concern, we urge you to attend.

Committee updates
Open forum

As always, meetings will be at Salem Lutheran Church on the corner of Randall St. & Battery Ave. Enter through the Battery Ave entrance.

Hope to see you there!

There have been good turnouts for the crime walks lately and this is a great development! Lets keep the trend going -especially with Spring around the corner, the weather will be nicer so the walks should be very comfortable!

All Riverside/SBIC walks for the rest of the year are scheduled for the first Monday of the month.

Upcoming walks:
Monday, March 2nd, 7pm
Monday, April 6th, 7pm
Monday, May 4th, 7pm

Master Plan for Riverside Park Meeting, Monday February 9, 2009 at 7:30pm-9:00pm at Salem Lutheran Church

This introductory meeting will focus on ideas that will guide the master plan for the park. The Baltimore City Department of Rec & Parks, Friends of Riverside Park, Mahan Rykiel Associates, and RNA will be on hand for the discussion.

We hope you will join us for this very important discussion - the Park is an integral and vital part of our neighborhood!

The next RNA meeting will be Monday, January 26th at 7pm

6:30 social
7:00 meeting - Speaker: Owen Charles, Supervisor of Assessments for Baltimore City will be on hand to answer questions about the recent property tax assessments.

Committee updates
Open forum

As everyone should now have their updated assessment, this is a good time to ask questions about this important issue.

As always, meetings will be at Salem Lutheran Church on the corner of Randall St. & Battery Ave. Enter through the Battery Ave entrance.

Hope to see you there!

Sorry for the late notice, but the first Crime Walk of 2009 will be on Monday January 5.

Riverside/SBIC crime walk
Monday, Jan. 5th at 7pm
Location: Riverside Park gazebo

If you would like the full schedule you can visit www.sdpcrc.org

Bring a neighbor! Bring your dog! We MUST have at least 5 community residents attend the walk or the officer will be sent back to duty. Dress appropriately for the weather.
If it is 32 degrees or below at 6:00 PM the scheduled walk is cancelled and if it is raining the walk is cancelled.

WE ALWAYS WALK WITH A POLICE OFFICER!

The next RNA meeting will be Monday, December 15th at 7pm

6:30 social
7:00 meeting - Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association will be speaking about efforts to clean and maintain the harbor

Committee updates
Open forum

Last month, Mayor Dixon stopped by, so you never know who might drop in on the meeting!

As always, meetings will be at Salem Lutheran Church on the corner of Randall St. & Battery Ave. Enter through the Battery Ave entrance.

Hope to see you there!