An Urban Affairs hearing will
be held on HarborView's proposed amendment (details
below). THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR
VOICE HEARD ON THE HARBORVIEW AMENDMENT - WHETHER YOU
OPPOSE IT OR NOT!

The bill can be viewed online at: http://legistar.baltimorecitycouncil.com/detailreport/?key=3375

Details:
HarborView's proposed amendment to the 1986 Key
Highway Urban Renewal Plan will be heard by the Urban
Affairs Committee at 5:00 pm on Thursday June 7 at
City Hall in Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor. This
amendment has already passed/been pushed through the
Planning Commission.

The Amendment would modify the URO’s (Urban Renewal
Ordinance) original development area controls to allow
for construction of TWO additional tall towers on the
site. Absent this Amendment the developer could only
complete construction of ONE additional 17 story tower
(the Pinnacle- approx 170 feet tall).

HarborView now seeks to build TWO additional 290
feet-plus tall towers. One at the intersection of
Cross (on the waterside of Key Highway), and the other
on the Parking Lot adjacent to the southern entrance
by Anchor St (at the end of the Town House buildings -
the marina parking lot) to HarborView.

We encourage our neighbors to express their opinions
by email directly to the Chairman and the other
Committee Members (with copies to Council President
Rawlings-Blake and Councilman Reisinger).

RNA's official position is that this property is
"built out" or "maxed out" as far as additional
buildings and the amendment should NOT be approved. We
would also recommend that letter writers respectfully
request that Ms. Spector recuse herself from voting as
she lives in the Harborview Tower. Please be sure to
sign your email and give your address.

Full committee membership is as follows:

Agnes Welch -
awelch@baltimorecitycouncil.com

Sharon Middleton -
smiddleton@baltimorecitycouncil.com

Nick D'Adamo -
ndadamo@baltimorecitycouncil.com

Kenneth Harris -
kharris@baltimorecitycouncil.com

Rikki Spector -
Rspector@baltimorecitycouncil.com

A copy should be sent to:
Council President Rawlings-Blake
councilpresident@baltimorecity.gov

10th District Councilman Ed Reisinger
ereisinger@baltimorecitycouncil.com

We desperately need your help and support.

The Department of Planning will be holding an Open House on Monday, May 14th from 5:30pm-8:00pm at the Museum of Industry (green building) for feedback on the Key Highway Waterfront Study. This is the study that will make recommendations on future development of the waterfront along Key Highway.

Many of you probably got a postcard mailing regarding the meeting. There will be brief presentations at 6:00pm and 7:00pm, but you are welcome to come and go as you please.

This will be one of the last opportunities to give your feedback DIRECTLY to the Dept of Planning regarding the Key Highway Waterfront Study. On May 31, the study is scheduled to be officially heard by the Baltimore City Planning Commission for adoption.

For more information, go to:
www.baltimorecity.gov/government/planning/keyhighway.html or call 410-396-PLAN

SPREAD the word - we want as many people as possible to come out to the open house.

Next Meeting Monday 5/21 (Early due to Memorial Day) NEW LOCATION!!! This will be the first meeting at Salem Luthern, RNA's new home, on the corner of Randall & Battery Ave. Enter through the Battery Ave entrance.

6:30pm Social - Sponsored by the Sly Fox Pub

7:00pm Meeting
- A representative from DPW will be on hand to speak and take questions about any DPW issues. (Water issues have been a hot topic lately)
- Committee Updates
- Upcoming Events
- Open Forum

This weekend is the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race. If you have never been this is a great day out on your bike. The sculpture brake test and safety check is at 8am at the American Visionary Art Museum with the race starting at 10am. The race will take in American Visionary Art Museum, Federal Hill, downtown Baltimore, A quick dip in the water at Canton then on to Paterson Park.

If you have never seen the race before they first thing you should know is that it is not about winning. The most coveted prize is the Mediocre Award for finishing in the middle. Each entry must be a human powered work of art designed to travel on land, through mud, and into deep harbor water.

For more information see the Spectator Guide at http://www.kineticbaltimore.com/KSR/SpectatorsGuide.asp

Swann Park (off of Hanover Street) has been CLOSED due to high levels of arsenic. As far as we know, the park will be closed until further notice.

There will be a meeting this Sunday, April 22 at Digital Harbor High School at 3pm to discuss the matter. The Health Commissioner will be there to explain the situation and take questions.

Please contact your respective sports or activity organizations if you have events scheduled there.

Many people have expressed interest in stopping delivery of The Examiner newspaper. If you would like to stop delivery to your home, you can do accomplish this in one of two ways:
1. Call 1-800-387-6090
2. Go to www.examiner.com/delivery

This has been brought to our attention by several community members... Just a reminder that it is the homeowners responsibility to keep the sidewalk in front of their home shoveled and clear. Icy or snowy walks force walkers to walk in the street, which is dangerous. The city can impose fines if sidewalks are not cleared in a reasonable amount of time after a storm, and the icy walks pose a safety hazard as well.

Help keep your sidewalk safe for all those walking in the neighborhood! If you have elderly neighbors who cannot shovel, help them out and shovel their sidewalk too!

Grand Opening of Gallery 211 will be held Sat, Feb 3rd from 5-9pm at the gallery, 211 E. Fort Ave.

www.gallery211.net

Our October RAG meeting will be held on Monday Oct 30 in the church at the corner of Randall and Belt streets at 7pm with our second community social beforehand at 6:30.

At this month's meeting Leonard Hamm, the Baltimore Police Commissioner, will be coming to speak to us about several important police initiatives as well as to answer any questions our community members may have.

We will also be having a vote on what our community would like to move towards to try and improve our parking situation. So come prepared for some heated debate.

This month the food and drink for our social are being donated by Captain Larry's (www.captainlarrys.com)

Our next meeting is on Monday August 28th at 7pm in the church at the corner of Randall and Belt Streets.

The agenda for this meeting is:

- Speakers:
City Council Persident Shelia Dixon
State Senate Candidate Keith Lesoya

- Committee Updates

- Final open forum on parking
*There will be a vote on parking at the September meeting*