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June 2009 
I’m talkin’ Trash – and there are changes a-comin’: no more twice a week pick ups, maybe no more bags, more recycling, you might have to get up earlier, fewer furry rodents, less litter on our streets, and major cost savings for the City.
Beginning July 1, 2009 Baltimore City will institute a whole new policy for trash collection. As I write this City Council is discussing the final rules with the above items as some of the changes. Representatives from the Department of Solid waste and the Assistant Commissioner of Code Enforcement will be at the June 3rd General Meeting. It is important that you attend so you will be aware of what’s coming.
Those of you who attended the the May “energy savings” meeting are aware of my interest in sustainability and the environment. If you share similar interests and are willing to devote some time to the greening of Butchers Hill, I’d like to hear from you. Some of the things I’d like us to explore are getting new trees, storm water management systems, beautification, finalizing the Butchers Hill Master Plan for publication, and multi-home installation of solar panels. A lot of this will involve brain-storming and applying for grant money. Some Adobe publishing skills will be needed. Call me: 410-558-1080.
Many thanks to the multitude of people who made the Flea Market such a huge success. It’s just one more example of what makes us Baltimore’s best neighborhood. And don’t forget Tori, whose indomitable will and superb powers of organization even made the threatening weather go away. Wow!
One sentence, regarding a quorum for Executive Committee meetings, was inadvertently deleted from the bylaws that were recently approved. We need to vote on adding the following sentence: “One half of the voting members shall constitute a quorum.“
-Barry Glassman President BHA |
NEW TRASH collection RULES BEING WRITTEN!
DPW COMING TO JUNE MEETING TO EXPLAIN
The goal of the new “One Plus One” trash collection program is to reduce the amount of trash going to the landfill. Reportedly residents will have one collection day a week for mixed refuse and unlimited collection of recyclables on a second collection day. Trash with tight lids may be required. Yard waste, bagged or bundled separately, will not be counted as part of the 64 gallon mixed refuse limit.
There will be representatives from the Department of Public Works as well as one from Cleaner, Greener Baltimore at our June 3rd General Meeting to discuss the new “One Plus One” trash law as well as to answer your questions. Please try to attend as this will be a very informative session.
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Be there on the Square
july 8th general meeting is a party!
As tradition has it in Butchers Hill July’s meeting is done outside at a BBQ with friends, food and much frolicking. If this is your idea of a monthly meeting join us on Wednesday, July 8th @ 6pm in Halcott Square (the little park on Duncan Street). Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Burgers, dogs and drinks are supplied by BHA. Volunteers’ are needed for setup and cleanup (contact Richard Hackett at richhackett@gmail.com). Be there or be square, or at the least you may be talked about!
SAVE THE DATES! 2009 Butchers Hill Events:
Potluck Picnic – Wednesday, July 8
Fall Flea Market – September 19
House Tour - Sunday, October 18
Holiday Potluck – Sunday, December 6
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June Community Calendar & Recycling Schedule
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May 30 |
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3 Butchers Hill
GENERAL MEETING, 7 PM |
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St. Andrew’s Spring Flea Mkt.
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Land Use Committee 7PM |
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Book Club I
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Community Initiatives 7:30PM
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Streetscape Committee 7PM
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HonFest
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36th St.
Hampden |
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Flag Day |
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17 Block Reps
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19 Juneteenth Commemoration
11am
Ft. McHenry |
20 Baltimore Pride Parade & Party
4p-10p
Mt. Vernon |
21 Father’s Day
Summer Begins!
Baltimore Pride Festival
12p-6p
Druid Hill Park |
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Newsletter Deadline
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Flea Market Committee 7PM |
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Latinofest
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BHA Committees and Monthly Meetings
- Crime Prevention/Block Representatives: Wednesday, June 17th, 7 PM, 2105 E. Baltimore St. The committee meets monthly to share information from our block representatives and to coordinate action. New block representatives wanted; if interested e-mail or call Carolyn: c.boitnott@verizon.net, 410-522-4991.
Police ask that residents call 410-666-DRUG to report repeated suspected drug activity, but always call 911 if you need immediate police response. Protect your car from break-ins, do not leave anything valuable or tempting in your car, not even a quarter.
- Butchers Hill Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.): Butchers Hill Citizens on Patrol (C.O.P.) has been regularly patrolling the neighborhood for over six years, and conducts its walk-arounds on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We meet at 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Patterson Park Ave. and Lombard St. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Evan Helfrich, 410-342-2148, ubik14@netscape.net.
- Community Representative, School 27 School Improvement Team: Carolyn Boitnott, 410-522-4991.
- Education Committee: No meeting this month. Contacts: Tori Simms, Carolyn Boitnott or Martha Del Pizzo. Contact: Tori Simms, 410-675-4948, tori.simms@kimball.com.
- Flea Market Committee: Thursday, June 25th, 7PM, at 232 S. Patterson Park Ave... If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Tori Simms, 410-675-4948, tori.simms@kimball.com.
- House Tour Planning Meeting: No meeting this month. Anyone interested in helping out with the planning beforehand or working the day of the tour, just let us know. We are still welcoming anyone willing to suggest their home for the tour, and it will be our pleasure to interview you. Contact Dee at DeeLundelius@verizon.net or Sue at SueNoon@cavtel.net .
- Community Initiatives: Wednesday, June 10th, 7:30PM, at 2110 E. Baltimore St. Call Kathy Hackett, ktyhack@gmail.com, 410-327-2447. To request a new neighbor packetemail BHAmember@gmail.com. NEW NEIGHBORS: See the Moving In link on our web site: www.butchershill.org
- Book Club: Book Club I, “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides. Book Club II, book and date TBA. Interested in joining? Please contact: Anne Puckett, anne_puckett@hotmail.com, 410-675-8765.
- Land Use: Monday, June 8th, 7 PM, at the White House, 27 S. Patterson Park Ave. The Land Use Committee reminds homeowners in the 2100 and 2200 blocks of E. Baltimore St. and the 2200 block of E. Pratt St. that you live in a City historic district. All exterior work and painting must be submitted to CHAP and Butchers Hill. We're happy to help with any questions. Contact Virgil Bartram: 410-327-4964. CHAP's number is 410-396-4866.
- BHA Executive Committee: Thursday, June 11th, 7:00 PM, 2002 E. Pratt St. Contact Barry Glassman, bglassma@verizon.net
- Streetscape Committee: Thursday, June 11th, 7PM, at 2109 E. Baltimore St . This Committee’s focus is on education and assistance with trash and litter – helping to keep our streets healthy and attractive, free from trash, litter, and animal waste. For trash guidelines, please see www.butchershill.org/about/trash.pdf Contact Rob Steinberg: rsteinberg@ariba.com or 443-603-9923.
- Newsletter: Wednesday, June 24th is the deadline for all articles, ads, and notices for the juLY issue of the BHA newsletter. Contact Patricia Clark: BHAnewsletter@gmail.com
Ë Ì Ë Butchers Hill GENERAL MEETING, June 3rd Ë Ì Ë
Meeting: 7:00 PM St. Andrew’s Church Hall, Chester & Lombard. Contact Barry Glassman, bglassma@verizon.net
AGENDA: "One Plus One" New Trash Pickup Policies Explained. Vote to add one sentence amendment to bylaws.
“A WALK IN THE PARK”
The Butchers Hill Spring Flea Market was a huge success due to: the excellent weather (who knew? after so much rain!), the mellow music of the Paul Snyder Trio, great food cooked by Bondoggies caterer Larry Bond, the Friends of Patterson Park, great vendors with great prices, many customers and many volunteers: Beth, Lynn, Larry, Sandy, Russell, Joseph & Jordan, Bruce, Chris, John, Eric, John, Julia, Butch, Carol, Rick, EJ, Sharon, Peter, Liza, Carolyn, Ann, Renna, Bruce , Virgil, Tom , Gallery Church, Jeanne, Tammy, Megan, Dee, Barry, William, Bill, Emily, Tom, Kathy, Larry ,Ryan, Cate, Nicole, Tom, Ray, Sue, Susan, Craig, Ed, Jim, Rose, Toni, Martha and AJ. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you to all volunteers! The day was an enormous success because of you.
Pending some outstanding bills, it looks like the Butchers Hill Booth raised $483 for our two schools and the Flea Market raised around $2000 for the general fund. The Flea Market Committee welcomes you to join in on the fun once again on September 19th. For more information call Tori Simms: (410) 675-4948.
Photos from the Flea Market can be viewed on the Butchers Hill webpage. www.butchershill.org
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
creative alliance at the patterson:
For more info, many more events and to buy tickets for all events visit www.creativealliance.org
Thursday, June 4 – Arbouretum w/ The Violet Hour 7:30 doors. 8:30 PM show. Admission $10. Free popcornn f/mbrs.
Friday, June 5 – Texas Two-Step Party w/ Arty Hill & The Long Gone Daddies. 9 pm Dance $12, $10 mbrs. |
may in patterson park
Saturday, June 13 – Fishing Festival. Boat Lake 10am-1pm. FREE Also games and a craft to take home.
Sunday, June 21 – PNC Concerts in Patterson Park presents Big Daddy Stallings. Pagoda Hill 6:30-8:30pm. Rain date 6/24.
Saturday, Sunday June 27-28 – Latino Fest. Pulaski Monument Near Eastern & Linwood Aves. Satuday 12-10pm, Sunday 12-9pm.
www.latinofest.com
Tuesday, June 30 – PNC Concert in Patterson Park presents Mama Tried. Bluegrass Musicians Randy Barrett and Dede Wyland have shared the stage for almost 10 years. They’ve performed at the Kennedy Center. These talented Musicians are sure to put on a good show, so don’t miss it!
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Southeast Anchor Library, 3600 Eastern Ave.
Wednesday, June 3 New Conversations / Conversaciones Nuevas. Conversation practice for beginning speakers of English and Spanish, 11am
Wed. June 3 Patterson Park, 158 N. Linwood Ave. Just for Teens: Lights, Camera, Anime. Movie, discussion, and anime coloring pages.
Patterson Park Branch, 158 N. Linwood Ave., 4pm.
Thur. June 4 Skillz: Test your “skillz” in classic games like chess, checkers, Uno, and Connect Four. For all ages, 3pm
For more information on programs: Call Judy Cooper, (410) 396-5494, jcooper@prattlibrary.org or www.prattlibrary.org |
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
PLEASE HELP WITH TREE SURVEY:
Carter Glass has kindly agreed to gather the information necessary for the City Forester to decide where future street trees may be planted in Butchers Hill. He needs to know the street address of the tree, size and condition of: empty tree pits, dead or dying trees, tree pits with a stump that needs removal, and street trees with dead branches.
You may contact Carter at: (410) 327-2672 or ccarterglass@hotmail.com.
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ST. ANDREW’S ORTHODOX CHURCH
SPRING FLEA MARKET, June 5th & 6th
St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church at the corner of Chester and Lombard, will be having their annual Spring Flea Market on Friday, June 5th, and Saturday, June 6th, 10 AM to 3 PM. Clothing, white elephant items, kitchen appliances, jewelry, books, toys, furniture, and other items will be available for purchase. A bake sale will also be held, and refreshments such as pieroghi, stuffed cabbages, home made soup and hot dogs will be available for a nominal charge. “All of our neighbors are welcome!”
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St. Nicholas greek orthodox church greek folk festival
June 11, 12, 13 & 14 Fri. thru sun.
520 s. ponca street
The Greek Folk Festival celebrates the rich cultural, musical, and culinary heritage of Hellenic Culture. Open to the general public and most events are free. |
CENSUS BUREAU
The Census Bureau has launched a massive operation to verify and update more than 145 million addresses as it prepares to conduct the 2010 Census. The operation is using new hand held computers equipped with GPS to increase geographic accuracy. The ability to capture GPS coordinates for most of the nation’s housing units will greatly reduce the number of geographic coding errors caused by using paper maps in previous counts. Baltimore City began the operation April 27. Address canvassing efforts should conclude by mid-July.
How to identify Census workers. Census workers can be identified by the official Census Bureau badge they carry. During the address canvassing operation, census workers may ask to verify a housing structure’s address and whether there are additional living quarters on the property.
Your information is confidential. 2010 Census workers will never ask for bank or social security information. All census information collected, including addresses, are confidential and protected by law. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents’ answers with the FBI, the IRS, CIA, Welfare, Immigration, or any other government agency. No court of law or law enforcement agency can find out respondents’ answers. All Census Bureau employees — including temporary employees — take an oath for life to keep census information confidential. Any violation of that oath is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and five years in prison. For more information about the Census, visit www.baltimorecity.gov. Carolyn Boitnott
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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES:
Come celebrate our new name, Community Initiatives, and our new beginning. Join us for a glass of wine and lively discussion on Wednesday, June 10, at 7:30 pm at 2110 E. Baltimore St. ktyhack@gmail.com / 410-327-2447 |
Visit our website for complete General Meeting notes, newsletters, “moving in” information, Butchers Hill history, Butchers Hill Artists, and so much more at www.butchershill.org |
COMMUNITY DUMPSTER, Tuesday, June 23rd, unit block S. Chester. For neighborhood residents only. No building materials, refrigerators, water heaters, washers, dryers, stoves, batteries, wet paint, automotive parts (including tires and rims), or hazardous materials. The dumpster generally arrives around 10 and leaves around 2. Please use the open end of the dumpster to walk your items inside. Closed toe shoes required to enter the dumpster. No NOT throw items over the side. There may be people inside the dumpster. |
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—BUTCHERS HILL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP—please renew for 2009!
NAME: ______________________________________________ PHONE:___________________ EMAIL:_________________________
ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________________ New Neighbor Packet? ________
Would you like to serve on a committee? ____ Which? ________________ Are you interested in volunteering at BHA events? ____
Annual dues (Jan. thru Dec.) are $10 per person, $6 for seniors and low-income. Make checks payable to the Butchers Hill Association and return form and payment to BHA, 27 South Patterson Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21231. Paid members may have 3 free classified ads per year of 50 words or less. Ads are subject to available space. No commercial or political ads.
The editor reserves the right to refuse any ad. Address ads to BHAnewsletter@gmail.com
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