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FRANKLINTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
www.franklintown.org
Board Meeting Minutes
Kernan Hospital
January 13, 2009
Attendees
Mae Conway Jean O’Donnell
Jack Lattimore
Hope Godish
The meeting began at 7:15 PM.
There was no Treasurer’s Report as the Treasurer was absent.
Old Business – A letter was sent to the Mass Transit Administration’s Director of Planning that laid out Franklintown’s support for the Red Line Mass Transit system. The Association supports Alternative 4C – light rail with underground downtown and under Cook’s Lane. We made it clear, however, that to maintain our support our community wants assistance from the MTA on 2 issues: 1) upgrading bus stops on N. Forest Park Ave. and a sidewalk for pedestrians who wish to walk to the light rail stop near the I-70 Park ‘n Ride; and 2) increased bus service or a shuttle loop between the I-70 light rail stop and Kernan Hospital to provide ready access to our community’s largest employer and neighbors along the way.
We discussed a number of issues that appear on our website as “TO DO” items for 2009.
General Meeting – We tentatively proposed a General Meeting for Thursday, April 16th, at 6 PM. We will try for Kernan Hospital but will seek another location if Kernan is not available. We will investigate if Kernan can assist us in providing refreshments. The theme could be “An After Tax Fling!”
Agenda items for the General Meeting may include:
· Membership Drive before & at the meeting
· Election of Officers for the Association
· Meet and greet with elected officials and business owners in our community.
· Invitation of neighbors living in local apartments
Publicizing the event:
· We have large vinyl signs that can be posted at the gateways to Franklintown
· Flyers to distribute via walk-around and in local businesses
Herb Festival – We spoke of setting up an FCA information table at the Herb Festival. Details to follow.
Community Celebration & Fundraiser – We have spoken of having a celebration and fundraiser and have some good ideas. Leakin Park is an obvious location and with adequate lead time we can make those arrangements and hopefully have some of the costs waived. Timing is a challenge. A Saturday in June has been suggested but we need to be aware of graduations.
If you have any thoughts on this project and would like to help, please call Jack Lattimore, 443-415-1103.
Dickey Hill Elementary / Middle School – Jean O’Donnell has volunteered to serve on our community school’s ‘School Improvement Team.’ This is great news because FCA has been searching for a community liaison with the school for a long time. Thank you Jean!
Friends of Gwynns Falls Leakin Park – Hope Godish has served as Franklintown’s representative to this important group for a number of years. She has been doing a great job but has expressed a desire to change her focus. We look forward to Hope’s energy and commitment in other community activities. We need a replacement on FOGFLP. If you are interested, call Hope at 410-448-2819, to see what’s involved.
We adjourned shortly after 8 PM.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 7-9 pm, Kernan Hospital, Terrace Level,
Conference Room A
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2009 could
be a big year for Franklintown:
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We
need to keep pushing for improvements
along N. Forest Park Avenue.
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We
need to make sure our interests are met in planning
for the Red Line transit system.
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We
need a community liaison
with the Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle School.
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Our
Citizens on Patrol program
needs to be rejuvenated, encouraging use of the gatehouse by
City police, and re-connecting with County police programs
that benefit our community.
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A
regular newsletter
with input from across the community including (especially)
youth.
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Preserving
and improving green space in and around our
community.
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Offering
guidance to neighbors facing financial
difficulties or foreclosure.
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Supporting
the Community Garden.
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Planning
a community fair.
These are some of the
issues that we need to tackle if we hope to maintain and improve
our neighborhood in these challenging times. You may have
other issues you are concerned about.
Please
join YOUR
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as we work to keep
Franklintown the “Best
Neighborhood” in Baltimore (voted Baltimore’s
“Best Neighborhood” in the City
Paper’s Best of Baltimore 2008).
Contact me
with any questions or comments: Jack
Lattimore 443-415-1103
The Franklintown Community Association Board submitted
the following comments to the MTA regarding the Red Line:
Franklintown Community
Association
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OFFICERS
Cheryl Wilcox, Treasurer
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Mae Jacobs Conway
Hope Godish
Jack Lattimore
Shelly Moody
Nancy Masters Long
Roxanne McLaughlin
Jean O’Donnell
Larry Shaw |
P.O. Box 7537
Baltimore,MD 21207
January 3, 2009
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Diane Ratcliff, Director,
Office of Planning
MTA
6 St. Paul St, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Dear Ms. Ratcliff,
This letter presents the
consensus position of the Franklintown Community
Association. We
are the association that represents the neighborhoods of
Franklintown, Windsor Terrace and Windsor Dale.
Our community straddles the City/County line along N.
Forest Park Avenue between Security Boulevard and Windsor
Mill Rd. We
represent almost 500 households and have formed a strong
partnership with Kernan Hospital, a member of the University
of Maryland Medical System that employs approximately 800
people. Our
community includes the Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle School,
a number of apartment buildings and other community
institutions. Most of our community lies within ½ mile of
the proposed I-70 East Red Line station.
Our position on the Red Line Corridor Transit Study
follows:
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The Franklintown Community
Association supports construction of the Red Line, Alternative 4C,
provided the following community needs are addressed:
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The Franklintown Community
Association wants improved bus stops along N.Forest Park Avenue to
support the increased use of buses to get to and from the proposed
Red Line station at I-70 East. We also seek support from the
MTA for a sidewalk along 1 side of N. Forest Park Avenue to make
the Red Line pedestrian accessible to community members who choose
to walk to and from the station.
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The Franklintown Community
Association requests frequent bus service or some sort of shuttle
service during peak periods on a loop from the proposed Red Line
I-70 East station along N. Forest Park Ave. to Kernan Hospital,
along Kernan Drive and back to the I-70 East station. This
is essential if the MTA hopes to tie in Kernan Hospital and
community residents with the Red Line.
The Franklintown Community
Association thanks you for your careful consideration of our
position. We look
forward to working with the MTA in any way we can to see that our
concerns are addressed so that the community enhancement promises
of the Red Line transit system can be realized.
Franklintown community contacts for the Red Line are:
Jack Lattimore (443-415-1103; jackal5408@verizon.net)
or Roxanne McLaughlin (410-944-1814). Please keep us informed as the Red Line project moves
forward.
Sincerely yours,
Jack Lattimore, Franklintown
Community Association
(for the Board of Directors,
Franklintown Community Association)
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