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Greater Crofton Council
Election Meeting

January 13^th 2009

Confirmed Guest speakers: Senator James DeGrange and Delegate Mary Ann Love (Arundel delegation chairs) who will address the new legislative session and the state's budget crisis.
Angela Lagdameo will be representing Governor O'Malley's office.

Election of GCC officers

      Agenda:
January 2008 Agenda

13 January 2009
GCC meeting
Confirmed Guest speakers: Senator James DeGrange and Delegate Mary Ann Love who will address the new legislative session and the state's budget crisis.
Angela Lagdameo will be representing Governor O'Malley's office.
Election of GCC officers

20 January
A Draft General Development Plan will be available on the County web site for public review.

26 January 2009
Public Forum on GDP
Annapolis High School
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted in writing or via email between Jan. 20^th and Feb. 16^th.

28 January 2009
Public Forum on GDP
Old Mill High School
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted in writing or via email between Jan. 20^th and Feb. 16^th.

23 January
Community Leaders Roundtable

3 February 2009
Southern High School
Public Forum on GDP
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted in writing or via email between Jan. 20^th and Feb. 16^th.

5 February 2009
Meade High School
Public Forum on GDP
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted in writing or via email between Jan. 20^th and Feb. 16^th.

Driving Directions

On December 9^th, close to 50 people came to hear a presentation on safe pedestrian crossings for Route 3.

Kimberly Potember of Greenberg Gibbons, George Cardwell of the County Department of Planning and Zoning, and Debra Russell of the fifth district of the State Highway Administration made up the panel which addressed such subjects as pedestrian crosswalks and "Michigan U"s.

Ms. Potember spoke first, noting that the "Village South" will contain a Target, a Wegman's, Dick's Sporting Goods, as well as other small shops and restaurants. As to Route 3, she said that pedestrian crossings will definitely be part of her company's plans, though they were incomplete.

George Cardwell said that changes to the intersection of Riedel/Waugh Chapel Roads with Route 3 would have an environmental impact. Noting that the state's income from taxation and the transportation trust fund are down, he predicted that it will be twenty-five years before another highway is built, and that the question of pedestrian access should be resolved before a new road is built.

Debra Russell stated that a developer must mitigate traffic around his site, particularly "ingress and egress". After the developer's "concept plan" is approved, the developer can start on design. The cost for an "at grade" intersection near Waugh Chapel Road will be about a quarter of a million dollars.

George Polich, Briarleigh, observed that "Waugh Chapel South" will bring more traffic to the area long before Route 3 is improved.

Dave Gray, Davidsonville Area Civic Assn., asked how many more cars would come daily. Mr. Cardwell said that each subdivision must show it can mitigate the added traffic.

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