The Greater Crofton Council

Greater Crofton Council Regular Meeting

on July 8^th 2008
No regular meeting scheduled

24 June
MD 198 Project Planning Study by SHA
Maryland City Elementary School
3359 Crumpton South Laurel, MD 20724
5:30 to 8:00 PM

26 June
Meade Middle School
1103 26^th Street
Fort Meade, MD 20755
6 to 8 PM

2 July
Delegate James King is hosting a Constellation Energy Town Hall meeting to discuss the remediation plan regarding fly ash at the Gambrills site(s). Councilman James Benoit is helping to co-host the meeting.
Kaufmann's Restaurant
6:30 PM

8 July
No regular meeting scheduled

12 August
Guest speaker: Dr. Diana Strohecker, Principal new Gambrills-area Elementary School

9 September
Candidates night
Local registered candidates from all the political parties will be there, including representatives of the central committees. Also coming are the leading proponents and opponents of the slots referendum

14 October

11 November
G.C.C. Forum - Senator Ben Cardin w/ Heather Campbell

9 December
Nomination of GCC officers


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On June 10^th the GCC was called to order at the community center at Waugh Chapel

by GCC Vice-President, Bob Brennan.

The first speaker was Mrs. Asuntha Chiang-Smith, the Executive Director of the Governor's Subcabinet on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). BRACSubcabinet Executive Director, Mrs. Chiang-Smith

BRACSubcabinet Executive Director, Mrs. Chiang-Smith

Mrs. Chiang-Smith gave the GCC a briefing on the State's Action Plan. She mentioned that this would be the largest economic growth in Maryland since WWII. After the presentation, Mrs. Chiang-Smith answered many questions from the audience.

Gregory Welker of the State Highway Administration

The second guest speaker of the evening was Gregory Welker of the State Highway Administration. In some general comments at the beginning, he mentioned that the highway fatalities had decreased and in 2007 had been 48. The computer service tax repeal had adversely impacted highway construction by $43 million over 5 years. In March 2008, there had been a four percent decrease in miles traveled and that had lowered the amount of gas tax collected.
Various projects being planned are
1) MD 175, MD 295 TO MD 170. A formal presentation on the 170 project will be made at Meade Middle School, 1103 26^th Street, Fort Meade, MD 20755
on June 26^th, 6 to 8 PM;
2) MD 198 from MD 295 to MD 32. The 198 project will have its presentation at Maryland City Elementary School, 3359 Crumpton South, Laurel, MD 20724,
on June 24^th, 5:30 to 8:00 PM;
3) Intersections within 5 miles of Fort Meade may have extra lanes and turn lanes put in.
The work on MD 450, which has closed the road, will be done before the start of the new school year.