Newsletters
The Loch Haven Civic Association newsletter, Loch Haven News, is distributed by US Mail and by email to the Residents list. If you don't want a print copy, please contact the Membership Chair. If you have any questions about the newsletter, please email editor@lochhaven.org. If you have suggestions for the website, please email website@lochhaven.org.
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Save Glebe Forest
Message from the Scenic Rivers Land Trust:
We have a choice right now between saving a 52-acre block of prime forest on the Mayo Peninsula, or allowing the clearing of land within this forest for construction of dozens of homes.
We can Save Glebe Forest Now!
Residents of the Mayo Peninsula and the wider Anne Arundel County community: we need to hear your voices.
Scenic Rivers Land Trust and Anne Arundel County are willing to work together to conserve this threatened forest, but we will only move forward with broad community support.
Currently there is a huge, but time-limited, opportunity to acquire the Glebe Forest and place it under a Scenic Rivers Land Trust perpetual conservation easement.
We need to make our case to the County Administration, County Council, and County staff that residents want to see this forest protected. The combination of public & private funding with a Scenic Rivers Land Trust perpetual easement can create the best of both worlds - permanently conserved forest, and accessible for the joys of nature trails.
Please join us to save the forest’s tree canopy from the damages of development, and allow for minimal uses of the land that would conserve it as a jewel in Anne Arundel County's Green Infrastructure. This property is ranked as one of Scenic Rivers Land Trust’s Top 100 most important properties to conserve in the county.
Make your voice heard.
Please click here to sign the petition.
Please send your email of support to: SaveGlebeForestNow@gmail.com
Have questions? Call Sarah Knebel, Scenic Rivers Land Trust’s Executive Director, at 410-980-6837.
NOTICE of Construction on the Mayo Peninsula
August 29 - October 14
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday
Central Ave., Beverley Ave., Mayo Ave., Cedar Ave., Poplar Ave., Elm St., and Likes Rd.
Work on a wastewater line under Central Avenue, Beverly Avenue, Mayo Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Poplar Avenue, Elm Street and Likes Road will require lane closures between (approximately) August 29 and October 14. The Mayo Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) outfall pipe is being decommissioned.
Glebe Heights Development
There was an overflow crowd at the December 30 meeting with the developer who is proposing 42 homes and clearing 23 of the 44 acres of forest in Glebe Heights. There were 150 in the room, with an overflow crowd of about 100 unable to get in. See a map of the planned development.
Here is the lead story from Tuesday's Capital. Here is a letter to the editor in the December 31 paper. An email was sent to the Residents list on January 3 with more information.
Writing Campaign: Please write to these four county officials and let them know your views on the proposed development. These next few weeks are critical for them to hear from us. Jessica Haire, Councilmember for District 7: cchair33@aacounty.org. Steve Kai-Ziegler, AACo Planning and Zoning Officer: pzzieg99@aacounty.org. Steuart Pittman, AACo County Executive: expitt99@aacounty.org. Matt Johnston, AACo Environmental Policy Director: exjohn00@aacounty.org
2021 SCBD Budget Approved
Thank you to everyone who attended the Special Loch Haven General Membership Meeting to approve the proposed 2021 Special Community Benefit District budget that was held on Monday, January 13. The budget was approved. Useful resources: 1. Information about the proposed 2021 Loch Haven Special Community Benefit District and meeting notification. 2. The proposed budget sheet which details how the SCBD funds will be spent and the purpose statement. 3. The budget form that we are required to submit to Anne Arundel County. Please contact Diane Quigley at 410-693-0250 or dianeequigley@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Special Community Benefit District Resources
Guidelines that the SCBD committee is following as they work on the petition, along with the 2019 list of existing SCBD communities. Here is a a useful overview: SCBD Bullet Points, October 2019. If you would like to join the SCBD Committee, or have any questions, please contact Diane Quigley.
MD 214 Corridor Changes
The County is proposing changes along MD 214 (Central Avenue) from MD 468 (Muddy Creek Road) to its eastern terminus, immediately east of Oakford Avenue in Beverly Beach. It has updated its analysis of the project based on comments from their open houses. Several Loch Haven residents participated in these open houses. LHCA has concerns including safety at intersections, stormwater management, and maintaining a reasonable road width with shoulders for emergency vehicle access. More information is available here.
Bay Crossing Study
One of the three options being considered for the new Bay Bridge would link the Mayo Peninsula and Easton. See map.
Please visit baycrossingstudy.com, and look at the open house meeting materials and video. Once you have a sense of the proposal, please send an email to info@baycrossingstudy.com with any concerns.