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Hello all, it's the budget prep time and water access funding is fizzling out. The tentative budget just finishes out projects that were already in the works. New projects look like they're stalled out. PLEASE
If you live in Anne Arundel County:
1) send an email to County Executive Steuart Pittman expitt99@aacounty.org AND your County Councilmember (how to find your Councilmember and his/her email address below) and ask them to put public water access funding in the budget, especially public boat ramps and public swimming beaches AND
2) if you can, attend one of the 7 Budget Towns Halls and speak for water access funding. There are 6 left (I went last night to District 1). The Budget Town Hall schedule is at the end of this message. The Budget Town Hall for District 6 (Annapolis and around) is tomorrow/ Thursday, 1/9/20, and it would be swell to get some people to speak up.
Thank you, more later. Talking point suggestions below, as well as the
Oh, and someone asked me why I, a kayaker, want public boat ramps. First is that we have 9,000 trailered boats registered in Anne Arundel County. The second is that when the county builds a public boat ramp, a put in for kayakers will goes with it. Third and really important, the county can get state Waterway Improvement Fund money for public boat ramps and it's a lot easier to get a project through when there is money coming from the state.
Lisa
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Water Access Advocates, January 2020
The next few weeks are a critical time for your future access to the public waterways in Anne Arundel County. There are 7 budget town halls to hear your priorities for the next County budget. Details on how to FIRST email your elected officials and SECOND attend budget town halls below.
County Executive Steuart Pittman and Council members need to hear from you!
* They don’t know how absurdly inadequate our water access has been.
* They don’t know that 80% of the people in Anne Arundel County do NOT live in waterfront homes or water-privileged communities and still PAY storm water fees and flush taxes to improve water quality even though we DON’T get to enjoy the water with safety and convenience. We are all paying to clean up the Bay and we should all get to enjoy the Bay!
The current county budget is a slow wind-down of projects proposed in the last few years. It contains:
* NO funding for improvements to woefully inadequate public access to the Severn River, Magothy River and South River
* NO funding for addressing a well documented shortage of public boat ramps
* NO funding for needed public swimming beaches
They need to hear from you. Tell them you want safe, convenient water access to:
* Swim, fish, launch a trailered boat, kayak, stand up paddleboard, kiteboard, windsurf, build sand castles, take your children and grandchildren to the beach, sit & look & listen to the beauty of the water or whatever else YOU enjoy
Mr. Pittman has declared County Government “a tool in our efforts to protect what we have been given, and to ensure that it is available to all”. Let’s challenge him to make that pledge a reality!
FIRST: Email your County Council member and County Executive Steuart Pittman. Here’s how:
County Executive Steuart Pittman: expitt99@aacounty.org
How to find your County Council member:
https://www.aacounty.org/departments...ber/index.html
SECOND: Attend a Budget Town Hall and speak up for water access! The schedule for the 2020 Budget Town Halls is at the end of this message.
You can attend any Budget Town Hall; you are not restricted to your home district town hall.
You have paid for years to acquire public waterfront properties and clean up adjacent waterways. It’s well past time for you to have safe, convenient public water access.
The Public Water Access Committee
publicwateraccesscommittee@protonmail.com
The Public Water Access Committee: https://www.facebook.com/aapwac
2020 Budget Town Hall Schedule
District 1 Councilwoman Sarah Lacey slacey@aacounty.org
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Lindale Middle School Auditorium, 415 Andover Road, Linthicum Heights MD 21090
District 6 Councilwoman Lisa Rodvien lisa.rodvien@aacounty.org
Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Annapolis Middle School Cafeteria, 1399 Forest Drive, Annapolis MD 21403
District 2 Councilwoman Allison Pickard allison.pickard@aacounty.org
Thursday, January 16, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Old Mill High School Media Center, 600 Patriot Lane, Millersville MD 21108
District 3 Councilman Nathan Volke nathan.volke@aacounty.org
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Northeast High School Auditorium, 1121 Duvall Highway, Pasadena MD 21122
District 4 Councilman Andrew Pruski andrew.pruski@aacounty.org
Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Arundel High School Cafeteria, 1001 Annapolis Road, Gambrills MD 21054
District 7 Councilwoman Jessica Haire Jessica.Haire@aacounty.org
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Southern High School Auditorium
4400 Solomons Island Road, Harwood MD 20776
District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Fiedler amanda.fiedler@aacounty.org
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Severna Park Middle School Cafeteria, 450 Jumpers Hole Road, Severna Park MD 21146
If you live in Anne Arundel County:
1) send an email to County Executive Steuart Pittman expitt99@aacounty.org AND your County Councilmember (how to find your Councilmember and his/her email address below) and ask them to put public water access funding in the budget, especially public boat ramps and public swimming beaches AND
2) if you can, attend one of the 7 Budget Towns Halls and speak for water access funding. There are 6 left (I went last night to District 1). The Budget Town Hall schedule is at the end of this message. The Budget Town Hall for District 6 (Annapolis and around) is tomorrow/ Thursday, 1/9/20, and it would be swell to get some people to speak up.
Thank you, more later. Talking point suggestions below, as well as the
Oh, and someone asked me why I, a kayaker, want public boat ramps. First is that we have 9,000 trailered boats registered in Anne Arundel County. The second is that when the county builds a public boat ramp, a put in for kayakers will goes with it. Third and really important, the county can get state Waterway Improvement Fund money for public boat ramps and it's a lot easier to get a project through when there is money coming from the state.
Lisa
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Water Access Advocates, January 2020
The next few weeks are a critical time for your future access to the public waterways in Anne Arundel County. There are 7 budget town halls to hear your priorities for the next County budget. Details on how to FIRST email your elected officials and SECOND attend budget town halls below.
County Executive Steuart Pittman and Council members need to hear from you!
* They don’t know how absurdly inadequate our water access has been.
* They don’t know that 80% of the people in Anne Arundel County do NOT live in waterfront homes or water-privileged communities and still PAY storm water fees and flush taxes to improve water quality even though we DON’T get to enjoy the water with safety and convenience. We are all paying to clean up the Bay and we should all get to enjoy the Bay!
The current county budget is a slow wind-down of projects proposed in the last few years. It contains:
* NO funding for improvements to woefully inadequate public access to the Severn River, Magothy River and South River
* NO funding for addressing a well documented shortage of public boat ramps
* NO funding for needed public swimming beaches
They need to hear from you. Tell them you want safe, convenient water access to:
* Swim, fish, launch a trailered boat, kayak, stand up paddleboard, kiteboard, windsurf, build sand castles, take your children and grandchildren to the beach, sit & look & listen to the beauty of the water or whatever else YOU enjoy
Mr. Pittman has declared County Government “a tool in our efforts to protect what we have been given, and to ensure that it is available to all”. Let’s challenge him to make that pledge a reality!
FIRST: Email your County Council member and County Executive Steuart Pittman. Here’s how:
County Executive Steuart Pittman: expitt99@aacounty.org
How to find your County Council member:
https://www.aacounty.org/departments...ber/index.html
SECOND: Attend a Budget Town Hall and speak up for water access! The schedule for the 2020 Budget Town Halls is at the end of this message.
You can attend any Budget Town Hall; you are not restricted to your home district town hall.
You have paid for years to acquire public waterfront properties and clean up adjacent waterways. It’s well past time for you to have safe, convenient public water access.
The Public Water Access Committee
publicwateraccesscommittee@protonmail.com
The Public Water Access Committee: https://www.facebook.com/aapwac
2020 Budget Town Hall Schedule
District 1 Councilwoman Sarah Lacey slacey@aacounty.org
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Lindale Middle School Auditorium, 415 Andover Road, Linthicum Heights MD 21090
District 6 Councilwoman Lisa Rodvien lisa.rodvien@aacounty.org
Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Annapolis Middle School Cafeteria, 1399 Forest Drive, Annapolis MD 21403
District 2 Councilwoman Allison Pickard allison.pickard@aacounty.org
Thursday, January 16, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Old Mill High School Media Center, 600 Patriot Lane, Millersville MD 21108
District 3 Councilman Nathan Volke nathan.volke@aacounty.org
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Northeast High School Auditorium, 1121 Duvall Highway, Pasadena MD 21122
District 4 Councilman Andrew Pruski andrew.pruski@aacounty.org
Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Arundel High School Cafeteria, 1001 Annapolis Road, Gambrills MD 21054
District 7 Councilwoman Jessica Haire Jessica.Haire@aacounty.org
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Southern High School Auditorium
4400 Solomons Island Road, Harwood MD 20776
District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Fiedler amanda.fiedler@aacounty.org
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Severna Park Middle School Cafeteria, 450 Jumpers Hole Road, Severna Park MD 21146