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| September 29, 2009 |
Bob Whitcomb presented and discussed the letter sent to
Delegate Robert Costa referencing the conflict between state
and county on responsibility for waterway markers and buoys,
a letter from House of Delegates Michael Busch correspondence
regarding the reduced funding of the Waterway Improvement Fund
and a copy of the dredging list of county submitted Waterway
Improvement Program Grant Funding Project Priority List for
FY11. Special guests presenting included Chris Phipps, County
Chief Engineer, and Masoud Ghatineh, Chief of Environmental
Engineering for all County Dredging of Anne Arundel County
Department of Public Works Bureau of Engineering and Keith
Tate, and Kendra Scheminant, a Dredging Program Manager from
Bayland, from Bayland Consultants & Designers the county's
consultant contractor.
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| April 28, 2009 |
President, Bob Whitcomb of AAWRA started the meeting by sharing a less enthusiastic
letter from House Speaker Michael Busch in response to an attempt by AAWRA to
preserve the use of the DNR Waterway Improvement Fund (WIF) due to the economic
down turn. Also reported were presentations by AAWRA officers made to both House of
Delegates and the Senate during the recent Legislative Session.
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| January 27, 2009 |
Annual Meeting was held to summarize efforts in 2008, elect new Board members
and discuss plans for 2009. In attendance was special guest Jennifer Mook
of Bayland Consultants.
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| October 28, 2008 |
Discussed a range of topics with special guests, including
Delegate Ronald George (District 30),
Delegate Virginia Clagett (District 30),
County Executive Representative Bea Poulin,
Chief Engineer Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works - Chris Phipps,
and Bayland Consultants - Keith Tate and Jennifer Mook.
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| August 26, 2008 |
Discussed the status of state funding and the upcoming dredging season.
Special guests included Anne Arundel County DPW, Masoud
Ghatineh, Engineer Manager and Dredging Program Coordinator.
Bayland Consultants, Keith Tate, Jenifer Mook Bill Heckert
and Sepehr Baharlou. Bea Pouling from Anne Arundel County
Executive Office.
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| April 29, 2008 |
Discussions about recently completed projects during the 2007/2008 dredging
season and about possible projects for next year.
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| January 22, 2008 |
Annual Meeting was held to summarize efforts in 2007, elect new Board members
and discuss plans for 2008. In attendance was special guest Jennifer Mook
of Bayland Consultants.
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| October 23, 2007 |
Special guest Chris Phipps and Masoud Ghatineh of
Anne Arundel County DPW. Also in attendance were Keith Tate,
Jenifer Mook Bill Heckert and Sepehr Baharlou from the Bayland.
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| May 22, 2007 |
Special guest Merrill Plait and Masoud Ghatineh of Anne Arundel County DPW
provided a review of dredging projects.
Also in attendance was Bea Pouling from the County Executive office
and Jennifer Mook, representing Bayland.
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| January 23, 2007 |
The AAWRA met to review 2006 activities and accomplishments, and to make
plans for support the Waterway Improvement Fund and County dreadging projects
in the upcoming legislative season.
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| October 24, 2006 |
The AAWRA met with guest speakers Bob Gaudette, Director of the
Waterway Improvement Program
and Keith Tate of Bayland Consultants to discuss the FY2007 dredging
program.
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| July 25, 2006 |
The AAWRA met with Chris Phipps and Merrill Plait for Dept. of
Public Works of Anne Arundel County to discuss the funding
requests for FY 2007.
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| May 23, 2006 |
The AAWRA met with guest speakers Pat Lynch and Vernon Penner
of Amberly Community on Whitehall Creek to discuss the state of
various creeks in the county and the county's current projects.
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| Apr 25, 2006 |
The group discussed AAWRA presentation to the
State Delegates in a March meeting and testimony put forth at that
meeting concerning the need to replenish the Waterway Improvement
Funds and need for restoration funding in Anne Arundel County.
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| Feb 28, 2006 |
Bob Whitcomb gave a report of the meetings and lobbying
appearances that representatives of AAWRA had attended during
this session of the Maryland General Assembly.
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| Dec 6, 2005 |
The AAWRA heard a presentation from Doug Lipton,
Coordinator of the Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program was
introduced. As Professor of Marine Economics at the Univ. of
Maryland, he has led two significant surveys in 1993 and 2000
of boating expenditures. These are the basis for assessing
the economic impact and benefits of boating in Maryland.
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| Nov 1, 2005 |
The AAWRA met with Bob Gaudette, DNR's Director of the Waterway
Improvement Program, who provided an overview of the sources and
uses of monies in the Waterway Improvement Fund (WIF) and
with Delegate Joan Cadden who provided an overview of the
Legislature's role in approving the annual budgets and ensuring
that the WIF funds are approved, without being appropriated for some
other use.
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| Sept 6, 2005 |
The AAWRA heard a presentation from John Peacock and George Eberle,
Anne Arundel County, Department of Inspections and Permits.
An overview of the Inspection and Permit functions was provided to
the group including an overview of the organization.
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| June 7, 2005 |
The AAWRA hosted presentations by Karuna Pujara, Chief Highway
Hydraulics Division, and Anne Pearson, Anne Arundel Watershed
Network, to learn about the issues regarding stormwater
management.
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| May 2, 2005 |
After a year of successful activities, the AAWRA met to review
it's accomplishments and to plan for the next year.
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| April 3, 2005 |
The AAWRA meeting, held at Edgewater Police Station on 040305,
was attended by community representatives both new and familiar
with the Alliance. The scheduled guest speakers, Ron Bowen,
Director of AA County DPW, and Kieth Tate, President of Bayland
Consultants, under DPW contract, provided the Dredging Program
summary, County Material Placement options, Dredged material
Characteristics, Matching Dredging, Material and Placement,
Impact of Funding and Permitting.
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| Feb 1, 2005 |
The AAWRA met to discuss our testimony on behalf of a number of bills
introduced in the State Legislature to improve the dredging process
and our continuing effort to keep the Waterway Improvement Fund, in general,
and the county's dredging budget, in particular, fully funded.
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| Jan 4, 2005 |
The AAWRA held its first annual meeting, elected
a board of nine representatives, and began the outline of a strategy
for 2005 and outyears.
Having learned about the dredging process and purpose, we begin
our official alliance with goals and objectives that include review,
action items, county, state and River budgets and grants, lobbying,
improving our posture, supporting research and education, etc.
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| Dec 7, 2004 |
Ron Bowen, Director of Department of Public Works,
provided a summary of the county's successful dredging program
development over the past 10 years. Chris Phipps, Chief Engineer DPW
and by Merril Plait, Environmental Engineering DPW, discussed the
budget cycle and alternative sources for dredging funds.
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| Nov 2, 2004 |
Councilman Ed Reilly talked with the AAWRA at length about the role
of the County Council with regard to dredging, land use and other related
issues. He provided numerous suggestions for moving the Alliance's agenda
forward.
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| Oct 5, 2004 |
The AAWRA met with Delegate John Leopold (Maryland State District 31,
Anne Arundel County) who serves on the state
Appropriations Committee and the Environmental and Transportation
Sub-committee. Members discussed ways to approach State and County
representatives to pursue the Alliances goals.
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| Aug 11, 2004 |
The AAWRA met with State Delegates Joan Cadden, John Leopold,
and Herb McMillan, along with County Council Member
Barbara Samorajczyk and County representatives to discuss
the overall dredging issues facing the country and an effective
strategy for tackling those problems.
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| June 8, 2004 |
The AAWRA met with Jennifer McBride of the Curtis / Marley / Furnace
Watershed Association to discuss common issues. The AAWRA
also reviewed organizational development, a statement of purpose,
and a limited review of proposed by-laws.
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| May 12, 2004 |
The AAWRA met with Meril Plait from AA County DPW and
Bob Gaudette from MD DNR to discuss the current dredging budget
and their expectations for the future.
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| Apr 14, 2004 |
Bob Whitcomb arranged the first meeting of citizen and community groups
throughout Anne Arundel County who were concerned about dredging issues
throughout the county. The birth of the AAWRA.
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