[JYO] Letters and Email to Save W18

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Ed

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Michael Cummins wrote on 12/9/2003, 11:32 PM:

 > The W18 Pilot's Assoc has been hard at work getting politically active
 > to save Suburban Airpark (W18), and we are very close to winning this
 > round!!! But some emails and letters, as well as supportive bodies at
 > the Cty Council meeting will help us cross the goal line.
 >
 > One of the Councilpeople (Cathleen Vitale) told us that emails DO
 > matter (and I always thought they didn't). She seems computer-savvy.
 > She is also one of our "on the fence" votes.
 >
 > Ms. Vitale indicated that emails must contain all the vital info, and
 > it is important that they not be "form/forward" style. The person must
 > include their name, address, phone number, position on the issue
 > (oppose upzoning, support W18), and reason for their position (pilot
 > and/or AA Cty resident).
 >
 > The big event that we are working toward is:
 >
 >     Anne Arundel County Council Meeting
 >     Monday, December 15th - speaker signup starts at 6:00 PM
 >     Arundel Center, 44 Calvert Street, Annapolis MD
 >     County Council Chambers, 1st Floor
 >
 > The Councilpeople are:
 >     o  District 1.  Honorable Pamela G. Beidle,
 >         pbeidle@xxxxxxxxxxxx, Glen Burnie Office: (H)(410)
 > 859-0796
 >     o  District 2.  Honorable Edward Middlebrooks -
 >         Chairman, emiddlebrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxx, (W)(410)
 > 760-6789
 >     o  District 3.  Honorable Ronald C. Dillon -
 >         Vice Chariman, rdillon@xxxxxxxxxxxx, (W)(410) 647-2321
 >
 >     o  District 4.  Honorable Bill D. Burlison,
 >         bburlison@xxxxxxxxxxxx, (W)(410) 721-0595
 >     o  District 5.  Honorable Cathleen M Vitale,
 >         evitale@xxxxxxxxxxxx, (H)(410) 544-9437
 >     o  District 6.  Honorable Barbara Samorajczyk,
 >         bsamor@xxxxxxxxxxxx, (H)(410) 263-3945
 >     o  District 7.  Honorable Edward R. Reilly,
 >         ereilly@xxxxxxxxxxxx, (W)(410) 721-2461
 >
 >     Addresses for all:
 >         Anne Arundel County Council
 >         P.O. Box 2700
 >         Annapolis, MD  21404
 >
 > The developer needs 4 votes, and cannot get Middlebrooks, since he
 > must recuse himself (has an airplane at W18). Therefore, we just need
 > three votes to block it.
 >
 > Thank you for helping us.
 >
 > Michael Cummins
 > 301-437-2138
 >
 > -- Background if you have not seen prior postings:
 >
 > A developer wants to buy and develop W18 if they can get a drastic
 > up-zoning.
 > They are ramming it through at the last minute, without going through
 > the standard process.
 > The want to put 810 housing units on Suburban's 50 acres (current
 > zoning would allow 24).
 > The County Executive thinks the plan is a bad idea.
 > The local community thinks the plan is a bad idea.
 > Of course, the pilots hate the idea.
 > But the County Council can, and will, do what they want.



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