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Amazon Truck Accident
On November 1, 2019 Fort Howard Community Association posted an open letter to Mr. Jeff Bezos expressing concern of wayward Amazon trucking in the surrounding communities of Dundalk, Sparrows Point, and Fort Howard, Maryland. Tragically, as seen in the above Dtv video disaster has struck. Again, the Fort Howard Community Read more…
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Algae Bloom in Jones Creek & Old Road Bay
Maryland Department of Natural Resources was kind to report on the discolored water color in Jones Creek and Old Road Bay pictured above.. It is an algae bloom caused by the species Prorocentrum minimum– also called Mahagony Tide. Prorocentrum is typically a Spring Bloom species in the Bay. DNR crews were Read more…
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Fort Howard Community Association 2020 CZMP Zoning Request
In 2016 CZMP, Councilman Todd Crandell reduced the former Fort Howard Veterans Administration Medical Center zoning density from from DR-5.5 (5 1/2 houses per acre) to DR-1 ( one house per acre) . This 2020 Baltimore County Comprehensive Zoning Mapping Process (CZMP) Fort Howard Community Association articulated to Baltimore County Read more…
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Fish Advisory Signs
Click Photo for MDE Fish Consumption Advisory Many thanks to Madam Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio and Maryland Department of Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles for providing Fort Howard residents Fish Consumption Advisory signs. In February 7, 2019, the 7th District Civic Council of Baltimore County sent Read more…
Amazon
Open Letter to Amazon Distribution at Sparrows Point, Maryland
Mr. Jeff Bezos CEO, President & Chairman of the Board of Directors Amazon 410 Terry Ave. N Seattle, WA 98109 1-206-266-1000 https://ir.aboutamazon.com Re: Errant Amazon Tractor Trailer Traffic in Fort Howard, Maryland Dear Mr. Bezos, Please be advised since the opening of the Amazon distribution warehouse at the Tradepoint Read more…
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Poachers Beware
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police (DNRP) are actively investigating signs of poaching in Fort Howard, Maryland. Please report any evidence such as gun shot, carcasses, or talk to DNRP’s 24 hour Emergency or Assistance 800-628-9944 or 410-260-8888 For More Information Click Photo for DNR Website “It’s our wildlife, Read more…
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Tradepoint Atlantic Tractor Trailers Lost in Fort Howard, Maryland
The above video taken October 18, 2019 is now a common traffic hazard event in Fort Howard, Maryland typical of lost tractor trailers from Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Maryland. As seen in the video backing up these rigs on a two lane county road is a very time consuming, Read more…
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Baltimore County School Board Speaks to School Overcrowding
The inadequacies of Baltimore County Code 32-6-103 that permit additional school overcrowding were discussed at the October 16, 2019 Baltimore County Public School (BCPS) Board Legislative & Government Relations Committee meeting. The following letter addresses that meeting. October 17, 2019 Baltimore County Executive Baltimore County Council BCPS Board 400 Chesapeake Read more…
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Fort Howard, Maryland Coastal Flooding Road Advisory 10-12-2019
Residents and Visitors of Fort Howard, Maryland 21052: Please be advised coastal flooding in Fort Howard at North Point Road and Bayside Avenue is in effect October 12, 2019. PLEASE DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY.