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Holiday lights and favorite things (Harford Park)
Please send in your favorite things about living in Harford Park, what you like about your neighbors, and the best parts of living in Baltimore County or Baltimore City. Answers will be collected for use in the next newsletter.
Do you or your neighbors decorate for the holidays? Please email in pictures of houses on your street along with the address (we’ll only post the street name) so we can feature them on the web site. You can reply to this email or send everything to info@harfordpark.org. You can ask to be anonymous if you’d prefer, just say so in the email.
Newsletter Help (Harford Park)
We’re looking for volunteers to help write and update the newsletters with information from residents, local news sources, and releases from Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
Training on how to update the web site and newsletter only takes about an hour and is simple for computer savvy folks and non-techies alike. If you’re interested, just reply to this email or send a message to info@harfordpark.org.
GPCC Annual Night of Holiday Fun (County)
The Greater Parkville Community Council will host an informal evening with friendly people, pot luck food, live music, trivia games and prizes. It will be Thursday, December 8th, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Parkville Recreation and Senior Center at 8601 Harford Road, Parkville.
Parkville Main Street Tree Lighting Ceremony (County)
A festive evening filled with fun for the entire family. Including: caroling with Saint Ursula School Choir, lighting of the Holiday Tree, and a visit from Santa by fire truck. The event will be held Saturday, December 10th, 6:00 PM at the Old Parkville News Stand (Now – The Sports Connection) at Harford Road & Taylor Avenue, Parkville.
Holidays on Harford (City)
Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street invites you to take part in the 4th annual Holidays on Harford on December 10, 2011. Santa & Elf will arrive on a motorcycle sidecar again this year, but there will be other Santa sightings, too. This event begins at 10:30 and will end at a campfire at 4500 Harford Road, home of the Tuesday Market in Lauraville. Santa will start the campfire around 4:30. Hot cocoa & s’mores will be on hand to keep you warm! This is a family friendly event. There are a lot of activities planned for the day. Many businesses are hosting holiday events. You can also check for updated activities on the website www.BmoreMainStreet.com/HoH
Zoning (County)
Councilwoman Bevins provides an update on the Comprehensive Zoning Master Plan for the 6th District in the Parkville Patch.
Water Meters (Harford Park)
In order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of our utility billing system, the Bureau of Water and Wastewater will be replacing your water meter. Approximately 40 years ago an internal meter was installed at your property. These meters are now obsolete and their internal location complicates obtaining an accurate read.
This is part of a longer-range project to completely automate the entire metering system. Over the next several weeks you will see a new meter vault being installed in your sidewalk. This will be covered with a temporary asphalt and sand patch. Try not to walk on that to avoid tracking it in
your house.
This will be followed with an actual meter installation a week or two. This will involve a very brief (up to one hour) interruption to your water service. Our crews will knock on your door to alert you when this installation occurs. This will be done at no cost to you. There is a very slight chance that if you have deteriorated plumbing in your building that you may need to have your plumber do some internal upgrades. Finally, the existing meter inside your building will remain in place. It will not impact your water service.
Since water service will be interrupted during the performance of this work, you may experience discolored or cloudy water. Once service is restored, it would be beneficial to open a tap in the basement of your property and let the water run until clear. If you have any questions about this project or if your water does not clear, please call the contacts listed above or call 311.
While we endeavor to do everything we can to make operations run smoothly and with minimum disruptions for you and your neighbors, there are times when that will not be possible due to the nature of our work. We do want to hear from you, whether it is a suggestion on how we can improve our work, or to acknowledge a successful outcome. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Contact Person:
Paul Burgee
410-396-3671
