News -- some of which shows why it is a good idea to have flood insurance even when one is pretty sure that they are safe from flooding.
> From: James, Tiffany R. (Mayor's Office) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:51 PM > To: James, Tiffany R. (Mayor's Office) > Subject: FW: Taking Care of Business: September 21, > 2005 > > > > > > > > Tiffany James > > Neighborhood Liaison, North/Northeast Baltimore > > Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods > > 100 N. Holliday St., Room 628 > > Baltimore, MD 21202 > > (443) 984-1082 > > http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/moon/index.html > <http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/moon/index.html> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mayor Martin O'Malley > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 3:38 PM > Subject: Taking Care of Business: September 21, 2005 > > > > Taking Care of Business > <http://www.baltimorecity.gov/images/tcb/tcb2.jpg> > > September 21, 2005 > > Loch Raven Dam: Area Landmark is Now Stronger, Safer > > Baltimore City and Baltimore County team together to > complete 3-year > project. > TCB Brief: New Life for the Chesapeake > Years of neglect are finally ending as a promising > future takes shape. > Quote of the Week > > > leadDear Business Leader: > > dam press conference > <http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dpw/images/lrd1.jpg> > Baltimore's > Loch Raven Dam is 100 feet high and 650 feet long, > holding back 23 billion > gallons of water and transferring that through a > seven-mile tunnel to the > Montebello Water Treatment Plant. From there, our > reservoirs provide > approximately 200 million gallons of water a day to > 500,000 residents in the > Baltimore metropolitan region. > > Almost 30 years ago, following Hurricane Agnes the > federal government > instituted the Federal Dam Safety Act establishing > stricter and more > rigorous safety requirements that dams like Loch > Raven must meet in order to > protect their surrounding areas. Our Loch Raven Dam > was classified as a > "high hazard" structure - which meant its failure > could lead to significant > loss of life and property, in addition to the > disruption of water supplies > to our entire metropolitan area. > > Over three years ago, the City of Baltimore and > Baltimore County made a > commitment - a $30 million dollar commitment using > all local dollars, 60% > from the city, and 40% from county - to ensure that > the dam meet federal > requirements and would withstand any foreseeable > natural disaster for our > region. > > dam unveiling > <http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/dpw/images/lrd2.jpg> > We kicked off this project in September 2002, and > now 3 years later, and > five months ahead of schedule, our region is safer, > our citizens safer, and > our water supply is more secure. During the last > three years, with 200,000 > hours of labor, we've nearly doubled the mass of the > dam, reinforcing the > structure with over 73,000 cubic yards of concrete. > > There's nothing like this month's tragic events to > point out just how > important it is to stabilize structures holding > bodies of water. Spending on > infrastructure improvements is never sexy or fun to > do (unless you're a > civil engineer), but it is vital to maintaining safe > and essential city > services. Our citizens can be assured that our Loch > Raven Dam is now > designed to withstand the worst storm that we are > likely to encounter in our > lifetimes. A special thanks to the surrounding > community and Baltimore > County for working with the City of Baltimore to > bring this project to > fruition and for ensuring its timely completion. > > > tcbTCB Brief: New Life for the Chesapeake > > If you've often wondered what a shame it is to pass > commercial property in a > terrific location, but sitting dormant and shuttered > for dozens of years, > you're not alone. In fact, there has been > significant interest from > neighboring occupants of the Station North Arts and > Entertainment District > in the former Chesapeake restaurant, which corners a > major thoroughfare just > North of Penn Station, along Charles Street. Well, > Baltimore City is poised > to turn that corner. > > great signs > <http://www.baltimorecity.gov/images/nnf/snadsign.jpg> > Early > last week, The Baltimore Development Corporation > announced the area's latest > plan to compliment the ongoing energy in our midtown > arts district. Station > North Development Partners, LLC (Michael and Alan > Shecter; Tower Hill > Development & Consulting, LLC; The Miller Group; and > Stephen A. Masciola) > have been selected to redevelop the property. > > The group's proposal entitled "Chesapeake Square" > will be a mixed-use > project that includes the renovation of the former > Chesapeake Restaurant > building, as well as new construction. The project > will combine residential > units, retail, office space, parking, and artists' > lofts and townhouses. An > additional building replacing an existing parking > lot at the corner of North > Charles and Lafayette Street would contain an ice > cream shop, a gallery, > studio and office space for the Schuler School of > Fine Arts. > > This is an exciting mixed-use project that will > bring new life to the > southern gateway of the city's Station North Arts > and Entertainment > District. As we celebrate more successes like > these, Station North is > witnessing a wave of sustainable economic growth, > with new development and > businesses, visiting cultural audiences, and new > resident artists - becoming > another one of Baltimore's great comeback spots. > > > qQuote of the Week > > "Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part; Do thou > but thine." - John > Milton > > BELIEVE > <http://www.baltimorecity.gov/images/believeT2.gif> > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Give the gift of relaxation to yourself and others: A hammock or a hammock chair. http://www.twinoakstore.com/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list [email protected] http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info
