Crofton First

Fly Ash Forum - January 29th

Crofton First invites you to attend our follow-up Fly Ash Public Forum to update citizens in the Gambrills and surrounding communities on the fly ash groundwater contamination. The forum will take place at 7:00 pm, on Tuesday January 29, 2008 at the Village Commons Community Room (behind Little Treasury in the Waugh Chapel shopping center). Directions to the facility can be found here.

The forum will start with speakers from the companies and branches of government involved in the recent fly ash consent decree, and will be followed by a question and answer session. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at croftonfirst@gmail.com

WBAL Interviews Crofton First's own Tim Berkoff

Crofton First member Tim Berkoff was recently interviewed by WBAL regarding Fly Ash in Gambrills. Click here for the interview.

It's the Perfect Christmas Gift! Crofton First T-shirts Now Available!

Residents can show their pride in being part of the organization that stopped Wal-Mart in their tracks! T-Shirts are available at cost, $10 while supplies last, by contacting Dick Lahn 301 261-3209 or dicklahn@bellatlantic.net.

Back to Basics in Transportation Planning

Rediscovering our Roots can Solve 21st Century Traffic Woes

Class Action Lawsuit Filed on behalf of Gambrills residents

(Gambrills, MD Nov. 29) Murphy & Falcon, P.A. of Baltimore has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Gambrills, Maryland residents whose wells have been contaminated by nearby fly ash dump sites operated by Constellation Power Source Generation, Inc. Read the release here, in PDF format.

Council bans fly ash for one year

New fly-ash dump sites have been outlawed in Anne Arundel County for one year

Originally published in the Capital, PDF version here.

Recent Fly Ash Updates

Cleanup of Fly Ash Dumpsite Ordered - from the Washington Post

Airborne fly ash concerns residents - The Capital Online Sept. 27 in PDF format

Gambrills Well Water Investigation

From the Anne Arundel County Department of Health

Get Educated on Fly Ash in Maryland

http://www.topix.net/content/trb/2007/08/fly-ash-dump-draws-md-fine

or you can download the PDF version here.

Letter to the Editor

Read Dick Lahn's recent letter to the Capital Gazette regarding the former Wal-Mart site.

The site as it looked 3 decades ago.

Crofton First: Next Steps

Even though Wal-Mart is not coming to Rt. 3, Crofton First is still committed to Smart Growth along the Rt. 3 Corridor.

Wal-Mart will NOT be coming to Crofton

It's official: Wal-Mart will not be building a store on Rt. 3 in Crofton. This week Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold announced that "the planned Wal-Mart store will not be coming to Crofton."

It goes without saying that this could not have been achieved without a dedicated community making their voices heard. Thanks to everyone who supported this effort.

Join the Network Now

Crofton First is creating a Telephone Network (chain) throughout the Crofton Area to Alert Members into Action to contact Elected Officials and County Administrators when an Important Issue needs Immediate Action. Numbers Count: Join the Network Now. Follow the instructions on the one page form.

General Membership Meeting Schedule

Membership Meetings will be held bi-monthly on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Community United Methodist Church (CUMC) at the corner of Riedel Rd and Rt. 424.

Follow signs to their Fellowship Hall from the parking lot (you'll enter through the double doors on your right as you walk towards their office building (not the church itself.)

Announcements

Patuxent River Walk Photos

Please take a moment to look at photos from the Patuxent River Walk.

Download the Fly Ash Forum

Please download and distribute the Fly Ash Forum Flyer. This handout contains a summary of the issues that we face, and is a great list of talking points. It also provides information on how people in our community can participate to help preserve our community.