Board of Directors

Rhonda CrispPresident

Janice EvansSecretory

Joseph StadlerTreasurer

Janice EvansPast President

Gayle Adams

Scott Holupka

Stephanie Jameson

Dennis McCartney

Ashley Rogers

Bob Rytter

Rick Sheckells

Courtney Speed

Gene Suliga

H. Edward ParkerEmeritus

April 30, 2012Mr. Dan Gunderson, DirectorBaltimore County Department of Economic DevelopmentJefferson Building105 Chesapeake Ave., Suite 300Towson, Maryland 21204

Dear Mr. Gunderson:

On behalf of our Board of Directors, we are writing to ask the County to focus attentionand resources on the intersection of Holabird Avenue and Merritt Blvd. as an area forpotential reinvestment and revitalization. Both North Point Government Center and theMerritt Park Shopping Center need help and the timing seems to be such that there aresome opportunities to bring about further investment in these two parcels.

We are aware of a proposal by a developer to acquire the Government Center, and itbrings to focus the opportunity to consider the concept of whether some commercialdevelopment options for the site should be explored. With relocation of the importantservices now offered in the Government Center, a project might spark additional invest-ment in the area, including in the shopping center across the street. We encourage youto work with us to take advantage of that interest in investment in our community andexplore a variety of options for a re-use of the County site that might benefit theneighborhoods and attract potential new businesses to Merritt Boulevard as well.

For several years, your predecessors in County Economic Development have told us thatone reason why big box retailers such as Target have avoided Dundalk is that the retaillots on Merritt Blvd. are too shallow. We have also been told that unlike other parcelson Merritt Blvd., the North Point Government Center site has the potential to accom-modate such retailers. We would like the County to provide more information to thecommunity to help us understand how multiple retail parcels on Merritt Blvd. couldrelate to one another and explore multiple scenarios for potential redevelopment, in-cluding an assessment of the potential benefits and impacts to the community from abig box business. Importantly, we are requesting that such an assessment include ananalysis of a redevelopment project's effect on users of the existing sports fields atNorth Point Government Center, including availability and accessibility considerations.

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In entertaining any options for the Government Center site, there are some things that are very-r>.

important to the community and to our organization.• It is important that the County be sure to provide for the preservation of or replacement of therecreational facilities, community functions, offices and police station currently operating at theGovernment Center.• A plan for waste management and stormwater management must protect the nearby streamthat runs along the east side of the property.• Planting of more buffer trees to screen the uses from residents on Searles and Church Roads.• Any County proceeds from the sale of the Government Center should return to the Communityin other capital improvements, and we ask that the proceeds be used to restore County funding forthe Heritage Trail project and to support other Dundalk community priorities such as thestreetscaping of Merritt Boulevard.

We appreciate your consideration and hope to work with you on the renaissance of this vital partof Dundalk.

Best Regards,

Rhonda CrispPresident

Amy MenzerExecutive Director

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Board of Din:dors

Rhonda CrispPresident

Janice EvansSecretary

Joseph StadlerTreasurer

Janice EvansPast President

Gayle Adams

Scoff Holvpka

Stephanie Jameson

Dennis McCartney

Ashley Rogers

Bob Rytter

Rick Sheckef/s

Courtney Speed

Gene SuJiga

H. Edward PorkerEmeritus

April 4, 2012The Honorable John Olszewski, Sr.Baltimore County CouncilHistoric Courthouse, 2nd floor400 Washington AvenueTowson, MD 21204

Dear Councilman Olszewski:

We are writing to express our organization's support for the County's exploration ofeconomic development options concerning the North Point Government Center property. Wewant to encourage you, and the County Executive, to pursue examining options for this site andto act now before we miss out on opportunities. Time is of the essence because we know thatTarget is also considering a Canton location and that it is unlikely they would choose both sites.

We have heard about the proposal for attracting a Target or other large retailers to this site.While our full board has not yet had an opportunity to discuss this proposal, and there may bemany specifics to work out, the proposal has a lot of promise to bring Dundalkians the kind ofshopping options they have been seeking for years. County Economic Development officialshave told us that the North Point Government Center site has the potential to accommodatesuch retailers while most other existing retail sites in the community are not deep enough.

In entertaining any options for the Government Center site, we think it is important that theCounty be sure to provide for the replacement of all the recreational facilities, communityFunctions, offices and police station currently operating at the Government Center. We are alsoconcerned that Dundalk's fireworks display be accommodated on-site or find a new home withadequate space for viewing and parking.

Whatever future uses occupy the Government Center site, we would like to see a plan for wastemanagement that protects the nearby stream that runs along the east of the property and forthe planting of more buffer trees to screen the uses from residents on Searles Road.

Finally, we would like to see any County proceeds from the sale of the Government Centerreturn to the Community in other capital improvements, and suggest that the funds be used tosupport the Heritage Trail and/or the streetscaping of Merritt Boulevard.

Best Regards,/~

Cc: County Executive Kevin Kamenetz

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are afraid to report issues themselves trust that the Patros will be their voice, and many older residentsnow feel more comfortable being out and about. They have also improved the neighborhood by planting

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With an eye to still a brighter future, Dave has persuaded a developer to consider the neighborhood fornew residential development, and this spring the groundwork will begin for 108 new homes. These willblend with the older neighborhood (a dog park and a fishing pier are included in the negotiations) andwill likely be an incentive for others to consider improving their own curb appeal. The new constructionwill undoubtedly also appeal to young families with children, strengthening the local schools and addingto the local economy.

The Patros are bringing back their part of Dundalk, with the same principles that worked in the first place."What goes around, comes around" can be a pretty good thing.

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Subject: DRC.... lmportantFrom: patriciapauI1@verizon.netDate: 10/9/2013 10:08 PMTo: buzz@buzzbeeler.com

Here is another example of the ORe attempting to influence legislation.The Bottle Bill was sponsored by Delegate Olszewski.

Dundalk Renaissance Corporation

Support the HOMEAct and Help FightConcentrated Poverty in Dundalk

YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS NEEDED!Please contact Senator Norman Stone

Encourage him to:Vote FOR the HOMEAct - 58487with the Exemption Amendment

phone: 1-800-492-7122 x3587email: norman.stone@senate.state.md.us

Why does DRCsupport the HOMEAct?Why should you? .

Dundalk has a disproportionate concentration ofSection 8 vouchers, while other communities have veryfew.The HOME act:

1. Prevents landlords from blocking voucher holdersfrom rental complexes in some communities, likeTowson, while some of those same landlordsaccept the vouchers at other complexes they ownor manage in Dundalk

2. As amended, it exempts all Dundalk landlords fromhaving to take vouchers, since we already have thehighest concentration of vouchers in Baltimore County

3. Does NOT apply to small landlords with just one or tworental properties

4. Protects landlords' rights to deny tenant applicationsdue to criminal background or credit issues

Strengthening our neighborhoods is a complex processthat won't happen overnight.But this vote is a WIN-WIN situation for Dundalk'sneighborhoods and its happening NOW.The HOMEAct needs Senator Stone's vote to get out ofJudicial Proceedings Committee! Tell him you supportit!The vote could happen Thursday March 14th so contacthim NOW!

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ORCAlsoSupports theBottle Bill!!

HB108S - StatewideContainer RecyclingIncentive Program

DundalkRecyciesThis bill would pay 5cents for every glassor plastic bottlereturned for recycling.Just ONE of ourcleanups last yearprevented 307 bagsand 3 dumpstersworth of trash fromentering our water.Those bags containedover 600 plasticbottles.This incentive law willencourage citizens to:- think before theylitter- motivate them tocollect litter for thenickel refund- prevent bottles fromreaching ourwaterways!Contact DelegateMike Weir (who ison the committeehearing thelegislation) to tellhim you supportHB108S!ph.:1-800-492-7122

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Read ORe's letter to Senator Stone on S8487Contact Amy Menzer or call 410 282-0261 for moreinformation.Be a part of the solution.

or email him today!

Learn more.DRe's testimony.

Let's be friends ... ~CThanks for helping to build a better Dundalk.

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Why can the DRe use its funding to influence legislation?

Dundalk Renaissance CorporationMarch 2013

Support the HOMEAct and Help FightConcentrated Poverty in Dundalk

YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS NEEDED!Please contact Senator Norman Stone

Encourage him to:Vote FOR the HOME Act - 5B487with the Exemption Amendment

phone: 1-800-492-7122 x3587email: norman.stone@senate.state.md.us

Why does DRCsupport the HOMEAct?Why should you?

Dundalk has a disproportionate concentration ofSection 8 vouchers, while other communities have veryfew.The HOME act:

1. Prevents landlords from blocking voucher holdersfrom rental complexes in some communities, likeTowson, while some of those same landlordsaccept the vouchers at other complexes they ownor manage in Dundalk

2. As amended, it exempts all Dundalk landlords fromhaving to take vouchers, since we already have thehighest concentration of vouchers in Baltimore County

3. Does NOT apply to small landlords with just one or tworental properties

4. Protects landlords' rights to deny tenant applicationsdue to criminal background or credit issues

Strengthening our neighborhoods is a complex processthat won't happen overnight.But this vote is a WIN-WIN situation for Dundalk'sneighborhoods and its happening NOW.The HOMEAct needs Senator Stone's vote to get out ofJudicial Proceedings Committee! Tell him you supportit!The vote could happen Thursday March 14th so contact

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him NOW!Read DRC's letter to Senator Stone on S8487Contact Amy Menzer or call 410 282-0261 for moreinformation.Be a part of the solution.

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