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WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 3622
BALTIMORE, MD 21214
www.waltherson.org
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WALTHERSON IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING
When: November 6th, 2013 @ 7:45 PM
Where: Harbel (5807 Harford Road)
Get Involved Join WIA today!
With membership your vote is counted and your
voice heard in the community.
Receive your monthly WIA newsletter to stay on
top of what is happening in your neighborhood.
Please complete the form below and send with
your payment to:
Waltherson Improvement Association
P.O. Box 3622
Baltimore, MD 21214
November 2013
Bottles Cans and Paper
Every Tuesday!
Trash every Thursday!
Bulk Trash (Call 311 to schedule)
Waltherson Membership/Renewal Form:
Name: __________________________________
Address: ________________________________
City, State: ______________________________
ZIP: ____________________________________
Phone: _________________________________
E-Mail: _________________________________
Please Specify: □ Renewal □New
Newsletter: □ E-mail □ Paper Mailing*
_____ Individual / Business $12
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*Paper mailings are for our elderly and disabled members; please choose this option only if needed.
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Next Meeting:
Our next meeting will be held at Harbel at 7:45 PM on Wednesday, November 6th
. Our annual elections for the
Waltherson Improvement Association board will be held; Delegate Cheryl Glenn is on the agenda. There will also
be a by-law change on the ballot to remove date specific meeting information from our bylaws. This will allow usto change the date of the meeting and frequency.
President’s Letter
Hello & happy fall, everyone.
A special thanks to all those that came out to help us celebrate our 70th year anniversary as an association for our
block party. Whew... the hard work paid off & the weather held out. We met some new people & reacquainted
with others. We thank our dignitaries who came out, as well. Our gratitude goes out to many of the neighboring
businesses that donated food, the awesome chefs who cooked it, & Faith Community Church for allowing us to
have it in their parking lot. We will do this again in the spring. I hope you enjoyed it. We hope to see you at the
meetings & hear from you on our website.
We have quite a team here at WIA; most of our board members will continue to run for elections in November, &
we welcome a new one, as well. All of our positions will be filled, but please we welcome nominations, if you are
interested. During our November General Meeting, the first Wed of the month (Nov 6th
), we will hold our
elections. We will also be voting on amendments to our by-laws in November, which will present the idea of
changing to a quarterly General Meeting & moving our meeting days to Tuesday. We also have a few ideas for
topics that night, so please visit Nextdoor Waltherson and let us know what you would like to hear at the
meetings.
We are busy with many activities & events to help keep our neighborhood the awesome place it is to live.Sometimes we can sit at our desks & communicate on emails, but other times, we have to get up, dress up, & show
up. Even going door-to-door is still one of the greatest way to reach the public.
Some of the latest topics are:
The Baltimore City of Transportation held a meeting about the Belair Rd corridor on Oct 21st
.
Our neighbors at the Zion School, who have recently submitted updated drawings for the gym &
classrooms. This is still in the planning stages but coming along nicely.
We have a group interested in helping to clean up the Biddison Cemetary, so if you are interested, let us
know. We will share the date shortly.
We are working on traffic calming, the following requests will be voted on in December meeting.
o
4800-5100 Holder Ave (Southern to Echodale)o 5300 Holder Ave (Echodale to Frankford)
o 3400-3500 Hamilton Ave (Frankford to Walther)
We continue to monitor vacants, overgrown lawns, & work on preventing crime in our area.
As always, we look for ideas to stimulate your interest, so please be sure to share them with us. See you at the
November meeting!
Helene
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Upcoming Neighborhood Events:
November
October 24-Novmeber 24 St. Nicholas playing at Performance Workshop Theatre
2
nd
–
Baltimore City Public Schools 21
st
-Century Buildings Design Expoo 8:30am-3pm @ Morgan State Student Center 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
6th
– Waltherson Community Meeting @ Harbel 7:45 PMo Annual Election for Waltherson Board Members
9th
- Open House Tours – www.bmoremainstreet.com for details
18th
– Belair Road Market Analysis Release @ Harbel 5807 Harford Rd 7:30pm
December
4th
– Waltherson Community Meeting @ Harbel 7:45 PM
6th
– First Friday Art Crawl
14th
– Holidays on Harford
*Please check with businesses for details of their events
Upcoming Traffic/Roadwork Projects
Spring 2014
Walther Ave Bike
Lane Extension from
Moravia Rd to
Glenmore Ave
Summer 2014 Reconfiguration of
the intersection at
Frankford Ave &
Corse Ave. A High
Resolution version is
available on our
Nextdoor site.
Winter 2014
Harford Road Herring Run Bridge Reconstruction begins
o Harford Road will be closed at Herring Run for two years during reconstruction
SC909 & SC911: Improvements to Sanitary Sewers of the Herring Run Sewershed
o Rehabilitation work on sanitary gravity sewers ranging from 8-inches to 27-
inches in diameter and manhole replacements throughout neighborhood
o We are waiting on DPW to post affected streets.
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Waltherson’s Annual Elections
The following individuals are running for the Waltherson board in 2014. If you are interested in running
please contact [email protected]
President: Helene Quinn
1st VP: Paul McCartney
2nd VP: Frank Williams
Secretary: Rob Walshe
Member-at-large: Ronisha Moore
Parliamentarian: Lisa Hom
Treasurer: Francis Beane
Sergeant-at-arms: Sue Kessel
There will also be a by-law change on the ballot to remove date specific meeting information from our
bylaws. This will allow us to change the date of the meeting and frequency as detailed later in this
newsletter.
Belair Road Market Analysis Release
When: Monday, November 18, 7:30 p.m.
Where: HARBEL, 5807 Harford Road
RSVP Required
Market analysis prepared by Willdan Financial and Economic Consulting Services, Design Collective,
WT+a, and wba Research. Please RSVP by November 14 to Kristen Mitchell, Senior Economic
Development Officer, Baltimore Development Corporation, by e-mail at
[email protected] or by phone at 410-779-3837.
The March 2011 report Revitalizing the Belair Road Corridor, prepared by the Urban Land Institute-
Baltimore District Chapter, created a strategic geographic framework for revitalization of a five-mile
stretch of Belair Road from Sinclair Lane in Baltimore City to the Baltimore Beltway in Baltimore County.
The report emphasized the necessity of having a comprehensive market analysis in order to implement
this revitalization strategy. The purpose of the market analysis is to provide government decision-
makers, developers, business owners, property owners, investors, and community leaders with an
understanding of the different types of land uses the market can support, and how much can be
supported.
The following organizations and entities worked together to ensure that this key recommendation cameto fruition: City of Baltimore, Baltimore City Department of Planning, Baltimore County, Baltimore
County Department of Planning, Baltimore Development Corporation, Greater Baltimore Committee,
HARBEL, Gardenville Belair Road Business Association, Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc., North Belair
Road Community Coalition
With this market analysis complete, we can all turn our attention collectively to marketing and branding
with the goal of reinvigorating Belair Road as outlined in the March 2011 report.
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IN AND AROUND WALTHERSON
Belair Road Streetscape Plan
On Monday, October 21st there was a meeting to discuss preliminary plans for the Belair RoadStreetscape plan for Baltimore City focusing on the nodes of Belair-Edison (at Belair & Erdman),
Gardenville (at Belair & Frankford) and Overlea (at Belair & Fleetwood). They are currently
looking at two concepts, bump-outs or medians. Sample drawings of both concepts are below.
Please visit our website (www.waltherson.org) to see specific drawings of the Gardenville node.
New businesses coming to Belair Road
Planet Fitness has signed a lease and will open its first Baltimore City location at 5201
Belair Road in the old Goodwill building just south of Frankford Ave.
Birdland Sports Bar & Grill opening November 9th
at 6317 Belair Road near Glenmore by
the owners of Darker Than Blue selling comfort food; “hearty meals with hefty
portions.”
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Waltherson 70th Anniversary Block Party
Thanks to all who came out to the block party on October 19th
. It was a great time; we were
thrilled to meet so many of you. Special thanks to Harvest Fare, Bi-Rite, & Dunkin Donuts for
donating food and making this possible and to Faith Community for being such generous hosts!
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2nd Reads Program
Councilman Brandon Scott shared with us that “on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, I will read
to students at a school in my district to highlight the importance of not only reading, but alsothe importance of volunteering in our schools. If you are interested in participating in 2nd
Reads please contact my office on 410-396-4808 or email my staff at
We are also working with our neighboring associations to the west to build involvement in
Garrett Heights Elementary & Middle School. Please contact us if you are interested.
St. Nicholas Playing at Performance Workshop Theatre
Directed by Marlyn G. Robinson – October 25 – November 24
Performance Workshop Theatre presents the return of the extraordinary one-man play, St
Nicholas, by the celebrated Irish playwright, Conor McPherson. A modern day gothic tale, St.
Nicholas is the chillingly funny and macabre story of an Irish theatre critic at a crisis in his life,
who chases a beautiful young actress to London, then falls into a world of lust, dark secrets,
vampires, and mystery. Award-winning actor, Marc Horwitz, stars in a reprise of his acclaimed
solo performance in our 2005 production of this brilliant one actor tour-de-force.
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