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FIREWORKS
Information from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office regarding Fireworks.

Calvert Sheriff Offers Guidance on Fourth of July Safety

The fourth of July is a time of national celebration. Sheriff Mike Evans asks that everyone celebrate safely and legally.

The only fireworks legal in Calvert County are sparklers containing no chlorates or perchlorates, ground based sparking devices that are non-aerial non-explosive, and are labeled in accordance with the requirements of CPSC. Paper wrapped snappers containing less than 3/100 grains of explosive composition, and snakes that contain no mercury and are not regulated by DOT.

All other fireworks are prohibited.
You must be 16 years old to purchase sparklers.
Always follow the directions on the label.
Always have an adult present to supervise your fireworks fun.
Alcohol and fireworks do not mix.
Always use fireworks outside.
Never try to re-light malfunctioning fireworks.

By following a few safety rules you will have a happy and safe Independence Day celebration.
Calvert County Animal Control would like to remind you that loud noise and bright flashes might frighten your pets. Keep your pets indoors while enjoying the fireworks this July 4th.

** NECA has formed a Committee to address the concerns of illegal fireworks in our community.
Brett Reeves is head of this committee and more information will be posted soon.

5/3/08

Code Red Telephone Notification System

From Calvert County Commissioner Linda Kelley:

Please see the enclosed notification re registering for the Code Red telephone notification system. This system is operated by the Calvert County Government to notify residents in case of emergencies or unusual situations. In order to receive these notifications, you must be registered.
Please see the attachment for easy instructions for registration.

You are requested to share this information with your personal
or organization email lists, congregation members, homeowner and
citizen association membership, or other interested parties and family
members who reside in Calvert County.

Remember, you have to register in order to receive these notifications.

Thanks for your help in distributing this important information.

Best regards,

Linda Kelley

Press Release
Calvert County Government
Emergency Management Division

175 Main Street, Courthouse
Prince Frederick, MD 20678

410-535-1600 Ext. 2302

March 19, 2008

County Urges Residents to Sign-up for CodeRED

PRINCE FREDERICK, MD—The Calvert County Division of Emergency
Management uses CodeRED, an emergency telephone notification system, to
contact County residents in the event of an emergency situation. This system
allows hundreds of telephones per minute, to be called with a recorded
message that provides vital information. When an emergency arises, those
impacted by the event are called using identified lists such as residents around
Calvert Cliffs or Cove Point, geographical areas such as residents on a
particular road or a radius for events such as missing persons. CodeRED has
been used to inform and update residents about power outages, missing
persons, weather information, water and sewer service disruption, and gas line
breaks.

TO SIGN UP-

Go to the County’s homepage, www.co.cal.md.us, and click on the
CodeRED Residential Data Collection Registration Form link.

You can also call the Emergency Management Office at 410-535-1600
x2638 to register.

Emergency Management personnel also participate in many public
awareness events to promote CodeRED and register citizens.
In order to successfully reach residents during power outages, it is
recommended that you have at least one plug-in, non-portable phone in
your home. Emergency Management staff use CodeRED to provide
updates and broadcast emergency information such as warming center
locations and shelter activations. Emergency Management staff
recommends that all citizens register cell phone numbers as well as
home and work numbers to ensure they are notified of an incident even
if they are not at home.

For more information, please contact Bob Fenwick, Emergency Management and Safety Division Chief at 410-535-1600 Ext. 2301 or Sandy Simmons, Emergency Management Specialist at
410-535-1600 Ext. 2302

3/27/08

Calvert County Recycles -
if you live in Calvert County, the following items can be recycled

Recycling

Recycling is a very important part of the Calvert County waste management program. While many people still don't recycle, the benefits should be reviewed:

conserves natural resources; consider that if we didn't recycle newspaper we would have to cut more trees to produce new newspapers,
conserves landfill space; landfills would fill up proportionately to the amount of materials we don't recycle - if we didn't recycle anything, most landfills would be full 10-30% faster than had we all recycled,
saves us money; yes, actually it does - a new landfill costs millions of dollars to develop and build - money that could better be spent on schools, roads, and public safety
it makes cents - yes - more people are employed with recycling businesses and many people sell recyclable materials.

So, if you live in Calvert County, the following items can be recycled:

Glass: Clear, brown, green, yellow, red or blue drinking, food, and beverage bottles. If it didn't have food or beverage it, it probably can't be recycled. Don't take the labels off, but please remove the lids. Rinse out the container and recycle. We can't accept plate glass, light bulbs, mirrors, dishes, pottery, ceramics, windshields or other non-food containers.
Cans: All food and beverage cans, steel, tin, empty paint, aerosol or aluminum can be recycled. Rinse them out and flatten if you can. And don't worry about the labels either.
Plastic: All plastic food containers and bottles with #'s 1 thru 7. Please rinse out and flatten (for space). We don't accept plastic toys, dolls, plastic wrap, large buckets; pans or pails, or plastic bags. Plastic bags can be returned to the store in which you received them to be recycled.
Single Stream Recycling: We accept all dry and stacked NEWSPAPER, with or with out the Sunday insert. Please DON’T include the plastic bag you may have stacked the paper in. All MAGAZINES and all “slick” printed material, sales, mail order catalogues and other high quality printed catalogs. Every piece of MAIL you receive can be recycled. Any SCHOOL PAPERS as well as some containers from your kitchen – including pasta, cereal, and food boxes. You can also recycle paperback and hardback books. TELEPHONE BOOKS are also acceptable. Cardboard: corrugated, if it has interior ridges, waffles, or is thick, it's corrugated and we love to recycle it. We are now accepting Asian boxes too.
Textiles/Clothes: Any old clothing you have, with or without holes, buttons or zippers can be recycled. While the good clothing is sorted out for resale, the really bad stuff (please don't be shy) is then used for rags and other products. Don't forget sheets, curtains, blankets, socks, shoes, belts, cloth table cloths, napkins, shower curtains, towels, or just about anything that's a fabric. Be sure that the items are clean and dry. If you're unsure, please ask an attendant.
Motor Oil: Motor Oil Filters: Antifreeze: If you do your own oil changes, chances are that you have a used filter so when you bring your oil to the recycling center, bring along the filter too. Filters should be drained and recycled in the marked container at all sites..
Household Hazardous Waste: This program is available to residents only -NO COMMERCIAL HAULERS/BUSINESSES. Commercial businesses must make other arrangements for disposal. County residents may drop off their HHW at the Appeal Landfill for free. These products usually have the words "DANGER, POISON OR WARNING" on the labels, and should be kept out of the regular garbage. Some of these items found around the house are; pesticides/insecticides, paint thinners/removers, drain cleaner, gas or fuels, pool chemicals, solvents, etc.
Ecycling: Computers, monitors, printers keyboards, mouse, copiers, VCR's, DVD players, two-way radios at the Mt. Hope, Huntingtown, Barstow, Ball road and Appeal Landfill sites.
Fluorescent & Incandescent Lamps & Ballasts: All tube fluorescent lights and ballast along with incandescent lights can be recycled at Mt. Hope, Huntingtown, Barstow, Ball Road and Appeal Landfill sites.

Metal: Lawnmowers/tractors, refrigerators, a/c units, dryers, washers, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, metal cabinets, desks, and chairs. All of these items can be recycled. If the item is at least 80% metal, it can be put into the metal recycling boxes. Appeal Landfill has recessed metal boxes, Mt. Hope, Huntingtown, Plum Pt., Barstow, and Ball Rd. all have metal recycling boxes. Citizens must put all metal into the boxes provided at the compactor sites. NO appliances with freon are accepted at the compactor sites, these items must come to the Appeal Landfill for proper draining and disposal.

And Other Stuff: Propane tanks from residential BBQ grills (no commercial) can be brought to any site to be recycled. Inkjet/Laser cartridges from printers and fax machines. Cell phones can be recycled at all sites. Rechargeable batteries along with car, boat, and motorcycle batteries can be recycled, alkaline batteries are not acceptable.

DNR Fisheries Service | DNR Fishing Reports

DNR's Volunteer Recreational Blue Crab Survey Has Begun!

Become a part of the Blue Crab Management process, participate in Maryland's Volunteer Recreational Blue Crab Survey! Starting with the 2008 recreational crabbing season, DNR is looking for your input by letting us know a few specifics of your time crabbing. This data will surely prove valuable to fisheries managers when drafting future decisions regarding the blue crab fishery.

To register or to learn more about this survey go to dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/fish/bluecrab/default.asp. Thank you to all who participate, DNR appreciates your effort with the surveys!

Cooperative Striped Bass Survey - 2006 & 2007 Data Summary Available

The Fisheries Service would like to thank you for your continued support of the Cooperative Striped Bass Survey. Your data has helped the Maryland Department of Natural Resources determine the size structure of striped bass caught by recreational anglers along Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast. In addition, this survey data will be used to supplement existing monitoring programs and provide data on short term fishing trends.

A summary of the 2007 data collected is now available through our web site, click here to view the analysis. The 2006 summary is also available by clicking here.

If you are interested in learning more or would like to participate, click on Cooperative Striped Bass Survey to go to the survey's web site.

Calvert County Animal Control Regulations

Maryland Sex Offender Registry - On this web site you can search by zip code or by a
person's name for offenders in the State of Maryland. This information is listed on the Department of
Public Safety & Correctional Services web site as well as the Calvert County Sheriff's Department web site.

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