FYI, Neeld Estate

FYI ... in case you missed it... Previous Information from the NECA Home page is posted here for reference

*Click to read:* A Perspective on Box Turtle Derbies received from Mary Osborn Reilly, NECA President, posted 9/24/09 October 2009 - Letter From Mary Osborn-Reilly, NECA President September 2009 - Letter From Mary Osborn-Reilly, NECA President

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. E-cycling: 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.


Tips to Rid Neeld Estate of Mosquito Breeding Sites Clean rain gutters to allow water to flow freely. Remove old tires or drill drainage holes in tires used for playground equipment. Store plastic wading pools inside or turn them upside down when not in use. Turn over or remove clay pots and plastic containers. Dispose of all empty beverage containers, plastic wrappers, discarded toys, etc. Check for trapped water in plastic or canvas tarps used to cover boats, pools, etc. Arrange the tarp to drain the water. Pump out bilges in boats. Turn canoes and small boats upside down for storage. Replace water in bird baths at least twice a week. Remove pet food and water dishes that are not being used. Flush livestock water troughs twice a week. Don't leave garbage can lids lying upside down. Be sure water does not collect in the bottom of garbage cans. Flush water in the bottom of plant holders twice a week. Fix dripping outside water faucets. Turn wheelbarrows upside down when stored outside. Check around construction sites or do-it-yourself improvements to ensure that proper backfilling and grading prevent drainage problems. Check ornamental ponds, tree holes and water-holding low areas for mosquito larvae. Call the nearest Mosquito Control Office (see below) if you find, or suspect, mosquito larvae are present. “Mosquito Fish” are available that will naturally control larva in ponds. If ditches do not flow and contain stagnant water for one week or longer, they can produce large numbers of mosquitoes. Report such conditions to a Mosquito Control Office. Do not attempt to clear these ditches because they may be protected by wetland regulations. Contact the Mosquito Control at the County’s Department of General Services, 410-535-1600 or 301-855-1243 or Mosquito Control Section of the Maryland Department of Agriculture nearest you for additional assistance and advice. Maryland Department of Agriculture Mosquito Control Offices Annapolis (Headquarters) 410-841-5870 Southern Maryland 301-373-4263 http://www.co.cal.md.us/assets/SpringNewsletter2009.pdf CALVERT COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM Calvert County will be starting their abatement of nuisance and vector (disease carrier) mosquitoes on May 1st. This includes biological control methods for larvae at breeding sites, and also spraying for adult mosquitoes, on an as needed basis only. This is determined by specimen count using mosquito lamp traps within the community. The spraying is done in accordance with EPA regulations and uses permethrin which is not suppose to be harmful to humans or to pets, but cannot be sprayed near ponds with fish or near beehives. The spraying generally will be once or twice a week when the mosquitoes are bad. IMPORTANT : ANYONE WHO DOES NOT WANT SPRAYING AT THEIR HOME, PLEASE ADVISE ME, EITHER BY E-MAIL OR BY TELEPHONE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO I CAN PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY. PLEASE PROVIDE A REASON ( EXAMPLE: health issues, pond with fish, beehive, etc.) Jay Geest e-mail : geest@chesapeake.net phone: 410-535-2074 (4/22/05
High Electric Bills? BGE Meeting was held in Chesapeake Beach 2/14/09 to discuss electric bills. click to read Typical Energy Costs for Household Appliance - This table shows typical energy costs to run some common household appliances and equipment, for typical usage patterns and average energy costs (about 8 cents per kWh for electricity and 60 cents per therm for gas). Your actual costs may differ substantially from these typical costs because of a number of factors: the price you pay for energy, the size of your appliances, the efficiency of your appliances, how much you use them, and how you use them.


Report Any Unusual Fish Kill on the Bay MD Dept. of the Environment Chris Luckett Fish Kill Investigation Section Environmental Assessment Division 416 Chinquapin Round Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 443-482-2731 Fax - 410-974-5600


From Marty Meyer: As some of you know, I have been inquiring about the Sharps Island Lighthouse not functioning the entire summer since back in May of '07 and wondering why. I contacted 'Friends of Lighthouses' with a reply from that organization telling me that many people have contacted the organization about the light not working and no one seemed to know the status. Well, I contacted the Coast Guard Navigation Center and below is the response I received from them. It would be sad to not have the Sharps Island Lighthouse working again since I have looked out across the Chesapeake Bay my entire life and seen it shine! The lighthouse is known as the 'Leaning Tower of Lighthouses'. The only lighthouse that has a permanent tilt to it. Maybe we can adopt it! :-) Mr. Meyer, Thank you for contacting the Coast Guard Navigation Center. We have contacted the USCG Aids to Navigation Team in MD and they informed us that they sent out a casualty report and subsequent Broadcast Notice to Mariners in 2005 for the Sharps Island Lighthouse. The structure is very badly deteriorated and they have no way to access it and perform routine maintenance on this light. There are no immediate plans for the light to become operational again. We hope this addresses your inquiry. In order to better serve the public, please inform us if this answer was helpful. Sincerely, USCG Navigation Information Service 7323 Telegraph Road Alexandria, Virginia 22315 Tel: (703) 313-5900 Fax: (703) 313-5920 http://www.navcen.uscg.gov 11/29/07

	NECA Meeting
	We would like to thank Jay Degges, an owner of the Neeld property, for attending and speaking at the November 2007 NECA meeting. Over 30 residents attended this very informative meeting and many topics were discussed. More details from the meeting will be posted soon.

11/3/07

5/16/07 - from The Calvert Independent
Sheriff's Department Police Report: Drug Arrest in Neeld Estate May 1, 2007, 10:20 p.m. Dfc. Richard S. Wilson responded to the end of Bay Parkway in the Neeld Estates subdivision to investigate a call of trespassers in a house under construction. Another responding officer, Sgt. Brian McCourt, located a vehicle occupied by two males parked in a driveway. Officer Wilson approached the vehicle and observed suspected marijuana on the console. One of the men advised the vehicle and contents were his. He was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Important phone numbers: Sheriff's Office- non emergency # - 410-535-2800 MD State Police - 410-535-1400 / 301-855-1975 Crime Solvers - 410-535-2880
Your help is needed to keep Neeld Estate a safe place to live. Please report suspicious activity in our community.


Early Christmas Present
"Santa" made an early delivery to the Neeld Estate community. We were gifted with a beautiful Santa suit from John Mishler. Thanks John... we appreciate your generosity and your dedication each Christmas to our community. 6/2/07

July 2004 - Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club Newsletter - Article and pictures about Neeld Estate and "Identifind Day" can be found on page 11. Very nice newsletter. (Newsletter is in PDF format)

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE GUIDE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE FLOODPLAIN REVISED MAY 2006 ttp://www.co.cal.md.us/residents/building/planning/howtoguide/floodplainregs/default.asp

Calvert County Code Enforcement Information & Complaints Contact: Michelle 410-535-1600 x: 2571

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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.