Hi all: I live on Charles and 30th and am sad about the tree removal. My neighbors and I received a grant from Parks and People to plant 4 cherry trees on our block in 1999 so you can imagine how we feel! That being said, after almost 10 years of negotiation and meetings, I am optimistic that the result, which will include more trees than the number that were removed, will be lovely.<br>
<br>This project has been in the works since at least 1999. This summer I have been purging my house of stuff and recently recycled about a foot of paper from all the meetings my neighbors and I attended about this project. Please know that Charles Villagers, the Friends of Wyman Park Dell, and other community members vociferously advocated for a pedestrian and tree/plant friendly design going so far as to hire our own expert to give input to the project. We also advocated to keep Charles Street from becoming a highway out of town and to preserve the buffer between the street and the houses, buildings and park on either side.<br>
<br>There were community meetings where designs were presented and the community gave input. ( I recall a large meeting at the Friends Meeting House where three designs were presented and the community voted on the one it preferred.) There was a stakeholders group that represented a variety of interests (residents, churchs, condos on Greenway) that met with the planner from the City, DOT, JHU, and the engineering firm hired by the City. Notes from these meetings can be found at the website that Casey sent around. <br>
<br>There were numerous Villager articles and even some Baltimore Sun articles about the project. This project nearly wore me out given how long it has been going on. Still, as a Charles Street resident I plan to monitor the project as it progresses. <br>
<br>Dawna Cobb<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:34 AM, judy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdydee@verizon.net" target="_blank">jdydee@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Ridiculous that CVCA
has a monopoly on the information that affects us all.
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I read the Chaz
Villager, and I dont recall seeing that - Nor was it ever
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">on the discussion
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<p>Also the complete Charles Reconstruction plan is online
at <a href="http://www.charlesvillage.net" target="_blank">
www.charlesvillage.net</a> , was vetted at several CVCA
membership meetings in the years leading up to its
approval by the Dept of Transportation, and was the
subject of many articles in the Charles Villager over
those same years. Charles Village was fully represented
by volunteers who attended many meetings during the
process which took several years. There was no other way
to complete the planned improvements without removing some
trees. Hopefully, when the reconstruction plan is
completed, we will see that the removal of trees was a
small price to pay for the improvements realized.</p>
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<p>One way to keep abreast of what is happening in Charles
Village is to read the Charles Villager, visit the CVCA
website, join CVCA and attend CVCA General Membership
meetings, and volunteer to participate in CVCA committees
where issues are identified and resolved.</p>
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<p>Sharon L. Guida<br>
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<b>From: </b>"Casey Miller" <a href="mailto:casey.e.miller@gmail.com" target="_blank">
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There is slightly more information here: <a href="http://charlesstreet.mdprojects.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=74" target="_blank">
http://charlesstreet.mdprojects.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=74</a>
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<div>Look under Landscaping and Beautification<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:44 PM,
judy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdydee@verizon.net" target="_blank">jdydee@verizon.net</a>></span>
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Why am I not surprised. How old are these trees? Makes
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On 09/27/2012 01:14 PM, Joshua Fruhlinger wrote:<br>
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Judy, this is part of the rebuilding of Charles
Street that will be happening over the next two
years. There was quite a bit of controversy
over this aspect of the plan when it was rolled
out. New (though obviously not mature) trees
are being planted in the redesign.<br>
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jf<br>
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On Sep 27, 2012, at 12:58 PM, judy <<a href="mailto:jdydee@verizon.net" target="_blank">jdydee@verizon.net</a>>
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I have not seen this but was told that the
trees in the 2900 Charles have been cut down.
Does anyone have any info on this?<br>
Judy<br>
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