Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
September 30, 2019
Dear Readers:
Here is a short report from two short meetings that were held on Monday.
Steve
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Cambridge Matters #31 – Sept 23, 2019
Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
September 23, 2019
Dear Readers:
Attached please find Cambridge Matters #31. Our next regular meeting will be the 4th Monday of October. There will be no meeting on the 14th as we will be at the Maryland Municipal League Fall Meeting that is being held at the Hyatt this year. I will be attending and going to some trainings and will provide you with any updates of importance from that meeting.
As you will recall, I am numbering our meetings downward toward the final meeting of this City Council in January 2021. That means that our late October meeting will be #29. We are fast approaching the time for citizens offering themselves for public office and our elections in November 2020.
Thanks for reading.
Steve
ABCs of Medicare – Thursday Oct 3, 6 – 8 pm – Cambridge Library
Cambridge Matters – Sept 21, 2019 – National PTA
Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
September 21, 2019
Dear Readers:
As we all know, education is a critical component in the success of any community, and Dorchester County is no exception. Earlier this week I attended the meeting of the National PTA Board of Directors, of which I am a member, where a podcast was announced that focuses on parent engagement of children in school and helps parents understand their importance and how to be more engaged in their child’s education.
Below is an email from Leslie Boggs, the President of National PTA, about the new podcast with links to it. For those of you who are parents, teachers, or school administrators or know them, I would ask that you share this email with them. I would also ask that you listen yourselves and provide feedback to National PTA.
I have listened to one podcast and think that it is very well done. I hope you do as well.
Steve
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Cambridge Matters – September 9, 2019
Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
September 9, 2019
Dear Readers:
At last a short meeting and short report. Two matters that are coming up at the September 23rd meeting relate to a proposed set of rules and regulations for how the citizens handle their trash and and their animals.
The trash rules are modifications of rules that were established prior to our having a private contractor pick up our garbage. We have tried to make them easier to understand and to comply with for everyone. With the animal/dog ordinances the aim is to give the police the authority to act in limited ways where they do not have that stated authority but respond to dog calls anyway. As the information comes out regarding these matters, please be in touch if you have questions and please come to the meeting on the 23rd to let us know if you support or oppose the measures.
The intent is to continue ongoing improvements here in the city with issues regarding quality of life.
Thanks for reading.
Steve
CAN Newsletter – September 2019
CAN Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – August 22, 2019
JOIN US FOR THE CAN MTG, THURSDAY, SEPT 12
JOIN US for the next CAN meeting —
Thursday, September 12 at 7:00 pm in the WHCP Meeting Room, 516 Race Street, Cambridge, MD 21613
* Stephanie Dalke of the University of Maryland will talk about erosion and “wet spots” in Cambridge
* Interim Executive Director Sandra Tripp-Jones will speak on the Cambridge Waterfront (“Sailwinds”) Development Project
PLEASE JOIN US —
As always, ALL are invited!!
Three Proposed City Ordinances Scheduled for Vote at Sept 23 City Council Meeting
All —
Three proposed Ordinances (attached below) are scheduled for a vote at the Sept 23 City Council meeting.
Please consider attending to express your opinions regarding them.
#1158 addresses issues related to enforcement of laws regarding animals, particularly dogs, in the city and the responsibility of owners to prevent them from being at large and to pick up after them. The ordinance would allow the Cambridge Police to enforce these laws as a supplement to the responsibility of the County animal wardens.
#1159 addresses the collection of business and bulk trash by the city and residential trash by the private contractor and the responsibilities of the residents regarding the placement of their trash carts for collection and removal and placement after collection, requiring that trash bins be removed from the front of one’s property (to the side, back, or behind an enclosure) in a timely fashion after pickup.
#1157 would remove the requirement that buildings need to be a minimum of 50 feet away from route 50. By removing this requirement, the underlying dimension requirements in the Unified Development Code (UDC) will apply. This means that buildings can be as little as 15 feet from the edge of Route 50 and a maximum of 50 feet tall (this is the equivalent of 4 1/2 stories).
Cambridge Matters – August 26, 2019
Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
August 26, 2019
Dear Readers:
On occassion I am told by some of my readers that I say too much in these reports and that some are too long for people to read and digest. That probably is true. At the same time I think that transparency in government is important so that you the resident, taxpayer, and reader know how well we as government are doing or how we could improve on what we do to make Cambridge function better and be a place where people want to come and live.
While last Monday’s meeting was relatively short, the attached report along with some additional financial documents, I hope, gives you a clear picture of where we are doing well and where we need to improve, even if it is too long.
Steve