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Responsible Fertilizing

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MIDSHORE RIVERKEEPER CONSERVANCY (MRC) – How to Fertilize Responsibly
Everyone can do their part to help keep our rivers clean. One crucial and effective way is to fertilize lawns responsibly. The Maryland Lawn Care Act of 2011 helps prevent excess nutrients from non-agricultural sources from entering our local rivers. Continue reading →

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Welcome! We’re off and running. CAN got started in mid-January and we are in the process of putting things together. We have filed all the paperwork for the State and IRS. We have started up a newsletter, website, Facebook page and a community survey system. We are monitoring the Planning and Zoning meetings and looking at identifying problem properties in the neighborhood. We have established several neighborhoods with Block Captains. So things are moving forward but much remains to be done. Continue reading →

Project Clean Stream

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MIDSHORE RIVERKEEPER CONSERVANCY (MRC) – Project Clean Stream
The MidShore Riverkeepers are the local organizers for Project Clean Stream, a watershed wide event to improve the health of the Chesapeake and its tributaries. The event is a nice opportunity to clean up our environment and our neighborhood. MidShore Riverkeepers provides support with supplies and removal of bagged garbage.
This year’s clean up event will occur on Saturday, April 1st, 9am-noon. CAN members have registered cleanup teams for the West End Avenue and Long Wharf Park / Municipal Marina areas. CAN Block Captains or other CAN members who would like to lead a clean up effort in a particular area, or otherwise participate as a volunteer, should contact Judd Vickers at judd.vickers@gmail.com AND Suzanne Sullivan at suzanne@midshoreriverkeeper.org.

Historic Preservation Commission

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC) UPDATE
The Cambridge Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has experienced a significant change in membership in the last six months. The previous Chairperson’s term expired, the Vice Chair moved out of the area, and one member resigned. As a result we have three new members and a new chair and vice chair. The commission is now composed of Ron Berman, Chair; Sharon Smith, Vice Chair; and members Susan Morgan, Herschel Johnson, and George Vojtech.
The commission is embarking on an ambitious improvement plan that centers around three goals:

1. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HPC meetings and decisions 2. Increase community involvement and support
3. Protect and improve the historic housing stock in Cambridge.
We expect work on these goals to extend over several years, and hope that subsequent commissions continue working the plan.
On a related note, the City anticipates engaging an experienced preservation consultant to assist with completing the development of new Design Guidelines. The current guidelines are twenty years old and are silent on things such as solar panels, and don’t adequately address newer building materials. An attempt was made by an earlier commission to write new guidelines in 2014, but was stalled by resident concerns and staffing changes.
Sharon Smith HPC Vice-Chair

Block Captains Needed

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CAN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE – BLOCK CAPTAINS NEEDED
The CAN Neighborhood Development Committee encourages the development of self-identified neighborhood “blocks” through which members both (a) address their own neighborhood-specific concerns (e.g., individual neighbors needing assistance/support), and (b) leverage the combined energy and influence of CAN to advance common goals (e.g., zoning standards and enforcement).
Neighborhood “blocks” are loosely defined to meet the needs and concerns of each self-identified neighborhood. Although such concerns may vary widely across the city, CAN identifies commonalities to prioritize and take action on shared concerns.
Neighborhood “Block Captains” organize social events and other activities through which people get to know their neighbors and identify problems and concerns. Building neighborhood involvement across the City is considered the key to keeping CAN vibrant and effective.
CAN DESPERATELY NEEDS BLOCK CAPTAINS FROM EVERY CAMBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. If interested in volunteering, please contact Chuck McFadden at Ragtime31@gmail.com or CambridgeCAN@yahoo.com

Matters of Interest Upcoming City Council Mtg Feb 26,2017

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From: Steve Rideout [mailto:swrideout@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 10:02 AM
To: swrideout@aol.com
Subject: City Council Meeting – Monday

Dear Friends:

There are some matters on the Monday City Council docket that are of interest to me and, I hope, to you. If they are of interest to you, I hope that you will come to the meeting and let city council know your thoughts, whatever they may be. If you are not able to attend, let me know your thoughts so that I can be sure to share them with our city manager and other elected officials. Continue reading →