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THE LATEST NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! April 2009 In This Edition: April 30 marks the end of the Association's fiscal year and time for each member to renew their membership. Memberships can be renewed by mailing the $45 fee for a family membership with the membership form to: SAIA Boaters needing Boat ramp permits have until May 10 to get them. The lock on the ramp gate will be changed that day. Members have three choices to obtain permits and keys:
Don't throw away the old key until you have tested the new one in the gate lock and found it to work. If you are uncertain of your membership status you can check right here on the website. You will get a response within a few days. The proposal to build a pavilion at the a community beach was approved by the membership at (and leading up to) the general meeting of the Association on April 18. The Board made arrangements so that membership could vote by mail, on the internet, and at the meeting (both in person and by proxy). This voting procedure had been used by the Association before, and went relatively smoothly. A few attempts to vote had to be disqualified because the voters were not currently members. In addition, some submitted mail-in ballots too late to be counted, including a few that were sent in under the misimpression that they constituted proxies (a proxy is a statement conveying one's right to vote at a meeting to another member in attendance). All in all, roughly half the eligible members of the Association cast a vote one way or another. The final vote was 109 in favor to 96 opposed. Internet votes ran 86 to 55 in favor. Mail-in ballots were 6 to 10 against. Votes at the meeting were 17 to 31 against. (Proxy votes are cast on the same ballots as that of attendees, and cannot be separately identified.) Had the late mail-in ballots been counted, the outcome would not have been changed. In the next few weeks, the Board will approve a final design and appoint someone to direct the project. After that, we will begin the application process with the County. It is possible that the County will ultimately deny permission to build. But the process is so involved, that we made the decision to test the membership's sentiment, before expending funds or more effort in seeking approval. We will be posting updates periodically on the website when events in the process occur. MAGOTHY RIVER ASSOC HIGHLIGHTS 2009 State of the Magothy River Meeting Do you, family, or friends enjoy spending time on the Magothy River? Would you like to find out how you canhelp to protect and restore this precious resource? Would you like to hear about all of the great things happening on your river? The Magothy River Association will hold its seventh annual “State of the Magothy River” presentation on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, starting at 6:30 PM. The meeting will feature the annual Magothy River Index and a report on the Magothy Watershed Conference held in January (more information on the conference can be found here - http://www.magothyriver.org/magothy-river-watershed-conference/). Scheduled speakers: 2) The first Magothy River Watershed Conference, presented by Dot Leonard, Ocean Equities 3) New MRA Committees – Education/Action; Stormwater Runoff; Zoning/Enforcement. Displays:
Doors and displays open at 6:30PM. Program to start at 7:00PM and last until 9:00PM. Following the presentations, there will be refreshments and time to visit the displays and chat with watershed residents and the experts. Are you interested in clean water, healthy fish, living oyster reefs and limiting suburban effects on the Magothy? Come and see how you can help! Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Directions at: http://www.aacc.cc.md.us/ locationsandmaps/maps.cfm For Information: In case of inclement weather, if the college is closed, the program is postponed. College closings are announced on WNAV radio (1430 AM) and on the college web site, http://www.aacc.edu/
Handouts and fliers regarding the Magothy River and surrounding area:
The MRA and the Magothy River were featured in the Maryland Public Television special "Weary Shoreline". It first aired in February 2008 and last aired during Chesapeake Bay Week on April 24, 2008. There are no known additional airings scheduled. Note: All information, including phone numbers and addresses, collected by the SAIA is used for Association communications only. We will not share this information with anyone else without the express permission of the family providing it. You are visitor number Web site counter provided by digits.com
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