Next Medfield Community Association Meeting 
Monday, April 5th at 7:00 PM 
Medfield Recreation Center 
The Center is located at 1501 Woodheights Avenue, Medfield

View the February 2010 Medfield Newsletter - posted 1/27/10

New Location for Medfield Community Meetings   

Beginning Monday, March 1st at 7:00 PM, The Medfield Community Association (MCA) meetings are to be held at Medfield Recreation Center on Woodheights Avenue. Please, help the association by spreading the news that the community meetings have moved to Medfield Recreation Center.

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Medfield Spring Fair - June 5th , 2010 

The Medfield Community Association will hold its annual Spring Fair and Flea Market on Saturday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If you would like to reserve a flea market space, please call Paul Smith at 410-467-3527. This is the only fund-raising event the Association has and it is a great day for you and your neighbors to stop by, have some fun, and help support the Association. The Fair will offer hot dogs, sodas, snowballs, a 50-50 raffle and lots of flea market bargains. A Goodwill truck will be there at the end of the day for your donations and any leftovers from the flea market that vendors want to contribute. Reserve your space early!  Reserve your space early!

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Medfield Rec. Center Summer Camp Program 

Medfield Heights Recreation Center is accepting applications now for our Summer Camp Program. The fee's are: $400.00 for camp (9 am to 3 pm), $120.00 for before and after care 7:30 am to 9 am and 3 pm to 6 pm. This includes: Backpacks, T-Shirts, All Field Trips, Breakfast, Lunch & Snack. Payment arrangements are available. For more information call 410-467-2242 after 2 pm.

Medfield has Interest in Dog Park 

On December 16.th, 2009, Leaders from the Recreation & Parks Department (BCRP) listened to citizen concerns of Medfield discuss a dog park. 

Gennady Schwartz is the director of Capital Projects for the department and would be in charge of overseeing the design and construction of any dog parks. The department is taking steps toward creating a citywide dog park plan, which is being overseen by Dr. Dwayne Thomas, interim Director of BCRP. - Dog Park General Criteria

Press Release:   

BALTIMORE CITY RECREATION CENTER TO RECEIVE MAKE OVER FROM UNITED WAY CORPORATE PARTNERS

Employees from Local Firms Will Roll Up Their Sleeves for Medfield Recreation Center Facelift - See Full Press Release

BALTIMORE (Sept. 28, 2009)--- On Tuesday, September 29, United Way, six corporate partners, Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks and the Baltimore Ravens will descend on the City’s Medfield Recreation Center. The center is located at 1501 Woodheights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211

At 8:00 a.m. volunteers from companies that support United Way will arrive at the building with paint brushes, saws and hammers to give the center’s lobby and five rooms a face-lift. The teams will work hard to transform the space into a more welcoming place for kids by painting, providing technology, books, educational tools, supplies and more. Teams will work in a different room and will have until 4:30 p.m. to finish the job. Each gets the help of one Baltimore Raven player. At the end of the day, rooms will be judged to see which team did the best job. Mayor Sheila Dixon will serve as one of the judges. See Full Press Release

41st Street and Falls Road Intersection Improvements

41st at Falls Road Right-Turn Lane Capacity Improvements

Project #517-07               Delivery Date : Summer 2010
The Department of Transportation is currently in the design stage of the 41st at Falls Road right turn lane capacity improvement. The new lane is scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2010. view renderings

TreeBaltimore is Coming to the Medfield Community! 

TreeBaltimore is a part of Mayor Sheila Dixon’s Greener Baltimore initiative. This fall, TreeBaltimore is launching its TreeNeighborhood program to provide FREE trees to residents of designated Healthy Neighborhoods, and ½ price trees ($10) to all other neighborhoods. In order to take advantage of this special pricing, neighborhoods must order a minimum of ten trees. Because of its designation as a Healthy Neighborhood, trees for Medfield ordered through the TreeNeighborhood program will be free OR Residents of Medfield will be able to purchase trees at the discounted price of $10. see more info

Tree orders will be collected through March 1st, and trees will be delivered to Medfield in April. For more information about the TreeNeighborhood program contact Richard Kaminski at Rich@MedfieldMD.com. 

Completed tree order forms should also be returned to Medfield Community Association. Mailing address is printed on the form. 

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Community Approved Union Mill PUD

On September 14th, the Medfield community APPROVED the Union Mill PUD.  Letter to Baltimore City Council

The redevelopment of Union Mill will entail the historic restoration, remodeling and rebirth of Maryland’s largest stone mill into an active and vibrant mixed-use residential and commercial development focused on those individuals doing some of Baltimore’s most important work. Utilizing L.E.E.D. Gold certified standards the building will be rehabilitated and brought back to life where it can once again add to the vibrancy and character of the Historic Hampden, Woodberry and Medfield communities. Since its construction in 1866 and expansion in 1872, Union Mill has been, until recently, continuously occupied. Over the past two years the building has sat vacant as a result of the current tenant, Life-Like Products, LLC, shifting operations both overseas and to other more industrial parts of the United States. The adaptive reuse of this long productive building will act as an anchor and catalyst to the positive redevelopment momentum in a portion of Baltimore City that has begun to see a rebirth over the past 10 years. See Community Letter to Planning Commission

OPERATION CRIME WATCH

APPLICATION  - Download Application

To register as a Crime Watch member, please complete the form below and return it to the Community Relations Unit of the Northern District. Your confidential Crime Watch membership number will be mailed back to you. 

CRIME WATCH NUMBER: 

Northern District Community Relations 
2201 W. Coldspring Lane 
Baltimore, Maryland 21209 

410-367-8491 - Office 
410-367-8492 . Fax
410-396-2455 . District 

Officer Jon Walter :: Jonathan.walter@baltimorepolice.org 
Officer Doug Gibson :: Douglas.Gibson@baltimorepolice.org 

**NOTE: When mailing your application back to the Northern District, mail it to the following address noting the Northern District: 

C/O Baltimore Police Department, 242 West 29th Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 

BALTIMORE BELIEVE 
1-866-BELIEVE * www.baltimorebelieve.comins 

Medfield Community Begins Email Listserv   

Description
This free listserv facilitates the exchange of community information for people who reside in the Medfield neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. This is a general purpose listserv which can be used from anything from information about crime activity in the neighborhood to obtaining recommendations on good home contractors.

Group Email Addresses
Post message: medfieldmd@yahoogroups.com  
Subscribe: medfieldmd-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  
Unsubscribe: medfieldmd-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

'08 Medfield Spring Fair A Success!

The Entertainment/Public Service Committee would like to thank everyone who contributed to the 2008 Medfield Spring Fair and Flea Market. Special thanks go out to our sponsors: The Wine Source, JT’s Market, Village Flower Mart, Kumbyah, Sirkis Paint and Hardware, Baltimore Coffee Company and Petit Louis. Big thanks as well to Aldersgate Church, all of the volunteers, and the many community members who had spaces as well as those who attended the fair. see photos

Appleby Way Street Dedication - Mrs. Doris Appleby and Family Special Thanks to Baltimore City Council and Mary Pat Clarke

Te fair also provided the opportunity to thank Mrs. Dorris Appleby for her many years of service in tending to Weldon Circle. Appleby Way was named in her honor during a ceremony at the fair – a very big thank you to Mary Pat Clarke for presiding over the ceremony, and to all the volunteers that helped make the street naming possible.

St. Mary’s Outreach Center

The center’s Resource and Referral Program is up and running with staff ready to help area senior residents in many ways. Staff members are able to help with sorting through problems with housing, transportation, Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage, rising energy bills, tax assistance and more. They also offer Benefits Checkup with individual private appointments to help seniors find the programs that best suit their needs.

Do you have questions about housing, energy assistance, transportation, medical issues or help getting back the $93.50 for part B of your Medicare that is taken out of your check monthly? St. Mary’s Outreach Center (SMOC) has answers! Call Sandy Simmons, a Certified Information and Referral Specialist in Aging, at 410-366-3106 for information. St. Mary’s Outreach Center serves the Hampden, Woodberry, Medfield, Remington and Mt Vernon areas. Their services are free.

Contact Information:
Sandy Simmons
Executive Director
St. Mary's Outreach Center
3900 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, Md 21211
410-366-3106

Rat Rubout Community Sweep Program
The Medfield Community Association wants your help with the rat/mice infestation in Medfield. The City will use chemicals to treat the infestation. Medfield property owners or residents will be required to permit access to the property for purposes of investigation and treatment. Use this form to report rat/mice infestation on a property's exterior. Click here to view form. Please, complete form and either mail it or bring to the next meeting.

Download the Northern District version of the Neighborhood Watch Application. People who apply are given a Crime Watch Number to use when calling 911 to report drug and other illegal activity - this allows people to remain anonymous but still report drug activity