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Neighborhood NEWS Neighborhood NEWS RUXTON-RIDERWOOD-LAKE ROLAND AREA IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION WINTER • 2014-15 Annual Meeting Highlights INSIDE by Jessica Paffenbarger children’s play area. And…we got a sneak peak at the concept plan for the proposed Lake Roland Education This year we had a full course of delights at our an- Center to be located near the Ranger Station. nual meeting. Our appetizer was Silent Night 1814 a 40 minute Meet-and-Greet with Many were surprised to PAGE 3 candidates for the Maryland Senate learn that our 500 acre H and House of Delegates. Our main park is over half the size Closeting Old course was a presentation about of Central Park and boasts New Year’s Robert E. Lee Park – Past, Present two National Register of Resolutions and Future. And dessert was a brief Historic Places Districts PAGE 4 business meeting including the (Lake Roland Historic Treasurer’s report, a written update District and Bare Hills H of the Association’s business for Historic District)! The Mary Kate Tells It the year, a goodbye and thank you land for the Park was ac- Like It Is to retiring Board members and a quired from The Baltimore PAGE 6 vote to elect new and second-term Gunpowder Company H members to the Board. of Maryland (formerly Home Sales The Bellona Gunpowder Patrick Jarosinski, RRLRAIA Jeffrey Budnitz and Elise Butler present “Robert E PAGE 7 Lee Park – Past, Present and Future” Company) in the 1850s by President, opened with welcom- Photo courtesy John Baer the City of Baltimore and ing comments and introduced our H flooded to create a lake Lake Roland host, Reverend Arianne Weeks, as a reservoir for the City. Construction of the Lake Education Center Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Patrick Roland dam started in 1858 and the reservoir was continued by introducing our elected officials and PAGE 8 ready for business by 1860. By the early 1900s, how- other candidates for local offices including State ever, the City wanted an improved supply of drinking H Senators Bobby Zirkin and James Brochin. House of water and by 1914 the Loch Raven Reservoir had New Board Delegates representatives included Delegates Susan been constructed and the City abandoned use of Lake Members Aumann, Steve Lafferty, Dan Morhaim and Dana Roland as a City water supply. At PAGE 10 Stein. Additional candidates for this point, the lake and surround- the House of Delegates included ing land was placed under the H Tim Robinson, Michael McAllister, Towson authority of Baltimore City Parks Chris West and Shelly Hettleman. WinterFest and Recreation. County Councilman David Marks Activities also attended as did Council- By the 1990s, the Park had expe- PAGE 12 woman Vicki Almond’s aide. rienced significant deterioration including erosion and run-off into H Our main course was the pre- the lake, neglected buildings, Kids Corner sentation by Elise Butler and PAGE 15 downed trees and crumbling side- Jeffrey Budnitz, who are on the walks. And the Park had become boards of both RRLRAIA and H a de facto off-leash dog park Robert E Lee Park Nature Council Meet-and-Greet: Delegate Susan Aumann RRLRAIA as well as serving as home for Committee (RELPNC). Their slideshow and with Board member Art Arthur Photo courtesy Jessica Paffenbarger a number of homeless residents Reports for talk featured the history of the hiding away in its depths. Efforts 2013-2014 Park from the early 1800s to the spearheaded by RRLRAIA and local residents, joined PAGE 16 recent past with historic pictures of the Park as well by elected officials, to get the City to make critical as scenes showing the neglect in later years. The repairs in the Park were to no avail. H slideshow concluded showing the wonderful ameni- Topping the Table ties now available – improved trails, new bridge, Recognizing that a new game plan for the Park With Style boardwalk from the Light Rail parking lot, new pa- was necessary, in the early 2000s RRLRAIA Board PAGE 19 vilion, dog park and Acorn Hill, the recently-opened Continued on page 14 H Lake Roland Education Center by Elise Butler and Nancy Worden Horst date all these needs for year-round meeting or instructional space for up to 75 people, including for disabled children and seniors, During temperate weather months activities and pleasures abound and be fully ADA-accessible. The proposed building site would look in Robert E. Lee Park: fairy princess parties, nature scout hunts out over the dam’s waterfall and historic landscape and provide and s’mores around the campfire, art classes and history walks, easy access to the Light Rail station via the existing boardwalk even a Zombie Horde scavenger hunt! But as the weather turns too or to the main entrance of the Park on Lakeside Drive. Accessibil- cold for outdoor activities many of these fun opportunities have ity from the Falls Road Light Rail station via the raised boardwalk to be moved indoors. Currently there is one small activity space makes this facility a “transit oriented resource” and the first of its in which to pursue activities like these. Now called the Ranger kind in the Baltimore metro area. Station, a former restroom has been re-purposed as an office for the Park ranger staff and a small meeting space. This same space The building and construction are to be as ‘green’ as possible. Be- also houses programs during warm seasons when weather chases cause of challenging topographical constraints, the Education Cen- summer camp participants under cover such as during summer ter will be elevated on piers to minimize its environmental impact. thunderstorms or tornado alerts. The Ranger Station is also the To the extent possible, renewable construction materials will be only available place to host the special needs children from the used. Both geothermal and solar array panels will be considered to Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital who visit for craft activities but minimize energy use. The location of the site along the boardwalk the space is not sufficiently large or suitably equipped for use by is also a naturally cool space during the summer months when the individuals with disabilities. surrounding tree canopy will provide shading. Finally, the fact that fewer people need to drive to the Park because it can be accessed To address these needs, the Robert E Lee Park Nature Council, in by public transport will minimize Park users’ carbon footprint. The partnership with Baltimore County, is proposing to build the Lake cost of this important project is estimated to be approximately Roland Education Center. The Center will be located in the heart $1.2 million. of the Park and complement recent improvements such as the new pavilion, Paw Point Dog Park and Acorn Hill (the children’s play As much as a third of the money will need to be raised from area). The multi-purpose building will be designed to accommo- private funds. We hope that Park users and neighbors will be 8 generous with their resources and with their efforts. Part of the project may be funded through a State bond bill; however, passage of a bond bill in these dif- ficult economic times will require active lob- bying by all friends of the Park. Beginning in January please watch the website http:// relpnc.org for infor- mation about how you can help with this effort by, for example, contacting your legis- lators, asking friends and neighbors to join in the effort and giving directly to this neighborhood ame- nity. Building the new Lake Roland Education Center in the heart of Concept floor plan for proposed new education center Courtesy Hord | Coplan | Macht the Ruxton, Rider- wood and Lake Roland area communities will require the enthusiastic participation of everyone. visit with Santa cookies and hot chocolate hotdogs Holiday Party in the Woods Have You Seen This Bug? Join your neighbors and friends on Saturday, The Emerald Ash Borer is responsible for the destruction of December 20, from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Old Rugby up to 200 million ash trees in the U.S. and the numbers are Field (between Robert E. Lee Park and the Light expected to keep rising. In other words, time is critical with Rail) off L’Hirondelle Club Road. this pest. Contact your local Davey arborist for a property Dress warmly - wear boots - bring flashlights. inspection and recommendations for EAB management. No dogs, please. Questions? Call 410-494-7757 or · Dormant Pruning · Removal · Certified Arborists email [email protected]. · Free Consultations · MD Lic. Tree Experts #767, #046 Greater Baltimore roasted sing carols 410-377-4002 marshmallows www.davey.com Photo credit: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Bugwood.org 9 Annual Meeting Highlights Continued from page 1 members continued the efforts of many past Boards and worked nior walks and more. The trails committee manages trail clearance with elected officials to eventually see the 2009 transfer of the and trash removal. Several corporate neighbors have donated time management of the Park from Baltimore City to Baltimore County and/or funds or provided services at cost to help with various Park via two 50-year licenses. With the transfer of the Park to the programs and improvements. County came many long-awaited capital improvements including There are many natural inhabitants of the Park (otters, birds, construction of the new bridge by the lake’s dam and a boardwalk turtles, butterflies, deer…). Con- from the MTA Light Rail parking lot, shoreline tinuing challenges include overpopu- restoration, a one-plus acre enclosed dog park lation of the white-tailed deer and with water access (Paw Point), repurposing of a the invasive plants; sadly, there are former restroom facility into a ranger station, a more invasives than native plants new pavilion for community use, renovation of at this point.
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