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Work completed for Mon 1/16/23 to Friday 1/20/2023

Work completed for Mon 1/16/23 to Friday 1/20/2023
A&I Inc cleaned these properties and public areas (entire property or publicly accessible areas):
Streets, Gutters, Sidewalks:
Collected chips on 41st St bridge
Corner of Rockrose and Clipper Ave
Druid Park Drive alley by and behind the church
41st Street in front of Fox 45
Malden Ave from WJZ to Druid Park Dr
Rockrose Ave from Malden Ave to Clipper Drive
Sidewalk across from 2000 Girard
Sidewalks and gutters by 3605 and 3652 Clipper Ave
Hooper Ave in front of Itineris and Scribbles and by the rear entrance to Fox 45
Clipper Ave from Jones Falls Trail to Clipper Mill Park
Parkdale Ave and the alley behind
Keystone Ave and the alley behind
Collected chips from the alley behind Girard Ave
Hooper Ave in front of Itineris and Scribbles
Collected chips in alley behind Druid Park Dr

Residences, Commercial and Public Properties:
Itineris and Scribbles playground & parking lot (daily)
Cleaned Rockrose Park grassy areas, playground and walkway(daily)
Druid Park Drive by 2066, 2076,2128, 2130, 2132, 3600 and the side of 3601 Keystone Ave
Druid Park Drive by the Woodbury Sign
3600 Hooper Ave by side gate and back yard (reported by resident)
Meadow Mill parking lot by La Cuchera (reported by a resident; see note)
3711 Clipper Rd (cleaned chips reported by resident)

Advanced Air Analysis Inc inspections:  (entire property or publicly accessible areas):
A walkthrough inspection and cleanup of the neighborhood by AAA, Inc and A&I, Inc was performed on 8/17/2023. They were followed by a resident who pointed out chips at different locations.

Additional Information:
Note: Red paint chips reported by a resident last week at Meadow Mill by the La Cuchera Restaurant were actually from a nearby red painted sign post and red painted fire hydrant and not from the TTI tower. Also, pieces of red plastic were found on the driveway and were not paint chips from the tower, as reported by a resident.

 

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Tower work today

Technicians from Tower Elevator Systems will be doing work on the tower today in advance of an inspection by the Maryland DLLR tomorrow morning. There will be NO activities related to the painting of the tower in compliance with the “Stop Work Order” issued by the City. I just wanted to let you all know in case there were any reports regarding these activities on the tower.

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TTI Cleanup Summary and map for 12/19 to 12/21

Here is the summary of TTI’s cleanup operations and map for the week. No cleanup activities were performed on  Thursday 12/22 and Friday 12/23  due to the inclement weather and extreme cold. Cleanup activities are expected to resume next week.
TTI Cleanup Summary for the WCA
A&I Inc cleaned these properties and public areas (entire property or publicly accessible areas):
Streets, Gutters, Sidewalks: -see map
Rockrose Park pathway
Hooper Ave by Fox 45
41st St sidewalk by 2015
Corner of Clipper and Druid Park Dr
Girard Ave street and curb by 2004 (reported by a resident)
Clipper Rd by 3605, 3652, 3654, 3060 and across from 3640Residences, Commercial and Public Properties:
Itineris and Scribbles playground, parking lot and grassy island (daily)
Cleaned under leaves in Rockrose Park,  grassy areas and playground (daily)
3600 Hooper Ave, backyard
2015 41st St front walkway
2029 Druid Park Dr rear parking area by garages
Island by the Woodbury sign
Fox 45 South parking lot and by the shrub line (as reported by a resident)

Advanced Air Analysis Inc inspections:  (entire property or publicly accessible areas):
A  neighborhood walkthrough inspection was performed on Weds 12/21 by AAA Inc, along with A&I personnel who cleaned any chips found.

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TTI cleanup summary and map for 11/28 to 12/2/2022

  • A&I Inc cleaned these properties and public areas (entire property or publicly accessible areas) this week:

  •  Streets, Gutters, Sidewalks: -see map

  • Cleaned street and sidewalks by 3600 and 3602 Hooper Ave

  • Cleaned Hooper Ave street and sidewalks from Druid Park Dr to WBAL property

  • Cleaned street and sidewalks on Druid Park Dr by 2140, 2118, 2078, 2076 all the way to the church, and the church alley to 41st St.

  • Cleaned Druid Park alley by 2158.

  • Cleaned street and sidewalks on Malden Ave by 3661, 3651, 3629,

3621, 3601 to Druid Park Dr and the alleys.

  • Cleaned street and sidewalks on Rockrose Ave by 2080, from WJZ to Druid Park Dr and the intersection near FATA

  • Cleaned street and sidewalks from the intersection of  Rockrose and Keystone Ave to Druid Park Dr.

  • Cleaned the Woodbury alley down to Keystone Ave.

  • Cleaned street, gutters and sidewalk by Fox 45

  • Residences, Commercial and Public Properties:

    • Itineris and Scribbles parking lot, playground and grassy island (daily)

    • 3600 Hooper Ave (daily)

    • Rockrose Community Park & Playground and grassy areas(daily)

    • WJZ driveway

    • FATA front and rear parking lots

  • AAA, Inc performed a full walkthrough inspection of the neighborhood along with A&I crew.
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TTI Clean Up Map for Friday, 11/4/22

Attached is the cleanup summary map for 10/31 to 11/4/2022. No new residents requested cleanup of their property for this period. In addition to the usual places that are checked and cleaned on a daily basis (the parks, playgrounds, daycares, community garden, etc.) All of the streets and alleys in the impacted neighborhood were surveyed and inspected for paint chips by Advanced Air Analysis Inc and A&I inc.  Any chips found by them, along with any reported by a resident, were cleaned by A&I’s technicians.

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TTI clean up map for Friday, 10/28/22

Here is this week’s TTI cleanup summary map. FYI, no new residents requested cleanup this week. Only one resident who had previously had their property cleaned reported seeing new chips on their property. TTI had their property re-inspected and cleaned the following morning. Any chip sightings or photos of chips sent to TTI by members of the community are immediately forwarded to our contractors, and are usually addressed the next business day.  As always, when no specific cleanup requests come from the residents, A&I Inc and Advanced Air Analysis Inc’s personnel walk the neighborhood to inspect and clean the streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, the community garden and other common areas in an effort to continue the remediation process.

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TTI cleanup map for Friday, 10/21/2022

No new residents requested cleanup this week at their properties. One of the residents emailed TTI and reported seeing some new chips at several locations in the neighborhood. Their emails and pictures were forwarded to A&I management and were assigned to the crews for cleanup. As always, when no specific cleanup requests come from the residents, A&I’s personnel walk the neighborhood to inspect the streets, alleys, the park, the playground, the community garden and other common areas in an effort to continue the remediation process.

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TTI Lead Paint Clean Up Map

Weather was not on our side this week, which suspended cleanup activities on Monday and Thursday. Other than the continuing daily checks and cleanup at the Rockrose Park and Playground, Itineris and Scribbles daycares, the community garden and the surrounding streets and alleys in the neighborhood, no new residents requested cleanup of their properties this week. Christine Sajecki emailed us several times about chips she spotted either on her property or in the neighborhood, and all of those were all addressed by our cleanup contractor, A&I Inc.

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9/13 TTI Update

*Crews from A&I Environmental Services Inc, along with Advanced Air Analysis Inc continue to have a daily presence in the neighborhood.

*To date, 900 mailers have been sent to residents (three separate mailings)
300 flyers have been distributed door-to-door.

*Signage, approved by Councilman Torrence has been displayed in the park as requested at the last meeting.

*Ongoing communication continues between TTI and MDE.

*The tower has been being inspected, any loose chips found vacuumed as required and then the tower is de-rigged.

*The tower inspection for loose paint has been completed.  No loose chips were found, and the tower has been de-rigged.  Skyline has removed all equipment from the facility and has left the property.

*TTI continues to urge residents to reach out to the e-mail address provided if there is a need for further mitigation.  Residents should communicate cleanup requests to TTI by email at televisiontowerinc@gmail.com or by phone at 410-578-7551

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Congratulations to our new WCA President and Treasurer

Announcing new WCA officers

Congratulations to Alyssa Brown and Marian Glebes, our newly appointed President and Treasurer. The current WCA board met and voted to appoint and approve them to fill the open positions in accordance with paragraph 5.d. of the WCA Bylaws. Both Alyssa and Marian have been active WCA members and we are looking forward to their leadership.  Tracey Brown will continue to serve as Secretary. Christopher Whipps will continue as the Public Safety Director.  We will be sharing additional information about opportunities to get more involved with the WCA by joining a committee in the near future.

Many thanks to Sheri Higgins, our outgoing President, who tirelessly worked for the community. Her many accomplishments include creating the Woodberry Hangout, creating and maintaining both the sign garden and the plantings along 41st St, leading Woodberry to become a Local Historic District, and so much more. Her contributions are too numerous for this post.

Alyssa Brown has been a Baltimore City resident for more than ten years and a homeowner in Woodberry since 2016.  According to Alyssa, “Many things drew me to Woodberry when I made the decision to buy a house, including its history, architecture, and its proximity to the light rail.  The ease of access to the city and all its resources combined with the large green spaces and ability to have a small garden of my own made it the perfect fit.  

I recognize that Woodberry is changing and want to make sure the community has a seat at the table as development impacting the neighborhood continues. I believe building on and broadening the existing processes to elicit feedback from the community and ensure transparency is critical as we move forward. I played an active role in the most recent effort to secure a Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) designation since the demolition of the stone houses in May 2019. I bring a combination of skills which I think would serve the community well, including a background in grassroots organizing and coalition building. It would be an honor to continue to serve the community going forward.”

Marian Glebes has been a resident of the Jones Falls River Valley for 20 years, and a homeowner on Brick Hill since 2013. According to Marian, “For these past two decades, I have worked with and across diverse and inclusive communities, geographies, and stakeholders due to my dedication and commitment to engagement, equitable development, and the power of people and art to change the City. I am compelled to service in Woodberry and Baltimore by all of the complexities in the questions ‘How we make a place, and how a place makes us.’

Through my work in the private sector in community economic development, in the non-profit sector working alongside City agencies to lower barriers for artists and makers in policy and practice, in academia as a teacher in higher-ed, in my art practice that ranges from working in museums to working in the public realm, in already serving the WCA by playing an active role in the recent CHAP designation, in grassroots activism and organizing with and alongside neighborhood associations across Baltimore, I have a history of showing up and serving the people and places around me.”