What's Up
Plain White Rain Barrels Decorated
by Our Own Kim Boris
We always need photos of Oyster Harbor! Please click here to send your great shots for our website!
What you can do to keep yourself
and your home safe
Do you want a speed limit in Oyster Creek?
Changes in Trash Collection Cycles Likely
You CAN tell people NOT to park in the street.
Petition to Modify the Oyster Harbor Special Community Benefit District
We're Planting Oysters in Oyster Creek!
Quick Links
Block Captains Needed - How about YOU?
Welcome Packet for New Residents
Boat, Marina & Pier Information
County Executive's Month in Review
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Saturday, May 12 - OHCA Beach Opening Party
noon - 4 p.m.
Featuring the music of Orlando Phillips
Join us for our annual beach opening celebration and summer kick-off! Make some new friends and catch up with old ones as you enjoy good food and, of course, live Caribbean music by Orlando Phillips. Guests are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert to share.
Volunteers are needed for setup, grillling and breakdown/cleanup. Please consider donating your time to make this annual party a success. You'll still be able to make some new friends and catch up with old ones as you enjoy good food and great music.
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Save Your Annapolis Neck
Do you want more development on Forest Drive with more traffic and cutting of hundreds of trees? No? Then consider signing the petition. Read more.
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Helping Hungry Children Near You
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Have you read the Piers and Harbors Blog?
Please complete the first annual Piers & Harbors Survey
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: BULKHEAD CONSTRUCTION
The Oyster Creek channel bulkhead will be replaced starting in early January and construction will take at least 6 to 8 weeks. OHCA is asking that people who need to access the Bay by boat make alternate arrangements for docking their boats. The contractor will move the equipment to let people in and out but we want to keep it to a minimum. Any boat owner who would like to temporarily store hisor her boat at Fishing Creek is asked to contact Eric Epstein 410-575-4001 or eric@epstein.bz for slip availability.
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Technical Assistance Grant for Drainage
Dear Oyster Harbor Residents,
As we are aware, Oyster Harbor is in need of solving drainage and standing water problems in various places throughout our community. The run-off from our community contributes to the pollution in our waterways. This on-going pollution greatly affects the health of our waterways; Oyster Creek, Fishing Creek, and the Chesapeake Bay.
Last spring, we wrote a letter to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) explaining that our community is in need of assistance with drainage solutions and the hurdles that our community has faced in attempts to resolve these on-going problems. Our letter was well-received. Read more...
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Community No-Mow Zone was a success
THANK YOU for all of your assistance yesterday [Sept. 17] with the no-mow zone and the native garden! We couldn't have done it without your hard work. It looks good now, but we're looking forward to seeing both sites next spring when things start growing again.
We planted 875 square feet at the no-mow zone and 200 square feet at Fishing Creek Park with the native garden. We logged 63.5 hours of volunteer work! Way to go!
Thank you Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works for the soil and mulch donation. Thank you Dennis Skaggs and crew at Severn Grove Ecological Design, LLC. for prepping both sites. You guys worked hard in the rain and we appreciate your flexibility with the project timeline dictated by Mother Nature!
A special thank you to the Oyster Harbor Citizens Association Board members for your support of our green initiatives as well as the funding needed to complete the native garden. Another special thank you to Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy for your guidance throughout our projects and the funding. We are glad to be a part of such a fantastic, well-run program!
John and I have some tools that people were borrowing throughout the day. They are at our house. If you are missing any, please let us know and we can either drop them off at your house or you can come pick them up at our house.
Thank you again for a wonderful day of service and helping our environment!
Kim & John Boris, Grace Schneider
boris.boris@verizon.net.
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Be a Courteous Neighbor: Slow Down!
Concerned about speeding and traffic patterns on Arundel on the Bay Road? Interested in meeting with Anne Arundel County representatives to address issues and develop solutions?
An OHCA traffic committee is being formed to work with the county to make our streets a safer and slower place. Contact Kathy Shaffer at kathykinney2000@yahoo.com if interested in attending upcoming meetings.
Please, for the sake of our children, slow down when traveling on Oyster Harbor Roads, especially Arundel on the Bay Road.
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Don't Let Your Pets Run Free -- Both Dogs and Cats
County law requires cats to be licensed and have rabies shots and it is against the law for cats to be allowed to roam free, just as much as for dogs. Cats are also the #1 carrier of rabies among all domestic animals, including dogs.
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Calling all OHCA Mommies with Children 5 and Under…
Now that the weather is turning cooler, are you looking to connect with other moms in the community for regular play dates? Email Kathy Shaffer, kathykinney2000@yahoo.com, with your contact information (preferred email and phone number) and ages of children. Also indicate if you’re a stay-at-home mom interested in a Friday gathering, or a working-outside-of-the-house mom interested in Saturday mornings. Connection will be made via email for each group.
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Animal Control Complaints
If you have been frightened by an aggressive dog or have seen dogs running loose, you can file a complaint with Anne Arundel County's Animal Control. See the form.
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Smokers! Cigarette butts are TOXIC and do not belong on the ground
or on the beach sand. Read more.
Oyster Harbor Citizens Association