Paradise Beach Improvement Association

Minutes for the May 14, 2013 meeting

Attendees:

John Breen (president)
Peggy Seaman (treasurer)
Susan Brenton (vice president)
Bob Seaman 
Michael and Bonnie Dausch
Duane Kaeding
Jody Breen

Meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by John Breen.

Treasurers Report:

Peggy read the treasury report, and the balance as of 5/14/2013 was $4354.76.  

Review of Minutes:

John reviewed the minutes from the last meeting.  

May Day at the Beach:

The May Day at the Beach was conducted by John and Jody Breen.  The Community 
property needed some extra attention in the far corner which had become rather 
overgrown.  John cleared this out and left some of the bigger branches in the middle of 
the lot where a collection of fallen branches had been left from previous storms.  This 
area will need to be cleaned out to remove the unsightly collection.

Old Business:

There was a discussion about the corner of Paradise Beach and Bayside Beach Roads.  
John Mason was in discussion with members of the County Government to put rocks 
along the side of the road.  Putting lights at the intersection appear to be a lost cause.

New Business

Duane Kaeding reported on an incident at his house where one wheel from his 1997 Ford 
Explorer was stolen in broad daylight.  There was not much the Police could do except 
take a report, and Duane was quite perturbed.  This is something that we all should take 
to heart because it could happen to you.  If you see something that looks like it is a crime 
in progress, call the police and report it.  Do not try to take matters into your own hands.

Mosquito Spraying

John was contacted by the Maryland Department of Agriculture about the Mosquito 
Spraying program.  John filled out the application, and is awaiting a response from the 
county so that he may inform the members of the community when the spraying will take 
place. 

Maryland Port Authority Visit

Regina Rochez, a representative from the Maryland Port Administration, attended the 
meeting to inform the community about the Dredge Management Program that is being 
conducted by the state in the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay.  She had a pile of 
handouts that explained the program, and how it is affecting the Cox Creek Placement 
Site and the Swan Creek Conservation Area.  If you are interested, you may find 
information about these programs at their website: http://www.mpasafepassage.org/.  

Bonnie served cookies and refreshments to all that attended. 

One of the programs that I found interesting was that the Cox Creek Site has bird 
watching events upon occasion.  I attended one of these on May 18th, and we spotted 74 
different species of birds including Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles, Bald Headed 
Eagles, Osprey, and a bunch of shorebirds.  It is quite a bird sanctuary

Meeting was adjourned at 7:28 pm.

NEXT MEETING:  Tuesday June 11th at 7:00pm  

Location:  Kurtz Beach!!