Dear Sharon:<br /><br />Thank you so much for your prompt response. I will
follow through with the contacts you have kindly provided should the issue
not be resolved. Between your prompt action, and Mary Pat Clarke's, I
think the issue will be happily resolved.<br /><br />I would love to
attend, unfortunately, I was recently diagnosed with cancer and dealing
with other serious issues, but trying to help my Mom who lives in Charles
Village.<br /><br />Again, thank you so much.<br /><br />Haydee<br /><br
/><br /><br />Dear Haydee and Kevin: <br />> <br />> I am forwarding
your recycling questions to Matthew Bradby, Sanitation <br />>
Supervisor, and David Hill, Executive Director, of the Charles Village <br
/>> Community <br />> Benefits District, Managing Authority
(collects a mandatory surtax and <br />> delivers services to area
spanning the boundaries of 4 community <br />> associations) <br />>
with a copy to Jennifer Erickson, President of the Charles Village Civic
<br />> Association (community association which collects annual dues).
<br />> <br />> Matthew will be able to answer your question because
he meets regularly <br />> with the Baltimore City Department of Public
Works about such issues, <br />> especially the person who supervises
the sanitation workers. Matt can be <br />> reached at <br />> the
CVCBD offices at 410-235-4411 or by email. I just called the CVCBD <br
/>> office to give him the heads up but no one answers so they must be
closed <br />> for <br />> Columbus Day. So give Matthew a call
tomorrow to follow up with him. You <br />> can <br />> always send
him a follow up email. <br />> <br />> The CHAT list is not the
official communication vehicle for either the <br />> CVCA <br />>
organization or the CVCBD. I just use it as a resident to make sure that
<br />> news gets out. Therefore, any complaints you have about city
sanitation <br />> services should be directed to Matthew at the CVCBD.
Also, check out the <br />> CVCBD <br />> website at
www.charlesvillage.org for more information about services <br />>
provided. <br />> <br />> The CVCA has a sanitation committee which
assists the CVCBD with <br />> neighborhood cleanups like the one that
is happening this Saturday, <br />> October 17 from <br />> 9-12.
(Check CVCBD website and recent mailings.) The CVCA is currently <br
/>> setting up its new website at www.charlesvillage.net but there is
<br />> currently no <br />> sanitation info on it as far as I know.
Let me know if you want to join <br />> the <br />> CVCA and its
sanitation committee. You can send an email to Jennifer <br />>
Erickson, President, when you have any questions or concerns. <br />>
<br />> I hope this information helps you reach a satisfactory
conclusion to your <br />> issue and understand the best way to contact
the CVCBD and CVCA in the <br />> future. If you do not receive a
satisfactory response, please let me <br />> know. <br />> <br
/>> I hope to meet you tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 13, at 6 PM -
SS <br />> Phillip &James Church, 29th and Charles, for the CVCBD
Quad Elections and <br />> Bylaw <br />> review. I am sure that we
can get the answer to your question at that <br />> time. <br />>
<br />> Sharon L. Guida, Board Member, CVCA <br />> 2746 Maryland
Avenue <br />> Baltimore, MD 21218 <br />> 410-889-0436 (home) <br
/>> 410-467-4409 (work) <br />> 410-467-4410 (work fax) <br />>
410-960-1139 (cell) <br />> SLG2700@cs.com <br />> <br />> <br
/>> In a message dated 10/10/2009 03:07:47 Eastern Daylight Time, <br
/>> hrodr001@umaryland.edu writes: <br />>> <br />>> I have
family in Charles Village and for the 3rd time now the recycling <br
/>>> trucks have left the very large paper bag behind. The
bag--which <br />>> positively <br />>> cannot be missed--had
been placed in the corner of 33rd and Guilford, <br />>> where <br
/>>> the city used to pick it up. <br />>> <br />>>
After the second time the bag was left behind, I called 311. I went a <br
/>>> couple of rounds with the operator who told me that the bag
needed to be <br />>> placed <br />>> in the alley, adding
that since the 1-1 change, all recycling was to be <br />>> placed
in the same place as the regular trash. <br />>> <br />>> The
city managed to respond and pick up the bag of recycling the second <br
/>>> time--I am sure only because I told them I would call Mary
Pat's office, <br />>> and <br />>> Channel 2. <br />>>
<br />>> Lo and behold, it was left behind just last week, once
again. <br />>> <br />>> I don't get it--is it that difficult
for city employees to grab a bag <br />>> that <br />>> is
clearly filled with recycling and take it? <br />>> <br />>>
Someone kindly offer some advise that will make this seemingly very <br
/>>> simple <br />>> task even more simple for these
employees. <br />>> <br />>> Thanks so much. <br />>>
<br />>> Haydee M. Rodriguez, <br />> <br />> <br />From:
"Kevin Zeese" <kzeese@earthlink.net> <br
/>>>Subject: Re: [Chat] Assistance with recycling <br />>>To:
"'The Charles Village Chat List'"
<chat@charlesvillage.info> <br />>>Cc:
marypat.clarke@baltimorecity.gov <br />>> <br />>>I had a
similar problem with recycling the last few weeks. I had <br />>>
recycling <br />> <br />>>in a trash can next to all the other
recycling, paper bags and such. And <br />>>this was the third week
they didn't pick it up (it was getting full). <br />>>Luckily, at
7:20 or so I heard the recycling truck and got out of bed, <br />>>
ran <br />> <br />>>outside and saw they had not picked it up.
They were a few houses down <br />>>and <br />>>I pulled the
recycling over and told they missed this one for the third <br
/>>>week <br />>>in a row. One guy apologized, the other, who
was responsible, didn't say <br />>>anything. 29th and Calvert. <br
/>>> <br />>>KZ <br />>> <br />> <br />