Eastport, Forest Drive Residents Invited To Dec. 3 Meeting

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The community is invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the Eastport and Forest Drive Communities and Governmental Agencies Task Force Dec. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane. The task force was created as a way to further involve Anne Arundel County residents along the Annapolis Neck in the process to study and prepare reports around the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study for the 2020 comprehensive plan.

The task force was formed after the Annapolis City Council heard from residents during public hearings on the Forest Drive/Eastport Sector Study that the study, which was written in 2018, was not sufficient in addressing public concerns about shared roadways and development.

“We heard from residents that they did not feel included in the process,” said Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles in a statement. “It is our intention, with this task force, to ensure that we better understand the concerns of residents and governmental officials. More sunshine on this process will only lead to better outcomes as the city moves toward the 2020 Comprehensive Plan.”

There are 21 appointed members of the task force. They are:

• Kate Hopkins, Ward 1 (Real Estate Agent/Residential Broker)
• Col. Christopher Aiken USA (Ret), Ward 2 (Wardour)
• Lon L. Powell, Ward 3 (President, Greater Parole Community Association, Inc.)
• Camille Camino, Ward 3 (President, Fairfax Road Community Association)
• Brian Hoxie, Ward 3 (Vice-President, Board, Heritage Pool and Community Association)
• Adam "AJ" Eckert, Annapolis Design District (business district representative), Ward 3
• Kim Golder, Ward 4 (Kingsport)
• Raynaldo Brown, Ward 4 (Oxford Landing)
• Brooks Schandelmeier, Ward 5
• Mr. Juwann Smith, Ward 6 (Resident and Local Entrepreneur representative)
• Guy Shafer, Ward 7 (Bay Woods)
• Claire Miller, Ward 7 (King James Landing)
• Debra Dillon, Ward 8 (President, Eastport Civic Association, Inc.)
• Bill Reichhardt, Ward 8 (Chair, Planning and Major Development Committee, Eastport Civic Association, Inc.)
• Lily Openshaw, Bay Ridge (County)
• Sally Nash, Ph.D., AICP, Acting Director, City Planning & Zoning
• Ben Sale, P.E., City Planning Commission
• Martha Arzu-McIntosh, County Transportation (and Planning & Zoning)
• Ramond Robinson, County Transportation Director
• Michelle Vrikkis, P.E., Assistant District Engineer, Traffic and Access Management, MDOT, SHA (Annapolis)
• Kimberly M. Tran, P.E., Deputy District Engineer, MDOT, SHA (Annapolis)