What Would You Build in Edgewater? (ICYMI)

Edgewater, MD - Earlier this week, Patch asked our Facebook readers what they would build or fix in town if they were given $1 million.

Readers from across the county responded with answers varying from new playgrounds, renovated high schools and improved hospitals.

Sidewalks, better roads, boat ramps and a dog park in Odenton were also suggestions. Several readers said they would build entertainment options — a skate park, a concert venue, a bowling alley, perhaps in former Giant store in Edgewater.

Here’s what your neighbors said they would build in Anne Arundel.

From Edgewater Patch:

• "Bowling Alley with a full arcade at the old Giant Food location."
• "Skatepark."
• "A huge concert venue and book all the best bands."
• "Make road repairs. Expand beaches and piers. Add a upper class tiki bar. Maybe some water recreation sites. Love the life here. What a wonderful place to live."
• "A public boat ramp."
• "Finish upgrading my house and put in a in-ground pool."
• "I would fix up the old Giant and make it into a skate arena. That way all kids, teens and adults could have a great time. Or I would make into a JEEPERS! What fun it used to be at the mall in Glen Burnie."
• "Build some parks and playgrounds - there's no place for children to play around here!"
• "Put another lane on the South River bridge. Especially southbound. But that would probably be more than $1 million."
• "Clean the beaches and the bay and be able to swim."

From Anne Arundel Patch:

• "Build a Zaxby's"
• "Fire Dept."
• "Quarterfield Road's bumpy conditions."
• "Sidewalks for everybody!"
• "Some places for homeless veterans."
• "A running trail with fountains and milestone markers."
• "Free transportation for the frail, scared, disabled elderly, mental health mobile unit. Double in staff, add 10 vehicles to their fleet."
• "Sidewalks with curbs on Mountain Road in Pasadena to avoid pedestrian accidents."

From Odenton-Severn Patch:

• " Youth rec center"
• "The MARC parking lot. Boom Town."
• " The absence of a sense of "community," of belonging, of neighborhood that comes from people getting to know one another, and working together for the good of all (rather than having outsiders dictate who does and doesn't get to build a development or have a business here)."
• "The lack of a town hall--a village center"
• "Skatepark/BMX track"
• "A traffic circle for 175 and 170"
• "More lights, more lanes. Traffic is a nightmare here."
• "Improve our schools."
• "The abominable pay ($11.25/hr) offered to those who would like to help mentor our children as substitute teachers."
• "A doggie park , a people park, with a loneliness bench. If you don't know what that is, Google it."

What would you build or renovate in your community if you had $1 million? Let us know on our Facebook page.
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