Monday, April 8, 2013
The North Point Peninsula Council hopes to file an appeal to a decision allowing Catholic Charities of Baltimore to proceed with an unwanted homeless housing program in Edgemere.
Dundalk Patch received the following letter from North Point Peninsula Council President Harry Wujek Jr.: Dear Friends, Neighbors and School Parents: This letter is an update on the Catholic Charities Hosanna House proposal next to St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Permission has been granted by a judge in Baltimore County to allow the proposed housing for age 50+ homeless/disabled women to proceed. However, leaders of the church, school and community have decided to appeal this decision based on the unified argument that the location near a school, senior housing and in a neighborhood that will be adversely affected is not appropriate. You are being sent this letter because you have attended and participated in the meetings regarding this …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Catholic Charities of Baltimore officials will ask for several special exceptions so they can proceed with the Edgemere proposal.
A zoning hearing for a proposed permanent housing program for the homeless, planned for the Edgemere community, will be held Thursday in Towson. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in room 205 of the Jefferson Building, 105 W. Chesapeake Ave. Catholic Charities of Baltimore has proposed using the former St. Luke's Catholic Church's convent on Lodge Farm Road as a permanent housing program for 14 homeless individuals. The proposal has met with considerable opposition from area residents, who do not want such a program on the same campus as a preschool and St. Luke's Place, a housing complex for senior citizens. Originally proposed for men of all ages and then men ages 60 and older, Catholic Charities officials have once again changed the …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Recreation program leaders, residents are concerned and angry about the lack of notification to community.
A cold weather shelter for the homeless has opened at the North Point Government Center and nearby residents aren't happy they weren't informed of its creation. The shelter, a Streets of Hope program run by a church collaborative, will be open roughly through the end of March, according to Ellen Kobler, a spokeswoman for Baltimore County. Kobler said Tuesday the shelter is replacing a roving, week-to-week cold weather shelter formerly operated by a group of Dundalk churches. Asked why the change was made, Kobler said, "This just seemed to be more convenient—it made more sense." Community members are upset that the shelter is operating in the center, parts of which serve as community and recreation center for local residents. Eastfield-…
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The former county department head is remembered for her smile, tenacity and staunch advocacy for the homeless and underprivileged.
Mary Harvey, a former Baltimore County Council aide who became a department head and was known for her support of programs for the homeless and underprivileged, died of colon cancer Aug. 26. Harvey, a Perry Hall resident, died at Gilchrest Hospice in Towson. She was 54. She'll be remembered during a service at 11 a.m. Sept. 5 at Christ Our King Church, 10 Lexington Road in Bel Air. "She was one of the heroes of Baltimore County," said Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, who hired Harvey in 1994 as an eastern sector coordinator in the newly created Office of Community Conservation. Ruppersberger said it was Harvey's concern for people and her energy that won him over despite her lack of an advanced college degree. "I took a risk but it was one that …
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Utilizing places like the now-vacant Diamond Point Shopping Center could provide an effective location to tackle homelessness.
The recent decision by the Dundalk United Methodist Church to cancel plans for a homeless shelter in the heart of the Old Dundalk community has brought the issue of homelessness into the forefront. As we consider the issue objectively, we should be able to agree that the issue merits our attention and calls us to consider our response in action. First, we have an obligation to care for one another and, as such, to identify solutions to the pressing challenges we face as a community. Indeed, finding the right housing and rehabilitation options are critical if we ever hope not only to meet the needs of the homeless, but also to end their dependency on government services and return them to being productive citizens. Helping the less …
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10:10 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
It is frustrating that they are holding this meeting during the day on a weekday. I am vehemently against this project and want to show my opposition, however missing work and diminishing my much needed income is not possible. I hope that there are other concerned residents of Edgemere who are able to attend and voice the opposition. more ›