Robert E Lee Park Reopening

Robert E Lee Park is reopening on October 14, 2011, and a big day full of activities is planned for Saturday, October 15.

One of the new big draws will be the new Dog Park, called “Paw Point at Robert E. Lee Park” which will have memberships available to dogs (through their owners, of course). Right now, you can apply for a membership for $35 for a year of Paw Point, which includes two dog tags, unlimited daytime use of the facilities, and water access. Here is a link to the pre-registration application.

The official ceremony for the opening of the park is Friday, October 14, 2011 at 11:30am.

On Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 11-3, the Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council will be holding a celebration with nature walks, hiking, tours, bike and canoe tours.  You’ll have to sign up around 11am. There will be fun activities for kids, local school bands will be playing, and local vendors will be selling food and drink.

There will be free parking at the Falls Road Light Rail lot, where you enter the park on its’ new boardwalk, and there is a new Lakeside Drive lot at the Falls Road entrance as well. See the Ruxton-Riderwood-Lake Roland Improvement Association’s website for more details.

Rain date is Sunday, October 16.

So come on out to Baltimore County for nature, food, and fun for the family!

Dumpster Day at Riderwood Elementary School

The Ruxton-Riderwood-Lake Roland Area Improvement Association (RRLRAIA) has their annual Dumpster Day this Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 8am-noon at Riderwood Elementary School.

Not only will there be a Dumpster, but The Loading Dock will be there to accept building materials like cabinetry, lighting fixtures, and flooring materials for reuse instead of dumping.

Goodwill will also be there to accept donations!!!!

So if you live in the area, clean out your closets, your garage, your shed, your attic, and make it to Riderwood Elementary on Saturday morning, and donate and dump to clean out your Towson house!

Thornton Road Construction in Towson

If you drive by the area of Thornton Road and West Joppa Rd, you most likely have noticed (or been stuck in traffic) because of the Thornton Road Construction in Towson.

Searching the Baltimore County Government site, I wasn’t able to come up with much information, “Thornton Road Construction” sends me to this page, where I see information about the Thornton Mill Bridge overpass by Western Run which is in Cockeysville.

I also found an old article from the Towson Times by Lori Ingraham from 2003, when that major construction on West Joppa bridge crossing over 695 was happening. In the article, she states:

The project will also provide a continuous sidewalk on Thornton Road, and landscaped stormwater management facilities in the area. And the bridges will be more “aesthetically pleasing,” according to SHA.

I do not believe that happened yet, so I wonder if this is the continuation/end of this project. New sidewalks have been installed across the street from the Royal Farm. I also found from the Ruxton Riderwood Lake Roland Area Improvement Association information about a possible bike path (action 5.2a) on Thornton Road from Timonium Rd to Joppa Rd.

It has been causing delays as people come south on Thornton to go to West Joppa Rd, as many times there are sign people and one lane open at a time. If I get more information, I will share this with you!