Neighborhood Notes: September 2021
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Boston Street Trail Public Meeting
The second Boston Street Trail public (virtual) meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 8 from 6:00-7:30 pm. This virtual meeting will be co-hosted by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and Toole Design Group, the consultant on this project. The hosts will review the current designs and discuss the work done up to this point to advance this trail segment. When complete, this trail segment will redefine connectivity for walkers, bikers, and other residents in the South Baltimore area, and will be a crucial part of the larger Baltimore Greenway Trails Network. To register, visit https://tooledesign.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpc-ytpj4oGtBWsxW_pEJxMUmmHjhGUcBF.
O’Donnell Square Park Clean Up – 2nd Saturdays
Join CCA Outreach Chair Torbin Green and the Stewards of O'Donnell Square Park every second Saturday of the month to clean and maintain the Park. Baltimore City Recreation and Parks will provide tools (gloves, rakes, trash bags, and shovels) and personnel support. See you this month on September 11 at 10:00 a.m. For details, email info@CantonCommunity.org.
Turn Compassion into Action!
The American Red Cross is hosting a Volunteer Open House on Monday, September 13 from 2:00-3:00 pm. Red Cross staff and volunteers will provide program details and volunteer opportunities throughout the local MD-DC area. Now is the perfect time to get trained and be prepared to help your local community. Join virtually to listen, learn, and ask your questions! To register, visitwww.redcross.org/volopenhouse.
CCA Sustainability PopUp
Join CCA on Wednesday, September 22 from 5-7 pm at O’Donnell Square Park for a Sustainability PopUp. Say hi to your neighbors, learn about the new Baltimore City Plastic Bag Ban, and how you can prepare in advance. The best way? Pick up one of the new foldable, reusable CCA totes!
Effective October 1, 2021, the Comprehensive Bag Reduction Act bans single-use plastic check-out bags at the point of sale, pickup, or delivery. Baltimore businesses must charge a minimum of $0.05 for each alternative bag distributed at check out, of which $0.01 must be remitted to the city. To learn more, visit https://www.baltimoresustainability.org/projects/bringyourbag.
Free Community Dumpster Day
The CCA is hosting a free community Dumpster Day on September 25. The dumpster will be in the rear parking lot of the Broom Factory at 3500 Boston Street from 10:00 am until full. Plan to go early as it usually fills fast.
Acceptable materials at the dump include household trash, furniture, other bulk items, appliances, scrap metal, cans, glass, plastics, paper, cardboard, and yard waste that is bagged appropriately. No toxic or hazardous waste.
Unacceptable materials include paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, acids, caustics, gasoline, mercury thermometers/thermostats, syringes, fire extinguishers, propane tanks, helium tanks, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and any other solid, liquid, or gaseous substance that is regulated as hazardous by State or federal law.
Expanded Library Hours
The Enoch Pratt Library has expanded its hours. The Canton Branch hours are now Monday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., and Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Photographers Needed
The Marketing Committee is seeking volunteer photographers to take images at CCA and other community events. Whether you're someone with professional experience or just enjoy snapping pics of our wonderful neighborhood on your phone, you can get involved in helping our community. Examples include: the Canton Safety & Improvement Walk & Talks, O'Donnell Square Park Cleanups and the Saturday concerts at the Can Company. Images captured at these events would be shared on CCA social media and in our marketing materials. To learn more about this volunteer role, please email Marketing@CantonCommunity.org.
Canton Anti-Racism Alliance
The Canton Anti-Racism Alliance is dedicated to affecting long-term, impactful changes in our neighborhood to foster a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming community. The Alliance meets the 4th Tuesday of every month via Zoom. To join, email president@cantoncommunity.org for details. The next meeting is Tuesday, September 28. Everyone is welcome!
Reporting and Preventing Crime – Tip Line
The Baltimore City Police Department asks neighbors to report crimes via this TIP email: SEDtips@baltimorepolice.org. Security camera footage and photos should be included.
CCA NEWS
Community Outreach
The CCA and the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance are committed to fostering communication across our community and we need your help. To make sure we are reaching neighbors beyond social media we are looking for businesses, organizations, schools, churches, senior and rec centers, etc. to serve as points of distribution for information. If your business or organization has a place to post a flyer, distributes a newsletter, has an email list, etc. and you would like to help facilitate outreach to our neighbors, please email info@CantonCommunity.org.
Block Captains
The CCA is looking for Block Captains to increase communication and help bring about more organization from the ground up. Block Captains also play an important role in the Get Lit Canton project. If you are interested in representing your block, please email info@cantoncommunity.org and put Block Captain in the subject line.
CCA Public Meetings 2021
November 16
CCA Community Dumpster Days 2021
September 25 and November 6
CCA Committees
CCA committees include Arts, Economic Development, Education, Marketing, Public Safety, Transportation, Social, Membership and Volunteer. The CCA also oversees the Friends of Canton Dog Park and Friends of O’Donnell Square, and partners with Canton Canopy. And, last year the CCA founded a new community committee, the Canton Anti-Racism Alliance. New members are welcomed. Details can be found on our website at https://www.cantoncommunity.org/committees.
Canton Anti-Racism Alliance
The Alliance hosts a virtual meeting the 4th Tuesday of every month to discuss and affect change to help Canton become a more welcoming, diverse, inclusive, equitable and welcoming neighborhood. To learn more email President@CantonCommunity.org.
Marketing
The CCA Marketing Committee meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Currently, the Marketing Committee is seeking volunteer photographers to take images at CCA and other community events. Whether you're someone with professional experience or just enjoy snapping pics of our wonderful neighborhood on your phone, you can get involved in helping our community. Examples include the Canton Safety & Improvement Walk & Talks, O'Donnell Square Park cleanups, and the Saturday concerts at the Can Company. Images captured at these events would be shared on CCA social media and in our marketing materials. To learn more about this volunteer role or to join the committee in general, please email Marketing@CantonCommunity.org.
Membership
The CCA Membership Committee dynamic duo Dorothy and Megan will be reaching out to encourage existing members to renew as well as inviting new neighbors to join. Individual, family, and business memberships are available. To join https://www.cantoncommunity.org/join-us.
CCA Social Media - Follow us!
For the latest information about our neighborhood and other helpful community/city news, please follow our CCA pages on social media. Instagram @CCA_Baltimore and www.facebook.com/CantonCommunityAssociation.