Posted by Daniel On November - 17 - 2009
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Direct Access to the City’s Most Powerful Elected Official
FHNA General Membership Meeting
7pm – Tuesday November 17th
Christ Lutheran Church Center
701 S. Charles Street
Directions HERE
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| Important Community Meeting Reminder |
November 17th, 2009 |
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Rather Be Home With the Family?
Admittedly, time is such a precious commodity and family time often is the best part of the day. Most of us are loathe to sacrifice precious family time especially after a tough day on the job.
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True Commitment Requires Some Sacrifice!
 Given the busy, stressful schedule that Mayor Dixon is required to keep, it is easy to imagine she would rather be with family than anywhere else. However, the Mayor feels so strongly about personally hearing your views on the pending Live Entertainment and Dancing Legislation that she is coming to FHNA’s November General Membership Meeting on Tuesday.
The Mayor’s appearance represents a unique opportunity for you to have direct access to the one city official whose pen will decide if legislation that will permit every bar and restaurant near the Cross Street Market to be eligible to offer live entertainment and dancing becomes law. You should also be aware that Senator Nathaniel McFadden reportedly intends to introduce legislation in Annapolis during the upcoming session that would allow bars and restaurants to stay open until 4am (as opposed to the current 2am closing requirement).
The Commercial Real Estate and Liquor Lobbies are hard at work. We need to seize this opportunity to make our voices heard as Federal Hill Residents. Mayor Dixon is providing us this last chance Tuesday night. She has until November 26 to either veto the live entertainment and dancing legislation or it will pass into law.
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A Defining Moment for Federal Hill Residents
These monumental changes in both state and city legislation will inevitably produce bigger late night crowds and additional public safety challenges, but the Live Entertainment Bills (3) passed by City council on October 26th provide no additional funding for enforcement and instead relies on the current system of “complaint driven” (i.e. 311 or 911) emergency personnel deployment. The current system is already strained to the max.
Can we really trust the neighborhood’s bars and their customers to keep a commitment to exercise more restraint with 2 more hours to party?
Simply put you can sacrifice a little time on Tuesday Night to share with the Mayor. Or be faced with the future prospect of further sacrificing your family’s peace and quiet.
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Paul W Robinson
President
Federal Hill Neighborhood Association
E-mail comments, compliments, concerns criticisms HERE |
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It’s Your Choice!
FHNA Members in Good Standing will vote on a motion urging Mayor Dixon either to Veto or sign into law the Live Entertainment and Dancing Legislation. Left click on the appropriate Bill Number ( 08-0163, 09-0387 and 09-0373) to review the text of all three.
Please come out and express your opinion. Sacrifice an hour of your time for your community
Make sure that Federal Hill remains the neighborhood with the best quality of life in all of Baltimore City .
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Doors Open at 6:30pm
Beverages and finger foods from Trattoria Annamaria will be available on a first come, first served basis. |
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