Monday, January 13, 2025 – GPCA General Meeting and Annual Election of Officers and Directors
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lower Level of Granite Presbyterian Church – 10637 Old Court Rd.
Topic: Annual election and community discussion about GPCA priorities and events for 2025. Your input is needed for our newly elected Board to determine our agenda for the year.
Note: All are welcome but only GPCA members are permitted to vote. To join or renew click here!
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: St. Alphonsus Lower Parking Lot
– 4 large containers will be on site for your household “spring cleaning” use (please understand that you are responsible for unloading your own vehicles)
– GPCA will provide safety vests to borrow as well as trash bags, bring your own work gloves
– no hazardous or flammable materials
– no paints or oil
– no fridges or air conditioners
– no electronics (computer equipment, TVs, phones etc.)
– no brush/yard waste (recycled separately by the county)
– tires will be collected at the pull out on Old Court Road
Time: 6:30 PM Plant Swap
7:00 PM General Meeting
Location: Granite Presbyterian Church
Speaker: Randy Shifflett, Highways Chief
& Keith Link,Traffic Calming Program Manager
Topic: Roads! Bridges! and Traffic! Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation
GPCA has asked DPWT to bring us up to date on road conditions and work status (if any) for Old Court Rd. (non-state portion), Dogwood Rd. , Ridge Rd, Wrights Mill Rd., Davis Ave., Granite Rd., Offutt Rd., Hernwood Rd., Furman Lane, Bridges on Dogwood Rd, Wrights Mill Rd, Offutt Rd, Ridge Rd, Davis Ave., Mowing & roadside maintenance challenges. Traffic calming for rural areas experiencing heavy through-traffic (note traffic calming approaching Marriottsville Rd). We all see and experience what happens on our roads every day. Be sure to join us and bring what you know to this important meeting!
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Granite Presbyterian Church
Speaker: Daphne Daly, 4th District Lead Planner & Joe Wiley, Ag/Rural Resource Planner & Land Preservation Specialist
Topic: Planning Overview-Western District and 4th District, Rural Planning
The Baltimore County Planning Department covers policies, development, and preservation actions and processes throughout the County. GPCA is in District 4, which is part of the Western Sector but is outside the urban demarcation line (URDL) thus involving both urban impacts and rural preservation. Our guests will share their professional expertise as it applies to the essential planning overview for our area.
5/08/23 General Meeting Agenda
4/10/23 General Meeting Minute
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Granite Presbyterian Church
Speaker: Ken Jordan
Topic: Family Winemaking
Do you or someone you know grow too much fruit and don’t know what to do with it? Don’t let it go to waste! Learn how easily you can turn your excess fruits (and vegetables) into wine with an introduction into principals and equipment of wine making. Some very good samples and examples can be shared. Family winemaking at its best!
Saturday, April 1st, 2023, 8 am to 12 noon, St. Alphonsus Church Parking lot
Come join with friends and neighbors for our annual roadside clean-up. Volunteer a couple hours to keep our rolling countryside beautiful.
– GPCA will provide safety vests and trash bags
– 4 dumpsters will be on site for your spring cleaning use
– no hazardous or flammable materials,
– no paints or oil, no fridges or air conditioners
– no electronics (computer equipment, TVs, phones etc.)
– no brush/yard waste (recycled separately by the county)
– tires will be collected at the pull out on Old Court Road
Certificates available for students needing service hours.
Be sure to wear your GPCA t-shirts!
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Granite Presbyterian Church
Speaker: Code Enforcement Officer Dave Kirby – 4th District Lead Inspector, Baltimore County PAI
Topic: Code Enforcement: How the Standards for Our Community are Maintained and Improved
The goal of Code Enforcement is to enforce the Baltimore County Codes and Baltimore County Zoning Regulations for the rightful benefit of each community. The codes and regulations are inclusive and cover many violations. Enforcement includes responding to 18,000+ complaints each year, as well as offering community enforcement sweeps. These are drive-through reviews of neighborhoods where the team looks for egregious visible violations which can be easily corrected. Enforcement results in correction notices, citations and possible fines during this process for various code and zoning violations. Code Enforcement also offers a rat control program among other programs in assisting your neighborhood.
Date/Time : February 13, 2023 7 PM
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Social Hall, Granite Presbyterian Church, 10637 Old Court Road.
Speaker: Betty Walke & Peggy Cumming
How to Plant a Pollinator Garden, Q & A
Designing a pollinator garden doesn’t have to be a daunting task! Betty and Peggy will show you how to create a habitat for protecting and providing pollinators and beneficial insects what they need not just in the summer but all year round.
Get more information about planting Pollinator Gardens presentation
Date/Time : January 09, 2023 7 PM
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Social Hall, Granite Presbyterian Church, 10637 Old Court Road.
Speaker: Ashliegh Knox, Co-owner of Hexed Honey
Election of GPCA Officers will follow after Ms. Knox’s presentation
Check GPCA January, 2023 Newsletter for the slate of officers for this election
Please join with your neighbors for a time of Holiday Cheer. Bring your special cookie or dessert to share and join in the fellowship. We are also collecting donation items for the Night of Peace Family Shelter at the party. See GPCA December Newsletter for Details.