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The Skate Park is the latest in a series of Truxtun upgrades that include our
new municipal pool, new pickleball and tennis courts and, very soon, new
lights, improved trails and parking, and a new boardwalk to Eastport! We are
pleased to make all these enhancements to improve quality of life for all!
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On Wednesday March 12, the City’s Naptown Anti-Dope Movement team will
host another Expungement Clinic. This time we will be at the Robinwood
community recreation center at 1469 Tyler Ave from 1-4pm.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with legal counsel to file and
complete expungement paperwork onsite, which can open the pathway to
jobs, education opportunities, and much more. They will also be able to
connect with health, education, and career service providers, and much
more.
This event is in partnership with the Maryland Department of Labor,
Community Legal Services and the Housing Authority of the City of
Annapolis. It will also be advertised on the City’s social pages.
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Since our last meeting, the City also passed a critical milestone. At the end of
February, the Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved
Phase Two of the City Dock plan, including the Maritime Welcome Center
and the new “Vince Leggett Park” at the end of Prince George Street.
Importantly, Phase Two is a necessary part of downtown flood prevention – it
will ensure there is continuous protection from City Dock through to the
United States Naval Academy.
When built, the Welcome Center will serve as the headquarters for the
Annapolis Harbormaster and the satellite offices for Visit Annapolis. It will
also provide flexible space for water education and other water-related
activities as well as an inviting, ADA compliant entrance to the Burtis House.
Together all these different elements - Burtis, Vince Legget Park, and the
Welcome Center will honor our waterfront history in a way that has never
been done before, and they will provide direct and easy access to the water-
for everyone!
I want to thank everyone who gave testimony in writing or in-person at the
hearing, and I want to thank everyone who has shared feedback over this
six-year process. Your feedback has resulted in continuous improvements to
the design and made the project better at each step. Thank you all.
I also want to thank the amazing team who led this work, beginning with
Project Coordinator Eileen Fogarty, who has overseen this effort for almost
six years. Eileen has brought incredible credentials, incredible foresight, and
incredible strategic thinking to this effort. Thank you Eileen.
There are of course many other people leading and contributing to this effort.
They include the City’s Director of Public Works Burr Vogel and Project
Manager Matt Kelly; all the team members at BCT Architects, Mahan Rykiel
Associates and Whiting-Turner; and many, many more. Your dedicated work
and professionalism was on full display at the hearing, as it has been
throughout this project – thank you all!
Finally I want to thank my colleagues here beside me - the Annapolis City
