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THE NEW NHCA WEBSITE CONTAINING INTERACTIVE AND INTEGRATED DATABASE TECHNOLOGIES IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THIS TIME.

THE NHCA EXECUTIVE BOARD LEADERSHIP HOPES TO DEBUT THIS NEW WEBSITE DURING THE FALL OF 2012.

BALTIMORE COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT /NHCA COVERAGE AREA RAT ABATEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE

The Baltimore Code Enforcement Division has completed its first rat abatement treatment of the Norwood Holabird Community Area during the week of July 30^th to August 3^rd, 2012. Per changes to the Baltimore County Rat Abatement Program, only the town-home subdivisions within the NHCA area were treated. The single family home subdivisions were not treated, and the rat eradication of those properties has become the sole responsibility of the home/property owner. This change to the Baltimore County Rat Abatement Treatment program was made as an amendment to the program prior to July 1^st, 2012.

Moreover, inspection teams from the Baltimore County Code Enforcement division will be in the NHCA coverage area near the end of the month of August 2012, to do a Code Enforcement Sweep of the area to determine the next phase of the Baltimore County sponsored rat abatement treatment program for the area.

This will also include another application of the Rat Extermination process by the contracted exterminator, additional code enforcement action by the designated inspection teams; as well as, working with other Baltimore County Departments on inspection and clean-up by commercial businesses in the NHCA coverage area.

Those NHCA residences and businesses choosing to opt out of the rat abatement treatment program, will be required under Baltimore Code of Regulations, to have there properties (whether renting, owing, or leasing) treated for rat abatement by a licensed State of Maryland exterminator by August 30th, 2012, and present an official notarized copy of the extermination certificate to the Baltimore County Code Enforcement Division by September 22^nd, 2012.

Failure to comply with the above stated requirement could and will result in possible fines and penalties levied against the property owner, if the property in question is in violation of effective rat abatement treatment regulations by the Baltimore County Code Enforcement Division upon their post treatment community inspections. There are no exceptions to this Baltimore County Code of Regulations rule.

Reminder, The Baltimore County Code Enforcement Division will be conducting random NHCA community code enforcement inspection operations beginning middle to end August 2012 on select dates, now that phase one of the rat eradication treatment process has concluded by their contracted exterminator. For further information and questions regarding this Baltimore County sponsored program, please contact Baltimore County Code Enforcement Division at 410-887-3351 or NHCA Leadership by email at INFO@NHCA.INFO

The next meeting of the New Norwood Holabird Community Association will be held during the month of September 2012, with meeting location and topic details to be announced after the August 16th, 2012 NHCA Board of Directors Meeting. The NHCA Leadership is also working on rescheduleing to a new date, time and location - THE NHCA NATIONAL NIGHT OUT activities. Please watch this website for more details on these important upcoming Fall 2012 quarterly association activities and meetings.

The ultimate goal for the New Norwood-Holabird Community Association is the continued development of the general welfare for the entire NHCA coverage territory as part of the Greater Dundalk Baltimore County Area. Our objectives in accomplishing the organizations goals are through educating the community properly in the cooperative methods in which government at all levels can better serve the needs of our resident constituents and all area citizens. Equally important in achieving our goals, is providing helpful assistance to the disadvantaged residents and other local non profit organizations in our community through neighborhood improvement projects; while empowering our organization leaders and members who participate in increasing the safety and protection awareness of the NHCA coverage area, through our Citizens on Patrol programs and activities in joint cooperation with our Baltimore County Police Precinct 12 Outreach Liaison Team.

The immediate service territory boundaries of the new NHCA basically run West of Merritt Boulevard, east of Dundalk Avenue, south of Railway Avenue and north of School Avenue. The streets included in our territory are:

Alvah, Bayard, Belle, Birch, Brentwood, Brookview, Cedar, Crafton, Delvale Avenue, Delvale Place, East, Fifth, Holabird, Ives Lane, Kimmel, Leslie, Long Place (between Brentwood & Railway), Manor, Maple, Marshall, Markel, Martell, Monumental, Norman, Railway, Randolph, Rita, School Ave (West of Belle), School Lane, Searles (north of Holabird), Snyder, Stengel, Todd, Tolson, Vesper, Walnut, Wenig, West, and Westfield Roads.