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Letters from our readersBGE sincerely thanks each and every one of its 1.2 million residential and business customers for their patience and understanding through BGE’s massive restoration efforts following the widespread and devastating effects of Hurricane Irene. We thank you for taking the time to prepare for this major storm – your careful planning made it possible for all of us to manage the impact of Irene – one of the most damaging storms in our nearly 200-year history. And, we thank you for doing your part and reporting outages. By doing so, you helped ensure that we restored power as quickly, safely and …
BGE wants to thank our customers for their patience and understanding as we continue our Hurricane Irene restoration efforts. We want to assure them that we are working as safely, quickly and efficiently as possible to restore their power.Throughout Central Maryland, we have been addressing public safety issues, such as downed wires, and repairing critical infrastructure as well as repairing equipment and lines serving individual homes and businesses.BGE expects to have all power restored to those impacted by Irene in less time than it took to restore power during 2003’s Isabel – a storm that…
Dear Honorable John Leopold, Anne Arundel Couny Executive: It seems to me that the "voices" of the residents were not heard at the most recent County Council hearings during the "Comprehensive Rezoning Process," especially where the doors were opened to allow the highest commercial zoning in south county rural areas and near waterways. So much damage has been done by the council in allowing 46 amendments—leaving only four defeated—all going against the Small Area Plan and Anne Arundel County Department of Planning and Zoning recommendations. Take a look around at all of the vacant commercial …
Last Friday, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) activated their PeakRewards program, reducing or eliminating electric availability to some customers. For some of those customers, they were caught unaware that they had signed up for the program and were unable to use air conditioning on one of the hottest days in Maryland history. The program gives customers a programmable thermostat and discounts on their electric bills. It also gives the power company the option to reduce availability of electricity during times of high use. Jeannette M. Mills, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer …
John Pantelides is a lobbyist for developers. He ran an ad in West County telling people to contact him for the once in a decade change to increase the value of their property through comprehensive rezoning. The County will also not enforce covenants, and several in Edgewater have been broken-- the holder of the covenant has to raise the funds to go to court and sue and also probably pay for several appeals. — Joan Turek
I congratulate you on first hand news, thanks for the information on the change of Anne Arundel County Police captains. I wasn't really surprised because I knew Capt. Krampf just went to the F.B.I. Academy in Quantico, and on the other hand it is Jan. 2011, a new year and in the past no captain at Southern has lasted longer than two years, however, I believe Capt. Krampf exceeded this. Capt. Krampf, we will miss him at Southern. He really was concerned regarding Public Safety for the citizens in his district and he is to be commended along with the Patrol Officers for reducing serious and …
