Last updated:
28 March 2009
News of important events in or affecting Shady Side in the near future.
You can be notified by e-mail of events occurring in Shady Side or events of specific interest to Shady Side residents.
Your e-mail address will be used only for this purpose and will not be redistributed and we will not bombard you with e-mails.
- County Services web site
- County Executive Leopold is encouraging everyone to check out the newly improved My Anne Arundel -
an interactive mapping application that provides information about county services that are available near your home.
Enter your address at http://www.aacounty.org/ServicesFolder/Index.cfm
and you will find answers to
many questions regarding services you need.
- This web service is very easy to use and gives you all sorts of information that applies to the area around your address.
- Mosquito Spraying for 2010
- The Maryland Department of Agriculture will be carrying out mosquito spraying throughout the peninsula this spring and summer. Their notification is as follows:
- "This year your communities assigned night of the week for adult mosquito control services is Tuesday. Spraying will occur anytime during the hours of 7:30 PM and 3:00 AM, please note that spraying will not necessarily occur at the same time every week. Services will start beginning on June 1st and run through September 28th. While a technician will visit your community every week, spraying will only occur if the appropriate conditions are met. Please see the attached sheet entitled 'Standard Mosquito Control Operating Procedures-2010' for more information. "
- "If you have any questions about the spray program, please contact this office at the information below."
Sincerely, Katie A. Brewer Maryland Department of Agriculture Mosquito Control Section BrewerKA@mda.state.md.us Phone: 410-841-5870 Fax: 410-841-5734
- This document explains the procedures that will be used.
- "This year your communities assigned night of the week for adult mosquito control services is Tuesday. Spraying will occur anytime during the hours of 7:30 PM and 3:00 AM, please note that spraying will not necessarily occur at the same time every week. Services will start beginning on June 1st and run through September 28th. While a technician will visit your community every week, spraying will only occur if the appropriate conditions are met. Please see the attached sheet entitled 'Standard Mosquito Control Operating Procedures-2010' for more information. "
- New web address
- You have already discovered that our address has changed from www.shady-side.org to www.shady-side.net. The old address no longer works, so please update your Favorites list.
- Your Tax Dollars at Work
- New county executive web site and explanation of budget, taxes. See the County Government tab.
- South County Transit Service (SCOTS) Bus Schedule
- This service ended on March 31, 2009 due to low ridership and lack of funds.
- West and Rhode Riverkeeper
- Our Riverkeeper is Chris Trumbauer and his web site can be found under Environmental Groups or here.
- Hazardous Waste, Computer Recycling
- Recycle your old electronics!!! There is an electronics recycling bin at the landfill on Nutwell-Sudley Road.
- For hazardous materials, here is the schedule: County Household Hazardous Waste schedule.
- For hazardous materials, here is the schedule: County Household Hazardous Waste schedule.