Contact MargaretMy #1 Request for the New Crofton Civic Association Board of Directors
May 28th, 2008 Categories: Crofton News
Crofton’s own political process kicked into action this week.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the election is over. Nothing has changed – the incumbents won in an uncontested election. Only the Presidential race was contested, and Steve Grimaud was re-elected to this post.
I just have one request of our “new” Board of Directors. Please restore Crofton’s curb appeal. Crofton real estate property values depend on visitors’ first impression!
Our president for the past 6 years was quoted in the Crofton Crier saying about Lake Louise that “a beautification project could be expensive, as much as $50,000 for an engineering study alone.” If the Crofton budget had included $5,000 towards this engineering study for just 10 of the 11 years that Mr. Grimaud has served on the Board of Directors, we would have the funds for it now. I honestly don’t think we can afford to wait another 10 years – it needs help now.
Several weeks ago, as I drove to College Park for an appointment, I exited the Beltway at Rt. 201 (Greenbelt) and found myself waiting at a red light, surrounded by beautifully manicured grass and freshly mulched beds filled with daffodil blooms. My thought: it’s a sad day when a Crofton resident thinks a Prince George’s County median strip looks better than my community’s front yard.
Returning Crofton’s once-beautiful front yard to magnificence is my #1 request for the new Crofton Board of Director’s. What’s yours?
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