Ridgely’s Record

Ridgely’s Delight Association (RDA) November community meeting

There will be an online community meeting on Wednesday, November 11 at 7 pm. Anyone who lives, works, or owns property in Ridgely’s Delight is welcome, but preregistration for this Zoom event will be required. Tom Lenard, from Pickles, will be there to discuss the street closures in front of his pub. Sign up through the neighborhood website.

Voting in community meetings

In order to vote on a motion before the Ridgely’s Delight Association (RDA) or in its Board election, you must be a member of the RDA and in Good Standing. The Bylaws committee has published a guide explaining what that means during COVID times. http://www.ridgelysdelight.org/rda/voting

November Street Sweeping Dates

Automatic street sweeping has been canceled until further notice. If you’re able to help, please take a moment and clean in front of your house.

Trash is picked up every Wednesday.

Community clean up and dumpster

A neighborhood clean up is scheduled for Saturday, November 14. Meet at the community shed in the parking lot off of Burgundy Street. A dumpster for community use will be located in the 600 block of West Conway St., and should arrive sometime after 9am. It will be picked up approximately 4 hours later. Please do not dispose of any building materials. No lumber, drywall, siding, roofing material, etc. Empty or dried up latex paint cans are ok, but not oil-based paint. No electronics or hazardous material. Thanks in advance for helping keep our neighborhood clean.

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

More than 30 kids participated in the Ridgely’s Halloween Scavenger Hunt. A big thank you to all everyone that decorated/carved  a pumpkin, and special kudos to Megan Moorer and  Kurtis Donnelly for organizing. Photos are posted on the Ridgely’s Facebook page.

Recycling update

DPW expects to provide an update on plans to restart curbside recycling collections on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Until then, you can drop off your recyclables at one of the nearby Community Collection Centers. They’re open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:00 am to 3:00 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. 

• DPW Southwest Sanitation Yard
  701 Reedbird Avenue
• Digital Harbor High School
  1100 Covington Street

Renovation reminders

All home improvement renovation work requires a Baltimore City permit. Additionally, Ridgely’s Delight is a historic neighborhood in a CHAP district and exterior work on your home requires CHAP approval prior to the start of any renovation. To review the guidelines, please visit chap.baltimorecity.gov. You may also contact the chair of the neighborhood architectural review committee with any renovation related questions: arc@ridgelysdelight.org.