July 11, 2009 by Al Hammer.

There will be a meeting open to the public on July 23rd at 7 pm in the Spirit Center at Glen Mar to hear the results regarding recent traffic studies on Montgomery Road/New Cut Road/Brampton Hills Parkway. Representatives from the State Highway Administration and Howard County Public Works will be present to inform and answer questions regarding the safety issues at this intersection.

If you would be willing to be a GREETER for this event, please contact Diane Keyes in the Church Office at 410-465-4995 or by email at Diane.Keyes@GlenMarUMC.org.

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January 12, 2009 by Larry Resch.

Here is an update from Dan Kagey, Building Team Chairman

Competitive bids for the educational wing were back by mid-November. We were very pleased to see that 3 of the bids were not only very close but within our range to recommend that we move forward. The winning bid and the financial picture was presented at the November 18^th church conference information meeting and then again at the December 2^nd church conference voting meeting.

This winning bid included all the options mentioned in the last update back in November. The recommendation passed unanimously.

In general, the church approved that the finance committee should go to our bank and secure financing of up to an additional $4M for both floors of the educational wing. That is consistent with the total loan amount that was approved last year of $10.1M. Due to all the factors that have changed since our last vote, the Building Team felt it necessary to come back to the church conference to request a new affirmation of our proposal. We are now working with the bank and are optimistic about a loan approval in mid to late January. Construction could start shortly thereafter.

Other related news, the phase 1 punch list has only a few remaining items. As you may have noticed, temporary trailers have been located on the site to provide space for clergy and admin offices until permanent offices can be constructed in Phase 2. That should stop the musical-computer chairs that are presently being played by several of the staff, including Andy.

What about the road? Well, the parting of the waters seemed easier, but after many months, the telephone pole holding up progress has been removed. Oak Construction has the go-ahead to complete the road. Now it’s only the weather that is holding us up. So early spring should be the absolute latest for that completion and old New Cut will become “right in and right out” only, and renamed Bauger Farm Road. That will at least open the door for a state re-evaluation of the intersection for a traffic light.

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June 29, 2007 by Al Hammer.

Today I had the opportunity to meet Bryna Zumer, a reporter with The View Newspaper up on the site and give her a tour of the facilities and share a little bit of the history behind Glen Mar. I don’t know if they are going to publish a story on our project or not, but you might want to keep an eye out just in case. I’d like a copy (we do not currently receive the View) if anyone catches it.

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June 20, 2007 by Al Hammer.

Larry Resch and I met at the site this evening to check on the WebCam which seems to have gone on the fritz again. With much technical savvy Larry was able to correct the problem (he rebooted the computer) and everything seems to work fine.

We took this opportunity to take a little tour of the pad.

We now have interior masonry walls going up:

And structural steel reaching to the sky:

This is a better “big picture view” of the east side of the lower level:

And of the west side of the lower level:

Here is a view of our entrance driveway and the west parking lot with this beautiful black pickup in the foreground:

Yes, I had to climb that to get these shots, I never know from day to day how high our mount will be as it changes according to the needs of the site work. Today at about 30 feet above the parking lot it is about as high as it has been:

Here I am standing in the middle of what is to be the realigned New Cut Road just a few feet north of the Glen Mar entrance to my back and right (which is east). I am looking north where the bed will follow around and connect into the existing New Cut Road:

This is turning south with Glen Mar entrance now on my left and I am facing toward Montgomery Road. Word continues to be that the road should be finished in about 60 to 90 days:

Here I am standing “about” where a car would be entering Montgomery Road from New Cut: Not a bad site line looking west….

but looking east!!! (note the silt fence does block some view):

We should be hearing from the State pretty soon about the results of the Traffic Study and whether or not a signal is warranted.

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June 11, 2007 by Al Hammer.

The subcontractor is moving quickly on progress with laying curb and gutters on the Montgomery Road improvements along with those along the realigned New Cut Road up to our entrance.

This part of the work should be finished next week.

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