April 23, 2008
The Blandair Advisory Committee will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Department of Recreation and Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. This is a regular meeting. The public can attend, but testimony from residents will not be allowed.
Blandair is a 300-acre county-owned parkland with portions on both sides of Route 175 in east Columbia between Thunder Hill Road and Tamar Drive. Work on restoring the 19th-century Blandair mansion began in 2006, and plans call for the park to include athletic fields and a natural setting with pedestrian and pike paths.
Here is a list of other Department of Recreation and Parks meetings on Blandair:
May 14 -- 7 p.m. Blandair Advisory Committee meeting at Department of Recreation and Parks headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. Regular meeting. Public allowed to attend, but no testimony.
June 25 -- 7 p.m. Blandair Advisory Committee at Department of Recreation and Parks headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. Regular meeting. Public allowed to attend, but no testimony.
Sept. 11 -- 7 p.m. Blandair Advisory Committee public meeting at Oakland Mills High School, 9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia. Testimony allowed.
Sept. 17 -- 7 p.m. Blandair Advisory Committee at Department of Recreation and Parks headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. Regular meeting. Public allowed to attend, but no testimony.
Oct. 15 -- 7:30 p.m. Blandair Advisory Committee public meeting with the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board at the Department of Recreation and Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. Testimony allowed.
Information: Department of Recreation and Parks, 410-313-4640.
