Arcadia Improvement Association

The Baltimore Police Department is forming a task force dedicated solely to finding solutions to people illegally riding dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles on city streets. They have also established a telephone tip line to solicit information. You can also text a tip, photo, video or leave a voicemail at 443-902-4474.

Dirt bikes are defined as any motorcycle or similar vehicle designed for use on rough surfaces such as dirt roads or trails, which are not registered under the Maryland Vehicle Law. Examples of dirt bikes include minibikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATV), either the three or four wheel variety.

No person may drive or ride any dirt bike or other unregistered motorcycle or similar vehicle on any public or private property that is located within the City of Baltimore. In addition, no person may possess any dirt bike or any unregistered motorcycle with the City of Baltimore. No service station or any person may sell or dispense motor fuel for delivery into any dirt bike or unregistered vehicle.

Any person who violates this ordinance with the City of Baltimore is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense or imprisonment for not more than 90 days.

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The July/August 2016 edition edition of The Arcadian newsletter was recently distributed. In case you missed it, you can read it here.

If you would like to submit items for publication in The Arcadian, August 25th is the deadline for submitting items for the Septmeber/October issue. Please send them to: Betty Mayes, 3209 Berkshire Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214, or e-mail bbmayes@verizon.net.

The May/June 2016 edition edition of The Arcadian newsletter was recently distributed. In case you missed it, you can read it here.

If you would like to submit items for publication in The Arcadian, June 30 is the deadline for submitting items for the July/August issue. Please send them to: Betty Mayes, 3209 Berkshire Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214, or e-mail bbmayes@verizon.net.

DPW Customer Support and Services will be offering extended hours to provide water customers the opportunity to discuss and pay bills prior to the closing of tax sale files at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2016. Delinquent water bills may qualify a property for tax sale.

Regular customer service hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The extended hours will run from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the following days:

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Customers with outstanding tax sale issues have until noon on Friday, April 29, 2016, to have them addressed in-person with a customer service representative. Payments will be accepted on-line until 4:30 p.m. that day. The website is www.baltimorecity.gov, and customers can click on the “Make a Payment” icon.

Customer Support and Services is located in the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 Holliday Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

For questions concerning this matter, or billing in general, please call: 410-396-5398.

Nuisance properties pose significant challenges to neighborhoods: They’re fire and flooding hazards. They attract illegal scrapping, squatters and rodents. To report potential housing and sanitation violations, call 311 or submit a service request online.

How to Report a Nuisance Property