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Open House! August 24, 2010 Two Waterfront Homes in Lusby MD 20657

Broker Open House!

August 24, 2010

Time: 11-1

12216 Beach Ct., Lusby Md 20657

Fabulous Rambler on Basement. Large open floor plan w/spans of windows overlooking the Chesapeake Bay! Large great rm, master & sun-room on Chesapeake Bay takes full  advantage of the amazing views. Concrete reef balls - breakwater installed. Large deck perfect for entertaining. Steps to Driftwood beach. Home is in tip top shape.

12040 Taos Trl., Lusby Md 20657

Gorgeous Chesapeake Bay Waterfront Home! Lusby Md 20657 $549,999

Chesapeake Bay Colonial! Home dimensions: 72 x 30. Features: 5 bedrooms, 3.5 Baths, Master Suite with Sitting Room, Jacuzzi Tub, Gas Fireplace, Spans of Glass &  Balcony Overlooking the Chesapeake Bay!
Large open kitchen with lots of counter space, breakfast bar, hardwood floors & 2 fire places. Sliders across waterside of home that leads to concrete patio overlooking the Chesapeake Bay! Partial finished basement & 700' Sq Ft. garage. Beautiful Home with professional landscaping! Separate ownership in private beach with 7 homeowners. This home ready to just move in and enjoy! Gorgeous 2nd story balcony, concrete patio & hot tub situated on .95 of an acres. Vacation everyday here with a summer breeze and endless views on the Chesapeake Bay Waterfront!

Chesapeake Ranch Estates links: Chesapeake Ranch Estates community! Amenities include: Amenities: Airport campgrounds Clubhouse  Driftwood Beach  Gardens   Horseshoe Club  Lake Lariat   Seahorse Beach  Stables   

Minutes to Patuxent High School. Shopping: Lusby Town Center and Shopping Centers.  Things to do on The Chesapeake Bay! Southern Maryland Fishing  Deadlies Catch Chesapeake Bay  Sailing:  Schooner Heron Charters   Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association   Convenient access to Patuxent Naval Air Stationand Solomons Island, MD 20688

  

House Bill 295F - Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle

House Bill 295F scheduled for first reading on 2/10/2010

Incidental Taking Permit for Endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle. John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources to issue a permit an applicant that authorizes an incidental taking of the endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle under certain circumstances. Please read this will help the property owners along the western shore of Maryland protect there property. The proposed House Bill 295 is propsed by Anthony J. O'Donnell, Maryland State Delegate. . Thank You Tony for helping citizens with "The Right To Protect Property" Tony O'Donnell is and alway's has been for the people! Follow Tony O'Donnell on FACEBOOK.

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Calvert County Seminar - ID Theft/Fraud and Credit Card Protection Seminar

Calvert County Seminar - ID Theft/Fraud and Credit Card Protection Seminar

If your business is accepting Checks and Credit Cards, You Need to Attend this seminar sponsored and Hosted by Davis, Upton, Palumbo & Keffler, LLC,

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Time: 9:00-11:00 am

To Register: Call 410-535-1780 or Email: info@DavisUpton.com

ID Theft Seminar Announcement

Mark J. Davis Mark J. Palumbo Rosemary J. Keffler Jack G. Upton

Davis, Upton, Palumbo & Keffler, LLC has handled for me many Real estate settlements, title reviews, surveys, contract reviews, estate planning. I have referred many clients and they always come back with nothing but good things to say. They are top notch with great integrity and impeccable service. If your looking for a Law Firm in Calvert County or Southern Maryland, you won't go wrong with the "Best Law Firm" in Southern Maryland.

Davis, Upton, Palumbo & Keffler, LLC

132 Main Street
Prince Frederick, MD 20678-3384
Telephone: 410-535-1780
Toll-Free: 866-956-DUPK (3875)
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Calvert County Public Schools Finish on Top

It's all over the web. It's evident that  Calvert County Public Schools youth finish on TOP!

 According to Schooldigger, Calvert County School district is the number one Public School District in Maryland.

With an over all student population of 17,394, eleven of Calvert's elementary schools are # ranked, 6 middle schools are # ranked, and 4 high schools are # ranked.

And it's not just these folks who agree!

You can look up test score ratings at globalscholar you can find public and website opinion at Greatschools

Just to give you an idea via Schooldigger

Patuxent High School was ranked 35th out of the 221 schools in Maryland and receive 4/5 stars

Huntingtown High School was ranked 21st out of the 221 schools in Maryland and received 5/5 stars

NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL

Northern High School was ranked 23rd out of 221 schools in Maryland and received 5/5

Not to mention, Northern High School also was given the 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools Award by the state and Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick.

All of these websites rank Calvert County schools exceptionally high. You can search links to where you can find houses in the school's district. I suggest you do a little homework and move somewhere your children are promised a rigorous education and brighter future. If you are interested in buying a home and know which school district you would like to live in please visit my website: Calvert County Schools

Calvert County Public Schools Finish on Top

It's all over the web. It's evident that  Calvert County Public Schools youth finish on TOP!

 According to Schooldigger, Calvert County School district is the number one Public School District in Maryland.

With an over all student population of 17,394, eleven of Calvert's elementary schools are # ranked, 6 middle schools are # ranked, and 4 high schools are # ranked.

And it's not just these folks who agree!

You can look up test score ratings at globalscholar you can find public and website opinion at Greatschools

Just to give you an idea via Schooldigger

Patuxent High School was ranked 35th out of the 221 schools in Maryland and receive 4/5 stars

Huntingtown High School was ranked 21st out of the 221 schools in Maryland and received 5/5 stars

NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL

Northern High School was ranked 23rd out of 221 schools in Maryland and received 5/5

Not to mention, Northern High School also was given the 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools Award by the state and Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick.

All of these websites rank Calvert County schools exceptionally high. You can search links to where you can find houses in the school's district. I suggest you do a little homework and move somewhere your children are promised a rigorous education and brighter future. If you are interested in buying a home and know which school district you would like to live in please visit my website: Calvert County Schools

Calvert County Homes Endangered by Beetles!

Calvert County Homes Endangered by Beetles!

Here is our story aired last night on the three networks. ABC News 7, MyFoxDC 5, WUSA8. The Endangered Species Act take priority over human life, the right to protect your property and pollution of The Chesapeake Bay and it's watersheds. This 15 year battle to prevent our homes from sliding, human and animal fatalities as well as pollution of The Chesapeake Bay continues. It is getting more critical each day as the homes get closer to the edge. We have approximately 300 puritan tiger beetles (so they say) along Calvert Cliffs shoreline. Last count on our property, there were no beetles recorded. The The Endangered Species Act needs to be changed as well as the Critical Area Guidelines.

By JOHN HENREHAN/myfoxdc

CALVERT COUNTY, Md. 20657 - When Bill Carmichael built his bay side home at the Chesapeake Ranch Estates part of Calvert County 18 years ago, the house was about 60 feet from the edge of the cliff. But the cliff's edge is moving closer to the house-- fast.

"Well, Thanksgiving evening, here, there was about a 10-food (wide) hot tub, here. We had a deck, out here-- 12 foot. And were all out here Thanksgiving evening, the kids and everybody, just looking at everything, and went back in, and woke up in the morning, and its gone," said Carmichael. "A whole 12 feet of it at one shot."

The cliffs along the Chesapeake Bay are naturally eroding. Homeowners want to reinforce the base and tops of the cliffs, but federal regulations which protect the cliff-dwelling Puritan Tiger Beetle are preventing that reinforcement. About 300 of the beetles are believed to be living on the cliffs.

Homeowners think the state should consider moving the beetles to a safer area.

"We had 11,000 beetles in our area, shoreline, in that particular area was the count. Today, we have "300," said Carmichael.

Homeowners argue safety should come first. Part of the cliffs collapsed a few years ago, killing a 9-year-old girl walking on the beach below. And now, about 300 yards of a roadway have been closed because of nearby cliff erosion. Fire and ambulance response time is now much slower to much of the community.

It isn't just buildings and humans that are at risk at the edge of the bay.

"Ah, we finished Thanksgiving dinner, and my sister's dog was missing. He had fallen off the cliff. And she did pass away. And we went to the vet, and there were two other dogs, that week, that had fallen off and had died, also," said resident Monique Hailer.

Cliff-side homeowners here are having difficulty selling and even insuring many of the homes. They have been pressing the county, state, and federal governments for years for some kind of help. So far, no help has come, and the cliffs keep eroding.

The Story Behind Calvert County

The Story Behind Calvert County!

Not only is Calvert County the second richest county in the united states. (Per Capita) We have quite a history!

Here's just a few tidbits from our quiet county's past:

 -Southern Maryland was first the sancturay for the Piscataway Indians. Captain John Smith explored our area from 1608-1609. He wrote extensively about our southern penninsula is his journals.

-Calvert County is one of the oldest counties in the United States. (EST. 1654) In fact, Native people have resided here 9,000 years ago. Calvert Cliffs are abundant with fossils and keys to the past.

-Calvert County was the battle field for invasion during the Revolutionary War. Again, Calvert saw war both land and sea during the war of 1812. St. Leonard's Creek playing a vital role. The sunken flotilla was discovered at the bottom of the creek as americans tried to sink barges in order to defend thier country. The courthouse and jail were burned during this battle.

-The end of slavery greatly effected the Tabacco Plantations of Calvert. To keep the economy going, in 1867, "Captain Isaac Solomon established a commercial fishery in the southern most part of the county, which became known as Solomon's Island" (Wikipedia)

-Life was simple and pleasant in Calvert. Not much changed until the 20th century and the introduction of the automobile. This made Calvert travel more attractive. In 1936, the county had only 15.2 miles of paved roads. Electrification did not come to the county until 1939. A  ferry was the only direct link with St. Mary's County from Solomons. All the way up to1972, kids who lived in Solomons ferried to school in St. Mary's County.

-1942, Solomons became the training site for Navy and Marine Amphibious detachments. D-DAY  was actually simulated on Calvert Cliffs.

Chesapeake Ranch Estates - The Press Heats Up!

I would like to thank all those friends, family, citizens, news media and politicians who have helped the residents of "Chesapeake Ranch Estates"  battle the beetles  in Calvert Cliffs

House Minority Leader "Tony O'Donnell(R Dist 29C) offered legislation in 2005 that was passed that would allow residents to take action to protect there property. So far the State of Maryland has resisted any measures to slow the erosion problem down. The erosion problem extends further north of Lusby, where the puritan tiger beetle isn't the issue. St. Leonard, Randle Cliff and Scientist Cliffsare experiencing the same treat of there homes washing into The Chesapeake Bay!  A special thanks to Southern Calvert by Guy Leonardfor a wonderful article depicting in depth the whole story!  Southern Calvert Gazette. A town hall meeting will be held at the public library in late February! All are welcome to attend. The Calvert County Commissioners BOCC have submitted letterto our federal Representatives requesting support for  The Chesapeake Ranch Estates and residents! One step foreard...

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Calvert County News! SMECO to reduce energy charges

Calvert County News! SMECO to reduce energy charges

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) is filing an application with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to reduce its energy charges.

The filing was submitted in late December, and, if approved by the PSC, the reduced charge will appear on customer-members' March 2010 bills.

SMECO's new rates are based on forecasted power costs for March 2010 to February 2011, which are estimated to be $87.93 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for wholesale power supply. This cost is 16 percent less than the estimated costs the co-op submitted in its last filing in August 2008.

Calvert County News! Prescription discount program available

Calvert County News! Calvert County  launched the program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county is making the free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo).

"The NACO prescription discount card offers significant savings for both uninsured and underinsured residents of the county, and residents do not have to be Medicare beneficiaries to use the card," said Calvert County Board of County Commissioners President Wilson Parran. "Even residents who have insurance coverage can use the card when their plan does not cover a particular drug. Best of all, there is no cost to county taxpayers for NACo and Calvert County to make these money-saving cards available to  Calvert County residents."

The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income or existing health coverage and are accepted at all of the county's pharmacies. A national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies also honors the Calvert County Prescription Discount Card.

Cards are available at all Calvert County libraries, senior centers, the Health Department and the Calvert County Department of Community Resources, located at 30 Duke Street in Prince Frederick. County residents can call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit www.caremark.com/naco for assistance with the program.   To use the discount card, residents simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.