Go_Kart Update

June 15, 2025                                    Volume XXIII, Issue IV Dear GHCA Members and Friends: In the interest of getting the news out as timely as possible, I am quoting, in part, an email by Stu Kohn, President of HCCA. Stu […]

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BULLETIN! Important Zoning Hearing Thursday at 9:00AM s

June 3, 2025                                 Volume XXIII, Issue II Dear GHCA Members and Friends:                     Important Zoning Hearing June 5 at 9:00AM Where: 3430 Court House Drive Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 I apologize for the last-minute notice, but this is an important case that has  been appealed to the Board of Appeals,(BOA) As you may know […]

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Second Go-Kart Meeting Notes

November 1, 2024                                 Volume XXII, Issue VI The second pre-submission meeting was held Thursday October 24, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The owners of the property invited the community to a second meeting, which was not a required meeting. The application is for a Conditional Use of a go-cart track on […]

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Proposed Go-Cart Operation on Mink Hollow

August 6, 2024                                                           Volume XXII, Issue IV Dear GHCA Members and Friends: Most who attended the July 30 meeting seemed to be pessimistic about preventing the proposed Go-Cart Track, and doubtful about enforcement of zoning violations. Our experience at GHCA concludes that although the Condition Use process heavily favors the applicant, some proposals […]

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Important Zoning Meeting, July 30

July 17, 2024                                                           Volume XXII, Issue III Dear GHCA Members and Friends:   PLEASE TAKE NOTE   An important Pre-submission Zoning Meeting will take place at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday, July 30 at 6:00PM. Here is the link to the announcement: As you will read, the petitioners are seeking a Conditional […]

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Highland House Opens

May 20, 2024                                                             Volume XXII, Issue 1 A Short Recap On February 23, 2023, the Highland Community, led by GHCA, first met with the management of Tuerk House, the drug & alcohol rehabilitation system which had purchased the former Country Gardens Assisted Living in Highland. It was a fiery meeting fueled by misinformation […]

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Tuerk House Update

Newsletter                            Volume XXI, Issue II Dear GHCA Members and Friends: Although we have posted a few brief updates regarding what has been transpiring with the Tuerk House facility in Highland, we have not issued a complete update on this matter until now. Community Meeting On February 23 a standing-room-only Community Meeting was conducted […]

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Minutes of Feb. 23rd Meeting

Greater Highland Crossroads Association (GHCA) Meeting Minutes 2/23/2023 7:00PM-8:15PM EDT Prepared By: GHCA Secretary Attendees: GHCA Officers and Board: Dan O’Leary Kathy O’Leary Charlotte Williams Alan Schneider Geoff Jackson Adam Collison Paul Collison Majeedah Johnson-Collison Hilda Matthieu Scott Shearer Residents of Howard County Tuerk House Staff: Bernard Foster, Executive Director Albert Arrington, Residential House Manager […]

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