The January E-Advocate is Now Available
The January 2026 Edition is now available for free in e-book format at https://online.fliphtml5.com/bwoas/E-Advocate-Edition-XXXVI-January-2026/. You can also choose to download a PDF to save or print from the application.
This edition features:
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An important January 12th CCA meeting
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District 7 Budget Town Hall Tomorrow Night!
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A new public announcements section!
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Crafts and Game night for kids
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Info on getting your free Safe Kids ID
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Coffee with Candidates event information
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The return of the Crofton Salutes Our Heroes banners
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A new Kids’ Market has been added to the Crofton Cherry Blossom Festival
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Light Up Crofton pictures
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And Much More!
Volunteers Needed!
The CCA is looking for assistance during the General Meeting on January 12th, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Crofton Elementary School.
There will be free, fun programs for kids in the school gymnasium. For the little ones, there will be a crafts section with free craft kits. For bigger kids, there will be games organized and supervised by Town Hall staff and volunteers.
Please see the volunteer sign up link below.
CCA General Membership Meeting
Please join us on Monday January 12th, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria at Crofton Elementary School. CCA Treasurer James Kitchin will present the FY27 Budget Highlights, and he and the Board will be there to answer your questions.
We will hold a vote to update the CCA Bylaws. Many residents want us to have online or email votes, but to do so, we need to update our Bylaws under the old rules, which means we need at least 75 residents to attend the meeting!
This will be a family-friendly event with activities for children in the school gym, including crafts and games. So, bring the whole family. The U.S. Secret Service will be on hand to provide digital fingerprinting and photo ID cards for kids as part of their Operation Safe Kids initiative.
To review the proposed Bylaws, visit Croftoncommunity.org/By-Laws-Update. To familiarize yourself with the current Bylaws, see https://www.croftoncommunity.org/by-laws.
Your vote matters! Bring your spouse, bring your kids, bring your neighbors!
2025 Crofton Community Survey
The data is in! Click here to see the results of our 2025 Community Survey!
Town Hall is Closed
On Monday January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Attention Crofton Old-Timers!
Do you have copies of the old "Crofton Civic Association Newsletter" with a banner like the one to the right? CCA Vice President Stephen Tull would like to scan them for the Association's history files. All copies will be treated gently and returned as quickly as possible. Please contact Town Hall at 410-721-2301 or info@CroftonTownHall.org.
Beaver Creek Phase II Meeting
The CCA Board of Directors voted not to allow the Beaver Creek Phase II project to move forward, primarily due to residents’ concerns about the loss of the tree buffer between them and Route 3. Following the Board’s “no” vote, DPW proposed a revised plan which leaves more of a buffer between the Walleye homes (see yellowish area), and it also redirects the path of the stream in one section, moving it westward onto the pumping station property. This plan also adds to the planting schedule by filling in the old path of the stream with new trees (see area in blue in the image).
DPW staff will be on hand to present this new proposal in detail and answer questions at a community meeting scheduled for Monday, February 23rd, at 7:00 PM at First Baptist Church on Crofton Parkway. Please mark your calendar!
Crofton Golf (a.k.a. Beaver Creek) Restoration Project Phase I
To view a time lapse video of the regrowth from July 2024 through August 2025 click here.
During September’s 2024 CCA General Membership Meeting, Senior Project Manager for Anne Arundel County’s Bureau of Watershed Protection & Restoration, Ms. Nasrin Dahlgren, presented details about Phase 1 of what is commonly known as the “Beaver Creek” restoration project currently underway between Rt. 424 and Crofton Parkway.
The next day, Ms. Sally Albright, the Bureau’s Education & Outreach Coordinator (shown below in orange vest), conducted a tour of the site for a small group of residents to highlight recent plantings and explain the benefits of this “valley restoration” initiative.
CCA Update Report on Region 5 SAC
In October 2024, the Stakeholder Advisory Committee for Region 5 of Anne Arundel County held its initial meeting. On May 14 and May 21, 2025, the committee met to consider rezoning applications from Region 5 property owners and other zoning changes offered by the Office of Planning and Zoning. Stephen Tull, a Crofton resident, is a member of the committee and wrote this report on the recommendations made by the Stakeholder Advisory Committee:
For full information about the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, please visit the Region 5 Planning Hub here: https://region-plan-hub-annearundelmd.hub.arcgis.com/pages/region-5.
For a copy of the County's initial Region 5 community outreach findings, please visit https://bit.ly/45bE0dp.
The Planning Advisory Board (PAB) Draft of the Region 5 Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Map are now available for public review on the Region 5 Hub site, aacounty.org/Region5. The PAB accepted verbal testimony on the Draft of the Region 5 Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Map at a public hearing held on October 8, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the auditorium at Crofton High School. Written testimony will also be accepted through October 22, 2025, and can be submitted at aacounty.org/Region5.
2025 CCA Crofton Citizen of the Year
Throughout Crofton's history and development there have been many people that have contributed to our growth and Crofton's "hometown" feeling and sense of community. The Crofton Civic Association recognizes those people that have made an impact on Crofton through the Crofton Citizen of the Year award.
This year the award was presented to resident Littany Hollerbach at the Crofton Chamber of Commerce Community Award Banquet, November 6th.
CCA President Anna O'Kelly (right) presents the 2025 Citizen of the Year Award to Littany Hollerbach.
2025 Crofton Police Department Officer of the Year
The Crofton Police Department Officer of the Year award was presented to Cpl. Kyle Gable at the Crofton Chamber of Commerce Community Awards Banquet on November 6th.
Chief Jason Jett (right) presents the Crofton Police Department Officer of the Year award 2025 to Cpl. Kyle Gable.
Crofton Police Department Challenge Coins!
Get your Crofton Police Department Challenge Coins! Pictured front and back, these thick painted metal challenge coins are a great collector's item. Each coin is 1 3/4" wide and 3/16" thick and comes in a protective sleeve. All orders will be available for pick up at Town Hall, 1576 Crofton Parkway, M-F, 9AM to 5PM. All proceeds will go to the Crofton Police Department Equipment Fund. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/crofton-civic-association-store
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Engage Arundel
Recently, Engage Arundel held a webinar titled:
Positioning for Growth and Change Webinar
Resources for Older Adults, Individuals with Disabilities, Caregivers, and Veterans in the County.
If you missed the webinar or attended but want to review the content, you can watch the entire webinar at your convenience by clicking here. You can also download the presentation by clicking here.
A link to the new CECS web page that has additional important information is here: EngageArundel
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CCA DONATIONS
As always, if you would prefer to donate the old fashioned way, please send a check or money order to: Crofton Civic Association, 1576 Crofton Parkway, Crofton, MD, 21114.
Thank you for your much needed support!