What you can do

Support Suppression of Black Flies by Our County Council

Cecil County invites public comment on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, at 7:00 PM, prior to “Legislative Sessions.”

Come to the meeting of Tuesday March 5 at 7:00 PM and share your citizen’s interest in the proposed program to suppress black fly.

200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2110, Elkton, Maryland 21921

Click here to read the schedule of Cecil County Council meetings.

Click here to read more on the Cecil County Facebook page.

Click here to read more on the Cecil County Government website.

Join us at the next meeting of the Black Fly Action Committee

Thursday, March 14, 2019, 6:30 PM, Rising Sun Library

Everyone is welcome at our next  meeting, Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 6:30 PM at the Rising Sun Library.

We should be very proud of our accomplishments, since in a mere 5 months, we have a built a website, installed a Facebook page, and have interested over 150 participants.  In addition, we have had newspaper articles, television interview, contacted all politicians in the area, and generated interest in this problem.

This month, we’re planning to increase contacts with public officials in Cecil County, learn more about research at the University of Maryland, and assess the organization of the prevention program in Pennsylvania.

Sign our petition….

Click here, and add your voice to ours.

(This link takes you Google’s forms)

Collect petitions from your neighbors….

We have collected over 150 petitions, so far. We will deliver as many petitions as you like, so you can share your reports and your neighbors’ concerns.  Collect signatures, and we will pick them up from you, too.   Just e-mail us.

Write a letter….

Here are some people who ought to get a letter, e-mail, or telephone call from you about biting black-fly gnats.

Click here for a Draft Letter that suggests what you might include in your own letter.

Maryland legislators plan to introduce new legislation to fund control of black-fly gnats in November.  Until then, your letter can alert officials to the problems that black-fly gnats make for you.   Consider writing a letter to any of the secretaries of agriculture, aging, commerce, health, and natural resources, if you find that black-fly gnats particularly affect your farm, your elderly, your business, your health, or your quality of life.  Politicians say a letter (especially a hand-written letter), makes a stronger impression than e-mail.

Maryland state government

  • Governor Larry Hogan, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401  — (410) 974-3901
    Mark J. Belton, Secretary of Natural Resources, Tawes State Office Building lobby, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD — (410) 260-8101
    mark.belton@maryland.gov
  • Thomas Parham Director, Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment Department of Natural Resources 580 Taylor Ave., C-2 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 410-260-8633 (office) 410-353-6220 (cell) tom.parham@maryland.gov

Cecil and Harford County (District 35)

Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne County (District 36)

  • Senator Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. James Senate Office Building, Room 420, 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 — (800) 492-7122, ext. 3639 (toll free) steve.hershey@senate.state.md.us
  • Steven J. Arentz, House Office Building, Room 308, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 — (800) 492-7122, ext. 3543 (toll free),
    e-mail: e-mail: steven.arentz@house.state.md.us
  • Jefferson L. Ghrist, House Office Building, Room 410, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 — (800) 492-7122, ext. 3555 (toll free),  jeff.ghrist@house.state.md.us
    (R)
    Jay A. Jacobs (R), House Office Building, Room 321, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401 — (800) 492-7122, ext. 3449 (toll free), jay.jacobs@house.state.md.us

United States government

  • Congressman Andy Harris, 15 East Churchville Road, Suite 102B, Bel Air MD 21014 — (410) 588-5670
  • Senator Ben Cardin 100 South Charles Street, Tower 1, Suite 1710, Baltimore MD 21201 — (410) 962-4436
  • Senator Chris Van Hollen, 1900 N. Howard Street, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21218 — (667) 212-4610

Cecil County government

  • Councilman Dan Schneckenburger, 200 Chesapeake Blvd Suite 2110, Elkton MD 21921 — (410) 996-5201   dschneckenburger@ccgov.org
  • County Executive Alan J. McCarthy,  Cecil County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100, Elkton, MD 21921 — (410) 996-5203, amccarthy@ccgov.org

Here’s more:

  • You can find more Maryland state delegates here — https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/hsedist.html
  • You can find more Maryland state senators here — https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sendist.html
  • You can find Governor Hogan’s staff here — https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/html/01gov.html
  • You can find the Maryland bureaucracy here — https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/html/01coun.html.