New Arbutus Community Group Meets

The Arbutus Improvement Association held its first meeting Sunday evening in the banquet room of Sulphur Spring Inn. More than a dozen residents attended, including representatives of neighboring community groups.

Among the business undertaken at the first meeting was a discussion with Pete Kriscumas of councilman Tom Quirk's office. In attendance was Lorna Rudnikas, of the Wilkens Police Community Relations Organization and an Arbutus Patch blogger, and Mike McAuliffe of Halethorpe Improvement Association.

Leadership of AIA includes Nikki Marlatt-Young  as president, Emily Ange as vice president, Brigitte Nix as secretary, Tina Johnson as treasurer and Keith Holsey as events coordinator.

Initially, AIA is seeking membership in the area of Arbutus roughly between Sulphur Spring Road and Elm, west of Oregon Drive - a townhouse community near Arbutus Elementary School.

As AIA grows, the organization may expand its scope to include larger residential areas of Arbutus, Marlatt-Young says.