The Scoop - February 2, 2015

Posted by Michael Frueh

on Feb 06, 2015

Here we go 'round the roundabout!

Cindy Wood took the podium, plugging several upcoming events at the Civic Center: Dailey & Vincent on February 7th, and Robert Irvine on March 25th. If you can - make a date with someone you love for one of these events. Jonalee pointed out the difference between men and women in the retail arena - and raised a buck or two for Polio Plus in the process. Fred Seelenbinder talked about the latest Polio Plus campaign, and encouraged participating in the Every Rotarian/Every Year program. To that end - Jay Begg auctioned off a Browns gift basket and 2 tickets to the Ravens game - congrats to Dr. Marcus Cox for bidding $500!

Our speaker was Brion Rhodes - county engineer - explaining the new roundabout at Shawnee and Ft. Amanda Roads. Surprisingly, that intersection has been one of the worst in the county for accidents, and the circular "rotary" is meant to drastically reduce those incidents. After an overall review of the $10 million dollar project - Brian instructed the members on how to navigate a roundabout, including an interesting video.