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Upcoming Events and Programs
at The Other Barn
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February 19th, 9:00 a.m.
Election packets available
February 22nd, 10:00 a.m.
Lively Arts: Mr. Jon
February 26th
6:00 p.m. OMCA Education Committee Meeting
7:00 p.m. OMCA Board Meeting
March 4, 6:30 p.m. Information session for those interested in serving on the OMCA Board
March 12th, 7:00 p.m.
OMCA Board Meeting
March 17th, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Jazz in the Mills
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Call Us!
410-730-4610
Send a Fax
410-730-4620
Website
Office Hours
The office will be closed Monday, February 18th for President's Day.
*Please note that we will be closed some weeknights at 5 p.m. Please call before stopping by.
Mon - Thurs
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sandy Cederbaum
Village Manager
Brigitta Warren
Facility and Event
Coordinator
Amy Carpenter
Administrative Assistant
Covenant Advisors:
Karina Caico
(Property Concern Issues)
office hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs. 9 - 5
Carrie Wenholz
(Exterior Alteration Applications)
office hours: Tues - Thurs 11 - 4
Tom Dudek
(Letters of Compliance)
office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs
9:30 - 12:30
Jonathan Edelson
OM Board Chair
to contact Oakland Mills Board Members.
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Support our
OM Merchants
Visit the OM Website for a complete listing of merchants and businesses
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410-997-5454
410-884-8500
997-0932
(443) 545-5844
992-9553
Sams Mart
992-0300
730-2100
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Celebrate Life's Events at
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Contact Brigitta Warren, Facility Coordinator, for details about renting this venue!
410-730-4610
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Support Oakland Mills Schools!
Click on the school name to link to the school's website.
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Nursery Co-Op located in Oakland Mills
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Located in the Talbott Springs Neighborhood Center
Located in the Thunder Hill Neighborhood Center
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Oakland Mills Neighborhood Community Resource Officer
For emergencies call
9-1-1
If You See Something, Say Something
For Non-Emergencies call
Other Useful Contact Info:
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"Take the Call" Phone Survey
This is not a scam - please take this call from Howard County about your TV experience with Comcast and Verizon.
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Comcast and Verizon are seeking
renewals of their cable franchise
agreements with Howard County.
Share your cable TV experience and
future needs
related to cable communications, even if you are not a customer, through the County's phone survey (if you are called). The Caller ID will read "HOCOCABLESURVEY."
Help Howard County better represent your needs and interests to the cable providers.
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Click link below for scam alerts:
New Howard County Circuit Courthouse Community Outreach Meeting
February 21st, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Howard High School Cafeteria
8700 Old Annapolis Rd, Ellicott City
The new Circuit Courthouse will be built on the site of the County's Thomas B. Dorsey Building, located at 9250 Bendix Road in Columbia. More info HERE.
Protecting Your Consumer Rights:
A Consumer Protection Forum with
Senator Chris Van Hollen
and
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh
Deer Management Sharpshooting Program, February/March 2019
This program is different from the managed hunts. More info and schedule
HERE.
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Howard County Council Contact Info
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The Howard County Council has five new Council Members. The links
below take you directly to the council members' webpages filled with
useful information including email addresses, bios, and links to sign up
for district email newsletters.
Oakland Mills is located in Council District 2 and represented by Opel Jones.
District 3 - Christiana Mercer Rigby
District 5 - David Yungmann
Website
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See Click Fix
is an interactive web site for Howard County residents to report issues to the County. Issues include, but are not limited to, roadway issues, missing street signs or fallen street signs, street tree issues, potholes, cracked sidewalks etc.
THIS IS NOT a site for 911 emergencies or police or fire issues.
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Department of Public Works Notification System
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Get email alerts for water outages, sanitary sewer overflows, and other general utility information. To sign up, click
HERE.
. For more information about County services visit
www.howardcountymd.gov/
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Report Broken Cable Boxes
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Verizon has set up a special
email for Oakland Mills residents to report damaged cable boxes.
More info.
Please report broken and abandoned cable boxes by emailing:
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There will be REGULAR curbside collection on
Monday, February 18th. The Alpha Ridge Landfill will be OPEN. County offices will be closed on Presidents Day.
Hazardous Household Waste special drop-off days: click
HERE.
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Free Tax Preparation
At the Multi-Service Center (Laurel)
and Non-Profit Collaborative (Columbia).
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For people with incomes less than $55,000/year. Click
HERE for more info and to schedule an appointment.
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Little Free Library at
The Other Barn
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Stop by our Little Free Library and browse through our selection of books. If you see one you like, please take it and enjoy!
The Little Free Library was established to foster the love of reading.
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Oakland Mills Homeowners Resource Guide
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The Oakland Mills website now has a Homeowners Resource Guide. Click
here to see!
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Please remember to pick up after your pets!
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Beds for Children in Need
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace assembles and delivers bunk beds to children who would otherwise sleep on couches, blankets or even floors. For more info on requesting a bed and/or donating, click
HERE,
call 410-746-8797, or email [email protected].
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OM Garden Flags, Magnets, and Commemorative Glasses for Sale
Makes a neat holiday gift!
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Available for purchase at the Other Barn
Flags: $10 each
Flag holder: $5 each
Commemorative Glasses: $5 each
Magnets: $2 each
Please bring a check or correct amount of money. (No credit card purchases please.)
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OMCA Board Meetings
and Announcements
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Congratulations to OMHS orchestra & music department director, Mr. Philip Hale!
The OMCA Board honored Mr. Hale at the February 12th Board meeting for his work on the annual WBAL Radio Concert for Kids, which has raised thousands of dollars for needy children over the past decade.
Oakland Mills Board of Directors
Upcoming Board Meetings
February 12th, 7:00 p.m.
February 26th, 7:00 p.m.
March 12th, 7:00 p.m.
All Board meetings are at The Other Barn. Agendas for upcoming Board meetings are posted 6 days prior on this
PAGE.
View past Board meeting minutes
HERE
To contact the OM Board click
HERE
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Board of Directors Facebook
Discussion Page:
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OM Education Committee
Meetings held on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Other Barn.
Next meeting: February 26th, 6:00 p.m.
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BWI Roundtable
Regional committee addressing
airplane noise issues.
Please visit the
BWI Roundtable committee tab
on the Oakland Mills website for updated information. If you have questions or would like details, please contact Paul Verchinski, Roundtable Committee and OM Board Member at
[email protected].
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Resident Architectural Committee (RAC)
The RAC meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. The next RAC meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Other Barn. Sign-in begins at 7:00 p.m. A list of applications for the meeting can be found
here
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Greetings, Oakland Mills residents, and welcome to the Covenants Corner!
We all want to do our part to keep the village and our homes beautiful. To that end, the Oakland Mills Covenants Team will regularly highlight different items that relate to the Oakland Mills covenants - everything from violations to exterior alteration applications to Letters of Compliance. Here are this week's Covenants Corner tips:
- Exterior Alteration Applications: You should submit your application well in advance of when you would like to begin a project. The Residential Architectural Committee (RAC) will then meet to review the application (application deadlines and RAC meetings dates can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of this page on the Oakland Mills website). RAC meetings are open to the public and are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Exterior Alteration questions should be sent to Carrie Wenholz at [email protected].
- Letters of Compliance: Are you looking to sell a home in Columbia? Obtaining a Letter of Compliance from the village office should be one of your first steps. Letters of Compliance can be requested by a seller or the sellers' real estate agent. More information can be found here.
If you have a specific question about any of these or other topics, email us at
[email protected].
Your question may be highlighted in a future issue of the e-news!
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OM & CA Board 2019 Elections
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NOW is the time to consider running for an OMCA Board Seat or the Columbia Council Seat (CA Board)
Serving on the Village Board or Columbia Board provides an opportunity to be directly involved in village issues at a grassroots level of leadership. Residents who own or lease property in Oakland Mills are eligible to *serve on the board. Those elected serve a one year term for the board or Council seat for the term May 1, 2019 - April 30, 2020.
Please review the election page on the Oakland Mills website and note the important election calendar dates below.
Tues. Feb. 19
- election packets/nomination petitions available at the Other Barn
Mon. March 4, 6:30 p.m. -
Information session for serving on the OM Board
Fri. March 15, 4 p.m. -
deadline to submit nomination petition for Board or Columbia Council Seat (deliver to Other Barn by this deadline)
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Covenant compliance is required for all serving on the OM Board, OMCA Covenant Compliance Policy for board members is included in the Election Packet.
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Jazz in the Mills: Coniece Washington
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Sunday, March 17th, 5:00 p.m.
at The Other Barn
$20 Advance/$25 Door
Celebrating the release of her CD in tribute to Shirley Horn.
Snacks and beverages for sale. No refunds, no replacement of lost tickets, no exceptions.
[email protected].
Sponsored by Lavenia Nesmith and the Oakland Mills Community Association.
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Learn to Skate:
Wednesday, February 20-Sunday, April 7
Hockey programs: Saturday, February 23-Saturday, April 6
"Star Wars on Ice" at the Columbia Ice Rink
Saturday, March 23 - 4:00 p.m. and 6: 00 p.m.
Sunday, March 24 - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Tickets are $15 (free for children ages 3 and younger) and can be p
urchased HERE.
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Jazz in Mills - see box above
CLICK on the links below to access detailed information:
Current exhibit: The Nature of Four Artists
Meet the Artists February 24th, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
More info
The largest and fastest growing choral music program for older adults in the country!
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Columbia Association
News & Events
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CA Headquarters and CA Member Services Office:
6310 Hillside Court
Columbia, MD 21046
CA main number: 410-715-3000
Member Service number: 410-730-1801
Information Session for those interested in serving on the CA Board
Tues. Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. and Sat. Feb. 23 at 10 a.m.
Columbia Solar Co-op Information Session
February 28th, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way
For more info and to register, click
HERE.
Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Award
Application Deadline: March 15, 2019
Up to six $2500 education awards to graduating high school seniors who exhibit exceptional efforts in providing community service to benefit Columbia residents and those in Columbia area. For more info
click
HERE
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Youth and Teen Center @TheBarn
The Choice Jobs Program prepares Maryland's youth for the
work world. The program utilizes a supported employment model
that delivers community-based vocational services that include a
job readiness curriculum, individualized service planning, and
supported job placement. For more information, click HERE.
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