ROAD REPAVING

Due to the effort of our Treasurer, Neil Pedersen, the county has agreed to pave some of our bad roads. The county should complete the work sometime before 6/30/25. The initial repaving work started in November but had to be stopped until the weather gets warmer. Some of our roads are in very bad shape. The county patched them last year, but the patches are degrading. Please see the map below to see which roads will get paved. We will continue to work with the county to get our other roads paved in the future. 

BIENNIAL COVENANT INSPECTION

The biennial covenant inspection will begin this April. Due to the activities of our BOD and more importantly YOU, our community looks great. THANK YOU!!!

RECYCLING REMINDERS

The items we most often see inappropriately placed in blue recycling bins or mixed paper recycling carts, and that we want to remind residents NOT to put in their recycling bin/cart are:

• Plastic Bags, Plastic Film or Shrink Wrap
• Hazardous or Toxic Product Containers (such as containers for herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, and automotive fluids)
• Electronics (including computers, keyboards, TV’s, etc.)
• Styrofoam® or Polystyrene (packing peanuts or foam blocks used to protect items in shipments, or other items marked #6 PS)
• Home Health Care/Medical Supplies (including needles/syringes, plastic intravenous (IV) fluid bags, plastic respirator and medical equipment tubing, CPAP masks, gloves, etc.)

TOWN HOME ROUNDUP (HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR TOWNHOME OWNERS)

Snowden's Mill Townhome Association #1 (Tufa Terr and Tourmaline Terr)

Townhome #1 Association Board:

• Anna Douglas, President
• Wes Wolgemuth, Vice President
• Marc Chasen, Secretary/Treasurer
• Ermiyas Mengesha, Member

The snow is here and it is a DOOZY☃️❄️. Please remember to keep your walkways shoveled and salted to limit any slip and fall issues. Also, be mindful of older residents and help them with their snow. When moving the snow, please shovel into the street before the snow removal trucks have cleared. If you have missed that window, please move snow to the closest shared space. This will allow for easy access to parking spaces even after the snow has subsided. Please do not pile the snow in empty parking spaces or around vehicles making it difficult for other residents.  

Looking forward to the spring, we are planning on the repainting of assigned parking spaces. The lettering has faded making it hard to decipher visitor or reserved parking spaces.  If you have any issues affecting your parking space, please let us know by contacting Charles Lasky at clasky@comsource.com.



Stay safe and warm!  

Your SMTHOA#1 Board - Anna, Wes, Marc and Ermi

Please remember to check that your quarterly assessments are being properly applied to your account. We welcome all residents to attend our Board Meetings on the first Wednesday of every month. Email us your contact information today. New volunteers are always needed.  

For any questions, please contact Charles Laskey at 301-924-7356 or email snowdensmillhoa1@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!

COMMUNITY WEBSITE IS A VALUABLE INFORMATION SOURCE

The Snowdens Mill HOA website at http://www.snowdensmill.org/ is a great resource for your HOA needs/questions.



• HOA contact information
• Property Improvement Request (PIR) application
• Newsletter Archive
• Covenant documents
• and much more

EMAIL ADDRESSES

Snowdens Mill HOA Board of Directors

smhoaboard@googlegroups.com

Snowdens Mill HOA Covenant Enforcement Committee

smhoace@googlegroups.com

Snowdens Mill HOA Managing Agent (Charles Laskey)

clasky@comsource.com 301-924-7355 x153

TURKEY TROT AND OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS

The HOA is working to create opportunities for the community to gather and talk with their neighbors. The Thanksgiving day Turkey trot was cancelled this year due to bad weather, but we will do it again in 2025. Stay tuned.  If you have any ideas for a community gathering, please let us know.

CRIME UPDATE

We are lucky to live in a relatively safe neighborhood with crime all around us. Since our last newsletter there have been reports of gun shots in the park and items stolen from cars. Please do you best to secure your car every time you leave it. Please don’t leave anything visible in your car. Also, be aware of your surroundings. If you see strangers hanging around your neighborhood, please call the police. They don’t mind coming out to check things out.  For all our safety, the BOD asked the police to increase nighttime patrols in our neighborhood. Safety should always be you FIRST consideration!!

PLANNING A MODIFICATION TO YOUR PROPERTY?

Are you about to paint your house a different color, replace the roof with a different color shingle, or build a shed, fence playground structure in the backyard or any other type of exterior modification?

Before you break out the power tools or call the contractor, be sure to submit your plans to the HOA Architectural Control Committee.

The committee’s job is to ensure that the size and style of a project, the building materials and the overall appearance fit the association’s design requirements. The architectural control committee looks out for the entire community – including you.

If the Architectural Committee finds issues with your proposed project, we’ll try to work with you to come up with acceptable alternatives. Also, if an approved design changes, let the committee know: submit revised plans as soon as possible. If you are replacing a door for another door that looks just like the original, no approval is required. Replacing anything that looks like what is currently there doesn’t need approval.

If you undertake a building project without the association’s approval, you may have to remove the structure at your own expense. The association has the legal authority to enforce the architectural requirements, so save money and headaches by getting approval before building. You can obtain the property improvement request form on our website. If you have any questions, about an exterior modification, please let us know.  Thank you for partnering with the Architectural Committee to keep your home and our community looking great.

WINTER FOOD

We hope that you enjoy the recipe section of our newsletter. We have received many positive comments. If you have a recipe that you would like to share with your neighbors, please send it. For fall food we have:

PINTO BEAN STEW

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion diced
• 1 (14 oz) can fire-roasted tomatoes
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 2 small carrots peeled and diced
• 1 medium potato peeled and diced
• 1 tsp oregano dried
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• Red pepper flakes to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 (14 oz) cans pinto beans drained and rinsed

 Instructions

1.    Heat oil in a large pot over medium/high heat. Add onion and sauté for about 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently.

2.    Stir in the roasted tomatoes, garlic, carrots, potato, and all spices. Cook for 5 minutes or until fragrant, then pour in the vegetable broth and 2 bay leaves for flavor.

3.    Bring the soup to a boil and let it simmer with a lid for about 10-15 minutes. Add in the pinto beans and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the veggies are softened, stirring often. Then turn off the heat.

4.    Add more broth or water if too much liquid evaporated.

5.    Pour about 50% of the soup into a different pot and blend with an immersion blender to the desired consistency.

6.    Combine the pots and stir. Add more salt/pepper/spices if needed.