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Call Us!
410-730-4610
Send a Fax
410-730-4620
Website
oaklandmills.org
Office Hours
Mon - Thurs
9:00 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sandy Cederbaum
Village Manag
Susan Azoulay
Facility Coordinator
Brigitta Warren
Events/Administrative Coordinator
Covenant Advisors
Bob Bellamy
(property concern issues)
[email protected]
Carrie Wenholz
(Exterior Alteration Applications)
[email protected]
Tom Dudek
(Letters of Compliance)
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Support our great local OM Schools!
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Oakland Mills
Preschools
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CLICK on the school name to access their website.
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Lively Arts For Little
Ones
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Our next season begins in September. We are lining up great performances for our
young audiences!
Details to Follow!
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Howard County Government
follow the link above to report items "out of whack" on Howard County roadways, sidewalks and public areas.
Beware of Home Improvement and Landscape Scams.
more Scam Alerts
The Main Branch of the HC Library, the Central Library will close on April 1 for renovations.
For complete details please visit
hclibrary.org
Check out all there is to know about Howard County by clicking the icon belwow.
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Pop Up Food
Pantry
Event to Be Held
In Oakland Mills
in June
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Plans are underway to bring a Pop Up Food Pantry to Oakland Mills in June.
OMCA is working with the Howard County Food Bank, the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center and our local schools to make this possible.
The Pop Up Food Pantry will be a two hour event and the HC Food Bank will provide enough emergency food for up to 400 families.
Details will follow!
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Support Oakland Mills Merchants
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Please Support Our
Merchants!
Click on the link below for a complete listing of all OM Merchants and Businesses.
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Howard County Police
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911
Non-Emergency #
410-313-2200
If you See Something - Say Something.
Local Oakland Mills Community Police Office
phone for messages only,
do not call this number in an emergency - 410-313-5805
OM Community Police Officer
Officer Luke Buchanan
lbuchanan@howardcounty
md.gov
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Like Us!
The Other Barn
A great place to rent for
social events &
meetings!
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Oakland Mills Village
Our community home!
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Little Free Library
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Stop by the
Little Free Library
Located just outside the Other Barn next to the Courtyard. It's open 24/7!
Our Oakland Mills Little Free Library is a very popular destination in the village center.
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OMCA Meetings and Important Announcements
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The following Oakland Mills residents have been elected to serve on the Oakland Mills Board (listed in alphabetical order) and as Columbia Council Representative from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017: Jonathan Edelson, Lynn-Steven Engelke, Judy Gottsagen, Bill McCormack Jr. Virginia (Ginny) Thomas, Kay Wisniewski, and Paul Verchinski. Reginald Avery was elected as the Columbia Council Rep. and as such will be on the CA Board of Directors. Board Officers will be elected by the board at the May 10, 2016 meeting. The two by-law amendments passed and as such, that the village would not need to hold the actual election of the Board if, after the nomination period, the number of board candidates was equal to or less than the number of open board seats. Those candidates would be deemed elected and serve beginning with new Board term which is May 1.The by-law amendment passed regarding the Columbia Council seat and as such the village would not need to hold the actual election if after the nomination period the number of candidates for the CCR seat were no more than one. The CCR would be deemed elected and serve beginning with the new Council year on May 1.
Many thanks to the OMCA Election Monitor Committee chairs Bob Bartolo and Bob Berlett and committee members Jerry Gettleman, Barbara Heazel, Donna Koelle and Lenoir Lesane for volunteering to serve on the committee and to those who counted ballots!
Thank you Oakland Mills residents for coming out strong and voting. We had 371 total ballots which exceeded our 10% required quorum. It was great to see so many of you on election day!
Oakland Mills Board of Directors
The Oakland Mills Board meets the 2nd and 4th Tues. of each month at The Other Barn at 7:00 p.m.
The next board meeting will be
on May 10, 2016.
To view the Board Agenda click
HERE
Tuesday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m
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County Executive Allan Kittleman and CA President Milton Matthews will attend the meeting to kick off the Oakland Mills Village Center Feasibility Study which will include a presentation of the study process and methodology. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. at The Other Barn. Bolan-Smart Contractors will lead the presentation. At the conclusion there will be a short period of time for questions pertaining to methodology of the study. There will be follow-up community meetings.
The study will focus on the Oakland Mills village center which encompasses both commercial space and retail space, surrounding properties, and all apartment complexes as defined in the Village Center Community Plan.
Read the plan at this link:
http://oaklandmills.org/about-us/our-vision/
(click on Village Center Community Plan in the first sentence)
Approved board minutes can be accessed
HERE
Resident Architectural Committee (RAC)
The next RAC meeting will be held
Thursday, May 5, 2016
A list of applications to be heard on May 5 can be viewed by clicking
HERE (link to applications located on the right side of page)
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To reach our Covenant Advisors please refer to the Staff List on the left side of this page.
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Jazz in the Mills 2016
Sunday, June 26th at The Other Barn
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Sun. June 26th
5:00 pm - 7:30 p.m.
at The Other Barn
Presenting: An Evening With
Shirleta Settles
Buy tickets in advance online at:
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1316398 or at the Other Barn. Advance tickets are $15, at the door the day the concert are $20. (Advance tickets will be sold at The Other Barn until noon on June 25; online until 5:00 p.m. on 6/26; and after tickets can be purchased at the door just prior to the concert on June 26.)
Upcoming 2016 dates are: June 26, September 18 and December 4
Jazz in the Mills is sponsored by Lavenia Nesmith and the Oakland Mills Community Association.
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Howard County Farmers Market Returns
To Oakland Mills Every Sunday
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Farmers Market Returns
Sunday, May 8 through Sunday, November 20
Market Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Market is located in the far corner of the Oakland Mills Village Center close to the Interfaith Center.
Please continue to support the market
AND all of the merchants located in and around our village center.
Visit the Market website at this LINK.
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Howard County Recycling and Environmental Information
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All yard debris must be place in
paper bags
not plastic.
The County will no longer pick up yard debris left in plastic bags. If you have placed plastic bags at the curb please remove them and replace with paper.
Memorial Day Collections
There will be NO COLLECTIONS on Monday, May 30. All recycling, trash and yard trim collections will slide and be made one day later that week.
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Events Around Town
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U Can Win - Community Resource Day
Saturday, May 14, 10 am - 2 pm
Celebration Church in Long Reach
Free and open to the public. Important health information, fun activities and give-aways. For more information call 410-997-2088.
Owen Brown Festival at Lake Elkhorn
Saturday May 21, noon - 6 p.m.
Vendors, Musical Performances, Food and More.
Sponsored by the Owen Brown Community Association
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FREE CPR Class
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Thursday, June 2, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Historic Oakland, 5430 Vantage Point Road
This class reviews adult, child, and infant CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED) use, and choking relief. Please note this is a non-certification class. This class is appropriate for all ages.
Sponsored by Columbia Town Center Community Association (TCCA)
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The ARTS Around TOWN
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CLICK on the name of the gallery/organization to access websites.
Jazz in The Mills at The Other Barn
Sunday, June 26
An Evening With Shirleta Settles
(see box above for details)
Columbia Festival of The Arts:
Spring CFA Presents Viva La Vida, Long Live Life
Click here: ColumbiaFestival.org
Candlelight Concert Series
For information about the series and upcoming concerts click HERE
Click HERE for current exhibit.
Encore Chorale Spring Concert in Columbia
May 18, 7:30 p.m. at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center
"With a Song in My Heart". Free and open to the public. Doors open at 7 pm and seating on first come basis.
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Columbia Association News and Events
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CA Headquarters, Columbia Archives and the CA Member Service Center located at:
6310 Hillside Court, Columbia, 21046
www.columbiaassociation.org
Congratulations to Maya James, one of the 5 high school seniors from Columbia to be awarded the Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholorship.
Maya James, from Oakland Mills High School, created the Delta Scholars Program, which each month pairs upperclassmen with young women in the ninth grade. James serves as the program's president and its past historian. She also had a significant role in organizing various fundraisers and increasing the enrollment and participation of its members in community projects. In addition, she tutored elementary school students who were struggling with math. James will attend Georgetown University in the fall.
Columbia Archives - Now Located at the new CA Headquarters Residents, visitors and researchers of all levels of interest are welcome. Presentations and tours available.
Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm/appointments encouraged.
ColumbiaArchives.org
410-715-3103 [email protected]
Dog Day Afternoon
Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Columbia DogPark, 5901 Rivendell Lane, Columbia
Four legged friends and their human buddies are invited to a free afternoon of games, treats and whole lots of tail wagggin fun. Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/DogDay
KidsDay
Sat. June 11, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Columbia SportsPark
5453 Harpers Farm Road, Columbia
Free fun-filled afternoon for the whole family featuring special appearances by Howard County's own
Baltimore Raven Michael Campanaro! Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/
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YTC @ The Barn
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Click
HERE
for information from the CA Youth and Teen Center
To learn more about CA's Youth and Teen Center, please call 410-992-3726.
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Happy Mothers Day!
Sandy Cederbaum, Village Manager
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