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Contact OMCA
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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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REPORT STREET LIGHTS
THAT ARE OUT
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Open the link below to report Street Light Outages. You must include the light pole number which is on a band affixed to the pole:
https://bge.custhelp.com/app/ODL-LightingOutage
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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.
OAKLAND MILLS NURSERY SCHOOL at Thunder Hill Neighborhood Center
We are saddened to inform the community that after four decades of operation the Stevens Forest Nursery School has closed. SFES was a neighborhood treasure. So many of our OM children attended SFNS and their lives have been enriched forever.
PRESCHOOL OPENINGS
Wilde Lake Nursery, Columbia's first cooperative preschool has openings.
Visit
www.WLCN.net
for more information.
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Lively Arts For Little
Ones 2016-2017
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Our Season Opens with
PAM the KINDERSINGER
Join us for our first show on Friday, October 28th. For a complete list of upcoming shows visit:
oaklandmills.org
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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.
Check out all there is to know about Howard County by clicking the icon below.
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Join Our List
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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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Medical Equipment
LOAN CLOSET
of Howard County
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Howard County's Loan Closet is now open in the Long Reach Village Center. The Loan Closet has medical equipment for loan and information for those aging in place.
Please visit the email below for location, hours, and important information:
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/loancloset
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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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Farmers Market in Oakland Mills
Sundays, 9 am - 1 pm
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Farmers Market in Oakland Mills
Open Sundays through
Market Hours: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Visit the Market website at this LINK.
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I hope you have a great weekend and enjoy doing whatever makes you happy!
Sandy Cederbaum,
Village Manager
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OMCA Meetings and Important Announcements
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Oakland Mills Board of Directors
To Contact the OM Board click HERE
The Oakland Mills Board meets the 2nd and 4th Tues. of each month at The Other Barn at 7:00 p.m.
*Please note the upcoming Board of Directors meeting schedule through December, 2016:
October 6, 2016, 7 pm:
This is a new date in lieu of 10/11/16 which is the Yom Kippur holiday.
October 25, 2016, 7 pm:
Regularly scheduled meeting date.
November 9, 2016,
7 pm:
This is a new date in lieu of 11/8/16 which is Election Day.
November 29, 2016, 7 pm:
This is a new date in lieu of 11/22/16 which is just prior to Thanksgiving.
December 13, 2016, 7 pm:
Regularly scheduled meeting date.
The Dec. 27 meeting has been canceled, no new date will be scheduled.
The next board meeting will be on September 27, 2016.
Agenda to be posted to OM website next week.
View past meeting minutes HERE.
Oakland Mills Village Area Redevelopment Feasibility Study - For updated information and community presentations visit this PAGE.
Resident Architecture Committee (RAC)
The next RAC meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6 at 7:30 at The Other Barn. Sign in begins at 7:00 p.m.
For a list of applications that will be heard click
HERE.
RAC meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
To discuss Exterior Alteration Applications or RAC meetings contact OM Covenant Advisor for Applications, Carrie Wenholz, at [email protected]. Carrie is in the office Tues, Wed, and Thurs. To discuss property concerns/complaints contact Bob Bellamy at [email protected]. Bob is in the office Monday through Thursday. To reach our covenant advisors by phone call 410-730-4610.
If you would like to file an online complaint about a property in Oakland Mills follow this
LINK.
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| Community Roundtable Discussion on Sound Concerns from Merriweather Post Pavilion |
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 7 pm
George Howard Building, Banneker Room
3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Public is invited. Roundtable format will not allow for oral testimony but community attendance and written input is encouraged.
The Oakland Mills Board discussed noise concerns from Merriweather Post Pavilion at the September 13, 2016 meeting. The Board sent a letter to the County Executive, State Delegation, County Council and Columbia Association asking that the following steps be taken immediately:
- Revoke the 2013 State statute that exempts Merriweather Post Pavilion from the limits on time and decibels and reinstate the pre-2013 noise standards that had applied to the venue.
- Strictly enforce the decibel and time limits and notify the public of the results in a timely manner.
- Establish fines which will encourage adherence to decibel and time limits.
Public comments can be sent to the following:
County Executive: [email protected]
County Council: [email protected]
District 13: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
CA Board:follow this
LINK.
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Jazz in the Mills 2016
Sunday, September 18 at The Other Barn
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Jazz in the Mills
Sun. Sept. 18
5 pm - 7:30 pm
An Evening of Jazz Presenting an All Female Jazz Quartet
Featuring: Amy Shook, Janelle Gill,
Akua Allrich, and Savannah Harris
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 and online until noon on Sept. 17; and thereafter tickets can be purchased at the door just prior to the concert on Sept. 18.)
Upcoming shows are: September 18 and December 4 (Holiday Jazz Extravaganza.)
Jazz in the Mills is sponsored by Lavenia Nesmith and the Oakland Mills Community Association. For further details contact Lavenia Nesmith at 301-596-5128 or email [email protected] or Sandy Cederbaum
at [email protected]
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Board of Education Candidates' Forum
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The Other Barn, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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 Board of Education
Candidates' Forum
Thursday, October 13, 2016
The Other Barn in Oakland Mills
7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
The six candidates running for the Howard County Board of Education will attend the forum. This Q & A style forum will give the public a great opportunity to find out about each candidate.
The forum is sponsored by the 10 Village Associations of Columbia: Oakland Mills, Dorsey's Search, Harper's Choice, Hickory Ridge, Kings Contrivance, Long Reach, Owen Brown, River Hill, Town Center, and Wilde Lake. Howard County Community College's Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center will facilitate the forum.
Please email [email protected] or contact Sandy Cederbaum at 410-730-4610 or Jonathan Edelson, OMCA Board Vice-Chair and Education Committee Co-Chair, at [email protected] for more information.
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Oakland Mills Annual Fall Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2016
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Oakland Mills Village Center
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Oakland Mills Fall Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2016
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Oakland Mills Village Center area, Courtyard and The Other Barn.
Rain or Shine (hopefully no hurricane)
Free continuous live entertainment for all ages. Free children's crafts. Festival food vendors, craft vendors, community information, health screenings, and much, much more!
Entertainment Schedule:
11:00 am Oakland Mills HS Band
11:15 pm The Donegal XPress
12:30 pm Swingin' Swamis
1:45 pm
Mr. Gabe and the Circle Time All-Stars
3:00 pm
FunDrum Rhythm Circle
w/Jonathan Murray
For more information please contact: [email protected] or call Brigitta Warren
at 410-730-4610. The festival is sponsored by the Oakland Mills Community Association.
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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
Columbia Association's (CA) citizens academy, Excite Columbia, returns soon for the fall 2016 session. The free six-week program will
begin Sept. 20 and concludes Oct. 26. Classes are held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at CA Headquarters, 6310 Hillside Court, located off Stevens Forest Road near the county vehicle emissions inspection station.
The schedule for the fall 2016 session is:
- Tuesday, Sept. 20, Community Vision: CA's Community Services Department and a history of Columbia
- Wednesday, Sept. 28, My Columbia Association: presentation from CA President/CEO Milton W. Matthews and CA's governance
- Tuesday, Oct. 4, Fiscal Responsibility: CA's annual charge and budget
- Monday, Oct. 10, Fitness and Sustainability: CA's recreation facilities, services and programs, as well as CA's sustainability efforts
- Tuesday, Oct. 18, Quality of Life: CA's Open Space Management Division and CA's watershed management efforts
- Wednesday, Oct. 26, Graduation: program finale and wrap-up
Excite Columbia is open to anyone 18 or older interested in learning more about CA. Registration for the program is required, as there is limited seating. To register, please click on this
LINK
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Community Building Speakers Series
CA's Community Building Speakers Series hosts thought-provoking speakers on topics that stimulate us to discuss, engage, and build our sense of community here in Columbia.
Next Speakers Series Event
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
Sustaining Racial Integration in Housing in Columbia: Exploring the Model of Oak Park, Illinois
The event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7pm at the Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way. The featured speaker will be Rob Breymaier, Executive Director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, where he leads the nation's most successful effort to promote integration and the affirmative furthering of fair housing in the private housing market.
Click
HERE
to learn more about this event and to register to attend.
CA's Outdoor Organized Walks
Explore Columbia's natural settings with CA's 2016 series of organized outdoor walks
Columbia Association's (CA) series of outdoor walks returns in 2016 with 11 days of exploring the lakes, streams, woodlands and wildlife of Columbia.
"Exploring Columbia on Foot" is once again being led by award-winning environmental author Ned Tillman, who will guide discussions on the nature, history and future of these wonderful outdoor settings, including the plans for them and challenges they may face in the near future.
The walks will be held on nine Thursdays and two Saturdays from April through November. All walks will begin at 10 a.m. Registration is not required.
The remaining schedule of walks and meeting locations includes:
- Thursday, Sept. 22, Harper's Choice - meet at Kahler Hall
- Thursday, Oct. 6, River Hill north - meet at Claret Hall
- Thursday, Oct. 20, Wilde Lake - meet at Slayton House
- Thursday, Nov. 3, Oakland Mills - meet at The Other Barn
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Events and The Arts Around Town
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Events Around Town!
Wilde Lake Old-Fash
ioned Family Picnic At Wilde Lake Park
Sat. Sept. 17, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Enjoy a day with your family and friends at the 4th Annual Wilde Lake Old-Fashioned Family Picnic.
The event is open to to the public and features free entertainment and activities, including live music, moon bounce, face painting and more. Food and drink is available for purchase. Visit the Wilde Lake Community Association website for more details.
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The Arts Around Town
CLICK on the name of the gallery/organization to access websites.
Candlelight Concert Series
For information about the series and upcoming concerts click
HERE
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SeeClickFix.com
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Howard County residents can now participate in
SEE,
CLICK,
FIX
See, Click, Fix
is an interactive website and mobile application than easily enables users to report concerns with county roadways, signs, trees, potholes etc. Basically anything that is out or whack on Howard County owned property and roadways.
The website and mobile app are as easy to use.
Follow the simple steps below to begin. We encourage everyone to register ~ it's free, simple, and very important.
SEE -this is easy, just look around!
CLICK - use one of the links below
Connect with Your Community - Enter COLUMBIA, MD
OR
Add the free mobile app to your phone:
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