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Town Hall Meeting on the New Fire Station in Harper's Choice Rescheduled for February 12
Howard County Government will be conducting a Town Hall meeting to discuss plans for the new Fire Station in Harper's Choice.
The meeting will take place at Kahler Hall on Tuesday, February 12, beginning at 7:00 pm. Staff from Fire and Rescue and the Department of Public Works will be here to answer your questions.
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Have you considered volunteering your time on behalf of your community? The current two-year terms of office for three Village Board seats expire on April 30, 2019. Village Board members attend one meeting a month where they oversee village finances, advise and take action on such matters as street and house maintenance, and advocate for changes that will benefit Harper's Choice. The nomination period runs from March 1 - March 14, 2019. Information and nomination petitions will be available at Kahler Hall and for download on our website at www.harpershoice.org on March 1; a maximum 150-word CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT is due at Kahler Hall by 5:00 pm on March 14. The STATEMENTS may be emailed to [email protected], preferably in a MS Word document. For more information, contact Village Manager Steve Ingley at 410-730-0770 or via
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HCCA is looking for volunteers to help us count ballots on Election Day, Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 pm at Kahler Hall. If you are available and would like to assist the Election Monitor Committee with this task, please contact Village Manager Steve Ingley at 410-730-0770 or
[email protected]
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Join us Thursday, January 31 at 2pm for a Facebook Live Q&A at Facebook.com/ColumbiaAssociation to discuss early black-owned businesses in Columbia with our guests, Barney Putnam and Leonardo McClarty. Both will be presenters on Monday, February 11 at Columbia Archives' panel discussion on "New Town Entrepreneurship: Early Black-Owned Businesses in Columbia,1967-1977," which will be held at Slayton House (10400 Cross Fox Lane in the Wilde Lake Village Center).
Please remember to register for the February 11 event, which includes a presentation of archival materials maintained within Columbia Archives, which feature early black-owned businesses in Columbia, followed by a panel discussion with local, county, regional and national business representatives.
For more information, or to register, click here. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Rainbow Theatre Presents
Science Spectacular
February 5th - 10am
Slayton House Theatre
10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia
A show that focuses on the weather and experiments on air and matter. See things like vortex fog rings, bubbling potions, and clouds on the ground. Appropriate for all ages.
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Anniversary of First Interracial Marriage in Howard County
The public is invited to the 50th Anniversary celebration of the first interracial marriage of Howard County. The program will be held Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 2:30pm at the Howard County Library, Miller Branch, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. The event is free and hosted by the Baha'i Community of Howard County. For more information, please contact
[email protected] or (410)730-6540.
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Town Center Community Association Presents Midnight At The Masquerade
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Save the Dates: Columbia Solar Cooperative, Columbia Cleanup Day
Are you thinking of going solar? The Columbia Solar Cooperative - a combined initiative of Columbia Association and Civic Works' Retrofit Baltimore for the Columbia Solar Cooperative - will host an information session on Thursday, February 28 from 7-8pm at the Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way. Save approximately 20% off the cost of solar panels for your home and enjoy the many benefits of going solar, including lower electricity bills and increased property value. For more information, visit
retrofitbaltimore.org/rsvp-columbia.
Columbia Cleanup Day will take place on Saturday, March 30, with volunteers picking up trash that has accumulated in open space throughout the community. For times and locations, please contact your local village community association.
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Covenant Corner
Watch as John McCoy from CA's Watershed division shares tips and information about snow and ice melt products in this short video:
https://vimeo.com/311757611
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HELP PROTECT OUR WATERSHED
Never use fertilizer to melt ice and snow. The nitrogen and phosphorus in fertilizer harms our local streams, groundwater and the Chesapeake Bay! See the table below for useful info on several popular ice melt products. For a free copy of "Melting Ice Safely," call the University of Maryland, Cooperative Extension Service, at 800-342-2507 or view the information online at
http://extension.umd.edu/learn/melting-ice-safely-fs707.
Architectural Committee
We are looking for residents interested in serving their community on the Architectural Committee. With a small commitment of two evenings a month, your impact can be BIG. You will be helping to shape the development that is coming to Harper's Choice in the next few years. The Architectural Committee meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Members must also be compliant with the Village covenants and obtain a compliance letter from this office for any property that they own in the Village. We currently have one open seat on the AC. If you have the time to volunteer and an interest in the covenants, contact the Covenant Advisor, Debbie Nix for information.
AC MEETING INFORMATION
Applications are due two weeks prior to the meeting date. 1st quarter meetings:
February 12, 26; March 12, 26; April 9, 23. Applications and Guidelines are posted on our website.
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Please join us on Facebook for up-to-date information about what's happening in and around the Harper's Choice Community.
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Architectural Committee Meetings
Changes made to the exterior of homes in Harper's Choice require approval of the Village Architectural Committee (AC).
The AC will meet on Tuesday, February 12th & 26th at 7:30 PM to review applications.
The deadline to submit applications for approval is two weeks prior to the next meeting date.
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Village Board Meetings
The next meeting of the Village Board is scheduled for February 5th at 7PM. Approved Agendas and Meeting Minutes are/will be available on our website.
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