Village Elections April 26! Residents and property owners should have received ballots in the mail. Be sure to register your vote for the five seats on the Village Board and the Columbia Council Representative from Oakland Mills. Mailed-in ballots must be received by Friday, April 25; walk-in voting will take place on Saturday, April 26th, from 8:30 AM until 5 PM. Do your part ~ Cast your vote!

The next Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 27th, at 8:00 PM in the Loft. Items for discussion are education issues, the coming of Food Lion to the Village Center, and more. Learn about the International Festival planned for the Fall. Find out how you can help make this village better and stronger!

Did you know? The Community Justice Program of the Howard County State's Attorney's Office has a satellite location at the Other Barn! Coordinator Kim Charity is available by appointment to meet you in the reading room at the Other Barn to discuss crime, public safety or other community issues. Her phone number is 410-313-2291.

Village Board members have been working with representatives of County agencies and other "stakeholders" as part of the Oakland Mills Revitalization Committee. This group is looking at strategies for the long term future of our center. The Board is also part of a Partnership Group, led by staff from the Howard County Local Children's Board, This group is working to identify community needs that could be addressed with grant funds, and to prepare the necessary documentation for an application to the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention for a series of grants that replace the formerly named HotSpot program.

Regular meetings of the Oakland Mills Village Board are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM in the Other Barn. Board members also serve as the Architectural Committee, hearing appeals for exterior alteration applications that have been denied by the RAC and pursuing legal action in cases of serious, intractable covenant violations.

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