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The Owen Brown Village Board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7
pm in the Elkhorn Room of the Owen Brown Community Center. Residents are welcome to
attend these meetings and to speak to the Board regarding any issue or concern during
Resident Speakout. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 7 pm and
the agenda will be available at this site by 5 pm on Friday, August 1,2008.
NOTE:
The JULY 15th and AUGUST 19th Village Board Meetings have been CANCELED
The approved minutes from our March 18, 2008 Village Board meeting can be found here.
View the March 2008 OBserver
Wegman Store
Click here to see a
draft copy of the plan for the proposed Wegman's store. It is slated for the southwest
corner of McGaw Rd and Snowden River Parkway. (See map here )
New Town Zoning Task Force
A task force composed of representatives from Columbia's villages began meeting in late
2006 to consider the problems of uncoordinated redevelopment and infill, as well as
issues of density, affordable housing and current urban planning concepts. The task force
concludes that a unifying and updated master plan is needed now for Columbia, and the new
plan should ensure that the community has a primary role.
Below are the results of work of the New Town Zoning Task force.
Your Elected Representatives Columbia Council Representative
Pearl Atkinson-Stewart - 410-381-8229
Village Board
Ann Coren - 410-290-7834
Rani Gran - 410-381-8370
Summer Romack - 410-381-1941
Alan Romack - 410-381-1941
Andy Stack - 410-381-8897
Free Notary Service (by appointment only) is available for Owen Brown
residents at the Owen Brown Community Center during regular business hours (Monday
through Friday 9 am - 5 pm). Call 410-381-0202 to schedule an appointment.
Cul-de-Sac Beautification Program - The Owen Brown Village Board has included
$1,000 in its FY’07 budget to be used for cul-de-sac beautification. Residents may apply
for a grant of up to $200 for plantings. Applications, available at the OBCC, must
include the following:
• “Before” Photograph of the cul-de-sac
• Request signed by 80% of residents surrounding the cul-de-sac
• Proposed Planting Plan
• List of plants to be used
Applicants must acknowledge that:
• The County will not replace dead or diseased trees and plant materials installed by
residents.
• Residents are responsible for replacing dead or diseased plantings they install in
their cul-de-sac.
• Residents must properly maintain their approved landscape plan.
Applications will be reviewed by the village and, if approved, forwarded to Howard
County for approval. When the application is returned to the village with county
approval, the cul-de-sac contact will be notified. When the planting is completed an
“after” photograph and receipts (up to $200) must be provided. A check for reimbursement
will be mailed to the contact person who is responsible for dividing the money among the
residents who purchased materials.
Newsletter Ads - We are now accepting ads to be included in the February issue
of The OBserver which will be delivered to all village residences between the 2nd and 4th
of February. Ads range in cost from $25 for a business card size to $150 for a full
page. Ads must be “camera ready” and submitted by 5 pm on Thursday, April 24, 2008. For
more information, call 410-381-0202
East Columbia Preschool, a cooperative preschool, located in the Owen Brown
Community Center is currently enrolling 3 & 4 year old students for the 2007-2008 school
year. Check the website, www.eastcolumbiapreschool.com for additional information.
New Polling Place--Howard County has moved the polling place at the 55+ Senior
Center in the East Columbia Library back to its former location in Owen Brown Place, 7080
Cradlerock Way, near the Village Center and Tennis Bubble.
Quote from James Rouse
“It cannot be in America that
we have decided to settle for a
second-class civilization.”
November 18, 1981
Public Lecture, University of Maryland
Attention Owen Brown Residents
CA’s Open Space Management Division Places Lake Dredging Presentations on CA
Website - The documents regarding the dredging projects Lake Kittamaqundi and Lake
Elkhorn can be found at the following addresses:
Kittamaqundi - www.columbiaassociation.com/download/lake-kit.ppt
Elkhorn -
www.columbiaassociation.com/download/lake-elk.ppt
For more information, please contact Open Space at 410-312-6330.
Covenant Corner
RAC
Applications for Review
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
7:30 pm at the OBCC
Next Deadline
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8 pm
for the meeting to be held
on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 7:30 pm
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Owen Brown Village Board Meeting
July 1st, 2008
AGENDA
1. Adopt agenda - 00 pm
2. Executive sessions held – 0 minutes
3. Approval of minutes – 10 minutes
April 15th, May 6th, and May 20th, June 3rd, June 17th
4. Resident speak-out – 5 minutes
5. Consent agenda – 0 minutes
6. Presentations/invited guests – 0 minutes
7. Covenant decisions – 6 minutes
8. Financial decisions – 10 minutes
a. 4th Quarter Report
b. ADP vs Paychex
c. Vice Chair to get account information
9. CA/County decisions – 0 minutes
10. Other decisions – 0 minutes
a. Reminder - July 15th and Aug 19th VB Meetings have been cancelled.
11. Unfinished business from previous meetings - 5 minutes
a. Rani’s Request
12. Reports – 20 minutes
a. Covenant
b. CA Representative
c. Manager
a. Update on Staff Restructuring
d. Committees
i. Communication Committee
Webpage Progress
ii. CLEER
iii. Street Captains
iv. Green Guidelines
v. Pioneers
a. T-Shirts?
13. New items added at this meeting – 5 minutes
14. Board speak-out – 15 minutes
15. Discussions – 15 minutes
a. Review of IMCL
b. Action Item Review
c. Annual Report – timeline and responsibilities
d. Lincoln Tech Summer Issues
e. Neighbor ride
f. Return of Dredging Location Issue
g. Police office
h. Fundraising Strategies
16. Chair report – 10 minutes
17. Adjournment
The approved minutes from our March 18th meeting can be found here.
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