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WILDE LAKE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Issue # 338
December 5 – December 11, 2014
SLAYTON HOUSE HOURS Mon – Thurs: 9am -9pm; Friday: 9am – 5pm; Sat: 9am – 2pm
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What is the iWatchHowardCounty app? iWatchHowardCounty is an app you can download to your iPhone, Android, Blackberry or computer to give tips about crimes. It’s anonymous & it’s free! Why should I give tips about these behaviors and activities? You are the eyes and ears of your community. Your awareness of suspicious behaviors and criminal activities and giving information to the police can help solve or prevent crimes. YOUR TIPS MATTER. How can I use the iWatchHowardCounty app? With the iWatch app, you can send tips from anywhere – your cell phone, tablet or PC. You can even include photos and videos, or send a text message. What kind of tips should I give? You can give tips on any type of crime or suspicious activity through the iWatch app. It does not replace 911 for emergencies, but is used like a tip line where you can give police information anonymously. Get news and information. With the iWatch app, you can receive Howard County police news and information in real time as it is posted on social media sites. Take a survey. The police department wants to hear what you think! Through the iWatch app, you can take a survey to tell us what we are doing well, and what we could do better. Emergencies: Dial 911; Non-emergencies: 410-313-2200; Anonymous Tip Line: 410-313-STOP
Highlights of December 1 Village Board Meeting ●The Board heard an update on the Village Center Redevelopment by Geoff Glazer and Greg Reed of Kimco Realty ●The Board approved a request for ARC Resolution for 10361 Barcan Circle ●The Board approved the Second Quarter FY’15 Financial Report ●The Board approved a donation request for Running Brook Elementary School
VILLAGE BOARD The Board meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm at Slayton House. NOTE: The Agenda for each Board meeting is posted at Slayton House and on the village website www.wildelake.org the Friday before each meeting. The next Board meeting will be January 12, 2015. There will be a special presentation by the Columbia Downtown Housing Corporation. Upcoming Village Board Agenda
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! December 9, 7:30pm RAC meeting
December 10, 10am -12noon Coffee and Conversation with Nancy McCord at Slayton House
December 13 & 14, 3pm Central Maryland Youth Ballet “The Nutcracker” see page 5 www.centralmarylandyouthballet.com
December 13 & 14, 7pm Kinetics Dance Theatre “The Cracked Nut” -see page 6 www.kineticsdance.org
December 17, 7pm County Executive FY16 Citizen’s Budget Hearing – see pg. 3
December 24 at 1pm –January 1, 2015 Slayton House closed for the holidays
January 12, 6:30pm WLVB meeting – Appointment of Election Chair for 2015
January 13 & 27, 7:30pm RAC meeting
January 19 Slayton House closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Get in the holiday spirit! Come to dance performances by Central Maryland
Youth Ballet & Kinetics Dance Theatre!
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NANCY’S NOTES: To read Nancy McCord’s recent Columbia Council Rep report, go to Nancy's notes
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e-newsletter? If you are not yet subscribed to this newsletter, you can now go to our website, insert your email address and click the “subscribe” button and you will automatically receive our weekly newsletter. Wilde Lake Village Board Seeks
Election Committee Members
The Wilde Lake Village Board is seeking community-minded volunteers to serve on the 2015 Village Elections Committee, including an Election Chair. The time commitment for Chair is from February to Election Day. Each Spring, Wilde Lake residents elect members to the Wilde Lake Village Board of Directors and a representative to the Columbia Association Board of Directors. The Election Chair/Committee helps manage the election process to ensure that it is conducted in accordance with the Wilde Lake Village Election Guidelines. The 2015 Village Elections will be held on April 25. Please contact Kristin Shulder, Village Manager, at [email protected] or 410/730-3987 or Carole Black, Special Assistant, at [email protected] or 410/730-3987 if you are interested in serving on the Election Committee or if you have any questions about the Election Chair/Committee responsibilities.
COVENANT NEWS The RAC (Resident Architectural Committee) meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Applications for exterior alterations received by the date of the meeting will be reviewed at the following meeting. Applications can be obtained at Slayton House or at
www.wildelake.org (see Covenant Info). Please contact Carl McKinney, Covenant Advisor, at [email protected] with questions. RAC Agenda for December 9
Attention Townhouse & Condo
Association Members! For info, click Maryland Homeowners Association How to Report a Problem to the
County
●Tell HoCo: An easy way to report issues concerning potholes, graffiti, sidewalks, roadways, traffic signals, signs, sewer or water, parks, or trees. Download the app to your mobile device or access it on the County website. ●Damaged cable boxes: Take a photo and send it to the Cable Administrator at [email protected]. ●Graffiti: Use Tell HoCo or contact the police non-emergency number (410/313-2200). ●Road condition, sidewalk, storm drainage or street tree problems: Use Tell HoCo or contact Highways Operations Division at [email protected] or 410/313-7450. ●Traffic signal, intersection safety, traffic calming or mistimed signal concerns: Use Tell HoCo or contact Traffic Engineering Division at [email protected] or 410/313-2430. ●Other issues: Use the Contact Us form found on the Howard County Government website or call 410/313-2022 for information and referral.
BERNICE KISH GALLERY at Slayton House The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House offers ongoing exhibits featuring many well-known regional artists as well as local artists. A reception is usually held on the first Sunday of the show, which is free and open to the public. Visit the website for information about applying to exhibit.
Through December 13 Katherine Farrell, Mary Jo Messenger, Lynda Mitic
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CA’s Senior Shuttle for Cultural Events - The Columbia Association Senior Advisory Committee sponsors a FREE curb-to-curb evening and weekend transportation shuttle to cultural events throughout Howard County for groups of 4 or more seniors ages 60 and over. For complete details call CA at 410-715-3087.
MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK
at Slayton House: Business meetings: There are no meetings scheduled. Townhouse/condo meetings: 12/8: Bryant Gardens 12/11: Bryant Square
WILDE LAKE SCHOOL NEWS Here are the links to the Wilde Lake Schools Bryant Woods Elementary School http://bwes.hcpss.org/ Running Brook Elementary School http://rbes.hcpss.org/ Wilde Lake Middle School http://wlms.hcpss.org/ Wilde Lake High School http://www.wildelake.com/ Bryant Woods Montessori at the Bryant Woods Neighborhood Center http://www.bryantwoodsmontessori.com/ Running Brook Children’s Nursery at the Running Brook Neighborhood Center http://www.rbcn.org/ Wilde Lake Children’s Nursery at the Faulkner Ridge Neighborhood Center http://www.wlcn.net/
WLHS presents Jazz @ the Lake
Fundraiser Concert
Latin jazz great Paquito D’Rivera will perform on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Jazz @ The Lake Concert, at the Jim Rouse Theatre Tickets can be purchased online at InstantSeats.com/events/JimRouseTheatre or at Wilde Lake High School. For more information, contact [email protected] or 410-997-2070 . This is a fund-raiser for the Wilde Lake High School band program.
Tutors and Mentors Wanted
A-OK Mentoring-Tutoring, Inc. seeks adult volunteers to provide encouragement and support to students who are struggling to succeed. Volunteers work with students individually or in small groups, one hour/week during the school day or in after-school programs. Volunteer mentor- tutors receive training and ongoing support. A-OK partners with the following elementary schools: Atholton, Bryant Woods, Cradlerock, Deep Run, Forest Ridge, Guilford, Hammond, Longfellow, Phelps Luck, Running Brook, Stevens Forest, and Swansfield. To learn more, email [email protected], or call 410-730-6030, and check the website www.aokmentor.org.
NEWS AROUND THE COUNTY County Executive Kittleman to hold
Public Budget Hearing
County Executive Allan Kittleman will hold his first Citizens' Budget Hearing for the FY2016 budget cycle on Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City. Residents can sign-up on-line to speak at the hearing, or provide on-line budget testimony; however, residents are reminded that internet testimony is considered public information and, as such, is subject to the Maryland Public Information Act. Click here to access the Budget Testimony Signup System. Please contact the Howard County Office of Budget at 410-313-2077 with questions. Columbia Market Analysis Study
Published
Columbia Association (CA), in partnership with the Howard County Economic Development Authority and the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning, has published the Columbia Market Analysis and Economic Development Services Study, which is officially complete after a year-long study and public process. The full 134-page report can be viewed online at http://columbiaassociation.org/marketstudy
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Howard County to Provide Updates on
the Master Plan for the Aging
Population Initiative
The Howard County Department of Citizen Services invites the public to join them for a series of community meetings to take place in early December to discuss the status of the County’s Master Plan for the Aging Population. The Department will host two meetings on Monday, December 8: the first will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the North Laurel Community Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road in Laurel; the second from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way in Columbia. A third meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Ellicott City Senior Center, 9401 Frederick Road. For more information about the Master Plan, visit www.howardcountymd.gov/AgingMasterPlan .
NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES
Family Movie Night
Join the Hickory Ridge Community Association for its second annual Elf Movie Night on Friday, December 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Hawthorn Center. Get your tickets in advance at www.hickoryridgevillage.org or stop by the village office.
Career Workshop for 50+
Interested in a career change? Come to a 4-part career workshop geared for those 50 and older at the Other Barn. Sessions begin in January, 2015. The workshop is free. To register, call The Other Barn at 410-730-4610 or email [email protected].
COLUMBIA ASSOCIATION NEWS
www.columbiaassociation.org
Columbia Association Considering
Sister City in Haiti, Seeking Planning
Committee Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for a planning committee that will explore the possibility of a sister city relationship between Columbia, Maryland, and the coastal community of Cap-Haitien in Haiti.
The Haiti Sister City Planning Committee will consist of Columbia and Howard County residents, who will work in collaboration with Columbia Association’s (CA) International and Multicultural Programs Advisory Committee (IMAC) and the Build Haiti Foundation’s Global Leadership Program. The committee will work to develop a proposal that will be presented to the CA Board of Directors for potential approval
in 2015. Committee members should have a genuine interest in Haiti, be able to participate actively as a member of the committee, and attend monthly evening meetings. The committee will include residents who are of Haitian heritage as well as community members with an interest in Haitian culture. For more information or to join the committee, please contact Laura Smit, program manager for CA’s International Exchange and Multicultural Programs, at 410-715-3162 [email protected].
Columbia Association Scholarships for
Community Service Efforts
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Award. Up to six $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors from local high schools who have shown a history of providing community service to benefit Columbia residents and those in the Columbia area. The students must live on CA-assessed property, or have a parent/guardian who works full-time on CA-assessed property. Applications are available online at ColumbiaAssociation.org/Scholarship. Completed applications must be submitted by
March 15, 2015. For more information, call 410-715-3161 or email [email protected].
CA Board Schedule The December 2014 meeting of the CA Board (Columbia Council) will be December 11 at 7:30pm at CA Headquarters, 10221 Wincopin Circle. To view the agenda and minutes click here
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
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2014-15 Village Board Kevin McAliley, Chair [email protected] 410-336-6593
Linda Odum, Vice Chair [email protected] 410-715-3206
Wulah Cooper [email protected] 703-896-0566
Yolanda Epps [email protected] 202-528-4426
Jeff Friedhoffer [email protected] 410-997-5366
Norma Rose [email protected] 410-730-3353
Rhoda Toback [email protected] 410-730-8758
Columbia Council Representative: Nancy McCord [email protected] Village Manager: Kristin Shulder [email protected] 410-730-3987 Senior Advisory Committee Bernice Kish [email protected]
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Kristin Shulder Village Manager Wilde Lake Community Association Slayton House 10400 Cross Fox Lane 410-730-3987 [email protected] Carole Black Newsletter Editor [email protected]
