Owen Brown

Owen Brown History

Saturday, May 19th 1-5pm

Fun for the whole family!

Carnival will be located at Cradlerock Elementary blacktop and fields

Columbia Association Community Planning

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May 23 - Be there! Connecting Columbia Public Meeting

CA and consultants will share preliminary recommendations for Connecting Columbia on Wednesday, May 23rd at The Other Barn (5851 Robert Oliver Place Columbia, MD 21045) from 7:00 – 9:00pm. This is your chance to shape the recommendations to improve connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists in Columbia before they are finalized. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so by visiting http://connecting-columbia-preliminary-recommendations.eventbrite.com/. Registration is appreciated, but not required. Thank you. We hope to see you there!

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VILLAGE BOARD APPOINTMENTS

At the May 1st Annual Village Board meeting the following members were officially appointed : Andrew Stack to the CA Board of Directors ; Pearl Atkinson-Stewart and Katharyn Sunderman to the Village Board joining Wayne Eldridge and Kecia Rome current Village Board members. There is one Village Board seat open for appointment. This appointment ends April 30, 2013. We are seeking residents interested in serving our community on the Owen Brown Village Board. Please send a letter of interest (150 words maximum) before June 5, 2012 to

Any questions, call Nancy Thomas at 410-381-0202. Thanks!

The Owen Brown Village Center Task Force has created a survey to gain feedback from people regarding future use and recommendations for the Village Center. Please consider taking the following survey to assist us in our planning efforts. Thank you in advance!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/F8RWKLK

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Enclosing the Dasher Green pool

Currently the Columbia Association is considering enclosing one pool on the east side of town. The pools under consideration are Locust Park, Talbott Springs and Dasher Green. The current thoughts are to make one of these for the exclusive use of swim team or maybe seniors or shared use with the public during the summer. This is still in the very early stages of planning but the Owen Brown Village Board wants to collect your ideas, thoughts and concerns.

Want more information? Go to www.columbiaassociation.com/aquaticsmasterplan

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CA Bikesharing Program

The Columbia Association, as part of a joint grant application with Howard County is studying the possibility of implementing a bikeshare system in the county. They have created a short 3 question survey which can be accessed here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LQ79L3Q.

Getting community input would be greatly appreciated so CA can understand who would support a bikesharing program in Howard County and where users would like to go.

Please check out SarahSays blog on this as well.

http://www.sarahsaysblog.com/2011/12/bikesharing-in-howard-county.html

CA will also be applying for feasibility funding. More information can be found using this link: http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Planning/Bike/Bikeshare_Apply.html

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Lake Elkhorn Dredging Update - The Columbia Association has rejected a request by the Lake Elkhorn dredging contractor to consider longer work hours for the dredging project this coming summer. The contractor had made a request to continue work on the lake until 11pm but that request has been denied and dredging work will be limited to work hours from 7am to 9pm.

The Columbia Association (CA) has contracted with JND Thomas Co., Inc. of Riverside, Calif., for the dredging of Lake Elkhorn in the amount of approximately $3.2 million. JND Thomas proposes to hydraulically dredge and mechanically dewater the Lake Elkhorn sediment. Per the contractor’s availability, the start date for Lake Elkhorn dredging will be June 2012.

CA will continue to keep the public informed with project updates as they are available. Please visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/Dredging for more information.

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Featured Item: Owen Brown Street Captains

Want to help increase communication and connection between your neighbors? Then join the Street Captain Program. Learn about the program, and then e-mail Nancy Thomas to get involved.