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President’s Message
I would like to
invite individuals to join the Old Mill Road traffic committee. If
you are interested please contact us at board@vomca.org. This study for now covers
only Old Mill Road. The county will get in
touch with us in September or October of this year. I want to stress that this
study is only for Old Mill Road at this time, according
to the county.
With summer and the
warm weather here we want everyone to enjoy the community, Barlowe Field, and
the Olde Mill Swim Club. Parents, please make sure your children respect others
while on VOMCA property. The park/field/ swim club are private property and
everyone should respect others that frequent the area with children. We have
had some problems with people loitering on the parking lot and basketball
court. We have signs posted that the park area is closed from dusk till dawn. VOMCA
may place private property and no loitering signs up so that the police can
enforce the law when they encounter groups that have been loitering down there.
This has become an issue that I have received numerous complaints about. If
this continues we can serve an order on parents of minors and on adults,
restricting them from being on our property.
The Olde Mill Swim
Club is now open seven days a week. The hours are from 12:00 noon until 8:00
p.m.
Please call the membership hotline or stop by the pool to get information and
the membership application.
Note that our July
VOMCA meeting has been cancelled.
―Tom Stag, President of VOMCA
All Are Welcome to Steak BBQ Fundraiser on July
17
The Olde Mill Swim
Club will hold its annual steak barbecue fundraiser dinner from 8
p.m
to midnight, Saturday, July 17.
Adults ages 21 and
older can purchase tickets. Tickets are $25 plus a side dish to share. Cost
includes choice of steak or chicken, steamed shrimp, dessert, beer, wine, and
soda. Membership in the Olde Mill Swim Club is not necessary to attend the
event. Proceeds will benefit the Olde Mill Torpedoes swim team. For tickets or
details, call Shari Allen at 410-916-2808.
Rain Barrel Demonstration Postponed
I regret to announce that since the July VOMCA has been cancelled, the
Rain Barrel Demo and Sale is also cancelled. Please stay tuned as this community service event will
be rescheduled.
―Stacy Epperson
Treasurer’s Reports for VOMCA and Olde Mill Swim
Club
Current treasurer’s
reports are as follows:
VOMCA Checking $6,375.33
VOMCA Savings $3,066.38
Members 123
You can join your
own representative association for only $15 and make a difference in the issues
that affect you in your own neighborhood.
In order to be eligible to vote or run for office, membership
applications must be postmarked no later than September
1, 2010.
Note: The Village of Olde Mill Community
Association owns the swimming pool and Barlowe Field. Anne
Arundel County Dept. of Parks & Recreation does not support or contribute
to these facilities in any way. These facilities are the responsibility of the
residents of Olde Mill because they are privately owned through the
Association. Your membership in the association and the pool pays for
maintenance and upkeep of these special resources.
Olde Mill Swim Club
Checking $15,421.30
Olde Mill Swim Club
Savings $19,133.79
Final payment of
the season of $4,650 is due August 1 to Community Pools management company.
Total members 247 (180 active and 67 inactive combined); 9
new certificates
Remember, you can
get your application packet at the pool gate. When the temperature is 90
degrees plus, a cool dip in a pool right down the street will be very
refreshing. This is an inexpensive way to have a vacation every weekend in your
own backyard…no bridge traffic, no tolls to pay, no endless miles of waiting. Take
advantage of the best “staycation” of the season―join the Olde Mill Swim Club now
while two-thirds of the hot summer is still left.
―Sarah Hakulin,
Treasurer
Minutes of June 2 VOMCA Meeting
Meeting at the pool
came to order at 7:05 p.m.
Pool Report
Thanks for new flower boxes donated to the pool
this year, from the pool committee and VOMCA. Opening Day at the pool was very
successful this year. A new canopy was purchased to replace one blown away by
hurricane last year, cost $300. New benches were also purchased for this year.
Needed: Concession
stand volunteers and anyone interested in taking care of a flower box along the
road. New pool furniture is also needed; existing furniture has been repaired
many times.
General
Discussed were
projects to raise money. Ideas included Fun Runs for different age groups, a
Fall Field Day, horseshoes and croquet tournaments. Possible Fall Festival
event ideas welcome. No carnival this year.
Request was made to
update bylaws with changes voted in this year.
County traffic
study for Old Mill Rd. Chairperson was nominated and voted in: Mike Hakulin,
Jr. If you would like to be on the committee, email board@vomca.org or call
410-987-1239.
Needed: Volunteers
to run for office for Village of Olde Mill CommunityAssociation. Email board@vomca.org
Olde Mill taxes are still at the accountant’s
office; extension is automatically filed.
Respectfully submitted
by Sarah Hakulin, Acting
Secretary
Music
Lessons Available
Hello! I am an IB student at Old Mill High School, part of the
school’s Tri-M Music Honor Society. I can teach lessons of all styles to
elementary or middle school children for $20/hour. The instruments or lessons I
can teach are:
-Flute
-Piano
-Saxophone
-Guitar
-Steel Drum
-Bass Guitar
-Voice
Lessons are weekly, and I can work around
your schedule. Please email me or give me a call if interested.
―Lindsay Hammon, 410-841-4002
Lindsay@hammon.com
Plant Watering Help Sought
We will be away
for two weeks later this summer and need someone to water our plants. Anyone interested
can call 410-729-2049 for details.
Sen. DeGrange Comments on Civil Confinement Law
June 22, 2010
TO: THE CITIZENS OF LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 32
SUPREME COURT RULES FEDERAL CIVIL CONFINEMENT CONSTITUTIONAL
For the past five years, I have
advocated for legislation that would add Maryland to the states that have
adopted civil confinement laws for sexually violent predators. The concept of
civil confinement requires individuals who are convicted of a sexually violent
offense to be confined to a state mental facility, after they serve their
prison sentence and until it is determined that they are no longer likely to
engage in a similar act. When I first introduced legislation pertaining to
civil confinement in Maryland, fourteen states had
similar laws. Today, nineteen states have civil confinement laws, including
neighboring Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Additionally, the
United States Supreme Court has ruled that state civil confinement laws are
constitutional.
Recently, the issue of federal civil
confinement was before the Supreme Court. The federal law, at issue, allows the
federal government to continue to detain prisoners who had engaged in sexually
violent conduct, suffered from mental illness, and would have difficulty controlling
themselves until they are no longer dangerous. On May 17th, in a 7-2 decision,
the United States Supreme Court upheld the law and declared that Congress had
the constitutional power to authorize holding sex offenders after they had
served their prison terms.
Unfortunately, it has been proven that
despite attempts to increase prison sentences for sexually violent predators,
sentencing them to lifetime supervision and even requiring them to register
more frequently does not prevent sexually violent predators from re-offending.
I strongly believe that a civil commitment law is the best way to ensure that
our children are protected from predators.
Please do not hesitate to contact me
about this or any other legislative issue of concern to you. As always, I
encourage and welcome your input.
Sincerely,
State Sen. James "Ed" DeGrange, Sr., District 32
James Senate Office Building
11
Bladen Street, Room 101
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone 410-841-3593; fax 410-841-3589; email James.DeGrange@senate.state.md.us
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Village of Olde Mill
Community Association
2010 Membership Renewal
Please join your community association
today. To join, complete this form, or visit the website www.vomca.org
and join using PayPal. Please print the names of all members of your household
who are 18 years of age or older, and mail it with one check for $15.00, payable to “Village of Olde Mill Community
Association” to VOMCA, P.O. Box 366, Millersville, MD 21108. Membership card(s)
will be mailed to you.
Association meetings are
the 1st Wednesday of each month at Old Mill High School (June-Sept. meetings at
the community pool at Barlowe Field).
Names
of Adults in Household: ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Street
Address: _______________________________________________________________
Phone
Number:_______________ (Unlisted?____) Village Crier* Sign-up Yes___ No___
Email:
___________________________ Occasional Volunteering: Yes____No_____
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*Note:
Our community newsletter, The
Village Crier, is published online. You will be signed up automatically,
via the email address you provide,
unless you indicate that you do not wish to receive the publication. You can
also read it by going to the VOMCA website at www.vomca.org.
VOMCA has made it possible to secure
grants from the State and County for projects like the repair of sidewalks,
repaving our pool road, installing speed humps, and other community improvements.
If we did not have an association and volunteers, we could not secure many of
these benefits or services.
- We sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt, Santa
Visit, Community Carnival, and Community Yard Sale. With more members and
volunteers, we could do even more.
- We’ve been keeping up with what’s
happening concerning the new development on the Wade property at Old Mill
and Oakwood Roads. Learn more, come to a meeting.
- We work with local government
concerning issues that affect our community.
- Elections are held in October for
members of the Board of Directors. In order to vote, or to run, membership
dues must be mailed and postmarked by September 1.
Occasional one-time
projects at the pool and Barlowe Field come up. If you can volunteer please
email board@vomca.org or call 410-987-0316.
Thank you,
The
Village of Olde Mill Community Association
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