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Early Voting Event!
The Hickory Ridge Community Association will be hosting an "Early Voting Extravaganza" on Friday, April 13th from 5:00 - 7:30 pm. This FREE open house event will offer voting opportunities for all ages, our annual jellybean jar contest ($50 prize!), tasty refreshments, trivia, and more!
Kids can help the Association decide which animal to adopt from The Maryland Zoo while adults cast their absentee ballots for the village election.
Stop in before dinner or on the way home from work and help us reach our voting quorum! For more information, call the village office.
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Remember to VOTE!
Saturday, April 21st, is Village Election Day in all ten Columbia villages. Hickory Ridge Community Association members can vote at three different times and places: at our Early Voting Extravaganza on Friday April 13, from 5:00 - 7:30 pm, at the Hickory Ridge Village Center on Friday, April 20th, from 5-7:30 pm., and at The Hawthorn Center on Sunny Spring on Saturday, April 21st from 9am to 3pm. Those who vote in person on the 13th, 20th or 21st will have the opportunity to take part in our traditional Jelly Bean Count. The best estimator takes home $50.
According to our legal documents, only one vote per household may be cast. The same applies for renters: one vote per lease. Both owner  and tenant may vote, however. If your name is not listed on our printout of property owners, please be prepared with identification that verifies your residency in our village.
Village Board Candidates
Six persons have submitted candidate statements for the five available positions on the Hickory Ridge Village Board. Their statements are listed in random order in the attached document. You will also see these statements in an Election Supplement in the April 12th Flier.
2012 Candidate Statements
Second Election Date
If we should fail to reach a quorum of votes for the Village Election on April 21st, we will call for a second election to be held at 7:00 pm on May 7, 2012 at the Hawthorn Center, in accordance with Section 1.05 of the Association's By-Laws.
Absentee Ballots
If you are unable to vote in person on April 20th or 21st, you can vote by absentee ballot. A copy of the absentee ballot is included in the paper version of this issue of The Log. You can also pick one up at the village office.
To return the absentee ballot, put a stamp on the card or insert it in a stamped envelope and mail it to us at the address on the Log's masthead. All absentee ballots must be received at the Village Office by 3pm on April 21st. If you wish to cast a secret absentee ballot, do the following:
Mark your choice of candidates
- Do not fill out the name and address section
- Write "Secret Ballot" in that section
- Place that plain envelope in another envelope
- On the outer envelope print your name and address
- SIGN your name over the glued flap of the outer envelope
- Mail to Village Manager, 6175 Sunny Spring, Columbia, MD 21044
If you have questions, please call the village office at 410-730-7327. |
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Draft FY13 Budget
The Village Board will approve the FY2013 annual budget at their April 16 meeting. In accordance with recent changes to the Maryland Homeowners Association Act § 11B-112.2, the annual proposed budget for the Association must be submitted to lot owners at least 30 days before its adoption. Interested residents can view the proposed budget on our web site at www.hickoryridgevillage.org. Copies are also available upon request by contacting the village office by phone or by e-mail. |
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Changing By-Laws
The Village Board has proposed changing the association's by-laws to eliminate a village election if there are no contested seats. As you may know, we have had difficulty reaching the required number of resident votes to constitute a quorum for several years. Per our legal documents, we must publish the proposed changes to the by-laws in advance of the election.
The following changes will be included on the 2012 village election ballot (PDF format):
Proposed By-Laws Changes
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Cleanup Day
Hickory Ridge Community Association will hold a Community Open Space Cleanup Day on Saturday, April 14, from 9 am to 12 pm in the  Hawthorn Open Space. If you are interested in joining this effort, meet us at The Hawthorn Center's back parking lot at 9 am to receive maps of the area, gloves and trash bags. This is a great community service opportunity for teens and tweens! |
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Yard Waste
Beginning April 1st, the County will again pickup yard waste at the curb on your recycling day. You may put out an unlimited amount of yard debris, but remember the following:
- Branches must be in 4ft lengths and tied in a bundle.
- Other debris must be in an open trash bag or container
- No bundle or container should weigh more than 40lbs
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Flea Market
Sign up now at the Village Office to stake your claim to a parking space at the annual Election Day Flea Market. The Flea Market will be held in the front parking lot of The Hawthorn Center on Saturday, April 21, from 9am-1pm. Sell your antiques, junque, crafts or business products. We charge $15 per parking spot or $25 for a double spot. We advertise the Flea Market in The Flier classifieds on April 19th. |
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Shredding-April 28
Hickory Ridge Village will offer free shredding services for Hickory Ridge residents on April 28th from 9am - 1pm at the back parking lot of The Hawthorn Center. You may bring up to 3 bags or boxes of paper. The company will notaccept plastic or cardboard. They will accept paper clips, hanging file folders and non-plastic binders and file folders. Shredding will be performed on site, and you can even watch your items being shredded on a video monitor! |
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Bingo Mania!
On Thursday, April 12 at 6:00 pm,  Long & Foster Realtors will be hosting Bingo and a Silent Auction at The Hawthorn Center. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door; all proceeds will go to a local charity. Stop by the Long & Foster office at 10805 Hickory Ridge Road or call 410-730-3456 to purchase tickets. |
| Softball Players Wanted
The Inter-Village Co-Rec Softball League is looking for players ages 19 and up (especially women and couples) from all villages in Columbia. Games of slow-pitch, non-competi tive softball are played on Sunday afternoons at Wilde Lake Middle School from May to August. Athletic skill is not required; our aim is to have fun in a relaxing social setting. Everyone plays. Games are a good family outing, so bring the kids to cheer us on. League-wide picnic and awards program conclude the season. Minimal registration fee. Contact Morse Solomon at 410-461-6712 or mbsolomon@verizon.net, or visit www.cindylarue.com. |
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Reader's Exchange
FOUND: Set of keys near the entrance to The Hawthorn Center parking lot on Friday, March 16. Call the village office to claim. |
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Schedule
Apr 2: Village Board meets at 7:30 pm
Apr 3: Deadline for Exterior Alteration
Applications for Apr 18 RAC review
Apr 3: Deadline for Mar 29 issue of The
Log
Apr 4: Resident Architectural Committee
meets at 7:30 pm
Apr 12: Next Log publication date
Apr 16: Village Election Candidate's Night,
7:00 pm
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RAC Agenda
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The following applications will be reviewed
at the April 4th RAC meeting:
6183 Wicker Basket Ct:
6402 Cardinal Lane:
10614 High Beam Ct.:
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Online Updates
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Are you on Facebook? We are too!
Find us at www.facebook.com/hickoryridgevillage and become a fan! You may also have noticed our new, shorter web site address. We are now online at www.hickoryridgevillage.org. If you have our old address bookmarked, don't worry! Visitors will be automatically redirected to the new site.
We have made recent changes to the way we communicate by e-mail as well. You can go to our website and join one (or all) of our e-mail lists to stay up-to-date on Events, Board Meetings, Crime Reports, and even an online version of The Log. We will not share your e-mail address with others.
Keep your eye out for even more updates in the near future. If you have any suggestions for us, please contact Jessamine Duvall, Village Manager at jduvall@hickoryridgevillage.org. |
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Village Services
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- Photocopying & Laminating
- FAX sending and receiving
- Postage Stamps
- Notary Public
- Car Seat Loans
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