Annual property inspections end of April/beginning of May

American Community Management will conduct its annual property maintenance inspections at the end of April or beginning of May, weather permitting.

Train derails near Oella

A CSX train derailed near Patapsco State Park
Read the article here.

Buy Spring plants and boost our beauty

Thinking about Spring planting? Now is the time to order your plants here. Proceeds will go towards beautification efforts in our neighborhood. Thanks for helping!

GOCA Earth Day Events--mark your calendars

April 24 Earth Day. Support local clean-up and planting efforts 8-11:00 at the Westchester Center & celebration at Banneker Park


Also April 24, Oella Benefit Ball to support the proposed Community Garden. $40 per person, call Jay Patel 410-461-3118 or Karen Jenkins 410-418-5357

March 15 board meeting agenda

1. Call to Order – 7:00pm
2. February Meeting Minutes – Discuss/Revise/Approve
3. Treasurer’s Report
a. Snow removal budget
b. Update on outside audit/tax returns
4.ARC Update
a. Volunteers for 2010- member terms
b. Violations update
5. HOA Landscaping & Common Areas
a. Update on master plan development-boards and plans available for review
b. Update on use of MHGP tour funds for beautification/master landscaping plan
c. 2010 Landscaping expense –assessment of damage from snow storm
6. Guidelines Committee update
7. Board Action Items from Management Report
8. Old Business
a. Charles James Circle survey encroachment issues
b. New Board appointments
c. 2010 Nominating committee update
9. New Business
a. Member request via ACM to address traffic calming
10. Questions, comments from residents.
11. Move to Adjourn

Friends of Patapsco Valley & Heritage Greenway Events in Oella

Saturday, April 10. 9am.-12 pm. Project Clean Stream - several streams to be cleaned up on this date throughout the Patapsco River Valley area. To register to cleanup or to organize a group cleanup of your own, email patapscofriend@gmail.com. RAIN OR SHINE!!! Cleanups to be held along Tiber Hudson, Sucker Branch, Sawmill Branch, Cooper's Run (along Trolley Trail), Deep Run, Herbert Run and areas along the Patapsco River off of River Road.

Thursday & Friday, April 15 & 16. 10-12 pm. Patapsco River Cleanup. Oella Historic EC site, morning. Hammond Middle School students. Adult member helpers needed. For more information, email patapscofriend@gmail.com. Rain dates: Tuesday, May 11 & 12.

Sunday, April 18. 12-3 pm. ADVENTURE! Guided kayak/canoe ride along Patapsco River. Meet in Oella parking lot behind Trolley Stop Restaurant across the Ellicott City Bridge. Some level 2 rapids and a dam to walk around. Bring your own kayak or canoe. Sorry, no rentals available. Pack a lunch and water shoes. For questions, email tbetts@AACPS.org. To register, email patapscofriend@gmail.com. (Meets 3rd Sunday of month through September). Rain or shine.

Saturday, May ??. 9am-12pm. Tentative Tree planting in historic Oella along the Number 9 Trolley Trail. Meet in front of the Country Store off Oella Avenue in Oella. Specific details will be announced.

Saturday, May 15. 10 am - 2 pm - Bike ride using our Patapsco Heritage Trail map. Start location: Parking Lot A, off Oella Avenue in historic Ellicott City to BWI trail in Hanover. Free to members; $5 to non-members. Free trail map included. Participants must pre-register by Friday, March 27 by 12 pm at patapscofriend@gmail.com or call 410-480-0824. For more information, email Jim Apgar, at apgarjim@juno.com.


Please register for events online at www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org/eventcal.html.

Please do not contact board members at their personal residences regarding HOA issues

Community manager Alan Mangen should be the first point of contact for HOA-related problems. You may certainly copy the board (board@oellahoa.com)on correspondence or if you have a problem with American Community Management. Please respect that board members are not on call 24-7 and that HOA issues are more appropriately discussed as a group at board meetings. Please do not contact them by phone or personal e-mail or Facebook. Alan will forward questions or requests to the board as necessary. ACM has an emergency line if there is an after hours emergency such as a downed tree blocking an HOA driveway.