May 17th, 2012

2012 SBCA Annual Meeting:

The SBCA will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 14th from 6:00PM to 9:00PM in the King's Contrivance Village Center - Amherst House 'MacGill Room'.  Residents may attend this meeting at any point within this time frame.

This meeting is required per the Association by-laws, and will entail the election of Board members serving for the 2012-2013 term.  Please note that any resident who did not submit an election ballot to the Board may nominate anyone currently residing in SBCA (owner and/or renter) to the Board at this meeting in person.

April 18th, 2012

2012 SBCA Annual Community Clean-up Day:

The Community Clean-up Day will be held Saturday, April 21st.  Volunteers will meet at the foot bridge between Early Spring Way and Sea Shadow at 10:00AM.  Coffee, donuts, and juice will be served!!   This is a great opportunity to meet your neighbors while also helping to spruce up our community.

March 28th, 2012

2012-2013 SBCA Elections:

The SBCA will soon prepare our election ballots for the 2012-2013 SBCA Board of Directors. Elections will take place via official ballot. Ballots will be mailed out during the month of May. Tabulation of election results will occur in early June, with results presented at our June 14th Annual Meeting.

Our elections committee is currently accepting applicants for those residents whom have voting privileges. We continually encourage owners/residents to participate on the SBCA Board. If you care about our community and want to have a voice in how it is managed, serving on the SBCA Board is a great way to do it.

So please consider submitting a Board applicant to serve on the 2012-2013 Board. If you are (or know of) an appropriate candidate, please send the applicants name, SBCA unit number, mailing address (if different than SBCA unit number), and preferred contact information (i.e. E-mail and/or phone number) to the SBCA Elections Committee ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).Election ballots must be sent to the SBCA no later than May 23rd, 2012.

Remember, the SBCA cannot be run without the support of its volunteers.

WE NEED YOU!!

January 3, 2012

2011-2012 SBCA Board of Directors:

Kevin M. Gambrill (President + Architecture)
Ron Vance (Vice President + Tree Pruning / Removal)
George Bendor (Treasurer)
Elizabeth Ohl (Secretary)
Michael Bonaguidi (Website)
William 'BJ' Butler (Newsletter + Capital Projects)
Wayne Davis (Grounds / Environmental)
Clint Edwards (Public Safety)
Joe Rende (Parking + Trash / Recycling)

November 14, 2011

2012 SBCA Budget:

The 2012 Annual Budget will be reviewed during the December 14th Board meeting at MacGill's Commons. Residents are encouraged to provide feedback at the meeting or beforehand by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2012 Board Meeting Schedule:

• Tuesday, January 17th
• Wednesday, February 22nd
• Tuesday, March 13th
• Wednesday, April 18th
• Tuesday, May 15th
• Thursday, June 14th *
• Tuesday, July 17th
• Tuesday, August 14th
• Tuesday, September 11th
• Tuesday, October 16th
• Tuesday, November 13th
• Tuesday, December 11th

* NOTE:  June is the SBCA Annual Meeting, held at the Amherst House in the Kings Contrivance Village Center *

Unless otherwise advertised, all regular monthly Board meetings are held at 8pm at MacGill's Common 'Meeting Room', 10025 Shaker Drive, Columbia MD, 21046.

May 2011

Snow Removal Guidelines Established

In light of last year's high snow removal costs, SBCA has established guidelines to keep these costs down. Professional snow removal and treatment is required when snow is greater than 3 inches. In the event of a snow storm, residents are asked to clear the sidewalks in front of their house as soon as possible. This keeps the community safe and minimizes HOA costs when recruiting professional services. Additionally, consider assisting clearing common area sidewalks as well. See full guidelines.

Towing Policy Reminder

The storage of unregistered/unlicensed vehicles, or vehicles with expired tags, on Spring Breeze Community Association property is prohibited and is subject to removal by towing.

Parking Policy Reminder

There is no reserved parking in our community, after snowstorms or otherwise. Our official parking policy states:

Residents are requested to park only one vehicle per household along the sidewalk in the lined spaces. This will enable all residents the opportunity to park one vehicle close to their home. It is also requested that no more than two cars per household park in a lined space. Additional vehicles should park along the curb or on the street.

Items placed to reserve parking are considered abandoned property and will receive a warning of disposal.

We encourage everyone to establish good relations with neighbors in this matter. Clearing multiple parking spaces after snowfalls helps your neighbors, especially one who may have a physical limitation. Likewise, parking in a cleared space after not clearing one yourself may promote resentment.

January 2011

The Howard County Police homepage offers many tips for crime prevention. There are also numerous brochures on a variety of safety topics.

In conjunction with the Police Department, the Howard County Safety website offers monthly safety tips. The January tip involves recording property information (especially new personal property information):

The County snow plan covers more than 1,000 miles of roads. At the beginning of the winter season, 13,000 tons of salt stands ready to be dispersed by a fleet of more than 100 snow vehicles all equipped with automated vehicle-locating devices, allowing the Bureau to track real time progress during a storm. In the event of a storm, go to the Howard County Snow website and see which Howard County roads have been serviced. Progress maps are updated every 15 minutes during a storm. Residents may also call 410-313-2900 for updated, general information concerning the Bureau's maintenance efforts.

Residents that receive curbside yardwaste collection can recycle Christmas trees on their normal recycling day from January 3-21, through Howard County's Merry Mulch program. For site locations and additional details, visit the Howard County Recycles website.