For those who use coupon books to pay your Autumn Walk HOA fees, you may not have received them yet due to COVID-related delays at the printer and mail. The 2021 coupon book should arrive in the mail within a week, so just send your payment when you receive the book.
Autumn Walk @ Emerson
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Thursday, January 7, 2021
2021 Fee Booklets Are Late
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Columbia, MD #5 on Money's Best Places to Live for 2020
Autumn Walk at Emerson is located adjacent to Columbia, MD which has perennially been a top pick in Money Magazines "Best Places to Live in America" lists for more than a decade, including taking the top spot in 2016. Columbia and Howard County define much of the quality of life for our community including the top-rated schools, a safe environment, and a diverse community.
For 2020, Columbia was ranked #5 in the US (and tops in Maryland). Their introduction to Columbia states:
"A mainstay on our Best Places to Live list, Columbia ranked 20th last year and took the top spot in 2016. This suburban town’s enduring appeal is the result of its racially and economically diverse population and its proximity to both Baltimore (15 miles away) and Washington, D.C. (22 miles). It helps that housing in the community is relatively affordable for the region."
These factors are among the reasons many of us chose to live here: proximity to jobs and amenities in a welcoming community with good schools.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Refinancing and Selling
With rates hitting historic lows, some of you may be looking to refinance your mortgages. The place to get forms filled out certifying your HOA fees and obligations is HomeWise Docs (www.homewisedocs.com).
This is also where you can obtain Resale Packages for Autumn Walk HOA when selling your home.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Autumn Walk at Emerson News 8/24/20
- Stephens Road Bridge Project: Closure next week o/a 8/30/20
- Night Hours: After 10 PM
- Welcome new neighbors!
- Landscaping & Maintenance
- Clubhouse Plans Revealed 8/27/20
- Emerson Food Trucks: Wed, Fri, Weekends
- Emerson Upgrades & Initiatives (driven by Emerson Community volunteers)
- Hammond High School: $76M Renovation/Expansion Has Begun
- Stephens Road to close for about a week to relocate water/sewer lines during work hours (7 AM - 4 PM)
- Afterwards, construction of new bridge to begin, may take as long as 2 years
- Project lifts the bridge out of the floodplain (raising it 7-8 feet). Will also widen Stephens, add sidewalks, and add a median for traffic calming.
- Will have two spans, so for the most part should always have one span open without major detours
- Full info at bottom
Monday, October 28, 2019
Draft Minutes: 2019 Autumn Walk HOA Annual Meeting 10/28/19
Saturday, October 26, 2019
2019 Halloween Block Party, Pumpkin Carving, and Chili Cook-Off
Please let Allie know at amehok01@yahoo.com if you want to enter the Chili Cook-Off. She has three meat entries and two vegetarian at the moment.
The schedule of events:
- Sunday, October 26 at 2:30 PM: Pumpkin carving in Allie's garage (9832 Garden Ranges)
- Thursday, October 31 (6 PM - 8 PM)
- Chili Cook-Off (please bring your entries between 5 PM and 6 PM)
- Halloween Block Party
2019 Autumn Walk HOA Annual Meeting and Elections
Expected Topics:
- Elections for 2 Board Positions (2-year terms for Dharmesh Patel and Fred Leong expire this year)
- 2020 Budget
- Landscaping initiatives
- Removal of dead bushes
- Improvements
- Setting a Spring/Summer date for the 2020 Picnic
- Adopt the Draft Minutes from the 2018 Annual Meeting
Friday, October 25, 2019
Fall Mulching in Autumn Walk
Because the new contract was cheaper, we added a Fall mulching that started today and will run through Friday.
This isn’t a major cleanup and trimming like we get in Spring, just more of a refresh to replace the mulch that washed away during the year. But right now the entire neighborhood looks clean and tidy!
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Howard County Charter Review Commission
- Changing the number of Howard County Council Districts (for example, from 5 to 7)
- Giving the Council the ability to delete, or increase or decrease, line items in the Executive's budget
- Requiring that the County either limit future proposed projects to the funding projects for future years (such as schools and swimming pools), or at least state what the expected revenue will be in those years
Monday, October 21, 2019
Water Meter Replacement Program
- Howard County has contracted with Keystone Utility Systems which will mail residents and businesses to schedule an appointment to access the meters.
- Keystone's meter replacement personnel will have uniforms and Howard County-issued photo IDs.
- Call 1-877-587-2279 to schedule an appointment.
- Appointments are available Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.
- Saturday appointments are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Ensure that the meter is accessible by clearing obstructions around the water meter area.
- Have someone 18 years old or older present to admit the water meter installer.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Stop Sign Repair: Tell HoCo
You can quickly report an item needing repair or some other County action, without needing to know the specific department or office to route the request to.
A dispatcher will log in the request and assign it to the appropriate group, and you can then track the issue on the web site (as well as see what other items have been submitted in your area).
When someone hit a stop sign on our street in the middle of the night this summer, it was propped back up but not replaced.
We finally submitted a Tell HoCo ticket over 2 months later - and it was replaced within 3 days.
Friday, September 27, 2019
Special Emerson Town Hall with HoCo Executive 9/24/19
Dr. Ball also brought many of his senior leadership team and Department Heads with him to answer a wide-ranging set of questions (posted below for easy reference).
The video feed was also broadcast live to the external Emerson Facebook Page and to the Emerson Forum:
Some highlights:
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Emerson Special Meeting (Mon. 9/30/19)
If the proposal passes, there will be three positions open rather than just one.
Because a very high quorum of 1/6th of the membership (168 residential units) is needed for the results to be valid, we need for you to return your proxy forms to the Clubhouse by Monday's meeting, or via email to snollie@cmc-management.com.
You can also provide the form to someone who will be attending the meeting. (Fred Leong in 9854 is collecting them if you want him to take yours over on Monday.)
The meeting announcement and proxy forms were mailed to each household in Emerson last week and are also available from the Emerson web site:
http://emersoncommunityassociation.com/picture/SpeciaMeetingNoticeMailing.pdf
2019 Halloween Block Party on Garden Ranges!
- Allie Stegner will be the host in 9832 again so please let her know if you are interested in entering a chili (meat or vegetarian) and whether you would be interested in a pumpkin carving contest.
- Email her at amehok01@yahoo.com or tell her when you see her.
Is anyone interested in taking over the decoration of the small island or other common areas from Fred Leong?
- We can provide the existing decorations and maybe even provide a small budget.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Autumn Walk HOA Annual Meeting 10/28/19
The 2019 Annual Meeting for Autumn Walk HOA will be on Monday, October 28th at 7 PM in the Emerson Clubhouse.
Quorum of 12 houses is needed for the results to be valid, so please attend in person or send in your proxies.
Agenda:
- Adopt 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes
- FY20 Budget (effective January 1, 2020)
- Election
- Two Board positions up for election (currently held by Dharmesh Patel and Fred Leong)
