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Updated: June 20, 2009 Join the HSIA Email List

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Hillsmere Community Discussion Forum
A place for residents to exchange ideas and discuss issues important to our community.

Hillsmere Mosquito Control Program

We have been notified by the Maryland Department of Agriculture that we have been accepted to the mosquito control program. Spraying will start on Wednesday, June 17th and continue on Wednesdays through the end of September.  All spraying will be done after 7:30 pm on Wednesday nights only.  Click here to learn the details of how the program works, including chemicals used and the way to opt out.  Before you decide whether or not to opt out, please do the research.  (Please note that, in the event of mosquito-borne disease or conditions that threaten public health, the entire neighborhood will be sprayed, including properties that have opted-out.)

Much of the mosquito problem in Hillsmere is the Asian Tiger Mosquito.  They are very difficult to control and very aggressive pests.  The spraying will help but there is a lot you can do to reduce or eliminate the problem in your own back yard.  Basically, they breed in very small containers of standing water.  Here is an article on How to Control Asian Tiger Mosquitoes (How to Control Asian Tiger Mosquitoes.pdf).  Please take a look and spend a few minutes checking your property.  It will make a big difference.

 

Hillsmere Residents Resource Guide is here !!  Download your copy now !

 

- Community Picnic and Beach Happy Hours -

- Fourth of July Bicycle Parade -

 See the Announcements and Upcoming Events for June/July

- HILLSMERE SHORES SPECIAL TAX RATE REDUCED -
The Hillsmere Shores Benefit District assessment is being reduced from $160/lot to $120/lot for the upcoming year.  As everyone knows, times are tough, so HSIA recommended this 25% tax reduction for fiscal year 2010 and Anne Arundel County approved.  Cheers for a tax cut!!

Give a Huge Thankyou...
to all the volunteers who helped clean up/fix up the Community Beach! 

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ATTENTION VESSEL OWNERS:

HSIA has impounded 1 canoe, 3 kayaks and a rowboat that were wrongly placed in the dinghy/canoe/kayak racks during 2008 and 2009.  If you are missing one of these vessels, you can call the HSIA voice mail at 410-263-4456.  If you can identify your missing craft, we will release your craft and inform you of the process necessary to obtain a spot on one of the racks.

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BE SURE TO JOIN HSIA
If you aren't yet a member, please take a moment to join our homeowner’s association.  Membership gives you voting rights in the association and allows your voice to be heard. Annual dues of $15 allows one family member to vote. (Additional dues payments allows additional family members to vote - each member must be 18 yrs of age or older).

Please Download HSIA Membership Application, fill it out, and mail it, along with a copy of all Required Supporting Documents, to the address on the top of the form.  Remember to photo copy your vehicle and trailer registrations.  Thank you for your support!

Questions?  Call the HSIA 24-hour voice mail at 410-263-4456 or email admin@hillsmereshores.net

 
Announcements Ongoing Features
June Beach Committee Report Hillsmere T-shirts June Seabreeze
Hillsmere Maintenance & Improvements Hillsmere Playgroup President's Comments
Garden Club Good Neighbors Program Treasurer's Report
Hillsmere Swim Team Duvall Creek Dredging Shoreline Remediation Plan
Pool Association JUNE NEWS Homestead Tax Credit Realtor's Package
Bicycle Helmets Marina Gate Vessel Ownership Affidavit Form
Volunteers Corner Marina Wait List Beach Strip Lawsuit


Upcoming Events - June/July

Sat  06/20/09:  Hillsmere Community Picnic - 4pm to 7pm at the Beach
Thu  06/25/09:  HSIA Board Meeting - 7pm Key School Science & Library Center Room 103  (NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM #)
Fri   07/04/09:  Annual Fourth of July Bicycle Parade - 10am, beginning at the Key School parking lot.
Thu  07/09/09:  HSIA General Meeting - 7pm Key School Multi-Purpose Building
Fri   07/10/09:  Hillsmere Beach Happy Hour - 5pm to 8pm at the Beach!
Tue  07/14/09:  Piers & Harbors Meeting - 7pm Key School Science & Library Center Room 103  (NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM #)
Thu  07/30/09:  HSIA Board Meeting - 7pm Key School Science & Library Center Room 103  (NOTE DIFFERENT ROOM #)

Volunteers Corner - Help make our community stronger.  Please contact us if you would like to volunteer and let us know your area of interest.  Please call Natalie Lobe at 410-263-4456, or email her (lobe@hillsmereshores.net).

Many thanks to Julie Crudele, who has graciously volunteered for this job.  She will be writing a history of Hillsmere Shores.  There are a lot of people in our community who have been here since the beginning.  Julie would love to hear their stories and recollections.   If you have any documents or stories to share, please contact her at historian@hillsmereshores.net.

Maintenance and Improvements -

The HSIA Board has approved a $49,004 contract with Grass Roots Landscaping to refurbish the parking lot and replace the piling fence. The parking area will be regraded and defined with perimeter timbers, and will be topped with new gravel. The new parking lot will feature two systems to collect and filter storm water from the drainage trench at Hillsmere Drive, under the parking lot, to the swale in the lawn. The piling fence around the parking lot will be replaced after completion of the lot construction, and will have thick, marine rope, rather than cables.  Work will begin after permits are obtained by the contractor.

Hillsmere Beach Happy Hours 2009 - The Beach Committee will be sponsoring community Happy Hours each month throughout the summer on Fridays - June 12, July 10, and August 14 from 5 pm to 8 pm at our community beach and park. Come join your neighbors and enjoy this beautiful facility! We will supply the hot dogs, hot dog buns, condiments, hot grills, paper plates, napkins, soft drinks and coolers full of ice. You bring a plate of Happy Hour style food to share, some folding lawn chairs and your favorite adult beverage. So put it on your calendar and plan to be there. If you would like to help with or plan future community Happy Hours, please contact Kate Penn or Noel Gasparin.

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Attention Hillsmere:  Hillsmere Resident Resource Guide - Hillsmere resident Nuala O’Leary has put together a Hillsmere Resident Resource Guide.  Have there been times when you have wanted to hire a plumber or electrician, but didn't know who to call within Hillsmere?  The Resource Guide includes services A-Z that someone in Hillsmere may provide. If you have a business and would like to be included in the guide, please send Nuala your information via email to resourceguide@hillsmereshores.net.  Be sure to include your name, contact information and services.  Please  make sure to note "Hillsmere Resource Guide" in the subject line.  Or, you can mail your business card to Nuala at 135 Groh Lane, Annapolis, MD 21403.  It's a great way to spend locally!! This is a guide for Hillsmere residents only, please do not send info of family members who do not live in the neighborhood. Thank you!!

Hillsmere Community Picnic - Join us on Saturday, June 20, from 4 to 7 pm at the beach for the annual Community Picnic.  We will have burgers and hot dogs, drinks and deserts.  Please bring a dish to pass.  Lulu the Clown is back, as well as the Moonbounce and Sno Cones.

Annual 4th of July Bicycle Parade - Mark your calendars for our annual Fourth of July Bicycle Parade.  The Parade will begin at The Key School on Friday, July 4, at 10:00 am.  We will parade to the beach for light refreshments.  So start collecting all those red, white and blue decorations and join us for our patriotic parade!

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Bicycle Helmets - Spring is almost here!  And with the warmer weather, many children will be riding their bikes around the community.  As a reminder to them and to their parents, state law requires all children age 16 and under wear a bicycle helmet when operating, or riding as a passenger, on a bicycle.  For the safety of the children, please make sure they wear their helmets!

Good Neighbors Program - Do you know of someone who could use a helping hand?  It might be a neighbor and it might be you.  The contribution could be as simple as moving something heavy, replacing the batteries in a smoke alarm or offering an unneeded item to someone who will use it.  You can be on the giving or receiving end of the process.  Let us know.  Call HSIA at 410-263-4456 today or send an email to request or offer help.

Homestead Tax Credit - Enclosed with your new tax assessments is an application for Homestead Tax Credit Eligibility.  The Homestead Tax Credit law limits the amount of assessment increase on which eligible resident homeowners actually pay county, municipal, and state property taxes each year.  In other words, it keeps your real estate taxes from going up too fast.  If your property in Hillsmere is your primary residence, not rented to someone else, then you MUST file this form in order to get the tax credit.  You can mail in the form or do it online at www.dat.state.md.us.  If you have a specific question concerning the application, you may call 410-767-2165 in the Baltimore metropolitan area or 1-866-650-8783 toll free elsewhere in Maryland.

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