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President’s Message by glen mcewen

Tanterra Today December 2016

For those of you that attended the annual homeowner’s meeting at the beginning of November,

thank you very much for attending. For those of you that couldn’t make it, we had a great meeting!

The board recapped the year’s accomplishments from the Easter egg hunt and community yard sale

to the pool closing party. One of the biggest accomplishments was the electronic version being issued for

the Tanterra Today. If you have not signed up to receive the newsletter electronically, please do so. It has

turned out to be a big cost and time saver for the association. Email lizbialas@verizon.net with the email

address you want to use and your street address. A special thank you went out to Wayne Johnson and Dave

Stout for all of their hard work at the pool this year. We are very fortunate that they are our neighbors.

Jim Frye, our treasurer, presented the annual budget for 2016.

Elections for the three board seats that were expiring were also held. The three incumbents that

were running, Wayne Johnson, Dick Bertin, and Dave Bouve, were reelected.

One continuing issue keeps arising that is extremely important – the speeding on Heritage Hills. Sad-

ly, the majority of the people that use and speed on Heritage Hills are members of our neighborhood. For

the safety of our children, PLEASE SLOW DOWN!

Please remember that our community works best when we have a lot of volunteers available to help

serve on the various committees. Please see page 4 of this newsletter for the list of committees as well as

the committee chairs with their email addresses. If you would like to help out, please contact the chair of

that committee. I’m sure they would love to have the help.

Following the annual meeting, the board held their monthly meeting. Officer elections were held

with the current slate of officers all being reelected to their respective positions.

HAVE SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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TANTERRA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

October 19, 2016

FINAL Approved 11/2/16

Board Members

Present

Glen McEwen

Jim Frye

Richard Bertin

Dave Bouve

Wayne Johnson

Glenn Wasik

Others Present

Elizabeth Bialas

(Tanterra HOA

Clerk)

Hank Griffith

(Architecture

Committee)

Carolyn Reiss

(Tanterra Today)

The Tanterra Homeowners Association monthly Board meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by President Glen McEwen.

Minutes

Glenn Wasik moved to approve the draft minutes of the August 18, 2016 Board meeting as amended. Dave Bouve seconded the motion, which passed unanimous-ly.

Treasurer’s Report

Clerk Liz Bialas distributed the current Balance Sheet (as of September 30) and the 10/19/16 Profit & Loss YTD statement. Treasurer Jim Frye reported that one of the approved payment extensions is now in default, and the Board approved that col-lection proceedings begin. The treasurer reviewed current expenditures.

Committee Reports

Pool Committee:

Some furniture repairs are being planned in the off-season. Final Pool Management payments have been made. Additional security monitoring equipment will be pur-chased and installed to protect the pool and its surroundings.

Architectural Committee:

Co-chair Hank Griffith updated the board on the current architectural issues and noted no new activity.

Grounds Committees:

No report. Work on the tennis courts and hockey area will likely need to be put off until spring due to weather conditions.

Newsletter:

The next edition should be out prior to the November 2 General Homeowners meeting.

Web Site:

Jim Frye reported that the Tanterra.net address is expiring, but is no longer needed. Tanterra.com is the current address for all Tanterra business.

Welcoming Committee:

Three new homeowners have been welcomed by the committee.

(continued on p. 3)

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From November’s New Neighbors at 19145 Heritage Hills

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome to the neighborhood! We're David & Jenny Einsig, we have a 5 year

old son who will be going to Greenwood next year! We're excited to be a part of such an amazing neighborhood!

(Board meeting minutes continued from p. 2)

New Business

The Tanterra General Meeting will be held on November 2 in the All-purpose Room of Greenwood Ele-mentary School at 7:30 pm. Proxies should be obtained from neighbors not able to attend.

The terms of Board members Wayne Johnson, Dave Bouve, and Dick Bertin end this year. All have agreed to run for reelection. Nominations of other homeowners for these positions are also en-couraged.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:52 pm.

Submitted by Richard J. Bertin, Secretary (richardbertin@verizon.net).

Olney Home For Life, Inc. is a Village. The “Village” concept was started in Beacon Hill,

a neighborhood in Boston. It is built on neighbors-helping-seniors so they can age in

place by getting help with a variety of their needs. As the U.S. population ages, the

Village concept is becoming a rapidly growing nationwide movement with hundreds

of Villages offering a variety of supportive services to local seniors (e.g., transporta-

tion, social, light chores). A study in Montgomery County of those 50 and above

showed that over 90% desire and intend to continue to live in their own homes and in their neighborhoods. As these seniors

age they will need some level of support to live safely and happily. Olney Home For Life, Inc. is a cost-effective, and reward-

ing way for citizens in Olney to provide—and receive—those services.

Drivers are needed! To volunteer, call 301-446-2512 or go to

http://www.olneyhomeforlife.org

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Tanterra HOA Board of Directors

P. O. Box 25

Brookeville, MD 20833

www.Tanterra.com

OFFICERS

President Glen McEwen (2018) fivemcewens@msn.com 301-570-3586

Vice President Wayne Johnson (2016) wayneljohnson@verizon.net 301-774-1906

Treasurer Jim Frye (2018) JSFrye@gmail.com 301-814-3993

Secretary Dick Bertin (2016) RichardBertin@verizon.net 301-774-7926

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

Glenn Wasik (2018) 301-774-5020 Jim Cagley (2017) 301-570-1475

Dave Bouve (2016) bouved@gmail.com Aleka Kapatou (2017) 301-774-4624

Bryan Moffett (2017) 202-701-6284

CLERK: Elizabeth Bialas 301-774-3809 LizBialas@verizon.net (also contact for HOA resale packets)

COMMITTEES

Architectural Hank & Kay Griffith skayhank@comcast.net 240-461-7536

Grounds & Environment Peter Szwec pszwec@verizon.net 240-599-5160

Greater Olney Civic Assn Aleka Kapatou alekakapatou@hotmail.com 301-774-4624

Neighborhood Watch Vacant

Social Committee Jacquie Weed jsweed1@verizon.net 301-774-3431

Pool Committee Wayne Johnson tanterrapool@hotmail.com 301-774-1906

Pool Phone 301-774-4035

Pool - Day-time parties 301-774-4035

Pool - After Hours Rental Dick Bertin RichardBertin@verizon.net 301-774-7926

Dive Reps Valerie Carlson Valerie_carlson@yahoo.com 301-529-3862

Susan Ostrinsky sma89v2@gmail.com, 301-980-5682

Diana Weinrich diana@RSItherapy.net 301-943-9780

Pre-Team Rep Katie Parker parkerkatie81@gmail.com 301.908.6531

Swim Team Reps Heather Kauffman HeatherCMD@yahoo.com 301-570-6838

Amy Blachere Amy.Blachere@gmail.com 301-260-8385

Tina Varron tinav4@verizon.net 240-463-3743

Glenn Wasik wasik1@verizon.net 301-641-4500

Swim Team Treasurer Jim Cagley JCBozLaw@aol.com 301-570-1475

Tanterra Website Jim Frye JSFrye@gmail.com 301-814-3993

Tanterra Today Charlotte Cary tanterratoday@hotmail.com 301-774-6862

(Co-Editors) Carolyn Reiss reisscarolyns@gmail.com 240-389-1712

Tennis/Hockey Jim Welch Jpwelch11@gmail.com 301-535-0274

Volleyball Wayne Johnson WayneLJohnson@verizon.net 301-774-1906

Welcoming Committee Jodie Siarkas jsiarkas@comcast.net 301-774-2117

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Program for 4th/5th graders

Ski free in Pennsylvania

Includes non-residents of Pennsylvania

https://www.skipa.com/deals/4th5th-grade-program

Thanks to Jim Welch

Tanterra Online

Website : http://www.tanterra.com/cm/

Email Tanterra Today: Email LizBialas@verizon.net with your name, street address, and the email address

you wish to use. The street address is needed because the board’s database is set up by address rather than

by owner name.

Swim and Dive Teams : http://www.tanterratarpons.org/Home.jsp?team=recmcslttstmd

Tanterra Tarpons Swim and Dive Team Facebook page

Tanterra Hockey: Facebook page Tanterra Hockey

Social Committee Events: Facebook page at Tanterra’s Social Events

Yahoo Newsgroup:

If you are not signed up you can sign up in several ways:

1) go to the Tanterra Website http://www.tanterra.com/ and click on the link "Subscribe to email." Then

enter your email as indicated and you will become a Tanterra HOA Yahoo Group member.

2) go to Yahoo.com and either enter your Yahoo login information or sign up to join Yahoo (you can use any

email account). Select groups and search for tanterrahoa. Click on the the "Join Group" link and follow the

prompts.

3) to subscribe without setting up a Yahoo account send a blank email to tanterrahoa-

subscribe@yahoogroups.com

4) if the above 3 methods do not work for you send Amy Matathias (matathi@aol.com) a request to join

the TanterraHOA yahoo group and she will send you an invitation.

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ARCHITECTURAL NEWS

STREETLIGHTS - Help keep our neighborhood safe. If you see a streetlight that is leaning, turn-ing on and off, or completely out please report it to Montgomery County. It is easy to do and takes very little time. Just report it to Montgomery County by dialing 311. You will need to give the ad-dress where the street light is located, and the county will send someone out to fix it within a couple of days. In addition, if we as a community would leave a couple of lights on outside of your house throughout the night this will help deter people from outside your house. If you see something on your street that doesn’t look right, don’t hesitate to call Mont-gomery County Police. There are two ways to reach them. One is through the emergency line at 911, and the other is their business line that they will send some-one out when an officer is available. The business line number is (301) 279-8000, and you can re-port anonymously if you are more comfortable. Parking on Sidewalks – Numerous times we have put notices in the newsletter that parking on the sidewalks is against the law. More importantly those cars that are on the sidewalk are making it more hazardous for the children of our community for getting to school and around the neighborhood. If we see it as the HOA, we will report you. If you as a homeowner see it, you can report it anonymously to Montgomery County Police on the business line since this is not an emergency at (301) 279-8000. We’ve spoken to the police, and they will is-sue a ticket to those vehicles that are parking illegally and blocking any part of the driveway. Please cooperate and keep our children safe. Architectural Requests - We’ve been getting great cooperation from homeowners regarding changes to their homes. We have had instances in the past where a request was not made and the work had to be redone to meet the community standards. This ends up being more costly for the homeowner which is something we’d much prefer to eliminate. The process is easy to do and the turnaround by the committee is usually very quick. Remember to fill out the Architectural change request for any work being done on the outside of your house. This includes window and door replacements, staining your house, driveway expansion, shingles, gutters, and sheds just to name a few of the items. You can get this form at the Tanterra Web site at www.tanterra.com Should you have any questions, concerns etc., when it comes to the Architectural issues in Tanter-ra, please don’t hesitate to give me a call or email. Hank Griffith at (240) 461-7536 or skayhank@comcast.net.

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Upcoming Events

January 18 Board meeting at the pool shed

@ 7:30

Please check the website at

www.tanterra.com or the Yahoo listserv for

changes to events. Residents who have

provided their email addresses to Liz Bialas

(LizBialas@verizon.net) for use

by the Board may also receive

email updates on special issues

such as the Board elections.