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C W H A 18400 Cinnamon Drive Germantown, MD 20874 (301) 972-1850 Phone(301) 972-0763 Fax www.cinnamonwoods.org
JULY 2007VOLUME 32 NUMBER 4
BULK RATEU.S. Postage
PAIDGermantown,
MDPermit No. 17
July 2nd - ARC Meeting, 7:30pm
July 4th - Independance Day Observance Offi ce Closed
July 12th - Board Meeting, 7:30pm
August 6th - ARC Meeting, 7:30pm
August 9th - Board Meeting, 7:30pm
JULY/AUGUST 2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NEW PARKING PERMITS ISSUEDby Linda Shein, CMCA, AMSA times to re-register their vehicles. Letters will be sent to
inform of these dates.
Homeowners need to bring legal vehicle registration to the Cinnamon Woods Offi ce in order to be issued new parking permits. Failure to re-register your vehicles before your court’s due date will result in your vehicle(s) being tagged with a sticker and towed after 72 hours. Be
sure to come by our offi ce at your earliest convenience.
Because of the huge number of permits that need to be issued, please do not put off re-registering your vehicle. Doing so may result in a long wait and we would like to serve you in a timely manner.
What should I do?1. Keep an eye out for our letter, letting you know when you need to have your new permit.
2. Plan to come in at your earliest convenience and bring vehicle registration by the Cinnamon Woods Offi ce to re-register your vehicle(s).
fter many lengthy discussions, the Board has decided AAto implement a new parking permit process. Because of
the dark color and location on the current permits, it is very diffi cult for the police, towing company, etc. to be able to easily see the permit in the vehicles.
The current parking policy will not change with the issue of the new, permits. Each household will still be able to register up to three vehicles. Any additional vehicles need to be parked on a county maintained road. One parking space and one visitor pass will remain reserved for each household.
The new permits will be white with black lettering and must be placed directly on the windshield on the passenger side lower comer. (see drawing) The Board of Directors felt that this solution would be the best way to solve the problem and apologizes for any inconvenience that this process may create.
In an attempt to control traffi c in the offi ce while issuing the new permits, each court will be assigned designated
PLEASE PLACE YOUR PARKING DECAL ON THE LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF
THE PASSENGER WINDOW
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Place StickerHere
CINNAMON WOODS HOMES ASSOCIATION2
Bill Davis, [email protected]
Susan Lerner, Vice [email protected]
Phil Pfaff, Phil Pfaff, Phil Pfaff [email protected]
Marilynn Richards, [email protected]
Mary Clark, General [email protected]
Jenny Norris, General [email protected]
Ben Nerud, General [email protected]
2007-2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION STAFF Community Property Manager
Linda Shein, CMCA, AMS, [email protected]
Administrative AssistantMary Inness
offi [email protected]
SuperintendantJohn O’Meara
Maintenance StaffJuan Carlos Martinez
Cinnamon Woods Home Association, Inc18400 Cinnamon Drive
Germantown, MD 20874 (301) 972-1850 Phone
(301) 972-0763 Fax Hours:8:30 - 5:00
www.cinnamonwoods.org
Notary Available at the Management Offi ce
3. Remove the old permit and return it to the offi ce.
4. Place your new permit(s) in the front passenger-side of your window, on the inside in the lower comer.
5. The Management Team will be happy to assist anyone with the correct placement of the permits. The Board has the sole authority to assign parking spaces. The board reserves the right to withdraw the assignment of a reserved parking space from any owner who, through a pattern of violations to this policy, abuse the rights of fellow owners and residents or delinquency in the payment of homeowners association assessments, demonstrates that the right to a preferential assigned parking space is not justifi ed.
The use of a reserved parking space may be further assigned by the owners of a dwelling unit to a lessee of that dwelling unit. Owners will be notifi ed by letter of their parking space number once the project is completed within the next sixty days.
Enforcement of the permit policy will be consistent with the current guidelines. A vehicle parked without registration tags from Motor Vehicle Administration or parked in the fi re lane will be automatically towed. A vehicle parked illegally without a permit will be in violation and subjected to a 48 hour notifi cation for towing, which begins on the due date designated to your court.
Due dates will be included in the letter that you receive from the Management Offi ce. If you have any questions, please call the Management Offi ce at (301) 972-1850.
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DOG OWNERS
Please be aware that children are out playing in the neighborhood and your dogs must be on a leash. Let’s not have children being bitten by dogs running loose. Also scoop your dogs poop!!!
Do not let your dog “go” in someone else’s yard or in community spaces where children play.
Let’s all make more of an effort to clean up our neighborhood of dog poop.
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THE SPICE RAP IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CINNAMON WOODS HOMES ASSOCIATION, AND THROUGH POLICY ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INDIVIDUALS MAY SUBMIT ARTICLES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE CINNAMON WOODS COMMUNITY. THE SPICE RAP PROVIDES A MEANS BY WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO PROVIDES A FORUM BY WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY EXPRESS IDEAS AND OPINIONS. STATEMENTS, IDEAS, AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOR DOES THE SPICE RAP ESPOUSE ANY POLITICAL BELIEF OR ENDORSE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MUST BE SIGNED AND MAY NOT BE LIBELOUS. BY ACCEPTING ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF SUCH ARTICLES. ARTICLES MAY BE PUBLISHED AS SPACE PERMITS AND MAY BE EDITED FOR LENGTH AND CONTENT.
THE REAL ESTATE CORNER In the Germantown Park subdivision, Cinnamon Woods, there were 9 homes that went to In the Germantown Park subdivision, Cinnamon Woods, there were 9 homes that went to settlement from April 15, 2007 to June 29, 2007. The following information was obtained settlement from April 15, 2007 to June 29, 2007. The following information was obtained from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, INC. (MRIS). This information is deemed from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, INC. (MRIS). This information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Address Closed Amount Style Levels DaysDays18625 Mustard Seed Ct 4/18/07 $305,500 3 BR 2 ½ BA 3 169 16918646 Sage Way 4/30/07 $282,500 3 BR 1 ½ BA 2 15218604 Sage Way 5/02/07 $270,000 3 BR 1 ½ BA 2 19718603 Bay Leaf Way 6/21/07 $255,000 3 BR 1 ½ BA 2 17912707 Sesame Seed Ct 5/24/07 $263,500 3 BR 1 ½ BA 2 7318716 Ginger Ct 5/01/07 $259,900 4 BR 2 ½ BA 2 2218700 Curry Powder Ln 4/30/07 $249,900 3 BR 1 ½ BA 2 3118714 Curry Powder Ln 4/15/07 $215,500 2 BR 1 ½ BA 2 6118620 Bay Leaf Way 5/18/07 $255,500 3 BR 1 ½ BA 2 44
Three (3) homes were rented and none have been listed for rental during this period.There are currently 30 homes for sale in Cinnamon Woods. The listing to sold ratio is 30%. Cinnamon Woods consists of 684 homes and the listings are only 4.3%, which is a little better than the previous period.
Market Tip: As a seller you actually create how good or bad the market is. If you price your home above or equal to the other listings, then it is a moderate to bad market. If you set yourself apart by pricing your property below the other homes, then you just created a good market. It is all relative to pricing, and I am always available to explain the details.
Active listings and sales in Montgomery County:There are currently 5,626 homes for sale, During this reporting period 481 sold at $300,000 and below, 1,419 sold between $300,001 - $600,000, 587 sold between $600,001 - $1,000,000, and 229 sold for $1,000,000 plus.
This information has been provided by the courtesy of:
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage115 Market Street Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Ron Komara, Realtor(301) 921-1040* Please feel free to call for more information or your Real Estate needs.
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COUNTY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ALL
by Susan A. Lerner, Vice PresidentMontgomery County is one of the richest counties in the DC Metropolitan area. The homes in the County are some of the most expensive. Food, gasoline and even the shopping centers are higher priced than in other adjoining counties. We all know this to be true. Go to Anne Arundal or Prince Georges Counties and compare the cost of almost anything with the cost of similar good and services in Montgomery County. As such, the residents of Montgomery County are seen as being quite wealthy.
The question is: Is this true? Is everyone who lives in Montgomery County rich?
Does every family in the county have all they need and more? Are we a county of privileged people? Although it would be nice to answer YES to those questions, that is not the case at all.
There are many families in Montgomery County who are “just making it”. There are families who don’t have enough money for food, utilities (especially electricity) and other e s s e n t i a l needs. Often, each morning, the children in these families go to school hungry. Parents must choose between food, clothing or medications because they don’t have enough money for all three.
It’s easy to forget that this is the case right here, where we live. If poverty doesn’t stare you in the face, you don’t see it. If it does stare you in the face, you turn away. Who wants to look at that? Who wants to be reminded? But, you know something? While Montgomery County may be rich, it is ALSO compassionate.
Montgomery County has a number of services, agencies, and programs for its residents who require help. Many of these programs are not well known. The Board of Directors of Cinnamon Woods is taking this opportunity to acquaint all of our families with what is available in the County and who
are the people who can benefi t from the various programs that are offered. It may be the case that some families right here in Cinnamon Woods could use this help. It may be that someone knows of a family in the County that needs this information.
Whatever the case, it’s important to remember that we are a Community. Community is defi ned, fi rst, as: “a unifi ed b o d y of individuals” and secondly as: “the people with
common interests living in a particular area”. That is us: a body of people with common interests. One of our most
important common interests is each other. Whether it’s our next-door neighbor, whom we have known for the last ten years, or someone down the street or in the next town, whom we have
never met, we are a community.
The following is a list of Agencies,
Programs, and Services that
Montgomery County offers to anyone who is a resident of the county and in need:
1) Baptist Family and Children Services – 410-872-1050 Description: BFCS works with abused and neglected children and underprivileged families through fi nancial assistance, counseling, foster care, and parenting education.
2) Care and Share Fund, Inc. – 410-228-2888 Description: Care and Share Fund, Inc., works with DSS, helps indigent individuals pay medical bills (prescriptions and equipment) and utility bills and provides gift vouchers at Christmas.
3) Catholic Charities, Inc. - 302-655-9624Description: Offers a wide variety of programs that provide individual, couple, and family counseling; adoption;
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emergency and supplemental food; specialized rural health and social services; thrift stores; and other miscellaneous community and group services.
4) Family Services Agency - 301-840-3201 Description: Provides integrated behavioral health, educational, and social services for nearly 5,000 Montgomery County infants/toddlers, at-risk youth, individuals/families, seniors, and severely mentally ill persons.
5) Feed The Children - 405-942-0228 Description: One of America’s most effective charities providing food, clothing, medical care, education, and emergency relief to children in the United States and overseas since 1979.
6) First Step, Inc. – 410-628-6120 Description: Provides prevention, education, and treatment for youth, families, and adults who are experiencing diffi culties in their lives due to mental health, and/or substance abuse issues.
7) Germantown Help - 301-482-1320 Description: A non-profi t organization which offers a variety of emergency services to neighbors needing help in Germantown, Maryland (20874 and 20876 zip codes). Hunger, illness and misfortune may cause our neighbors to fail in school, become indebted, face additional health crises, or even become homeless. Germantown HELP provides friendly services to prevent further problems from developing and referral to additional resources to re-stabilize the household.
8) Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County - 301-990-0014 Description: Builds affordable decent housing for low-income families, in partnership with low-income families, funding sources, and a wide range of volunteers that enable the American dream of home ownership to come true.
9) Health Partners, Inc. - 301-645-3556 Description: Health Partners is a primary care center offering free medical care and education for the working poor.
10) Institute of Grace - 202-882-3729 Description: Conducts activities that help poor children to go to school and teaches English as a second language to refugees from Haiti and Africa.
11) Islamic American Zakat Foundation - 301-907-0997Description: Supply assistance for food, shelter, and clothing
to poor and needy families and individuals as proscribed in the Qur’’an.
12) Jewish Social Service Agency - 301-816-2602 Description: Provides evaluation and counseling for children, teens, adults, extensive services for frail elderly and disabled, home health hospice for children and adults, and vocational and resettlement programs.
13) Manna Food Center, Inc. - 301-424-1130 Description: Manna collects and distributes food to thousands of referred, needy families, shelters and soup kitchens throughout Montgomery County, Maryland.
14) People’s Community Health Center - 410-467-6041Description: People’s provides adult medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, dentistry, behavioral health services, HIV/AIDS services and/or on-site pharmacy to uninsured and under-insured patients.
15) Washington DC Meals on Wheels - 301-434-1922 Description: Prepare and deliver meals to homebound and elderly neighbors of Montgomery and Prince Georges County.
16) Catholic Charities, Inc. - 302-655-9624 Description: Offers a wide variety of programs that provide individual, couple, and family counseling; adoption; emergency and supplemental food; specialized rural health and social services; thrift stores; and other miscellaneous community and group services.
These are just some of the helping agencies and programs in Montgomery County. If you know of others that have not been listed here, please let the offi ce know the names and phone numbers of the other agencies so that we may have a continuing listing in the Spice Rap.
Neighbors helping neighbors. As it should be!
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Our Aplogies to 12927 Poppy Seed - they were incorreclty listed as having a residential violation in the last issue of the Spice Rap. The following owners were cited for covenant enforcement infractions:
NOTICE OF RESIDENTIAL VIOLATIONS
Disclaimer: The previous lists are owners who have been cited for violations ONLY. Many owners have made the necessary repairs and replacements to their homes, refrained from illegal dumping, removed unsightly objects, complied with county ordinances, etc. If you believe your address was listed erroneously, please contact the Management Offi ce as soon as possible. Cinnamon Woods can not be held liable for printing errors.
18705 PAPRIKA COURT 18827 POPPY SEED LANE 18602 SAGE WAY
HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT
6.00 %*APR Fixed for the First Year
Helping Cinnamon Woods GET THE JOB DONE!
Special Offer
NO CLOSING COSTS **
*Annual Percentage Rate—APRs vary and are based on the prime rate as published on the last day of the month in the Wall Street Journal. (Currently 8.25% as of March 1,2007.) The initial rate is 6.00% fixed for one year and adjusts to Prime – .25% after the first year. The minimum initial draw to qualify is $15,000. The maximum annual rate forthe home equity line is 18% APR. Please consult your tax advisor for tax deductibility information. Lines over $100,000 require a 50% draw. **OBA will pay closing costs forinitial balances. To qualify for the closing cost assistance, your account must be open for a minimum of 3 years. If you close the account before this time, you must repay theclosing costs. Property insurance is required. Rates effective as of this publication date. Rates subject to change. Owner-occupied residence only.
For more information or to apply contact:
Kathleen Mayer 301-916-0742, ext. 277
Member FDIC
Hablo Español
Isn’t it ironic that there are people from all over the world that fl ock to this country because this is the land of the free? This country is paradise to most of them. “The people in America are so friendly and this is the place to go.” Yet, Americans take for granted what is here. They see each other and will not speak. A neighbor can be struggling with groceries and we will not offer to help. What has happen to America?
Once upon a time “it took a village to raise a child”; you didn’t have to worry about your children when you sent them out to play. Neighbors looked out for each other. If they saw someone hanging around your house or car they would let you know and let the people know they saw them. Now you’d better not say anything to someone else’s child or the whole family will be ready to burn your house down. If you say anything to someone hanging around; they would just as soon shoot you as to answer you.
The other day (always traffi c was backed-up getting on to Clopper Road, a lady tried to get on to Clopper Road from
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE AMERICA WE LOVE?Cinnamon Drive. She sat there for twenty minutes before anyone would let her in. Traffi c wasn’t going anywhere, so what was the harm?
We don’t look out for people crossing the street either. There have been a number of times that cars turning out of Cinnamon Woods have almost run over walkers try to get to the bus stop. Have you not heard “(“Pedestrians have the right of way”)
Neighbor’s summer is upon us, school is out and our children are out in full force. Be alert! Cinnamon Drive is not the Indianapolis Speedway. The speed limit is 25 mph. There are a number of small children living in Cinnamon Woods at this time let’s keep them safe. Slow down!
With school out and children playing outside please look out for balls running out into the street, and bicycles dotting in and out from behind parked cars. Let’s make this a happy and safe summer. Neighbors slow down, look around, and be proud to be an American or in America.
by Marilynn Richards, Secretary
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTORY
18400 Cinnamon DriveGermantown, MD 20874
Phone: 301-972-1850Fax: 301-972-0763
www.cinnamonwoods.org
18400 Cinnamon DriveGermantown, MD 20874
Phone: 301-972-1850Fax: 301-972-0763
www.cinnamonwoods.orgCinnamon Woods Home Association, Inc.
Community Property ManagerCell: 240.784.0635
Linda Shein, CMCA, AMS
C W H A 18400 Cinnamon Drive Germantown, MD 20874 (301) 972-1850 Phone(301) 972-0763 Fax www.cinnamonwoods.org
BULK RATEU.S. Postage
PAIDGermantown,
MDPermit No. 17
July 2nd - ARC Meeting, 7:30pm
July 4th - Independance Day Observance Offi ce Closed
July 12th - Board Meeting, 7:30pm
August 6th - ARC Meeting, 7:30pm
August 9th - Board Meeting, 7:30pm
JULY/AUGUST 2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS