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The June 2017 electronic edition of the New Mark Commons newsletter, the New Mark News, is in the email inboxes of those NMC residents for whom we have valid email addresses. Please check the Spam or Junk boxes of your email software to be sure that your provider did not misroute it.

Peter Kurtze of the Maryland Historical Trust will update the Board and community on New Mark’s application to the National Register of Historic Places at 7 pm on June 1, during the Community Forum, which will start half an hour earlier than usual. Mr. Kurtze will be discussing the revised historic boundary required by the National Park Service and what it all means to our community. (See full story in the May issue of the New Mark News).

The paper copy of the May 2017 newsletter (with important 2017 pool information) is being delivered to each home in NMC Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24. The paper edition of the newsletter is produced four times per year, in May, September, November, and February,...

We are busy getting the pool ready for the coming season. The pool opens on Saturday, May 27th at 10 A.M. There are several changes for 2017.

The agenda for the May Board meeting is available in the website Resident Area Meeting Minutes and Agendas. The meeting, at the NMC Clubhouse, will begin at 7:30 PM with the Community Forum. All NMC residents are encouraged to attend, participate, and observe the full...

Saturday, April 22 NMC Spring Cleanup Postponed till Saturday, April 29 9 AM-12 noon Due to the rain and wet ground conditions, the Spring Cleanup is rescheduled for Saturday, April 29, from 9 AM-12 noon. Please plan on joining us then to help us give our common areas...

The April 2017 electronic edition of the New Mark Commons newsletter, the New Mark News, is in the email inboxes of those NMC residents for whom we have valid email addresses. Please check the Spam or Junk boxes of your email software to be sure that your provider did...

The New Mark Commons Board of Directors on April 6 unanimously adopted a final 2017 budget that reduces earlier projected expenditures and results in an average 8% increase in resident dues.

Board members said they wanted to signal to the community that they had heard the protests late last year against proposed increases of at least twice that amount. In the face of strong opposition, the Board withdrew that proposal and voted instead to hold expenses at the 2016 level as an interim measure.

Under the new 2017 budget, homeowners will incur an annual dues increase ranging from $76 to $94.

New Mark’s financial situation got a large reprieve this week when the insurance company that handles business for the Homes Association agreed to cover the mandated refund to townhome owners for stormwater management fees.

John Daroff, the new Board of Directors President, announced the good news at the monthly board meeting on April 6. He said that the USLI Insurance company had agreed that very day to pay out up to $219 per townhome for each of 198 townhome owners, which could amount to a maximum of $43,362.

The agenda for the April Board meeting is available in the website Resident Area Meeting Minutes and Agendas. The meeting, at the NMC Clubhouse, will begin at 7:30 PM with the Community Forum. All NMC residents are encouraged to attend, participate, and observe the...