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NOMINATIONS FOR FALLSMEAD BOARD
Posted on Oct 6th, 2018
 Elections for three seats on the Fallsmead Board will be conducted later this fall. These seats will be for three-year terms commencing on January 1, 2019. The nomination period is now open and will close on October 27th. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about the Board, please feel free to reach out to any of the current Board members (who can be contacted in person or via fallsmead.org.) A few candidates have already volunteered.
FALL COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
Posted on Oct 4th, 2018
 Our annual Fallsmead Fall Community Clean-up will be held on Saturday, November 3rd, with a rain date of November 17th. Please mark your calendars and volunteer your time to keep our park and neighborhood looking beautiful. All ages are invited to volunteer. If you have suggestions for areas that need tending and/or if you have any questions, please email JoAnn McConnell at grounds@fallsmead.org.
HALLOWEEN IN FALLSMEAD
Posted on Oct 2nd, 2018
 Mark your calendars! We have two great events coming up for Halloween in Fallsmead:
Fall Festival and Halloween Parade - Sunday, October 28th at 2pm, Pool Parking Lot
Come dressed in your best costume! We’ll parade around the pond, then end up in the Pool Parking Lot where we’ll eat, drink, and participate in fun activities. There will be s'mores, pumpkin painting, and scarecrow making. Bring old clothes to make the scarecrows and we will provide the hay!
House Decorating Contest - Saturday, October 27th
Demons, tombstones, and jack-o-lanterns, oh my! Get creative and decorate the exterior of your house just in time for the holiday. Judging will take place Saturday, October 27th (time TBD depending on the judges' schedules).
WE NEED JUDGES!! Please email social@fallsmead.org if you are available. This is an easy job. . .you just drive around the neighborhood, pick the best-decorated houses, and take some pictures of the winning houses!
NEW FALLSMEAD FORUM EDITOR NEEDED
Posted on Jun 29th, 2018
 We are currently seeking a new Fallsmead Forum editor to replace Linda Brennan, who will be stepping down in December. The Forum, our neighborhood print newsletter, is produced four times per year, and most content is provided by members of our Board, Committee Chairs, and regular contributors. Editorial duties include design/layout, proofing, advertising, printing, and distribution to Block Captains. If you are interested or have questions, please email forum@fallsmead.org.
DRIVEWAY EXPANSION GUIDELINES
Posted on Feb 13th, 2017
At its January 2017 meeting, the Fallsmead Board approved new Driveway Expansion Guidelines for the neighborhood for use on an interim basis pending results from a survey of neighborhood driveways during the 2017 spring inspection.
Following are the Driveway Expansion Guidelines. These will be updated and made final after the ACC reviews the results of the driveway survey:
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WEBSITE UPGRADES - ACTION NEEDED!
Posted on Feb 1st, 2017
 This week, Fallsmead.org was upgraded to a new version of the software that runs the website. Although most of the website still looks exactly the same, there are major changes to the Online Neighborhood Directory and in your personal "Your Profile" section:
- Household users are now tied together through a levels system. Level 1 Members are the first members from each household to sign up for a fallsmead.org account. Level 2 Members are usually spouses, but can also include other adults who live in the same household. Level 3 Members are children who live in the household.
- ALL ADULT LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS NOW HAVE THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS as long as they are listed in the system and they have an email address in the system.
- You can now pick and choose which individual fields you want to display for each member of your household who is listed in the online directory.
- You can now add a profile picture for each member of your household.
Some of the changes that were made during the system upgrade require action on your part to make sure the transition from the old system to the new system was successful. PLEASE LOG IN TO YOUR FALLSMEAD.ORG ACCOUNT AND DO THE FOLLOWING (if you do not know your password, we will be sending everyone in the system a password reminder – this is also great for Level 2 users who have not used their new accounts yet!):
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NEW SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
Posted on Jun 15th, 2016
 If you have attended a recent community meeting or have read the Fallsmead Forum, you know that the Architectural Control Committee (ACC) has been drafting guidelines for solar panel installations in the Fallsmead. The ACC's proposed guidelines, published in the last issue of the on-line Forum for community review and comment, were approved by the Board at its June meeting and are effective immediately. The guidelines comply with federal, state and local regulations and will be updated as those and the technology evolve. Similar guidelines have been successfully used in nearby communities.
A solar panel installation is an exterior addition as defined in the Covenants. Fallsmead residents should be aware that the ACC will use these guidelines in its review of any proposed solar panel installations. The guidelines should be taken into account early in the planning of any installation. The ACC will work cooperatively with residents planning solar panel installations so that those installations are safe, minimize visibility to the extent practical without degrading performance significantly, and harmonious with Fallsmead's design and aesthetic.
Click here to see a copy of the guidelines. If you have any questions about the solar panel installation guidelines or their applicability, please contact the ACC at acc@fallsmead.org.
UPDATED TRASH CAN SCREEN GUIDELINES
Posted on May 11th, 2016
The Fallsmead Board has approved new ACC guidelines for trash can screens. The updated guidelines are noted below.
"Screens to hide trash and recycling containers are permitted subject to the following:
- The design, color, size and location are subject to review by the ACC. A gate may be incorporated into the design.
- Screens may be made of wood or other suitable material in harmony with the Fallsmead community.
- Screens may be left unpainted to weather or painted to match or complement the Owner’s Private Dwelling Unit.
- The screen’s height shall not exceed four feet."
Visit the FAQ and Resident's Info page to see more information about the proper storage of trash cans in Fallsmead.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOME SALES
Posted on May 1st, 2016
Residents, if you are planning on selling your home, please be sure to contact our neighborhood treasurer, Eric Wexler, for the packet of official Homeowners Association Resale Documents. His email address is treasurer@fallsmead.org. The fee for the HOA documents is $100.
You can submit a payment for your HOA resale documents by either 1) sending a check made payable to Fallsmead Homes Corporation to Fallsmead Homes Corporation, PO Box 1565, Rockville, MD 20849-1565, or 2) submitting a payment online via PayPal or credit card on our Online Payments page.
If you are a new resident and haven't received your new homeowner's welcome packet, please also be sure to contact Eric and he will get it to you.
WEBSITE REGISTRATION PROBLEMS?
Posted on Sep 15th, 2013
If you registered at Fallsmead.org and never heard back from anyone, please let us know at communications@fallsmead.org! Once we manually approve people (which we usually do within a few hours of people registering), the website automatically generates an email that includes your password. You should have gotten this email within 24 hours of registering.
We suspect that some of these registration emails may have gotten lost in spam for some people, but this is something that we can easily fix as long as you let us know that it is a problem.
For any future registrants, if you don't hear back within 24 hours of registering, please let us know. Thanks!
WELCOME TO THE NEW FALLSMEAD.ORG WEBSITE!
Posted on Mar 12th, 2013
We are really excited to introduce you to the new Fallsmead.org website! We hope that this new website helps you keep up with what is going on in Fallsmead, and will be your go-to spot to answer all of your questions about Fallsmead.
One thing you will notice about the new website is that certain pages are now password protected in order to increase neighborhood security. In order to access these password-protected pages and documents (as well as several other new features on the website, such as the Recipe Book and the Classifieds), you will have to first register on the site.
In addition to allowing you access to the site's password-protected pages, registering will also allow you to opt in, or out, of the online Neighborhood Directory, and to set your preferences for the Neighborhood Email List.
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~ Fallsmead@50 Fun Facts~ |
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Buddy McCracken, an 18-year old Wootton High School graduate who lived on Duncan Branch Court, was shot and killed at the end of Greenplace Terrace on October 11, 1974. Buddy was trying to stop a group of teenagers from tampering with a fire hydrant when one of the kids pulled out a gun and shot him. A memorial to Buddy was erected near the flagpole in Fallsmead Park and still stands there today. The scoreboard and baseball field at Wootton High School, where Buddy had played on the baseball team, were also named in his honor.
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Lost - THE EXPLANATION OF HOW TO REPORT A LOST OR FOUND ITEM =-)
Posted on July 28, 2015
To report a lost or found item, click on "View Lost & Found" (on the home page), then click on "Report a Lost or Found Item" on the Lost & Found page.
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