Columbia Association Board Elections - A Rundown of the Three Contested Races
It's that time of year again! Columbia Association and Village Board Elections are ongoing - ending this Saturday April 20 - and this...
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May 14, 20235 min read
Columbia Association Board of Directors Unable to Agree on a Single Chair
The Columbia Association Board of Directors held its first meeting of its fiscal year on May 11th. During the meeting they discussed who...
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Apr 22, 20236 min read
Columbia Association 2023 Election Predictions
Good morning! It’s Columbia Election Day. Go forth and vote! To continue with has become somewhat of a tradition at The Merriweather...
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Apr 20, 20236 min read
CA Board of Director's Ethics Policy Remains Controversial After Months of Debate
At recent meetings, the Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors has held renewed discussions about their ethics policy. This is a...
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Apr 18, 20236 min read
Politicization of Columbia Association and Village Elections
With elections just days away and early voting already underway, this article shares observations about how these elections have become...
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Apr 2, 202313 min read
2023 CA Board Election: Long Reach Candidates Q&A Responses
Each year, The Merriweather Post does written Q&A responses with candidates for CA Board. Here are responses from the Long Reach candidates
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Apr 2, 20236 min read
2023 CA Board Election: River Hill Candidates Q&A Responses
Each year, The Merriweather Post does written Q&A responses with candidates for CA Board. Here are responses from the River Hill candidates
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Apr 2, 202314 min read
2023 CA Board Election: Wilde Lake Candidates Q&A Responses
Each year, The Merriweather Post does written Q&A responses with candidates for CA Board. Here are responses from the Wilde Lake candidates
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Apr 2, 202313 min read
2023 CA Board Election: Oakland Mills Candidates Q&A Responses
Each year, The Merriweather Post does written Q&A responses with candidates for CA Board. Here are the Oakland Mills candidates responses.
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Apr 2, 202318 min read
2023 CA Board Election: Hickory Ridge Candidates Q&A Responses
Each year, The Merriweather Post does written Q&A responses with candidates for CA Board. Here are the Hickory Ridge candidate responses.
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Mar 29, 20236 min read
CA Board Confirms its Own Lack of Transparency; Update on CA Money Spent on Legal Fees
During the Columbia Association's March 23 meeting, Board Chair Eric Greenberg announced fifteen closed sessions that had been concealed...
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Mar 4, 20233 min read
Proposed State Legislation Aimed at Altering Columbia Elections Fails to Advance
Recently, two proposed Maryland State bills that would have mandated alterations to elections in Columbia's ten villages failed to...
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Feb 26, 20234 min read
Reimagining Columbia's Tot Lots
With 50 years in the books, our tot lots are ready for a makeover. Our communities have shifted from when these play spaces were first...
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Feb 26, 202311 min read
CA's Approved 2024 Budget
Columbia Association’s Board of Directors approved CA’s budget for fiscal year 2024 (which runs May 2023 – April 2024) at the February...
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Feb 11, 20236 min read
Former Long Reach Representative Janet Evans' Scathing Resignation Letter; and other CA news
CA News: Janet Evan's Scathing Resignation Letter; Long Reach's New Boardmember, and Appointment of Dennis Mattey as Interim President/CEO
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Jan 29, 20235 min read
Statement on Lakey Boyd's Resignation from the Harper's Choice CA Representative Alan Klein
On January 28th, Harper's Choice Columbia Association (CA) Representative, Alan Klein, emailed a statement regarding the resignation of...
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Jan 27, 20238 min read
Lakey Boyd's Resignation from CA and Related Activity
A detailing of the events in the leadup and aftermath of the resignation of Lakey Boyd
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Jan 22, 20236 min read
The Case for Lakey Boyd
Amidst the conflict between the Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors and the CA President and CEO, Ms. Lakey Boyd, dozens of...
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Jan 17, 202311 min read
CA's Leadership Conflict, Summarized
A high-level explainer of the CA Leadership Conflict written to provide an objective one-stop summary of the situation.
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Jan 11, 20235 min read
CA President Lakey Boyd Announces her Request to be Transitioned out of Columbia Association
CA President/CEO Lakey Boyd has issued a statement asking the CA Board to transition her out of the Columbia Association.
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