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Monday, August 13, 2012

CA to Add Solar Panels to Amherst House

The Columbia Association also voted to partially fund a trip to France for four representatives.

Columbia Association announced recently it would add solar panels to the Amherst House in King's Contrivance. The association also voted to partially fund a trip for four CA representatives to travel to France. CA plans to place 100 solar panels on the roof of Amherst House in King's Contrivance at a cost of $100,000 according to an article on Explore Howard. The article states the panels will provide about 75 percent of the energy needs of the facility, which is managed by the King's Contrivance Community Association. In March, CA installed 12 solar panels at the River Hill pool and neighborhood center, which a CA spokesperson said cost $25,000 at the time. In addition, on Thursday the CA board voted to spend about $2,500 on airfare for …

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Matt M

2:04 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012

Goodness, $100,000?. What is the monthly or yearly monetary outlay for powering the Amherst House, pre-solar panels?   more ›

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Speak Out: Should CA Pay for Trip to France?

Up to four CA representatives have been invited to a "Twinning Celebration" in France, but airfare would cost around $1,250 per person.

  Up to four representatives of the Columbia Association have been invited to attend a "Town Twinning Celebration" in Columbia's "Sister City," Cergy-Pontoise, France. Cergy-Pontoise has offered to pay for the hotel accomodations during a weekend schedule that would include official meetings, cultural activities and sightseeing tours, according to the CA. But there's a catch. The CA must provide airfare costs for the representatives who attend. The CA estimates the cost per person to be $1,250, according to an article on Explore Howard. What do you think, should the CA fund the trip, partially fund the trip or save the money? The question the CA is now asking itself, is should representatives who want to attend pay their own airfare or …

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Kevin I.

10:46 am on Monday, August 6, 2012

I commented on this on Explore Howard, glad to see it covered here as well. I think this is absolutely ridiculous, particularly when the exchange students participating in events for the sister city program had to pay for their own airfare. I see no reason why the board should not do the same if they want to participate in what is labeled a celebration. This is not a planned community summit …   more ›

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