August 10, 2010 - First DPPOA Board of Directors annual report to the Board of County Commissioners - presented by John McCall (outgoing Board President) and Gary Heal (incoming Board President).  A copy of the report and the attachments can be obtained from the Association office or by clicking on the following links: 

June 30, 2010 - Results of question regarding upgrade of roads for possible turnover to County (Are you in favor of the Drum Point Property Owners' Association spending funds to bring some roads up to County standard in order to turn ownership of said roads and rights of way over to Calvert County): 

DPPOA 2010 budget and dues under revision.  Billing still to be mailed!

Our treasurer is busy revising our revised, revised, budget in consideration of the new Special Tax District (STD) Agreement’s impact on our own DPPOA Budget.  This will be discussed at the March 20^th General Membership meeting.  We will also present  a recommendation to increase dues to $60.00 per year. Although this may seem high, the reduction of the STD from $192.00 to $50.00 dramatically cut funding for administrative costs and effectively reduced the amount we are permitted to spend on restoring the beach and maintenance of DPPOA-owned easements to the water, as well as any non-road related maintenance.  With the proposed increase, the total cost of being a member in Good Standing will be $60.00 in membership dues, $50.00 for STD Fees and the $10.00 Covenant Fee. This is a total of $120.00, a net reduction in total costs of $107.00 from last year’s cost of $227.00.

STD III amended by Board of County Commissioners @ $50/lot.  (click here)

STD IV not approved.  DPPOA 2010 membership dues billing is delayed!

June Bylaw amendments fail to reach required 2/3 approval at meeting.

Next membership Meetings! 

Note the meetings will be conducted according to the state quorum law to be invoked by the members at the meeting, by which all those attending the subsequent meeting will constitute a valid  quorum for the conduct of any business regardless of the attendance.

Community Emergency Services Team CERT training.

If any members of our community decide that they would like to attend a future training class, just fill out the attached CERT registration form  and send it on in to Sandy Simmons,

Emergency Planner
Department of Public Safety
Emergency Management Division
175 Main Street, Courthouse
Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Ian Preuss, Emergency Planner, 410-535-1600, ext. 2537 or 443-624-1944

Past Meeting Notes:

December 2009: Max Munger retires from BOD! STD III amended and agreement still under discussion with county. No approved budgets. Roads turnover still a basic issue!  Stormwater Management projects finally being completed!

September 2009: The Special Tax District IV (STD IV) fails. STD III amended by BOCC. Operating Agreement has not yet been agreed or signed. All budgets are invalid.

June 2009 General membership meeting: 2010 budget passed, all bylaw amendments failed, new elected officers announced.

March 2009 General membership meeting:  STD IV discussed, no quorum, no business conducted, forced a mail ballot for elections.

December 2008 General Membership Meeting: The proposed projects for FY2010-2014 funding were presented and discussed. A survey form is available for property owners to rate the desirability of each project and provide feedback to the BOD before setting a STD IV budget submission to the BOCC.

September 2008 General Membership Meeting: The 2009 DPPOA budget was approved. First SHUR funding has been deposited. The first dry hydrant is installed and working.

June 2008 General Membership Meeting: Newly elected directors took office. Welcome Bob Pattison and Sam Bergeson-Willis. No change in officer positions. No quorum, no business conducted. Budget was not voted. See notice above regarding quorum for Sept meeting.

March 2008 General Membership Meeting: DPPOA is keeping its roads:

Carol Weinberg related the history of the first STD and preparations for the second STD.  It was during this time the Board came to the community regarding the reluctance of the County to take the roads.  A recommendation was made and accepted at that time to simply bring all the roads up to the best standard possible.  This decision had been published in the newsletter.

A motion was made that, “we no longer try to get our roads put under the care of the County and that we care for them ourselves.”  The motion was seconded, and discussion followed. A second motion was made and passed, to table the original motion until the September meeting of the membership in order to allow time for information to be distributed to property owners that they may make an intelligent decision.  The Board is currently seeking comment and feedback on the recommendation which was published in the most recent newsletter.

Elections: John Gray and Dennis Baker will run for the upcoming term. Sam Bergeson-Willis and Bob Pattison have also agreed to run.

Dec 2007 General Membership Meeting: State Highway User Revenue/tax funds to be available to DPPOA in July 2008. Causeway guardrail reduction project is completed. Dry hydrants to be installed under grant program. 2007 Budget passes as presented in the newsletter. DPPOA given authority to issue Quit Claim deeds on riparian issues. 2008 Budget committee to look at additional revenues, Reserve requirements and STD rates.

March 2007 General Membership Meeting: All outstanding reimbursements received from FEMA and STD funding requests.
Includes all  causeway reconstruction, equalizer pipe and office septic tank replacements. BOCC approves State Highway User Revenue Sharing (SHUR) for DPPOA! STD operating agreement revision on BOCC agenda March 27th! Approved DPPOA acceptance of reasonable land donations! approved Gribble Quit Claim for pier construction! Motion to consider blanket quit claim approval at June meeting!

Lusby Village Green:
Calvert County has begun its planning efforts! The BOCC has delayed any planning action until 2010 in conjunction with an as yet unknown developer. (The dirt pile is NOT in the Village Green) More later...