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Snow Removal: Fire Hydrants In case of a winter weather event, please be mindful of fi re hydrants in front of your home. As a precautionary measure, it would be benefi cial for residents to clear away snow around fi re hydrants in front of their home or on their street. Brrr! It’s Cold, Have You Checked Your Smoke Alarms? It is a good time to be proactive and check smoke alarms when the weather changes. Make sure that your smoke alarms are in good working condition and see if you need to install new batteries. 25% off LakeTalk Advertising LakeTalk’s annual Happy Holidays Promotion is in eff ect until January 31, 2018. All LakeTalk Advertising is 25% OFF. Th is is a great value for small business owners! See the reduced rates on page 25 (rates noted in red). For questions and comments, please email Communications Specialist at communications@ lakelinganore.org. Holiday Offi ce Hours Th e LLA Offi ce will be closed on: Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) Th e Day Aft er Christmas (Tuesday, December 26) New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1) Christmas Tree Pickup Christmas tree pickup is scheduled for January 13, 2018. Th is is for live trees only, no artifi cial trees. Please remove all decorations and lights. Post Lamps Now that it’s becoming darker at an earlier time, all residents are reminded that post lamps should be lit from dusk until dawn. Happy Holidays In the wake of celebrating Halloween, we can now look forward to winter holidays! Lights and colorful decorations are a major component of the holiday season. Aft er you’ve celebrated, please be mindful of the following rules related to holiday decorations: *Exterior Lighting Exterior lighting such as string lights, holiday lights, or other non- permanent lighting (such as lamp posts) may only be temporarily displayed for a holiday related event. Th ese temporary lights may not remain displayed year-round and must be removed within 10 days aft er the holiday related to the light display. *Holiday Displays Plastic and infl atable holiday displays, ornaments placed in trees and/or shrubs, or any other holiday decorations may not remain displayed year-round and must be removed within 10 days aft er the holiday related to the display. *Above text was taken from the LLA Rules & Regulations. 2018 Sponsorship Packages Available! Act quickly to make an impact on over 14,000 Lake Linganore Community Members during the 2018 Events & Recreation season! Lake Linganore Association hosts many community events throughout the year. If you have any questions, or would like to help support future events, feel free to contact the Events Coordinator at 301-831-6400 x120, or events@lakelinganore.org. LakeTalk December 2017 7