2008
Accomplishments and Goals for 2009
Our
accomplishments for 2008, with the help of volunteers and paid labor are as
follows:
- Completing
the fence project with the exception of a few sections along Vista Village
- Extensive
fence repair along Woodland walkway
- Scrapped
the old paint off the trellis in anticipation of treating and repainting.
- Treated
and painted the neighborhood trellises, (one was not complete due to shrubs
planted by adjacent homeowner)
- Pressure
washed the walkway to Woodland.
-
Significant work on the sprinkler system.
-
Inspections/Maintenance of the retention ponds.
- After
storm inspections of our open space.
- Lake park
work party, cleared debris and chipped
- Teen
program management; they continued to pick up garbage every week
- Entrance
sign cleaning
- Completed
Backflow inspection and installation of systems
- Removed
roots protruding on 43rd side of entrance landscape
- Re-stained
gray fence boards
- Replaced
some fence posts
The
following tasks need to be completed this year:
- Replace
damaged fence posts in fence
- Pressure
wash the walkway to Woodland (annual project)
- Complete
the trellises treat and repaint project
- Design the
entrance plantings
- Pressure
wash entrance signs (annual project)
- Plant the
entrances
- Clean mail
stands (annual project)
- Re-gravel
the lake park
- Erosion
control work at lake park
- Lake Park
work party, clear debris and chip (annual project)
- Inspect
the greenbelts and remove dangerous trees
- Remove the
walkway fence to the lake park
- Replace
association garbage cans
- Get bids
for picnic tables for parks
- Replace
bark in common area flower beds
- Find
Covenant Committee Chairperson and revitalize the project
- Form
Neighborhood Watch program (need volunteer)
- Inspect
signage and install new signs where appropriate to ensure safety
- Organize
Annual Garage sale (need volunteer)
- Produce
newsletters (need volunteers)
- Website
management/maintenance (need volunteer)
The
following items need to be routinely done each year
- Retention
Pond Maintenance (Steve Prestin)
- Organize
Lake Park Cleanup Work-party---(Annual project)
Choose date, work with board for notification, determine if teens are needed
and coordinate with teen coordinators.
- After
Storm inspections
- Sprinkler
system maintenance
-
Chipping/Maintenance work-party coordinator---After work party rent chipper
and chip and spread chips in Lake park
- Lake Park
evening patrols---reports of parties on the beach from neighboring property
owners.
- Play Park
Miscellaneous maintenance---as needed
- Covenants
contact person for building request review/approval/compliance
-
Coordinator/Chairperson Covenants committee members
- Newsletter
editor/volunteer
- Mail stand
cleaning (possibly teen project)
- Entrance
sign cleaning
- Manage the
Landscaping company (Mark Sylvester)
- Sprinkler
inspection
- Trim/Prune
the trees along carpenter road
- Block Reps
- Welcome
committee volunteer
-
Miscellaneous maintenance volunteer
- Picnic
Committee (if approved at annual meeting)
- Annual
Garage Sale Coordinator
- Teen
Program Coordinator (Mark & Melissa Sylvester)
- Website
maintenance
- Newsletter
Editor/production
As you can
see there is much to do, we have been fortunate in having these things managed
by volunteers but as our neighborhood grows old we seem to be loosing the
enthusiasm of volunteers. This past year we had very few volunteers and had to
pay to have the work done. If we do not take care of our neighborhood our
property values will suffer.
Do you know
of an older teen looking for a senior project or an Eagle Scout looking for his
cumulative project? We have worked with them in the past and are happy to do
so, just ask Kim!
Thank you for
your support and consideration of these important issues if you would like to
help with anything please send a note to the PO or email Kim Cross at
dcross1264@comcast.net.
Or contact us through the website at
http://thearbors.org.