Shenandoah Valley Home Owners
Association
At
Newsletter
Board Members
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President |
Wes Herzberg |
355-8888 |
herzbergfin@aol.com |
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Treasurer |
Bill Richards |
261-0096 |
bilric@valornet.com |
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Secretary |
Tom Emmerts |
355-1561 |
t.rebos@cox.net |
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Architectural/Covenants |
Julie Harris |
355-5111 |
julienelka@aol.com |
|
Landscape/Maintenance |
Mike Wooten |
355-4416 |
mpwooten@cox.net |
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Special Projects |
Kathie Wade |
355-5432 |
kathiewade@cox.net |
|
Event Coordinator |
Dee Farlow |
355-1907 |
mfarlow@cox.net |
Message from the
President
I would
like to welcome any new neighbors that have moved into the neighborhood this
year.
The new
acting board has been looking for a person to organize and put together a
newsletter and I am happy to report that Ken Brenkman is willing to assist in
the publication of a quarterly newsletter. If you have any noteworthy news we
would be happy to consider it in our next publication. Please e-mail any news
worthy items to herzbergfin@aol.com.
The board
has decided to give home owners an opportunity to place an advertisement in
future newsletters and/or the directory mentioned later in this newsletter. This
will help in subsidizing the cost of both publications. If you are interested
in placing an ad please notify me by e-mail at herzbergfin@aol.com.
I would
personally like to welcome our newest member to the board, Dee Farlow. Some of you may know her as the
I would
like to remind everyone that the board would appreciate any help that anyone
can give towards making Shenandoah Valley a “Great” and “Beautiful”
neighborhood.
If you
see a board member in the neighborhood, be sure to offer them a word of
encouragement by thanking them for volunteering their time.
Wes
Herzberg, President
Financial Report
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Beginning Balance |
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$12,250.38 |
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Income |
$10,618.62 |
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Expenses |
$13,376.44 |
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9/31/2006 |
Ending Balance |
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$9,492.56 |
164 homes
are paid as of the writing of this newsletter. Payments are expected soon on 6
homes, with two of those being delinquent since the first quarter of 2006. A
number of new homes have closed this year without the closing companies
collecting the home owners due for the portion of 2006 where the house was
inhabited. If you fill you may fall into this category, please contact the
Treasurer, Bill Richards.
Invoices
for the 2007 home owner’s dues for our home owners associations will be mailed
out around December 1.
Shenandoah Valley Home Owners Directory
Some of the board members have lived in other
neighborhoods that have organized a directory of home owner’s names, addresses
and phone numbers. This would be a great way for someone to contact you if they
see anything suspicious around your home or on your block. The Shenandoah
Valley Homeowner's Association would like to distribute a home owner's
directory in early 2007.
If you would like to add anything to your directory
entry, please let us know that too. For instance if your teenager mows lawns,
baby-sits, or pet-sits for vacationing neighbors, we will include
that information. A cell phone number would also helpful in case a neighbor
notices someone suspicious around your home you can be called to verify that
the person is welcome or not.
If you do not wish to be included in the directory,
please check a box located on a copy of your invoice when you send in your
annual dues. Dues statements are expected to be delivered in December.
New Home Owners August through October
We would
like to welcome the following families to our neighborhood during the months of
August, September and part of October. We hope you enjoy your new homes!
1908
1905
4101 N.
Narcissus Av - Calvin Ray Jones
1516
Architectural and Covenant Report
Below is
a letter that was sent out to builders that have been building homes in
Letter to Builders in
August 2006
Re: Construction of new
residences in
Gentlemen:
In exercising the authority
granted by the Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions of
This notification to all the
builders currently active in our neighborhood is intended to provide the
builders, and indirectly the purchasers of these new homes, with knowledge of
restrictions mandated in the Covenant so that any potential costly violations
of the Covenant may be avoided.
As with any legal document,
an in-depth review of our Covenant would be quite tedious, (although highly
recommended); so in order to focus attention where we feel it is needed, we
offer the following:
·
Under Section
3.1(A) – Authority and Home Approval
Home plans must be submitted to the Committee for review prior
to commencement of construction. For
simplification, copies (8”x 11”) of each elevation and exterior color scheme
will suffice. If the Committee does not reply to the builder within 30 days
post submission of plans, they will be deemed approved.
·
Under Section
3.1 (B) & (C) – Purpose / Powers and Duties – Committee
States
that effective January 2005, the Property Owners Association became successors
to the developer in these matters, per Covenant stipulation. Basically,
reflects the authority to act as the lone, final Architectural Control
Committee (“Committee”).
Given the above, please note the
following areas of immediate concern to the Committee:
·
Under Section
3.12 (A) & (D) – Interior Fences or Walls
Interior
fences situated along the sides and real lot lines of the property shall be constructed
of four foot (4’) green chain link with treated wood posts with top and bottom
rails.
·
Under Section
3.12 (B) – Screening Fences
Screening
fences must be an extension of the house structure line and be of the
same décor, materials and styling as used in the architecture and construction
of the dwelling. Screening fences are not to be located on the lot line.
All fences or screening walls require prior approval by
the Architectural Control Committee.
·
Under Section
3.13- Landscaping requirements
- Lots are to
be sodded from rear of lot to front curbing
- A minimum of two (2) trees of 2 ½ “caliper
or larger trees will be
planted in front yard (in special circumstances, waiver may be granted
after written request to the HOA Architectural Committee).
- Landscaping (trees, shrubs, bushes and
groundcover), exclusive of sodding, shall be of the
equivalent minimum value of $1,000.
- A landscaping plan
shall be submitted to the Architectural Control Committee for approval prior to
planting. (This need not be a formal drafted plan. An 8-11” freehand
sketch will be adequate).
·
Under Section
3.4 (C) – Exterior Walls
First
story walls shall be of at least 75% masonry.
·
Under Section
3.4 (D) – Windows
No
unpainted aluminum will be permitted for window framing.
·
Under Section
3.4 (E) – Chimneys
All
chimneys visible from the street shall be brick, stone or stucco. (Please
note) Chimney caps shall be rectangular and shall be a dark
earth tone.
All of the above outlined
items are fairly straight forward, self explanatory and generally well known.
However, our Covenants contain a remedy for perceived violations that is
possibly worthy of note.
·
Under Section
5.1 – Enforcement
The
Covenants are binding and to the benefit of owners of residential lots. It
shall be lawful for any of said owners to maintain any action in law or in
equity against violators.
The Committee stands ready to
help the builders ensure that our subdivision remains and maintains the
original concept conceived for Shenandoah as a premium location for building
and owning a home. We feel a renewed effort in meeting the covenants set out
for Shenandoah will go a long way toward meeting that goal.
Architectural Control
Committee
Landscape/Maintenance
Report
The quality of the entry to any
housing development is a direct reflection on the homeowners who live in the
addition. With that in mind, last May we started the upgrade of our
entrance on
We have also explored the possibility of landscaping our islands. To
landscape these islands will require regular irrigation. To automate
these islands is beyond our budget. However, we could possibly install a
manual system on some islands and eventually irrigate all the islands as the
budget allows. This would require a firm commitment from the home owners
who live around their island to irrigate the landscaping. If you are
interested, please contact someone from the board. I hope everyone will
like the changes.
Special Projects Report
The Special Projects Committee currently has quite a few projects under development. The projects completed or in the implementation phase include:
· Reminder notice of Covenant stipulations to builders currently active in our neighborhood.
· Assistance with the establishment of the neighborhood Social Committee.
· Assisting Landscape Committee with plant choices for fall neighborhood landscaping.
· Neighborhood Daffodil planting day.
· Preparation of preliminary Oak entry proposal.
· Assistance with drainage ditch clean-up on property no longer considered city responsibility.
·
Liaison with the
· Update on future road widening plans of 145th E Ave
A number of other projects are in
the investigation phase. For a full listing please refer to the October 2006
Committee Report posted on our neighborhood web site - www.shenandoahvalleyhoa.com .
Special Social Report
Previously,
there was not an Events or Social Coordinator. Dee Farlow
has graciously agreed to serve as a volunteer in this capacity. She organized
and directed a wonderful July 4 neighborhood parade. She organized a very
successful parade by obtaining permits from the City and a
Keep your eyes and ears open for announcements
of upcoming new events!!
Thanks
