April Newsletter

NEW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY

As announced in mailed correspondence, the board replaced Cornerstone Properties with a new property management company, Right Way Community Management LLC, effective January 1, 2010. The board wishes to thank Joe Latkowski of Cornerstone Properties for his many years of service to our community. Our new property manager's name is Chris Lynch. Chris has been involved in Community Management for almost six years. He has served as a board member, secretary, and President of his board of directors and for several years has been a successful community manager. Chris holds CAAM certification from the Arizona Association of Community Managers, and came highly recommended from a member of the Kensington Groves HOA board, where he had spent some time managing that community. The board met and interviewed Chris several times in late 2009 and signed a two year contract with Right Way in December 2009.

Chris can be contacted at the following:

Right Way Community Management, LLC
2500 S. Power Road, Suite 221, Mesa, AZ 85209
Phone/Fax (480) 889-1425
Email: chris@rightwaycommunitymanagement.com

NEW HOA MEETING TIMES

For the past several years, monthly HOA meetings were regularly scheduled on the first Tuesday of each month, which sometimes was too early to get the previous month's financial information gathered. To review the most current monthly financial information at each meeting, the board elected to move the regularly scheduled meeting to the third Tuesday of each month. HOA meeting times and locations will continue to be posted 48 hours before the meeting at the mailbox. For any questions about the monthly meeting time or place, please call Chris Lynch or a member of the board.

APRIL IN THE PARK

Our 7th annual neighborhood activity, April in the Park, is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, in the retention basin on the northeast corner of 26th Street and Northridge Street. The purpose of April in the Park is to have a chance to get to know each other as neighbors. In years past, there has been entertainment, food, and games. To volunteer and/or find out more information, please email aitp2010@yahoo.com. Take the opportunity to get to know your neighbors and help foster a fun, safe neighborhood.

ARC REMINDER

As a reminder, permanent additions to your home, including exterior painting, should be approved first by the Architectural Review Committee (ARC). Applications are available from any board member or ARC member. After completing an application, send it to Chris Lynch, who can distribute them to the ARC. Alternatively, ARC members can also accept applications. Members of the ARC are Sean Elcock (#54), Dave Griffy (#52), Kathy Adamson (#34), and Mary Griffy (alternate, #52). They are happy to assist with any questions you may have.

OTHER HOA NEWS

In our last HOA meeting, a homeowner mentioned to the board that many of the original decorative lanterns on homes by garages and front doors are showing some age. Comparable new lanterns can be purchased for as little $15 each and make a nice cosmetic upgrade to a home. If you feel yours could use an upgrade, please consider this small addition to your home as you see fit.

The HOA pays Dust Devils $150 for street sweeping every two months. They are scheduled to come on the 4th Wednesday every other month (next time is April 28). Please remember to have vehicles off the street when the street sweeping takes place.

It has been a few months since the slurry seal was placed on the roads. Hairline cracks have formed, which is not unusual. The board contacted the pavement company to discuss maintenance of the road, and no maintenance should be needed until large cracks develop, which could take several years. One homeowner noticed in one spot that a rag of some type was accidentally left by the paving company under the seal. If you notice any problems with the road, please contact Chris Lynch immediately so proper corrective action can be taken with the pavement company.

The official policy for pets is now posted on the HOA blog at http://2560nlindsayrd.blogspot.com. If you see any problems with pets, cats, dogs, etc, not meeting this policy, please contact Chris Lynch to assist with resolution. We still are having issues with stray cats, and need your help in identifying which belong to homeowners and which do not.

To contact any board member, current board members' names and contact information is found on the HOA blog. If any homeowner would like to add any input for the newsletter, please let us know.