Emerald Hills Homeowners Association
Fall 2019 Newsletter
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At the annual HoA meeting on September 9th there was very good discussion regarding several issues that directly impact our neighborhood. There were 20 people from the neighborhood in attendance. Discussions included: Speeding cars along Emerald Heights and Wyndham Hill Drive, pot hole repairs, HoA expenses, landscaping and approval of several new by-laws.
Your volunteer Board Members are committed to continuing the unique setting that we enjoy here in Emerald Hills. Thank you very much for your assistance and cooperation in making this an excellent neighborhood. If you have an interest in serving on a homeowner’s association committee, please let one of the board members know. As we continue to replace some of the shrubs at the entrance sign area it would be great to have a landscape committee to help develop some alternative designs.
A few weeks after the September HoA meeting Suzanne Reich volunteered to serve on the Board as Vice President. One of initiatives that she will be working on is to validate the homeowner e-mails list.
As a follow-up to the three neighborhood initiatives that were listed in the spring newsletter here is an update:
Neighborhood
Watch
The
Neighborhood Watch program has been ongoing
since last spring. Two
“Neighborhood Watch” signs have
been posted at both of
the main entrance roads. Sergeant Wills
from the County Sheriff’s
Office attended the annual HoA meeting. He
spoke about continued
random patrols in the neighborhood as staffing
resources are
available.
Augusta
County Wetlands Initiative
Augusta County did not receive the funding
necessary to move forward with modifying
the configuration of the wetlands located
between Molly Court and Peterson Drive. The
County Engineer, who has been working with
the Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality, says that they intend to resubmit
the grant application. What this means to
the HoA if this wetlands initiative is approved
is that the County would take over managing
a portion of this 4.72-acre field. Once the
County plan has been further developed and
funded there will be an opportunity for a
review of the plan at a special Homeowner’s
Association meeting. Overall the County’s
proposal has the potential of being a win-win
situation wherein the EHHOA annual landscaping
costs will likely be reduced if the County
takes over maintenance responsibility for
the proposed storm-water retention pond.
As additional information is received from
the County it will be shared with all concerned.
Updating
the Home Owners Association Governing Documents.
All
six of the proposed new by-laws were approved
at the Annual HoA
meeting with 23 of 182 households voting.
APMS and a representative from the Architectural Review Committee will be conducting the semi-annual neighborhood inspections on November 5th. The most prevalent deficiency continues to be with growth of green algae on siding. The ongoing scarce availability of maintenance contractors is recognized. Worth mentioning is that there are several do-it-your self siding wash products available wherein detergent sprayers can be connected to a garden hose.
Neighborhood
Yard Sale
The
neighborhood yard sale on Saturday June 8th did not appear
to be as heavily attended as in years past.
The Board is open for
suggestions regarding setting an alternative
timeframe for the 2020
yard sale. In the past the yard sale had
been scheduled for Mother’s
Day weekend when there are conflicting priorities.
The June date may
be too late in the year since school is out
and families may already
be on vacation. One of the agenda items
planned for the December 1st
Board of Directors meeting will be selection
of dates for the HoA
meetings during 2020 as well as setting a
date for the neighborhood
yard sale.
Other ongoing initiatives: Replacing a section of the Juniper shrubs at the South Side entrance to match the north side with Liriope and re-bidding the landscaping contract.
Neighborhood reminders
Property
Improvement Requests
According
to our covenants, owners are required to
obtain approval from the
Architecture Review Committee (ARC) before
starting any new building,
performing exterior modifications to existing
structures, or altering
your property. This includes new construction,
exterior painting
which changes the color scheme, structural
additions, fences, walls,
sheds, pools, etc. Please contact a member
of the Board or the ARC,
or visit our "http://ehhoa.info/"
website to obtain a
“Property Improvement Request Form”.
Please note that
Modification Forms should be sent to "EHHOA
ARC, P.O. Box 1024,
Fishersville, VA 22939" rather than
to APMS.
Parking
on the street
No
overnight parking is permitted on roads.
Nighttime
noise
Consistent
with County ordinance please minimize party
noise after 10:00pm.
There shouldn’t be a need to say
more; let common sense prevail.
Barking
dogs
As
responsible pet owners please control your
dogs and be considerate of
your neighbors who may be working night shifts
and sleeping during
part of the day. Persistent barking is annoying.
There shouldn’t
be a need to say more; let common sense prevail.
If you or one of your neighbors is not already receiving EHHOA e-mails please direct them to the webpage and sign up to receive E-mail (listserv) notifications regarding neighborhood activities or contact our webmaster at Webmaster@ehhoa.info.
MANAGMENT SERVICES
Association & Property Management Services (APMS) continues as our management service. Please contact APMS for neighborhood questions, concerns, or violations. Their contact information is provided below.
Board of Directors Meetings and Annual Meetings
The next quarterly Board of Directors meeting is currently scheduled for Monday December 1, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Preston L. Yancey Fire House. At this meeting the meeting dates for 2020 will be established. Although the focus of this meeting is for Board of Director coordination activities, all Emerald Hills homeowners are welcome to attend.
Contact Us:
Emerald Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. PO Box 1024 Fishersville, VA 22939
Board Email: Board@ehhoa.info
ARC
Email: arc@ehhoa.info
Website:
http://ehhoa.info/
Association & Property Management Services (APMS) P.O. Box 2182 Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (200 High Street Bridgewater, VA 22812)
Phone: 540-423-3879
Email:
office@apmsva.com
Website: http://www.apmsva.com/homeowner-central.
EHHOA
Board of Directors
President,
Jacques L’Heureux,
Vice
President, Suzanne Reich
Treasurer,
Brent Adams
Secretary,
Frank Battaglia
ARC
Chair, Nicole Baucom
Submitted by Jacques – 10/23/19
Formatted and posted by Webmaster - 10/24/19