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Your Annual Dues for 2011 are past due if you have not paid!
ANNUAL DUES:
As a result of increases in operating expenses beyond our
control, the Board found it necessary to increase annual dues by $10.
The largest cost increase has been from LG&E for street lights.
The last dues increase for operating expenses was 4 years ago in
2007.
Dues are to be paid no later than
April 30, 2011. You may pay by check, money
order, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.
Credit card payments can be made on our website.
Homeowners returning the enclosed
prize drawing form with their dues payment by April 30, 2011 will be
eligible to win a $50 gas gift card.
Paying via credit card by April 30th automatically
enters you in the prize drawing, so you do not have to return the prize
drawing form.
The amount due below includes $30 for snow removal:
$120 early bird discount if paid by March 31, 2011
$130 if paid by April 30, 2011
$140 if paid by May 31, 2011
YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN GLEN STUCKEL: Do you have concerns or suggestions on how to make the neighborhood, community, city or county better? Or perhaps you would just like to know what is going on? Our Councilman GLEN STUCKEL wants to hear from you! Contact his office to be put on his mailing list to know what is happening in your community.
Old News:
Dear
BHHCA Homeowners:
We
have had a few questions about the snow removal and want to update you
on the situation. The company hired for our snow removal has been
consistently working to clear our roads. More time was actually
spent brining and plowing the roads this time than last year when we had
the ice storm. Brine was applied before the snow fell a few days
ago. The brine did not work as well as anticipated because of the
extremely low temperatures. The plowing/scraping did not get the
packed snow/ice up like it should have. More brine was applied
with a heavier concentration followed by more plowing/scraping that
finally cleared the roads.
Some have wondered why
other roads were cleared before ours. Those roads were probably
treated with rock salt. Rock salt may be more effective with low
temperatures, but it is much more corrosive than brine and can do more
damage to our yards, etc. Brine is usually all that is needed and
what we prefer. The board is satisfied the snow plow company
worked diligently to clear our roads. This was a unique situation
and hopefully won’t be a problem in the future.
We have received additional questions about snow removal and
will try to answer them.
Hickory Hollow Subdivision is responsible for that intersection.
This area is NOT in the Brooks of Hickory Hollow and NOT our
responsibility. Our
subdivision begins/ends at the front entrance near the granite signs.
Hickory Hollow does not have snow removal.
However, at our request, the
company we use does go up into the intersection when they brine/plow and
turns around in the intersection.
Otherwise, there would be nothing done to that intersection.
Why wasn’t rock salt used on the hill and intersection at Accomack and
Shenandoah?
Again, the company that does our snow removal uses brine.
They did not have rock salt on the truck.
It was not an option.
As indicated previously, brine was put down BEFORE it snowed on
Thursday. The plowing was
first done Thursday during the day and again around midnight/1:00 a.m.
late Thursday night/early Friday morning.
The brine did not work as expected due to the extremely low
temperatures making it difficult for the plow to get the snow/ice up.
We were told the blade was simply sliding across the top of the ice.
More brine was applied Friday with a higher concentration to help
the plow break up the snow/ice.
The remainder of the snow/ice was cleared yesterday.
Brining and plowing was on-going before the snow on Thursday
through the weekend until it was all removed.
There is no question the hill and intersection at Accomack and
Shenandoah are very dangerous when there is snow and ice.
This is yet another reason we have tried for years to make this a 4 way
stop.
We strongly recommend
homeowners DO NOT use that intersection when there is snow/ice on the
road.
We
have 3 other entrances/exits from our subdivision and the others do not
have a steep hill with a stop sign to maneuver like the one at Accomack.
In fact, Fincastle and Craig’s
Creek have snow removal like we do.
It is much easier to go through any subdivision other than
Hickory Hollow. If you have
kids to drop at a bus stop at that intersection, you can still avoid the
hill by going through Eagles Cove, Craig’s Creek or Fincastle and back
around to Accomack.
Detectives Bill
Shingleton (8th
Division) and Chris Horn (5th
Division) arrested suspect Bruce Smothers Jr. on 12/28/09 in relation to
a series of thefts of irrigation valves from properties in Jefferson
County. The cases stem from the suspect and an unnamed accomplice
driving to neighborhoods and businesses and cutting the brass back-flow
valves from the in-ground irrigation systems. A break in the case
happened after the suspect and his vehicle were identified from a 1st
Division attempted theft investigation at a Hampton Inn Hotel. The
suspect was apprehended at his home and his vehicle was impounded for
evidence. The suspect was interviewed but offered little cooperation.
His accomplice is still unnamed. The suspect’s M.O. includes using a
black Ford F150 (KY LIC: 114 GRA)
with a damaged left headlight and
wearing yellow/orange safety vests. If confronted the suspects claim
they are working for the Water Company or an irrigation business.
As of
12/28/09 the suspect has been charged with twenty (20) theft offenses.
The cases, broken down by Divisions, include: seventeen (17) from the
Eighth, one (1) from the Fifth and two (2) from the Seventh. More
charges are expected.
LMPD 8th DIVISION
Crime Trend Notice
The 8th Division is seeing a crime trend where thieves are
stealing the pressure control valves
from residential sprinkler systems. It appears that the suspects are
using a pipe cutter to steal
the copper fittings.
They are committing these crimes during broad daylight. They are wearing
reflective vests and
acting like they belong there.
Suspect Vehicle:
Black Ford F150 6 or 7 years old, regular cab with a tool box,
dirty appearance with a broken drivers side headlight.
Suspects:
1) Driver- by W/M early 20’s 5’5” 185 stocky build, short brown
hair,
unshaven, wearing a Orange and Yellow reflective vest.
JUST GET A LICENSE PLATE NUMBER OFF OF THE TRUCK, CALL THE POLICE,
AND CONTINUE TO WATCH THESE SUSPECTS UNTIL THE POLICE ARRIVE
Please help us to help you by reporting any illegal activity in your
neighborhood. If you
have any information on crime that’s happening in your community please
call the LMPD
tip line at 574-LMPD (574-5673).
in
your neighborhood.
ANNUAL DUES: Dues are to be paid no later than April 30, 2010. Pay now to avoid late fees!
The amount due is as follows which includes $30 for snow removal:
$110 if paid by March 31, 2010
$120 if paid by April 30, 2010
$130 if paid by May 31, 2010
SNOW REMOVAL:
Snow removal passed late in 2008 and annual dues were increased by $30 to pay for
this service.
Total number of homeowners that voted was 123 or 51.23%.
Dues collected in 2009 will pay for the snow removal this winter.
We used extra funds in the budget to pay for
limited snow removal this winter and the feedback was very positive.
YES votes: 81 or 65.85%.
NO votes:
42 or 34.15%.
·
Some snow will get piled up at the end of your
driveway. There is no way to
avoid this when snow is plowed.
·
Don’t park on the street.
This allows the whole street to be plowed and snow won’t get
piled up around your vehicle.
PLEASE
NOTE: You are
responsible for any damage to your vehicle when it is parked on the
street.
·
Please don’t stop the driver and ask him to plow
your driveway. He is paid by
the hour to plow our streets - not individual driveways.
Unnecessary delays cost everyone more.
·
Plenty of space is left between the plow and
mailboxes. However, the
force of plowed snow flying off the blade can knock down posts,
mailboxes and “for sale” signs that are not firmly secured.
The plow operator is not responsible for such damage.
CHAIN LINK FENCES: Chain
link fences are not allowed in the Brooks of Hickory Hollow per the
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions.
Properties already identified as having existing chain link
fences may keep them as long as they remain in good condition.
If any repair is needed, the fence must be removed and cannot be
repaired or replaced.
NO NEW CHAIN LINK FENCES ARE
ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Additional information and a list of properties allowed to keep
existing fences are on the BHHCA website listed above.
Please let new homeowners know they are not allowed to install a
chain link fence.
4-WAY STOP AT ACCOMACK & SHENANDOAH: Our requests for a 4-way stop at this location have been unsuccessful in the past. However, we learned if there is a certain amount of traffic and enough homeowners in the area sign a petition, there is a possibility of getting the 4-way stop. The President of Hickory Hollow has been working on this and we will keep you informed.
YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN GLEN STUCKEL: Do you have concerns or suggestions on how to make the neighborhood, community, city or county better? Or perhaps you would just like to know what is going on? Our Councilman GLEN STUCKEL wants to hear from you! Contact his office to be put on his mailing list to know what is happening in your community.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THE BROOKS OF HICKORY HOLLOW A GREAT PLACE TO
LIVE!
BOARD MEMBERS:
Kathy Wright 412-2942
kathywright@bhhca.org
Barbara Boykin 412-5052 barbaraboykin@bhhca.org
Lisa Jones 502-593-6817
jones8103@bellsouth.net
Tony Newell 271-7601
tonynewell@bhhca.org
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