Lee’s Crossing
Monthly
Newsletter November 2008
From the President:
Clarification of Paving and Restoration of Decorative
Concrete at Front Entrance
In the last month’s
newsletter, I wrote that the restoration of the existing decorative concrete by
the City would be approximately $45,000. I also indicated we were pursuing
putting in, instead, a 12 foot band of pavers and that we thought we could have
this done independently for approximately $5,000.
A couple of our residents
interpreted my comments as indicating that we could get the same work done
elsewhere for $5,000 that the City was offering for $45,000. While this is not
the case and was not my intent, I believe a clarification is in order.
The existing decorative
concrete covers the width of the street and is approximately 70 feet in length.
The City will tear this out because it has severely deteriorated and will
replace with asphalt at no cost to Lee’s Crossing. The City would have allowed
the restoration of the entire existing concrete, but doing such a large area
would have been prohibitively expensive. The Board instead decided that a
twelve foot band of red pavers will still afford a distinctive and pleasing
look, without spending an amount that would be imprudent. In addition, if the
restoration is performed shortly after the excavation of the existing concrete
(as the City’s contractor would have to do), the lack of soil compaction would
require the pouring of a concrete base and would require a closing of each lane
for three days for curing. A respected engineer with the City’s contractor has
indicated that if we wait a few months after the asphalt is poured, then
natural compaction of the underlying soil will occur and, after removing the 12
foot section of asphalt, pavers can be placed without the need to pour a
concrete base and each lane should only be closed for a day.
The Board very much
appreciates that the City consented to work with us on this and other matters
and believes the City’s pricing was quite fair. We are simply electing to go
with a much smaller area of restoration and are choosing to avoid the expense
of a poured base. Of course, this project will be done via independent bids and
will require City permits.
Budget for 2009
The Board is pleased to propose
a budget for 2009 with no increase, despite taking on paving the parking lot,
redoing the electrical panels at the clubhouse and other needed improvements.
We believe we are still substantially lower in price than the other swim &
tennis neighborhoods in the City despite having the best facilities and
services. Details are included in this newsletter.
Clubhouse Use
The Clubhouse continues to be
used very often and is a great asset for the neighborhood. I understand we even
had a wedding there recently. Please remember that the clubhouse is frequently
reserved this time of year, especially, so call Melissa Hinchman early for
booking to avoid disappointment.
Sincerely,
Walt Walker
Proposed
2009 Budget
|
2008 Budget |
|
2009 Budget |
|
2009 Budget Comments |
|
Income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Assessment |
$139,035 |
|
$139,725 |
|
409 homes at $345 (same dues as 2008) less 4 unpaid |
|
Annual Assessment Late Fees |
$750 |
|
$600 |
|
10 homes, $50 each, After Feb. 21st |
|
Clubhouse Rental |
$1,500 |
|
$1,600 |
|
Outside Functions |
|
Interest |
$2,000 |
|
$1,200 |
|
From Bank Accounts |
|
Non-Resident Tennis |
$350 |
|
$500 |
|
Non-Resident ALTA & USTA Player Fees |
|
Old Liens |
$500 |
|
$500 |
|
Liens From Previous Years |
|
Vending Machine |
$300 |
|
$350 |
|
Drink Machine In Pool Area |
|
|
$144,435 |
|
$144,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administration |
$6,000 |
|
$5,500 |
|
Postage, Mailboxes, Newsletters, Taxes |
|
Architectural Control Services |
$15,300 |
|
$15,606 |
|
Neighborhood Inspection |
|
Clubhouse Debt Service |
$17,400 |
|
$14,438 |
|
Clubhouse Expansion Loan P&I |
|
Insurance |
$6,163 |
|
$6,034 |
|
Officer's Liability, Comm. Package |
|
Landscaping |
$24,480 |
|
$24,970 |
|
Grounds Maintenance |
|
Legal |
$9,180 |
|
$6,000 |
|
Attorney Retainer & Fees |
|
Mailboxes & Signposts |
$0 |
|
$2,500 |
|
New Posts, Paint, etc. |
|
Pool Management |
$19,380 |
|
$19,768 |
|
Contract With American Pool |
|
Repairs |
$9,690 |
|
$9,884 |
|
Repair, Maintenance Of Existing Property |
|
Social |
$8,670 |
|
$8,500 |
|
Sponsored Social Events |
|
Swim Team |
$1,000 |
|
$1,500 |
|
Cyclones Expenses |
|
Utilities |
$14,000 |
|
$14,000 |
|
Water, Cable, Electric, Gas, Phone |
|
|
$131,263 |
|
$128,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected Year-end 08 |
|
|
$67,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
From Operations: |
$13,172 |
|
$15,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Purchases: |
$20,000 |
|
$46,000 |
|
Repave parking lot, electrical panel, front entrance upgrades, front entrance pavers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projected Year-end 09 |
|
|
$36,775 |
|
|
|
Around the Neighborhood
Nominations for the Board of
Directors
The Board of Directors for the Lee’s Crossing Homes Association consists of seven individuals elected by the members of the Association, six who serve staggered two-year terms and one who serves an annual term as Treasurer.
This February, homeowners will elect three Directors for two-year terms and the Treasurer for a one-year term, with all terms beginning March 1, 2009.
Individual resident homeowners who are in good standing with the Association and who consent to serve as a Director or Treasurer may have their name submitted to the nominating committee for inclusion on the ballot. Nominees must be current on all assessments, must pay their 2009 assessments by the close of balloting on February 20, 2009 and must not be subject to any unsatisfied Association fines or liens.
The nominating committee consists of Erroll Eckford,
Nominations must be in writing and must be received by the
committee on or before November 30th. Nominations should be mailed to the attention
of the nominating committee at
Thanksgiving Week Trash Pickup Schedule
Normal Service
Garbage |
Monday and Thursday |
Monday (1 Day Only) |
|
Tuesday and Friday |
Tuesday (1 Day Only) |
Brush/Yard Waste |
Wednesday |
Wednesday |
Newspaper |
Thursday and Friday |
No newspaper pick-up |
Recycling |
No Service on Thursday |
Routes delayed one day Friday and Saturday |
Be sure to book the clubhouse early for any events you are planning! Call Melissa Hinchman at 404-839-1211.
Social News
There will be a football tailgate party on "College
Rival Weekend" 11/29.
Details later...
We had a nice turn out for our neighborhood's first wine and cheese social. We sampled 6 different wines and a wide variety of cheeses. A big thank you goes to Bette and Jim Foley, Dianne and Terry Ryan, as well as Janet Duncan for their help. Stephanie Nonner from South City Kitchens in Vinings did a wonderful job with Bette to organize a very tasty and informative evening. Stephanie donated her time to host this event, so when you visit her restaurant, please be sure to thank her. With such enthusiasm, I'm sure this will become an annual (if not quarterly) event.
Dianne Ryan Neighbors
enjoying the tasting
Start getting your plans in place to spend New Year's Eve at our neighborhood party. It has been incredibly fun every year. I'm always surprised that more residents don't take advantage of it. We'll have a new caterer, DJ and dancing (I might even get a few of my ballroom buddies to showcase for us), mock casino night and door prizes. Of course complimentary wine, beer, mixers (bring your own hard stuff ), and champagne toast while we watch the ball (or peach) drop on the big screen TV. I love seeing summer pool pals all dressed up for a great time ringing in the new year together. Yes, you can pay a little extra for non-residents to come. So if you have family in town, don't let that stop you all from partaking.
Needed: ANY RESIDENT THAT HAS GOODIES OR SERVICES OR COUPONS/ GIFT CERTIFICATES TO DONATE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE DOOR PRIZES, PLEASE CALL JANET DUNCAN @ 770-427-1502 OR EMAIL ME AT janetduncan@bellsouth.net
Avoid the traffic and the malls by
joining us for a day of early Christmas shopping! Unique vendors will be joining us. There will be jewelry, stationary,
monogramming, designer purses, baby gifts, and lots of other unique gifts and
other items that are a must see! If you
are a vendor and would like to participate, please contact Debbie Holman,
770-425-8669.
Neighborhood Notaries:
Greg Amaden Lee’s Trace 770-429-9264
Angela G. Ford Lee’s Trace 678-234-7430
David Hardy Harrowgrove Court 770-427-6319
Rebecca
Carolyn
Angelia Trevathan Basil Court 770-528-9052
If you are a Notary and are willing to help out your neighbors, please send your name and phone number to leescrossing@comcast.net.
Classifieds
Want to Buy
Desperately need used baby scale to weigh my elderly cat. Call
Janet 678-354-4689 or Cell 404-314-9219.
For
Nice things for the patio, sunroom or pool area: Storage bench with back 52”L x 22”W x 19”tall to store chair cushions away from the weather; Small white table 42”L x 30”W for deck or patio space to drink that morning cup of coffee in the morning. Please contact Dianne @770-499-7863
Babysitting
*American Red Cross Certified *Experience with young family members *Babysitter or Mother's Helper. Call Katherine Wagner at 770-426-8338 for details
Tutoring Available
With the school year well underway, I just wanted to again offer tutoring for reinforcement, review, re-teaching, test-prep, study skill, homework, etc......I can be available after school, evenings (during the day for home-schoolers), and some weekends. Please call Barb at 770-423-1895
NOTE: When submitting classified ads, please make sure to submit contact information as well as how long you would like for the classified to run (i.e., one issue, two issues, etc.). Thanks.
Calendar
of Events
Around the Neighborhood and Around Town
You
can receive weekly updates on happenings in the city by subscribing to the
11/1 – 11/3 Scarecrows on the Square
11/8 8:00am – Noon 2008 Start! Cobb Heart Walk
11/11 11:00am – 1:00pm Veterans Day parade & Ceremony
Parade
begins at 11:00 at
to Square for ceremony at noon
11/11 7:00pm – 9:00 pm College Coffee Night
11/14 7:00pm – 10:00pm Small Things,
AB
11/27 7:00am – 11:00 am Gobble Jog
Around
Town
In keeping with tradition, neighbors Rod and Fran Hume have stocked a wide assortment of packaged nuts for the annual Lions Club fundraiser. Please stop by or call 770-422-7750 to place your order. Choose from Pecans, Cashews, Walnuts, Peanuts and even Butter Toffee Popcorn! Prices vary, but most are $8.00 per bag or two bags for $15.00. Roasted and salted peanuts are just $5.00 per bag. These brightly packaged nut filled bags will be a perfect gift for teachers, friends, family, and don’t forget our servicemen overseas.
Note: The proceeds
from the sale of these products support sight conservation programs sponsored
by the Marietta Lions Club such as funding for eye exams for qualified Marietta
citizens, Georgia Lions Lighthouse that helps provide eye surgeries, Georgia
Lions Camp for the blind, as well as training leader dogs for the blind. Pick up location:
Holiday Market, Bake
Neighborhood
Business Spotlight
If you would like to tell your neighbors about your business, please send us a BRIEF
paragraph giving pertinent information about your company along with contact
information. Submissions will printed
first come – first serve each month, based on space. Competitors will not be published in the same
month. Send your information to leescrossing@comcast.net. Note: Please keep descriptions to one SHORT
paragraph in WORD format. Do not send
brochures, flyers or pictures as they will not be published.
Crowe Custom Countertops has been designing and installing Granite, Marble, Quartz,
CedarStone, and other hard surface countertop materials for over 7 years! We
also carry a complete line of Stainless Steel and Ceramic sinks, faucets, and
have a large variety of natural granite stone patterns and colors (32), in
stock at our Acworth Factory and Showroom (you pick your own granite
tablets). We beat the Big Stores and others with our lower prices, quicker
installation time and quality service! Let us prove it! We now have done 11
installations for our neighbors, here in Lee’s Crossing! Please
contact
I Recommend……
If you would like to recommend a business, please send a SHORT testimonial. Remember to include contact information.
Gordon Pfeiffer would like to recommend Lee's Crossing resident Finnis Jones, owner of Capitol One Exterior Pressure Cleaning, for pressure washing. Finnis did a great job at a reasonable price for us. I really feel like I got my money's worth after he cleaned our driveway, walkway, front stoop, and patio area in the back. He also does air duct cleaning and deck staining. Call 770-617-2463.
Bette and Jim Foley would like to recommend Kleen Tile Express for cleaning any tile in your home. We had a great experience with Justin Cook who came to the house and completely cleaned the floors with his equipment. He uses only biodegradable cleaning solution and a high heat PSI treatment. It made all the difference in our floors! Call for reasonable rates:
770-560-6927 (floors, baths, shower and pool/decks).
Have a happy and safe
Thanksgiving!
To receive newsletter by e-mail: send request to leescrossing@comcast.net
For on-line edition, go
to www.leescrossingmariettaga.com
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS for the
December Newsletter is November 28. Any submissions after this date cannot be
guaranteed inclusion.
Newsletter
Editor: Angelia Trevathan: e-mail to:
angeliatrevathan@yahoo.com Phone:
770-528-9052
The LCHA Newsletter and
Website are published and maintained for the benefit of Lee’s Crossing
homeowners. The purpose of the Newsletter and the Website is to promote Lee’s
Crossing and to provide our homeowners with information regarding Lee’s
Crossing activities and related issues.
The homeowners have entrusted the LCHA Board of Directors with the
obligation and right to ensure content conforms to this purpose. As such, articles or advertising endorsing
political positions or candidates or other subject matter the Board deems to be
divisive, offensive or inappropriate in nature will not be published or
posted. All appropriate content is
welcomed and encouraged as a means of furthering awareness and communication
within our neighborhood.
Mailbox Repair: If you need a
new post call Bob Schoonover at 770-422-8774.
New number placards or paint may
be obtained by calling Tom McBrayer at 770-427-8057.
Clubhouse Rental: Melissa
Hinchman 404-839-1211 (after 10/15)
Board Members
Walt Walker, President
770-428-4755 Jim
Martin, Vice-President 770-420-3484
Steve Young, Secretary 770-423-0905 Erroll
Eckford, ACC Chair 770-421-9738
380 Baskin Drive 656
Trailwood Lane
Kevin Brown, Director – Social Activities Noel
Follrath, Treasurer 770-423-0623
770-528-9052 David
Waldrep
Board Email: leescrossing@comcast.net