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October 8, 2004
Volume 1, Issue 5
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chester Bach
Pat Brant
Annie Hicks
Miss Jackson
David Lashley
Tod Wood
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Quick Highlights
Neighborhood Appearance
Hurricanes, Ponds and Lawns, Oh My ...
Wow what a hurricane season we are having. I am glad the worst
is over. It was tough and a little crazy at time. From what I
hear everyone faired well, thankfully. Not too much damage and
not too much to clean up. While we are on that subject of
cleaning up we all know what a chore it is. Having a lawn
manicured and attractive is hard work, but can be satisfying
when someone remarks about how nice it looks. Did you know that
all of our ponds are connected? Did you also know that all the
water from the street drains into our ponds? This is just a
reminder that grass clippings from mowers, lawn edgers, and weed
whackers should be picked up promptly. Not only does it detract
from the attractiveness of your property, but when left on the
curbside or in the street the rains will wash the clippings into
our ponds leavings an unsightly residue on the surface. This is
counter productive to us paying to have the ponds treated and
not a very attractive feature…. Wouldn’t you agree???
Whether you maintain your own lawn or someone else does it for
you, you are encouraged to reach out to you neighbors for lawn
care information. Even though lawn care is not his business,
David Lashley, one of our Advisory members, is State Certified
Operator in Florida in Lawn & Ornamental, he is willing to look
at anyone’s lawn for identification, such as, insects, fungus,
weed control & fertilization free of charge. Everyone is
encouraged to lend a helping hand to your neighbors. Please feel
free to contact any advisory board member if you need help with
you yard work. Everyone can use some extra hands from time to
time.
Annual Homeowner
Association Meeting
Please make plans to attend
It is that time of year for
the Confederate Crossing Annual Home Owner Association meeting.
This year our meeting will be Saturday November 6th. All
home owners are asked to meet up at the Sales trailer a few
minutes before 9 a.m. Mr. Walter Williams will be presiding over
the meeting. Please, come out and hear what is NEW in our ever
growing Subdivision. Many of you have asked if we were going to
do another Fall Festival. We are sorry to report that the answer
is no. We were unable to get the sponsorship that we did last
year. However, we would still like to have a Meet & Greet
of all our new and old Neighbors. With that in mind, we are
asking everyone to stay after our Annual home Owners
meeting on November 6th. We will be providing coffee, orange
juice and donuts.
Happy Holidays, Almost
Believe it or not, there are
less than 85 days left till Christmas. That is right, Christmas.
Never to early to start planning. Once again, we would like to
decorate the Neighborhood for Christmas. Come and join the
advisory board members on December 4th at 9 a.m. at the
Community sign to decorate. We have some things left over from
last year. If you would like to donate other Christmas
decorations please contact and/or drop by your donations to
one of the Advisory Board Members. We are definitely in need of
2 or 3 outdoor extension cords. We would like to see
participation from others besides the Advisory Board.
Luminaries
Speaking of Christmas, last
year Our Evening of Luminaries was beautiful. We would like to
make this a tradition of Confederate Crossing. We have decided
that the Saturday before Christmas will be our evening. So the
morning of December 18th at 9 a.m., we are asking everyone to
drop by the Sales Trailer and help put together the luminaries
and to pickup your luminaries. Then, that evening of December
18th starting at 6 p.m. and going to 8 p.m. we will sit out the
Light our Luminaries. All materials are paid for by the Advisory
Board and your generous donations. The luminaries are not paid
for out of our fees or sponsorships. We will once again have out
a donation bag for you contributions.
By-Laws and Covenant
Amendments
Please make sure your voice is heard
Mr. Walter Williams has
generously offered to have his lawyers amend our By-Laws and
Covenants for us before the Associations turns over to the
homeowners. We are asking every home owner to read our By-Laws
and Covenants carefully and if you see things that are missing
or need to added submit your request to Annie Hicks at
annie.hicks@fnf.com.
An example would be, under Article 5.3, we need to add which
types of yard fences are permitted. Please keep in mind that any
changes made will only be to benefit the entire community. If
you do not have a copy of our By-Laws and Covenants, please
contact one of the Advisory Board members to obtain a copy.
We would like to give a very huge THANK YOU to the Hillin’s
Children. In the spirit of being good Samaritans, the children
went around after Hurricane Jeanne and gave a helping hand to
several neighbors in picking and cleaning up their yards. We all
can learn from the Hillin’s Children, reach out and help you
neighbors.
Another special thanks to Chester and Susan Bach for their time
and effort in helping clean up the front entrance. They used
their own money to spruce up the entrance. A few of the advisory
members offered their time but again no others came forward.
Don’t be afraid to help each other. There is no pressure for
perfection just trying to work together as a neighborhood that
cares.
Your neighbor Reginald Jackson builds homemade swing sets. If
you are interested please stop by and see his handy work at
10647 Grayson Court.
For those of us who have a
pool, check out the great Algae tip
from our new neighbor Steve & Susan Yates, on our web site
www.confederatecrossing.org. Keep a watch on the web site
for other pool tips from the Yates. You may contact them at
781-1761 or sssyates@aol.com
with other questions.
Mr. Doug Hillin also our
neighbor has a lawn maintenance business. Again if you need
someone to take care of your lawn please contact him for prices
781-6290
Finally, I wish to thank everyone for their continued support of
the newsletter. Any suggestions and comments are welcomed.
Thanks Jennie Hoffman, 786-4270
Hoffmandd@aol.com
P.S… A Special note from the Advisory Board Do you enjoy the
Newsletter? Next time you see Jennie Hoffman, Tell her how much
you enjoy it. THANKS Jennie for all of your hard work that you
do for us!!!
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