NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR

Drayton Place/Kernan Chase News Letter

October 2006

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We all need to work together as a community.  With that being said, this is the FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE A POSITIVE BALANCE IN OUR HOA BANK ACCOUNTS! PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING OUR BOARD MEMBERS!

There has been mismanagement from the companies that DPKC had employed to run the HOA in past years, to do what our volunteers do for free.  If you would like to ensure your voice is heard, e-mail/mail suggestions, come to meetings to help with resolution &/or volunteer. The DPKCHOA BOD would like to ask each of you how you would like to see our savings spent. This was the intent of the first open forum meeting.  Suggestion boxes are now permanently installed at the front by our neighborhood signs. These boxes will be used to gage the ENTIRE community’s thoughts. Please cut the bottom of this newsletter off, complete it and drop it in our suggestion boxes. 

We would like to have a community yard sale.  The next community Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5, 2006.  An ad will be placed in the Florida Times Union and something to draw attention will be placed at the front entrances.

Have you checked out our web site?  If you have not had the opportunity yet, please CHECK IT OUT!  It is updated by our volunteer web master regularly.  www.dpkchoa.com

We recently posted sample fence & concrete stain colors.  November 1, 2006 is right around the corner. Please make sure that your fence, sidewalk and driveway are properly maintained. 

 Please send in nominations for Yard of the Month.  Please help us in congratulating our winners!!!

Neighborhood Watch update- there has been a history of auto burglaries in our community.  The most recent has been in October on Ripken Circle West.  Please make sure to lock everything up, and please park on your driveway.  If you see anything suspicious, please contact JSO.  Neighborhood Watch is looking for additional volunteers for block captains!!!  Please send an e-mail/letter or drop a note in our suggestion boxes if you are interested in joining.  Please do not give ANYONE your personal information unless you are 100% sure of who they are.  There have been individuals going around the neighborhood trying to illegally solicit information from our community. Please be assured that the HOA is taking the necessary steps to protect you and your family. Although you may have provided suggestions etc. to a third party, YOUR HOA did not see any of the results from this UNAUTHORIZED SURVEY.  Again, your HOA is taking steps to protect you and your family. We sincerely appreciate your valued time in completing again.

It’s that time again!!!  We need to change the flowers at the front entrances.  We have a committee of volunteers that would love your help. If you are interested, please let us know.

As a reminder, please do not feed the feral cats in our community.  Their population is growing, is a nuisance to neighbors and can be dangerous. 

Thank you for your time and effort. Let’s continue to work together to make our community a better place.

Sincerely,

Would you like to see the HOA? 

A)    Replace the corral type fence in front of our communities to help our neighbors at the front have a buffer with the Kernan Blvd Project and possibly help with crime within our area?

B)     Start getting quotes on adding amenities such as a pool, basketball court, tennis/racquetball courts, and /or playground for our children?

C)    Speed bumps?

D)    Check into the possible gating of our community (cost estimates, etc)?

E)     Keep the money in the bank?

F)     Other-please print below or on back