Wildlife In & Around Spring Hill –

We have recently had several residents voice concerns about other residents feeding wildlife. There have also been a number of reports of coyotes roaming the area, and in one instance, had the coyotes attack a resident’s dog. There have also been concerns about geese damaging residents’ lawns. Please keep your neighbors’ safety and property in mind before setting out food or feeding wild animals.

Street Parking & Speed Enforcement –

Please try to refrain from parking on the streets if possible. This is especially dangerous around some of the curves in the development. In addition, please watch your speed as you drive through the development. We have a large number of children and pets who may roam into the streets. Most of the reports have been coming from Kenway Blvd. regarding an Audi driving at well above the posted speed limit on a continual basis. The Summit County Sheriff has been notified and was provided a description of the car in the reports. Let’s keep the neighborhood safe for everyone.

Street Light Outages & Repair –

As a reminder, the HOA Board has contracted with a local electrician to replace any street lights that are burned out or damaged. If you see one that is in need of repair or replacement, please email the HOA with a description of the problem and the exact location of the light. The more information provided, the easier it is to locate the light in need of repair.

Annual Dues/Assessments –

The HOA Board of Directors has determined that the annual assessment will remain at $150 for each lot within Spring Hill for 2016. As a resident, your real property is subject to the declaration. All lot owners are obligated to pay this yearly assessment. The due date is April 30, 2016. Please note that, according to HOA guidelines, any payment not received within 30 days of the payment due date will be assessed $10 for every 30 days of delinquency. Formal invoices for 2016 dues will be mailed out the week of March 30th.

Open Board Position –

There is currently one position open on the HOA Board. Serving on the HOA Board is a great way to know what is going on in the neighborhood and have a say in how the HOA’s money is spent. Generally, the HOA meets once a month and meetings usually only last about one hour.

Under the HOA’s rules and regulations, if this position is not filled, the HOA may go into Receivership. This means that an attorney will be appointed to run the day to day operations of the HOA. Currently the HOA is run by volunteers. If a Receiver is appointed, he or she will be paid for administering the HOA. It is a very real possibility that this will require an increase in the HOA’s annual dues.

If you are interested in volunteering for the HOA Board, please notify us via the link on the website.

The following streetlights have been logged by our electrical contractor as needing repairs:

3704 Kenway Blvd
3712 Kenway Blvd
3760 Kenway Blvd
3776 Kenway Blvd
1085 Mornington Cir
1154 Springbury Dr
1239 Springbury Dr
1306 Springbury Dr
857 Somerby Cir
Entrance Area – Dual Light Pole

The electrical contractor was in the development late last week and again today. Repairs will be completed as the required parts (bulbs, ballasts, photo sensors, etc.) are available to be installed. If you are aware of any other streetlights in your area that are either on all day or not on at night, please submit the information requested in the previous post to the HOA Board.

We will be moving forward with a project to install an aerator and three (3) fountains in the lake at the front of the development, adjacent to Boettler Road. The work will be done by Hoffman’s WATER X SCAPES Garden Center on Caston Road and is expected to be completed over the next several weeks. In addition to the aerator and fountains, a bacteria treatment will also be applied to the lake as a means to improve overall water quality and appearance.

During the project, residents around the lake should expect to see work trucks along Larabee Circle, as well as crews in boats out in the lake. It was also determined that some electrical work will have to be completed at the box near Boettler Road and further up the lake in order to support the power requirements for the aerators and fountains. When complete, the fountains will have a pattern similar to the image included in this post.

Ohio Edison recently notified us they will no longer be able to service the street lights throughout the neighborhood – mainly due to lack of inventory for the custom caps/lights that were installed in Spring Hill. The HOA Board has identified a new service/maintenance provider for all of our streetlights, and that service will start next week.

If a street light on or near your property is currently not working at night or is staying on throughout the day, you should use the Contact HOA Board link at the top of the page and provide the following information:

• Address of the property closest to the street light
• Number from the sticker on the street light pole
• Information regarding the issue – Not working at night, Staying on all day, etc.

The provided information will be turned over to our electrical contractor and one of their crews will come out to fix the issue. Starting the week of 9/28, they will be making a pass through the neighborhood and fixing any street light they see that is currently running through the day.