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June, 2015
Annual Garage Sale Inside this issue: Garage Sale
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Pool News
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Pet Reminder
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Important #’s
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HOA Minutes
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Crime Watch
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Greenbelt News 4 Community Ser- 5 vice Listing
Dates to Remember: •
Pool Opens May 23rd
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HOA Meeting— June 2nd @ 7 pm @ Clubhouse
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Garage Sale— June 13th 8 am — 4 pm
Saturday, June 13th 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. The Village of Chapel Glen will have our Annual 2015 Garage Sale on Saturday, June 13th, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Notices will be placed in The Flyer, West Side Community News and the Speedway Press. A general Garage Sale Notice will be listed on Craig’s List, but please feel free to add your own—especially if you have large items to sell! Nancy Emans is organizing our Garage Sale once again this year. She has said this will be her last year to organize the Sale, so if you are interested in taking over this event, please contact Nancy at nemans@sbcglobal.net (you may want to join in this year to see what is involved). Stephanie Wallen and family have moved into 736 Fenster Ct from the Speedway area. Her 2 children, Danielle and Alanna Brandenburg, and Frank Estanovich, will also be living with her. Danielle will be attending Ben Davis & Alanna will be attending Chapel Hill this fall. Hobbies include bowling, yard work, and DIY projects. Alanna is available for dog walking (call 317.968.0017) and Frank will mow lawns (Call 317.656.0835). ******************************************************** Keith Smith has recently moved into 740 Greenlee Dr. from Honolulu, Hawaii! He is an Explosive Detection Canine Handler. His 2 pets, Dexter & TTirado (work dog), will be living with him. He is available for Pet Sitting (call 773.230.9783).
***Please remember to pick up after your pets! No one wants to find someone else’s pet waste while walking or mowing their grass!***
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CHAPEL GLEN, INC.
Need to Contact Us?
MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
May 5, 2015
273-9958 or cghoanews@gmail. com
Chapel Chatter
Lisa Bigley
Chatter Deadline
15th of month
Directory
Kathy Dryer
ChapelGlenDirectory Updates@gmail.com
Clubhouse Reservations
Kathy Dryer
271-5321
Pool Badges
Tara Becsey
tlbecsey@aol.com
Chapel Glen Security
Non-Emergency Mobile Phone
654-3477
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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
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Emergency
911
Chapel Glen Non-Emergency Cell Phone
654-3477
IMPD Special Patrols
327-6400
IMPD Traffic
327-6600
I. Call to Order–Meeting was called to order at 7 PM II. Approval of Minutes – The April meeting minutes were approved as written. III. Financial Report – The Financial Report provided by Fred Norman was reviewed IV. Committee Reports
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• If you are new to the neighborhood and have not been contacted by the Welcome committee, please call the committee member for your section as listed below (your section is identified on the Chapel Glen map located in the center of the Chapel Glen Directory). If you have questions, email cghoanews@gmail.com.
Section I
Mary Ann Flanary-Schenk
440-7287
Section II
Joyce Weaver
273-1982
Section III
Joan Ayer
271-2016
Section IV
Beth Hardcastle
271-4013
Section V
Dave / Mary Thompson
271-7833
Section VI
Holly Hintz
209-0948
Section VII
Lisa Bigley
273-9958
Section VIII
Tara Becsey
271-4258
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Architectural – A new fence on Mulford Ct was discussed and approved. Chapel Chatter / Communications – There are approximately 235 homes receiving the E-Chatter distribution and 55 receiving the monthly paper version of the Chapel Chatter. Clubhouse – Residents rented the clubhouse on two occasions during April. We have six rentals scheduled for May. Greenbelt – The spring cleanup was held on April 11th. Work has continued clearing invasive bushes near the west end of the greenbelt as time permits. Lake – No specific activities, all is well with the lake. Pool – Swim team sign-ups are underway. The pool company and pool staff are currently working to prepare the pool for the Memorial Day weekend opening.
Security & Crime Watch – An update was provided on recent incidents in the neighborhood as well as crime watch activities. V. Old Business
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Directory Updates – The newest edition of the Chapel Glen neighborhood directory is currently being compiled. Please email any changes to Chapelglendirectoryupdates@gmail.com. The update team is currently targeting a May - June publication date. Any neighborhood business owners wishing to advertise in the new directory may also contact the above email. VI. New Business
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The Board voted to reconvene the Long-Term Planning committee as defined by the Chapel Glen bylaws. This committee will be comprised of both Board members and all residents who wish to contribute. VII. Other - None VIII. Adjourn – The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 PM. The next meeting will take place at 7:00 PM on Tuesday June 2nd at the Clubhouse.
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Crime Watch Update While my plan was to send out a letter after the meeting I held a month ago to those interested in participating, the last month has not gone as planned, and I’ve not been able. There’s a crime watch meeting this evening, so hopefully if some are you able to attend, we can get some feedback and ideas on how we want this to work. I realize I have a tendency to be long winded, so I’ll try to be brief in updating on a couple items I’m looking at. Timing – ideally, we’d be able to have neighbors out walking a few evenings a week and maybe even some during the workday for those who are retired or don’t work. My only problem is finding a good way of communicating who wants to walk and when. I think it would be better to NOT have a set schedule, as it would be better to have patrols be unpredictable. Along with this, my goal is not to have anyone committed to a certain time or day, as I don’t want anyone to be obligated or committed, as we’re all pretty busy all the time. The question, then, is how do we communicate when we’re available? Would you all like to be part of a Facebook group where we can go and post, for example, in the morning one day saying you’ll be able to walk around a bit this evening at 8, and see who else is available? Only issue is not everyone is on Facebook, and even those who are don’t log in frequently. Another option is to have an email distribution list where people can post the same thing, but there’s the risk of people feeling bombarded with emails if there are a few back and forth a day. Another is to have a text chain, but that also gets complicated and can be even more intrusive. I’m open to recommendations on this. Maybe, in the end, a schedule would be better, but I just don’t want to make anyone obligated as schedules can change frequently. Tactics – I think it’s clear that our goal is to be the “eyes and ear” of the neighborhood and for IMPD, and to report suspicious activity, but not to engage. I think we’d need a more defined “standard operating procedure” on other items. For example, do we approach people we don’t recognize and ask if they’re residents if they seem out of place or if they’re fishing at the pond, or do we maintain a less aggressive stance and just provide a visible presence in the neighborhood while also watching out for suspicious activity? I know there are several people who expressed interest in helping who would be comfortable with the former, but I also know that many would not. I don’t ever want anyone participating to get in a bad situation, so safety is the ultimate goal. Visibility – I’ve also spoken with people with varying opinions on this. While I think it’d be good for us to present ourselves as a crime watch group by wearing shirts or vests, I also understand people’s reasons for not wanting to do so. This could be optional, but I think it’d be good to have some way of identifying us so that those who are up to no good in the area recognize who we are as a patrol group, and not just random neighbors. Again, feedback is welcome. I’ve also had people express interest in driving patrols, and have considered purchasing a few sets of “neighborhood watch” car magnets that could be used while driving in the neighborhood or while parked in the clubhouse parking lot watching activity, but don’t know if that’s what others would have in mind. Communication – something else I feel would be beneficial, particularly because there’s a decent sized group, would be some system of communicating back and forth on what we see on patrols, license plates of suspicious vehicles or cars parked at the clubhouse at night with or without people in them, descriptions of people who are of note, etc. Does anyone know of a system that people can log into, possibly like Google Drive (which requires a Gmail account), where a select few could update a spreadsheet of what they see on patrols? Any other ideas on this? Again, I’d love to have any feedback from people. I know a lot of people weren’t able to make the last meeting, and it was pretty scarce, so I wasn’t able to get a lot of opinions and thoughts from people on these items. If you’re able to go to the meeting tonight, I think we’d have a few minutes at the end to cover some of these items. Otherwise, feel free to email the group back or me and Nancy individually with your feedback. As always, if you’d like to opt out, don’t feel bad about letting me know and I’m remove you from the list of email recipients. Thanks! Matt 3
What Will Kill Dandelions? This weed attracts so much attention because its bright yellow flowers become an eyesore on an otherwise lush green lawn. Then the flower turns into an ugly, fuzzy, round, seed ball that scatters in the wind. The scattered seeds enable dandelions to spread fast and easily. Dandelions are a perennial broad-leaf weed. The leaves are dark green, scalloped, and form a rosette growing close to the soil surface. The taproots are thick and long, growing to a depth of 20 or more inches. To get rid of the plant the entire root must be eliminated. Digging it out is futile because the part of the root left in the ground will usually produce a new plant. So the logical control method is one of the broad leaf weed killers like 2,4-D or MCPP. These weed killers are available under many brand names. They are called systemic herbicides which means they work throughout the plant and most importantly kill that root all the way to its end stopping the regrowth. Buy lawn care products by looking at the ingredients and the kind of control provided not necessarily by the brand name. Dandelions grow best in the spring and fall so that is the time to control them. Spray on a windless day when the temperature is between 60 and 85 degrees. A second important control is proper lawn maintenance because dandelions thrive in weak turf. This means mowing high and often. Three inches is the proper mowing height to keep the soil surface cooler and shaded. Shade on the soil surface restricts the growth of summer weeds. Proper fertilizer application is another important step in lawn maintenance. This should be done in the early spring and late fall. Summer fertilization is a no-no because it just promotes weed growth.
Protecting our Important Pollinators Pollinators contribute substantially to the economy of the US and are vital to keeping fruits and vegetables in our diets. Some crops that rely on pollinators include oranges, cabbages, beans, cucumbers, squash, peppers, tomatoes, melons, peaches, apples, almonds, berries and avocados. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year in the US. Over the past few decades there has been a significant loss of pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, birds, bats and butterflies from the environment. The problem is serious and requires immediate attention to ensure the sustainability of our food production systems, avoid economic impact on the agricultural sector and protect the health of the environment. Neonicotinoids are a group of insecticides that are used widely on farms, as well as around our homes, schools, and city landscapes. Used to protect against sap-sucking and leaf-chewing insects, neonicotinoids are systemic, which means they are absorbed by the plant tissues and expressed in all parts, including nectar and pollen. Unfortunately, bees, butterflies, and other flowervisiting insects are harmed by the residues. Extremely concerning is the prolific inclusion of these insecticides in home garden products. Home garden products containing neonicotinoids can legally be applied in far greater concentrations in gardens than they can be on farms – sometimes at concentrations as much as 120 times as great which increases the risk to pollinators. What can we do? Check the product label to see if it contains these harmful ingredients. If it does avoid it or use it very sparingly and not directly on flowering plants. Only use it on mulch, house foundations and other places not likely to be visited by pollinators. 4
The printing of our new directory has been delayed. If you have any updates or changes to your directory listing, please send them to: chapelglendirectoryupdates @gmail.com If you do not want your information shared, please email Kathy ASAP and let her know. Here is the Service Listing—in case you are in need of some help this summer. I know some of these ages have not been updated, so if you see your listing here needs to be updated, please send that info to Kathy, too.
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