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Spring 2015 | Wingfield Springs Community Association Newsletter
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i all, what a winter we had! or lack thereof. Spring is definitely here with summer lurking on the horizon. Time sure goes by fast! Springtime is a very busy time of year for your Board and service teams. Of high priority: n Completion of the Singing Hills project. Expect quite a bit of activity in the April/ May timeframe. n As you all read and watch in the news, the drought situation is of major concern in our area. Wish we could pipeline water from our Eastern neighboring States (dream on!). Director Rick Jones covers this in his article herein; a must read for all. n We are increasing our coverage of electronic surveillance with an additional two locations. n We are updating the landscape in the medians on Wingfield Springs Road. n We are investing in creating a complete inventory of our trees and irrigation components. This is a serious undertake allowing us to better manage our natural resources. In brief we are continuing our investments in the community in the areas of common area landscape upgrades and in security/safety. These are all budgeted for this year. Come to the Board meeting on April 23 for detailed reports. This year is Legislature year. Director Marilyn Brainard is very active in this area. Please take the time to read her update inside this publication. An ongoing issue in this community: dog management, specifically two aspects: excessive barking and picking up after your dogs. Excessive barking: leaving your dog with access to the outside while everybody is at work is an invite for the dog to become scared and or lonely. The dog will bark to the point of serious annoyance. Remember there are people who need to sleep during the day for health or work
hours reasons as probably the top 2. For those with a home bordering the golf course it can affect the golfers to the point where they will not be return customers, leading to revenue losses. Either invest in training the dog or restrict the dog to the inside of the house. Bottom line is to be respectful of your neighbors and the golfers. Picking up after your dogs is probably the most respectful action you can take to preserve the nice environment we provide to our residents. Letting the dog out to let it do its business on any neighbor property, or on common areas, or on the golf course is simply ignorant. During dog walks always carry a pet poop bag in case the dog relieves itself. We provide many dog stations where you will find the bags and also can dispose of the filled bags. If you feel a new dog station is required to cover an area please contact Melissa Robertson with a location so the Board can assess the situation and potentially proceed with a new installation. All of this is common sense and demonstrating respect. Last, make sure to register on our new official website, www.wingfieldspringshoa.org. Registration is lagging. We need critical mass to activate additional useful apps. As well we will be using the site to update the community on important aspects related to water, projects and others. I wish you all a great spring. The Board and all our partners will work diligently to make the season an enjoyable and safe season. See you at the April Board meeting.
Bob Denis
PRESIDENT, WINGFIELD SPRINGS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION