Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association
Neighborhood News
Working Together for a GREAT Neighborhood
President’s Message
We are getting to that time of year again where everything starts to turn green and flowers pop up from the ground, and all the natural beauty of our neighborhood shines through. Remember that children will be out playing as the weather turns warmer, so please drive appropriately.
This summer the bridge on Briarwood will be reconstructed. Residents will still have access to their homes, but Briarwood Lane will be closed to through traffic. Roland Sachs, Palatine Township Road District Superintendent, and John Powers, Highway Commissioner, will be at our May general meeting to answer any and all questions you may have.
The State is doing a study on widening Meacham/Plum Grove Road. It appears the question is whether to make it three lanes or five lanes with a bicycle path. There is a group of residents opposing expansion to five lanes; if you are interested in getting involved you can contact Steve Sholish at sholish@comcast.net.
Gary Dindia PGE POA President president@pgepoa.org
New Briarwood Lane Bridge Proposed
Pending approval from the Army Corps of Engineers and public funding, Palatine Township Road District is planning major repairs or total reconstruction of the bridge on Briarwood Lane that crosses over Salt Creek.
Roland Sachs, superintendent, explained the project to PGE POA homeowners at the February gen-
eral meeting. The township analyzes the condition of the bridge, built over 50 years ago, every two years, said Sachs, and has determined the structure has exceeded its design life.
The proposed new bridge would be wider and straighter than the current configuration, allowing Continued on page 3
Spring 2011
Voting Districts in PGE Change in 2012
At our homeowners meeting last Wednesday there was some confusion as to where we vote in the upcoming primary on March 20.
Looking at the Web site below it appears that most of us have changed districts. The houses within the association are in at least three different districts, although it appears that some residents will be voting at the Plum Grove Park Club House (Palatine Township Precinct 19) or Walden Recreation Center (Schaumburg Township Precinct 2).
Call the Elections Department at (312) 603-0906, or please use the link below to find out what district you are in and verify your polling place. http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/ ELECTIONS/Pages/default.aspx
Gary Dindia Steve Sperling Civic Affairs civicaffairs@pgepoa.org
Newsletter Contents
Presidents’ Message ..........................1 Voting District Changes....................1 New Briarwood Bridge.....................1 Directory Update Request................2 Neighbor Greetings...........................3 Transformers (not Megatron)...........3 Holiday Party Photos....................4–5 January PGE POA Meeting ..........6–7 PGE Calendar.....................................8
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
2011 PGEPOA Officers/Directors President ........................................Gary Dindia Vice President and Architectural Control ...............Dave Freeman Secretary ........................................Debbie Denten Treasurer.........................................Maria Pappas Area Control ...................................Glen Prezembel Civic Affairs ....................................Steve Sperling Membership ...................................Guy Karm Communications ............................Andrea Brennan Social and Landscaping.................Lynn Meinzer Audit ...............................................George Reichl Past President ................................Randy Mitchell
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Looking to Downsize? Need help getting clutter under control?
Contact Kelly Godawski, PGE Resident, for home organizing services covering closets, kitchens, paper, basements, garages, toys, bedrooms, or any other space you want organized! Kelly Godawski Professional Organizer 847-361-7505 kggodawski@aol.com
Bonus: Ads Appear on the PGE Web Site
We are now posting ads from our newsletter sponsors at http://www.pgepoa.org/Home/sponsors-ads Contact Andrea Brennan at 847-404-7229 or webadmin@pgepoa.org to submit an ad Contact Maria Pappas at (847) 303-3536 or treasurer@pgepoa.org to pay for your ad
Submit News and Info
The newsletter is a great way to let your neighbors know about events and issues that are important to us. Please contribute newsletter information to: Andrea Brennan 340 S. Elmwood Ln. 847-404-7229
Update Your PGE Directory Info!
An new PGE POA directory will be available in 2012! Please let us know if your contact information, such as your phone number and email address, needs to be updated. Call Debbie Denten at 847-925-9003 or send email to secretary@pgepoa.org. 2
If you are planning any architectural changes to your residence, architectural plans need to be submitted & approved by the board. To facilitate this procedure, please contact
Dave Freeman at (847) 303-6628. You will be provided with the information needed to get approval.
It is very important that you get approval before beginning any project.
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
Neighbor Greetings Welcome to New PGE Neighbors Ingrid Higgins, 335 N. Elmwood Ln. Michael Adams, 283 Park Dr.
The Plum Grove Estates Welcoming Committee brings a copy of the PGE Directory and a special gift for new neighbors. Please contact Guy Karm at 847-397-5276 for more information.
Sympathy and Thoughts for Our Neighbors Condolences to the family of Robert Cornwell, 252 S. Brookdale, who died on December 5, 2011.
Briarwood Bridge from page 1 two vehicles and a pedestrian to cross at the same time. The masonry wall would be replaced by a concrete wall with a stone-like pattern. Residents questioned the design, voicing concern for safety when the slow-down hairpin turn is gone. Sachs noted the benefits, including eliminating the tight turn and blind corner, and encouraged residents to contact the township with their suggestions at palhwy@aol.com. The district will try to keep and maintain some of the older trees near the bridge. The proposed bridge will have minimal effect on the Salt Creek, said Sachs, so that area will continue to be affected by heavy rainfall runoff. Sachs emphasized that the bridge is not a contributing factor in the flooding.
The township is planning to begin working on the bridge in August or September, weather permitting. The cost of the bridge replacement is estimated to be $1 Million, paid for in part by state and township project funds.
ComEd Installs New Transformers: More May Come to PGE
Commonwealth Edison installed two transformers in Plum Grove Estates in February. The old transformers (see below), according to the workers, were installed in the late 1950s. In addition to causing electrical outages in the past few years, the transformers were not safely insulated, creating an electrocution hazard if the unit was opened or broken. The new transformers are fully insulated, and will shut down immediately if breached. The new transformers (shown at right) are also about half the size of the new transformers.
The workers suggested that other older transformers might be replaced in 2012, despite not failing often enough to automatically qualify for replacement. Factors include: the age and condition of the units; increased demand on the transformers from central air conditioning, computers, and other major electrical appliances; and the need for fail-safe operation. Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
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2011 Holiday Party
Once again, many Plum Grove Estates homeowners and their families, including 34 children, packed the Plum Grove Park Pavilion for the annual holiday party on December 4, 2011. The party raised $200 plus food donations for the Palatine Township Food Pantry.
Organizers Lynn Meinzer and Maria Pappas, and volunteers Dawn and Larry Amos, Debra Cutts, Debbie Denten, George and Cathy Reichl, Nikkos and Olympia Pappas, Joe Hampton, Ron Poedke, and Art Meinzer made sure everyone had plenty to eat from Moretti’s Restaurant and something from Santa’s special assistant for the children.
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Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
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PGE POA Annual Meeting Minutes Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Call to Order
The General Meeting of the Plum Grove Homeowners Association was called to order by President Gary Dindia at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Plum Grove Park.
Board Attendees
Gary Dindia, Dave Freeman, Maria Pappas, Debbie Denten, Lynn Meinzer, Andrea Brennan, George Reichl, Guy Karm, Steve Sperling. Absent: Glen Prezembel and Randy Mitchell.
New Neighbor
Carl Siemianowski at 340 South Circle was welcomed by President Gary Dindia
Resident Attendees Bruce Williams Richard Beals Larry Amos Kathy Muno Mary Paleta Jeff Price Matt Kammerman Dawn Amos Phyllis Linning Ray Paleta Art Meinzer Bernie Rupe Debbie Cutts Kris Freeman Ellen Cochran Marty Pilut
Guests
Pam Adelizzi Sue Dindia Rich Olson David Stallman Mary Jo Long Carl Siemianowski Madeline Madsen Joe Dindia Russ Haan Leroy VanDyke Karen Price Thom Cutts Alice Forbes David Freeman Jeff June Ron Helfogt
Roland Sachs,Superintendent Palatine Township Road District. Discussed the work that is going to be done on the 60 year old Briarwood bridge and the re-alignment of the street leading up to the bridge for safer access. Repairs to the bridge had an estimated cost of $400,000, while replacing the entire bridge would place the costs at approximately $1,000,000. The replacement funds have been budgeted for over the past 3 years and come from bridge funds and road district funds. The Road District is moving forward with applications for approval and hope to begin work in August of this year. Roland Sachs will be returning for 6
our May meeting with more information.
Tony Brzezniak, Deputy Commander Cook County Sherriff’s Police and Commander Pat Dwyer Cook County Sherriff’s Police. Community Service workers can be used to clean debris that accumulates in the creek, free of charge to us in Plum Grove Estates. Plum Grove Estates and Woodland Estates have a dedicated patrol car and are serviced 24 hours a day. They both re-stated that if you see something suspicious, do not wait, please call!!!
Problems with noise at La Margarita was discussed and the police and residents involved are pro-active as are the owners of La Margarita in solving this problem.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the October 19, 2011 General Meeting were approved.
BAIRD&WARNER
Sandy Heinlein and Denise Curry Office: 847.934.5069 • Cell: 847.822.8051 sandy.heinlein@bairdwarner.com 819 N. Quentin Road • Palatine, IL 60067 www.bairdwarner.com
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Maria Pappas reviewed the treasurer’s report and it will be filed for audit.
Architectural Control
Dave Freeman reported that there were no new requests for approvals since the last meeting.
Gary Dindia reported for the absent Glen Prezembel. • All lights have been fixed and are currently functional. • Algonquin Road fence repairs were made • ComEd trimming exposed the Frontage Road split rail fence. Talking with Rolling Meadows (it is their land) about the possibility of planting bushes and removing the fence. Com-Ed not responsible for debris left on homeowner’s property
Area Control
Civic Affairs
Steve Sperling reported that: • Dakota’s property has filed for permit to demolish the building. There are no plans for new construction. • There was some confusion regarding information about the elections so Steve suggested calling the Elections Department at (312) 603-0906, or contact the website below to verify what district you are in: http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/ELECTIONS/Pages/default.aspx
Social
Lynn Meinzer reported that • The Holiday Party was a success and that the Kickoff to Summer Party will be on the first day of Summer, Wednesday, June 20.
Newsletter/Communication
Andrea Brennan reported: • LinkedIn and Facebook membership continues to grow • The newsletter deadline is February 22 • Looking for volunteers to help with newsletter and archiving project
New Business
A meeting regarding the widening of Meacham/Plum Grove Road will be held on February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rolling Meadows City Hall. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. by President Gary Dindia.
Debbie Denten Secretary secretary@pgepoa.org
Landscaping
Lynn Meinzer reported that: • With our unusually mild winter all of the plantings should be fine. • Westwood Gate a concern because of the heavy traffic on Algonquin Road. The stonework is bulging and might have to be re-stacked.
Membership
Guy Karm reported that the following properties are currently for sale: • 365 S. Elmwood (Ballati-Tobin) • 2260 Longacres (Jacobs) • 2251 Longacres (VanderHeyden) • 2055 Brookdale Lane (Meyer) • 376 Oakwood Ct. (Hinrichs) • 356 Knollwood Court (Peters)
The following properties have sold this year:
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283 Park (Gouskos to Adams) 335 N. Elmwood (Williams to Higgins)
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Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 8432 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 www.pgepoa.org
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Plum Grove Sanitary District Mtg, 7 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church
5/8
Fishing Derby, 10:30–Noon, Plum Grove Pond
6/20 PGE Kickoff to Summer Party, 5:30–8:30 p.m. at Plum Grove Park
6/12 Plum Grove Sanitary District Mtg, 7 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church
6/11 Fire District Mtg, Noon, at Palatine Rural Fire Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
6/2
5/18 Deadline to submit information for Spring PGE POA newsletter
5/16 PGE General Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Plum Grove Park (Pizza at 7:00 p.m.)
Fire District Mtg, Noon, at Palatine Rural Fire Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
5/7
4/17 PGE Board Meeting
4/10 Plum Grove Sanitary District Mtg, 7 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church
4/9
3/20 PGE Board Meeting
3/20 Primary Election: vote at Plum Grove Park (Palatine Precinct 11, 19, 52) or Walden Recreation Center (Schaumburg Precinct 2)
3/13 Plum Grove Sanitary District Mtg, 7 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church
3/12 Fire District Mtg, Noon, at Palatine Rural Fire Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
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