The Water Wheel Winter 2023

The Water Wheel

The Water Wheel

at Mundy Mill

Winter 2022

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a safe and healthy Holiday Season! It is nice to get together with our family, friends and neighbors. We have a lot to look forward to in 2023. When the weather starts to get warmer again, we can all look forward to taking care of the projects around the house that we have been putting off due to the colder weather and the pools opening for the summer season.

THE SECOND HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS HERE! School buses are once again coming and going in the community. Please be careful and watch out for the children while driving in the community.

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION

Ruth Banford, Community Manager 3400 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1700 Atlanta, GA 30326 ruth.banford@fsresidential.com Direct: (678) 780-2084

Carolyn O’Camb, Administration Assistant carolyn.o’camb@fsresidential.com Customer Service:: (866) 378-1099 ClickPay: (888) 354-0135

We love our community! : If you have any creative ideas for our community, we would love to hear from you!

Safety in our Community : As we would all like to keep Mundy Mill safe. There are a few things that you can do as a part of the community.

Street Light Outages : If you see a street light out, it is a simple fix. Jackson EMC has a hotline to report street light outages. Simply get the number off of the pole that is out and call (770) 536-2415. They will take the information and then dispatch someone to come and fix the light.

Known thefts or suspicious activity : Call the Police! We do have police patrolling the community. However, the patrols will increase if there are reports of known thefts or suspicious activity.

ABOUT THE WATER WHEEL MAGAZINE

The Water Wheel Magazine is provided at no cost to our Community and is printed and mailed to each resident from advertising profits. Support the advertisers who make this newsletter a possibility for each resident every quarter.If you would like to contribute to its contents, please contact Ruth Banford (ruth.banford@fsresidential.com)

A Message from the Manager

What a year it has been! I would like to thank everyone of our residents for a great year in 2022. The Social Committee had some great events! The Easter Egg Hunt and Games, The Grand Opening of the White Oak Pool and, bringing back the Trunk or Treat Event. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and enjoyed family and friends.

Welcome 2023! We hope to have a great year of welcoming new residents. With the new budget came some omissions of line items. One of them was the Social Budget. This line item is what the Social Committee used to have the great events for the community. With the Social Budget omitted from the Budget, the Social Committee would like to continue some events, but will have to charge for certain things. If anyone has any suggestions, they will be very welcome to help out. One of the suggestions to keep the Social Committee running for all of the resident’s in Mundy Mill is to have each home donate $10. This would give the Social Committee enough funds to continue bringing events to the community. The Social Committee would also like to get more residents involved. They work so hard to bring some fun into the community.

The way the Social Committee works with events for Mundy Mill residents is all due to the continued support of the community.

Many of the events that came to Mundy Mill do not cost anything to our residents and the Social Committee is happy to be able to have those types of events. So get involved and help your Social Committee continue to bring great events to the community.

Amenities at Mundy Mill

USE OF PAVILIONS AT MUNDY MILL

The pavilions are still available for use throughout the year.

These pavilions are available to the homeowners of our community. PLEASE NOTE: The maximum number of guests allowed at an event is 25 for the smaller pavilions and 35 for the large fireplace pavilion.

Bathrooms at the Pavilion next to the Large Pool, Small Pool and White Oak Pool are closed during the off season.

During the cooler months, the larger pavilion with the fireplace is a nice area for a gathering.

We hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy the amenities provided at Mundy Mill!

Researcher Decodes Parrot Songs And Discovers

The Sweetest Thing

Every parent can relate

By Stephen Messenger

To the untrained ear, the chirps and squawks of a parrot’s call might seem like just a random series of notes amidst the symphony of sounds in the regions where they live. But that’s far from the truth.

Not only do parrots’ calls have meaning some of those calls couldn’t be more meaningful to them.

It just took a little decoding on the part of humans to find that out.

While it’s long been known that parrots in captivity learn and mimic sounds around them, researcher Dr. Karl Berg set out to study how that process takes place in the wild. In doing so, he set his sights on green-rumped parrotlets, a chatty species of parrot native to the savannas and forests of Venezuela.

What Dr. Berg found was that not only do wild parrots learn new songs and sounds, they appear to acquire one very important sound in particular.

To determine if baby parrots learned sounds from their parents, or if they simply inherited them as instinct, Dr. Berg needed to make blended green -rumped parrotlet families. So, he secretly swapped eggs from nesting boxes used by the wild parrots in his study, effectively making them foster kids.

Then, with recording equipment, Dr. Berg monitored those nesting boxes as the parrot parents hatched, raised and most importantly of all sang to their babies.

Interestingly, Dr. Berg found that when the foster babies began singing for themselves, they sounded more like their foster parents than natural ones. They were learning! And more fascinating yet, each baby’s learned song varied slightly from the others, making it a unique identifier.

In other words, the song they learned from their parents was, in essence, their very own name. These names go on to serve an important role throughout each parrot’s life, both as a way of announcing who they are and to know when another parrot is talking to them.

Unique identifiers do come in handy, after all.

In light of Dr. Berg's research decoding the calls of these parrots and how they are learned, their songs ringing out in the forests of Venezuela take on new meaning. They are not merely sounds hardwired by instinct, but rather tuneful reflections of the care and affection they received from their parents.

What’s in a name? For green-rumped parrotlets and humans alike, a legacy of love.

ARC REQUESTS

Most exterior projects that are performed to a home or lot require prior approval from the Association. You should contact your management team with any questions you might have.

As a reminder, the ARC process is outlined below.

Article 6.2 Guidelines and Procedures in your Covenants

Please read over the Guidelines and Procedures in your Covenants

Process

• Complete Architectural Modification Form

• Gather required supporting documentation and photos (including

your survey/plat of your property)

• Submit Application and supporting documentation to the Property Manager or Assis-tant—PLEASE NOTE THE DATE RECEIVED BY THE PROPERTY MANAGER MAY DIF-FER FROM THE DATE YOU PUT ON THE ARCHITECHTURAL MODIFICATION FORM.

• Applications should be submitted at least 45 days prior to your start date for your project

The application can be obtained on the Mundy Mill Web Portal or you can request a copy of the application from Ruth Banford or Carolyn O’Camb.

MUNDY MILL FREQUENT VIOLATION REMINDERS

We understand that no one wants to receive those pesky violation letters!

The most frequent violations that can be easily avoided are:

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TRASHCANS

Trashcans and Recycling cans must be stored out of view from the street or neighboring properties.

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VEHICLES AND PARKING

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EXTERIOR OF HOME

Please keep your property in a clean, well-kept manner (yard tools, debris, etc. should be removed promptly). This is including the rear of your home when your yard is visible from any street or neighboring property. The exterior of your home (including the roof) should not have any rotting wood, missing shutters, peeling paint, mold or any other unsightly conditions;

• LAWNS

Please ensure that your lawn has been properly treated for weeds and fertilized; lawn maintenance should occur on a regular basis and your lawn and landscape beds should be free of weeds and grass and enough pine straw or mulch should be installed at least twice per year;

Vehicles must be parked in garages or driveways and may not be parked elsewhere on the property. There is no parking on the streets. Unlicensed or inoperable vehicles are considered a nuisance and must be removed.

• YARD SIGNS

Yard signs are not permitted unless otherwise authorized by the HOA. If you have a contractor working on your home, please make sure they do not place a sign in your yard.

• PETS

All pets should be leashed or otherwise controlled by the owner when outside a home and shall not be allowed to become a nuisance by barking or other acts. Owners must clean up after their pets.

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ARCHITECTURAL MODIFICATIONS

Please submit a modification request for any changes to the exterior of your home.

Does your home need some work?

Are you thinking about renovating?

... Not sure if your project needs approval?

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“Health and Wellness”

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Power Washing

Jim Jochum jimjoch@aol.com

Paparazzi Independent Jewelry Consultant

Offering jewelry shopping appointments; Gift Services for special occasions; Jewelry Parties, shows and more!

Nathan and Joyce Shipp natsblingdom@gmail.com

MaryKay Beauty Consultant & Advanced Color Consultant

Offering Free Facials, Gift Services for special occasions; Makeovers; Foundation Matching; Age–fighting skincare; color consultations, parties and more!

Nathan and Joyce Shipp bownjyshipp@yahoo.com

Computer Services & Training

Krisanna Spinato spinatoltd626@gmail.com

2022 TRUNK OR TREAT HAL LOWEEN FUN

MAILBOX MAINTENANCE

One of the first things that you see when you pull up to a home is the mail-box. Because you pass it every day you may not take notice to the condition of your mailbox. Not all owners have a mailbox. Please take a moment to check the condition of your mailbox. The paint should not be faded or peeling on the box or flag. The numbers should be intact on both sides of the mailbox and the flag should be intact. As with any maintenance item that we ask owners and residents to address, we do so in order to improve and maintain the Community Wide Standard for Mundy Mill as we continue to strive to make the neighborhood the very best it can be!

If you need to install a new mailbox it must be the standard used in Mundy Mill. Please see below:

MAILBOXES

Global Home Products

3762 Peachtree Crest Drive, Suite A Duluth, GA 30097 770-409-8292

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