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January – March 2015 Volume 1, Issue 1
Spivey Cove Telegraph Welcome New Neighbors and Thanks to Longtime Neighbors!! Let me formally welcome new neighbors to our beloved neighborhood. Spivey Cove has been going strong for over 20 years. Our HOA was formed in 1999 with the mission to protect our property values and to improve the quality of the community through best practices as determined by HOA professionals. We try to get it right and that is why your participation is important.. Over the years we have made several changes that have kept us marketable. Currently, we have only one home out of 54 which is vacant. A realtor reported recently that homes values are on the rise again in the Lake Spivey area and inventory is low. Curb appeal and covenants work! This year we plan to continue to improve the entrance. Look for more color throughout the spring and summer. We will also upgrade the entrance lighting. A few benches will need to be replaced and depending on funds we may add mile markers since a few neighbors walk, bike, and run.
Deanna Wallis Community Association Management, LLC P.O. Box 143089 Fayetteville, Ga 30214 (770) 692-0152 (770) 692-0156 Fax dwallis@camga.com
LSCI or Lake Spivey Community, Inc’s goal is to promote our area. There are several residents on influential committees who determine the direction of our part of the county. Spivey Cove has been a member of LSCI since 2005. The “next big thing” will be a 3.5 mile path from the senior center at the Clayton County International Park to Lake Spivey Golf Club.
Lake Spivey’s first portion of a 3.5 mile paved path will start at the Griswell Senior Center and end at Lake Spivey Golf Club. The county will eventually complete 105 miles of paved trails. The project is called “Clayton Connects” by the PATH Foundation.
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Safety and Security Lt. J. Lively, from Clayton County SWAT team attended our HOA meeting January 25, 2015. He reported our community again has very few incidents as compared to the rest of county. However, there has not been an arrest for the elderly man who was assaulted and robbed in the Foxfire subdivision. We have several advantages in our favor. 1) Only a single street for entry and exit. 2) Most neighbors have email and/or texting ability for quick
alerts. 3) Neighbors continue to pay the extra $11 a month for their yard lamp which helps deter crime and wild animals. 4) We have a PTZ web-enabled surveillance camera and sign installed in October 2010. Although our system is a bit dated it gives many neighbors peace of mind. The monthly expense to archive and view video footage is around $75 monthly (combined Internet access & web hosting). 5) Spivey Cove HOA has a strong relationship
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with CCPD and with Commissioner Edmondson going back over a decade. 6) Nation Of Neighbors an online neighborhood watch tool is the final layer of protection for the Lake Spivey area. 7) We value everyone’s rights but, certain behaviors are detrimental to harmony. Habitual parking on the street is one that sets in motion the decline of a neighborhood. It gives cover to criminals casing our homes and increases human & car accidents.
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Old Business & New Improvements 2014 was a good year for our community and the county. The county commission has approved an $8M facility that will replace the existing Nassau Building at Clayton International Park. Chime Solutions will bring over 1000 call center jobs to Southlake Mall. Castellini Group will develop a largescale produce distribution center in Conley. The project will create 300 new jobs over the next several years. QGistix, an electronics repair company will relocate to the Mountain view area near Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and hire as many as 150 within two years. Kroger’s new $175M distribution center will be located at the former Fort Gillem in Forest Park. A Korean LED lighting company named AVICS will make its US headquarters in Forest Park. OSG Tap & Die will be opening a regional distribution center in Forest Park. Recycled Shingles Solutions is investing $7M in a facility in Forest Park. Aerotropolis Alliance was formed to provide leadership across Fulton and Clayton counties. Aerotropolis Atlanta is the area where the new Por-
sche headquarters is in Hapeville. LSCI is under the leadership of Susan Butler. Susan is also the constituent aide for our Commissioner Michael Edmondson. The LSCI board will promote the community again this year with Celebrate Lake Spivey and the annual Lake Spivey Road Race. Look for more information on times and dates. Spivey Cove continues to attract investors and families. This year we will improve on the entrance by accepting the proposal from Color Burst. The entrance lighting will also get an upgrade once a good proposal is received. There may be a couple of benches that will need replacing as the year goes on. If there are funds available after the improvements are done we will look into mile makers within the community. We want to become a healthy, safe, outdoors kind of subdivision. That means neighbors please control your dogs, regardless of cuteness. The sidewalks will need repairing but, we will need special help getting that done. The mailboxes, toppers, and posts should be repaired or replaced if needed.
We would like to maintain with the same uniformity as the builder. Uniformity and standards magnify the curb appeal and marketability throughout our 54 homes. CAM will continue driving through every month and recording violations. Please take the time to read our Bylaws and Covenants. Our community has maintained high standards with the help of quality families working together. The county has taken a beating in the media and around metro Atlanta but, Spivey Cove stands apart. Please help me to continue this trend. Dave Murphy
Parking on the streets starts out innocent enough, then others join in. Once the culture has been established the once orderly neighborhood starts to decline. We have already had two neighbor’s car hit by another vehicle parked on the street. Please, let’s think about Spivey Cove.
Spivey Cove was established in 1994 by John Christian Homes.
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Park bench & planter paid for by HOA dues. 2014
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
Community Association Management provides a drive through service for your community. Our drive through person has a copy of the covenants and follows them when writing up the covenant violations. The drive service for your community is usually the 3 week of the month. Residents can keep that in mind when they schedule their landscaping services for their property. It will help them avoid any violation notices. They record the violations and they send those to us. We input them into our system. The system generates violation letters by violation category. We send out a 1st violation to notify the resident of the problem. We encourage them to contact us to let us know when the problem will be corrected. If we do not receive any notification and it is found with no change on the next drive through, we send out a 2nd Violation notice. If we receive no feedback and there is no change the next drive through we send out a Final Notice of Violation. It states: We are forced to assume that you do not intend to cooperate on this matter and therefore must issue this final notice of violation. Within ten (10) days of your receipt of this letter, you have the right to request a hearing, in writing, before the Board to contest the violation or fine(s) or to request reconsideration of any sanction, thereby affording you a reasonable opportunity to be heard. You have the right to produce any statements, evidence and witnesses at the hearing. Failure to request a timely hearing as provided herein shall result in loss of the right to challenge and request reconsideration of any fine(s). The fine violation letter tells them: After a first warning, second warning and notice of hearing letter, we are forced to assume that you do not intend to cooperate on this matter and therefore must issue this notice of fines letter. Upon your receipt of this letter, fines will commence at $25.00 per day until the violation is corrected. It is your responsibility to notify Spivey Cove HOA, Inc. when you have corrected your violation.