Year: 2013

Year: 2013

October Fall Festival! Saturday, Oct 26th, 2013 1:00pm-4:00pm
October 10, 2013 Events Rob

Save the date! The Almond Glen Fall Festival will be October 26 at the pool parking lot from 1:00pm – 4:00pm Our neighborhood’s annual tradition of good food and family fun continues! This will be an HOA-sponsored event. Details will follow.

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Check yourself… please
October 4, 2013 CCRs Rob

The Architectural Committee is the group responsible for reviewing and interpreting the Declaration or CCRs (covenants, conditions, and restrictions).  Since gaining control of the HOA and then establishing the Architectural Committee, the board of directors have been trying to sift through the backlog of fence requests, deck additions, paint changes, etc.  We have been working

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Archived Article – Pool Problems… Guards or No Guards.
October 2, 2013 News Rob

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ARCHIVED ARTICLE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT CURRENT INFORMATION. 10/02/2013 When I write these news articles, updates, etc. I am usually just trying to either give straight news or explain policies. Sometimes I attempt to explain the boards thoughts on a subject or outline our decisions. In this article I

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Archived Article – Roads Update
October 1, 2013 News Rob

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ARCHIVED ARTICLE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT CURRENT INFORMATION. We have some information about the roads in Almond Glen. Last week while checking the pool house Jon Rodman and Rob Smith noticed several work trucks gathering in the pool parking lot. Jon and Rob discovered several Lancaster County public works

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Archived Article – Pool Repair Update
October 1, 2013 News Rob

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ARCHIVED ARTICLE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT CURRENT INFORMATION. If you’re new to the neighborhood, or this site, or Facebook, or you just haven’t heard yet… The pool sank. I am pretty sure that by now at least 80% of our neighbors have heard the official word on this… But

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Archived Article – Landscaping Update – News from a conversation with US Lawns
September 29, 2013 News Rob

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ARCHIVED ARTICLE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT CURRENT INFORMATION. Several of our neighbors have noticed the, “less than amazing” look of the landscaping in the common areas of the neighborhood.     Recently several of the board members met with representatives of US Lawns, the current landscaping company used by

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Mow your grass or we foreclose!
September 17, 2013 CCRs Rob

As I write this the board of directors have been in charge now for just shy of two months. In that two months we have been working to setup committees, establish policies, create a website, etc. One of the committees we created, The Architectural Review Committee, is beginning to get more active within our neighborhood.

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Archived Article – Action… Not reaction
September 10, 2013 News Rob

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ARCHIVED ARTICLE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT CURRENT INFORMATION.   By my estimates (and please understand I am working from a combination of “vacation head”, charts, and my memory) 7-8% of owners in our HOA are at least one payment behind in their HOA dues. That’s a little high folks.

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Archived Article – E-Statements for your HOA dues
September 10, 2013 News Rob

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS AN ARCHIVED ARTICLE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT CURRENT INFORMATION. SouthData, the contractor used by Hawthorne to send the billing statements to homeowners is now offering each owner the ability to receive future bills via email. Shown here is an example statement with the new offer. If interested, the owner must

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Board Members, Members, HOA President, HOA Officers… who is in charge around here?
September 7, 2013 FAQ Rob

When I introduce myself to a new neighbor and decide to represent the Almond Glen Owners Association, Inc… I often mention I am a member of the board of directors. Sometimes I even add that I am the president of the HOA. I am of course aware that people attach importance to titles and even

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