Barrington Ridge HOA

Several homeowners have expressed interest in having rock installed in the shrub beds at the front of our homes instead of mulch. We have obtained pricing for this but it is not economically feasible to do at this time so mulch will be used again this year. Hunter is scheduling the mulch to go in the week of May 13th if the weather permits. Owners who wish to install rock themselves around their shrubs may do so. Any owners who do not want mulch put in their shrub bed, should contact Hunter Residential no later than Friday, May 8th.

If you have circumstances that prohibit you from making your HOA payments on time, please call Hunter Residential's office and make arrangements with them as quickly as possible. If you wait until you are 2 months behind, you will be charged the attorney's fee for sending you a payment letter in addition to the dues.

One final reminder about the homeowner's insurance. The blanket policy on the villa properties expired on April 20, 2009, so each homeowner should have their own policy in place by now.

We should have the final prices on landscaping rock this week and will determine if it will be cost effective to use instead of the mulch around the shrubs at the front of each home. The second treatment to the lawns will take place on Tuesday, April 28th but since they are calling for rain the rest of the week, they may not be able to mow this week. There are a few yards that seem to be experiencing some water drainage problems coming from their sump pump lines. This should have been an issue that each homeowner addressed with McBride while the house was under warranty. If you did contact McBride and the problem has still not been fixed, please contact them again so this can be resolved. If you did not contact McBride while your home was under warranty, it will now be your responsibility to fix. The mowers cannot mow where there is standing water without damaging the lawns so these issues need to be addressed as soon as possible. If you have any questions about your lawn, please contact Terry at Hunter.

Our mowing was scheduled to start this Thursday but since they are calling for rain again on Thursday, the mowers are going to try to mow either Tuesday or Wednesday of this week rather than put it off another whole week. Please be sure all personal belongings, (garden hoses, sprinklers, dog toys, chairs, etc.) are picked up prior to the mowing. At this time, we are not sure which day the mowers will be here. If the mowers are out on Wednesday, please try to place your garbage bags and recycle bins on the edge of your driveways so the mowers do not have to move these items to mow.

With the crazy weather we have been having all winter and so far this spring, it is really hard to get in the mood for spring cleaning but it is that time of year. To help get rid of those items around your house that you are no longer using, we have scheduled our annual community yard sale for Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 8 AM to 4 PM. We will be advertising in the local newspaper. If you wish to participate, just set your items out in your driveway or garage that day. Of course, if you don't have anything to sell, please feel free to check out the items that your neighbors have for sale!

We had planned for mowing to start this week but the weather is not cooperating with us. There are several areas where we have standing water in the lawns and that was before today's rain. The mowing should start next week and will be done on Thursdays as long as the weather permits. Terry and the mowing company were out on the properties this week surveying for property damage before the mowing gets started. There was a lot of confusion last year about what the mowers did and what damage was already there. We didn't want that to happen again this year. Please remember to be sure that all personal items are picked up from your lawns on mowing days. If you do encounter any problems, please be sure to contact Terry at Hunter (816-926-9949) as soon as possible.