Santa will be in South Ridge!!!
We want to keep everyone safe tonight during our trick or treating hours. Please read over the following and keep these in mind for the sake of all involved.
1) Trick or Treating hours are encouraged from 5:30-7:30pm. This gives a good safe time for our neighborhood kids to get around to all our neighborhood houses and houses know when to expect them.
2) Please have your front porch light on or be in the driveway if you're giving out candy. If you choose not to participate keep front light off to ensure you're not visited.
3) Please pull all parked cars off the street. This allows for clear passage of vehicles coming in/out as well as a clearer path of vision of and for all pedestrians.
4) DRIVE SLOWLY. Don't assume every child has an adult right beside them and will be looking both ways. Kids are quick and excited to get to the next house. Watch carefully, keep the phones out of you hands, and drive 15-20 mph. This is not a night that 25 mph speed limit should be the norm.
Thank you for doing all you can to keep everyone safe.
As stated at the HOA meeting on August 3, 2020, the new HOA board is currently committed to two major goals.
1)
We want all of our neighbors to feel an added
sense of security and safety for themselves and their children.
2)
When homeowners abide by the set of covenants
that govern their homes, we sustain a standard of living that will only make
our neighborhood more desirable and increase our property values.
Each section of the neighborhood has a list of covenants/restrictions
by which each homeowner is to abide. The
original builder of South Ridge (Derek Comperry) created each set of
covenants/restrictions when each new section was established. Each section's plat, by-laws, and restrictions can be found
in labeled tabs on the blog site (southridgehoa.blogspot.com) and can be
located at the Montgomery County Register’s Office.
A couple of notices we would like to remind all our
neighbors about is in regards to our parking of cars, boats, and recreational
vehicles. Stated below is the particular
text within each section of the neighborhood covenants. We are also providing the section number,
paragraph number, and the date of the covenants.
STREET PARKING: Overnight on-street parking
shall be prohibited with the exception of periods of inclement weather where access
to the residence driveway would be hazardous or impaired due to slope or
topography of the driveway servicing said residence; however this restriction
shall not apply to guests of a residence provided that said guests do not park
on said street or drive for more than seven (7) days.
Section I & IA (amended to paragraph #11, circa 2001)
Section
II-V (paragraph #19, circa 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 respectively)
BOATS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: No boat
longer than (see individual section restrictions below), motor home,
recreational vehicle or the like shall be permitted to be upon or maintained
upon any lot, unless the same be stored inside a garage or detached structure
constructed upon the premises.
Section I & IA (20 ft, paragraph #9, 2001)
Section
II-IV (16 ft, paragraph #8, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Section
V (18 ft, paragraph #8, 2005)
UNPAVED SURFACES: No yard area or unpaved
surface of any lot shall be used for the parking or storage of any motor
vehicle, trailer, or boat.
Section I & IA (amended to paragraph #11, circa 2001)
Section
II-V V (paragraph #22, circa 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 respectively)
We want to
thank everyone for helping to make South Ridge the best that it can be. Please help us by following the restrictions
and by-laws that you agreed to, upon moving into our neighborhood. We will have to start sending out violation
notices to those neighbors who choose to disregard these regulations, in a few
weeks. These regulations help keep our
neighborhood a safe place for all of our residents!
Just a few notices about today's Beautification project at the entrance of the neighborhood at 6:30pm. The committee will be out there as well as a board member or two and anyone else who would like to help is welcome to join.
South Ridge HOA Quarterly Meeting Minutes
August 3, 2020
The current President, Nick Thompson
called the meeting to order at 6:10pm.
Nick Thompson announced known
nominations for board positions as:
President- Jeff Vernon
Co Vice-Presidents- Kristen Shinn and
Lindsey Davis
Secretary- Christie Kettle
Treasurer- Laurie Matta
The floor was open to additional
nominations. No more nominations were made.
Motion was made for Jeff Vernon to
become President. Motion was seconded,
motion passed with verbal majority vote
Motion was made for Kristen Shinn and
Lindsey Davis to become Co Vice Presidents.
Motion was seconded; motion passed with verbal majority vote.
Motion was made for Christie Kettle to
become Secretary. Motion was seconded,
motion passed with verbal majority vote.
Motion was made for Laurie Matta to
become Treasurer. Motion was seconded,
motion passed with verbal majority vote.
Nick Thompson updated attendees on
current Treasury report. Currents
standings in financial accounts are:
Current Treasury Report:
Assets
as of 8/3/2020
Money Market: $70,483.64
Checking: $
4,646.37
$75,130.01
2019
Expenses:
East Mont. Utility Dist.: $1,457.61
CEMC (Street Lighting & Front
Entrance Lighting): $2,592.67
Electrical Repairs/Maintenance: $752.00
Mowing: $2,975.00
PO Box: $118.00
Other (Expenses Reimbursement/Santa) $558.48
TOTAL
2019 Expenses……………………………………………………$8,452.76
2020
Expenses YTD
East Mont. Utility Dist.: $126.49
CEMC (Street Lighting & Front
Entrance Lighting: $1,502.27
Electrical Repairs/Maintenance: $4,273.00
Mowing:
$900.00
PO Box: $118.00
TOTAL
2020 Expenses YTD………………………………………….…$6,919.76
New
Business
Jeff Vernon informed attendees that the
new HOA board would be getting together to review all neighborhood concerns left
on index cards over the next 90 days.
The board will review and work together to address concerns at the next
quarterly meeting.
Kristen Shinn updated on TN Wastewater
situation. TN Wastewater is a 2-step
system. TN Wastewater should have a
treatment facility for our waste (and in most other areas where their system is
used, they do). Derek Comperry assisted
in building pipes from our neighborhood for our waste to connect to pipes owned
and treated by Clarksville Gas and Water.
Clarksville Gas and Water charges South Ridge at the industrial rate,
because in the eyes of CG&W, South Ridge is “one customer.” That charge is submitted to TN
Wastewater. TN Wastewater is then
charging us the CG&W rate, and their own service charges.
South Ridge is (to our knowledge) the
only customer with TN Wastewater without their own treatment plant. TN Wastewater has recently turned over a new board
and they are willing to work with us to adjust our rates based on what CG&W
charges TN Wastewater. The board will
review each June to reassess the charges and adjust accordingly. Residents should see a reduction in costs on
their August bill.
TN Wastewater says to build a treatment
plant, they need the land on which to build the treatment plant as well as the
money to build it which will require they secure a loan. They do have the land, but state that they do
not have the money to build a South Ridge treatment facility. They also stated that they will re-visit the
securement of a loan to build the facility.
This treatment facility will allow us to cut ties with CG&W.
This situation will be ongoing and the
board will stay on top of it and update as necessary.
TN Wastewater is supposed to check tanks
annually and check for maintenance. For
maintenance from home to tank, the homeowner is responsible. For maintenance on tank and out, contact TN
Wastewater.
Christie Kettle encouraged participation
and volunteers for the three committees we are trying to get going again.
·
The
Beautification Committee will work towards upkeep on front entrance, lights;
Yard of the Month may be a possibility and other such ideas that may
incorporate the beautification of our neighborhood.
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