Next HOA Meeting - January 18

The next HOA meeting, and first with the two new board members, happens Tuesday, January 18 at its normal location at River of Life Christian Church on Krycul Ave. See a map and the precise address further down in this post.

Issues on the agenda include:

1. Establishing a "wall of green" on the east side of Dartmouth Hill Road. The green area between Dartmouth Hill and US-301 will someday become a bank and a gas station. A board member has suggested planting a row of trees that will replace the shield we currently have when it disappears. It would help preserve the community's privacy -- especially for people who live near Dartmouth Hill.

2. Garbage. Especially over the holidays, the dumpsters overflow with trash. We can prevent some of this if we take some simple steps such as breaking down boxes and not dumping appliances and furniture at the dumpster areas. The trick is getting word out to people about alternatives.

3. Crime. We have not had reports of break-ins lately but this is an issue we have to be vigilant about. The board will also discuss ways the community can deter crimes of all kinds.

4. Building Repairs. Some units have suffered damage from water intrusion. Some have exterior cosmetic damage. The board has been assessing the situation and will discuss possible solutions.

5. Standards for Rear Patio and Enclosure. A unit owner has threatened legal action because she has been denied permission to install an aluminum enclosure around her back patio. The board's unanimous opinion has been that such attachments to our buildings do not match the decor and character of the community and that allowing such trailer park-like construction will harm property values of all units in the community. Board President David Hey has led the effort to assemble a set of written standards for what the board will allow.

River of Life Christian Center
6605 Krycul Avenue
Riverview, FL 33569


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CURB ALERT - Free Dresser Mirrors!

Someone left these inside the dumpster enclosure at the intersection of Johanna Ave. and Hawthorne Trace. The glass is free of cracks and chips and the wood frames are in good shape.

We have posted an ad on craigslist letting people know they're available.

Not only is it a shame for perfectly useable things to wind up in landfills, they clog up space in our dumpsters. Also, these were put in the enclosure, not the dumpster itself. Items have to get inside the actual dumpster or the garbage truck driver does not take them away! We have to pay to have someone clean the enclosures, unless a neighbor tired of seeing the mess does it first.

If you have something that you want to get rid of, a "CURB ALERT" ad on craigslist will take care of it for you. Here's the link: https://post.craigslist.org/tpa/S/zip/. You have to sign up for an account but it's easy, it's FREE, it will help someone who can reuse your unwanted stuff and it helps our community.

A win win win win!