IT’S TIME FOR THE….
The 6th Annual Grande Park Spring “Egg”stravaganza!

WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2008 @ 11 AM

WHERE: The Grande Park Playground!

WHAT: The Grande Egg Hunt for children of all ages! There will be bags to decorate, or kids can bring their own egg baskets! The hunt will be divided up between the ages. Light snacks and refreshments will be available!

Parents: For each family who wishes to participate, please donate at least one bag of individually wrapped candy to fit in an egg by Thursday, March 20. Please label the bag(s) with the number of children participating and their ages. There will be a drop box on the porch of 106 Accura Ct.

NOTE: You do not need to provide filled eggs since we’ve saved the eggs from previous years. The social committee will stuff the eggs with the donated candy. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

If you would like to donate refreshments or for general questions, please contact Carol Hammett (341-1174).

Check your mailbox for the flyer and check this site for updates! THANKS!

Daylight Saving Time is Not Only the Time to Check Your Clock

On Sunday, March 9, the world will move forward one hour for daylight saving time. Daylight saving time, beginning at 2:00a.m. in the United States, advances time so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less light. Each spring, time is moved forward. Each fall, time is moved back and an extra hour is gained.

While springing forward in time, it is also a good time to check the batteries in smoke detectors in the home. To address the important issue of fire safety, Durham County Government helps to install smoke detectors in homes across the County. “If someone does not have a smoke detector, we will have someone to go to a citizen’s home and install one [smoke detector] for free,” says Jeff Batten, fire marshal and director of Emergency Management for Durham County.

For more information about fire safety and the installation of smoke detectors, dial 560-0660.

GRANDE PARK
ANNUAL HOMEOWNERS MEETING
JANUARY 22, 2008

This an overview of things discussed at our Annual Meeting held at Aldersgate Methodist Church on Tuesday January 22, 2008.

In accordance with Article V paragraph 3a the HOA Board increased the Annual Homeowners dues by 5%. This will bring the annual homeowner dues to $214.00. These dues will be billed to each homeowner bi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year.

Carol Hammett and Yvonne Wright were elected to fill the vacant positions on the HOA Board. These two members will serve for 3 years. There are other positions open on the different committees and everyone is urged to participate. If interested, please contact one of the Board members.

Everyone attending agreed that the Neighborhood Watch program should be more aggressive. A letter was recently sent to each Block Captain to encourage the updating of the telephone tree. This telephone tree is the key to the success of this program. The information on the telephone tree will not be shared with anyone other than the people who are on the list, and only for Watch purposes.

The Social Committee agreed to have the same programs we had last year. Anyone willing to help with these events should contact Carol Hammett or Shinnette Richmond. We are hoping that all residents of Grande Park will participate on 08’.

Annual Block Captains Workshop

Hosted by the Durham Police Crime Prevention Unit
Saturday February 23, 2008
9 am to 1 pm
At Lyon Park Recreation Center
(1313 Halley St Durham, NC)
Contact Melissa Mclean to confirm your attendance:
RSVP by
Feb. 11, 2008
melissa.mclean@durhamnc.gov
or
919-560-4317
Remember to indicate that you live in Grande Park which is in Police District #2.

Annual Meeting Update

Well, not many residents turned out for the Annual Grande Park HOA meeting. We were able to elect a new Board member though; Ms. Yvonne Wright was brought on as a new member! Yeah!
We talked about the past year, its successes and struggles in the neighborhood. Here are some highlights for those of you who missed the meeting:

Landscaping is finally on the right track with Newton’s Landscaping. We will be evaluating the trees growing over the sidewalks along Bivens and Umstead and trimming them back to allow a clear path for walkers.

We want to focus on the playground area this year. It’s 7 years old now, and may need some updating, repairs or whatever to insure that it’s safe and fun for our children. We had new mulch spread at the playground in late summer and will continue to do so as needed.

A street light will also be installed at the playground for safety. There has been some undesirable activity late night at the park. ‘Shedding some light’ on the issue should help to resolve it and keep our neighborhood safe.

Safety, Safety, Safety is another top priority. We want to beef up the neighborhood watch program this year. Our Block Captains are key to this effort. If you have not been contacted by your block captain, please contact them to provide them with your phone number in the event of an incident on your block!

We will keep up with the Social events this year including an Easter Egg Hunt, Neighborhood Yard Sale, 4th of July flags, NNO, Fall Festival, luminaries and the Holiday Decorating Contest. Hopefully we can get even more participation at the events.

If you are interested in helping out on one of the committees (Social or Architectural) please contact the HOA President! We need help and greatly appreciate any that you can provide! There is no long term commitment, and we are all really nice and easy to work with. : )

Copies of the President’s message and the annual budget are available anytime from the HOA President or Property Manager.

ANNUAL MEETING

GRANDE PARK HOMEOWNERS ANNUAL MEETING

TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 2008

7PM @ ALEDERSGATE CHURCH - ROOM 210.

You should have received a notice in the mail about the annual meeting, along with a Proxy Form for voting if you are unable to attend. Any resident of Grande Park can be your Proxy for any vote that is taken at the Annual Meeting. If you need or want more information about the Annual Meeting, please contact one of the Board Members listed at the bottom of the blog. See you there!

Christmas Tree Recycling

Why take up space in the landfill when you can donate your Christmas tree to Eno River State Park? Trees will be used for trail renovation and erosion prevention. Please bring your tree to the park office for donation between December 26 - January 14. Remember to strip the tree of all decorations and remove the stand. No artificial trees!
For further information contact the park office at 919-383-1686.

http://www.enoriver.org/