2nd Annual End of Summer Party

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2nd Annual End of Summer Party Reminder

Hello Bells Crossing Residents

Tomorrow is our 2^nd annual End of Summer party it will start at 2pm at our clubhouse and end at 7pm.

This year we have 4 residents that have entered the pulled pork contest we hope you will taste their dish and cast your vote for the best pulled pork

at Bells Crossing.  This year the winner will receive a beautiful BBQ cookbook.

Bells Crossing will provide the hot hogs & soda and for those who prefer another beverage BYOB. A small covered dish to share with your neighbors

would be appreciated.

The Hula Hoop contest last year was not only a success but loads of fun for both the children and adults. This year many residents have asked to bring

it back. So on demand we have, to enter just bring your Hula Hoop. If you don’t have one we’re sure you can borrow one. Also, this year we will be

giving out a prize for the most Hula Hooping in the men’s and ladies category and children’s group.

I know everyone will be scrambling to enter the egg toss. This was also a favorite with both the kids and adults.

We are very fortunate this year to have Ellen Stanford volunteer her time to organize many of the lawn games that the kids will enjoy.

If you’re an adult looking to compete just walk around you’ll find something to put the kid back in you.  More prizes.

If having a dog, soda and pulled pork sandwich is more your thing bring your lawn chair and visit with new neighbors and neighbors you haven’t seen in a while.

This is a community get-together, all Bells Crossing residents are invited.  Come and enjoy a beautiful day out in the sun and refresh in the pool.

To show our appreciation to our local fire department and paramedics we have invited them to join us tomorrow, they have been a great asset to our community.

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Some Reminders:

We are still collecting a donation of $20.00 per family per year to help with our community fund (this donation has nothing to do with our HOA)

The $20.00 donation is used for all 5 community events throughout the year. End of Summer party, Halloween party, Thanksgiving turkey trot, Christmas holiday party and East egg hunt.

Your donation is used to help us have these social events.

Remember Absolutely NO GLASS at Pool side

NO Wet bathing suits in the clubhouse and be respectful of the clubhouse furniture.

Thank you

Clubhouse social committee

Linda Noyes, Martha Spillane & Ronnie Douglas

Community Update - 8/25/2015

We just completed our regular call with Meritage and Kuester and I wanted to share the latest updates with everyone.  (some of these items are new based on questions we've received from the community since the last update)

- Sport Court - This is mostly finished; the only outstanding work left is the coating process.  Anticipated completion time is 1-2 weeks

- Water Pressure - Supposedly the pressure should be better now, however I have not personally noticed any difference (and have heard the same from other residents) so we've asked Meritage to further investigate this

- Boat Storage - We are waiting on Duke to run power so that the electronic gate control can be installed.  Everything else is complete (other than putting placards up to mark each space).  Anticipated complete time is hopefully 2-3 weeks (this is dependent on Duke Power, apparently several of the builders in the area are having issues with them getting jobs completed in a timely fashion)

- Area behind Swimming pool - Mowing should be happening more regularly now.  The playground is still scheduled to be installed this fall

- Lakefront Amenity - No change; construction should start later this year

- Streetlights - The list of homeowners (and their lot numbers) that requested refraction shields has been forwarded over to Duke Power

- Irrigation - The irrigation north of the entrance is not working due to the power issues.  Meritage is working on rectifying this.  They will also investigate why there is some dead foliage south of the entrance

- Pool Cover - No change; Kuester is planning on purchasing and installing a cover this fall

- Pool Water Fountain - This has been installed and is working

- Pool Furniture - no update

- Pool: outdoor switch for fans - This has been installed and is working

- Grey poles near the street - We had a few residents ask about these; they are for power connections and will all eventually be removed

- Trees/Bushes that were removed from the front of the clubhouse - Some trees/bushes that used to be in front of the clubhouse were removed; we asked Kuester to investigate this and asked if they will be replaced

- Clubhouse facade - the damage to the clubhouse facade has been repaired

- Lock on the Men's Bathroom pool: Last time I checked this had not been fixed so I asked Kuester to check on it again

- Underwater lights at pool - Meritage/Kuester were not interested in investigating why these do not work since the pool closes at dusk

- Pool furniture - no update yet

- Wifi at clubhouse - we asked Kuester to investigate if wifi could be added to the clubhouse for a small incremental cost (since we have to pay to have a phone there for 911 anyways)

- Pool closing - The pool will be open until September 20th, 2015.

- Reminder: The End of Summer Community party is this coming Saturday, August 29th.  If you have any questions please contact Linda Noyes - englishnanny16@yahoo.com or Martha Spillane - marthaprudence@gmail.com.  We hope to see everyone there!


As always, if anyone has questions about anything in this update and/or issues/concerns that you would like us to bring to Meritage and/or Kuester feel free to reply to this message.