Jean DeSantis, Editor Jdesant9@twcny.rr.com

Dick Sparrow, President rsparrow@twcny.rr.rom

ERIE VILLAGE NEWSLETTERERIE VILLAGE NEWSLETTERERIE VILLAGE NEWSLETTER

August 2009August 2009August 2009 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 75th 75th 75th Issue, Volume 2 Issue, Volume 2 Issue, Volume 2

5900 North Burdick Street Suite 107 East Syracuse, New York

www.ErieVillageHOA.com

Monthly Board Meetings Each month the board of directors meets to discuss issues, concerns and the normal day to day activities of Erie Village. The meetings are held on the third Monday of the month beginning at 6:30pm at our office in the basement of the medical center next to DOOW Lumber. All residents are welcome to at-tend.

If you have an issue that you would like to discuss with the board, we ask that you submit it in writing ahead of time so that it can be added to the agenda.

Treasurers Report

Ed Bangel reviewed the financial statements for the 6 months ended June30th 2009. The Board reviewed an analysis prepared by Ed of general maintenance ex-penses identifying the unit, nature of the maintenance item and cost.

Board Highlights July 20,2009 Meeting Managers Report

Smoke and fire detector heads need to be replaced every ten years. There are 46 units needing replacement of some or all of the detectors. Time Warner has blocked out the week of September 14, 2009 to perform these replacements. Letters will be sent out in the next couple of week to the owner asking them to select a day and time for the work.

Smoke detector heads need to be inspected every 3 years. We have conducted more than 100 inspections so far this year. Wynn Collins is contacting the remaining 40 that need to be inspected.

The snow plow damage repair has finally been completed for this season.

Painting should be finished within the next couple of weeks.

Wynn also reported on the probable cause and remedia-tion of major repairs and maintenance items performed during the month.

Environmental Committee

As reported in last month’s newsletter, the first water testing for the big lake was made. The test results were excellent, well within the guidelines set by the State of New York for swimming areas.

Other Committee Reports

Street Lighting, Rubbish Removal, Snow Removal, Ar-chitectural, Covenants and Election Committees.

All gave the Board brief updates as to continuing issues relating to activities. There were no new issues to re-port at this time.

Please Drive Slowly in Village

There have been a number of complaints received about cars driving too fast thru the village. With the number of walkers, run-ners and bikers, we ask that you take extra care when driving thru Erie Village.

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Highlights Continued

Grounds Maintenance

Bart Solenthaler gave an update on emerging tree dis-ease issues and the steps we are taking to control these issues.

At the last Board meeting it was decided to rotate the staging of lawn maintenance equipment among 4 desig-nated areas throughout the village. Board members ob-served the use of these areas over the past few weeks. They expressed their concern that the areas other than the area on Summerhaven by Oarlock were hazardous in part due to the size and number of pieces of equipment. The Board voted to revert to using the area on Summer-haven by Oarklock as the designated staging area. Resi-dents near this area will be advised of the Board’s deci-sion.

Trimming small trees, shrubs and bushes was completed by the end of July. There are a few large dead trees that need to be removed. Bart has a list of these trees. They will be removed in conjunction with our large tree trim-ming schedule scheduled for late September or early October.

General

We have received completed survey forms asking for contact information as well as additional information regarding units currently being rented in Erie Village from 50% of our residents. If you have not completed the form, we would appreciate you doing so as soon as pos-sible. The form will be available on our website and will also be included in the next newsletter.

Despite the rainy weather, most of our major projects for the summer are right on schedule. We continue to ad-dress residents’ concerns and attempt to be proactive in tackling some projects before they can develop into a bigger problem. We ask for your patience if there is any inconvenience to you while we work.

The grounds are in beautiful condition due to the con-tinuing efforts of our grounds maintenance contractor and the efforts of Bart Solenthaler who coordinates this work.

Common garden areas continue to flourish due to the efforts of Barb Whitney and her committee also!

Safety Notice Reminder

As published in the Manager’s report, we have a continuing program of inspecting and maintaining the smoke detectors that are a vital component of the Erie Village provided fire monitoring system in your home. The units are inspected on a scheduled basis every three years and each year cer-tain units that have reached the end of their 10 year service period are replaced.

These actions are mandated by the fire codes. If you re-ceive a letter requesting an appointment to replace your smoke detectors, or inspect them, please respond at your earliest convenience. This service is provided at no cost to the homeowner. We will try and schedule the work at a con-venient time for you. Failure to cooperate with this program not only places your home in jeopardy, but the adjoining units as well. It could also have an impact on your personal homeowners insurance.

Parking In Erie Village

There have been some recent issues with parking in the village expressed by homeowners. We’d like to remind resi-dents that there are published rules in our resident’s guide.

Each unit has minimally, two spaces available for parking. The primary spot is the garage with the driveway as the sec-ondary. In some areas there is parking available for the use of guests. Please do not use these areas as your personal parking space. Boats, trailers or unregistered vehicles are not permitted in these areas or any other areas of the Vil-lage. Please respect your neighbors and do not block ac-cess to or egress from their driveways.

On street parking is prohibited year round, as access is needed for service and emergency vehicles. This complies with the regulations within the Town of Manlius and adopted by the EVHOA in October 1999. It is your responsi-bility to direct parking for your visitors.

Whenever possible, please try to resolve parking issues with your neighbors. If a resolution cannot be reached or either party chooses not to make such a complaint to the violator, then complaints should be forwarded in writing to the EVHOA Board of Directors. A warning sticker affixed to the windshield of the vehicle will notify the violator of the parking violation. The make, model and plate number will be logged. If the vehi-cle is not legally parked within 24 hours the vehicle will be towed at the owner’s expense. The owner can ascertain the towing location by contacting the Town of Manlius Police De-partment.

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Board Members

Dick Sparrow—Pres. Tom Callendar—V. Pres.

Dick Clark Richard Lelong—Secretary Jim Kraus Sally Oot Helen Buck Millie Sitnik Paul Franklin Chuck Owen Marj Schaff Ed Bangel—Treasurer

Report Concerns to our Office

All residential concerns should be reported to 656-5148. Please leave your name, unit number, and a daytime phone number so that we can contact you. Also remember that all written notification should be mailed to the Erie Village Homeowners Association, 5900 N. Burdick St, Suite 107, E. Syracuse, NY 13057.

Wynn Collins—Maintenance Mgr.

EVHOA@cnymail,com

Website:www.ErieVillageHOA.com

Conversation Café

What better way to meet your neighbors than over a cup of coffee?

August 11th

2-4 PM at Panera’s

Fayetteville Towne Center

Next month’s gathering will be Tuesday, September 8th 2009

Happy Hour Has Returned to the Links!

The Wednesday night get gatherings are now back out on the deck at Traditions at the Links, weather permitting. The group is there every Wednesday evening beginning at 5PM.

If you’d like to be added to the email notifications, contact Tom Callendar at tcallend@twcny.rr.com.

Committee Chairpersons:

Architectural: Helen Buck & Sally Oot Co-Chair Covenants: Marj Schaff Elections: Chuck Owen Environmental: Millie Sitnik Finance and Erie Links Liaison: Jim Kraus Grounds Maint.: Bart Solenthaler Painting: Wynn Collins Risk Mgmt. / Insurance: Ed Bangel - Paul Franklin Co –Chair Roads & Driveways: Tom Callender & Dick Sparrow Co-Chair Rubbish and Snow Removal: Tom Callender Website: Janet Yermas Decks: Millie Sitnik Lighting District: Jim Kraus

Garden Committee: Barb Whitney

Erie Village Book Discussion Group

Please join us for our next meeting on Wednes-day, August 12 at 7 pm at the Payne residence, 330 Summerhaven to discuss the medical thriller by Michael Palmer, The First Patient. We will be discussing Malcolm Glad-well's book, Outliers at the September 9 meeting at 7pm at the Beebe residence, 85 Midlake. The October 14 meeting will be at the Thiras residence, tentative novel to discuss is The Namesake

by Jhumpa Lahiri. The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner was chosen for our November 11 meeting at the Schmidt residence, 361 Summerhaven. If you have any questions, or you are inter-ested in joining the group, please call Janey Pajak at 637-1761 or jpajak@twcny.rr.com. The Erie Village Book Discussion Group encourages and warmly welcomes new members. Thanks, and we hope you enjoy your summer time reading!

Famous Quotes "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." -Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Want to place an ad in out Newsletter or do you have any items of interest or suggestions for our monthly newsletter?

Your editor welcomes articles and helpful hints on just about any topic, from mainte-nance to gardening. Even the occasional hu-man interest story. Please submit informa-tion to Jean DeSantis, 35 Parkington Circle or email and reference Erie Village Newsletter in subject line to jmdparkev@juno.com. Checks for ads should be made payable to EVHOA. For questions call 637-0018.

Wynn’s Vacation Schedule

Wynn will be on vacation August 14th through the 24th. Please be patient during that time when placing calls to our office. We will prioritize calls based on the seriousness of the issue.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Wilma Munroe of N. Summerhaven on reaching a major milestone birth-day recently! This could be our first centenarian!

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2009 Town of Manlius Summer Movie and Concert Series

Movies are on Wednesday Evenings and begin at dusk. They are free and open to the public. They may be cancelled due to rain with no rain dates. August 5th with Kit Kittredge: An American Girl at Lewis Park. August 12th with Hotel for Dogs at Beard Park. August 19th with High School Musical 3: Senior Year at Towne Center.

Concerts are Monday evenings from 7—9PM. They are free and open to the public and may be cancelled due to rain. August 3rd with Letizia & The “Z” Band at Towne Center and August 10th with Dan Elliott & the Monterays at Lewis Park

Concerts in the Park—Town of Dewitt

Dewitt Parks and Recreation is proud to announce their 14th annual FREE concert series. All concerts will be held on Thursday evenings from 6:30—8:30PM at Ryder Park (adjacent to Dewitt Town Hall). Don’t forget your lawn chair or blanket. Call concert hotline at 446-9250 ext. 9 for more information.

August 6th—Mario DeSantis Band with Maria DeSantis and Special Guests—Classics of the 40’s thru 90’s

Senior Trips and Tours

Aug 12 Merry Go Round Aug 13-14 Shaw Festival Sept 1 Merry Go Round

Sept 10 Gems Along the Mohawk Sept 27—Oct 3 Nashville Tenn. Nov 19 Waterloo Shopping

For more info on trips contact the Recreation Dept at 446-9250 ext. 9

Recycling Information

Breaking a fluorescent bulb releases harmful mercury vapors, so it is important to properly dispose of these types of bulbs. They should never go in your trash. OCRRA has teamed up with 14 ACE and True Value Hardware Stores to provide a free drop-off point for burned out fluorescents. Residents now have an earth friendly way for safe disposal of three types of fluorescent lights commonly found in their home. 4-foot fluorescent tubes (no 8-footers please), compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), U-shaped fluorescents. OCRRA will continue to accept all other residential fluorescent bulbs at any one of their three household hazardous days. The drop-off program is for residents only.

Paper, whether it is office paper, newspaper or cardboard, is the single most recycled item in our homes and businesses. When you put paper in your blue bin at home, it gets sorted and then brought to a paper mill, such as Solvay Paperboard, which is a local company. There it is mixed with water and chemicals in a large pulping machine. In time, the cardboard dissolves into liquid mixture or “slurry”. This slurry is pumped onto a conveyor belt that passes through a complex drying system. Water is evaporated out of the slurry and you are left with a roll of dry paper.

What goes into your blue bin can be transformed into many different things; a pizza box delivered to your door, tissue paper for wrapping gifts, or even stationary for writing letters. Add life to a valuable resource: recycle your paper.

Another option for recycling of paper—specifically your personal and confidential documents that you may no longer need. Consider the annual OCRRA Shred-O-Rama. This year’s event is being held at Alliance Bank Stadium on October 17th 2009, from 8am—Noon. This event is for residents only—no businesses please.

The next Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on October 3rd from 8am—noon. Please contact OCRRA in advance to register at 453-2866.

Extra blue bins can be obtained at the Town of Manlius Highway Department located on Clemons Rd. off Rt. 290.

If you have any other recycling questions or concerns, you can contact OCRRA at 453-2866 or check out their website at www.ocrra.org.

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Erie Village “GO GREEN” Initiative

Please consider receiving the monthly newsletter via email. It’s as simple as sending a quick email to your editor referencing in the subject line EV-GO GREEN at jmdparkev@juno.com

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For Sale: Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 full bath with base-ment! Upgrades throughout. There are hardwood floors in hall, kitchen and great room. A gas fireplace for those chilly mornings. Many areas have the added touch of crown moldings plus there is extra

pull down storage in garage. For a private showing, or information on Erie Village call Jean Hill at Oot Real Es-tate 729-0911