pge poa spring 2012 news
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Plum Grove Estates Newsletter Spring 2012TRANSCRIPT
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association
Neighborhood NewsWorking Together for a GREAT Neighborhood Spring 2011
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org
President’s MessageWe are getting to that time of yearagain where everything starts toturn green and flowers pop up fromthe ground, and all the naturalbeauty of our neighborhood shinesthrough. Remember that childrenwill be out playing as the weatherturns warmer, so please drive appro-priately.
This summer the bridge on Briar-wood will be reconstructed. Resi-dents will still have access to theirhomes, but Briarwood Lane will beclosed to through traffic. Roland
Sachs, Palatine Township Road District Superintendent, and John Pow-ers, Highway Commissioner, will be at our May general meeting to an-swer any and all questions you may have.
The State is doing a study on widening Meacham/Plum Grove Road. Itappears the question is whether to make it three lanes or five lanes witha bicycle path. There is a group of residents opposing expansion to fivelanes; if you are interested in getting involved you can contact SteveSholish at [email protected].
Gary DindiaPGE POA President
Newsletter ContentsPresidents’ Message ..........................1Voting District Changes....................1New Briarwood Bridge.....................1Directory Update Request................2Neighbor Greetings...........................3Transformers (not Megatron)...........3Holiday Party Photos....................4–5January PGE POA Meeting ..........6–7PGE Calendar.....................................8
Voting Districts in PGEChange in 2012At our homeowners meeting lastWednesday there was some confu-sion as to where we vote in the up-coming primary on March 20.
Looking at the Web site below it ap-pears that most of us have changeddistricts. The houses within the as-sociation are in at least three differ-ent districts, although it appearsthat some residents will be voting atthe Plum Grove Park Club House(Palatine Township Precinct 19) orWalden Recreation Center (Schaum-burg Township Precinct 2).
Call the Elections Department at(312) 603-0906, or please use the linkbelow to find out what district youare in and verify your polling place.
http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/ELECTIONS/Pages/default.aspx
Gary DindiaSteve Sperling
Civic [email protected]
New Briarwood Lane Bridge ProposedPending approval from the ArmyCorps of Engineers and publicfunding, Palatine Township RoadDistrict is planning major repairsor total reconstruction of thebridge on Briarwood Lane thatcrosses over Salt Creek.
Roland Sachs, superintendent, ex-plained the project to PGE POAhomeowners at the February gen-
eral meeting. The township ana-lyzes the condition of the bridge,built over 50 years ago, every twoyears, said Sachs, and has deter-mined the structure has exceededits design life.
The proposed new bridge wouldbe wider and straighter than thecurrent configuration, allowing
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2011 PGEPOA Officers/DirectorsPresident ........................................Gary DindiaVice Presidentand Architectural Control ...............Dave FreemanSecretary ........................................Debbie DentenTreasurer.........................................Maria PappasArea Control ...................................Glen PrezembelCivic Affairs ....................................Steve SperlingMembership ...................................Guy KarmCommunications ............................Andrea BrennanSocial and Landscaping.................Lynn MeinzerAudit ...............................................George ReichlPast President ................................Randy Mitchell
AdvertisingFull page ....................once/$150 yearly/$380Half page ...................once/$100 yearly/$255Quarter page..............once/$50 yearly/$125Eighth page................once/$25 yearly/$60
Thank you to all of our advertisers! Your ad defraysthe cost of producing and mailing the newsletter.
Bonus: Ads Appear on the PGE Web SiteWe are now posting ads from our newsletter sponsorsat http://www.pgepoa.org/Home/sponsors-ads
Contact Andrea Brennan at 847-404-7229 or [email protected] to submit an ad
Contact Maria Pappas at (847) 303-3536 or [email protected] to pay for your ad
Submit News and InfoThe newsletter is a great way to let your neighborsknow about events and issues that are important tous. Please contribute newsletter information to:
Andrea Brennan340 S. Elmwood Ln.
847-404-7229
Looking to Downsize?
Need help getting clutter under control?
Contact Kelly Godawski, PGE Resident, for home organizing services covering closets, kitchens, paper, basements, garages, toys, bedrooms, or any other space you want organized!
Kelly Godawski Professional Organizer
847-361-7505 [email protected]
If you are
planning any architectural changes
to your residence, architec-tural plans need to be submitted &
approved by the board. To facilitate this
procedure, please contactDave Freeman
at (847) 303-6628. You will be provided with the
information needed to get approval. It is very important that you get approval before beginning any project.
Update Your PGE Directory Info!An new PGE POA directory will be available in 2012!Please let us know if your contact information, such asyour phone number and email address, needs to beupdated. Call Debbie Denten at 847-925-9003 or sendemail to [email protected].
Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association • P.O. Box 8432 • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432 • www.pgepoa.org 3
Neighbor GreetingsWelcome to New PGE Neighbors Ingrid Higgins, 335 N. Elmwood Ln.Michael Adams, 283 Park Dr.The Plum Grove Estates Welcoming Committee bringsa copy of the PGE Directory and a special gift for newneighbors. Please contact Guy Karm at 847-397-5276for more information.
Sympathy and Thoughts for Our NeighborsCondolences to the family of Robert Cornwell, 252 S.Brookdale, who died on December 5, 2011.
ComEd Installs New Transformers: More May Come to PGECommonwealth Edison installed two transformers inPlum Grove Estates in February. The old transformers(see below), according to the workers, were installedin the late 1950s. In addition to causing electrical out-ages in the past few years, the transformers were notsafely insulated, creating an electrocution hazard ifthe unit was opened or broken. The new transformersare fully insulated, and will shut down immediately ifbreached. The new transformers (shown at right) arealso about half the size of the new transformers.
The workers suggested that other older transformersmight be replaced in 2012, despite not failing oftenenough to automatically qualify for replacement. Fac-tors include: the age and condition of the units; in-creased demand on the transformers from central airconditioning, computers, and other major electricalappliances; and the need for fail-safe operation.
Briarwood Bridge from page 1two vehicles and a pedestrian to cross at the sametime. The masonry wall would be replaced by a con-crete wall with a stone-like pattern. Residents ques-tioned the design, voicing concern for safety whenthe slow-down hairpin turn is gone. Sachs noted thebenefits, including eliminating the tight turn andblind corner, and encouraged residents to contact thetownship with their suggestions at [email protected] district will try to keep and maintain some of theolder trees near the bridge.
The proposed bridge will have minimal effect on theSalt Creek, said Sachs, so that area will continue tobe affected by heavy rainfall runoff. Sachs empha-sized that the bridge is not a contributing factor inthe flooding.
The township is planning to begin working on thebridge in August or September, weather permitting.The cost of the bridge replacement is estimated to be$1 Million, paid for in part by state and townshipproject funds.
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2011 Holiday PartyOnce again, many Plum Grove Es-tates homeowners and their fami-lies, including 34 children, packedthe Plum Grove Park Pavilion forthe annual holiday party on Decem-ber 4, 2011. The party raised $200plus food donations for the PalatineTownship Food Pantry.
Organizers Lynn Meinzer and MariaPappas, and volunteers Dawn andLarry Amos, Debra Cutts, DebbieDenten, George and Cathy Reichl,Nikkos and Olympia Pappas, JoeHampton, Ron Poedke, and ArtMeinzer made sure everyone hadplenty to eat from Moretti’s Restau-rant and something from Santa’sspecial assistant for the children.
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Call to OrderThe General Meeting of the Plum Grove HomeownersAssociation was called to order by President GaryDindia at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012,at Plum Grove Park.
Board AttendeesGary Dindia, Dave Freeman, Maria Pappas, DebbieDenten, Lynn Meinzer, Andrea Brennan, George Re-ichl, Guy Karm, Steve Sperling.
Absent: Glen Prezembel and Randy Mitchell.
New NeighborCarl Siemianowski at 340 South Circle was welcomedby President Gary Dindia
Resident AttendeesBruce Williams Pam AdelizziRichard Beals Sue DindiaLarry Amos Rich OlsonKathy Muno David StallmanMary Paleta Mary Jo LongJeff Price Carl SiemianowskiMatt Kammerman Madeline MadsenDawn Amos Joe DindiaPhyllis Linning Russ HaanRay Paleta Leroy VanDykeArt Meinzer Karen PriceBernie Rupe Thom CuttsDebbie Cutts Alice ForbesKris Freeman David FreemanEllen Cochran Jeff JuneMarty Pilut Ron Helfogt
GuestsRoland Sachs,Superintendent Palatine Township RoadDistrict. Discussed the work that is going to be doneon the 60 year old Briarwood bridge and the re-align-ment of the street leading up to the bridge for safer ac-cess. Repairs to the bridge had an estimated cost of$400,000, while replacing the entire bridge wouldplace the costs at approximately $1,000,000. The re-placement funds have been budgeted for over the past3 years and come from bridge funds and road districtfunds. The Road District is moving forward with ap-plications for approval and hope to begin work in Au-gust of this year. Roland Sachs will be returning for
our May meeting with more information.
Tony Brzezniak, Deputy Commander Cook CountySherriff’s Police and Commander Pat Dwyer CookCounty Sherriff’s Police. Community Service workerscan be used to clean debris that accumulates in thecreek, free of charge to us in Plum Grove Estates.
Plum Grove Estates and Woodland Estates have adedicated patrol car and are serviced 24 hours a day.They both re-stated that if you see something suspi-cious, do not wait, please call!!!
Problems with noise at La Margarita was discussedand the police and residents involved are pro-activeas are the owners of La Margarita in solving this prob-lem.
Approval of MinutesThe minutes of the October 19, 2011 General Meetingwere approved.
PGE POA Annual Meeting MinutesWednesday, October 19, 2011
BAIRD&WARNER
Sandy Heinlein and Denise CurryOffice: 847.934.5069 • Cell: 847.822.8051
819 N. Quentin Road • Palatine, IL 60067
www.bairdwarner.com
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Treasurer’s ReportTreasurer Maria Pappas reviewed the treasurer’s re-port and it will be filed for audit. Architectural ControlDave Freeman reported that there were no new re-quests for approvals since the last meeting. Area ControlGary Dindia reported for the absent Glen Prezembel.• All lights have been fixed and are currently func-
tional.• Algonquin Road fence repairs were made• ComEd trimming exposed the Frontage Road split
rail fence. Talking with Rolling Meadows (it istheir land) about the possibility of planting bushesand removing the fence. Com-Ed not responsiblefor debris left on homeowner’s property
Civic AffairsSteve Sperling reported that:• Dakota’s property has filed for permit to demol-
ish the building. There are no plans for new con-struction.
• There was some confusion regarding informationabout the elections so Steve suggested calling theElections Department at (312) 603-0906, or contactthe website below to verify what district you are in:http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/ELEC-TIONS/Pages/default.aspx
LandscapingLynn Meinzer reported that:• With our unusually mild winter all of the plant-
ings should be fine.• Westwood Gate a concern because of the heavy
traffic on Algonquin Road. The stonework isbulging and might have to be re-stacked.
MembershipGuy Karm reported that the following properties arecurrently for sale:• 365 S. Elmwood (Ballati-Tobin)• 2260 Longacres (Jacobs)• 2251 Longacres (VanderHeyden)• 2055 Brookdale Lane (Meyer)• 376 Oakwood Ct. (Hinrichs)• 356 Knollwood Court (Peters)
The following properties have sold this year:• 283 Park (Gouskos to Adams)• 335 N. Elmwood (Williams to Higgins)
SocialLynn Meinzer reported that• The Holiday Party was a success and that the Kick-
off to Summer Party will be on the first day ofSummer, Wednesday, June 20.
Newsletter/CommunicationAndrea Brennan reported:• LinkedIn and Facebook membership continues to
grow• The newsletter deadline is February 22• Looking for volunteers to help with newsletter and
archiving project
New BusinessA meeting regarding the widening of Meacham/PlumGrove Road will be held on February 21 at 7:30 p.m. atthe Rolling Meadows City Hall.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. by PresidentGary Dindia.
Debbie DentenSecretary
Plum Grove EstatesProperty Owners AssociationP.O. Box 8432Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-8432www.pgepoa.org
CALENDAR
3/12
Fire District M
tg, N
oon, at P
alatine Rural Fire
Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
3/13
Plum Grove Sanitary District M
tg, 7 p.m. at
Bethel Lutheran Church
3/20
Prim
ary Election: vote at Plum Grove Park
(Palatine Precinct 11, 19, 52) or W
alden
Recreation Center (Schaumburg Precinct 2)
3/20
PGE Board Meeting
4/9
Fire District M
tg, N
oon, at P
alatine Rural Fire
Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
4/10
Plum Grove Sanitary District M
tg, 7 p.m. at
Bethel Lutheran Church
4/17
PGE Board Meeting
5/7
Fire District M
tg, N
oon, at P
alatine Rural Fire
Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
5/8
Plum Grove Sanitary District M
tg, 7 p.m. at
Bethel Lutheran Church
5/16
PGE General Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at P
lum Grove
Park (Pizza at 7:00 p.m.)
5/18
Deadline to submit inform
ation for S
pring PGE
POA new
sletter
6/2
Fishing Derby, 10:30–N
oon, Plum Grove Pond
6/11
Fire District M
tg, N
oon, at P
alatine Rural Fire
Station, 35 E. Ela Rd., Inverness
6/12
Plum Grove Sanitary District M
tg, 7 p.m. at
Bethel Lutheran Church
6/20
PGE Kickoff to Sum
mer Party, 5:30–8:30 p.m. at
Plum Grove Park
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GE PO
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