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Spring is finally here! – Tips for Yard Maintenance

Alina Cochran, our Community Manager, distributed the following message and attachment to residents today.

Dear Governors Village Homeowners,

The spring is finally here! Please see the attachment for some tips on what you can do as a homeowner for your yard maintenance. Hope you find the information to be useful.

Happy gardening! And have a beautiful spring!

Attachment: Spring Landscaping Tips, March 28, 2013

Minutes – POA Board of Directors – January 17, 2013

January 2013. Margie Fiorentino, right, took over from Ann Cowen, left, as head of the Governors Village Grounds Steering Committee.Photo credit: Ted Smith

January 2013. Margie Fiorentino, right, took over from Ann Cowen, left, as head of the Governors Village Grounds Steering Committee. Photo credit: Ted Smith

The Governors Village POA Board of Directors held its first 2013 meeting on January 17, 2013. The minutes are attached.

During the Committee Reports it was announced Margie Fiorentino has taken over leadership of the Governors Village Grounds Steering Committee. The post had been held for several years by Ann Cowen. Also the Architectural Review Board (ARB) has finalized a yard art policy. The final version should be disseminated shortly.

Other agenda items discussed were:

  • Financial Report
  • Path lighting between Governors Park path and the commercial area
  • Street sign in Governors Forest
  • DOT
  • AT&T
  • Dragonfly Pond maintenance contract
  • Commercial Area Update

Governors Village POA MInutes, January 17, 2013 (PDF)

Contact: Josephine Watta, Secretary – jwatta at invtrust.com

A Beautiful Day In The Park

A beautiful February day is a great opportunity to enjoy some of the natural assets found within the Governors Village community greenspace. Here are some images from Governors Park this morning.

Click on any image below to view the photographs in a larger format.

2012 Governors Park Grounds Committee To Meet Wednesday

Governors Park residents are invited to participate when the Park Grounds Committee holds its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Adam Zanation, chair of the grounds committee for the Park neighborhood announced the meeting today through the community listserv.

Dear Neighbors,

We are having a meeting of the Governors Park Grounds Committee this Wednesday at 7pm at my house (30138 Village Park Drive). If you would like to be more involved in the committee, bring your ideas and stop by.

The itinerary is listed below for the meeting, and we will keep to a tight schedule. If you are a Park resident and have an idea or concern (no matter how big or small) send me an email with a picture (if applicable).

Please note that the Grounds Committee is not responsible for the state or up keep of the grass in the common areas (that is a contract between the POA and APS) and the committee does not have the funds to take on grass maintenance. Thanks.

7pm – Introductions
7:05 pm – Review of this year’s and next year’s budget
7:10 pm – Listing of ideas
7:25 pm – Prioritization of ideas
7:35 pm – Finish

Once ideas are prioritized, we will start some of them and for larger scale plans get bids, etc., and communicate by email during the beginning implementation phases.

Thanks.
Adam Zanation

Contact:Adam Zanation, Governors Park Ground Committee Chair, Zsteela at gmail.com

Water Needs Of Fescue Grass

“During this time of tremendous heat stress, we may be fielding questions concerning the appearance of the turf grass,” says John Bendelow of Atlantic Property Services, Inc. (APS).

John has provided a short explanation of the Fescue turf grass condition for the common areas in Governors Village which are maintained by APS.

Attachment:
Fescue Watering Requirements – memo from John Bendelow, Atlantic Property Services, Inc. (APS), July 10, 2012 (JPG)

Governors Village Landscape Update

The Governors Village POA is about to begin phase two of a three-phase program to revitalize the berms along the three main thoroughfares of the community. The attached letter is being mailed today to those homeowners in Governors Park whose homes back up to Mt. Carmel Road and will be most affected by this year’s effort.  Other homeowners may be interested as well. A program such as this is paid for from the community’s Capital Replacement Fund (Reserves).

Best wishes for a pleasant weekend.

Joel Strangis, Talis Managment Group

Attachment:
Homeowner Letter Regarding Governors Park Berms, February 10, 2012

 

Governors Park Sidewalk Project Progressing

Work on the sidewalk extension in Governors Park is well underway.  Here is an updated look at the project, along with several irresistible blooms found nearby. Mild temperatures have teased out cherry blossoms that did not want to wait for Spring.