Parkside Post

It is difficult to believe that

more than half of 2010 is

behind us. It has been a

very good year for the

Board of Directors of Park-

side Preserve. The current

board members are working

together with KC Property

Management Company and

have made significant

strides towards managing

the community responsibly.

As residents, I hope you can

see the changes and appreci-

ate some of the difficult

decisions this board has had

to make.

We continue to solicit

homeowners opinions and

support. Many of you are

recognizing KC Property

Management as an integral

part of the efficient opera-

tion of the community.

This is evident by the num-

ber of calls being received

or emails sent via the web-

site. Requests for archite-

chical improvements have

increased and shows a posi-

tive commitment to the aes-

thetic appearance of the

neighborhood.

Six homeowners volun-

teered a Sunday afternoon

to feed those less fortunate

at the Baldwin Community

Center. Thank you for rep-

resenting Parkside Preserve

and giving back to the com-

munity we live in. Next

time, we hope to have a

larger group of residents

participate.

The Beautification Commit-

tee did an excellent job of

planting roses on the front

boulevard. Rather than

planting annuals yearly, the

committee planted red roses

which provide consistent

blooms all summer. Red

mulch was added at the

front boulevard as well as

the court on Marshbank.

Thank you to all the resi-

dents who gave of their

time, tools, and strength!

The best why to see how

your annual due assessments

are being spent is to become

involved. We are still look-

ing for residents to be in a

Neighborhood Watch, con-

tribute articles or pictures to

the newsletter, help with the

revision of the bylaws, pull

weeds in the front boule-

vard. Please consider how

you can make a difference

within the subdivision.

Thank you.

Dear Residents:

Parkside Preserve of the North Neighborhood Newsletter July 25, 2010

Volume 1, Issue 2

Board Meetings 2010

August 16th

September 20th

October 18th

November 15th

December 20th

Volume 1, Issue 2

Board of Directors

President

Kim Johnson

Vice President

Dieter Ziegler

Secretary

Fonda Luckett

Treasurer

Debra Daniels

Director

Greg Wheeler

Property Management

KC Property Management

Kimberly Mosey, Manager

248.586.9700

Annual HOA Meeting When: Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Time: 7:15 p.m.

Where: Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, Walton Blvd

Purpose: Present the annual budget and 2011 Dues

Deliver committee reports

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What is the purpose or goal of

the Board of Directors?

The purpose of the Board is to enforce

governing documents to ensure that the

subdivision is a safe, clean place for all

families. The goal of the board is to

increase property values of the homes

to preserve architectural and aesthetic

detail. The goal of the board is to

encourage and promote a community

or “family” atmosphere.

What is the money collected

from the yearly dues used for?

The association is run very

much like a business and has to

develop a budget to ensure the

efficient operation of the asso-

ciation.

The money collected yearly for dues is

use d for things such as:

Maintenance of the common

area lawns, this includes cut-

ting, irrigation, tree trimming,

pesticides, and planting. There

are six areas within the subdi-

vision.

Repair of common property and

assets, such as flag pole, sign in

the front, benches and irriga-

tion system.

To secure property and liability

insurance.

Property management company

fees and cost of administrative

functions such as mailing letters

to homeowners, mortgage com-

panies, legal fees, etc.

Shoveling of snow and salting

of main entrance in winter

months. The City of Pontiac is

responsible for shoveling of all

streets within the subdivision;

however, to prevent cars from

sliding out onto Walton, asso-

ciation funds are used for the

protection of our residents.

Costs of emergencies or non-

planned activities effecting

common areas, examples in

2010 included removal of a

fallen trees in a common area

and a decaying dead deer that

was in the court.

Build a reserve fund in antici-

pation of future big-ticket ex-

penses. This is required by

law. Maintaining adequate

reserve funds eliminates unex-

pected fee increases, special

assessments and borrowing.

This is a summary, and not an

exhaustive list of the expenses

dues cover. Please become

involve with the association

and you’ll learn more about the

areas where dues are spent.

Submit your questions to the

board via the website.

Why is there a Board of Di-

rectors for the Parkside Pre-

serve of the North subdivi-

sion?

When the subdivision was built in

1999 and 2000, the builders

(Pulte) created governing documents

that stipulated that there must be a

Board of Directors whose job is to

manage and operate the association’s

business affairs. We, as board

members did not decide to form the

board.

We receive a lot of calls and

email from residents on the fol-

lowing topics.

Dogs and Dog Owner Re-

sponsibility

Pick up your pets’ drop-

pings immediately. Dog

owners are responsible for

the collection and disposal

of all fecal matter deposited

by pet. Please be sure to

deposit in your own trash

container.

Please do not let your dog

urinate in a neighbors yard.

Children at Play

Children are per-

mitted to play within

the community

grounds. They must

be taught respect for

the city noise ordi-

nance, as well as cour-

tesy to your neighbors.

It is very dangerous for

children to play near

the marsh areas or to

climb the wall located

on Valdosta Circle.

Please make sure you

tell your children to

not play in these areas.

Children should not be

walking across

neighbors grass or

playing in their yard

without permission.

Climbing trees or

breaking bushes is

prohibited.

Cars Blocking Side-

walks

The subdivision has a lot

of walkers, parents push-

ing baby strollers, and

young children riding

bikes on the sidewalks.

Please be considerate and

not block the sidewalk

when parking your vehi-

cle on your driveway.

Phoenix Center:

July 24th—Rick Ross and

Friends.

August 15th-17—

Woodward Dream

Cruise: Multiple Perform-

ers at Multiple Venues

August 20th—En Vogue

with BBD (Bel Biv De

Voe).

Keep your Keep children safe.

Live Concerts

Neighborhood Watch tinue to pursue. However,

absence a formal Neighbor-

hood Watch, homeowners

should be aware of your

surroundings and watch out

for any suspicious behavior.

Please report suspicious

activity to the Pontiac Po-

lice. The police need the

eyes and ears of citizens like

you so we can continue to

have a safe neighborhood.

To learn more about crime

activity in this district (#4)

go to

www.pontiacpolice.com/

community_policing/

district4.html.

If you are interested in

forming a neighborhood

watch, please indicate your

interest on the subdivision

website at www.parkside-

preserve.com and you’ll be

contacted by a member of

the board.

At the last homeowners

meeting we asked residents

to volunteer to be on a

neighborhood watch com-

mittee. There have been

suspicious activity reported

in the subdivision and a

cause for concerned.

There wasn’t a lot of inter-

est among those present to

form a neighborhood

watch. This is something

the board would like to con-

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My name is Randy Carter and I am your Councilman. My vision for the fourth dis-

trict of the city of Pontiac is to become a strong catalyst that will empower the peo-

ple, liberate the business owners while improving the overall safety of our commu-

nity and parks.

Empowering the people – based on the information I received from hundreds of

responses (while canvassing the fourth district), I realized that there was something

brewing and it appeared to be a huge trend in upcoming years. I recognized that our

generation (the baby boomers) was the largest and richest generation in history. We

refused to grow old but upon accepting the inevitable, we realized many of our

dreams were shattered when we were forced into early retirement, negative equity

and our pensions cut in half.

The economic collapse devastated our children as well. They assumed they had a

safety net. But, upon losing jobs, income and their homes, many of them were left shell shocked. However, neither genera-

tion is giving up! Our dreams and visions are very powerful and we will force reality to conform to them. We will ignore

apathy and we will empower ourselves to change with our circumstances.

Liberate the business owners – I recognized that our local business owners are the number one employers of our resi-

dents. They must be given the freedom to advertise and upgrade their signage when needed. They face too much bureau-

cratic ―red tape‖ (such as excessive taxes, building code appeals etc.) which is making it increasingly difficult for them to

function. Many of them think on a five year business cycle and constricting them with political roadblocks deters their

growth potential, therefore hindering their ability to be productive.

Providing a safe and nurturing environment – I know that resources are limited but the safety our neighborhoods and

our apartment complexes should not be ignored. We should utilize our neighborhood watch programs or utilize COP

(Citizens on Patrol) groups. The city services can assists its residents by providing timely snow and trash removal, road re-

pair, tree and blight removal as well as removing abandoned homes. Our parks could be a source of needed refuge. We

should work diligently to maintain the cleanliness and safety of all our city parks.

There is a trend happening in District 4 and it is the empowerment and the liberation of a people destined to follow the path

of their ancestors. A people who will not sit back and let life control them, but they are destined to control the outcome of

their lives. My vision is to be a strong catalyst to assist the residents of the fourth district. My personal goal is to work with

my colleagues constructively and cohesively to ensure all residents of Pontiac are empowered and free while living in their

communities without fear.

WWW.PARKSIDE-PRESERVE.COM

Phone: 248.586.9700

Fax: 248.586.9704

Kimberly Mosey, Property Manager

E-mail: kimberlymosey@kcpropertyservice.com

District 4’s

Important Contact Information

Randy Carter – District 4 Councilman 248-334-8652 rcarter@pontiac.mi.us

Rueben Garcia – District 4 Police Contact 248-758-3341 rgarcia@pontiac.mi.us

Police Dispatch (Non-Emergency) 248-338-1001 To report abandoned vehicles

Fire Department (Non-Emergency) 248-758-3318 To report vacant property needing board up

Police Narcotics Enforcement 248-858-2907

Crime Stoppers 1-800-SPEAK UP (1-800-773-2587) To anonymously report in-formation about a crime

See Click Fix – www.seeclickfix.com

Animal Control 248-758-3360

City of Pontiac Department of Public Works & Utilities To report a burned out streetlight. You will need to know street name, closest intersection and streetlight number. Streetlight #: on metal pole located at base or on wooden pole located 8 feet up. 248-758-3640 http://www.pontiac.mi.us/departments/dpw_streetlights.html

DTE Energy To report a burned out streetlight https://www.dteenergy.com/cso/pltr/initTrouble.do?customerType=residential

City of Pontiac Department of Public Works & Utilities – Building and Safety

Enforces rental property codes and ordinances 248-758-2810 or 248-758-2800

For everyone’s safety – Please turn on your porch light at night.

Information obtained from District 4 Councilperson, Randy Carter’s office.

The welcome committee prepared welcome baskets for new homeowners.

The basket contains the following items along with the poem:

Bread that you may never know hunger.

Salt that you may have flavor

And wine that joy and prosperity may reign forever.

Also included in the basket is a copy of the association bylaws and covenant.

The baskets are given to new residents to congratulate them on their home

purchase and provide them a copy of the governing documents.

Welcome New Residents of Parkside Preserve

Walton Meadows Homeowners Association

Dba Parkside Preserve of the North Homeowners Association

c/o KC Property Management Services

26711 Woodward Avenue, Suite 208

Baskets prepared for new homeowners

Delinquent Association Dues The Board of Directors retained the services of Associa-

tion Dues Assurance Corporation (ADAC) to collect out-

standing 2010 annual assessment. As of July, delinquen-

cies were $19,000. The services provided by ADAC is a

more efficient, lower cost alternative to the traditional

method of handling delinquencies. There is no cost to

the association, ADAC collects their fee from the delin-

quent resident. If you have not paid your 2010 associa-

tion dues, please contact ADAC when notified to make

arrangements for payments.

Parkside Post Has a New Home

Dieter Ziegler is responsible for designing,

creating and installing the two mailboxes on

display at the front entrance and in the court

off Marshbank. Instead of mailing newslet-

ters to your home at considerable expense,

homeowners can receive a copy from the

mail box. Thank you Dieter for the profes-

sional mailboxes.