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: [email protected]
District 4’s
Important Contact Information
Randy Carter – District 4 Councilman 248-334-8652 [email protected]
Rueben Garcia – District 4 Police Contact 248-758-3341 [email protected]
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.