SPRING MAINTENANCE
Happy to welcome spring and warmer weather. The pond fountain aerator was installed, and the pond was treated as of April 1st, the earliest date treatments are allowed per state regulation. Spring cleaning is taking place throughout the property. Emergency patching of the roads was completed. Gravel was added along the rear of the Pond Court units facing Pond Drive to help keep the area clean. Emergency sewer drainage was addressed on Pond Terrace. General housekeeping is in progress after the winter season.
REPAIR TO PREP FOR COMMUNITY WIDE PAINTING
The community-wide exterior repainting of the units and fences is upcoming for the 2023/2024 fiscal year. The plan is for the project to take place in the spring of 2024. Now is the time to assess your units’ exteriors and the fences and repair them if needed. It is each homeowners’ responsibility to maintain their unit’s exterior in good condition (this includes exterior siding, fences, roofs). Any repair must follow the approved look & feel, changes cannot be made to the exteriors or fences. For larger jobs, roof replacement, window replacement, etc. be sure to submit the ARC Request Form available on the website for approval to info@washingtonpond.org.
POOL SEASON
The pool area is being cleaned and prepared for the upcoming season. A new ventilator was installed in the utility room. To attend the pool the maintenance fees must be up to date, the signed waiver needs to be on file with the Board (the form is available on the website Downloads page), plus a key is required to access the pool and can be obtained from the Board for a $25 security deposit. The Pool Rules and FYI will be distributed prior to the Memorial Day opening, check your email inboxes!
POOL LINER
The project was scheduled with Renosys, the company that replaced the WPHA pool liner 2 times previously. The project is not proceeding, and a new company will need to be found. The current company is not committing to a date, and we will need to find another vendor to do the work. The pool requires a commercial 60 mil liner and due to the cost hikes, shortages in materials and labor everyone is experiencing it is becoming very difficult to find vendors.
WATER CONSERVATION & VALVES
Be sure to check your valves, pipes, toilets for leaks regularly. Even though the water is paid for by the association, homeowners are required to maintain their plumbing in good working order. The homeowners will be assessed for billing that’s beyond the norm if it’s due to neglected plumbing and unattended leaks. To replace the main valve (which provides the ability to shut down the water in your unit for plumbing repairs) arrangements need to be made with the water company. You may contact the water company directly for assistance.
LANDSCAPING
Please do not dispose of the leaves in your rear yards right after the landscapers cleaned. It does not look nice to have a huge pile of leaves next to a unit when the rest of the property has just been cleaned. Yes, the landscapers do wind up blowing some leaves into the rear yards, but that is hard to avoid.
POND
The Pond committee members are working on finding the optimal solution to clean up the muck from our Pond. A big thank you to our volunteers for their efforts! More information to come once a plan is formed.
SAFETY
Reminder to keep the light on over the house numbers, per rule #25. Keep the light on overnight to illuminate the house numbers and keep our neighborhood safer at night.
WELCOME
to our new neighbor:
#222, J. Kiernan
IMPORTANT
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Trash
DO NOT leave items on the ground in the dumpsters, they are not picked up. Oversized items must be taken to the Township dump. You can get a resident sticker at the Township Clerk. Check this article on the WPHA website if you are not familiar with the rules or read rule #8 of the By-Laws, Rules & Regulations. All household garbage must be bagged and placed in the dumpster. Do not throw away pizza boxes with food leftovers, etc. Do not leave items on the ground outside the dumpsters. NOTHING should be placed in the corral that does not fit in the dumpster, and oversized/heavy items should not be placed in dumpsters as they could damage the dump trucks and will not be picked up. Co-mingle corral is only for recyclables, not for regular trash. Aside from maintaining a cleaner and more sanitary environment, all this also helps prevent vermin infestation and raccoons from ripping open garbage.
Parking
Please respect the parking rules. Use your spaces (two reserved spaces for mews units, one garage space + a space in the general parking lots for the townhomes). Overflow vehicles should park by the pool leaving some spaces available for visitors and vendors. Parallel parking is not allowed anywhere on WPHA property. Submit the Vehicle Registration Form (available on the Downloads page) for any new vehicles that park regularly on the WPHA property. Do not leave vehicles in the unreserved spots for longer than 24 hours without notifying the Board to avoid being towed at the owner’s expense.
CHILDREN
Parents must supervise their children when on common property. Rocks cannot be thrown into the pond since they are community property and are part of the hardscape and drainage, plus to avoid hitting live creatures who live in our pond. Additionally, need to be mindful of vehicles driving on the roads when the children are outside.
Speeding
Slow down! Vehicles are seen driving too fast on our roads. There are children playing and neighbors walking, so please slow down. If you see a vendor driving too fast, ask them to slow down as well!
DOGS
Follow Rule #6. Dogs must be leashed while on Washington Pond common grounds, keep dogs off new plantings, and owners must clean up after their dogs. Owners who violate this rule will incur a fine.
