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Volunteers Needed for Spring Fling
We are looking for volunteers in the
neighborhood to help out with our Spring Fling. We'll need help
setting up tables and chairs, attending the game areas, as well
as clean up. Please contact Jennie at 704-504¬0204 if you can
help out.
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Yard Sale Update
Thank you to the neighbors who
participated in the Spring Yard Sale. Although we had a little
rain, we had a good turnout.
We'll be planning another community yard sale in the fall and
will keep you posted on the date and time.
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Being a courteous neighbor
Barking Dogs
Please be courteous of your fellow
neighbors and do not allow your dogs to continuously bark
especially during the late hours.
Some solutions:
Bring them into your home to lessen
the noise level. Use a bark collar which can be purchased at
your local pet store. A collar that emits citronella may be
easier for your pet rather than an electrical collar. Perhaps
the dog may be in distress in the evenings and a great chewy toy
would help.
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Newsletter Input
Would you like to contribute an
article to the Griers Fork newsletter, share a recipe, have tips
on caring for your garden? We'd love to hear from you. Please
contact Rashmita at
contact@griersfork.org or
704-529-3952.
We welcome any help and suggestions
you may have.
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Spring Lawn Care - Caring for an existing
lawn
If you have not had a soil test
within the last two to three years, complete one now. Test
results will indicate how much lime, nitrogen, phosphorus and
potassium your lawn needs. You can use a complete fertilizer
with a ratio of 4-1-2 or 3-1-3 (N-P-K) in lieu of a soil test,
but it is not a good substitute for a soil test. Fertilize the
fescue lawn in September, November, and February using one pound
of nitrogen per 1000 square feet of lawn. Continue to water the
lawn in the fall, applying about one inch of water per week in
the early morning. For weed problems, apply a broadleaf
herbicide in early fall. Be sure to follow label instructions.
Spray treatments are best, but weed-and-feed products are
convenient.
Core-aerate compacted lawns to move
air and water down to the roots. This can be followed by
seeding. If your lawn is well maintained, do not overseed.
Continue to mow all tall fescue grass during the fall months at
a height of 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches
A high quality lawn is an asset to
your neighborhood and to the environment as a whole. Turf grass
prevents soil erosion, provides oxygen, filters contaminants,
and beautifies our landscapes. Your lawn deserves
attention....after all, it is a garden too.
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May Day / Spring Fling
Save the Date!!!
Saturday May 17th
(March 21, 2008) Our
May Day celebration will be held on Saturday May 17th, 2008 from
11:00 am to 2:00 pm. We’ll have free food, beverages, games,
and a jumping bouncer for the kids. Anyone wanting to volunteer
please contact Jenny at
contact@griersfork.org.
May Day is open to the
residents of Griers Fork. Come meet your fellow neighbors and
join in on the fun.
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Community Yard Sale
(March 21,
2008) The Community Yard Sale is almost here. Please contact La
Trisha at 704-583-3138 if you will be participating so we can
obtain the proper permits as well as assist in signage to
attract traffic to our community. It’s a great time to go
through your garage and storage and sell items that are no
longer used.
The Yard Sale will be held on:
April 5th, 2008
7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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Crime Watch
(March 21, 2008) The first Griers Fork Community
Crime Watch was held Thursday February 28th. We had a great
turnout despite the very cold temperatures. Officer Brian
Hofert with CMPD spoke on topics of crime, neighborhood safety,
and crime awareness.
We are still looking for block
captains to assist with our crime watch. Interested parties
should contact:
Griersforkcrimewatch@yahoo.com. Our neighborhood
crime watch signs and cameras will be going up shortly.
Thank you to everyone who
participated!!!!!
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Community Involvement
(March 21,
2008) Would you like
to participate in the following neighborhood committees?
Social Committee
– contact La Trisha at
contact@griersfork.org.
Green Thumb Committee
– contact Mike at
contact@griersfork.org.
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Newsletter Input
(March 21, 2008) Would you like to contribute an
article to the Griers Fork newsletter, share a recipe, have tips
on caring for your garden? We’d love to hear from you. Please
contact Rashmita at
contact@griersfork.org or 704-529-3952.
We welcome any help and suggestions
you may have.
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Being a courteous neighbor **Parking**
(March 21, 2008) Please be advised that vehicles
should be parked either in the homeowner garage, driveway or the
street.
Vehicles should not be blocking the
sidewalk nor parked on lawns. Please be advised that multiple
cars parked across the street from each other may be subject to
ticketing by the city. Parked cars that block the pathway for an
emergency vehicle will be subject to ticketing and or towing by
the city. Also please do not park on a curve or close to an
intersection or stop sign as that also reduces visibility for
other drivers to see up ahead.
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Crime Watch Meeting February 28
(February 18, 2008) The first
neighborhood crime watch meeting for Griers Fork will be held at
6:30 pm on Thursday February 28th at the front entrance on
Griers Fork Drive. We hope you can all attend this meeting.
Officer Brian Hofert will be speaking at our meeting in regards
to the increased break in’s in our neighborhood and how we can
all protect our homes as well as watch out for our neighbors
homes. For further info please contact Rashmita at 704-529-3952
or e-mail
griersforkcrimewatch@yahoo.com. In the event of bad
weather our meeting will be held at the Steele Creek Library in
the conference room.
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Griers Fork Annual Meeting
The 2008 Griers Fork Homeowners
Association Annual Meeting was held on January 31, 2008 at
7:30pm at Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, South Tryon.
Please join us in welcoming new board member, Latricia Johnson.
Ms. Johnson will fill the newly vacated secretary position by J.
Lanier. Special thanks to Mr. Lanier for his dedicated service
in 2007. We wish him and his family a fond farewell.
If you would like to contact any of
the HOA board members please e-mail
contact@griersfork.org.
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2008 Homeowners Association Dues
Invoices were received latter
January, due to Management transition. Dues are payable upon
receipt, past due March 1, 2008. Dues will return to our normal
collection practice in 2009; due by Jan 31st, past due Feb 1st.
Should you have any questions regarding you invoice, please
contact Cedar Management Group at 704-644-8808.
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Cedar Management Update
Cedar Management will be doing
monthly audits of our neighborhood to make sure all homeowners
are in compliance with the Declaration of covenants, conditions,
and restrictions. If you would like to review the DCC&R’s please
visit our website at
www.griersfork.org. This is the official website for our
Griers Fork community to find the latest news, newsletters,
upcoming events as well as much more. In the event you don’t
have e-mail access and would like a copy of the DCC&R’s please
contact Rashmita at 704-529-3952 and leave your name, address &
phone and we will deliver a copy to your mailbox.
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Community Yard Sale is April 5
(February 10, 2008)
The Griers Fork HOA is planning a 2008 community yard sale. The
yard sale will take place Saturday April 5 from 7:00 AM to 1:00
PM. All residents of
Griers Fork are WELCOME to participate. The more participation
the bigger the crowd. Experienced bargain hunters start out at
the crack of dawn, so plan to have your stuff out early. Spring
cleaning will be here soon so this is a great opportunity to go
through your home and have a yard sale for anything you may want
to sell. The
association will pay for the newspaper ad and signs. If you are
planning on participating please contact LaTrisha at (704)
583-3138 or
loweryjohnson4@yahoo.com with your name and address.
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New Griers Fork HOA Management
(September 27, 2007)
Effective
October 1, 2007 Cedar Management will be our new HOA management
group.
All Griers Fork homeowners will be
receiving a notice in the mail some time in October. Please
contact Cedar Management for any homeowner issues at
704-644-8808 or e-mail support@cedarmanagementgroup.com. A
representative from Cedar Management will be in attendance at
our Fall festival on October 6th if you have any questions.
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Renovation on the Griers Fork Entryway was
completed in late June by Aces Lawn Care
(September 27, 2007) The board voted
to revamp the front entryway through better usage of lighting,
foliage and new plants in addition to removing the gazebo
benches. The project included removing overgrown trees and
shrubbery, installing over 100 new plants, flowers and trees,
highlighting the existing beautiful crepe myrtles and
reconfiguring the irrigation system. New lighting now highlights
the entryway with new lanterns on the Griers Fork monument,
accent lighting on the stone walls and up lighting for the oak
trees along Griers Fork Drive. The flowerbed was completely
redesigned to allow for heartier, more colorful and inviting
annuals and perennials to blossom with the changing seasons. We
hope you enjoy the new look of our entryway and perhaps you will
be inspired to make landscape improvements on your property. The
Griers Fork Green Thumb committee is always looking for
volunteers and input to make the Griers Fork subdivision a
development inviting to new homeowners and a place you can be
proud to call home
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Crime Watch
(September 27, 2007) The Griers
Fork HOA is trying to establish a crime watch program for our
neighborhood. A survey was sent out earlier this year asking for
signatures to establish a Crime Watch in our neighborhood
however not enough signatures were obtained. We hope to see
you at our Fall Festival where we will have a sign up table
requesting signatures so we may establish a Crime Watch program
in the Griers Fork Community. For further information please
contact Rashmita Marechal at 704-529-3952.
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Fall lawn tips from Aces Lawn Care
(September 27, 2007) Thank you for
allowing us to be a part of the monument renovation! We hope
everyone is pleased with the improvements that have taken
place. Here are some quick tips to insure a healthy lawn in the
spring:
Heavy core aeration; over seed
w/quality grass seed; starter fertilizer application; and lime
application. It’s best to aerate when the ground is soft.
Refrain from putting down wheat straw over grass seed because it
has wheat seeds. If you need to cover an area of seed, we
recommend a light coating of topsoil or peat moss. A quality
grass seed that is 99.9% weed free is the best choice. Any
starter fertilizer will jump start your seedlings to a healthy
root system. It is important that you use starter fertilizer
when applying grass seed, any other fertilizer will not allow
the seedlings to germinate. Lastly the lime application can help
the pH balance in your soil, make sure you do a pH soil test
before any lime application. Any questions or assistance in
maintaining or preparing your lawn for the winter, please give
us a call 704-491-9715.
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Volunteers Needed
(September 27, 2007) The Griers Fork
Homeowners Association board is still looking for people
interested in volunteering to serve on the Social, Green Thumb,
Newsletter, Crime Watch and ARC (architectural request and
violations) committees. If interested, please contact us via
e-mail at contact@griersfork.com.
