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one of the following:
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manager of the local Dominos? Well, you’re on your own.
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babysitting, or yard work. Any of you teenagers ever need any extra
money?
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Household items for sale (or to give
away)
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Home improvement-type services that you
recommend. The provider doesn’t have to be a resident, but a
resident has to recommend the provider.
Most ads will run continuously until
the requester asks to have them removed. The Items for sale and
non-resident services ads generally will run only once. Contact
Jennie Biggers for more information.
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Residents'
Contributions
Letter to the Editor
Speed Limits and Children
June 5, 2005
My husband and myself have
been living here since 1999. We have seen speeding increase though
out the neighborhood. I realized everyone needs to slow down, but
you can only take responsibility for yourself and your driving. The
problem that I am having is some parent do not make their children
stay out of the streets. I have seen cars literally slam on brakes
because children will not move out of the way. I was outside today
washing my car and noticed children who would not move when the cars
came by them. I had to tell the children to get out of the road. One
child even fell in front of the car before he got out of the road
and for the record these cars were not speeding. Parents need to
take responsibility of their children when they are playing outside.
We should not blame the drivers even if they are speeding because we
all know everyone speeds, but we can control our children from
playing in the streets.
Sincerely,
Concerned Resident in Griers Fork
Kids at
Play
July 2,
2001
To whom it may concern:
It concerns me as both a
homeowner and parent that so many of our neighboring parents have
such little disregard to others property. While I embrace the spirit
of community activities among the children in Griers Forks, it
concerns me when these kids have no respect for my own piece of
property/privacy.
I happen to live in one of the cul-de-sac
areas in which a lot of these activities take place. I take pride in
attempting the upkeep of my yard and to have children run
through/into my yard upsets me. On many occassions, they seem to
congregate right in front of my home, usually what I consider past
normal playing hours; on a specific occurance, I saw them kicking a
ball against another home. The street area is used to for
transportation of vehicles* - it should not be used as a playground.
There are several other locations in which children should look to
play outdoor activities - their own yard, the common area/greenway
at the front of Griers Fork, Steele Creek Elementary/Kennedy Jr.
High school, or several local Char-Meck parks.
With the onset
of summer, the playing of music at excessive levels seems to be
another cause for concern. I can appreciate the need to listen to
ones music but the volume should be where it does not impact the
neighboring homes. I'm not sure whether there is a stipulation in
the HOA, but I believe if not, one should be amended to protect the
common good of the neighborhood.
I would appreciate if the
board of directors could take heed to these issues. Feel free to
contact me if you would like to discuss
further.
Sincerely,
Kevin Boger
* I concur with the
anonymous letter printed in June's GF newsletter [see below] -
speeding is a problem within our community. Everyone is responsible
for the safety of our neighborhood roads. Going an addtional
10-20mph is only save seconds off of your commute time - SLOW DOWN!
Since we have been annexed into the Charlotte city limits, I think
25mph signs should be posted and enforced.
Anonymous
Letter - Slow Down
June 2001 - The
following unsigned note was placed in the newspaper tubes at some
Griers Fork residences and appears here with no changes. Although
the editor questions the statement about speeding board members,
speeding IS a serious problem in Griers Fork. Many residents,
including the Board of Directors share the concern expressed by this
parent and encourages everyone to pay heed. The safety of our
children should be a major priority for everyone. The board plans to
contact the city about traffic issues after June 30. (Note that
letters to the editor are welcome, but they preferably should be
signed.)
This letter
may or may not apply to your household.
I am a concerned
resident of Griers Fork. I have a 5-year-old daughter and it burns
me up to see people speeding through this neighborhood. I would like
to think that those of us who have children would be more cautious
and alert. So this leads me to believe that the majority who use
excessive speeds do not have children since you are so carefree
about life or either do not place a high value on life. This letter
is to inform you that I do place a high value on my childs life and
if someone hits her because you are speeding then you better be
prepared to deal with the consequences and be held liable for your
actions. Trust me on this, sorry is not going to be enough. We have
a homeowners association where even some of our board members are
speeding. If you feel you just have to speed then you need to go up
to Lowes Motor Speedway and speed all you want because this is a
housing community where there are children at play. If I am watching
my daughter ride her bike in the driveway and she happens to roll
out in the street like most kids like to do I may not have time to
stop her before some idiot comes speeding up the street. For those
of you who continue to speed, you will be reported to the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The bottom line is...SLOW
DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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