Kristine Scavo – Sahalee

kristine.scavo@scualum.com

Bill and Sissy Nicholson – Resaca

abuelanm2@hotmail.com

Angi DeAngelo – Resaca

angi_deangelo@hotmail.com

Tiffany Kovatch – Shady Brook Lane tiffany.kovatch@hp.com

Marisela Contreras – Commonwealth alesicon@yahoo.com

Kim Speed – Colleton

kimberley.speed@gmail.com

Tommy and Nikki Hendley – Talley

nikkihendley@sbcglobal.net

Irma Herrera– Talley

Irma@partnershomelending.com

Please contact Tiffany Kovatch if you want to be a block captain. It is a fun way to get to know your neighbors and distribute important info, which in turn keeps us abreast of safety issues and adds to our community through updates on what is happening and adds value to our properties.

Block captains are responsible for:

• Distributing Awareness Newsletter
• Attending quarterly HOA meetings (Committee members and Block Captains).  Currently we are meeting bi-monthly to get everything in place.  We will eventually only meet once a quarter.

• Social Committee (initiates and organizes social events for the community; holiday parties, community barbecues, pool socials, card clubs, etc.)

Committee Chair – Tiffany Kovatch and Marisela Contreras

Committee Members – Matt Allen and  Kristine Scavo

• Safety Committee (often works with the local police department, helps form a neighborhood, watch, informs neighborhood of any safety concerns)

Committee Chair – Bill and Sissy Nicholson

Committee Members -  John Burdett and Dedrick Buckels

• Landscape Committee (‘eyes’ of the community and advises Premier of any landscaping needs, i.e., broken sprinkler heads, entry lights not working, etc.)

Committee Chair–  David Chittum and David Rhine

Committee Members – Angi DeAngelo, Korey Burdett and Gary Williams

• Communications (Welcoming) Committee (keeps the community informed, produces a newsletter, web page, publishing a directory, welcoming new neighbors)

Committee Chair – Kevin Tran and Tiffany Kovatch

Committee Members – Rebecca Brownlee

Yes! I want to join a committee

My Name: _____________________________________________________

My Address: ___________________________________________________

My Phone Number(s): ____________________________________________

My E-Mail Address: ______________________________________________

Committee I wish to join ___________________________________________

Please contact Tiffany Kovatch or contact your Block Captain to find out more information and to join up.

July 13^th at 7:00pm at the home of Bill & Sissy Nicholson  at 1024 Resaca Drive

Interested in joining one of the Committees or being a block captain, join us for a meeting.

September 14^th at 7:00pm at the home of Kim Speed  at 1048 Colleton Lane

Interested in joining one of the Committees or being a block captain, join us for a meeting.

Yard of the Month

• The winner’s of the Spring Yard of the Month is the home of David and Laura Ross at 1078 Talley.  When you drive by their home, take a look at their beautiful yard.
• We will be taking votes for Summer Yard of the Month, starting in June.  Provide your vote to your block captain.  We will be selecting the winner in July.
• Or post a comment on the Website for your favorite yard

Meadowcreek Social Events

• Pool Party/ BBQ – June 12, 2010

When: Saturday the 12th of June from 4pm-7pm
Where:  1048 Colleton Lane.   Home of Kim Speed
What do you bring: Bring your chairs, towels, drinks of your choice and a side dish to share. Social Committee will provide the plates, utensils, napkins, hamburgers, hot dogs, water and juice.

RSVP – Contact Tiffany Kovatch (tiffany.kovatch@hp.com) or Kim Speed (kimberley.speed@gmail.com) Please RSVP BY the 5th We are providing the hamburgers and hot dogs, we need to get a headcount.

• National Night Out – August 3, 2010 – Tuesday

When:   Time – 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where:  Marisela & Orlando De Jesus-Contreras home at 9146 Commonwealth Dr.
Why: get to know your neighbors
What do you bring:  Side dish to share.  The social committee will bring hotdogs, chips, drinks and activities.
Questions:  Contact Tiffany Kovatch (tiffany.kovatch@eds.com) or Marisela Contreras – (alesicon@yahoo.com)
For the kids we will have a bounce house and other activities.
We have asked for the Police/ Fire Department to visit during our time together. The kids will be excited to tour the police car or fire engine.

Community Concerns:

• Community Streets – Paul Knippel and Frank Macintosh visited our community on Thursday the 20th of May.  Kevin Tran provided them the top key areas that were voted on and provided a map of the streets that identified the top priorities.  Paul will work with Frank to survey the streets and bring back a proposal and timeline.  They do agree that we have some serious problems with the street and we feel they will represent us in helping us get the street’s repaired.

• Community Park -  Dudley Raymond and Henry Hill met with Kevin Tran about the prospects of the City building a park within the vicinity of our community. Kevin provided a map, aerial view of the lot Sumeer is willing to donate and the plot map of the lot. Kevin identified that if the city were to spend the money to construct a recreational area,that it would be for the general public and not just for a single community such as ours.  After reviewing the size and location of the lot, they expressed the following:

1) The lot is much too small to support the general public (They expected 8-10 lots).  They did however acknowledge that the size of the lot may be the right size for a playground just for our neighborhood.  They reiterated that it is not in the city’s best interest to build a playground for just one neighborhood.

2) The lot is tucked away in a cul de sac at the very end of the neighborhood right next to the greenbelt.  This poses a problem of safety when visibility is limited from common areas and streets.

3) There is not enough parking space.

Kevin tried to push for some sort of hiking trail/path along the greenbelt, but this was also met with the same basic mantra.  They want to be sure that if they spend the money to create an area for recreation, that it would be equally accessible to other residents of nearby neighborhoods.  They did not see any benefit of improving the greenbelt with a bridge nor a hiking trail to connect to the Trails.

There might be a silver lining (not really silver.. maybe a slight grayish tint..) in the whole situation.  Several years back, an unnamed developer submitted plot plans for the land west of Meadowcreek.  Both Mr. Raymond and Mr. Hill expressed great interest in constructing a city park on this land.  However, those plans ended there and nothing was ever heard from that developer again.  They suspect that the downward spiral of the housing market caused the developer to back down.  The point is that the Parks and Recreation department is expressing ‘great interest’ in placing a public park in the west side of our neighborhood.

In closure, the outlook of the city helping us out looks pretty grim.  Although they are willing, Parks and Recreation is depending on a developer to step up and buy the land west of us before they can even plan how big or what amenities the park would include.  The two gentlemen were very honest and genuine in their responses and they are still open to any other suggestions if we can find a different angle.

Please post your suggestions to the website so we can identify other opportunities to provide a park to the children in our community.