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WEATHERSFIELD IMPORTANT UPDATE RE: LANDSCAPING AND  NEW WSG BOARD

LANDSCAPING:

John Bailey is now the Landscaping Committee Chair, replacing David Piet.  When a WSG owner has a landscaping request or issue, please begin by contacting Mill House Properties at HOA@Millhouseproperties.com.  Mill House will either address the issue with Ruppert or create a work order.  If a work order is needed, the Landscape Committee will look into the issue and give Mill House guidance on how to proceed.  This is the protocol that is currently used for our maintenance repairs, and we have found that it works well.  Please note, however, that in the event of a true emergency, such as a tree falling on a house, you should contact both Mill House and a Board member.

Please give John Bailey a little time to get up to speed.

NEW WSG BOARD:

 For those owners who did not attend the Annual General Meeting on November 2nd, the New WSG Board now consists of the following people:

Steve Krasnow             President/Insurance Committee Chai

Rebecca Newton        Vice President and Treasure

Maria Tanner                 Secretary

Bob Spillane                  Architectural/Nominating Committe

Ernie Clarke                   Maintenance

John Bailey                     Landscaping

Joyce Brennan              Communications

Daniel Thomas             Utilities

Announcements, Community News

PRUNING UPDATE

Pruning by Ruppert Landscape will begin to take place on Thursday. You are responsible for marking any bushes, plants, or shrubs on your private property that you do NOT want pruned no later than Wednesday evening. Marking/flagging tape has been placed on a bench or a table in the common area in each close in Weathersfield.

 

 

Announcements, Community News, Landscaping

PRUNING SCHEDULE

Pruning by Ruppert Landscape will begin in the common areas and parking lots this week, followed by pruning on private property next week.

Marking/flagging tape will be placed on a bench in the common area in each close in Weathersfield. You are responsible for marking any bushes, plants, or shrubs on your private property that you do NOT want pruned. As in the past, tape will be placed on a bench or table in your close. Contact me if you have difficulty finding tape.

REMEMBER: If any plant on your private property is NOT TAPED by November 20, IT WILL BE PRUNED.

Ruppert is only responsible for pruning up to the HVAC and not in backyards.

Ruppert’s fall and winter schedule is from November 2024 to March 2025. This means a bi-monthly (every two weeks) schedule each Wednesday, weather permitting.

 

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WSG REMINDERS: SUMMER 2024

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BRIGHTSPEED 5G Network

The FHA Board President and the FHA Service Group Board
Presidents met on June 13th with several representatives of
Brightspeed. Brightspeed is planning to set up an email address
to address your questions. The planned email address

fearrington@brightspeed.com

PETS, DOMESTIC AND OTHERWISE

Now that summer is here, make sure your pets have plenty of water and use caution when walking them on asphalt, which can become extremely hot on their paws. In addition, please leash your pets and always pick up after them.
Snakes, including copperheads, are a fact of life in Fearrington Village. They are best left alone, undisturbed. Snake bites almost always occur when the snake is inadvertently disturbed, so your best bet is to try to avoid them altogether. For more information, see our website:

http://weathersfieldsg.org/

SAVE THE DATE

The 2024 Weathersfield Annual General Meeting is Saturday,
November 2, at the Gathering Place. Featured topics include the 2024 Reserve Study, Insurance challenges, Weathersfield and owner property and plat responsibilities, and the WSG Board composition. These are important and necessary items that need to be addressed. For more detailed information, always visit our website:

http://weathersfieldsg.org/

 

 

 

Announcements, Landscaping

Notice for Spring Pruning (May 22 – 31, 2024)

Ruppert Landscape will be pruning in WSG starting Wednesday, May 22 to Friday, May 31, on a Close-by-Close basis, weather permitting. This includes bushes, shrubs, and small trees on both personal property and in Common Areas, especially around parking areas.

The plan is to start on May 22nd beginning in the Common Areas of each Close starting near the Grove and working down to Swim and Croquet. This should take 2 to 3 days to complete.

Once the Common Areas have been completed, Ruppert will start pruning on private property starting May 29th, again starting at the Grove. Weather permitting, this should take 2 to 3 days.

If some Common Areas were missed, Ruppert will complete pruning in those areas after private property has been completed.

Hopefully, pruning should be completed by the first week of June.

Plastic bags with colored marking tape will be distributed to each Close and placed on a bench in the Common or with one of your neighbors. Please check the bench or with your neighbors to obtain the tape. It is important that you use the tape to identify any plants that are on your private property that you DO NOT want Ruppert to prune. Anything NOT marked will be pruned.

Once Ruppert has finished in your Close, please remove the tape from your plants and leave any unused tape on the bench in your Close for pickup.

NOTE:  per Ruppert’s contract, the crew will not prune beyond the HVAC system or behind residences. The crew has been instructed not to go beyond these points.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation,

David L. Piet, Landscape Chair

Announcements, Landscaping

LANDSCAPE NOTICE

Ruppert Landscape Company:

February / March maintenance schedule, weather permitting:

February 28th

March 13th

March 27th

February 28th, March 13th, and March 27th — preemergent on the 28th in mulch beds and mowing on an as-needed basis during each visit.

Visits include the removal of any sizable sticks and Crepe Myrtle bark in Common Areas, picking up leaf bags and debris piles in the community, hard surface blowing, and other things out of place in Weathersfield.

April through the fall: Ruppert will resume its weekly schedule each Wednesday, weather permitting.

The two metal signs “This Week in Weathersfield” will indicate when Ruppert will be in the community.

Thank you for continuing to place your brown paper leaf bags and other yard debris in your Close’s designated staging area the night before, or the day of, routine maintenance (i.e., Wednesday).

NOTE:  I will be out of the country from February 27 to April 3. In my absence, Steve Krasnow has kindly agreed to act as Landscape contact.  Please direct any questions or concerns to Steve since I will not be answering emails of phone calls.

Cell phone: 301-254-3250

Email: sjkrasnow@gmail.com

David L. Piet, Landscape Committee Chair