Ruppert will be on site Wednesday, January 8, 2020, for grounds maintenance and will conduct the first pick-up of Christmas trees. The the second tree pick-up will be 2 weeks later on January 22, 2020. As always, the scheduled days are subject to weather permitting.
Tree Pruning Will Begin Tuesday, November 26
Davey Tree will begin a large tree pruning project on Tuesday, 11/26/19. They will continue work on Tuesday, 12/3/19. They may possibly need a third day. This is just the beginning of the major tree work project scheduled for the entire community. Pruning/tree removal that is not completed in December will be completed in the January/February 2020 timeframe. The Tree Pruning signs will be out for the next several weeks in December and then taken down. They will be put up again when the January/February work continues. We request that homeowners refrain from stopping the workers to question or make requests. We have a contract and Davey Tree will honor only those items on it. As a reminder, Davey Tree did a complete walk throughout the property in early fall to determine what needed pruning or removal based on safely concerns and preservation of roofs.
Fall Leaf Cleanup Planned
Ruppert will be on the premises on Thursday, November 14 or Friday, November 15, 2019, to blow the leaves off walkways, only. They will be on site on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, to do regular maintenance, branch and brown bag pick up, and blow all areas for leaves.
Weathersfield Holiday Party Reminder
The Weathersfield Holiday Party is approaching quickly, Saturday December 7, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy an evening with your neighbors, good food, door prizes and a festive holiday atmosphere.
Remember to drop off your RSVP with payment to Bill Kearney at 546 or place it in the Weathersfield Board Box at the mail kiosk by November 15. Seating is limited and a firm count needs to be provided to our caterer.
NC Division of Highways Road Work
You probably have seen the roadwork along the sides of Weathersfield Road this week. The WSG Board has called NC Division of Highways to learn the reason behind the grading work. The Highway Division says the work is to address drainage problems. They plan to repair damage caused by their work by reseeding the road shoulders and covering with straw. There is no date as yet for when the repairs will be done.
You will notice this work is continuing along Millcroft and other roads in Fearrington. Weathersfield and the other roads are state roads and NC Division of Highways has the right of access and maintenance. Your WSG Board will continue to follow developments and keep the Division of Highways aware of their responsibility to repair the damage to the roadsides their work has caused.
AGM Meeting Packets Have Been Mailed
The Annual General Membership (AGM) Meeting will be held Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the Gathering Place. In order to be sure there is a quorum to conduct the important business of our community, all homeowners should attend in person or complete a proxy document if they are unable to attend. A downloadable proxy form is here: WSG Proxy 2019.
All homeowners have been mailed a meeting packet to review before the meeting. A copy of that packet can be found here: 2019 AGM Packet (Updated).
UPDATE: AGM Committee Reports were hand-delivered to WSG residents on October 29. Those reports can also be downloaded by clicking here.
Fall Community Reminders
The first edition of the Weathersfield Community Reminders is being delivered to your door early this week. The one-page document is a product of the new Weathersfield Service Group Communications Committee. It is designed to let you know about important activities happening in the next three months. You can find an electronic version of the Fall Community Reminders here: 2019 Fall Community Reminders
2019 Annual Termite Inspection
Pest & Termite Consultants will conduct annual termite inspections on Thursday, October 10 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Please remember to leave crawl spaces and garage doors open if you will not be present for the inspection.
Complete information will be mailed to homeowners and is reproduced here: 2019 Termite Inspection.
Pruning and Lawn Mowing Information
PRUNING–Ruppert will prune shrubs in the front and side of homes (up to the AC units) and the common areas in each close throughout the community beginning on Monday, September 16 – WEATHER PERMITTING. They will start with the Eleagnus throughout the community and then focus their pruning on the remaining common area plants and the front and side of homes.
PLEASE DO NOT INTERRUPT THE RUPPERT WORKERS WITH ANY REQUESTS OR ISSUES. CONTACT HOPE WEBER OR PEGGY AKERS WITH YOUR COMMENTS.
Tag with colored tape any shrub(s) you do not want pruned. Colored tape will be placed on the bench in each close in a plastic bag. When you have used the tape, return it in the plastic bag to the bench for your neighbors to use. The tapes will be collected after pruning is completed. Within 2 weeks following the pruning, please remove any tape that you have put on the shrubs.
LAWN MOWING–Ruppert aerated and overseeded the lawns on Monday, 09/09/19. They have advised us that they will not mow for the next several weeks in order to allow the lawn seeds to take hold. Please understand the grass may be longer than we are used to but there is a valid reason for it.
Thank you – The Landscape Committee
Lawn Aeration in September
Aeration and overseeding of all grass areas will occur on Monday, September 9, 2019, weather permitting. In preparation for this project, the grass areas may or may not be mowed during the week of September 2 due to the fact that Ruppert has advised they like to let it grow longer prior to aeration. The grass will be mowed before the aeration project.