Apr 24
Spring has sprung at the Abbottsford Little Free Library! Please drop by to see some new titles, with more to come. Take a book or leave a book. That said, please don’t use the Little Free Library as a drop-off site for old textbooks, outdated paperbacks, or children’s picture books that have seen better days. When that happens, I have to find a way to dispose of such items in a responsible way. Thank you!
Looking forward,
Amy Lyles Wilson
Apr 17
Fling your things this spring! Our community Spring Fling is this weekend. We have 5 community use dumpsters as well as a cardboard recycling bin. Shredding and household donation drop off will be available Saturday only. Donations can be dropped off from 10am to 2pm (Items accepted at the discretion of the pickup service) Documents for shredding can be dropped off from 11am to 1pm. Rules are posted on the dumpsters. The event map is available below. A reminder to not overfill dumpsters and to please follow all rules so that we may continue to provide this service to the community each year. Happy Fling!!
Apr 11
**Call for Board of Director Nominations**
The upcoming Spring Semi-Annual Homeowners Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 13 2024, at the Abbottsford Clubhouse. There will be an election to fill one position on the Board of Directors. The BOD is currently seeking nominations for this position.
Nancy Lorenzi will be completing her 3-year term and not seeking re-election. This position carries a 3-year term until 2027. Other current Board members include Chris Wells (term ending 2025) Brad Pendleton (term ending in 2026), Ashley Cantrell (term ending in 2025), and Townes Duncan (term ending in 2026).
If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please submit your name along with a brief biography to Cody Carroll at Abbottsford615@gmail.com. For those who wish to discuss this opportunity further, please feel free to reach out to the property manager or any Board member. The deadline for nominations to be placed in the printed meeting packet is Monday, April 22nd, 2023. Write-in votes may still be recorded at the time of the meeting as well. Full meeting packets will be delivered in advance of the May meeting.
Sincerely,
The Abbottsford Board of Directors
Mar 21
From Abbottsford HOA: A word on 2024 plans for turf and maintenance improvements for Abbottsford:
As we move into the spring season of 2024, you will notice some changes from previous years and the way that the property will be maintained. For the health and benefit of the turf in the neighborhood we will be keeping cool season grasses at a 4+ inch cut height this year. This should yield the best result for improvement of our turf this season. This will be taller than the grass has been kept in previous years. We need about 1 more week of cool season growth to be able to maintain the grass at an appropriate level and weekly mowing will begin.
The addition of beneficial turf treatments on the property will begin to show fruition more as we get into summer months. We are anticipating that after treatment 3 in June, you should notice a significant reduction in turf weeds throughout the community. A full 18 months on program is required to have turf areas controlled and fully healthy. We believe that turf health has already improved over last year.
Turf repairs from the AT&T installation project will continue to improve over the course of the year. The seed used in repair areas was a two-part blend of fast-growing annual grasses and slower to establish permanent perennial fescue. This blend was required to fill in spots fast (5-7 days) for the fall, while also allowing for permanent growth to establish at a slower rate (4-6 weeks). The fast-growing, lighter colored annual grasses will begin to die back during the hotter summer months, leaving the grass needed for the final turf repairs. We will continue to monitor the growth and establishment of these areas over the season but by the end of the fall maintenance season these areas should be permanently repaired turf. Please reach out with any questions or issues if you have not already.
As we continue to onboard the community into Milosi processes, they will be making sure to trim and clean up areas of the property more thoroughly throughout the year to achieve a more maintainable status. Shrubs and plants will be pruned according to ANSI horticultural standards, as laid out in the pruning guide sent out in January (also located on the HOA website). Pruning will be done on your property as part of our HOA contract. You will not need to request pruning for items covered under HOA maintenance, as has previously been the case. If you have items you do not want pruned and have not already contacted the on-site manager to discuss opting out of pruning services, please reach out as quickly as possible.
Milosi is working to get with many of you regarding private service requests and pricing. If you have submitted a request and have not gotten a reasonable response, please let the On-site manager know. As a reminder, if you have a concern or request, please fill out the Landscaping Request/Question Form on the abbottsford.net website. Please review the 2024 Landscaping program expectations page or reach out to the on-site manager for more information regarding HOA maintenance services.
We are looking forward to a productive spring season,
Abbottsford Management
Mar 21
Historians conducted a study of Redoubt #4 on March 29th. They utilized ground penetrating radar to map and survey the site. They are hopeful to find evidence of cannon placements, as well as the timber from the fortification walls. This was a day-long project and non-invasive. They welcomed anyone who wanted to stop by or ask questions about GPR or civil war history. They plan to share their findings with the community at a “discover and learn” event once they evaluate the data.
