Neuse Colony Spring 2023 Newsletter

May 30, 2023

Spring greetings to the Neuse Colony community! What a beautiful time to enjoy the river and lake trails while taking in the natural beauty and wildlife in this place we call home! 

📸 Photo by Beth Williams

Since our meeting in February, the Board is excited to have completed the lake and river bridges railing replacement. Both a safety and atheistic improvement! We are also thrilled to have the 40 year old gatehouse roofs replaced with updated and durable metal roofing, and all gate opening systems and hinges have been replaced.


Pollen has settled and with the new roofs in place, power washing of gatehouses, mailboxes and signage will be performed very soon. This will be followed by any necessary painting and repairs. In addition, rotten railing on the dam in the Estates will be replaced and all railing will be paint-stained to provide a clean, uniform appearance.

 

Take a moment to visit the cul-de-sac on Jasmine Drive. This area has been used as a loading and staging area for paving and landscaping for years. It’s quite an improvement! We will be using this model to address the remaining cul-de-sacs in the neighborhood.


With Summer soon to arrive, kids will be out and about enjoying the warm weather. Please use caution and observe the speed limit while driving in our streets. In addition, please be reminded that golf carts are to be operated by licensed drivers only. Carts should be registered and have the decal visible on the windshield. Please contact CAMS (Kristin Hoffman) if you have not registered your cart.


A couple of reminders:

  • If you are planning any changes to the outside of your property, remember an Architectural Request form must be completed, submitted to CAMS and approved prior to start.
  • Please keep all trash cans and yard equipment out of street view. On the evening prior to collection day, please keep cans safely out of the road, and return the following day.


On a final note, we appreciate your patience and any inconvenience experienced as projects are implemented and hope you are pleased with the end result.


Thank you and stay safe, 


HOA President and Board

CAMS Management

2023 Neuse Colony Q4 General Meeting Minutes

By Diane Pearce • 12 Dec, 2023
Board Members Present: David Lennon — Vice-President Jimmy Royall — Member-at-large Diane Pearce — Secretary Craig Hooks — Treasurer Absent: Billy Morris — President Advisory Present: Kristin Hoffman  1. Motion to Open the General Session: J. Royal 1.1. Seconded By: C. Hooks 1.2. Passed: 4-0-1 1.3. Time: 6:32 pm 2. Project updates and follow-up 2.1. Community trash service - Dave Lennon 2.1.1. GFL is requiring 80% of the homeowners participation in order to get the discounted price. Dave has reached out to Anchor to determine if they have this requirement as well. 2.2. Covenant change to enhance and update hunting ban – D. Lennon 2.2.1. The convenient change to update the hunting ban has been written and will be included in the e-voting for new Board members. Dave stressed the importance of safety awareness as homeowners and their families walk/bike/hike in these areas. 2.3. Children on golf carts complaints – Billy Morris 2.3.1. Dave reminded homeowners of the golf cart policy in place and the law stating no one under 16 years old should be operating a gold cart. 2.4. Cul-de-sac improvements – B. Morris; D. Lennon 2.4.1. Dave will be meeting in the near future with homeowners in the Neuse Colony Drive culdesac to discuss their plans for improvement. 2.5. Follow-up and minor repairs on lake trails. J Smith Civil bankruptcy. – Craig Hooks 2.5.1. Craig stated while only minor repairs to the lake trails are needed, we did not complete payment to JSmith Civil. Dave Lennon will reach out to the law firm handing the Chapter 11 to determine how we should move forward. 2.6. Entrances: Paving; landscaping and irrigation – C. Hooks 2.6.1. Craig stated that bids have been obtained and the Board will use a phased approach to address these needs. The irrigation piece will be first to prevent boring and damage to new pavement. Barefoot’s will perform this work in December. 3. New projects and action items: 3.1. Fall power washing – Diane Pearce 3.1.1. Fall power washing will be performed this Sunday, December 3rd. 3.2. Homeowner complaints -speeding on Neuse Colony Drive and Queen Ann Drive. Speed humps to be installed – D. Pearce 3.2.1. Following additional complaints of speeding and near misses on these two streets, speed humps will be installed in the coming weeks. 3.3. Gatehouse door windows shattered and damaged to be replaced – D.Pearce 3.3.1. The gatehouse door glass is scheduled to be repaired. 4. 2024 Election – 2 open positions//2 candidates- K. Hoffman 4.1. CAMS Election Buddy, electronic voting will be used this year. This will remove the stress and concerns with manual elections. 5. Financial report – Craig Hooks 5.1. Craig reported we have projected $100,000 by year end and we have $121,000 as of the end of October. 6. Homeowners Questions & Comments 6.1. The meeting was well attended and the Board appreciated the attendance and interest. There were no questions or comments. 7. Motion to Adjourn Q4 General Session- C. Hooks 7.1. Seconded By: J. Royal 7.2. Passed: 4-0-1 7.3. Time: 6:43 pm

2023 Neuse Colony Q3 General Meeting Minutes

By Diane Pearce • 23 Aug, 2023
Board Members Present: Billy Morris – President David Lennon – Vice-President Jimmy Royall – Member at Large Diane Pearce – Secretary Absent: Craig Hooks – Treasurer Advisory Present: Kristin Hoffman
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