Reminder: Enka Village Community Meeting This Thursday

All Enka Village residents are welcome at this meeting, taking place this Thursday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Enka Baptist Church. Topics of discussion will include electing new commission members, summer lawn care for the park, updates on postal service, and a new order of Enka Village license plates.

Reminder: Dumpsters available Saturday

Glenn Satterfield has reserved two dumpsters for neighborhood use for this Saturday, May 10, as indicated in the flyer that went out last month. Because of limited funds, he only reserved dumpsters to be located within the main Enka Park area, but Hillcrest and Lake residents are also welcome to bring items.

Upcoming Events

Take a look at the calendar of events in the right margin. We have a busy month coming up! Here are the highlights:

May 3: Community Yard Sale
May 10: Dumpsters for Enka Village Use
May 15: Enka Village Community Meeting

Also--we are now recruiting new officers for the Enka Village Commission. As an officer, you'll help oversee community projects and have a direct hand in making decisions with the neighborhood. If you're interested, please contact Glenn Satterfield (665-0980 or gasatterfield@charter.net) by May 5.

Mailbox Thank-You!

A special thank-you to Anthony Devore and Bruce Fleming for their time installing mailboxes for several neighbors in need of assistance. If you see them around the neighborhood, let them know you appreciate their help!

Also--some folks have asked about where to get those white, oval-shaped mailbox house numbers that have been popping up on the mailboxes on Oak Street. Those are available at Lowe's in the mailbox section. They're called Reflective Plaques, they are in the section with mailbox accessories, and they're about $16. They have a good stock of them at the Arden Lowe's, and the Smoky Park Lowe's will be restocking some this week.

Final Details on Home Postal Delivery

• The Candler post office will include us as part of their route starting on March 31, 2008, so you can start giving your physical address as your mailing address starting at that time (assuming you wish to do so and have installed a mailbox). You can pick up change of address forms at any post office or online.

• Before you dig the post for your mailbox, be sure to call NC’s Call Before You Dig line, which is 1-800-632-4949. Those folks need 48 hours’ notice to come out and mark electrical and other underground lines. (When I called, they had our old address—Pine instead of Enka Pine—so keep that in mind when you call.)

• The mailboxes must be placed on the side of the street where there is no parking. If you live on the parking side of the street, you will need to coordinate with your neighbor across the street to find the most mutually agreeable location for your mailbox.

• The post office prefers that the mailboxes be placed near your driveway or walkway, so it’s clear which house goes with which box. If you are across the street from your box, place it directly across from your front walk, if possible.

• When placing your mailbox, there should be 36-42 inches from the ground to the base of mailbox. The mailbox should not obstruct traffic but should be close enough to the curb that the driver can easily reach it. The post office representative said that the box at 2 Enka Oak Street was perfectly placed, so take a look at that as a model.

• The house number must be on the front or side of the mailbox or post where the driver will be approaching.


Thank you!
Enka Village Commission

Update on Mailboxes

For those of you who ordered mailboxes through the bulk order:

--They will be available for pickup at 3 Enka Pine Street starting this weekend. Please call Amber Cook 665-1914 to arrange a pickup.

--If you need assistance installing your mailbox, we will be gathering a crew to help either next week or weekend and will be in touch.

For any of you interested in home mail service:

--Before you install your mailbox, you'll need to call the state's Call Before You Dig line, which is 1-800-632-4949. You must place the call 2 business days before you start digging. These folks will send someone out to mark gas, sewer, power, and cable lines to make sure you don't hit anything when you dig. When I called, they still had the old address (Pine instead of Enka Pine), so you may want to use that name when you call.

--I am meeting the head of the Candler post office here next week, and she'll do a final processing of our roads into one of their routes. We should be able to start getting delivery the following week, but we'll send out a message with the official start date.

Thanks!
Amber

Information About Home Postal Delivery

Flyers were distributed to homes on Crescent, Oak, Pine, and Orchard this weekend. Here's the text of the flyers:

For those of you considering home postal delivery, see below for some guidelines. If you prefer to maintain your post office box, you can disregard the instructions below.

• We have to use curbside mailboxes; new postal routes no longer accept mailboxes attached to the house.

• The mailboxes must be placed on the side of the street where there is no parking. If you live on the parking side of the street, you will need to coordinate with your neighbor across the street to find the most mutually agreeable location for your mailbox. If multiple mailboxes will be placed in one spot, neighbors should group their mailboxes close together for a neater appearance and easier access for the delivery person.

• If you choose to use a mailbox with a lock, it must have a slot large enough to accommodate your daily mail volume. The locking mailbox available for bulk order meets this description for most customers.

• When placing your mailbox, there should be 36-42 inches from the ground to the base of mailbox. If you need assistance installing your mailbox or post, please indicate this on the form on the back of this page.

• The mailbox should not obstruct traffic but should be close enough to the curb that the driver can easily reach it.

• The house number must be on the front of the mailbox or on the side of the box or post where the driver will be approaching.

• If you receive packages, they will be brought to the door. If no one is home, packages will be held for pick-up at the Candler post office. The Candler post office is our post office branch for home delivery because the Enka post office does not offer home delivery.

• You can pick up change of address forms at any post office or online.

• Postal delivery will be available once the new street signs are installed and the Candler post office comes to the neighborhood to make plans for the new route. Please wait to make changes to your mailing address until the post office has completed this process. (The Enka Village Commission will provide notice of when this process is complete.)