tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29608158425633293122024-03-12T17:24:49.700-07:00Enka Village Community InformationAmber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-44489065504997102242015-11-17T08:48:00.004-08:002015-11-17T08:48:26.416-08:002015 2nd QUARTER ENKA VILLAGE COMMISSION MEETING<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">April 8<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-size: 0.8em; height: 0px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span>, 2015 at 7 p.m. Enka Public Library</strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Meeting was called to order by Eric Bradford, Enka Village Commission President.</span></div>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford introduced the current Commission Officers: Himself as President, John Steele – Beautification, Mike Sargent – Secretary and Amy Good – Treasurer</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Agenda was re-organized, moving the Jacob Holmes noise issue from topic # 7 to #1 to facilitate Biltmore Lake residents who were present and in attendance for the noise issue</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">JACOB HOLMS NOISE ISSUE</strong></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Enka Village Commission has been communicating with John Manson; Capital Improvement Manager for Jacob Holms Industries (referred to as JHI)</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Communications indicating that Enka Village appreciates the fact their expansions have created jobs, Village residents work at JHI, but, their machinery is affecting the quality of life in our neighborhood and the surrounding area.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Area that encompasses JHI has been re-zoned to “industrial” and is considered to be in the County so the plant does not fall under any noise-ordinance issues.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Enka Village is communicating with John Manson in hopes to reach a mutual resolution to this issue since there is no legal precedence available.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">When JHI expanded Buncombe County supported and invested in the expansion due to the jobs creation the expansion was creating.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Please see this webpage detailing Buncombe County’s 2014 Incentive Agreement with JHI:</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.buncombecounty.org/common/Commissioners/20140107/Incentive%20Agmt%20Final.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black;">http://www.buncombecounty.org/common/Commissioners/20140107/Incentive%20Agmt%20Final.pdf</span></a></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Hawking (Hillcrest Street resident) asked if OSHA has been contacted with regards to the problem, at this point no had known if they had.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford indicated that essentially “we are over a barrel” and the best course of action to get results was to rely on their willingness to make the necessary changes if not than at that point research other avenues</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">JHI contracted an independent company to conduct a survey with regards to the noise being emitted from JH. The study has been completed and JH engineers are reviewing the findings. The study has not yet been released to the public</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Enka Village Commissions’ stance is to wait until the JHI expansion is complete and make necessary changes.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Hawkins indicated that if the noise is below 65 decibels they can operate for 8 hours according to OSHA. Eric Bradford indicated having no knowledge of OSHA’s involvement but these are great items to consider and looking for suggestions and feedback concerning the noise issue.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford read the last email he received from John Manson before the Commission Meeting</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford explained what that meant was once they identify the resolution to the problem it could take some time to implement those changes</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford believes JHI truly wants to fix the problem. John Manson is backed by the senior management at JHI and sends Eric weekly emails about the situation, even if Eric has not emailed him.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">All emails received from John Manson are cc’d to Bill McManus, head of the Biltmore Lake HOA. The Board of Directors for Biltmore Lake are in agreement with Enka Village’s wait and see stance.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">JHI has requested Enka Village and Biltmore Lake to funnel future communications through Eric Bradford or Bill McManus to avoid receiving multiple calls of complaints</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Since the Enka Village Facebook Group is a closed group another Group page called Candler Community was created to provide a forum for questions and updates regarding the noise issue. It is an open group so it is available to anyone to join. It will feature any and all events relating to and affecting neighborhood residents in the Candler area</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford introduced Laura Pease (Biltmore Lake resident) to discuss Biltmore Lake’s position</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Laura explained she was not a Board or HOA representative but her next door neighbor was the President and is up to speed on events through conversations with him.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Laura explained that Biltmore Lake’s position was identical to Enka Village and offered that if communications break down in the future that other neighborhoods with a vested interest in the noise issue from JHI should become involved and form a stronger complaint with lager numbers involved possibly developing a class-action style complaint</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric thanked Laura for her information and emphasized the importance of moving forward working together to rectify the situation</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">An open Community wide meeting is scheduled for May 4<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-size: 0.8em; height: 0px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> at 7 pm at the Enka Public Library to discuss this issue. Official representatives from JHI will be invited to join the meeting</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The JHI noise issue was concluded Biltmore Lake Residents thanked everyone for allowing them to attend the meeting and left</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Status/Voting of Commission Officers</strong></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Returning back to the Agenda Eric Bradford re-introduced the Board Commissioners and announced the current Officers would like to remain for another year if there were no other contenders for those positions, there were none</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">David Allbach made a motion to keep the current officers in place, it was seconded and passed.</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric Bradford mentioned that the VP Commission spot was available and that Glenn Satterfield wished to be considered for that post. Eric asked if there was anybody else interested in the position, there were none. Eric Bradford made a mention to elect Glenn Satterfield as VP, it was seconded and passed. Glenn Satterfield is now Enka Village Commission VP</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Welcome New Neighbors</strong></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric welcomed new neighbors to the Village and in attendance at the meeting and sadly reported the Judds on Crescent Street were moving.</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Amy explained that the Commission will be contacting Scott Schuller for an update regarding the street lights on Hillcrest Street</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Ashley Tweed asked if the Village has received money from Bent Creek for the Kickball Challenge, and the answer was YES, we received approximately $136.00</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eeeeee; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Facebook Page standards and practice</strong></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Eric reminded everyone that the Enka Village Facebook page is a closed group meant for and used by residents of the Village. Villagers post pictures of their kids, various parties, their houses, etc. and they don’t want outsiders seeing that</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Being approved to the page depends on three factors</span><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Do you currently live in Enka Village</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Do you currently have family or relatives in Enka Village</span></li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">If they answer “no” to any or all of these questions they have no business being on the Enka Village Facebook page.</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">John Steele announced a cleanup of the dead brush running along the tops of Orchard, Pine and Oak Streets</span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; list-style: circle; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">David Allbach offered a suggestion for the street lights on Hillcrest Street, Mr. Hawkins reminded him that no changes could be made that are in conflict with the Enka Village Bi-Laws. It was stated that the bi-laws were implemented back in the 1950’s and a lot has changed since then and maybe they need to be looked and changed. Mike Sargent volunteered to form a committee to review, change and update items in the bi-laws. An Enka Village meeting will be called to address those and vote on with the Community</span></li>
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Enka Village Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01330625965410481131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-43259691547880389432015-11-17T08:47:00.002-08:002015-11-17T08:47:27.176-08:00February 2nd, 2015 Enka Library 7pm<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Commission President introduced himself and the rest of the Commission. He then explained the Meeting minutes are being kept by the Commission Secretary and will be posted onto the blog, with a link to those minutes on the Village Facebook page. Meeting was officially called to order.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Commission Secretary introduced Detective Cindy Douthit with the SIU/Sex Offender Unit in Buncombe County to address concerns and questions about registered Sex Offenders. Detective Douthit explained she has been a Detective with the Buncombe Co. Sheriff’s Dept. for over 15 years. She shared the County’s Sex Offender Registry website: <span class="skimlinks-unlinked" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sexoffender.ncdoj.gov</span>. That registry show pictures of the offenders and information regarding their offense and incarceration. If the word “<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">AGGREVATED</strong>” appears in their descriptions, that indicates they are guilty of multiple offenses. She presented the Sex Offender & Public Protection Registration pamphlet that is the Law concerning Sexual Offenders for North Carolina, she passed it around for everyone to view. She proceeded to explain before the meeting she was on the phone with the Commission Sec. explaining the web-site. They performed a search of offenders in the area using the Sec.’s address, and 35 offenders showed up within a 3 mile radius of Enka Pine St. Det. Douthit urged Residents to be “proactive” rather than reactive. Be aware who the offenders are and where they are living. Parks, day/child care, schools are off limits to offenders and they cannot be within 300 feet of those areas and cannot live within 1,000 feet of those areas. Offenders are required by law to look like their picture(s) on the Registry. If they do make changes to their appearance they must have new pictures taken at the Sheriff’s office. Det. Douthit explained that unfortunately these offenders are here and just wants everyone to be aware of it whether you have children or not. Det. Douthit then opened to the floor for questions:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Q:</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </strong>The new school is being built down the road, how does that affect and registered offenders in the immediate area?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A:</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </strong>Offenders having an established residence before any of the restricted areas are built are grandfathered in, if they move that grandfathered clause is null and void. In addition to their restrictions to the off-limit premises mentioned, they are not allowed to partake in Halloween with regards to entice trick-or-treaters to come to their doors or residence. They are not allowed to be alone with children, baby-sit, transport to/from children. The same restrictions apple yo churches or facilities with child/day care</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Q:</strong> When Offenders move how soon are they required to register their new address?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A:</strong> 3 Days. If offenders move from and to within the same state, they are required by law to provide the new location to the Sheriff’s Dept. That address is then updated by the SIU/Sex Offender Unit Secretary. If the offender is moving from one state to another state, they have 10 days to provide the new location to the current locations Sheriff Dept. In Buncombe County, updated addresses are posted by the following day of receiving the info. Det. Douthit will work closely in alerting the Commission Sec. If any new offenders move into the area and in turn notify the residents.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The most important thing is to be aware of your neighbors your surroundings and suspicious activity. Most residential break-ins happen during the day-time hours while people are at work.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Q:</strong> When offender’s move from one state to another, how do they provide a location if they are looking for someplace to move?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A:</strong> They are required by law to provide a location, even if they are staying at a Holiday Inn that is a location and that can be changed once they found someplace, the location is then updated to wherever they end up. Det. Douthit has even confirmed locations for homeless offenders by climbing under bridges with a flash light in the middle of the night to ensure the offenders are where they are supposed to be. There are currently 410 registered sexual offenders in Buncombe County, herself and a team of others continually verify offender’s locations.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Meeting like this are very important to Detectives to ensure awareness and the safety of residents. She welcomes the additional eyes watching. She would rather field 20 calls to turn out to be nothing, rather than no-one calling and it turns out to be something.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Commission President thanked Det. Douthit for coming and speaking and clearing up some of the misconceptions people had and urged anyone with additional questions or wanting to report something feel free to contact her directly at: 828-250-4453 or the Police’s non-emergency number: 828-250-6670.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HERITAGE DAY: </strong>President requested possible date(s) reminding everyone last year’s Heritage Day was in May and it rained causing a “light” attendance. This year the President has some new resources and avenues available to get information out to the people. Suggested contacting people from American Enka, try to get that network of people involved with Heritage Day. Ideally that’s what we would want; an afternoon of storytelling and eating BBQ and utilizing our Park. A lot of the new residents moving into the Village is not aware of the rich history this Village is a part of.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Q:</strong> Did last year’s Heritage Day involve Enka Baptist Church?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">It was suggested to have Heritage Day on a Sunday to coincide with a church service or Enka Baptists’ Homecoming, they could come next door and partake. It was decided Sunday, June 14th, 2015 for this year’s Heritage Day. Volunteers to form a Heritage Day Committee to plan and organize the event was requested. Julie Nobblitt, the Allbauch’s, MIke Sargent, John Steele, Matt and Meg Baetzhold volunteered.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">FESTIVAL of NEIGHBORHOODS:</strong> This Year’s Festival of Neighborhoods will be held on Sunday March 15th, 2015. All 26 Neighborhoods in Asheville come together at the Cellular Center to brag and show off their neighborhoods. The President encouraged residents to attend and show their support and pride. Brian Cook volunteered to develop a presentation for the event.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP:</strong> This year’s Neighborhood Cleanup is scheduled for Sunday April 18th, 2015. It is part of the month long clean-up, just like last year’s, there will be Community dumpsters located in the Village. Volunteers will go around and assist residents with items to be disposed of. Ashley Tweed requested the week before (04/10-11/15) to have a community yard sale. The Yard Sale will start in the park, and proceed from that location. Anything sold from that location will go the Village’s account. Residents can have a yard and anything you raise at your location you may keep, if you wish to donate items to the Village Yard Sale, simply take the items to the park the morning of the sale.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The meeting was then turned over to the Treasurer for the Treasure’s Report.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The report focused on the year-end of 2014. 67.62% of residents have paid their HOA assessments. If all residents paid their assessments it would total %1,165.91 there is almost $1,000.00 less of what we actually received. Expenses include: insurance on the park, street lights on Hillcrest, lawn maintenance, pay for the room for Commission Meetings and had several expenses that we did not have before like Heritage Day, and Kickball which the Village still has not received any money from. Money was made from the sales of t-shirts. A Committee will be formed if there is a Kickball game this year to monitor expenses and ensure prompt receipt of funds.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Ashley Tweed suggestion to have a community-wide program that rewards residents that have paid their assessments to receive an “I Love My Neighborhood” sticker to display and encourage others who have not paid to do so. Nothing was officially decided.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Commission Secretary announced new Commission Meeting signs were being made due to the face the old signs, with the exception of 1, have gone missing or have fallen apart. He proposed a motion that any emergency or urgent operational expense under $200.00 (one per quarter of calendar year) could be executed without a community vote, it was seconded and passed. Beautification Officer requested approval for additional lighting for the “ENKA VILLAGE” sign in the park. It was decided to present the Commission a proposal with costs and be put up for a vote at the next Commission Meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">County Commissioners have approved the land and building of the Green-way, but not the funding of the project. Ultimately the green-way would be connected to the other local green-ways. There was a fundraiser Feb. 3rd at Zaxby’s on Smokey Park Highway at 7 pm. and 10% of all sales would be donated to the Green-way project. On Feb 12th, 2015 at 7 pm, there will be a Community meeting at the Enka Public Library to rally community support and organization for the project. It is open to everyone to attend. The President emphasized the importance of community residents to become involved with showing support. Village residents’ property values will be going down because of the industrial happenings across the street, the Green-way will increase the property values in the area. The Green-way will make the area a more appealing property to all residents in the area. It’s there, it’s waiting all it needs the advocacy/support to build it. It will also serve as a buffer between the Village and Jacob Holmes’ loud fans.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The Meeting was then opened to the floor for comments and questions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Next Commission Meeting is scheduled for Monday May 4th, 2015 at the Enka Public Library at 7 pm.</span></div>
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Enka Village Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01330625965410481131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-18597043394639273732015-11-17T08:46:00.003-08:002015-11-17T08:46:26.570-08:00October 20, 2014 Enka Library 7pm<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13.65pt; margin-bottom: 13.5pt; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The meeting opened with discussing the street light on Hillcrest Street. The Street has 4 lights. John Steele proposed that Scott Shuler (works with Haynes Electric but would do the work on the side) would replace the bulbs with newer, more energy efficient bulbs that run $150.00 a bulb. If we paid for the bulbs Scott would do the work for free. A budget of $600 was decided on for the lights on Hillcrest Street, a motion was presented and passed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eric Bradford announced “Neighborhood Cleanup” would be November 8th, 2014, with dumpsters placed at the top of Orchard Street and on Hillcrest Street. Emily Sutton Dezio handed out garbage bags to fill with leaves, the City Garbage will pick up the bags, empty them, and leave them to be re-used. It is a program sponsored by the City of Asheville that the weekly garbage run will pick up rather than residents waiting on the special service to pick up the leaves.</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">John Steele – Beautification Officer announced that beginning next month, the “Yard of the Month” program will be back on schedule when a yard is chosen a small bio of the residents and pictures of the winning yard will be posted on the Village Facebook page. The Village Christmas wreaths will be hung on the street lights the weekend after Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Meeting was then opened to the floor for any other topics. Emily Sutton Dezio suggested a contact pereson representing Enka Village (Tree Czar) be appointed to converse with Duke Energy about the tree trimming in the Village. Mike Sargent volunteered to contact Terri Smith, a possible contact about the trees with Duke Energy.</span></div>
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Enka Village Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01330625965410481131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-61251313917506774402015-11-17T08:45:00.003-08:002015-11-17T08:45:34.145-08:00July 21, 2014 Enka Library 7pm<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="background-color: white;">• Meeting was called to order.<br />• Commission President thanked and welcomed everyone for coming to the meeting.<br />• President introduced himself and the Treasurer and Vice President.<br />• President referred to the agenda and informed everyone that there will be timeallowed for any issues not on the agenda.<br />• President informed everyone that the meeting was being videotape for easiertranscribing of minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #1: President requested more residents to join the Commission because the Vice President would soon be stepping down and the President was looking to step down in the near future. He then mention that the Secretary position was opened and Mike Sargent wished to fill the role. A vote was taken and Mike Sargent was elected to the position. The next available position was Beautification and John Steele wished to fill that role. After describing what the role involved a vote was taken and he was elected to the position.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #2: The Treasurer provided a Financial Summary: 54% Homeowner Dues have been collected. There is $3,367.52 in the Community Savings. The Treasurer asked if there were any questions, there were none and she concluded the report.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #3: Mike Sargent was introduced to present a demonstration of the Enka Village Website. The web address and password was provided to the group. Internet was not available and could not show much of the website.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #4: Several lights were out on Hillcrest St., only two (2) were working. and despite the outages, the Commission was still receiving electric bills. The Treasurer contacted Duke Energy to fix the lights, because Hillcrest is considered to be outside City limits, they would not fix them. A resident from Hillcrest St. in attendance informed the Commission that they would be willing to fix the problem themselves by climbing up ladders and replacing the light bulbs. The Commission informed the Hillcrest Residents in attendance to inform the Commission when a bulb goes out and they would fix the problem themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">• It was suggested to convert the old fashion light bulbs to LED light bulbs. LED bulbs would save on cost and last longer.<br />• Treasurer was asked how much the bill was on average, she replied $30-$40<br />• President agreed to assume that task of researching the conversion. He knew the person who was handling the conversions to LED for the City of Asheville.<br />• A Resident informed everyone that the street lights were controlled by a timer. He would personally adjust the timer to compensate for power outages and time changes.<br />• The President requested to be shown how that was done</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #5: The President explained that the sidewalks on Hillcrest St. are in pretty bad shape. Once again Hillcrest St. is outside City limits and not serviced by the City so it becomes that the Neighborhood has to fix and absorb the costs involved.<br />• The President suggested to think of a Community wide fund raiser to raise money for the repairs.<br />• It was recommended to get an estimate of costs for the repairs and approach the Biltmore Lake Commission for financial assistance.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #6: The meeting was turned over to Emily Dezio to discuss the upcoming Kickball fundraiser. The Enka Team is being formed and several items will be sold to raise money. Items include Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and T-Shirts. No funds from the commission is funding the event. Emily is paying for the T-Shirts. All money raised is being split 50/50 with Bent Creek which is a win win since Bent Creek outnumbers Enka Village with the number of households.<br />• Emily was asked where it was being played and she provided directions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #7: The President introduced Bruce Fleming to discuss repaving Orchard Ave. Orchard Ave. is the alley road running between Crescent St., Pine St., and Orchard St. He received an estimate for the repaving of the road and it broke down to $250.00 per household that backed up to Orchard Ave. (even numbered addresses on Crescent & Pine St. and odd numbered addresses on Orchard St.)<br />• Bruce Fleming canvased Orchard Street to talk to residents and gauge their<br />receptiveness to the project and the cost. He talked to seven (7) residents which<br />five (5) were willing to put money down for their portion.<br />• Bruce Fleming requested the Commission two items; 1. Organize a Community Day that<br />volunteers in the community would be willing to work on Orchard Ave. 2. Address the<br />issues concerning Orchard Ave. at the entrance from Sandhill Rd. since he considers<br />it park of Enka Park.<br />• The President agreed to organize a Community Day.<br />• Bruce Fleming informed that personally has attempted to fill in the hole in the<br />ground in Enka Park with little success.<br />• The Commission President stated contacted the City of Asheville Storm Water Division<br />about the issues of Enka Park. They told him the park was too far back from the road<br />to receive and assistance from them.<br />• Concerns were raised about households having to pay extra due to households not<br />willing to pay their share toward the project.<br />• A resident, in attendance, explained that years ago (1980’ish) when he was on the<br />Commission, they investigated repaving Orchard Ave. but it was determined it was<br />useless to repave until the ditches and water run-off were fixed first.<br />• The water collecting and pooling in Enka Park was explained that the storm water<br />drain is on the opposite side of where the water collects and is approx. A foot above<br />ground level impeding draining.<br />• Another resident in attendance stated they do no utilize Orchard Ave. except for<br />maintenance issues or for dropping items off in the back yard, but was willing to<br />participate to maintain the neighborhood.<br />• A motion was made and carried to schedule a separate meeting to take a census of<br />residents and discuss the project further.<br />• Commission President agreed to work with the Beautification Officer to organize a<br />Community Day to work on Orchard Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #8: The President mentioned the car that was recently broke into and asked if anyone could provide any details.<br />• Amy Good stated that her Neighbor’s car that was broke into was left un-locked<br />• President spoke to how safe the neighbor is with regards that there are neighbors who<br />look out for each other, question suspicious activities, people and cars.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The President explained that Amy Good has done research regarding safety. Several<br />options are available to us.<br />• A Resource Officer could attend a meeting to explain and answer questions regarding a<br />Neighborhood Watch Community.<br />• Signs could be provided announcing that it is a Neighborhood Community Watch.<br />• President explained that Firefighters from the recent gas leak fire, as a community<br />the best thing we could do is simply know and look out for each other, know your<br />neighbors.<br />• A motion was offered and carried to further investigate this issue.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">ITEM #9: Neighborhood cleanup was omitted in order to discuss concerns regarding speeding vehicles in the neighborhood. The Treasurer explained that there is a petition to have officials come out and observe traffic patterns and offer recommendations based on their observations to help control the speeding issue. One signature per household totaling 40% off households in the Village to get it approved. Once the report is completed, several items can be provided with no cost to the neighborhood.<br />• Speed limit signs.<br />• Door knob hangers<br />• Speed Bumps<br />Motion offered and carried to form a committee to further investigate this issue.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It was requested for everyone present at the meeting to introduce themselves. Everyone introduced themselves and where they lived.<br />The Meeting was then concluded from official business and opened for any other issues.<br />• The newly elected Beautification officer asked for volunteers to help with trimming<br />low hanging tree limbs blocking areas of pedestrian traffic along the sidewalks. It<br />was suggested to get the residents permission that had offending trees planted in<br />front of their houses before cutting. It was then suggested that we contact the City<br />to do it, but it was decided not to.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Commission President announced that the City of Asheville’s budget was being finalized and if anyone wanted a tree planted in front of their house to inform him.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Vice President explained the “Yard of the Month” was still occurring and was currently held by a residence on Lake Drive. The VP was attempting to contact the residents and find out the next winner. The previous winner of the Y.O.M informed the VP he would be willing to pick a new winner if need.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">A request for a report of Heritage Day was requested. The Treasurer responded that financially we broke even. She suggested next year a sub-committee be formed to properly plan for the event.</span></div>
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Enka Village Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01330625965410481131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-56129931466259777432013-09-13T06:39:00.002-07:002013-09-13T06:39:39.418-07:00Find Us on Facebook!<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Enka Village residents: We have moved our announcements and community-based updates to our mailing list and our private Facebook page. Contact enkavillagecommission@gmail.com to be added to the list or the Facebook group.</span>Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-80724442242453642022011-07-05T14:30:00.000-07:002011-07-05T14:31:52.643-07:00Minutes from April 7 community meetingENKA VILLAGE COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES<br /> APRIL 7, 2011<br /> The meeting opened at 7:10pm at the Enka Library. All streets but <br />One was represented. <br />1. Resignations (all resignations effective May 15, 2011): Todd Lewis is resigning as president of the Commission. Hillary Cole is resigning as Treasurer of the Commission. Heather Jamison Jones is resigning as Secretary of the Commission. Robin Silver is resigning as Beautification Chair. The commissioners feel it would be good to allow more people to participate in their commission and would like for the positions to be filled with someone new every year to encourage more community involvement.<br />2. Current Budget Issues: $1,120.11 received in dues as of April 7, 2011, average yearly expense is $1,950.00, leaving the community $830.00 short for the yearly expense. The bank account has $2,034.27 on deposit, and $2,792.35 in a CD for a total of $4,826.62 in the accounts. **Just a friendly reminder to those who have not mailed their payment in to please do so**<br />3. Election of Commissioners: Ballots are due by May 15th, and the ballots will be included with a copy of the last meeting minutes.<br />4. Assessments: An accounting of assessments received-. As of the meeting 43 homes of 99 had paid their dues. All property owners are legally liable for the expenses that Enka Village incurs every year. These expenses are everything from the cost of the neighborhood storm water cost from the city, to the insurance on the park in the event of an accident. If something happened to someone on park property and the community was sued it would place a lien against every property that is part of Enka Village. If we do not keep the park mowed the City can fine the community as a whole-and each property owner would be involved, and the same with the storm water expense. Thank you to those who paid more than their dues to help ensure our community is kept beautiful, safe, and enjoyable for everyone!<br />5. The Park Property: The Park property was discussed and some suggestions were made as to how we could turn that property over to the City or County. One community member will check with the city real estate person to see if the city is in a position yet to take the Park. Another person will check with the county to see if it would be willing to take the Park as part of their green space. If neither the city nor county will do so, our third option is to see if the developer’s of the project at the Enka Plant will take the property as part of their greenway plans.<br />6. Community Clean-up Update: Ten community residents joined together on Saturday April 9th, 2011 for another community clean-up event and picnic lunch. They cleaned up the park and laid the leftover brick from the sign project around the sign’s planting bed. They also cleaned up trash in the right-of-way throughout the neighborhood and worked on thinning out the overgrown weeds and picked up trash at the top of Orchard, Pine and Oak Streets. The City will be picking up that debris and trash in the next week or so. Thank you to all of you who came to help keep our community clean and safe for everyone’s enjoyment! Note: The City will be placing an “Adopt-a-Street sign along Orchard Street. The commission has officially adopted the entire community for the Adopt-a-Street clean-up program but the City would only let us put one sign in the neighborhood, and since Orchard has the most residents it was decided to place it there. The Meeting concluded at 8:15pm.<br /><br /> enkavillagecommission@gmail.comAmber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-28077182818413577012011-02-04T14:37:00.000-08:002011-02-04T14:39:11.844-08:00Minutes from 1-6-11 Enka Village Community MeetingSubmitted by The Enka Village Commission:<br /><br />Enka Village Community Meeting Minutes<br />Thursday January 6, 2011<br />Enka Library<br />There were 13 community members present at the meeting.<br /><br />Meeting called to order at 7:05 by the Enka Village Commission President<br />First order of business:<br />1. Introduction of all the meeting attendees who provided their names and addresses.<br />Each street in the neighborhood was represented with the exception of Lake Drive.<br />Second order of business:<br />1. Review of meeting minutes from the previous meeting:<br />A. Enka Village Commission President:<br />a. Reported on the presentation done by Martin Lewis from Lewis and<br />Associates regarding the proposed development located at the old Enka<br />Mill and also reported on<br />b. Reported on the request from the previous meeting that community<br />design guidelines or covenants are needed.<br />B. Enka Village Beautification Commissioner:<br />a. Reported on the Community Clean-up and community picnic which<br />were held during October of 2010. About 20 people turned out to help<br />clean up Mountain View Road. 3 bags of glass bottles to be recycled<br />were collected and 4 bags of other various trash were collected. 3<br />huge piles of fallen leaves plus raked leaves that neighbors have<br />dumped in the area were put into piles and the City came and<br />vacuumed them up. The Commission also called Progress Energy to<br />come fix a broken street light located on that street. The picnic<br />afterwards was also a success. Thank you to all who came out to help<br />make our neighborhood cleaner and safer for all who live here! We<br />appreciate your hard work and dedication!<br />b. Please make your request for any other areas of the community<br />(including private residences whose owner’s might need assistance<br />maintaining their property) that need to be cleaned up for our next<br />Community Clean-up scheduled for April 9, 2011.<br />c. There is also a Fall Community Clean-Up on October 8, 2011 so<br />please put it on your calendars!<br />d. There was a question from a community member meeting attendee<br />regarding the sink hole in the park that is currently surrounded by<br />chicken wire. This hole is an abandoned stormwater culvert that caved<br />in years ago. If anyone has any affordable design ideas or more<br />knowledge about this in regards to making it safer (fence around it,<br />etc.) please let the commission know.<br />C. Enka Village Commission Treasurer reported on the current financial situation<br />of the Community:<br />a. In September 2010 a total of $160.80 was spent ($40.80 on Progress<br />Energy Bill for Hillcrest Street lights, $50 for a meeting space fee, $70<br />for park mowing)<br />b. In October 2010 a total of $169.32 was spent ($40.22 on Progress<br />Energy Bill for Hillcrest Street lights, $59.10 for community picnic,<br />$70 for park mowing)<br />c. In November a total of $37.81 was spent ($37.81 on Progress Energy<br />Bill for Hillcrest Street lights)<br />d. In December a total of $52.38 was spent ($38.34 on Progress Energy<br />Bill for Hillcrest Street lights, $14.04 for stormwater fees)<br />e. There is currently $1,684.16 in the Community bank account<br />f. There is currently $2,792.35 in the Community CD<br />g. There is currently a total of $4,476.51 in community assets (the bank<br />account and the CD added together).<br />h. There is currently only enough money in the community account to<br />cover monthly community costs for another 4 or 5 months until the<br />money in the account is completely depleted.<br />Third order of business:<br />1. Assessments<br />a. There have been no community assessments for 3 years, which has led the<br />depletion of the community bank account.<br />b. Village assessments notices will be mailed to all homeowners by<br />March 1st.<br />c. All assessments should be returned by March 31st to PO Box 2 Enka<br />NC 28728<br />d. The original deed, which has never been legally altered, will be<br />followed in regards to how much each owner legally owes in assessments.<br />If anyone is able to give more than this amount it will be greatly<br />appreciate by all as the community actually needs around $40 a household<br />in order to cover this year’s financial obligations. This payment will only<br />be used to pay for the legal and financial obligations of the community.<br />e. What assessments are used for:<br />i. Park- Mowing, insurance, stormwater<br />ii. Street lights on Hillcrest<br />iii. PO Box to receive taxes, bills, City notices, and community<br />communication<br />iv. Taxes (The stormwater tax is for the neighborhood’s public<br />impervious surface)<br />v. Other uses in the past have been in regards to keeping property<br />values at the same or increased levels and also community safety,<br />aesthetics, and cleanliness.<br />f. “Is insurance on the park necessary” was a valid question asked by a<br />community member present at the meeting. The answer according to a<br />legal opinion is; “Yes”. The reason is this; “Would we as a community<br />want to run the risk of someone suing us and the community having to pay<br />legal fees to fight the allegation?”<br />g. There was a motion to implement assessments for the Spring of 2011 in<br />order to be able to pay the legal obligatory fees and bills of the<br />community. There was a second to the motion. All community members<br />in attendance voted “YES” 13 YES. 0 NO.<br /><br />The 2011 meeting schedule for the Community Meetings located at the<br />Enka Library at 7:00 is as follows:<br />April 7th (This is the meeting where a NEW COMMISSION will be voted in, please<br />try to attend)<br />July 7th<br />October 6th<br /><br />The current Enka Village Commission’s goals are to keep our community A<br />Safe and Clean neighborhood for each and every resident’s enjoyment<br />while at the same time maintaining our property values and meeting our<br />legal obligations.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-43249144423474570522010-09-17T06:27:00.000-07:002010-09-17T06:28:33.089-07:00Proposed Enka CenterHere's a link to some preliminary plans for the Enka Center proposed for the former Enka Plant site: http://lewisrealestatenc.com/index.php?id=enka-centerAmber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-71566332658299169502010-07-13T05:58:00.001-07:002010-07-13T05:58:39.539-07:00BASF ReunionBASF reunion for former employees on Saturday, July 17,2010, at 4:30 PM. Reunion will be held at Enka Union Hall--Sardis Road.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-59176734909932482992010-06-18T13:27:00.000-07:002010-06-18T13:28:14.806-07:00minutes from 6/3/2010 community meetingEnka Village Quarterly Meeting<br />Minutes 06/03/10<br /><br />-Todd Lewis opened the meeting.<br />-There were 20 present.<br />-Todd noted that Tiffany and Andre had resigned. Hillary Cole will be our new Treasurer and the checking account has been signed over at Bank of America. Heather Jamison Jones will be the new Secretary. Robin Silver will be head of Beautification. Todd Lewis will be Chairman. Brian Cook has been acting as consultant to assist the new commission in their transition.<br />-It was noted that the role of the Enka Village Commission has changed in that the City of Asheville took over some of the duties the Commission once performed when most of the community was annexed. The role of the Commission is now focused primarily on making our community better, as well as maintaining the remaining financial responsibilities. Heather stated that this community was built for those working at the Enka Plant, and everyone knew everyone and worked together as a whole, knew who their neighbors were, assisted and helped each other . This is the essence of Enka Village that we would like to be restored-what makes Enka Village such a special and unique place to live.<br />-A few items of previous business were revisited such as the CD being split and portion of it was placed into the checking account. The current continuing expenses were estimated such as park maintenance, park and sign insurance, continued power expense for remaining street lights and roads/sidewalks in section of community not annexed, storm water bill, checking, post office box, administrative expenses such as stamps, envelopes, etc… These were estimated to be roughly $1600 per year.<br />-Robin Silver opened discussion regarding community events. The commission would like to take on a more positive role in the community focusing on neighborhood events and bringing together neighbors so they can get to know each other better, and strengthen our pride in our community.<br />-The Commissioners are putting together a community event during the summer such as a block party or cookout. The Enka Village fund would provide the meats for the cookout and the community could provide the sides/drinks. It was discussed whether we should have this in the park or on the back road-possibly closing it off.<br />-We now have a Facebook page that will act as a type of bulletin board for everyone. This will provide a place for us to share news, photos, and questions. It will be a great place for us to place information we want to share (something for sale, something needed, ideas, etc…) You can locate this page by searching Historic Enka Village. The current blog and web page will be linked to the Facebook page. Please note that there is another page someone in another state has created, so please make sure to locate the correct page.<br />-We have an email address now. EnkaVillageCommission@gmail.com This email will be checked regularly by the commissioners. If you have questions, information, or anything that needs to get to the commissioners, this will be the best way. Please share this with your neighbors, and a list of emails were collected at the meeting. If you would like to be contacted via email please send an email.<br />-Todd noted that we will be looking for a new place to have our quarterly meetings. We may not be able to continue to have our meetings at Enka Baptist Church, and we would like to thank Marjorie Kirkpatrick for making it possible for us to have been able to meet at the church in the past. We all are very thankful for all that she has graciously done for the community.<br />-Previous business regarding assessments: <br />-Assessments were placed on hold previously, and will continue to be on hold for 2010. There are enough funds in the checking account from the CD to cover the current costs for the year, but this cannot continue indefinitely.<br />-It had been voted on previously to give the park to the City of Asheville. The City did not have the funds to accept the park and the expense, and declined acceptance of the park, so this will not occur at this time, but may be revisited in the future when the economy is in a better place. Until such time the community will continue to carry that expense.<br />-The Commissioners addressed the situation regarding previous assessments that had not been paid/were past due. It was voted to erase any and all past due assessments so that everyone could start with a zero balance. There will be a letter issued to all property owners stating this information for their records. This will hopefully help everyone during these difficult economic times, as well as assist in the more positive outlook of the community.<br />-Hillary Cole noted that the storm water bill had arrived, and the question was asked why we couldn’t get the city to fill in the sink hole in the park that was created from the old storm drain system. The answer was not known, but Robin Silver is trying to get a load of dirt to fill in that hole and have it no longer be an issue. It was asked if anyone could assist with this, or knew of anyone who could bring some fill dirt for no cost.<br />-Todd addressed that we will have a vote in the few months regarding our assessments for 2011. We have to options to present:<br />-Option 1: Each property owner pays a flat $25 per year.<br />-Option 2: We revert back to the original deeds regarding assessments where it is a certain amount per linear foot of road frontage with an increase in the amount charged per linear foot to $0.50 with a maximum cap of $35.00<br />-It was noted that Option 2 was fairly antiquated since it was designed to address the sidewalk and road maintenance issue. This is not an issue so much anymore with the majority of the community being in the city.<br />-The question was asked regarding the flat fee of $25.00 and whether this will be assessed per property/lot or per owner. There are some property owners who have one dwelling but multiple lots and it doesn’t seem fair to charge per parcel in this situation. In those cases it would be fairer to charge per dwelling WHEN the additional lots are being used as a continuance of the property with the dwelling. This will also protect the situation where a lot may be built upon in the future and thus create a new dwelling/residence. This lot would not be exempt from the yearly assessments. This will have all property owners be responsible for the assistance in the upkeep of the financial responsibilities of Enka Village. (i.e. lot owners who simply own a lot or lots, but do not necessarily live here) <br />-It was discussed whether or not the community could vote to add to the current property restrictions to add in basic community standards such as no untagged vehicles, neat and clean yard/properties free from excessive trash or junk, etc… These are typical in neighborhood restrictions in this day and time. This is something that was brought up for discussion by concerned members of the community and the commissioners asked for anyone to share thoughts or ideas regarding this issue. Many people feel the restrictions need to be updated to help protect property value and to create a safer, cleaner, and more pleasant neighborhood. One concern would be the cost involved regarding attorney fees to have this written and recorded. It was left open to discussion.<br />-Todd suggested a possible community clean up day. Suggestions would be to help neighbors who may need assistance with certain items (such as weed eating, mowing, gutters, weeding, etc…) Heather suggested working with community groups who may be looking for projects to assist with. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and local civic groups are always open to community activities in order to earn badges and such. It was asked if anyone had any connections with local groups, and also if anyone knew of neighbors in our community who need any assistance with something, to please let the commissioners know.<br />-Due to time constraints with our meeting room, the meeting was closed.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-16578013828181761172010-06-18T13:14:00.000-07:002010-06-18T13:18:43.545-07:00new e-mail address for Enka Village CommissionEnkavillagecommission@gmail.com is the new Enka Village Commission e-mail address, so please feel free to e-mail the Commission with any questions, concerns, or suggestions you might have. We are looking forward to getting to know you all better and working on strengthening our neighborhood into even more of a community!<br /><br />Thank you all so much for your support in attending the community meeting last month; we will keep you updated on when and what the community summer event will be. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />The 2010 Enka Village CommissionAmber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-16762009353318501602010-02-25T16:24:00.000-08:002010-02-25T16:25:58.689-08:00Minutes from 2/18 Commission MeetingEnka Village Commission Meeting Minutes February 18, 2010<br /><br />1. Resignations: Tiffany Salido is resigning as president of the board effective 2/19/2010. Andre Fisher resigned as treasurer effective 2/1/2010. Robin Silver has agreed to continue on board as beautification chair.<br /><br />2. Treasury report: $446.19 in general account. $5,580.50 in CD.<br /><br />3. Current Budget issues <br />a. Insurance on the park/sign. Current rate:$515/yr<br />We discussed the current plan and the options of dropping insurance altogether or reducing the coverage to just the liability on the park. The policy is valid through March. Those households in attendance voted 8 to 2 in favor of keeping the current coverage. However, we recommend the new board examine the options and different insurers for the following year.<br />b. Mowing park. $30 biweekly during summer (8-12 times/year)<br />c. Hillcrest Lights CD.<br />The CD was previously allotted to cover Hillcrest lights. However, due to the budget shortage, it was voted unanimously (10 households) to put half of the CD into the general account. <br />d. Assessments<br />Assessments have not been collected for the previous two years. It was agreed to resume assessment collection. <br /><br />4. Election and/or reorganization of the board.<br />It was proposed that we return to the original method of selecting board members as laid out in each of the homeowners deeds. You will find a ballot and full explanation also included with these minutes. Please return ballot by March 31.<br /><br />Brian Cook and the Coles agreed to coordinate the mailing of the assessments and the ballots. <br /><br />5. Concern was expressed that residents do not know what the Enka Village Commission is. A full explanation is included in your deed. Briefly, the commission is a rotating group of homeowners who oversee the concerns of the community. Currently, budget issues dominate the agenda, but neighborhood functions and beautification can and have been included in commission works. All homeowners are welcome and encouraged to participate in the quarterly meetings.<br /><br />We have lost 2 of the 4 signs indicating when the meetings are being held. It is recommended the new board purchase new signs so that all residents can be adequately notified.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-53312846360030124322010-02-18T07:59:00.000-08:002010-02-18T08:01:04.126-08:00enka village community meeting tonight (2/18)There will be a community meeting tonight at 7:00 at Enka Baptist Church. Topics will be assessment of Commission finances and the need to elect new Commission members.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-65420218131801936492009-07-09T13:10:00.000-07:002009-07-09T13:11:38.773-07:00American Enka/BASF ReunionFrom <em>Asheville Citizen-Times</em>:<br /><br />American Enka/BASF reunion<br />Reunion for all former employees. Bring a dish to share. <br /><br />When: <br />Saturday, July 11, 2009<br /><br />4:30 PM - 6:30 PM<br /><br /><br />Where: <br />Enka Union Hall--Sardis Road<br />Asheville, NC 28806<br /><br />Phone: 667-5184Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-83626336112270660252009-04-28T13:24:00.000-07:002009-04-28T13:25:59.051-07:00minutes from 2-26-09 community meetingFrom Commissioner Tiffany Salido:<br /><br />ENKA VILLAGE<br />HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION<br />February 26, 2009 minutes<br /><br />1. Park Donation: City of Asheville declines our donation because of economic downturn.<br /><br />2. Election/Nomination of new 2009/2010 Commission members. No nominations or volunteers were put forth. We allowed until the end of March for any prospects. <br /><br />3. Plan for the Spring Enka Village Yard Sale to coordinate with the Biltmore Lake Yard Sale , scheduled for May 30th . This will increase shopping traffic. <br /><br />4. Tulip Planting a success! Bulbs planted in from of the Enka Village Sign last fall bloomed beautifully this spring. We will all enjoy these for many years to come.<br /><br />5. Neighborhood warning: There are 2 men in their early 20s in a white pick-up with a white freezer in back of truck soliciting meat sales. Their names are Zack Harkins and T.J. Cormeir, and they sell for Empire Foods. They claim to be local guys who can name many of your neighbors as references. They have scammed some of our neighbors by not being truthful concerning their product or guarantees.<br /><br />6. Treasurer’s Report: We currently have $1416.51 in general funds and $5538.80 in a CD.<br /><br /><br />********************A huge Thank You to Emily Sutton Dezio for all of her service to our community. She is stepping down from her 5 year tenure as Enka Park Commission Secretary to concentrate on her new, beautiful daughter Vinetta Rosa Dezio, born April 16th. Congratulations Emily!********************************<br /><br />2009/2010 Commission: No volunteers or nominations were submitted, and all solicitations were declined. This leaves the current board in the position of having no one to pass on responsibility. Therefore, the current members have agreed to continue to carry out the necessary functions of the board – maintaining the park and lights and collecting the homeowners dues to continue those functions. At this time, we will not hold any more community meetings or coordinate community activities. However, if you desire to volunteer, now or at any point in the future, please contact Tiffany and you may serve in whatever capacity you choose. When the economy recovers, we plan to talk to the city again and pursue donating the park.<br /><br />Tiffany Salido, Commissioner (423-5390)<br />Andre Fisher, Treasurer<br />Robin Silver, BeautificationAmber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-40585239957511961132009-03-18T10:20:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:22:17.347-07:00call for nominationsFrom Secretary Emily Dezio:<br /><br />We need homeowner support for the 2009/2010 Commission. At this time, no one has been nominated or agreed to be on the commission for next year. <br /> <br />Please let me know if you, or anyone you can think of in our community would be a good fit for the following positions:<br /> <br />Commissioner<br />Treasurer<br />Beautification<br />Secretary<br />Streets and Lights* (2008/2009 seat was vacant)Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-66273043622877096472009-02-26T08:07:00.001-08:002009-02-26T08:08:31.069-08:00enka mill demolitionSee today's article about plans for the Enka Mill site:<br /><br />http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090226/NEWS01/902260330Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-40578411134598583842009-02-23T14:29:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:30:07.195-08:00Community MeetingThere will be an Enka Village community meeting on Thursday, February 26, at 7:00 p.m. at Enka Baptist Church.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-34205966105837286402008-11-10T18:32:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:39:05.211-08:00Enka Village Talent: The Sons of Ralph<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HNV3_QgrZNIODlb6zSlWrfM_fJJxAiQVn6i2SmNGtxLvWCt-9jHdQT2a_HLYRzbP23uSVidTCET6LRgI3I3drQj2WAc3BJtRV1vjlIXXkD7FWsh7KVaySEq63qTfQbyhyZJVgtC0kF8/s1600-h/ralphs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HNV3_QgrZNIODlb6zSlWrfM_fJJxAiQVn6i2SmNGtxLvWCt-9jHdQT2a_HLYRzbP23uSVidTCET6LRgI3I3drQj2WAc3BJtRV1vjlIXXkD7FWsh7KVaySEq63qTfQbyhyZJVgtC0kF8/s320/ralphs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267222700478331330" /></a> Did you know that the <em>Mountain Xpress </em>readers' choice for best local band lives in Enka Village? Enka Pine Street is home to Ralph Lewis, a legendary bluegrass/old-time musician, who plays throughout the region with his two sons. Be sure to catch a show and support our local talent! See their Web site for a performance calendar and more information: <a href="http://www.sonsofralph.com/">http://www.sonsofralph.com/</a>Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-81176217326444210152008-10-29T08:59:00.000-07:002008-10-29T09:06:51.982-07:00Halloween in Enka Village<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0r73LveTXWMn9895-f69Ms4w0ydQHP0S19A8cmux6ay_r6sx6kOgMv34ARFlUKdOIeGVIcsi3hFFyU_t_I4YrwKHuH4twFgndcqxo5qM16rsjOuyK-wpkuwU64KYwkm_QM6EygUpHsI/s1600-h/halloween.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0r73LveTXWMn9895-f69Ms4w0ydQHP0S19A8cmux6ay_r6sx6kOgMv34ARFlUKdOIeGVIcsi3hFFyU_t_I4YrwKHuH4twFgndcqxo5qM16rsjOuyK-wpkuwU64KYwkm_QM6EygUpHsI/s320/halloween.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262607119924003170" /></a><br />For those of you new to the neighborhood, you may not yet be aware that Halloween is a busy evening in Enka Village! We get many, many trick-or-treaters from around the Enka and Candler area. If you plan to participate, be sure to stock up on lots of candy. If possible, you may also want to park your car in your alley rather than on the street, as traffic jams are common during trick-or-treating hours.<br /><br />Hillcrest Street will be using a blockade at the end of the street to prevent the usual chaos caused by auto traffic during the evening of Halloween as well. Pedestrian traffic, of course, will be welcome!<br /><br />Happy Halloween!Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-61950549575921899302008-10-27T05:53:00.000-07:002008-10-27T05:55:32.782-07:00Park Beautification DayThanks goes to our volunteers who beautified the park on Saturday: Tiffany Salido, Robin Silver, Emily Dezio, and new residents Katherine, Rosalee, and Shephard of 37 Enka Orchard!! John Young and pup also stopped by and offered to donate and plant a new tree in the coming weeks. We pulled weeds, laid ground fabric, re-mulched, dug up the dead tree, and planted spring bulbs under the sign. Take a look on your next neighborhood walk!Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-44212050235101035222008-10-17T14:42:00.000-07:002008-10-17T17:57:14.426-07:00Minutes from 10-16 MeetingEnka Village Community Meeting October 16, 2008<br />Minutes Submitted by Emily Sutton Dezio<br /><br />A word from the board: We want to thank all the homeowners for their concern and support for our assessment change vote. We realize this is not a traditional format for a vote, and that may cause some concern. However, the homeowners attending the August 28th meeting voted to bridge the reality of low homeowner participation with the mandate to have a majority of homeowners approve any change. Prior to the August 28th meeting, homeowners were given written notice that assessment changes were to be discussed. During the meeting, the homeowners arrived at a $25 flat rate through discussion and examination of our current income and expenses and approved this as Option 1. (The August 28, 2008 minutes reflect that 26 HOUSEHOLDS WERE REPRESENTED; 14 households voted to approve and 12 households voted against this. No household was double-counted). To further incorporate community desires, the homeowners attending the August 28th meeting voted and approved to assign a failure to vote as a vote for Option 1. We have notified homeowners of their options and have provided proxy voting for those unable to attend this meeting. As a board we are simply attempting to facilitate a sustainable solution to our budgeting requirements and will gain no personal benefit from whatever outcome the community votes on. <br /><br />If you have deep concerns as to the validity of the vote, we welcome you to have our ballot system reviewed by your lawyer within the next two weeks. Unless a legal petition is filed by October 31, the board will proceed with enacting OPTION 2. We are setting this limit to allow each homeowner a chance to challenge to vote if so desired, but also to allow us to move forward with the changes if unchallenged. We will be implementing your choice before the upcoming assessments, due in February 2009.<br /><br />We want to recognize the overwhelming participation in this vote and thank the community members for “getting out the vote.” <br /><br />1. Vote on assessment change: OFFICIAL VOTE WAS FOR OPTION 2. <br /><br />a. 52 VOTES (PAPER VOTES) FOR OPTION 2: Donate the Park to City of Asheville, Spend Down assessments on beautification projects; no further assessments.<br />b. 12 VOTES (PAPER VOTES) FOR OPTION 1: Raise assessments to FLAT rate of $25 per household per year<br />c. 5 VOTES FOR OPTION 3: Ignore the expense vs. income problem. And deal with the deficit when it occurs. We estimate as early 4 years without any unforeseen expenses, circumstances or otherwise. <br />d. 32 HOUSEHOLDS DID NOT VOTE<br />e. Even though there was a majority vote for Option 2, a motion was made and seconded to re-vote on the issue of whether households who “failed to vote” should be counted for option 1. With 15 households represented, 12 voted to strike that and 3 voted that the August 28, 2008 approval should stand.<br /><br />2. Our next step will be to initiate discussions with the City about donating the Park to the City of Asheville. Assuming they accept the responsibility of the Park; Mike Lloyd volunteered to assist the Board in drawing up the necessary documents. Our deed of ownership of the Park requires that it remain a Park forever. Our donation, if accepted, will contain language to maintain the Park as a park. <br /><br />3. Treasurer’s report – Andre Fisher<br />CD $5,501.52 and Checking Balance: $2,168.93<br /><br />4. Come make our park more beautiful! Mulching and Spring bulb planting on Saturday, October 25th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. We will be planting bulbs around the sign, mulching our plants and replacing a dead tree. Free handful of bulbs for all who volunteer! Plant them around your mailbox at home to spread the cheer throughout the neighborhood! Call Emily Dezio at 242-6754 for more information.<br /><br />5. Halloween set-up on Enka Hillcrest Street. Proposal accepted and passed to place physical barriers to block vehicles on Hillcrest to allow trick-or-treaters on foot while eliminating the hazardous traffic. <br /><br />6. Leaf pick-up day for city vacuum is during the two weeks following November 3, 2008 and two weeks following January 5, 2008. Please rake your leaves to the curb, but do not block any drains. You can find more information online at the City of Asheville’s website. http://asheville.nc.us/residents/public_services/sanitation.<br /><br />Let’s keep our new fall tradition alive by helping neighbors who are unable to rake their leaves. <br /><br />7. If you're interested in buying an Enka Village license plate, contact Amber Cook at 665-1914 or ambercook714@yahoo.com. They're ready, so you can take one with you tonight! They're $12 each (payable to Enka Village Commission). Proceeds go toward beautification projects.<br /><br /><br />Board members:<br />Tiffany Salido, President 14 Enka Hillcrest 423-5390<br />Emily Sutton Dezio, Secretary 6 Enka Oak 242-6754<br />Robin Silver, Beautification 11 Enka Oak<br />Andre Fisher, Treasurer 19 Enka Orchard<br /><br />Look for minutes, details, and updates on our website http://enkavillage.blogspot.com/<br />(Maintained by Amber Cook –Thanks!)<br /><br />Topic for next meeting (as suggested by a resident at the 10/16 meeting): Possibility of making Enka Park streets one-wayAmber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-13674755675640045022008-10-17T06:28:00.000-07:002008-10-17T06:32:55.223-07:00Results of Assessment Change VoteFrom the Commission:<br /><br />The vote tally as of 10/16:<br /><br />12 votes for option 1 <br /><br />52 votes for option 2<br /><br />5 votes for option 3<br /><br />The names and addresses of these votes were verified last night to ensure no double-voting within a household. Because the votes for option 2 represent a majority of the households, option 2 has officially won the vote. The Commission will continue to accept votes through October 31st, but mathematically, those votes cannot change the outcome.<br /><br />Full minutes of the 10/16 meeting will be available soon!Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-21476879758839030542008-09-17T10:51:00.000-07:002008-09-17T10:53:16.144-07:00Meeting Minutes: August 28, 2008Enka Village Commission Meeting Minutes August 28, 2008<br />26 Homeowners in attendance<br /><br />1. Introduction of new board members<br /><br />Tiffany Salido, President 14 Enka Hillcrest<br />Emily Sutton Dezio, Secretary 6 Enka Oak<br />Robin Silver, Beautification 11 Enka Oak<br />Andre Fisher, Treasurer 19 Enka Orchard<br /><br />Treasurer’s Report: CD $5,501.52 and Checking Balance: $2,153.10 <br /><br />2. If you're interested in buying an Enka Village license plate, contact Amber Cook at 665-1914 or ambercook714@yahoo.com. They're ready, so you can take one with you when you're ready! They're $12 each (payable to Enka Village Commission). Proceeds go toward beautification projects.<br /><br />3. Old Enka bus stop – there was discussion about whether we could save the bus stop – but the costs outweigh anyone’s particular interests and the work/costs involved. The Construction Company, Taylor & Murphy, advised that it would not be demolished until Spring 2009. At that time, they can assist the Commission in recovering bricks for homeowners who would like a memorial keep-sake.<br /><br />4. Community Picnic: Please consider ideas for community gatherings or picnics in the park; or street parties for our next meeting. We are seeking volunteers to organize!<br /><br />5. Assessment Discussion: Because of the annual expenses (rental fees for PO Box, Maintaining Insurance for Park, Mowing for Park, Hillcrest Streets and Lights etc) the Commission can no longer operate under the assessments at $0.15 per road footage per household. The annual expenses outweigh our annual income. There was an extensive discussion analyzing what expenses we have – including whether or not we actually and in fact own the park, thereby making it necessary to pay for mowing and insurance. Enka Park Commission actually owns the Park. Reference Deed Book 806/Page 231 of Buncombe County Register of Deeds office. <br /><br />The requirement to pay assessments is derives from the covenants which were adopted when each and every household was first sold to the community members. Failure to pay assessments gives the Commission authority to collect the fees owed by lien against the property. The restrictive covenants run with the land and attach to the house. Should you have any questions about your individual homeowner’s rights, please contact an attorney for a complete and thorough title examination. <br /><br />We discussed three options for dealing with the dilemma of not having enough annual income to cover the annual expenses: <br /><br />• Option 1: Raise assessments to a flat rate of $25 per household per year and continue business as usual<br /><br />• Option 2: Donate Enka Park to the City of Asheville and eliminate assessments; Use the remaining funds on beautification of the neighborhood and an amount would be reserved for Hillcrest Lights<br /><br />• Option 3: Ignore the expense vs. income problem. And deal with the deficit when it occurs. We estimate as early 4 years without any unforeseen expenses, circumstances or otherwise. <br /><br /><br />MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!<br /><br />Vote will be conducted at the October 16th Community Meeting.<br /><br />Vote may be made by proxy if you unable to attend meeting. To vote by proxy, Seal your vote in an envelope and mail to PO Box 2 Enka, NC 28728, or hand deliver to a board member. You can also appear at the October 16th community meeting at Enka Baptist Church at 7 p.m. <br /><br /><br />PLEASE BE ON NOTICE: <br /><br />Our restrictive covenants, which are recorded in the Buncombe County Register of Deeds Office, require that there be a majority vote (at least 51 households) before any change to restrictive covenants. Raising the assessments to a FLAT RATE is a change to the covenants. In the event OPTION ONE passes, we will re-record the new covenants in the Buncombe County Registrar’s office. Accordingly, the homeowners in attendance of the August 28, 2008 meeting voted by majority vote that: Failure to participate or, in other words, failure to vote will be considered an automatic vote for Option 1.<br /><br />ONLY ONE VOTE PER HOUSEHOLD.<br /><br /><br />___________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />HOUSEHOLD NAME: ___________________________________________________________<br /><br />HOUSEHOLD PHYSICAL ADDRESS: _____________________________________________<br /><br />VOTE: <br /><br />______ OPTION ONE: Raise assessments to FLAT rate of $25 per household per year<br />(FAILURE TO VOTE IS AN AUTOMATIC VOTE FOR THIS OPTION)<br /><br /><br />______ OPTION TWO: Donate the Park to City of Asheville, Spend Down assessments on beautification projects; no further assessments.<br /><br /><br />______ OPTION THREE: Option 3: Ignore the expense vs. income problem. And deal with the deficit when it occurs. We estimate as early 4 years without any unforeseen expenses, circumstances or otherwise. <br /><br />Look for minutes, details, and updates on our website http://enkavillage.blogspot.com/<br />(Maintained by Amber Cook –Thanks!)Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960815842563329312.post-68298336646601370242008-08-11T08:49:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:50:40.235-07:00Enka Village Community Meeting August 21, 7:00 p.m. at Enka Baptist ChurchThe new commissioners will introduce themselves, and topics will include assessments for 2008-2009 and the idea of saving the Sand Hill Road bus stop from demolition.Amber Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03760314246151034350noreply@blogger.com0