Minutes from October 25 Enka Village Community Meeting

Enka Park Commission
Homeowners Meeting
Enka Baptist Church, 7 p.m.
October 25, 2007

Board Members Present: Glenn Satterfield, President
Jo McGill, Treasurer
Amber Cook, Beautification
Emily Sutton Dezio, Secretary

Postal Service: Hillcrest recently obtained postal delivery service. USPS advised that the remainder of the community qualified for postal delivery service however the Candler Branch would be directed to deliver the mail. There are other street names in Candler which conflict with the neighborhood names in Enka Village. In order to effectuate mail delivery and comply with 911 protocol regarding street names, the street names in our community may have to be altered. One homeowner suggested Enka Oak; Enka Pine; Enka Orchard; Enka Crescent. Another suggested Oak Avenue E.V. Pine Street E.V.; etc. Another suggested Oak Avenue at Enka Village; Pine Street at Enka Village etc; The commission will review the options presented by the USPS/911 protocol. There was also some discussion to require uniformity of mailboxes/posts. Finally, it is apparent that the USPS will require mailbox posts to be on the side of the street where the cars do not park. If postal service becomes a reality, neighbors would be encouraged to cluster their mailbox posts.

Fall Clean Up Day: Saturday November 10, 2007. Help an elderly or disabled neighbor clean up the leaves. If you know of an elderly or disabled neighbor who cannot rake his/her leaves, please let Amber Cook know by email ambercook714@yahoo.com; or by posting on our website at (http://enkavillage.blogspot.com). If you would like to volunteer to help an elderly or disabled neighbor, please sign up.

Loose Leaf Pick-up: For residents who live within the city limits: the City will send the loose leaf pick-up vacuum to our neighborhood on Monday November 12, 2007 and January 7, 2008. On those two occasions residents may rake their leaves to the sidewalk for loose leaf pick-up. Other than those two occasions, leaves must be bagged for pick-up.

Mowing the Park: In the mowing season for 2006 Enka Village spent $880 having the park mowed. In the mowing season for 2007 President/Commissioner Glenn Satterfield mowed the park and was reimbursed for $100 for gasoline and other expenses. The Beautification Committee will review the Park’s deed and discuss mowing options with the City of Asheville to ascertain whether the City should mow the park as part of its obligation relating to parks within city limits.

Sand Hill Road Expansion: DOT will begin the Sand Hill Road Expansion this winter. The road in the front of Orchard/Crescent will be expanded to three lanes. The bulk of the third lane will be from land on the BASF side. There are storm water drains underneath a fraction of Enka Park which have to be updated. The DOT will pay Enka Village a one time rental check for use of that land in the approximate amount of $750. In order to get to the drains, the DOT will be removing the green fence that protects the park from the road. The commission has entered into a contract for the removal, re-erecting and replacement (if necessary) of the fence during this project. The question presented to homeowners is whether the fence should be re-erected in front of the Enka Village Sign, behind it, or on either side of the sign. Homeowners voted that the sign should be re-erected on either side of the sign.

Hillcrest School Bus Bench: A homeowner requested that the Association place a bench within the right-of-way at the end of Hillcrest for children to use while they wait for the school bus. The bench costs would be between $44-$100 depending on the type of bench purchased. In discussions, Glenn Satterfield volunteered to do more research regarding whether the County would cover the expenses and whether the Enka Village liability insurance would need to be modified. More to come later.

Assessments: The 2008 assessments will be due on the first day of February 2008. In March 2007, and by referendum and due to the sewer issues finally being resolved, the assessments were reduced to follow the strict language of the covenants in your deed. The current commission is reviewing whether the assessments at $0.15/per square foot road frontage, actually and in fact, cover the basic, minimum expenses of the Commission. The basic annual expenses include: Progress Energy bill for Hillcrest/Lake; mowing the Park; liability insurance for the Park, and postage/office expenses etc. Ultimately whether to raise the assessments to cover minimum, basic expenses would only be accomplished by majority homeowner vote.

Orchard Street Tree Replacement: In March 2007 the Homeowners voted to spend $1,000 on tree replacement for our community. Valerie Panton has been working with non-profit agency Quality Forward to replace trees, which were removed by the City. The commission will contact the City Arborist to ascertain whether the City will be responsible for replacing the trees. More to come later.