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Refl ections is an offi cial publication of Radisson Community Association, Inc.

3128 Amesbury Drive, Baldwinsville, NY 13027Phone: 315-635-7171 | Fax: 315-635-7182

Monday – Friday 8am-5pm

For general RCA inquiries email info@radissoncommunity.org

or visit www.radissoncommunity.org.

Radisson Community Association Mission Statement

To preserve, protect and enhance the common lands and facilities for the use and enjoyment of the RCA

Residents and Members. To promote the health, safety, welfare, education and cultural enrichment of the Residents and Members of Radisson. To ensure

compliance with the Radisson Declaration of Protective Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions.

Oberon Center Renovation - Pg. 2

June's ASC Recap - Pg. 3

Founder’s Day Sponsors - Pg. 4

The Luau

DATE: Monday, July 24thSEATING BEGINS AT: 7:45 pmMOVIE BEGINS: approx at 8:45 pmRAINDATE: Tuesday, July 25thCOST: $2 per person/ticketTICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED:At the RCA Offi ce, Oberon Pool and Summer Rec

Family Movie Night at Kerri Hornaday Park Featuring

The Secret Life of Pets

This family event is sponsored by Paige Kroll, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and Autumn Starr. Public Performance Event License purchased through Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. Family Event - No Alcohol Permitted

Each Ticket Holder will receive a bag of popcorn, choice of candy and a beverage, while supplies last.

Saturday, July 22nd • 7pm – 11pm at the Oberon PoolThere are a limited number of tickets still available at the RCA Office

for this event. Ticket price of $12.50 per person includes island themed catered dinner, beverages and DJ entertainment.

Tickets on sale through Wednesday, July 19th or until sold out

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From The Executive Director Written by Lynn Tanner, CMCA

A n n u a l l y , Radisson com-memorates its inception with a Founder’s Day

Celebration. Although the month and the location have changed over the years, the main details of this event have not changed. Founder’s Day includes food, beverages, chil-dren’s activities, musical entertain-ment and a stunning fireworks dis-play which concludes the celebration. Free to all Radisson Members, it is, by far, the most popular event that the Association hosts.

As the community continues to grow, so does attendance at this event. Therefore, it’s no surprise that the expense to host this annual celebration has increased over the years. To be able to continue this event, without having to consider making any changes or cutbacks, we reached out to local businesses to offer them the opportunity to be a part of this community building event by committing to be a spon-sor of this Community Celebration. The feedback that we received was very positive and we’ve had several businesses step up to be a part of this special event. It is the support of these sponsors that will allow us to keep the event a memorable day for all of us to enjoy.

I’d like to thank the sponsors who were able to support this endeavor this year. Please take a moment to see the Founder’s Day Sponsors, listed on Page 4, and thank them by utilizing their services! If you did not receive a Sponsorship Packet and are interested in being a sponsor of a future Radisson Community event, please contact us at info@radissoncommunity.org. We will include you in future opportuni-ties.

Reaching out to potential spon-sors is just one way in which we try to raise additional revenue to offset expenses, which are oth-erwise covered by Association’s budgets. One such way is the Time Warner/Spectrum Agreement. We also take advantage of grant monies available to us for specific projects or improvements. Another option that is being considered is establishing a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) foundation which we can utilize for fundraising

opportunities. With this new organi-zation established, we can engage in a variety of fundraising possibilities, such as a community golf tourna-ment. The funds raised would go towards community improvements which would help to alleviate future strains on the budgets. We are com-piling the necessary paperwork to establish the Radisson Community Foundation. However, it will take the IRS several months before they give us a ruling on our 501 (c) (3) status.

Should we be approved by the IRS for this Foundation, one of the items that may be quickly under consideration to raise funds for would be the replacement of the tot-lot at Kerri Hornaday Memorial Park. The tot-lot at this park was installed in 2000. The tot-lot has a useful life expectancy of 15 – 18 years. Given that we are nearing the end of the estimated years of its use, it’s not surprising to see that it has clearly aged. In recent years we had to replace the suspension bridge because of its deteriorating condition. This year, several spots on the struc-ture needed to be sanded/repaired and painted with a vinyl-coated, epoxy paint. The approximate cost to replace this tot-lot with a similar unit would be $75,000 - $100,000. I will be working with the RCA Board and our political representatives to research potential grant monies avail-able to us for this venture. However, that would only reduce some of the expense. It would still place a financial burden on the Association to replace this structure. This is the main play-ground structure of the community and one that gets a great deal of use, especially given that it is the location of Summer Rec program. With the creation of the proposed Radisson Community Foundation, we will be able to actively begin fundraising options towards its improvement.

July seems to have finally brought some seasonal summer weather with it. The cool and rainy start to summer has kept attendance at Oberon Pool lower than normal. With the nicer weather, we are seeing more activity at this popular sum-mer facility. We have several specific swim programs, one which is sure to be what you are looking for. One that doesn’t get mentioned many times is the Adult Lap Swim. On Tues/

Wed/Thurs evenings from 8:00pm to 8:45pm; additional lap lines are put in the pool and the facility is open exclusively for lap swimming only. There is also Adult Lap Swim on Sat/Sun mornings, from 10am to Noon. However, during these hours, the pool is also used for Parent/Infant Swim. This is a quiet time at the pool, that parents can bring their young (under 2 years old), often apprehensive swimmers, to get better acclimated to the water. This is also a nice time for non-swimmers to stop by the pool with their morning coffee and newspaper and enjoy a tranquil morning poolside.

While visiting the pool this summer, please note that we are in the process of improving the appearance of the entrance into the Oberon Center. As the final phase of our five-year renovation plan, we are in the process of finalizing details on a redesigned entrance to the Oberon Center. The Operations Committee recently viewed an archi-tect’s conceptual plans for the rede-signed entrance. The current stair-case is in bad condition and it was determined there is no need (for use and/or maintenance of) such a large staircase. By minimizing the large wooden stairway we will be able to also minimize the width of the asphalt pathway and plant grass/landscape material, etc. While the main objective of this project is to improve the entrance into the Oberon Center office space, we will also be incorporating improvements into the pool entrance. There can be a bottleneck of residents when enter-

ing the pool facility, which we hope to improve, and we are also in need of a designated Photo ID space. The Architectural Standards Committee will review and approve the plans once finalized and we hope to have this project begin as soon as the pool closes for the season.

The Town of Lysander has two drainage / road repair projects approved for Radisson this year. Drakes Landing Road will be paved and have fog-striping (lines on the outside edge of the road) completed this Fall. In addition, there will be drainage/road repair done on Willett Parkway. This project is also tenta-tively scheduled to be completed this Fall. Additional information will be in the Reflections and updates will be sent via the community’s eMail Bulletin system so residents can avoid these areas during construction.

Although the electricity has been restored since last week’s power outages, we are continuing to look into exactly what occurred. We have been advised, in an unof-ficial manner, that a faulty switch-gear was to blame and needed to be replaced. We certainly understand the frustration that everyone experi-enced and are working with National Grid to best assure the community’s aging underground infrastructure is adequately brought to the level of reliability we expect for our electric power system. In addition, we are also pursuing more direct communication with them during these circumstanc-es so that we can provide accurate updates to the Radisson Community.

Explore Your Local BreweryAugust 5 from 11pm – 6pm at AB on Rt 31

Budweiser’s Baldwinsville Brewery invites you to come learn about our one-of-a-kind brewing process from the Brewmasters themselves, or just to enjoy ice cold Budweiser, live music, local eats from our pre-mium food trucks, and a special appearance from our world-famous Clydesdales.

FREE ADMISSION: All ages allowed — must be 21+ to enjoy Budweiser responsibly. Food and beverage also available for purchase.

Please note: Brewery Tour Tickets are SOLD OUT, but attendance to the event is still welcome. Space may be limited.

https://baldwinsvillebrewerytour.splashthat.com

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Architectural Standards Committee (ASC) Urban Myths of the Architectural Standards

Every now and then the ASC Department receives a phone

call regarding what someone thinks is a violation of the covenants in the community. Some examples include how many cars a member may have in their driveway, cars are supposed to be parked in the garage overnight and not in the driveway, cars are not to have rust or are not to be junky

in appearance, garage doors must be closed and not left open, and the list goes on and on. We are not sure where these myths originate from but if you think something is a rule of the association you may always review the official covenants of the association by looking in the Radisson Declaration (https://goo.gl/65LMNh) and in the Property Use and Maintenance Covenants (https://goo.gl/EttFyf).

If you ever have any ques-tions about the covenants or on a project, you may always con-tact the Architectural Standards Department. You can reach the ASC Administrator, John Mancinelli, at johnm@radissoncommunity.org or e-mail the Committee at asc@radis-soncommunity.org.

Working together to keep Radisson beautiful…

Have you finished an exterior project on your home this year? If so, did you remember to notify the Architectural Standards Committee (ASC)?

We ask you to notify the ASC by either returning the window sign to the RCA office, complet-

ing the online ASC Project Status Form (https://goo.gl/BvEmNd), or e-mailing the ASC at asc@radis-soncommunity.org . We will also do a quick review to verify it was com-pleted as approved. If your project was completed as approved, we will send you a letter indicating such and

we will close out your open applica-tion in our database.

Notifying the ASC will greatly help the ASC staff from trying to determine if you have completed your project or if you would like an extension to complete your project. Each approval is valid for 6 months.

If you need an extension, please complete the ASC Project Status Form or e-mail the ASC.

Working together to keep Radisson beautiful…

ASC Department Number 6/1/17 through 7/1/17

Violations issued: 24Violations resolved: 58

Certificate of Compliance Inspections- Resales: 14Certificate of Compliance Inspections- New Home Builds: 1

Applications reviewed by the Architectural Standards Committee: 118

Upcoming ASC Meetings: 7/10/17 • 7/24/17 • 8/7/17 • 8/21/17

Completed ASC Projects

Application Forms and Design Guidelines are available under the Architectural Standards menu on our website.

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Founder’s Day Celebration

Fireworks

Children’s ActivitiesFood &

Beverages

Live Music by Mood Swing

Saturday, August 12th at Kerri Hornaday Park

Festivities begin at 5pm, Fireworks at Dark (rain date 8/13)

FOUNDER’S DAY SPONSORS

Thank you to these local businesses and their sponsorship of our

community event!

Beverages provided by Corporate Park member

Anheuser-Busch/InBev

Patron Sponsors

Community Sponsors

CGM Property Services315-506-6999kevin@commercial-grounds.comwww.mylawnmowingservice.com

Lindsy Luu315-638-0247lindsy.luu.quvs@statefarm.comwww.lindsyluu.com

Neighbor Sponsors

Autumn Starr315-727-1560astarrrealestate@gmail.comwww.zillow.com/profile/Starr-Phillips-Team/

Kim Johnson315-638-4090redkapbaldwinsville@red-kap.comwww.red-kap.com

Donna Ascenzi315-703-1088donna@bvillecpa.combvillecpa.com

Nobles Tire City315-635-3983noblestirecity1@yahoo.comnoblestire.mechanicnet.com

Village Hardware315-638-4026village7182@verizon.netwww.acevillagehardware.com

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In-home color consultations starting at $75

Come in for detailsVillage Ace Hardware

43 E. Genesee St. Baldwinsville 638-4026

Family owned and operated for 3 generationsHighly focused on service & preparationWorkman’s compensation & liability insuranceFREE written estimates

635-1628decorativetouch@earthlink.net

Preferred by Radisson Residents for 25 years

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Get the kids, grab the toys and towels and come to the pool! Each Friday night in July the Oberon Pool will be open to families from 8pm-8:45pm. Kick off the weekend with some family fun. Unattended children will not be admitted during this time.

Friday Family Swim!

SUMMER REC WEEKS 4 & 5Monday, July 17, 2017 through Friday, July 28, 2017

For Further Information and Cancellations, check our website, www.radissoncommunity.org

Monday, July 17 Tuesday, July 18 Wednesday, July 19 Thursday, July 20 Friday, July 21

Monday, July 24 Tuesday, July 25 Wednesday, July 26 Thursday, July 27 Friday, July 28

ROOFBALL DAY

Come play one of REC’s oldest games! Try and beat the counselors at a classic

REC game

SOAK FEST!

The Fire Department is coming so bring a towel!

The Family Pool Party is tonight at 5pm. Bring a

dish to pass!

CAPTURE THE FLAG DAY

Come play one of the most famous games at REC!

TALENT SHOW

Today we will hold our third TALENT SHOW. Show off your talent to other campers

and counselors!

Come learn a new Boondoggle design on…

BOONDOGGLE DAY

Opening Ceremonies for theREC OLYMPICS

The events begin today! We will be dividing up into teams and

preparing for the REC Olympics on

Tuesday!

Take your team to the top during

REC OLYMPICS!

On Monday, we divided every-one into teams. Now it’s time to wear your team colors and win bragging rights for next year!

CARNIVAL DAY

REC will have tons of games and prizes for those who win!

We will also give campers the

opportunity to dunk the coun-selors in the DUNK TANK!

WORLD CUP DAY

Come play one REC’s most popular games! At the end of the day, you can even try and

beat the counselors at a game of Full Field!

You never know what could happen on the LAST day of

REC!AND...IT’S COUNSELOR

APPRECIATION DAY!! SHOW YOUR FAVORITE

COUNSELOR HOW MUCH YOU CARE!!! Thank you for a

fantastic summer!!!!!!!

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Tilt and crank deck umbrella, $25. Single rack char-coal grill with utensils, $20. Never used Homedics stepping pond, $25. Locking Travelite golf case, converts to golf bag, $70. Browning compound bow, includes rest, sights, quiver and box case, $80. Call 315-635-6743.

2011 Keystone Cougar Xlite, 26SAB, 30 foot, 5th wheel camper. Great fl oor plan and in excellent condition! For more information, call Mike or Jackie at 315-638-0098. Also available, truck with existing hitch.

Honda mower, gas self-propelled model HRR216V-KA. Rated best buy in Consumer Reports. Two years old. All oil changes done per instructions. Excellent condition. Owner’s manual and grass bag included. Starts and runs great. Paid $400, will sell for $150. Call 315-635-6370.

Oak entertainment center - 71" in height and 17"in depth, width is 83". Comes in two sections; fi rst is 59" wide and second is 24". Originally $700, asking $350. Call 315-635-8075.

Downsizing and want to sell entire Roseville Pottery collection! Many patterns. Great opportunity if someone would like to buy the lot then resell them on eBay for a tidy profi t! I'll make you a great deal! Call 315-635-3018.

Moving to apartment: Lovely oak antique dining room table w/5 leaves and 6 chairs, $500 OBO. Sofa and love seat, Ethan Allen, $500 OBO. Call 315-635-3018.

Moving Sale: Furniture, rugs, kitchen accessories, decorations, etc. Friday, 7-14, Saturday 7-15, Sunday 7-16. 8776 River Watch.

Looking for a teen who is computer savvy to help with technical issues when they arise. Will compen-sate. Call Andrea at 951-704-9551.

FOR SALE

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TOL Board Meeting 7:00pm at TOL Offi ces

Luau7:00 pm at

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Family Movie Night at Kerri Park

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Founder's Day5:00 pm

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Welcome to the NeighborhoodRobert & Pamela Allen

3500 Melvin Drive North

Benjamin Ariola & Jessica Piscitelli6804 Jayhawk Circle

Anna Cerullo1202 Greymoor Way

Donna & Roger Dooley

3169 Reston Drive

John Gattuso3078 Coriander Lane

Randy & Jody Jenney5310 Villa Ridge Court

Alan & Bonnie Messie8447 Marco Lane

Eric & Nikki Smith3006 Verona Court

Damon & Audrie Walsh3016 Peony Farm Lane

Pet sitting and dog walking. Leave your furry friends in great care! At work or on a trip, Emily’s Pet Sitting of Baldwinsville has you covered. Call Emily, ten year Radisson resident, at 315-753-1162 to discuss your pets’ personalized needs.

HOME REPAIRS! 30+ years remodeling and con-struction experience. For your carpentry, electrical and plumbing needs. References, insured, prompt and reliable. A+ BBB rating. Call MIKE ROEMER at 315-447-5834.

Child care in Radisson home. CPR First Aid Certi-fi ed. Prefer 3 to 5 years old or older if before and after school is needed. Smoke and pet free home. Fun activities, food provided. Reasonable rates. Call Emma 315-383-5999.

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