VILLAGE ONE VOICE Vanderhaven Farm Condominium Association August 2014

Board Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month, unless otherwise posted at the mailbox stations. Anyone wishing to have an issue placed on the agenda must request it in writing and supply Management with the necessary paperwork by the Thursday before the meeting. The next Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 21st 7:00 pm at the clubhouse. Please feel free to join us in the Clubhouse the third Thursday of every month for our meetings!

President Elaine UngerleiderVice President Marci Steinberg Treasurer JoAnn Malloy Secretary Chris Paparteys Trustee Christine WynkoopTrustee Elisabeth McConville

MANAGEMENT

Midlantic Property Management Phone: 908-707-0760 Fax: 908-722-6966

Office Hours: Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. 9:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Should you have an emergency after hours call (732) 828-7200. Please use this number for true common area emergencies only.

ADR Active Architectural Control - Chris Wynkoop Grounds - Chris Wynkoop Recreation - Christine Wynkoop

COMMITTEES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MEETINGS

All committees are seeking additional members.

www.vanderhavenfarm.com

WEBSITE

Annual Meeting – September 18th

Our Annual Meeting will be held on September 18th. Please note this on your calendars! We hope to see everyone at the Annual Meeting. This is your community and your vote is very important.

Are you interested in your community and want to make Vanderhaven Farm Village I a great place to live? Why not run for a Board seat? If you would like to run for a position on the Board, please submit your bio to Linda, our Property Manager, no later than August 22nd.

There are also committees looking for volunteers and you may want to chair one of them. Or if you have an idea to start up a committee that we don’t have… stop by and let us know your thoughts and we can help get your committee up and running. Our next Board Meeting is August 21st at 7PM.

Vanderhaven Farm Village I is Looking For Board Members and Committee Volunteers

WE NEED YOUR VOTEOur Annual Meeting is a time that we need you to vote because all votes count. If we don't have a majority, we don't meet the requirements. Without the requirement met, we then need to send out another mailing costing the Association money. Two years ago we were very successful in reaching our vote the first time and this year we're bringing it back! With your vote comes an entry into a raffle to win 1 Month's Maintenance Fee Free for those who are in good standing. So when you get your ballot in the mail don't put it to the side. Vote right then and there and get yourself into the raffle to win 1 Month's Maintenance Fee Free.

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Fourth of July is always a fun time for all with family and friends… barbeques and games. Although the rain postponed the event, everyone still had fun on the re-scheduled date. Some had too much fun and put our community at risk by using illegal fireworks and barbequing with an open fire on common grounds.

The Property Management Office received several phone calls about residents lighting off fireworks and again we must say… we cannot do anything unless you put it in writing. The Bridgewater Police should have been called immediately. If you don’t call the police and leave a message, you must put it in writing. Unless we have something in writing signed by the resident, we cannot do anything about it.

This is your community too and everyone needs to take on the responsibility of keeping it safe. Seeing someone do something illegal that puts others at risk is unacceptable. Your Board Members and Property Manager are here to protect everyone, but without the support of our homeowners it makes it difficult to proceed with the proper procedures when it comes to violations and fines.

We Need You To Put It In Writing…

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It’s hard to think of Christmas when the temperatures are in the 90’s but it’ll be here before you know it, and with Christmas comes Santa to Vanderhaven Farm Village I. We can’t do it without your help… we need volunteers to make it all work. If you’re interested please contact the Management Office and leave your name and number. We have a lot of kids who come out to our holiday events and it’s a lot of work so any help would be much appreciated.

HO HO HO…Santa Needs Your Help!

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In July’s newsletter you received a census form because our Property Management Company needs to update our records in order to respond to various community needs. When it came time for pool badges, our Board Members noticed a lot of the information for homeowners wasn’t updated or just wasn’t there. This is very important for our Property Management Company to have, so we would appreciate you taking the time to fill out the form and return it no later than October 31, 2014.

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We l c o m e B l u e S t r e a k Transportation out of Middlesex to Vanderhaven Farm Village I. Starting August 1st they have been contracted to handle all our towing needs. In July’s newsletter we mentioned that 5 cars had to be towed in the past few months and our Property Manager will continue to monitor the property for illegal vehicles. Cars can be towed for several reasons such as failure to register your vehicle properly with Vanderhaven Farm, delinquencies on your account, abandoned vehicles and failure to properly maintain your vehicle.

Please know that we give our residents ample warning prior to towing. Your vehicle will be slapped with a sticker notifying you of the violation as well as a letter mailed to you. The next step will be a certified letter and if you do not take care of what

needs to be you will find yourself at Blue Streak Transportation writing out a check to get your vehicle back.

The rules are simple here so please… make it easy for all and follow them.

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Garbage – Please put all garbage in pails, not on the ground in plastic bags. This just invites the geese and other animals over to feed.

PLEASE BE AWARE that the following modifications MUST be approved BEFORE they can be modified or installed:

• Deck installation• Paver patio installation• Any change to the patio

area• Window replacement (s)• Satellite dish installation• Storm door installation/

replacement

A lot of these forms can be found on the Vanderhaven web site.

Just a Few Reminders

Because of the importance of this information for us to have on hand, although we don’t want to do it, we are going to have to impose at $25 fine to those who have not returned it by October 31, 2014.

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In our July newsletter we asked if anyone would be interested in starting up a new Traffic Safety Committee here at Vanderhaven Farm Village I.

Along with enforcement, the new Traffic Safety Committee can work together with the Board Members, Property Manager and be the liaison with the Bridgewater Police and work together for the safety of our community. We have a lot of people concerned so now’s the time to come forward and work with us. Our next Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 21st at 7PM… we’d love to have you there and work with you to keep everyone safe.

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