Richland County contacted me this morning and indicated they have completed repairs to the sidewalks in the neighborhood. I remain impressed with how quickly they jumped on the problems, especially in this tough economy.
Update on Sidewalk Issues
I got a call from Richard Player with Richland County's Roads and Drainage division today. He told me that they have inspected the problem areas I recently reported and have determined that repairs are needed. He said they're entering a new budget cycle and, as such, there will be a slight delay on the repair. He... Continue Reading →
Lighting at Entrance Now Working
The electrician was out today to work on the lights and it appears he was able to get power restored to all of the standard voltage lighting, including those in the median and right side of the entrance. We dodged a really expensive bullet there! He also installed a photo switch to automatically turn the... Continue Reading →
Mailbox Numbers and Paint
We frequently get questions about mailbox numbers and paint. I thought I’d post something about this to help spread the word. The paint color is Country Squire and you can pick it up at Sherwin Williams. Generally, a quart is all you need. We just recently learned that ADM Signs sells the numbers for the... Continue Reading →
Sign Posts Painted
Have you noticed the fresh coat of paint on the sign posts throughout the neighborhood? Board members Maureen Kline and Cris Samuel just completed a multi-weekend project to refresh the paint on all the sign posts. They volunteered to do this to help maintain the beauty of our neighborhood and to keep the association costs... Continue Reading →
Update on Entrance Lighting Outage
I met with the electrician on Thursday of this past week to discuss the situation with the lights that are out at the entrance. He gave me the tour of the wiring situation—he showed me things landscapers and non-licensed electricians do to cut corners. A good, licensed electrician will use conduit outdoors, especially when putting... Continue Reading →
Entrance Lights Update
I returned from vacation this past weekend and learned that the entrance lights were still not operational. Prior to my vacation, we had an electrician out to look at them. He was able to restore power to a few lights, but not others. At the time, it appeared as though we were going in the... Continue Reading →
Entrance Lights Out
We have an issue with the circuit that supplies power to the lights at the entrance. I’ve asked MJS to have an electrician come out and correct. I have no ETA on the correction. I’ll post something when I know more.