Stonecreek Homeowners Association

January 2003 Issue

Feb 25, 2003

STONECREEK NEWS
Stonecreek Homeowner?’s Association, Gilbert, AZ 85234
Monthly Newsletter January 2003

DIRECTOR?’S CORNER:
The Board of Director?’s has approved the new budget for 2003. Although the new budget involved an increase in the dues to $42.00 per month, (effective June 1, 2003) Stonecreek HOA continues to have one of the lowest association dues in the area for the amenities offered. This increase has become necessary due to rising expenses, both from aging assets as well as maturing landscaping.

A NEED FOR CHANGE
Sometime over the next couple of months, the front entrance to Stonecreek at Val Vista and Juniper will be changed. It has become necessary to replace a block wall behind the water feature which will require the removal of at least three large pine trees. Your patience and understanding with the completion of this task are appreciated. For more information, please do not hesitate to Call Nancy Borg at Borg Property Services.

What is your GFR?

CALENDAR:
January
17 - Operation Desert Storm began in 1991
19- Uncontained trash pick up week,
20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. day,
21 - Board of Directors meeting *

February
01 - National Freedom Day,
02 - Groundhog Day,
26 - Board of Directors meeting *

* NOTE: The Board of Director?’s usually hold their monthly meetings at the Mesa Public Library from 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM. Confirm meeting date and times with Nancy or visit our web site calendar. If you wish to speak at the Board meeting, contact Nancy by January 17, 2002 so that you may be added to the agenda.

Mom?’s and Tot?’s Play Group meets Thursday?’s in the Stonecreek Park at 10 A.M.

All residents are encouraged to attend the monthly Board of Director?’s meetings.

NO VANDALISM
Happy Days! There was no vandalism reported this month.

HOA ACTIVITY:
CONTRACTS
A contract was awarded to Charles Booth for the 2002 tax return & audit.

No Upcoming Contracts:

COMMITTEE REPORTS:BOARD ACTION ITEMS
The following items are currently under discussion and consideration by the Board of Directors:
additional lighting at the playground,
ACC seeking volunteers,
New Board Members,
Val Vista/Juniper retaining wall/Front landscaping

If you have any topics you wish to have addressed by the Board of Directors, please contact Borg Property Services at 480-456-6927 or e-mail at BorgProp@AOL.COM.

ACC COMMITTEEYou can get ACC forms from
Borg Property Services at
480-456-6927 or BorgProp@AOL.COM.

If you have questions about a planned project and would like to know if approval is required, please contact Borg Property Services.

WANT TO JOIN A COMMITTEE?
Call Nancy Borg for information.

PAINTING? BUILDING? DIGGING?
The CC&R?’s require ACC approval before starting projects that will change the appearance of your home or yard.
(Blue stake = 602-263-1100.)

SOCIAL GROUP CONTINUES
HAVING FUN TOGETHER
Last month we had a Chinese feast and then had a tour of the new Freestone Park Rec. Center. We meet on the 4th Friday of each month (6:30 P.M.) at the Stonecreek Playground to plan upcoming outings and for an evening of fun. Call Camille 480-926-4412 between 5:30 P.M. and 8 P.M. for information.

PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
CONTINUES FORMING
The Board is considering forming a playground committee. They would
meet to discuss adding a canopy, lighting etc. to the playground area. Call Borg Property Services to join this committee.

DONATE A LIVING
Stonecreek Homeowner's Association Newsletter. Published monthly.
Web Site: www.neighborhoodlink.com/gilbert/stonecreek

Officers
Sean Madigan
Jack Callahan
Sean Maas



Property Management
Borg Property Services
(Nancy Borg)
Office hours:
Mon-Thur 9-4, Friday 9-12
Phone: 480-456-6927
FAX: 480-456-9439
E-mail: BorgProp@AOL.COM.
Send all correspondence and payments to:
1245 W. Guadalupe, #B6-306
Mesa, AZ 85202
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Disclaimer
The HOA does not endorse any product or service listed in this newsletter. Copyright?©2003 Stonecreek HOA.
CHRISTMAS TREE TO THE TOWN OF GILBERT
The Town of Gilbert invites you to share in beautifying its parks, by donation your living Christmas tree, after Christmas, to the Town of Gilbert. These trees will be planted in your local parks and be enjoyed by many. Call Timmie Hefner @ 480-503-6262.

MAKE YOUR OWN CHECKS?
Do you use your computer to make your own checks? FYI: Some check numbers (like bank routing numbers) are magnetic and computer printed checks do not always get processed like commercially made checks.

GIVING A PET AS
A GIFT?
Unless the person receiving the gift is able to take on the responsibility of keeping a pet, please reconsider getting/giving one. If you find you/they can no longer keep the pet, please contact the agencies below:
Arizona Humane Society
602-997-7585
Maricopa County Animal Care
602-506-7387
Friends for Life
480-497-8296
East Valley Wildlife
480-899-1513
Adobe Mountain Wildlife
623-582-9806

REMINDERS:
When you walk your pet, please clean up any messes which it leaves behind. It is an HOA violation and a Town of Gilbert Code violation to not clean up after your pet.

APPROVED PAINT COLORS:
BASE COLORS: (Dunn Edwards or equivalent)
Pheasant, Baja White, Desert Dawn,
Navajo White, Bone China

If the house will be all one color, then no ACC approval is needed provided you use an approved Base color. If you are painting the ?“pop-outs?” (raised stucco surrounding the windows and/or garage) an approved trim color, no ACC form is required.

TRIM COLORS: Original Cinnamon, Briar, Dry Earth, Adobe South
ROOF TILE = Monier #1604 or equivalent Lifetile #108

Call Frank (Stonecreek resident) at 926-4412 to review or checkout the paint chips. He asks that you call him between 10 AM - 8 PM, M-F.

If you choose a different color than those approved by the ACC, then you must submit an ACC form with a large sample of the color you wish to use. You must allow 45 days for approval of a new color.

Homeowners have painted the following locations if you would like to drive by and check them out.
543 N. Quartz street
Baja White, trim cinnamon
1414 E. Mineral
Bone China with Dry Earth
1501 E. Commerce
Desert Dawn with Dry Earth


IMPORTANT NUMBERS
FIRE/POLICE EMERGENCY 911 Fire (General) 480-503-6300
Police (General) 480-503-6500
Gilbert web: www.ci.gilbert.az.us
Voter Registration/elections 480-506-1511
Sky Harbor Parking 602-273-4545
Gilbert Police Crime Prevention 503-6527
Can I burn in my fire place? 506-6400 Barking/vicious dogs 503-6500
Dead animal removal 503-6400
Graffiti removal 503-6500
WHAT?’S YOUR GFR?
You've seen the ads-the ones on TV where happy people are announcing to complete strangers that they've lowered their cholesterol. But I wonder if you can remember when cholesterol wasn't a household word..

GFR is a measurement used to determine kidney function. It stands for glomerular filtration rate, and is represented by a number. With a very simple, inexpensive test, your doctor can tell you what your number is. Depending on factors such as age, ethnicity and gender, your GFR can indicate a need to pay better attention to the health and well being of your kidneys. Since kidney disease now affects more than 40 million Americans, it's time for GFR to become a household word. So, what's YOUR GFR?
source:AKF Update, November 2002. NEWSLETTER DEADLINE:
Jan. 10, 2003 is the deadline for all information to be in the next issue. (1268 E. Laurel Ave., Gilbert, AZ 85234.)


Do you have questions about services for seniors in Maricopa County?
Call 264-4357 24 hr a day.
SELLING YOUR HOME?
When your home is in escrow, give Borg Property Services a call to schedule your required home inspection. Not doing so could hold up your Closing.

TIPS & TRICKS
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