HOA UPDATE: SAVE FOR CONTACTS

Passing on information on our new HOA board; please bookmark for future reference.

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New officers and their contact information:

President
Jeff Hintzman jeffhintzman@att.net

Vice President for Roads
Keith Patton 456-8895

Vice President for Administration
Lauren Roth lrothwell7@gmail.com

Treasurer
Carrie Patton carriescollier@yahoo.com

Secretary
Melinda Owens melindaowens40@gmail.com

*The HOA has received numerous complaints about speeding on our roads. We request that everyone abide by the 15 MPH limit.

*Bear Hunting and the poaching of Ginseng are illegal in Apple Creek Acres. Anyone who observes these activities or strange vehicles parked on our roads is asked to call the Haywood County Sheriffs Department 452-6666.

* Winter is coming and we would like to remind all residents that salt may not be used on gravel roads.

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Per paving, weather is one of our nemeses. When we have confirmation of dates, we will get that information out ASAP.

Welcome to our new residents!  We hope you love it here as much as we do. :) I will post later on my Winter outlook ahead, but for now please bookmark this site so you can reference information  as it becomes available.


Bob

ANNUAL MEETING: PROXIES

By now everyone should have received the notification of our annual HOA meeting and attached proxy. It is critical that, if you aren't attending the meeting, you mail in your proxy, giving someone of your choosing the power to officially vote for you. If a quorum is not reached by the start of the meeting, then no action can be taken voting wise.

Lest I forget, welcome to our newest residents! It is not the easiest to meet everyone unless you luck into them on the road. The annual meeting is a great place to start!  Mark your calendars on SATURDAY AUGUST 10, starting at 10am, @ the Waynesville Library (lower level).

Again, if you can't make it (like me), please send your proxy in using the stamped envelope provided (like I did). Thanks in advance for your participation.  :-)


Bob

WICKED STORM LINE DOES DAMAGE

Short post from my phone...a nasty bow-line echo moved through between 2 and 3am, with typical howling winds. As I started down Staymon, a tree was across the road with wires all around. The top of a power pole and transformer are down near that, as well. I imagine there is more damage on the mountain, but it's early yet. Make sure you never get near downed wires. As I write, estimated return of power is 8am, but that won't be the case with the end of Staymon.

Bob

NOMINATING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT

Sunrise view from the end of Staymon last weekend....

     It's 'bout that time....for our upcoming Annual Meeting of the Apple Creek Acres HOA  later this summer.  For now, the Nominating Committee is looking for candidates to serve on the 2019-2020 ACAHOA Board of Directors.  There is always a need for people to serve on the Board, which helps our little world go 'round safely.  

     Anyone interested should please call Keith Patton at 828-456-8895. Or, if you would like to nominate someone else,  pass their information along, as well.  Thanks in advance for your help.


Bob

SKIFF OF SNOW POSSIBLE

As a reminder, if you haven't read the prior post on this weekend's road work on Apple Creek Road please do so.  Signage has also been placed at the entrance and where work will close the road.

A big ol' coastal low will form off the Outer Banks today and work it's way up the coast to New England.  As it does so, it will instigate a northwesterly flow of air cold enough to create snow showers, mainly above 3500'.  All models show the 0-1" category, with the Euro and GFS honing in on a half inch overnight tonight into early Friday morning.

Whatever falls and sticks should be inconsequential as any accumulations should be limited to non-road surfaces.  Too, it warms up, so this won't be a lasting issue...just a little reminder that although spring is officially here, weather patterns will be slow to give up the ghost.


Bob

CULVERT REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE

Happy March, y'all!  Anybody want some more rain?!  Ugh...unfortunately my gauge got destroyed earlier this winter and I don't keep precipitation data for now, but suffice it to say we've had more than our fair share.

Looks like all the side roads got scraped and graveled where needed, which sure has helped with wear and tear there.  Now it's time for culvert replacement in a couple of areas, which will impact travel for some.  This is your heads up to put on your calendar (and if there are changes I'll make sure to post that as I receive that information).
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I'm posting verbatim from an email:

March 23.....culverts on two side roads, residents have been notified.   Expect traffic slowdowns.

March 24.....culvert on Apple Creek Rd. just above Split Rail Lane. The road will be closed with NO ACCESS above there from approximately 10:00AM until 2:00PM.

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I'm glad that winter precipitation has given us a break of late...March storms come in with higher water content, and if precipitation is frozen it can make for major headaches. But, aside from our copious rains, this late winter period has been kind to us. Here is a pic from 3-26-13:

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Think spring!!!

Bob

TYPICAL MARCH WEATHER

Apologies for a late post, as I've been burning up the highway lately.  The skiff of snow most of us saw early this morning was in the forecast, but I didn't figure it would hamper our travel.  Temps have dropped into the mid 20s which is not good news for all of our early blooms...but oh so typical for March here in the Blue Ridge.

We now have a couple of chilly afternoons in the 30s and lows down into the 10s, slightly warming by Thursday...and I do mean slightly. Too, there will be another chance for light snow, and probably a tad more than this morning, late night Thursday through Friday morning. I'll update about that later this week.

The good news is that temperatures should moderate and warm some this weekend. 


Bob