• HOA dues were due on February 28, 2023. If you haven’t already, please mail a check, with your lot number in the notes field, for $255 to:

• Easter Egg Hunt and visit with the Easter Bunny
• Will take place Saturday, April 1st at 3PM in the commons by the playscape. Kids and grandkids are welcome! Please RSVP to Holly by March 30th with the number of kids who will attend and their ages. hollygoblue@gmail.com
• Snow removal
• Snow must be removed in front of mailboxes to ensure mail delivery. If the carrier cannot get to your box, mail will not be delivered.
• Removing snow around fire hydrants greatly assists the Fire Department. It is important that fire hydrants be visible and accessible at all times 
• If you have a drain in the street in front of your home, please keep drain clear. It will help eliminate ice buildup in the street.
• The Grounds board position remains open. It’s critical to our 2023 planned projects for the commons and other areas that this position be filled. It can be a shared position between two or three people. If you are interested, please contact Sandi Soens at Amishfurn@aol.com 
• Yard waste removal from the city will resume on April 3rd
• We would like to give a special thank you to all the volunteers who participated in the various clean up events, donated plants, materials, weeded and helped water the new plants in 2022. With all of their help we removed over 36 yards of brush, tree limbs, leaves and debris, spread 22 yards of topsoil, 21 bags of mulch, and planted hundreds of seeds, bulbs, ground cover and shrubs. We would like to recognize the following residents for all their help: Paul Misch, Terry Shelton, Natalie Lowenfield, Paul Oleszkowicz, Bruce Pierce, Peter and Natalie Nuccitelli, Jeff Aschoff, Tim Luxon, James and Colleen Giovanni, Mara Mazzoni and Calvin, Rob and Laurie Goldi, Eric Rose, Matt Krieger, Holly Syriaque, Heather Pope, Cheryl, Scout Troop 179, and Sandi Soens

• Grass Cutting and edging 
• Fertilizing and weed control on exterior and interior commons 
• Playground Maintenance 
• Tree trimming 
• Built up bank to prevent overflow 
• Collected plant donations 
• Extensive planting in commons 
• Added topsoil 
• Spread mulch 
• Trimming of shrubs and weeding 
• Irrigation system repairs 
• Seasonal Décor Additions 
• Awarded City of Farmington Hills Beautification Award – 11 years 
• Sand/Salt barrels at the entrances 
• Social Activities: Friday night socials, food trucks, movie nights, Easter egg hunt, bike parade, and fall social 
• Center Commons Ravine and Shadowglen Bike Path: cleared brush, leaves and debris; level mounds of dirt; dug channels to drain trapped water; volunteers removed 12.5 yards of debris; and Meadowbrook 13.5 yards. 
• Early Summer Cleanup: focused on the bank at Shadowglen bike path; spread 22 yard of topsoil; built up the bank to prevent overflow’ preparation for plants; removed 50+ bags of limbs, sticks, and leaves; weeding and watering; trimmed birch trees; repaired cracked culvert; and realigned the rocks around culvert 
• Summer Project: continue adding more plants; weeding and watering plants and trees; prune new evergreens off Halstead; added topsoil and mulch to evergreens; add rocks to prevent soil from washing away; and daily watering thru the summer 
• Fall Cleanup Along Halstead: trimmed trees and evergreens; removed weed trees; cleared brush underneath trees; picked up sticks and leaves; dug up rocks and lined the drainage ditch; edged the bike path; and removed 30+ bags of yard waste and bundle branches 
• Commons drainage
• Removed debris 
• Dug out the base 
• Dug two feeder trenches 
• Added rocks to help with drainage and erosion 
• Planned 2023 Projects
• Commons Projects 
• Repairs to Fox Creek Culvert 
• Address Wet Area on Path 
• Plant Grass Seed 
• Bike Path Seal Coating 
• Treatment of Diseased Trees 
• Tree Trimming/Removal 
• Additional Trees, Shrubs, or Grasses plantings 
• Add Trash Guard 
• Street Repairs – coordination with city 

• 2023 Annual Dues Increasing 5% from $243 to $255/year due to increase of costs. This is our fourth increase since 2014. 
• 2023 Elections
• Communications: Mara Mazzoni (2-year term) 
• Social: Holly Syriaque (2-year term) 
• Restriction: Lela Golusin (2-year term) 
• Secretary: Matt Grimes (2-year term) 
• Grounds: Open (2-year term) 
• Welcoming: Francesca Tuzzolino (2-year term) 
• All candidates were unanimously approved. Grounds remain an OPEN position. 

• April 1: Easter egg hunt
• May 5: Fortune Cooking food truck
• May 19: Slows BARBQ food truck and Friday night social in the commons