Greetings from Bright’s Creek
Hopefully, by now I have had a chance to meet many of you. If we have not met, I look forward to that as we progress into our golfing season. There is a lot going on at Bright’s Creek and I am excited about the interest that continues to be shown in both Membership and Real Estate.
Project update
- We broke ground on the tennis and pickleball courts last week and would expect to have them completed within the next 45 days.
- Construction on the new deck is substantially complete. We will be adding lighting and landscaping over the next 2-3 weeks. Our furniture should be ordered soon, and the expected arrival is early to mid-July.
- We anticipate breaking ground on the amenity center in the next 30 days. The first part of the project will include tree work and grading the site for infrastructure. Pool construction should begin later this summer and anticipate completion by the first quarter of 2022.
- The Creekside Villa building is almost complete and we anticipate the final punch list to be substantially completed by the end of next week.
- Our Members' Grille re-invention project is progressing and expects to begin work in the next 60 days.
- The Equestrian Center is scheduled to come online by early summer.
We have observed increased fire ant activity around cart paths, bunker surrounds, and the parking lot. The Top Choice insecticide has been applied to these areas and will reduce the fire ant population over the next few weeks and help prevent re-infestations in those areas for the remainder of the season. Fipronil is the active ingredient in Top Choice and the main ingredient in Frontline, which is a popular flea and tick treatment for dogs.
The Bermuda grass (fairways, tees, and rough) has had a slow start to the season due to cool spring temperatures and a few touches of frost in late April. Bermuda has been fertilized and with the warmer temperatures moving in you will notice an increase in growth and green-up.
I am pleased to announce that we have hired a new Executive Chef, Matt Silva. Matt has an extensive culinary background and is excited to join our team. We are continuing to work on re-building our culinary and dining experience, Matt’s arrival is an important first step.
As you may already be aware, Governor Cooper announced that the State of North Carolina has removed its indoor mask mandate and lifted all mass gathering limits and social distancing requirements. In accordance with those changes, all capacity restrictions and social distancing requirements have been lifted.
In accordance with these new guidelines, the Club will no longer require members or guests to wear face coverings. Please be aware that the CDC and the NCDHHS recommend that unvaccinated people wear masks and social distance. Accordingly, we request that our unvaccinated members and guests continue, for now, to wear masks as before. The Club will continue to provide complimentary masks at the Club's entrances.
Please be assured that we will continue to take precautionary measures to promote a safe environment for the members and staff.
Regards and Thank you,
Steve Alden | General Manager
