On Tuesday, August 3rd the SVHOA Board of Directors voted to approve the new SVHOA Landscaping Guidelines.  Specifically these guidelines are for the area between the sidewalk & the street.

Tonight, the SVHOA Board of Directors kicked off its budget cycle for 2011.  If you have suggestions or comments about the budgets for next year, please send them to the Board, via e-mail: bod@southernvillage.org.

There will be no ARB meeting in August.  If you have a submission, please send an e-mail to arb@southernvillage.org by Monday, August 9th & it will be reviewed.  Otherwise all submissions will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting.  As a reminder the ARB meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 7pm at Weaver Street Market.

Owners of the Southern Village townhomes have seen much activity recently.  The front doors & shutters have a fresh coat of paint & rotten wood has been repaired & painted. Kil-Mor has been inspecting the townhomes for termites, treating the homes when necessary & notifying owners if problems exist.

The landscaping team at Ecoscapes has applied new mulch & has finished trimming the shrubs.  All the townhomes look quite refreshed in this hotter than normal summer.

Jon Hanna, the arborist at Ecologic, continues to prune the street trees in the community.  He requests, once again, that residents with new trees near their houses water these trees weekly.  Even a gallon or two of water can make a difference in this hot weather.

Questions?  Please e-mail: manager@southernvillage.org.

A note about solicitations and solicitors:

The Southern Village Community Watch would like to share information with you that could be of special interest for safety.  It may also answer some questions for which you may have wanted to know the correct answer.

Recently several residences have been bothered by persons knocking on the doors, after nine o’clock in the evening. The persons said they were “soliciting” for two different “causes.”  In both of the cases they were asked to leave the premises.  Solicitations like this are not legal and could be dangerous to the residents.

In Chapel Hill, and therefore in Southern Village, people soliciting must have a permit, issued by the Chapel Hill Police Department and must have a photo identification card, also issued by the Chapel Hill Police Department.  Otherwise soliciting is illegal.  Do not admit people soliciting who do not have such identification.

And common sense tells us not to admit anyone “soliciting” late in the evening.  Be careful and watchful. If we all are especially careful and watchful, word will spread that such activities in Southern Village are not appreciated.  If the situation is unusual or suspicious, call 911.

That being said, our Officer Robin Clark, supplied additional information to clarify things and to make available, in detail, the ordinances relating to such activities.  If you are interested you can contact Officer Clark at RCLARK@townofchapelhill.org.

Still have questions?  E-mail: communitywatch@southernvillage.org.

Below is a summary of recent ARB decisions:

205 Overlake: new patio & landscaping (including small wall) approved
213 Glade: fence & retaining wall approved
115 Hillspring: new deck approved

Questions? E-mail: arb@southernvillage.org.

The next SVHOA Board of Directors meeting is Tuesday, August 3rd @ 7pm at Southern Village Club.  The tentative agenda is below.  All meetings of SVHOA are open to the public.

Questions? Please write: bod@southernvillage.org.

The June financials are now available.

Five new Community Watch signs have been installed in appropriate places in Southern Village.  The locations are listed just in case you don’t get to where they are:

1.  Sign near playground, on  “No Parking” sign on Hillspring Lane
2.  Sign near playground, on “No Parking” sign on Edgewater Circle, near Graylyn Drive & near the playground
3.  Sign on Brookgreen Drive on “No Parking” sign, across from parking lot entrance to Southern Village Club
4.  Sign on the last street lamp pole, coming from the soccer fields & at the Greenway entrance to Southern Village
5.  Sign on the third street lamp pole after the turn  off 15-50, into Southern Community Park

Thanks go to Officer Robin Clark & Jerry Battle, the Signs & Marketing Engineer for Chapel Hill, who were instrumental in the installation of these additional Community Watch signs.  Our continuing job, as residents, is to remain alert & report any suspicious activities in our neighborhoods by calling 911.

The next SVHOA Board of Directors meeting is set for Tuesday, August 3rd @ 7pm at Southern Village Club (601 Brookgreen Drive).  This meeting & all meetings of SVHOA are open to the public.

Questions?  Please write: bod@southernvillage.org.