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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CREEKSTONE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION | JULY 2018 ANNUAL MEETING August 28 • 7 pm ll residents are strongly would occur through a member vote and and a brief biography to include why encouraged to attend the amendment to the existing declaration you would like to serve on the Board. Creekstone Estates Homeowner of covenants for the community. You can You can email your submissions to AAssociation’s Annual Meeting at find more information about the POA [email protected]. the Clubhouse on Tuesday, August on our website under Our Community. 28th at 7 pm. This important meeting The Annual Meeting is also a time See will include the 2019 budget review, when new Board members are elected committee updates, and a special you for various terms and positions. The there!! attorney presentation regarding The Association is currently seeking Georgia Property Owners’ Association individuals interested in serving the Act (POA). The POA is a voluntary law community as a Board Member and and does not automatically apply to all Committee Members. Serving as a Homeowner Associations, but rather volunteer can be a very rewarding applies to communities which “opt- experience. If you are interested, Watch your mail in” and choose to adopt the POA. The please submit to HMS your name, & email for all opt in process for Creekstone Estates address, phone number the details. Inside This Issue 3 Mailbox Improvement Time 4 Covenants Corner 6 Social Events 8 Tennis Update 10 Swim News 12 Neighborhood Classifieds page 5 LOCAL BUSINESSES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! THE STOCKS TEAM Bird Guio, Mortgage Consultant Cell: (678) 283-9570 Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC. Direct: (678) 399-4009 Affiliate Partner, Harry Norman, REALTORS® Office: (770) 497-2000 Cell: (770) 241-9842 Email: [email protected] NMLS#1439883 Web: TheStocksTeam.com Email: [email protected] UNDER CONTRACT! 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The red flag, door, support Clay Collins mount, finial (post cap), scrollwork all present? LANDSCAPE CHAIR Any street numbers missing on either side? Alex Hennigar ▶ Have your numbers been accidentally painted over? SECURITY CHAIR Ken Ellis ▶ Does vegetation need to be trimmed to permit visibility of the numbers from down the street? SOCIAL CHAIR/ZONING CO-CHAIR Lisa Frankel After August 1st HMS, our property management CONTACTS firm, will conduct the mailbox review and assess DANIE VAN DEN HEEVER fines for all mailboxes that remain in disrepair. USPTA, Director of Tennis [email protected] Thank you for doing your part in helping maintain, preserve, and enhance the value STANTON HELTON Head Tennis Pro of Our Creekstone Community! JEN DOLAN HOA Administrator [email protected] 770-335-6302 JENNIFER GOODIN Mailbox Makeovers [email protected] 770-889-8099 Social Events Coordinator by the Spada Brothers [email protected] Major restorations, 678-480-4121 www.mailboxproject.net/creekstone The Mailbox Project repairs, & replacements AMBER COLLINS Property Manager Mailbox Painting [email protected] www.mailbox20.ga [email protected] by Luc Barenghien 770-609-1609 this community publication is provided by tlehs publishing. advertisers assume full responsibility for the content of their ads, and are not endorsed by the community or by tlehs publishing. no representations are made as to the information presented, the quality of the goods or services advertised, or the accuracy of the statements relating to the goods and services. Creekstone Estates // www.CreekstoneOnline.com 3 COVENANTS CORNER he mission of the Creekstone Estates ▶ Reserve Funds: Creekstone Estates’ WHAT ABOUT SECURITY? Board of Directors is to protect, HOA is fiscally sound and therefore Because the Board is responsible for preserve, and enhance the value allocates a portion of dues to a special protecting the common areas and of Creekstone Estates properties. long-term reserve account to cover amenities there is certain surveillance TIn response to recent resident emails the planned and budgeted renovations equipment in use on those properties. The following FAQs are an effort to clear up or repairs that do not occur on a Board uses any information collected from some confusion surrounding membership regular basis. If the reserve fund amenity security systems as evidence in the Homeowners Association (HOA), is not large enough to cover these for the police in the event of damage or what assessments cover, and the expenses a special assessment misuse of the Association’s property. The responsibilities of the Board of Directors. may be levied to cover the cost. Board, however, is not in the business of As always, please reach out to Amber ▶ Personnel: Creekstone Estates employs private security and has no authority to Collins, HMS property manager or Jen an HOA Administrator and Social handle security issues such as: illegally Dolan Creekstone HOA Administrator Event Coordinator to assist the Board. parked cars, speeding drivers, barking with