Welcome to the Villas at Apple Creek
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Spring 2021 Welcome to The Villas at Apple Creek A Guide for Residents 2228 E. Milestone Drive Appleton, Wisconsin 54913 Page The Villas At Apple Creek www.ACVillas.com Page 1 Welcome! This is not your typical neighborhood where you might meet only a few neighbors. The Villas Contents neighborhood is where you can be as anonymous or as involved as you would like to be. It's your choice. 1. Welcome! 2. Contacts & Management 4. Communications 5. Website 6. Clubhouse Use & Reservations Welcome to the neighborhood! 7. Villas Website This is your new home, and we are excited that you have decided to join us. As members of our Home Owners 8. Helpful Tips Association, we share many things...lawn care, snow removal, Clubhouse, pool, ponds and common areas. 10. Rules & Regulations In addition to the above, we also have very active social lifes and we would love to have you join us (if that's your 11. Vacation Preparation life style). There are many social activities, volunteer groups and committees that you may be interested in exploring. Check out the opportunities on the following 12. Moving pages. Explore this booklet and you will discover some of the 13. Site Map intangible things that make The Villas at Apple Creek a wonderful place to live. The Villas at Apple Creek Board of Directors Page 2 The Villas At Apple Creek www.ACVillas.com Page 3 Contacts and Management Contacts and Management Condo Fees, Water Bills and Maintenance 200 East Washington Street Suite 2B Appleton, WI 54911 The Villas at Apple Creek Appfolio is the property by our on-line Maintenance Form. Board of Directors Pfefferle Management is your management system (App) that All are monitored 24 Hours a day. first contact when you need help. Pfefferle Management is using to Basically, the inside of your manage The Villas at Apple Creek. Sue Trams (1) - President condo is your responsibility, and When you activate the “portal” this If the you have any questions, the outside is Pfefferle's [email protected] allows you to pay the HOA fees, please contact Jeff McLaughlin and (920) 858-2099 responsibility. (Please see Rules and Regulations for details.) Yard water/sewer invoices, and send he will be able to help you activate John Drengler (3) - Treasurer issues, snow issues and most maintenance requests for issues at the portal. If you would prefer to [email protected] outside care is managed through your unit. This makes the processes pay by check, you can mail your (920) 915-0110 Pfefferle. automated and is easy for you and check to Pfefferle Management. Dorothy Nelson (2) - Secretary also easier for Pfefferle. [email protected] (920) 475-4163 If you are in need of handyman Jeff McLaughlin, Condo Manager services for small jobs on the 920-560-5035 Mike Bauer (2) inside of your condo, Pfefferle You can also make maintenance [email protected] [email protected] offers this help for an hourly fee. requestsbyphone (920-730-4284) or (920) 427-0862 Greg Tate (3) [email protected] During the warm weather (920) 268-8608 seasons, Pfefferle has office hours in our clubhouse. This gives you a Gary Krueger (1) [email protected] chance to introduce yourself and (920) 731-2728 get to know your managers. ( ) = Years remaining on Board Board elections every October Please visit our website (www.ACVillas.com) for more information. Page 4 The Villas At Apple Creek www.ACVillas.com Page 5 Communications Our Website - www.ACVillas.com The Villas at Apple Creek has many avenues of communication. Once you are listed on our private email list you will be "in the loop" for all information pertaining to our community. Safety information and condo alerts will also be shared. You will receive information from our Our website has the following major pages and information. management company, our board of directors and information about all Welcome social activities. Our newsletter is published once a month. It contains useful information, news and activities happening in our community. A Our welcome or home page for the website. notification will be emailed to you as soon as it is ready. If you miss the Important current information. notification, you can always find the newsletter on the website. Slide show of various activities. We try our best to strike a balance between getting information to you Groups without over-crowding your email box. Current activities, social groups and contact information. If you are not receiving the emails from the Villas, please contact the Newsletter communications chairperson. In the past, people have contacted us only to find out that they inadvertently unsubscribed from the Villas mailing list A link to our current newsletter plus links to previous editions. by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any of the emails sent Calendar previously. As a security feature, our email program will not allow us to re- A dynamic calendar listing all clubhouse activities and subscribe you to the list. If you are not on the list, contact the reservations (condo related and private.) communications chairperson and ask for a link to be sent to you which will Lists enable you to re-subscribe. If you are Access to resident directories (alphabetical and photo.) experiencing this or any other issues, Library book list & bunco participant lists. please contact the communications chairperson. Condo Info Committees and Rosters with contact information. Board of Directors meeting schedules. Villas documents, forms and applications, including Rules and Regulations. Maintenance Online Villas Maintenance Request Form. This link is monitored 24/7/365. Page 6 The Villas At Apple Creek www.ACVillas.com Page 7 Clubhouse Use and Reservations The Association takes pride in presenting our residents with a beautiful The Official Villas Calendar can be viewed at our website under Clubhouse where you can relax and enjoy your neighbors, friends and “Calendar”. guests. When using the Clubhouse, residents must accompany their guests at all times. After you move into your new home, you will be provided with All condo events and private reservations for the Clubhouse are listed the combination code for access. This code will change periodically, and on the Official Calendar. you will be notified of the change. The Clubhouse has a main area where most of our large gatherings are held. To reserve your "private party" dates, you must contact Pfefferle's We also have a small meeting room, library and workout room. The office (920-560-5035). Clubhouse WiFi passcode is WeLoveCondo$. A “Clubhouse Reservation Form” (along with $75 rental fee and a Our library is filled with books donated by our residents, and the books are deposit of $175) is required. The form is conveniently located on the cataloged by author. Our workout room is open at all times and has website under “Condo Info”. Go to www.ACVillas.com to download treadmills, stationary bike, elliptical, weights and a weight machine. the form. If necessary, Pfefferle Management can mail you a form. You are also welcome to reserve and enjoy the Clubhouse for your private To reserve "condo related events" in the Clubhouse, please contact parties for a minimal fee. Rules and regulations pertaining to the Clubhouse Gary Krueger 731-2728 or [email protected]. and its reservations must be followed. After making your reservation, the date and hours will be posted on the calendar at www.ACVillas.com. This is the official calendar for Clubhouse activities. The "Clubhouse Reservation Form" can be obtained from Pfefferle Management, or the form may be downloaded from our website. Page 8 The Villas At Apple Creek www.ACVillas.com Page 9 Other Other Exterior Modification Procedures Refuse and Recycling Pickup Please remember that if you are doing any type of exterior modification to Place containers out after 5:00PM Tuesday your condo (this includes windows), you MUST secure approval before evenings as pick-up is VERY early ANY work can begin. Wednesday morning. Your exterior improvement application must be SUBMITTED and Refuse - Every Wednesday APPROVED before you begin your project. We cannot approve any Recycling - Every other Wednesday application submitted without adequate information. Please return your containers to your You must complete the information on the "Exterior Improvement garage before 5:00PM Wednesday. Application" (found on the website or from Pfefferle) and submit this with plans, drawings and/or literature to Pfefferle Management. Lock Box Information Laundry Drain Traps Only the four-plex condo buildings have a lock box Laundry floor drains don't typically receive any water through normal use located on the street side of each building. The box so the traps need to be "watered" occasionally to work properly. This will is about eye level and is black with a red reflector prevent sewer gases and sewer flies from getting into your home. If you across the front. This is used by emergency smell a sweet stinky odor or have tiny flies in your home, it's probably due personnel to gain access to your unit in case of an to the drain trap not having enough water to seal properly. You can avoid emergency. If you have changed your locks, you this problem by keeping the drain traps filled with water by simply pouring will need to contact the Fire Department located at two cups of water into the drain every couple of weeks. You can reduce this 4930 Lightning Drive (832-5810) and arrange for a time to have them meet maintenance to about twice a year if you use RV antifreeze (available at at your home to make changes inside the box. This includes replacing the hardware stores for about $2-$4/gallon) instead of plain water.