Village of Newhaven Community News April, 2019
Hey Newhaven Homeowners! Diane McGarry Calling All Newhaven Owners..... It’s time for the annual meeting and some fun Jeri Mifflin and camaraderie. I know we are all stressing about the amount of work still to be done at …..Join us on Thursday, April 25th! Newhaven but let’s celebrate the work that’s been completed and spend some time We need your volunteer spirit to help get together. It definitely “takes a village” and some important jobs done at we need everybody’s help, input and energy Newhaven! What better time to work to keep making progress. together on them than right before our annual homeowners weekend and With everyone contributing their favorite meeting? dishes to share on Friday night we can renew acquaintances and share stories. At the Mark your calendar for Thursday, April meeting on Saturday we will get updates on 25th, to join other Newhaven owners the various projects: the decking, the from 9 am to 4 pm to spruce up our seawall, our cable options, our financial state community. Volunteer jobs include - and we’ll talk about our future. And then painting signs, priming boards and rails, some of us will be trying their best to keep touch up painting, power washing, and the ball straight in a friendly competition on cleaning up our grilling area. the golf course. Ty will have jobs and supplies for What could be more fun than spending time everyone who shows up to with neighbors and friends in a place we all volunteer. Lunch will be provided. love! Please plan to attend the annual meeting. We guarantee an interesting and fun Please rsvp to Jeri Mifflin time! ([email protected]) if you are able to help that day. If April 25th does not work for you and you would like to help out on another date, please let Ty know. He Owners Golf Outing! definitely can find some ways you can support our community! The Newhaven owners golf outing is scheduled for Saturday April 27 starting at 2:00 (immediately after the annual ANNUAL MEETING PACKAGE meeting). If you want to play, contact Mike Born at [email protected]. We’re Be on the lookout for your Annual playing a modified scramble so all levels of Meeting Package. You will receive it play are welcome. any day now. Page 2 Continued from Column 1 HARGRAY AT NEWHAVEN David Sykes the ground and will run fiber to every unit in Newhaven. Fiber has been the go to I have spent my career since 1985 in the technology for over 10 years. Just not at telecom / Datacom industry. My companies Fripp Island. Fiber is impervious to provided the technology that companies like lightning and is not affected by salt water ATT, Comcast, and Hargray use to deliver corrosion. It is much more reliable than their voice, video, and internet services. My coaxial cable (Comcast) and Twisted Pair last company provided the video (Century Link). compression technology that allows video to be delivered to your TV, iPad, and mobile I started seeing pricing on Next-door for phones. I have worked directly with Century Hargray for the single family homes. As Link, Comcast, and Hargray on the expected, it was competitive with similar technology behind their networks. services from Comcast and Century Link over their fiber systems. Unfortunately, Because Fripp Island is literally at the end of that pricing would represent a big the line and requires expensive builds just to increase for many owners at Newhaven. reach the island, we have been stuck with 20 Ty and I received the bulk agreement price year old technology from our service and I was really surprised and providers. In the case of Comcast, their call pleased. Based on the survey responses centers do not even know how to address our so far, a large majority of owners will infrastructure. Elsewhere, Comcast delivers actually save money. Below are the state of the art internet and television. When details. we finally found someone to help us with our bulk agreement, we were told the island Hargray Pricing: would need to commit to their service for In return for signing a 5 year agreement, Comcast to overbuild our island. That’s not Hargray will install their system into every going to happen since the FIPOA has already unit with zero cost to the owner or committed to Hargray. If we sign up for regime. The bulk agreement will provide another two years with Comcast, we will be 200 Mbps internet via fiber to every unit faced with continued issues. As things break, and Digital Lite -135 channels with HD and Comcast will struggle to maintain our network TV Everywhere (Streaming to mobile due to the difficulty of getting parts. devices). The price includes a wifi router and remote boxes for two TV’s. Owners I am not anti-Comcast. In fact, I think they can still add more channels and premium have a great network in Atlanta just not at channels like HBO and faster internet Fripp Island. Internet is becoming the speeds for an extra cost. Hargray primary service in most US households and supports streaming channels marked by more and more homes are streaming their TVE in the line-up to Apple TV, FireTV, video using services like Netflix and Direct TV Firestick, iOS, Android and Roku so you NOW. Comcast can deliver about 10 Mbps may not need to rent their additional over internet even if they promise higher boxes if you have a smart TV or one of the speeds. Century Link is very similar and uses streaming devices. DSL which simply is not technically a good option. Hargray is burying brand new fiber in Continued on Page 3 Continued on Column 2 Page 3
Continued from Page 2 MAINTENANCE SURVEY They are offering all this for David Sykes $65/month/unit. This is less than we pay for the basic Comcast ($30) plus their slow As you walk around Newhaven, you may internet service ($50/month) notice a number of smaller maintenance needs around such things as lighting, What you can add and the pricing? railings, vents, etc. The good news is Additional TV’s can be added for three volunteers, Alice, Amanda, and Jeri $4/month/TV. surveyed the entire complex and A voice line for $32/month. Frankly, I would identified almost 500 issues. We recently go with an internet option like Ooma reviewed the list with Ty and identified ($5/month I think) those issues that have a safety Multiroom DVR - $20/month component for priority. I plan to review Premier Line-up which includes Showtime, the list with owners at the annual Movie Channel, and Epix for $15/month meeting. I would also like to create a HBO, Cinemax, and Starz for $15 to process for owners to report new issues $20/month to Ty and the responsible board member. I am told this is the first time They have committed to install the service such a list has been created so a big quickly. They estimate 5 units/day but no thank you to the team. more than 1 month start to finish. The fiber optic line will be brought directly into your unit into the Hargray provided wifi router. From there, the service is wireless to the other TV’s in the unit. I have been at Newhaven and had the opportunity to meet with 4 different skeptics. After I answered their questions, all 4 now believe Hargray is the right choice for Newhaven.
Click the following link for the Hargray Channel Line Up for Newhaven. You will see the link in tan area along the left side of the Hot Scoop page. SEAWALL David Sykes Photo by Barbara Planchon-624 No real progress has been made on the Seawall. OCRM does not allow the RED BELLIED WOODPECKER seawall cap to be widened or heightened. We believe to properly repair The red-bellied woodpecker is a medium- we need to do both. I am hoping to get the sized woodpecker of the family Picidae. It OCRM equivalent of a variance to cap the breeds mainly in the eastern United cap and make a long lasting repair. I States, ranging as far south as Texas and appreciate the communities patience. as far north as Canada. Page 4
REMINDER TO OWNERS
It’s been noticed that people have moved Newhaven’s chairs and tables from our two common decks to other locations Update on yearly invoices outside individual units. Please Diane McGarry remember (and remind your guests and renters) that these items are common A reminder to all: property for our decks to be used by everyone. The Adirondack deck chairs Annual Insurance invoice (based on and tables should remain on our ocean your unit percentage) went out in viewing decks. February and is late if not paid by now. We will be assessing late fees as NEWHAVEN MAIN DECK appropriate. David Sykes Cable invoice for $350 went out mid Ty met with Engineered Systems on March and is due now. (If we end up March 20th to walk the deck one more switching to another provider this can time. The engineers are struggling to be prorated and refunded.) route water from the downspouts directly to the drains and to slope all the Decking Refurbishment assessment - All decking to a drain. The original deck payments are due now and are being was not sloped per the architectural held in a special account. If you are not drawings. The end result is we are still 4 paid up at this point you will be to 6 weeks away from releasing a assessed late fees. If you still choose specification to bidders. The electrical not to pay (and there are a couple of work continues. The deck removal will you) we will be turning off access to begin the first full week after labor water in your condo. You will have short day. We will not know the length of time notice. the project will take until after we receive bids and select a contractor. Electric and golf cart storage bills - Engineered Systems will assist in these invoices should have gone out in preparing a presentation for the owner’s February and are due now. If you have a meeting and their estimate on the cost golf cart garage the annual charge is prior to receiving proposals. $280. If you have additional items (dehumidifier etc.) installed in your LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE current storage area it is $40 per year. And if you are using the golf cart NEXT MEETING corral it is $240 per year.
TBD Thanks for your prompt attention to these reminders. Room 600 Phone in for meeting 1-800-444-2801 Password: 2044469 Page 5
NEWHAVEN LANDSCAPING Jack Lorch Letter to the Editor In speaking with Gilda Owen (Greenscapes) I learned they will continue installing new Send your comments, suggestions or plantings as they become available. opinions to “Letter to the Editor”. Comments must be reasonable in length Soon we are expecting a Dwarf Palm to be and content, be made in a professional planted at the bottom of the deck stairs near manner, and reflect common courtesy. No the garage entrance, beach side. A couple personal attacks! Owners name and unit new Lantana plants will also be added to this number will be included. area.
Two Silver Saw Palms (pictured below) and a number of Lantana will be mixed in with existing plants in the Courtyard. ROOM 600
To reserve Room 600 for an event contact Mary Trenkle 952-913-3287 or [email protected]. Room 600 Owner’s Usage Agreement
NOTICE TO OWNERS
SCE&G is planning to move power lines at the Harbor Island Bridge which will cause Fripp Island to be without power There is a Silver Saw Palm in the courtyard on Wednesday, April 10th from 9 am until now and is recognizable by its silver green 3 pm. Rain date scheduled for the 11th. fronds. BE SURE TO NOTIFY YOUR GUESTS.
Completion of this phase of planting should be by the end of April. I will be sure to let you know when all of the new plantings are in place. There will be something for everyone to enjoy!
2019 INSURANCE PROPOSAL STEADMAN AGENCY (Click here to view proposal) Tan area at left of page Page 6
Board of Administration Visit your Village of Newhaven official website for more news and information. President: http://villageofnewhavenhpr.org Mike Born User Name: Owner 614-309-6257 Password: @Fripp29920 [email protected]
Secretary: Jack Lorch 847-975-0716 Jacklorch@comcast.net Jack prefers to be contacted by email
Treasurer: Diane McGarry 646-932-0909 [email protected]
Board members: Scott Walters 937-469-3994 [email protected]
David Sykes 404-931-5106 David prefers to be contacted by email [email protected]
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Common Property Manager Ty Thompson 843-838-2883 Cell [email protected] Click here for areas of responsibility