Walden Village II

Homeowners Association

May 2008 Newsletter

Hello Walden Village Homeowners!

The Association and Board members want to help keep everyone informed about community information and events taking place, as efficiently as is possible.

Walden Village II Property Management Company

Your property manager is Heather Wolstenholme, and she can be reached at the Oak Ridge offices of Wilkin Management Group, Inc. at 973-697-8111, or by e-mail at hwolstenholme@wilkingrp.com. Your maintenance fees are collected by Wilkin Management in Mahwah, but your property is managed out of the office in Oak Ridge. Should you have any questions regarding your maintenance account, you can contact Wilkin Management at 201-560-0900. Any other questions related to the property can be directed toward Heather.

Board Meetings

Monthly Board meetings are held the third Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the clubhouse. The meetings are for Association matters, so please feel free to attend to find out what is going on in the community. Should you have any individual concerns regarding your unit, please contact the property manager directly.

May 21^st

June 18^th

July- No meeting

August 20^th

September 24^th

October 15^th

November 19^th- Budget Meeting

Garage Sale: Community wide garage sale- June 7^th- 9-5pm, rain date is June 8^th- 9-4pm. Homeowners can hold the garage sales in their own driveways and garages.

Highlights of the April 16, 2008 Meeting

Michele VanAllen was elected at the March Annual Meeting. Dave Wygonowski & John Leibrecht were re-elected to the Board. The officers positions are as follows:

Dave Wygonowski- President

Ken Evans- Vice President

Michele VanAllen- Secretary

John Leibrecht- Treasurer

Helene Pavlica- Trustee

Clubhouse Information

The clubhouse is available to rent for personal parties for Walden Village homeowners (only). If you have not had a chance to visit, or are new to the community, please come down and check out the facilities during a Board meeting. The room can accommodate up to 100 people and the cost to rent the clubhouse is $150. The fee covers the cleaning of the facility and the utilities (lights, heat, AC, water, etc. ). Contact Chris at the Oak Ridge office- 973-697-8111 for details.

Bulk Item Dumping

Please be reminded that there is no bulk dumping of any personal items such as furniture, tires, carpeting, appliances, etc. in or around the dumpster areas. If you need to arrange for a company to pick up your bulk items, you can contact Blue Jay Trucking at 973-827-0511, or you can bring them to the landfill off Rt. 94 in Lafayette, NJ. The charges for the Association to remove these items has run into the hundreds of dollars, we pay the sanitation company to remove our daily garbage only, NOT bulk items. We are trying to keep the maintenance fees under control, we need your help to do this by complying with the rules. Please pay to have it removed yourself or take it to the Landfill. If you see neighbors dumping illegally, please place a phone call to the Management Office and they will handle the problem by issuing a fine.

Landscaping

Mulching will not be done this year to the planting beds, if you would like to mulch on your own, please install cedar mulch, brown or black died hardwood mulch. Red cedar mulch should not be installed as we need to keep uniformity throughout the community.

No homeowner is permitted to remove any living trees of bushes from their property. Permission from the Board and Management is required for any proposed changes to the exterior.

Salt buckets were collected and will be stored for the Summer and put back out prior to next Winter.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

PETS

All pets must be leashed and under the control of their owners at all times. Pet waste must be cleaned up and disposed of in one of our dumpster locations in a plastic bag, please! Dumping pet waste into the dumpster that is not contained is unsanitary to you and your neighbors. Dogs cannot be tied up or penned up outside of the unit at any time. Violations of our Rules and Regulations will carry fines of $25 per incident. Please be a responsible pet owner and follow the rules!! Don't hesitate to let Management know if someone is in violation of this rule, it's your community and we are all responsible for taking care of the common area.

PARKING

There is no parking allowed on the streets. There is overflow parking areas throughout the community that can be used. When vehicles are parked in the streets it creates a problem for emergency vehicles to service the community. Please take advantage of our overflow parking spaces. Vehicles that are not moved for two weeks are considered stored vehicles.

POOL OPENING

Pool opening Memorial Day weekend, weather permitting.

Don’t forget to pick up your pool badges at the clubhouse. If you cannot pick them up at the clubhouse, you must pick them up at the Oak Ridge office. Call the office if you would like directions.