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The Manors at Westridge Home Owners Association continually work towards improving the community and often have many projects going on behind the scenes to achieve this. With our new website we felt that it would now be much easier to communicate these projects and their updates to all owners, therefore we have created this projects section. Please come back regularly to view the updates and progress. If you would like to suggest a project then please contact us.
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Collect delinquent payment |
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The Manors has suffered in the past from some owners not paying
their HOA dues on time. This has caused many problems with
finances. The primary aim is to reclaim monies owed and enable
the Manors to move forward with other projects. |
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Update: 23-4-08- Due to some issues with the change over to Don Asher there have been owners that have fallen into this category again. Please make sure it is not you by checking your accounts to see that the money has been taken. The board has helped many owners but there are still some that have not paid and the procedures will be followed for an intent to lean. Once again please make sure it is not you. 5-7-07- The board have once again been able to recover some of the larger debts and bring down the outstanding levels. However some owners have been using the grace period to delay payment. This has been covered in the president report and changes will be made to stop this. Once again we urge you use the direct payment method please view the options here and you can pay via credit card here. 7-2-07 - The board continue to progress with this and have recovered a lot of funds. However we do need your help, we urge you to sign up for Direct Payment so that fees are not missed. See the Manors news page for more info. 23-5-06 - The board and Community Management have now managed to reduce the monies owed from $150,000 to $36,000 (half of which relates to monies outstanding more than 30 days). This is a major achievement and will enable other projects to be financed and progressed. The remaining monies will still be pursued and any other owners not paying in a timely manor will be asked to pay or face a lien against their property. A copy of the rules for this can be found on the forms page. We strongly advise all owners to pay by direct debit through their banks so that payments do not get missed. It is easy to set up and where applicable it removes the possibility of payments missed by management companies. The forms can be found on the forms page, please contact community management for more details. |
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Club House Pool |
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Update: 24-4-08 - This is being done now and should be completed shortly. |
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Retention Ponds - Irrigation |
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| The retention ponds are a big part of some owners views and the community, therefore we feel it is important that these areas look their best. A pilot scheme is in place to address the rubbish issue however we need to look at the irrigation of theses areas. | ||||
Update: 23-5-06 - Therefore the board are investigating how this can be done and what the price will be. Various contractors have been contacted to provide quotes for the work. Due to the price it may need to be done in several stages. The first stage will be to sink the wells and find the water table, then these will then be capped off, the next stage is to install the irrigation systems and get them running. This may be done over two budget years will help spread the costs and provide us with a long term investment. |
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Club House - Pool Table |
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| To encourage families to use the club house more a pool table will be purchased and placed in either the current library room or the main lounge area. | ||||
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Update: 23-4-08 - Now that we have the office occupied we will be able to revisit this project and we hope to have a pool table in the club house for you shortly. 23-5-06 - Due to potential damage and security of the cues and balls this project is on hold at present until we can hire out the office space. As part of the contract the company using the office space will be responsible for the pool table equipment and guests using the pool table will be required to leave a small security deposit. More information regarding the equipment will follow when installed. |
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Fence Painting |
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| With all that beautiful Florida sun beating down the fences have become dried out and will need repainting. This project will be scheduled for the summer. | ||||
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Club House - Table Tennis Table |
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| It has been requested that an outdoor table tennis table is purchased. Owners would provide their own bats, balls and nets. This will encourage resident children to meet up and add a marketing tool for rental owners. The project will be reviewed in the future. | ||||
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CCTV |
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| The clubhouse can be a target for vandalism and now we have some great new fitness equipment we need to protect our clubhouse and it's assets. Therefore we have approved and installed a CCTV system that can record up to a months footage. So thieves beware and owners be safe. | ||||
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Bins |
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| The bins are a concern at the Manors because we all want the community to look it's best. The problem it would appear stems from management companies not putting the rubbish (trash) out on the right day and then putting the bins back again in the evening and owners are wary of forcing the issue with their MC even though it is included in their contract. It has been seen many times where cleaners do their clean and then just leave the full bins half way down the drive, which causes trash to blow around and attracts wildlife to burst the bin bags. | ||||
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Update: 7-2-07 - The pilot scheme was run for several months and afterwards it was felt it did make a difference. Therefore it has been approved to continue. The costs for this have been absorbed into the HOA fees. 23-5-06 -The board have taken this very seriously and now
run regular spot checks, any violations will receive a letter
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Retention Ponds - Rubbish |
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| When there have been heavy down pours the retention ponds can get littered with some rubbish. This is partly due to the rain water sweeping away the rubbish from the bins that have been left out. | ||||
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Update: 7-2-07 - We are pleased to announce that this pilot scheme has been successful and and is now live. Each month the maintenance team will clear the areas of rubbish and it is included in your HOA fees at no extra cost. 23-5-06 - The board have put together a pilot scheme and requested that the retention ponds are cleared out regularly by the maintenance crews. We will monitor progress and if it is successful it will be added to the contract to be done regularly. |
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Club House - Fitness Room |
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| A while a go most of the gym equipment was removed as it was deemed to be unsafe without proper supervision and risked claims against the HOA funds. There is still a treadmill and recumberant bike in the fitness room. It is felt that we are now in a position to investigate populating the room again. | ||||
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Update: 3-11-06 - The fitness room was completed at the beginning of October 2006. View the Manors News page for picture and specifications of the equipment installed. 20-8-06 - The refurbishment of the fitness room is in full swing now. The equipment has been ordered, the painter and electrician arranged along with a new carpet. It is hoped that this project will be completed by the end of September 2006, obviously this is dependant on third party contractors. The club house hall way will also be painted completing the internal painting. 23-5-06 - It is felt that we are now in a position to investigate populating the room again. If there are any experts out there that would like to assist in the process please contact the President with suggestions. |
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Club House - Internet |
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| To make the community more desirable we would like to provide wireless internet access in the clubhouse. There are obvious issues related with this and we will be investigating them fully. | ||||
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Update: 12-10-06 - his project has been successfully completed and you can see all about the Wi-Fi here 20-8-06 - The project has been given the approval and quotes are being obtained. It is hoped to have this in place at the end of September, pending third party schedules. |
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Sprinkler Heads |
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| To enable better irrigation the board commissioned a survey to be conducted by an independent specialist. Various recommendations have been received and carried out. The main recommendation was to raise the sprinkler heads from 4" to 6". This has been completed and it is felt that the lawns are benefiting from it. | ||||
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Club House - Main Lounge |
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| 23-5-06 - The main lounge area in the club house has now been repainted and a chair rail put up to prevent damage to the walls. You can view the latest 360 tour of it here. | ||||
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Club House - Pool Area |
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| 23-5-06 - The pool area has now had new tables and chairs added which match the new loungers that were added last year. You can view the latest 360 tour of it here. | ||||
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Children's Play Area |
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| It has been requested that a children's play area is created. This will encourage resident children to meet up and add a marketing tool for rental owners. The project will be reviewed in the future. | ||||
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Brick Wall |
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| The board have started to investigate the costs to replace some of the wood fencing with either a brick wall or a rigid PVC fence. | ||||
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Update: 5-7-07 - The board have reviewed the costs and decided that it is not an achievable project. Therefore we will be maintaining the fencing already in place. 7-2-07 - The board have obtained costs as follows: $100/- to $150/-. A rigid pvc fencincing to replace the wood is in the region of $70/- + labour and cement for the posts. This will be discussed and updates posted here. |
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Trees |
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| As the community matures so do the trees, so we have started a project to trim the trees back to a manageable height and condition. We will update you with more news on this later. | ||||
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Update: 5-7-07 - The trees around the community have now been pruned and the project will be reviewed again in the future. 7-2-07 - Trees under 12ft are in the process of being pruned and anything above in not covered in the maintenance contract as it requites specialist equipment. We are obtaining quotes for these trees which number in excess of 650 trees. |
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