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The Glade Springs
Villager
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Message from our General Manager |
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I trust you all had a happy and safe Fourth of July celebration. I wanted to take advantage of the newsletter as an opportunity to educate the community on different issues and, in this case, to remind everyone of the assessment increase that was implemented as of July 1st. The assessment increased to $145.94. If you are participating in the POA’s Automated Clearing House (ACH) program, you don’t need to do anything; the new amount will automatically be withdrawn. If you have your bank issue a check to the POA, you will need to update the withdrawal amount. The POA has a late fee policy (that is available for review on the POA website). To avoid any confusion, I wanted to take this opportunity to review it.
The POA Assessments are an annual assessment. Since the formation of the POA, the annual assessments have been allowed to be paid monthly. The assessment payments are due by the 15th day of each month. All payment assessment payments received after the 20th day of the month will be subject to a late payment fee of $15.00. Any assessment or late payment fee not paid by the end of the following month will result in suspension of the use and enjoyment of all GSVPOA amenities.
"If two consecutive monthly payments are not paid in a timely fashion, GSVPOA shall declare the monthly assessments for the remainder of the fiscal year due and payable together with such interest thereon and costs of collection thereof as provided in Article X, Section 7 of the GSVPOA Declaration." Each owner will receive written notification when their assessments for the remainder of the fiscal year become due and payable.
With the golf and pool season upon us, we wanted to ensure that no one loses their amenity privileges unnecessarily.
You can obtain the needed form to sign up for the POA ACH program at www.gladesprignspoa.com in the governing documents section and follow the directions on the form. Our management team will be happy to assist you with the process in any way we can.
As a safety reminder, it has been brought to my attention that many of the homes in our neighborhood are difficult to find. Please ensure you have numbers on your house and mailboxes that can be clearly read from the street so that emergency services and the security team can find you if needed. It can be very hard in an emergency situation for emergency personnel to find many of the homes in our POA because they are not as clearly marked as they could be. Please consider refreshing your house numbers and mailbox numbers.
At the June 7, 2022, open monthly board meeting, the Board voted on the annual officer positions for the GSVPOA Board of Directors. The current board officers are as follows:
Rick Lay, President,
Chuck Pullins, Vice President
Rennie Hill, Treasurer
Betty Callender, Secretary
David McClure, Director
Have a wonderful July,
Linda Horensavitz, PCAM:
General Manager
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Matt Felber, Director of Golf |
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Glade Springs Village Property Owners,
The Woodhaven Pool is open!!
The hours for the pool at Woodhaven for the 2022 season will be 11am-7pm on all days except Tuesdays when it will be closed. Please remember to bring your own food and beverages. We also cannot allow glass bottles on the pool deck or in the pool. If you have any questions, please call the Golf Shop at 304-763-3332.
Golf events scheduled for this season are posted on the GSVPOA website. Mark your calendar!! The GSVPOA Member/Member is scheduled for July 9-10, 2022, the GSVPOA Ladies Scramble is scheduled for July 25, 2022 and the GSVPOA Club Championship is scheduled for August 13-14, 2022. We also have several Friday 4pm shotguns at Woodhaven throughout the golf season. The Pro Shop will be posting flyers and sending emails for signups and information. The Pro Shop continues to receive great new merchandise for men and women.
Some exciting news this month comes from Mike Sparacino who had a hole-in-one on #7 at Woodhaven on June 11, 2022. He used a 9 iron from 138 yards. Congratulations!!
We are in our normal golf season, just a reminder that Stonehaven is closed on Mondays and Woodhaven is closed on Tuesdays. We will also still have availability for MEMBERS ONLY access on private carts, with a 2022 trail pass, after 4pm on Monday at Stonehaven and after 4pm on Tuesday at Woodhaven. Please call or email golfshop@gladespringspoa.com for information on Stonehaven regarding holiday Monday’s openings.
Players who are visiting Stonehaven will be required to park in the gravel parking area toward #10 tee.
Directions to parking area:
Coming from the main gate continue through the clock tower and make a left on Edward Drive, follow Edward Drive and make a left on George Lane. As you approach the end of George Lane turn left and the parking area is straight ahead. Please call the Pro Shop at 304-763-3332 and we will pick you up and bring you and/or guests to the Stonehaven Starter House to check in for golf and collect appropriate fees.
We will be distributing the carts for the Stonehaven Golf Course and collecting fees through the Stonehaven Starter House. Do not use the GSR Hotel parking lot across from the Stonehaven 1st tee or the main Cobb parking areas. The GSVPOA golf staff will do our best to accommodate our POA members and all guests during this transition.
The 2022 Stonehaven and Woodhaven Trail Passes are available for purchase and pickup at the Stonehaven Starter House. There is a QR code available at the Stonehaven Starter House or Woodhaven Pro Shop.
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Matt Felber, PGA
Director of Golf
Glade Springs Village POA
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Want to sign-up to receive text messages for daily course conditions and other important golf-related messages? Scan the QR Code with your smart phone's camera and then press send. Questions? Call the Golf Shop - 304-763-3332.
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Nathan Armstrong
Golf Course Superintendent
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Dear GSVPOA Members,
It has been a busy month in the golf maintenance department. The weather, for the most part, has been absolutely beautiful. The courses are in full growth mode right now, which makes our priority to keep up with the mowing and daily maintenance of the golf course. Despite the challenges of hiring, we have been able bring on a few more employees and we look forward to the help that they will provide in taking our golf courses up a few notches from where we are now.
We have had some rain, that is great for knocking down the pollen and cooling the grass, but we have also had a fair amount of heat that can really stress the bentgrass. This is especially noticeable on greens where we keep the grass the shortest and it is most likely to be stressed. The crew is watching and working to keep these areas cool through hand watering and using a moisture meter to help with the amount of water that the greens may need.
You may also have noticed some fresh sand being added to our fairway bunkers on Stonehaven. We are using a fractured sand called G-Angle that has a nice color but also stacks well on the slopes of the bunkers to aid in slowing down the number of washouts that we see from heavy rain fall. We have already completed the greenside bunkers and are now finishing up the last few bunkers.
As we move forward into July, we will continue to focus on daily conditioning and make it as consistent as possible for members and guests alike to enjoy both of our beautiful courses. This is the time of year that we see an increase in rounds played, and making sure that we can get our work done is key to our success.
There are a few new signs that you will take notice of on the golf courses. All of the par threes are now permanently marked as "cart path only." There are also new "steep grade" signs posted in areas where there are steep hills. Most of these areas have been marked with a sign in the past and are there to help remind you, the member, as well as those visiting us for the first time, to be safe while traversing the golf course.
There have been quite a few people that have adopted holes on golf courses. They have been active in filling divots, repairing ball marks, and generally making the golf courses a better place to play each and every day. This effort is greatly appreciated by the maintenance staff. We would like to say a huge "thank you" to those who have been involved. If you would like to get involved in this member-driven effort to make our courses a better place to play, see the staff at the starter shack or Woodhaven clubhouse and they would be happy to put you in touch with the right people.
Thank you for coming out and playing on your golf courses. Remember to repair ball marks, replace or fill divots, and rake bunkers as you play. We’ll see you out on the courses, and as always, give the guys a friendly wave when you see them out there working to make your golf courses better.
Thank You,
Nathan Armstrong
Golf Course Superintendent
Glade Springs Village POA
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Glade Springs Village POA Employee of the Quarter |
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Chester Victor is the GSVPOA employee of the quarter. Chester has worked at Glade Springs since April of 2016. Chester specializes in landscaping. He has done a great job at propagating and splitting many of our plants, allowing us to increase the beauty within Glade Springs Village without having to spend a lot of money to do so.
Chester has an excellent knowledge of plant material, knowing what the deer will eat and what they won't. Chester has been working hard to mulch and beautify all of our tee signs throughout both courses. He built the new memorial garden with the bench behind the eighteenth hole on the Stonehaven golf course, and he added the two new landscape beds at the number one hole on the Stonehaven course.
Chester also maintains all of the landscaped areas around Woodhaven’s clubhouse and driveway entrance areas, as well as taking care of the back gate entrance off of Pluto Road. Please join us as we thank Chester for his years of service and excellent work
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Food and Beverage Amendment |
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The POA board continues to work toward obtaining the necessary number of agreements for the Food and Beverage Amendment. This amendment would allow for Food and Beverage Services to be operated on our common properties only. We believe that an overwhelming number of owners agree with this change and are, in fact, looking forward to having food and beverages available at the Haven. After all, who doesn’t want to have a hamburger and a beer after golf or a snack while swimming!
We need an additional 350 agreements, approximately, to obtain the 2/3 majority of owners to amend the declaration. Almost all residents who have homes in Glade Springs have submitted their agreements. This means that the last few hundred will come from those property owners who own lots and rarely visit our beautiful community. We are actively seeking out these owners by email, phone calls, and mailed letters as well to solicit their support of this amendment.
If you or someone you know has not yet submitted your agreement to the amendment and would like to do so, please contact Betty Callender @ betty.callender@gladespringspoa.com or 304-860-1703.
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Monthly Dam Socials Are Happening!
They occur on the first Wednesday of each month from May through October at 6:00pm at the Chatham Lake parking lot. All residents of Glade Springs are welcome to attend.
Bring your beverage of choice and a chair. Snacks to share are always welcome.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the lake!
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The GSVPOA is hoping to have a summer celebration at Woodhaven in late August or possibly Labor Day weekend. This would be a family celebration with games, pool activities and a cookout. But we need volunteers to make this a reality. A planning meeting for interested members will be held Monday, July 11th at 5:30 pm at WoodHaven. Please contact Betty Callender for further information: betty.callender@gladespringspoa.com
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Panoramic views, attentive staff, full service bar and small plates menu will delight visitors to the Rooftop Bar in the Schoolhouse Boutique Hotel in White Sulphur Springs.
The outdoor terrace offers comfortable seating for 80 with bright umbrellas shading guests from the afternoon sun. Entrance is through the hotel’s charming lobby, taking an elevator to the rooftop.
The hotel was remodeled in 2022 from the original schoolhouse built in 1912 and serving students until 1968. Memorabilia from the High School’s history line the hotel’s walls. It claims the distinction of being the world’s first fully ADA compliant hotel.
Hours of operation for the Rooftop Bar are Monday- Friday 3-9PM and Saturday and Sunday 11AM-9PM. If more hardy fare is your preference, check out the Hotel’s Varsity Club Restaurant serving Lunch 11AM- 3PM and Dinner 5PM-9PM, daily. Following a delicious meal, perhaps head up to the terrace bar for an after dinner drink.
The Schoolhouse Hotel is located at 125 Schoolhouse Way (just off Main St. and less than a mile from the Greenbrier Resort). For further details call 304-536-0999 or visit www.Theschoolhousehotelwv.com.
Coming soon...
Homer Hickam, Jr., WV author… Rocket Boys, October Sky and recently released Don’t Blow Yourself UP… will be visiting Theatre West Virginia’s Cliffside Amphitheater July 8 for the seasons premier of Rocket Boys the Musical. Call 304-256-6800 for details.
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2022 Assessments and Rate Schedule |
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The new 2022 Rate Schedule has been loaded to the Glade Springs Village Website under the Member's Only section. It can also be found here.
Monthly Assessments increased by 5% to $145.94 effective July 1, 2022.
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A little over a year ago, we stocked 350 grass eating carp (white amurs) in Chatham Lake to control a fast growing invasive plant called hydrilla. We’re happy to report that the carp are doing well and reducing the amount of this invasive plant. Several lake front residents have reported seeing them and also noting less hydrilla around their docks.
Boating season is upon us, and we’d like to remind our POA members that they must have a Chatham Lake use annual permit for their motorized boats and trailers. These permits may be obtained at the POA Office. Two permit stickers must be displayed on the boat (both sides of the front of the boat). Trailers must also display a permit sticker, in a location which is easily visible to the guard at the front gate (driver’s side on the front of the trailer).
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