Poplar Creek Estates Newsletter

Poplar Creek Estates July Newsletter

President's Note:

MESSAGE FROM THE POPLAR CREEK ESTATES HOA BOARD

As the heat and humidity continue to rise here in Poplar Creek Estates, I am sure most of you are happy to be getting and out and about and getting back to semi normal. By the looks of the curbs in our area many of you have either done a lot of yard work or had someone do it. The yards and the homes are looking fantastic, If, you missed this opportunity for the brush collection, the next one won’t be until October 29. We are in section # 9.

As you know this has been an unbelievable 17 months around the world and that goes for Poplar Creek Estates. There have been so many people moving in and out of our neighborhood, and it seems like one either goes on the market or is sold almost every week. If you are new to the area, or have been here a long time just a reminder that if you are going to do a repair or remodel to the outside of your house you must have an Architectural Review Committee approval before starting, as per our PCE Covenants. The new WEBSITE for PCE is poplarcreekestates.net. If you have any questions check it out to find out how to contact one of the HOA BOARD MEMBERS.

We will be sending out a newsletter quarterly about our neighborhood. Try and keep yourself and your neighbors up to date. A few quick items that are on the horizon. We will be having a picnic in the late afternoon on Labor Day! Our ANNUAL HOMEOWNER’S MEETING will be held on November 15. Since our area is getting older and more mature we will have to slightly increase our annual dues to cover the costs of the rising prices to keep PCE attractive.

The current board members have been doing a great job of trying to keep on top of all of our issues. If you are interested, you might want to consider running for the board as some of us will be rotating off come this November. Your participation is greatly appreciated - we'd like to hear all of the voices of our vibrant community.

Stay tuned to our new website, private Facebook Group, and NextDoor for more details on these topics and more!

Terry Scott - President

Yard of the Month

A big congratulations to our July Yard of the Month, Majida and Kazmir Krezic at 7009 Poplar Creek Trace!

Architectural Review Committee Update

We love How You Take Care of Your Yard!

Thank you so much for doing your part and keeping Poplar Creek beautiful.

The Architectural Review Committee has the unenviable task of reminding all Association members of their responsibility in maintain their property. During the warmer months, some of us get behind and that is understandable. Please do not hesitate to share with the Board if you are struggling and need help of any kind. The Board will be happy to offer assistance in any way possible.

These responsibilities are included in Article III, Section 6, "Lawns-Yards" of the Poplar Creek Estates Covenants and Restrictions:

"The owners of lots, including ones on which construction has not commenced, or occupants of residences thereon shall keep and maintain such lots in a neat and orderly fashion, causing the shrubbery to be trimmed to avoid excessive heights, promptly removing dead shrubs and broken tree limbs, cutting grass and removing rubbish. Grass shall not be allowed to exceed the height of eight inches."

Weeds! Weeds! Weeds!

Please take note that sometimes weeds sprout in the most unlikely places on our curbs in front of our homes. If you see them growing in cracks in your driveway or on your street curb in front of your home, please take a minute to pull them or spray with a weed killer. A popular homemade weed killer is made up of 4 cups vinegar, ¼ cup table salt and 2 tsp dish detergent.

Time to Paint, again?

If you plan to paint your home, be sure to submit a Request for Approval form to the ARC Committee for approval before you start. You may find this form on our new website or download here <insert link>. There is no set of pre-approved colors by the association. However, it is the job of the HOA to make sure you are using paint colors that match the style and colors of the homes of your surrounding neighbors. Thanks, in advance, for your cooperation.

Please pick up after your pets

While most of us love our dogs and cats, we need to respect each other’s personal property. Don’t allow them to them pee or poop on your neighbors’ flowers or mailbox area. Keep them leashed when you walk for everyone’s safety and security. Bring them in at night so they won’t disturb the neighbors with their loud barking.

Always notify the HOA Board when using construction dumpsters and storage pods

Please notify the Board by email whenever you are planning a construction project and will need a dumpster placed in your yard or driveway. Please do not park them in the street and block sidewalks or bike lanes without proper permission from Metro Davidson County government. The Board appreciates being informed about the number of days you intend to use your dumpster so we can respond to other homeowners who inquire about them.

With so many folks moving in or out these days, it might be necessary to have a storage pod placed at your home. Again, please notify the Board when it will arrive and for how many days you expect you will need to load it and have it transported away.

—Riley Knight, ARC Chairman

2021 Communications Update

Hello all, our new website is live! Our old website will be going dark soon, but in the meantime, please feel free to visit the new site. Our goal is to eventually add online dues payment via this site, along with other enhancements.

https://poplarcreekestates.net/

Also, please join us on our new Facebook group for the neighborhood. We've only got about 50+ members of our entire 350+ home group, so we would love to have more members join us there:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/poplarcreekestates

Please bear with us as we attempt to onboard everyone. As a reminder, this group is only for current Poplar Creek Estates residents. Additionally, please make sure that everyone checks out the group rules; just like our neighborhood, we want to make sure that our social media presence is as kind and welcoming as our neighborhood in person.

Additionally there is always our Poplar Creek Estates NextDoor page which is another great source of information:

https://nextdoor.com/neighborhood/poplarcreekestatestn--nashville--tn/

Also, if you have not done so, our District 35 councilperson, Dave Rosenberg, does a great job of keeping our community updated on the state of our community with a very detailed newsletter. If you haven't subscribed, it's a great resource of what is going on in our area.

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Jason Sparks, Secretary

Brush Pickup

A quick note about putting cuttings on the street too early. We are in Zone 9 of Metro Nashville and we need to follow the guidelines by not putting things out too early before the pickup date. Please avoid stacking them in the street or sidewalks.

As a reminder, here is the next brush pickup schedule for the rest of the year:

October 29, 2021
January 24, 2022
April 8, 2022

Thanks for the effort and consideration.

Security Update

Over the last month, our neighborhood was visited by some vandals who threw eggs at cars and homes, while damaging some of our property.

When this happens, it is important that affected homeowners contact the authorities ASAP. As a neighborhood, we have surveillance cameras powered by FLOCK that are located at the entrances of our neighborhood and when MNPD approaches us, we can release that information to them, which includes vehicle makes, models, and license plate information. That combined with footage from residents' footage from home security systems can easily help them track down the culprits.

Under no circumstances do we release this information to homeowners; the system is designed to be a tool to help us assist law enforcement directly.

Sid Ivey, Security Chair

Your Board

Terry Scott (President), Christine Ragan (Treasurer), Jason Sparks (Secretary) Joel Bunkowske (Covenants), Steve Dunn (Security), Riley Knight (ARC), Wayne Plump (Grounds), David Sandoval (Social), Janice Schnell (Communications)

Need to reach a board member? Contact us at ContactPCEHOA@gmail.com