Progress made on abandoned properties - Brandermill Community

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July 17, 2015

Progress made on abandoned properties abandoned properties in Brandermill and it fell in the right direction. The property on Winterberry Terrace sold at auction on the courthouse steps on July 8. The purchaser was the bank and they didn’t waste any time. On Wednesday of this week, July 15, crews started arriving to work on the yard and clean out the house. In the meantime, BCA President Charlie Davis, Community Manager Bailey, and Director of Property Management Al Raimo met with a reporter from the Richmond Times Dispatch on Tuesday morning, July 14 and an article appeared in Wednesday’s paper. Channel 6 came out on Wednesday and interviewed residents of the Winterberry neighborhood as well as CM Bailey. An abandoned property in Fortune’s County is now pursuing foreclosure on that property. The BCA was recently served with court papers, through our registered agent, requesting the Court to allow the Treasurer’s

pay taxes. While there is no timetable yet outlined for the sale to happen, this is clearly good news and a very big step in the process. A third abandoned property, in Harbour Ridge, is quite literally currently being sold by on-line auction. Furthermore, as a result of recent actions and the coverage given by the press, your association has received a number of inquiries from entities that specialize in revitalizing residential properties. They are clamoring to be a part of the effort to improve Brandermill, as success breeds success. The falling of these dominos got their genesis as a direct result of the association’s aggressive approach to pursue derelict County’s commitment to address them. Of Brandermill’s 3,773 homes, only 8 are truly abandoned - well, make that 7 now and 6 by next week. That puts the number of abandoned properties at much less than half of 1% of the total of all the houses in our community.

2016 Budget Development underway Community Manager Bailey is in the process of developing the draft operational and capital budgets for 2016. If there are operating budget issues you want to see addressed or if there are any new or replacement capital items you wish to see pursued please email JB at [email protected].

Brush pick-up pointers The BCA Brush Collection Program is now several months old and we hope residents

If tree limbs are longer than 5 feet please break them down into shorter lengths.

your assessment dollars. To keep this pro-

size of the logs. Leaves will not be collected in the program. Leaves clog the chipper and drastically slow the progress of our crew. For this reason they will also not pickup pinecones or pine tags. Just deadfall from the trees.

residents of a few things. Please do not put out your brush more than two weeks before your zone pickup. This provides everyone the opportunity to participate and yet prevents the neighborhood from having to look at piles of brush for an entire month. Brush should be out no later than 7 a.m. the Monday of your zone’s pickup week. Crews may pass by large piles and return later during the week with a tractor. They didn’t forget you.

Remember... Not too early Not too late Just the right size Just the right stuff

A double rainbow appeared after storms on the evening of Friday, July 10 photo by Steve Russek

National Night Out kickoff on July 19 is partnering with Westchester Commons Shopping Center to hold a National Night Out kickoff event on Sunday, July 19. The event will take place from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 19 at the Village Green at Westchester Commons Shopping Center, which is located near the interchange of Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike. The kickoff event will coincide with a performance by Flat Elvis as part of the Westchester Concert Series. The event will include visits by McGruff the Crime Dog, VCU LifeEvac and others. During the 32nd Annual National Night Out, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Aug. 4, residents in neighborhoods across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.

On “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” neighborhoods and businesses throughout events, such as block parties, cookouts, visits from police and more. There is still time for residents and businesses to plan and register National Night Out events. Hosts may request visits from McGruff the Crime Dog and police department members. Hosts are asked to register events by July 24. To register an event, please visit http:// www.chesterfield.gov/nationalnightout and complete a registration form, or sign up at the kickoff event on July 19. For more information on National Night Out, or how to establish a Neighborhood Watch program Rogers at 804-318-8549 or rogersmw@ .

Ripe & delicious tomatoes at the Green Market

Wine & Jazz Nite at Harbour Pointe Pool

Tomatoes bring to mind a lazy hot summer day where plants hang heavy with ripe delicious red wonders. The farm stands at the Green Market are laden with ripe tomatoes of all different

Pool members were treated to live jazz and wine samplings at the Harbour Pointe Pool on Thursday evening. The beautiful weather along with the view of the lake made for a special evening.

colors and varieties. Stop by Saturday mornings 9-noon at Market Square and take some home. Visit here for some savory recipes to prepare with tomatoes.

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