Minutes 10-2-19

MINUTES for meeting 10-2-19 Call to Order: 6:30 at Limestone Library Present: Tim Hauert, President, Christy Strole, Secretary Andrea Cinnamon, Vice President, Jim Muhlstadt, Treasurer Heather Gill Public Comments: Steve Devine came to share information about radon gas. Bukowski’s was 31, and his wife has lung cancer. Steve’s house was only 3.8 but he feels people should know about this. You have to have your house tested for radon now before you sell, and if there’s no mitigation you figure that into the price. We decided to send an informational email to the homeowners, telling them how to test for it and what to do if their radon is above 4 pCi/L. Minutes were reviewed. Christy moved we approve, Jim seconded: motion carried. Treasurer’s report was reviewed. Christy moved, Heather seconded: motion carried. Old Business: Violations: Lot 95: (debris in yard) follow up: problem solved, they’ve moved out. Our first letter was sent to them in 2012. Scott Homerding bought their house and Christy sent him a welcome letter. Lot 1: Their trailer is gone: problem solved. Christy will send a thank-you email. Lot 21: Their brush pile is gone: problem solved. Christy will send a thank-you email. Lot 65: Christy, Andrea and Tim walked the property and took pictures, confirming that Dennis Schneider has created a canal and two dams, so that water from our detention pond flows to lot 65’s back yard and collects there. Tim and Christy went to talk to Ann about what our responsibility is in this matter. She’s going to find out who at the county we should talk to. Heather said she went through this at her last subdivision and the county would not defy a farmer. We’re waiting to hear back from Ann. We told Warner that we don’t have enough money to sue Schneider, but that we have the same complaint he has, since Schneider changed the flow of water from our property. Christy found documentation of the complaint Schneider brought us in 2003 claiming that the subdivision changed the flow of water. Tim has the maps that show that the height of the land was not changed by the subdivision. Lot 66: Tim obtained information from the Health Department. Their dye test showed that this lot is in violation. The overflow from their septic is feeding blackwater into the culvert in our detention pond. There is a black corrugated drain tile running from the back of Lot 66, under our detention pond, and into the culvert at the bottom of our pond. The health department gave him 30 days to solve the problem before they do another dye test. His 30 days are up 10-5-19 and there’s no evidence that any work has been done. Tim will now receive all correspondence between the Health Department and the owner of lot 66. If he fixes his system but does not dig out that corrugated tile from under our detention pond, we will have Ann write him a letter to make sure it gets done before he sells the property. If we see a “For Sale” sign on that property we’ll respond quickly. For now, we’ll wait and see what the health department does after it’s follow up dye test. Light is off on the sign off 113: Tim found electrical tape over the sensor. Scott must have taped it off to change the bulbs. Maybe we should get new light fixtures that use LED or solar power? Scott says two of the three are working, but he has to check on a lens and get back to us about the third. Tim will call Scott and talk about switching to solar or LED. Jim will call O’Connor. Our two other signs have solar lights which have quit working. New Business: Lot 48 wants to build a shed: we looked at the plans and rejected them because it’s not a permanent stick-built structure on a slab, it’s a pre-fab unit that comes off a truck. That would not be architecturally similar to the house, violating covenants 5 and 21. Christy will email the owner and Andrea will return his plans. Lot 59: New concrete slab on does not seem to be a shed. Christy will email the owner and ask what their intentions are for that slab. Lot 62: The owner asked about the unmown spot in the detention lot on the east side of the cul-de-sac. Christy will email DuFrain and ask when that will be mown. Lot 94: Trash cans have been in the front of the house. Christy will email to remind him that trash cans have to be hidden behind the house or in the garage. Lot 36: The owner has been taking care of the rip rap in the ditches for ten to twelve years and it’s a lot of work. He saw Kramer (Twp. Road Commissioner) out there looking at the rocks. Azzarelli originally put those rocks in. Then the township put more in 10-12 years ago because the rock was crumbling. It’s crumbling again. Andrea will tell the owner that Kramer has an idea for a new solution to the problem and is awaiting IDOT approval. Two lots are for sale: lot 13 and 45. One homeowner suggested an adult trick-or-treating where we’d put signs in our front yards indicating adults could stop in for a drink. Liability insurance would probably not cover us for that, but we kicked around ideas for a block party, a bouncy house at the park for a spring party, another concert in the park, something for Christmas: Christy will email homeowners and see if anyone has an idea. Jim moved we adjourn, Andrea seconded, motion carried at 7:40 pm.