Landscaping Update Needed

Hi Everyone,

The increased building frenzy around here belies what appears to be going on around the country. Apparently the Village at Tinker Creek has recovered from the building slump and we will continue to gain many new neighbors.

For the longest time their was nothing in the Real Estate transfers section of the Sunday paper that indicated that Star City Developers had sold anything then recently have noticed four sales that must have been completed in April or early May.

Now for another matter of interest. We have had a new Landscaping Company on the premisis since at least March if not earlier. They had a rough start with mixed reviews; but some improvement has been noticed.

Regarding the Landscapers, Louise and I have a concern that we would like to share with the community.

The contract that MRI Management Company has with the Landscaping company calls for application of MULCH in the SPRING.

Well, as we all know SPRING will be over soon and we, to my knowledge, have not had any MULCH application. [If you have received an application on your street good for you; but here on South Battery we have not!]

Many of you have gone ahead and purchased MULCH on your own and applied same. That is commendable; but it ignores the fact that we have a contract that is NOT being fullfilled.

Louise and I did not move here to pay for something that we are not getting. We moved here because we were tired of shoveling snow, mowing lawns, and mulching in the Spring and Fall.

Approxmately 9 or 10 days ago I asked Vicki at Murray Realty to contact the Landscaper to find out what is going on. The response, after follow-up late last week resulted in the EXCUSE that the Landscaper is waiting for Miss Utility to mark our lawns so that they, the Landscapers, will not trench, dig, or whatever they have to do and compromise the tranquil rest of the underground utilities.

Seems to me this should have been handled literally weeks ago.

I realize that one or more of you have witheld payment of all or part of your $70.00 due for Maintenance because of the cost to you. But, think you will agree that such an approach is not the way to get done what needs to be done.

We have to make our voices known as individuals, if not as a group so that maintenance service becomes consistent and as agreed.

For those who would like to speak to Vicki her phone number at MRI Management Company is provided below:

366-7771