North Shore HOA Neighborhood News - October 2019

The following are selected news items or issues of interest to the residents of the North Shore Villas in Summerton, SC. These brief items are drawn from postings on the North Shore HOA Web Site, North Shore HOA Facebook Page, Minutes of the North Shore HOA Board Meetings, and other items of interest submitted by homeowners during the month:

• Lake Front Retaining Wall: You may have noticed that most of the building materials have been delivered on-site in preparation of beginning construction of the retaining wall later this month. The final Engineering Plans have been completed. They are posted on-line on the Association's website under the private North Shore HOA 'Google Drive'. Tree removal has been completed and grading and landscaping of land will begin shortly. 
• At its latest meeting, the HOA Board has determined the cost for the lake front retaining wall project had increased to a total of $408,470.00, which represents an increase of $58,470.00 over the original budget based on final plans. Homeowners voted to accept the increase the budget and loan as outlined. There were 54 votes yes and 4 votes no.
• You may have noticed the logging and clearing of the neighboring housing lots by Polly's Landing is done. We will let you know more about plans for the property and building of initial homes as details emerge.
• Remember, to pay your HOA Dues, You can use the online payment feature on the the North Shore HOA Web Site Home Page. 
• Check out the Santee Cooper Country web site for the list of upcoming area festivals and events. Duckfest will be held in Summerton next month..
• Reminder: There will be a Halloween get together on Saturday, Oct. 26th at 6:30pm in the Clubhouse. Soft drinks will be provided and attendees are asked to being a snack or dessert to share with their neighbors.
• Latest news on the roofing project. The contractor that will be replacing all the roofs on the condo buildings has gotten started and the work is moving right along.The work started with the Clubhouse building, followed by Buildings "E" and "F". They will then move to the next buildings and work should be completed by the end of the month. Please do not park in front of the buildings when they are working on your building.  Insurance and warranty are covering most of the cost. Hurray!
• Check out the current list of North Shore Villas on the real estate market according to Zillow. 
• Finally, the HOA Board again wants to update you on several items:
  • Marathon Gas Station Road 400 - Sam the owner of the station has a fenced area for Boats and Trailer Storage. He has offered spaces to North Shore owners for $20,00 per month. Please contact Sam at the station if you have any interest.
  • Use of oil-fueled tiki torches and fire pots are forbidden. They pose a fire hazard to our buildings and insurance may not pay for any fire damage caused by them.
  • Parking for passenger vehicles (cars/pickups/vans) owned by residents and/or home owners has been provided in front of the condo apartment buildings. At present, spaces have not been assigned to specific apartments. In general, two spaces are available for use by residents of each condo. Empty spaces are available for use by guests.