North Shore HOA Neighborhood News - January 2020

Welcome to the New Year - 2020.  The following are selected news items or issues of interest to the residents of the North Shore Villas on Lake Marion 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: The project is pretty much wrapped up and I must say the contractor did a great job. Really looks good. It was also nice hearing it came in on time and pretty much right on budget,
• Railing, Fence, Cart Path: The HOA Reserve/Finance/Budget committee will be meeting over the next few weeks regarding the planning for the railing and cart path phase of the project. Several options are being prepared for homeowners to select from next month.
• Lease: All the paper work along with an updated plat has been submitted to Santee Cooper in order to get the lease transferred into the HOA’s name. Mr. Roquemore has agreed to sign the transfer papers once they are ready and he has approved the new plat. The new plat basically includes all the property on the lake side of the condos, to include the sea wall.
• Billing: For those that would like to pay up front for their share of the project, the cost per owner is $5,706. Billing will begin with the next quarterly billing statement (January 1, 2020). 

Hopefully all homeowners received the much more detailed status report emailed out by Calhoun Mays on New Years Day.

• Starting January 1, 2019, Santee North Shore LLC decided that it needed to start charging $40 per month for the boat slips to help offset the cost of operating and maintaining the marina while Santee North Shore LLC finalized setting up the North Shore Marina Association. Town & Country PM, Inc. has been hired to assist in handling with the finalization of the association and the management of the Marina. For now, Jason Mock will continue his normal on-site management of the marina. Stay tuned for more details.
• Roofing project. The contractor has pretty much wrapped up its work. The crew really did a bang up job. Again, Insurance and warranty are covering most of the cost. Hurray!
• 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,   
• Check out the Santee Cooper Country web site for the list of upcoming area festivals and events.Finally, check out the current list of North Shore Villas on the real estate market according to Zillow. 
• Request: It has been reported that people are riding golf carts and walking on the new sod that was installed at the Seawall Project. The Board is asking that everyone stay off the new sod to allow it time to get established. 
• Finally, there's going to be a Chili Cook Off and Super Bowl Party at the Clubhouse on February 2, 2020. Dress to support your team.
• Reminder: The Board has set the Annual Association meeting for Friday January 31st at 6:30 pm in the Clubhouse. The Board apologizes for the delay of scheduling of the annual meeting.There will also be an election to fill one of the Board member positions at the annual meeting. If there is anyone that would like to be included on the ballot for the election, please submit your nomination and resume to the Board.

Selected items from the HOA Facebook Page:

• Line Dancing starting up Monday Nights at 7pm beginning January 27, 2020, in the Clubhouse.
• Chili Cook Off and Super Bowl Party, Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the Clubhouse. 
• Alleged offshore 'Nessie Sighting' last week . Details and picture on the HOA Facebook site.

Anybody have other news to share? Go ahead and add your comment to this post.