North Shore HOA Neighborhood News - April 2020

Heading into April, 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:

*** We're currently adhering to SC COVID-19 lock down rules. Pool is closed and everyone should avoid any large gatherings of more than 10 people through the end of April.  We'll keep you updated as things change.

• Lake Front Retaining Wall: The wall is complete and functioning as planned. We have experienced very high lake levels over the past month or two and the wall has definitely saved us from additional erosion. The Board has heard from many of you and everyone appears to be very pleased with the final product.
• Lease: All the paper work along with an updated plat has been submitted to Santee Cooper in order to get the waterfront property 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. 
• Insurance: The board has authorized an increase in our liability coverage from $2M to $4M. This was done to reduce our liability should an accident occur on our property.
• Marina slip assignment forms along with instructions as to how to fill them out have been sent out. Please follow the instructions in the mailing to fill out the document.

Hopefully all homeowners received the much more detailed status report emailed out by Calhoun Mays and the HOA Board.

Governors Executive Order 2020-19 and 2020-21, CDC Guidelines, and Latest HOA Board Recommendations and Directives

• Executive Order (EO) 2020-19, strictly forbids any short term rentals. Homeowners who currently rent their units must no longer do so until the EO is rescinded.
• The clubhouse will be closed for now until the SC Governor's EO is rescinded.
• EO 2020-21 restricts movement outside of the home to essential business only. However, you may go to the grocery store or pharmacy if absolutely necessary.
• Social distancing, wearing protective masks and gloves, frequent handwashing and showering are recommended by the CDC.
• If you are showing and symptoms of the COVID virus (cough, sore throat, congestion), you are required to quarantine yourself for at least 14 days.
• If you are aware of folks who are in self quarantine either because they have symptoms or are high risk*, please check on them via phone to see if they need anything. Be a good neighbor.

• 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  Details have been mailed out to homeowners.
• Reminder: We have two new HOA board members Ron Sines and Brenda Wicker. Ron Sines is now the Vice President of our HOA.
• Remember, to pay your HOA Dues, You can use the online payment feature on the the North Shore HOA Web Site,   
• We now have a new custom built Community Bulletin Board located by the mailboxes thanks to Ron and Trudy Sines. Check it when you pick up your mail.  
• Great job by community volunteers this past month mulching/spreading pine straw in flower beds around the buildings.
• Check out the Santee Cooper Country web site for the list of upcoming area festivals and events, though many activities have been put on hold during the COVID-19 crisis.
• Also, check out the current list of North Shore Villas on the real estate market according to Zillow.
  
  
  
  The Board invites everyone to attend its meetings and encourages you to bring your ideas for making North Shore an even better place to live. Email your topic to the President (lucier1651@gmail.com) at least one (1) week in advance of the scheduled meeting so you can be placed on the agenda. Plan to keep your remarks to a five minute maximum so everyone has an opportunity to speak.  
    
  
  
  

Other Selected items from the HOA Facebook Page:

• The Welcome Committee is collecting donations to be sold at the Spring Santee Community Yard Sale. This will help supplement the community Social budget. Contact kdfoodsafety@gmail.com for more details.
• Much needed power washing of entrance ways and decks has been completed. Remember, home owners are responsible for the decks out back.  
• We're all adjusting to the COVID-19 situation. Check the Summerton Weekly News, Town of Summerton web site, and other guidance being put out by the county and the state. We're all in this together.

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