North Shore HOA Neighborhood News - November 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: The project is now well on the way to completion. Tree removal, grading and initial landscaping of land is done. The second phase of the project is also now wrapped up - placing the blocs and actually constructing the wall. The contractor has now come back to place top soil and fine grade the project. As that has been completed, they have begun with grassing the area. The project should be completed by the end of November. Looking great!
• 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).

• The first meeting of the North Shore at Lake Marion Marina Association has been scheduled for Wednesday December 4th at 6:00 pm in the clubhouse at North Shore. Be sure to attend, if possible.
• Roofing project. The contractor has 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 Home Page. 
• 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. 
• Finally, 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.

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

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.