Lead Paint Warning
Many homes were built before 1978, there’s a good chance they could contain lead paint. Lead-based paint was common in homes before the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned it. Lead-based paint can cause significant health problems, especially in children. Lead dust settles on floors and walls where it can get on children’s hands or toys […]
Saving for the Holidays
In these tough economic times, many of us are trying to stretch our dollars and keep our debt as low as possible. The following tips from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), offer easy ways to save: Empty the change in your pocket into a jar each night. Pocket change can add up to […]
Tips for Protecting Your Identity during the Holidays
Identity theft is a problem any time of the year. But, while consumers are focused on giving during the holidays, crooks are focused on taking. If there’s one thing consumers don’t need, it is dealing with identity theft during the holidays. The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) offers the following tips to help consumers […]
Bike and Scooter Safety Tips
Our association wants your kids to be safe while riding their bikes and scooters in our community, and we recognize that you can’t be there to watch them all the time. Here are four steps that could increase their safety when you’re not around. Teach kids how to fall. Learning how to ride correctly is […]
Thieves in the Waste Basket
Most—but not all—identity theft now occurs electronically. But your identity can still be easily scored by thieves who make use of what you toss in your waste basket, too. Trash facilities and recycling centers can be gold mines of personal information for enterprising dumpster divers. That is, unless you shred documents that contain identifying information—charge […]
Dealing with Graffiti
We’ve had several incidents of graffiti in the surrounding neighborhoods recently. The association monitors and immediately removes graffiti from common areas and encourages you to do the same with your property. The association recommends these steps for dealing with graffiti: If you happen to see someone defacing property, don’t try to stop it yourself. Call […]
Goodbye Clip, Hello Click
Before you head out to the grocery store or the mall, do a little web browsing for online coupons that can save you a bundle. According to the Promotion Marketing Association Coupon Council, the average savings per coupon is $1.15. Most online coupon sites are searchable by brand name or product category, which allows you […]
Tips for Keeping Water Clean
Keeping water clean begins with each of us—where we live, work and play, and with the simple daily actions we take. Here are a few ways you can make a difference to reduce pollution: Plant trees, shrubs and groundcovers, especially around surface water. Vegetation acts as a natural filter for runoff entering ponds, lakes or […]
Volunteer for an Association Committee
Committees are an important part of our association operations. Committee members help keep our community vibrant; and, by augmenting paid staff, they save the association thousands of dollars each year. The association just wouldn’t be what it is without our active and effective committees. They deserve our sincerest thanks. However, to be successful, our association […]
Call An Electrician
The guests are on their way, the food is cooked and suddenly the light over the dinner table goes out. A new bulb doesn’t fix the problem, and neither does flipping the switch that controls the light circuit in the fuse box off and on. You know the same light has given you trouble before, […]
