PCE Newsletter - Pontatoc Canyon Estates

Pontatoc Canyon Estates
PONTATOC CANYON ESTATES NEWSLETTER — NOVEMBER 2014
exchange and take a variety of desserts home with
you. Mark the date on your calendars and come
meet our newest residents.
Letter From the President
Some random thoughts from the President.
We are glad to see most of our residents are
back with us after a hot and rainy summer.
Our local poop fairy has retired so as a
reminder when walking your pets ... grab it, bag it
and toss it.
Thanks to Bob Wilbee for fixing our front gate
this summer.
Thank you’s to Tom Coury and Dennis Rivera
who have walked the neighborhood and helped
some of the residents with bees, tree stumps ,etc.
We have five new residents so let's welcome
them to Pontatoc Canyon. They are:
— Coralie McGuire
President
Upcoming Board Meetings
Pontatoc Canyon Estate (PCE) Board of Director’s
meetings are open to all residents and
homeowners. We welcome comments, concerns
and participation of the residents. If there are
specific items you would like to discuss at a board
meeting, please contact Kim Schone at
FirstService Residential Arizona (formerly Y
Cross Management) at least five days prior to the
meeting. Board meeting start promptly at 5:30 pm.
Upcoming meetings are:
Jill Conway & William Graves
5401 N. Paseo Soria
Jane Curtain & Jim Falk
4240 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.
Monday, November 17, 2014 (Change of Venue)
Home of Kris Maytorena
4180 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.
Marrisa & John Fordyce
4110 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.
Jay Fumusa
5411 N. Paseo Soria
Monday, December 15, 2014
Home of Coralie McGuire
4241 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.
Janet & Burton John
5441 Paseo Espejo
Monday, January 19, 2015 (Subject to change)
Home of Kris Maytorena
4180 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.
Daogin Tong & Bo Zhang
4091 E. Pontatoc Canyon Dr.
The Johns moved to Tucson in 1980 and have
four grown children, 13 grandkids and eight greatgrandkids
We will be celebrating our Third Annual
Christmas Dessert Exchange at my house, 4241 E.
Pontatoc Canyon Dr., on December 14th from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please bring a dessert to
Annual Review of Expenses
Kris Maytorena, Treasurer
The last board meeting was held Monday October
20th. This is the time of year the board members
review and project our cash flow needs for the
future. The great news is that we have been able to
fund the reserves monthly per our budget! This is
PLEASE observe our 20 miles per hour speed limit.
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essential for building future needs for the
community.
This year alone we did a crack seal of our roads
in the spring and recently scheduled the fog seal
coat for the end of October. Road costs are one of
our biggest expenses and we take the scheduling
of maintenance and cost very seriously. Our next
big road need is estimated to be in the year 2019.
This will be a major overhaul, undertaking and
expense.
Another expense is maintaining the trees in the
community. This is work paid for outside of our
regular landscape contract. We scheduled two tree
service work orders, one performed in late summer
and one just recently. Thinning, crown topping and
mistletoe removal being just a few actions of this
service.
The regular monthly maintenance services i.e.
gate, landscape, waste management is active and
current. We are seeking competitive bids for those
services as they come up for renewal. It is
important to do this annually as it gives us a view
into the market place with regard to pricing and
service.
Let’s Make This Really Easy
For You!
You can pay your monthly dues directly out of
your bank account OR have it electronically
paid via the Management Company. Either
way you don’t have to worry about writing a
check or paying late fees.
Please contact Kris Maytorena at 4448796 or [email protected] for a
form OR for any assistance in filling out the
form or setting this up through your bank.
Landscaping Committee Report
Larry Dennis and I surveyed the overhanging trees
which might restrict the vehicles fog coating our
roads.
We contacted The Groundskeeper Outside
Solutions company and contracted with them to
cut back trees where needed. In addition, they
took care of a tree overhanging a neighbor's
property.
If you have landscape questions please email
me at [email protected]
Assessment Dues for 2015
— Tom Coury
Landscape Committee
As stated in the annual review of expenses we
have done much work this year and we have been
able to fund reserves per the budget. This is great
news to pass on to our homeowners.
Considering maintaining current needs and the
upcoming 2019 extensive road work we
determined that it will be necessary to increase the
monthly dues assessment by 4% or $4.40.
Trash & Recycling Pickup
Trash and recycling is picked up every Tuesday
with the exception of holidays. When a holiday
falls on Monday, our regular pickup day moves to
Wednesday. According to the Titan Trash website
(www.titanrecycleandtrash.com), the final
exception in 2014 to the regular schedule is:
Effective January 2015
our new monthly dues amount
will be $92.40.
Tuesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
Collection will be on Wednesday, November 12
Pontatoc Canyon Estates
Website
This is most often a concern for most home
owners so I have tried to explain the reason for
the increase and hopefully give peace of mind to
all that we are managing your monies and
continually increasing your community’s value.
The Pontatoc Canyon Estates Website is located at
w w w. P o n t a t o c C a n y o n E s t a t e s . o r g
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There is no sign-on procedure as the site is
open to the public and contains no sensitive
information.
On the website you can find:
Payment of PCE Dues
About half of Pontatoc Canyon Estates
homeowners participate in the program for
automatic bank withdrawal to pay their monthly
association dues. When checks are made out for
the incorrect amount, it costs the community for
the extra work to track these discrepancies and
notify the owners to issue another check. There are
numerous advantages for this program: no stamps
or envelopes, no need to remember to mail a
check, and convenience for those who travel.
For those not already in this program,
please contact Kris Maytorena at 444-8796 or
[email protected] for a form OR for any
assistance in filling out the form or setting this
up through your bank.
■ PCE Bylaws
■ PCE Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
(CC&R’s)
■ Architectural, Landscape and Use Restrictions
Rules and Application Forms
■ Newsletters
■ Trash Collection Provider
and a host of other times. Give it a look!
Contact Myra Hopper (520) 575-1606 or
[email protected] for any comments or
suggestions. Myra is a past board member and has
offered to continue as the PCE webmaster.
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Meet a New PCE Board Member
Landscaping To-Do’s
Kris Maytorena and her family moved from
Worcester, Massachusetts to Nogales, Arizona
when she was just three years old. She moved to
Tucson after high school and attended Pima
College and Lamson Business College where she
received two degrees in Accounting and Business
Management.
Kris has over 20 + years’ experience in her
field. She is married to her husband Ray who is
also from Nogales. Kris and Ray have been
working out of state for the last ten years and have
just recently returned to Tucson and are enjoying
some quiet time in semi-retirement.
They have four (4) children, two (2) sets of
twins ages 27 and 22. All children are living in
different cities and/or states across the county.
Ray and Kris have been busy remodeling their
new home and making new friends in our
community. In addition to her responsibilities as
the new PCE treasurer, Kris has been taking
continuing education classes in Web Design,
Social Media for Business, Drawing and various
other Art classes.
She welcomes any questions or can assist any
home owner with setting up easy automatic
payments for monthly dues.
November - Prepare for Cold Weather
The cooling weather means that it's time to protect
your plants and irrigation system. Insulate your
irrigation pipes and backflow, and buy frost
protection covers for your frost-tender plants. If
you wait until the last minute before a freeze, your
garden center may have run out of the covers.
December - Tree Trimming
Trees can be trimmed all year round in Arizona but
December is when most trees lose their leaves.
You can see their branching best this time of year
and notice problems such as mistletoe and broken
branches. Tree growth has slowed down and there
is less likelihood that mesquite trees will drip sap
from pruning cuts in the winter.
January - Establish a Plan
Looking to make improvements to your yard or
common area landscaping in 2015? Start with a
solid plan. A good time to do this is in January.
This gives you time to check out landscape
designers and find one you like and trust. March
will be here before you know it and that's the best
time to do your planting. Just like with goal
setting, having a landscape plan can get you on the
right patch and help make the work of
transforming your landscaping easier and less
expensive.
Y-Cross Management Now
First Service Residential Arizona
Effective October 1, 2014 FirstService Residential
Arizona purchased the assets of Y Cross
Management Group. Their offices will remain at
8375 N Oracle Rd. and their telephone numbers
will remain the same and, most importantly,
Management, accounting and support staff
employees remain the same.
The former owner of Y Cross Management,
Andrew Way, has entered into a long term
agreement to lead the Southern Arizona operations
as Senior Vice President for FirstService
Residential Arizona. If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to call Kim Schone or
Andrew Way at 219-4520. Kim’s new email
address is [email protected]
February - Inspect Your Irrigation
You probably didn't think much about your
irrigation system during the winter but with spring
just around the corner, it's time to think about it.
Don't wait until March when you're planting
and/or revving things up for warmer weather.
Inspecting your irrigation now will help keep you
from having to deal with problems later on. An
irrigation inspection includes checking your
irrigation clocks to make sure they're operating
properly, checking valves, filters, lines, sprinklers
and emitters, and setting your irrigation clock
appropriately for the weather.
Deborah Munoz-Chacon
Sonoran Oasis Landscaping
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always a lot of fun at Coralie’s. She knows how to
host a party and it gives you an opportunity to
meet old friends and new neighbors. Hope to see
you there.
The new Resident Directory is included with
this newsletter.Every effort is made to have the
most up-to-date information. Please send any
corrections to me at [email protected].
And lastly (for the third time), please consider
paying your monthly dues directly out of your
bank account or have it electronically paid via the
Management Company. Doing so helps with the
PCE bookkeeping.
From The Editor
By the time you receive this Fall newsletter, the
fog sealing of our roadways may have been
completed or there is a jumble of workers,
equipment, driving delays and other confusion.
The good news is that our roads are in decent
condition and the fog sealing will help us keep
them that way for several more years. Kudos need
to be given to the board members that work so
hard in helping to maintain our neighborhood.
Halloween is a lightly celebrated event in
Pontatoc Canyon Estates but we need to be aware
of the few small ghosts and goblins that are out on
our streets Tricking and Treating.
Please continue to be mindful of the school
buses that stop outside our gates during the week
in the mornings and afternoons to let students
board and de-board. Before pulling out onto
Pontatoc, you must wait until the bus has turned
off its yellow flashing lights and pulled in the stop
sign. Failure to do so can result in a large fine and
it is just plain dangerous.
All PCE board meetings are open to residents
and you are invited to attend. If you wish to
address the board regarding any concerns, please
contact Kim Schone at FirstService at least a few
days prior to the meeting. She can be reached at
her office, 219-4520, or you may email her at
[email protected].
Board meetings are held on the third Monday
of each month and begin at 5:30 p.m. Meeting
locations are listed on the first page of the
newsletter. Due to our varying schedules,
sometimes the board meeting location must be
moved. If you wish to attend a board meeting,
please contact either Coralie McGuire or Kim
Schone to verify the meeting place.
Thanksgiving is almost upon us and that signals
the beginning of the holiday season. If you plan on
putting up holiday decorations, please note that the
PCE Rules and Regulations state, “Temporary
seasonal decorations may be placed or erected
outside the residence one month prior to the date
of the holiday or event celebrated and shall be
removed no later than 14 days after the holiday or
event.” Light’em if you’ve got them as they say.
And keeping with the holiday theme, remember
to RSVP for the neighborhood Holiday Party! It is
Wynn Houtkooper
PCE Newsletter Editor
Board of Directors:
Coralie McGuire – President
284-2532 / email: [email protected]
Dennis Rivera – Vice-president
885-8857 / email: [email protected]
Kris Maytorena – Treasurer
444-8796 / email: [email protected]
Tom Coury – Board Member
602-622-9204 / email: [email protected]
Larry Dennis – Board Member
577-1741 / email: [email protected]
Wynn Houtkooper – Board Member
870-0058 / email: [email protected]
Steve Negri – Board Member
615-6020 / email: [email protected]
FirstService Residential AZ, LLC
8375 N. Oracle Rd. / Suite 150 / Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: (520) 219-4520 / Fax: (520) 219-4711
www.ycross.biz / [email protected]
Kim Schone, CAAM, Community Manager
[email protected]
The PCE newsletter is also available in an online
version at www.PontatocCanyonEstates.org
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