RIVERTON COMMUNITY NEWS Dec ’14/Jan ‘15 www.rivertoncommunity.com Check us out on Facebook at “Riverton Community Association” VOTER INFORMATION To vote in the Riverton Community Association Election, you must be registered at the R.C.A. office. Registration is permanent as long as you maintain the same residence. If you have changed your residence within Riverton, you must re-register. All registered residents and/or property owners, 18 years or older may vote. Property owners must be current in their assessments to be eligible to vote. If you are registered, and will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting and Election, you may obtain a proxy by requesting it from the R.C.A. office. The office is located at 280 Scottsville West Henrietta Road. Please call the R.C.A. office (359-2090) if you have questions. Please Note: Registration will take place during regular business hours, M-Th. 9am5pm You will need to show proof of identification and address. You may not register anyone other than yourself. * The 2015 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Saturday March 28th, 2015 Inside this issue: Calendar 2 Children’s Holiday Party 3 Family Movie Night & PJ Party 4 2015 Event Calendar 5 ARB/BOD Update 6 Halloween Pictures/ Advertisements 7 Directory 9 WINTER PARKING Now that winter is coming, please take note of the Town of Henrietta parking rules. In order to facilitate snow removal and to eliminate potential hazards, the parking of vehicles on all highways within the town, including the shoulders of the roads, is prohibited between the hours of 2a.m. and 9a.m. from November 1st through April 15th. Vehicles in violation of this ordinance are subject to a parking ticket (minimum $50.00). Repeat violators or vehicles that prevent plowing of a street will be towed and the vehicle’s owner will be responsible for all towing and storage charges incurred by the town. **NEW EVENT** Family Movie Night & PJ Party Friday, January 30th– 7:00pm See page 4 for more details Children’s Holiday Party December 13th– 11am-12:30pm See page 3 for more details **We’ve added two new events! For more details see page 5 Room Rental= Room NOT Available Sun December 2014 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Room Rental 7 8 9 10 11 12 ARB Meeting 14 15 Room Rental 16 17 18 19 Room Rental 21 13Children’s Holiday Party 20 Room Rental 22 23 24 ARB Meeting 28 Room Rental 29 25 Office Closed 30 26 27 Office Closed 31 Office Closed January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 Fri Sat 2 3 Office Closed 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 ARB Meeting 11 12 Room Rental 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 ARB Meeting 25 26 FAMILY MOVIE & PJ PARTY Page 2 Children’s Holiday Party Saturday, December 13th 11:00am - 12:30pm Betty Ann McDonald Community Center 280 Scottsville-West Henrietta Road Event is open to all Riverton Families with assessment accounts in good standing. We will have pizza and refreshments and a visit from Santa!! Our special guest will arrive promptly at 11:15am. Please bring a wrapped gift with your child’s name for Santa’s gift bag. Fun for Riverton kids up to the age 10! ** Please help Santa’s elves prepare and pre-register your child. ** Call 359-2090 by December 10th Senior Thanksgiving Dinner Over 30 meals were served at our annual Riverton/Springside Meadows Senior Thanksgiving Dinner at the Betty Ann McDonald Community Center on Sunday November 23rd. A very heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that helped to make this much appreciated event a huge success. A special thank you to Betsy McDonald for her dedication in organizing this event. This evening would not be possible if not for the dedication of these wonderful people and businesses that volunteered or made donations: Joan and Ron Savino Michelle Taylor Jodi and John Giancursio Carm & Jim Chamot Frank & Diane Myers Elizabeth Thompson Rachel & Peter Burke Kelly Cooper Bev Decarlo Ann Jonathen Linda & Bob Kwiecen Diane Conley Page 3 Brendan & Christina McDonald Susan Tontarski Dan McDonald Shirley Wallace Cathy Smith Tom & Bonnie Torpey Jim McDonald Jack Costello Dave & Rosemary Principino Sharon Haynes Karen Wermuth Barb Benjamin Joann Wales–Smith Loren & Sherri Tontarski Jackie McCullough Lauren Wetzelberg Buster’s Market Tops Miller’s Pharmacy Mark’s Pizzeria Gro Moore Farms Scottsville Spirits Snap Fitness Girl Scout Troop #60709 Family Movie Night & PJ Party **All new event** Friday, January 30th at 7p.m. 280 Scottsville-West Henrietta Road Please join us in your jammies for our FIRST pj party and movie night at the Betty Ann McDonald Community Center. We will have popcorn and refreshments while we enjoy a family movie. Be sure to have your kids bring a pillow and blanket or their favorite stuffed animal. **Please sign up in advance by January 26th. The office phone number is 359-2090. Children’s Halloween Party This year’s Halloween Party was wonderful! We enjoyed pizza, played games, and did crafts. The kids looked great in their costumes and had an amazing time winning prizes and candy! Page 4 ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015 March 28th – 10 a.m. April 18th May 9th May 23rd July 25th October 24th November 22nd December 19th Annual Meeting Spring Party Garage Sale Pool Opening R.C.A Picnic Children’s Halloween Party Senior Thanksgiving Party Children’s Holiday Party ***NEW EVENTS: January 30th- 7:00pm December 4th ***These Family PJ Party & Movie Adult Ugly Sweater Party (Dessert Swap w/ recipes) dates are tentative and are subject to change. If you are interested in helping to or- ganize or plan any of our gatherings, please call the R.C.A. office at 359-2090. Thank You. There is NO dumping of garbage or debris on RCA Common Property or other properties! Contact your waste removal company for disposal instructions. Page 5 ARB Update 144 Hummingbird Way: Move shed. 523 Countess Drive: Change siding color. 471 Countess Drive: Install 3 piece lattice fencing. 31 Sparrow Drive: Install closed picket fence. 201 Scottsville West-Henrietta Rd: Erect an illuminated business sign 20 Partridgeberry Way: Install swings & playset. 3 Shadbush Way: Replace current shingles only with new brown shingles. 28 Trillium Lane: Tree removal. BOD Summary Update: The Board has met 4 times on July 15th, August 12th, September 23rd and October 21st. Addition of 2nd rail needed on the basketball court due to fence mis-use from basketball play. Quotes received from Butler, Empire Fence and NYS Fence. Motion approved to add mid-rail at a cost not to exceed $1300. Approval to remove “R” at tennis court slope. We will conduct a playground inventory. Collecting quotes to add swings to the Parcel F playground. Quote for Cross Creek playground removal and new location grading. Will obtain quotes for patching and re-sealing our almost 4 miles of bike paths from SuperSeal, Hub Langie and Decca. Meeting to discuss and prioritize repairs/improvements to facilities and capital improvements for fiscal year end 2015 and facilities assessment will be updated. Improper trash disposal by residents: Letters to be mailed. Staff supervision discussed and policies reviewed. RCA Annual Picnic- 2 grills donated, volunteers confirmed. Contact the RH Jazz Band for next year. RCA Audit procedures reviewed. Grass Carp: We are in the process of measuring the perimeter of the ponds where fish are to be added. We will complete the paperwork from the DEC and submit it this week. Encroachments- Hired Passero Associates to survey land in question. Letters send to homeowners. 2014-15 Budget was approved with an increase of 2.5% in assessment. We will meet with Town of Henrietta regarding priority tree removal on hammerheads. Quotes pending for RCA owned diseased trees. Capital improvement needs discussed for the Community Center- including flooring, painting and replacing the toilets, repair/ replace windows and sliding door. Drainage-3 areas with drainage issues include the open area off Osprey, the Countess Drive tunnel, and the drainage swale near the Cross Creek playground. Drainage issue for resident reviewed. Motion approved to allow Girl Scout Troop 60707 to hold Girl Scout meetings in the RCA Community Center free of charge on alternate Thursdays from 6-8 pm starting on Sept. 11 until May 7, 2015 with proof of insurance. Request rescinded. Primary Election held: Sept 9, 2014- from noon until 9 pm for Districts 13 and 29 in the Community Center. Pickle Ball: Request from resident- Board will respond stating that we have researched this before, that we conducted a survey and received a limited response which was not in favor of the painting of Pickleball lines. We are willing to re-visit this matter by running the survey in the newsletter again. Motion approved for partial reduction of finance charges on assessment balance for resident upon receipt of payment in full. Plant easement discussed with RCA attorney. Pool: Motion approved to hire H&M Flooring to make retiling repairs for $10,750. Repair to be scheduled in Spring 2015. Page 6 Did You Know?... There is no parking on any lawn in Riverton. That includes your own lawn. Parking is only allowed on paved parking areas and driveways. If your old roof is replaced and you change the color or material, you DO need ARB approval. Trash cans, etc. are not to be stored in the open. Please put your cans out for the day of pick-up only (or the night before) and return them to a covered place (inside garage) right after pick-up. Help to keep things looking nice on your street. Any submissions for exterior changes are due the Thursday before the ARB meeting at 5 p.m. Advertisements Page 7 Elaine Ferlicca, Tutor M.S. Ed. - Teaching English as a Second Language conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, writing 20 years experience. Call 585-334-7841 Page 8 DIRECTORY Riverton Community Association 280 Scottsville West Henrietta Road, West Henrietta, NY 14586 Web site: www.rivertoncommunity.com Phone: 359-2090, Fax: 334-0949 E-Mail: [email protected] Property Manager: Barbara Benjamin Office Assistant: Samantha Robinson Grounds Manager: Audrey Arber Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Riverton Community Association Board of Directors President: Frank Myers 334-3948 Secretary: Susan Tontarski 313-6074 Exec VP: Betsy McDonald Vice President: Michael Welsch 943-3515 Treasurer: Jordan Tepfer Sergeant at Arms: Andrew Venisky [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Architectural Review Board Chairperson: Ed Niles Members: Jim Grunert, Duane Hamer, and Elaine Ferlicca Riverton Knolls Leasing Center 312 Countess Drive, West Henrietta, NY 14586 Phone: 359-2060, TTY: 334-3070, E-Mail: [email protected] Property Manager: Shannon Cooper Riverton Knolls offers luxury studios, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments and townhouses starting at $675 per month. Short term and furnished apartments available. Springside Meadows 125 Scottsville West Henrietta Rd, West Henrietta, NY 14586 Phone: 359-3320, Fax: 359-1169 Manager: Louise Barber * We offer 54 one bedroom apartments for low income 62+ years or handicapped or disabled. If you or someone you know is interested in obtaining more information, please call 359-3320. Community Center Rental Do you have a party, meeting or special gathering coming up that you hope not to have to squeeze into your home? Is it the type of event that would be a lot easier if you had a nice place to hold it instead of using your living room? Renting the Community Center could be just the answer. As a resident of Riverton, you can rent this lovely 24’ by 48’ room with kitchenette for non-profit occasions. The seating capacity is 76 people, with table and chairs provided. A $100 cleaning deposit will hold your date up to one year in advance. The rental cost for Riverton residents is $75 for a total of 6 hours. The cleaning deposit will be returned to you if the room is left in the same manner in which it was rented. Call the RCA office to save your date. The Community News is published bi-monthly. · Deadline for all material to be submitted is the 15th of the month prior to publication. Each letter to the Editor will be carefully reviewed for content, taste, appropriateness and potential liability. All letters must be signed and must include an address and a telephone number for verification. Names and addresses may be withheld upon request. Editing may be necessary for space. Page 9 PLEASE USE CAUTION SNOWMOBILING There is NO snowmobiling on common property, bike paths, streets or private property in Riverton. NO WINTER MAINTENANCE ON BIKEPATHS Postings on the mailboxes must have prior approval from RCA. Please call the office at 585-359-2090. Riverton Community 280 Scottsville West Henrietta Rd. W Henrietta, NY 14586 Standard Mail U.S. Postage Paid West Henrietta, New York Permit No. 16
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