neighborhood-news

"Sun"sational Times Ahead!

Tue, 10 May 2011 16:04:04 +0100

Summer is almost here-the season of sun and fun! You can take advantage of all our community has to offer. You can anticipate summer with all the excitement you did as a child- no worries, just simply looking forward to clear skies, warm weather and lots of good times. Our staff is here to serve you and the pool will be open by memorial day weekend! We encourage you to have a "sun"sational summer at Northfield, Hamlet, and Stonegate!

It's Beautiful Outside! Thanks for your help in keeping our community clean and making sure your trash is put in its proper place and for keeping your breezeways and patios/balconies free of clutter.

Rent Drop Box: For those of you who may have forgotten, our office does provide a rent drop box that allows for timely payment of rent. The box is located at Northfield Commons. Keep in mind that rent is always due on the first of the month and the late fee will be assessed after the 5th of the month.

Poolside Pointers
Yes, our pool is about to open! Make sure you obey all rules. We appreciate your making our community the best it can be!

Away from home? While you are planning your vacation getaway, don't forget to let your neighbors know where you will be incase of an emergency. They can keep an eye on your home while you're gone. Feel free to contact us if we can help you out!

Now Showing... Come view our DVD library in the office and you'll find a lot of new releases along with your favorite oldies! Get the popcorn started and enjoy a movie on us!

Don't love your pet to death!!!!! You've got errands and Spot has been home alone all day so you'll take him along and leave Spot in the car right? WRONG! Even with the windows open, how hot is that vehicle when you come back? Like climbing into an oven right? And you want to leave your best friend in there? Not even for a few mintues. Here are the boring statistics- but keep reading, because this info may keep you from loving your dog to death. On an 85 degree day, the temperature inside your car, even with the windows open will climb to 102 degrees in 10 minutes! After half an hour, it will reach 120 degrees or higher! On a 90 degree day, temps in that can can top 160 degrees faster than you can walk around the block. We won't even talk about the back of a pick up truck, "in the fresh air" with no shade. If you really love your dog, leave him at home, in a nice cool place with plenty of fresh water.

This coming weekend is our community yard sale! We hope to see all of you participating!!!

February News!

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:37:23 +0100

At Your Service
A friendly welcome to all our new residents! We are glad you chose us as your new home. Old and new residents alike, remember if there is anything we can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact the office. Please do not stop and ask a maintenance person to correct a problem in your home. Our team is committed to helping you, but they are usually busy while on propery and may forget to make a note of your concern. The most efficient way to handle a service request is to contact the office. Thank you!

You're Due-ing Good!
Thank you for paying your rent on or before the first of each month to avoid any late fees. If you have any questions regarding rent, lease or amenities, stop by our office at normal business hours.

Share the Love!!
When you're in love you want to tell everyone. If you love living in our community, let your friends and family know. If they decide to move in, you will receive a token of our love-a gift of $200 after they pay their first full month's rent. Share the love and make everyone happy!

Freezing Weather Tip
It's just cold out! Keep your pipes from freesing by keeping your heat on during the winter months. On a very cold night, open cabinets under the sink. Our maintenance team is ready to help you when you need it. Give us a call!

January News!

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:41:45 +0100

Welcome to the new year! Hopefully it will be a year that is good to all of us!! We wish all of our residents a joyous and prosperous year ahead!

When Paying rent with money orders and using the drop box please be sure to fill them out with the name of the property at which you live - please do not put blank money orders in the drop box!

Air filters will be changed our during the week of January 17th thru January 21st. Maintenance will be entering your apartments to change out or clean your filters. Please be aware that this will increase the efficiancy of your HVAC unit and help to minimize the cost of operation!

Top 10 Reasons to Clean Up After Your Pet!

Dog Poop; it is unsightly and very unpleasant when stepped in. Read on to find some facts and figures of the impact of not cleaning up after your dog. We hope you enjoy walking your dog, but please remember to scoop the poop...

1. Dogs carry over 23 billion bacteria and parasites including salmonella and giardia. Giardia can live outside its host for considerable time so transmission is prolific. The symptoms include vomiting, bloating, diarrhea and stomach pain.

2. Pet feces left to wash into our water ways contain nutrients that encourage growth of algae. This can upset the natural balance effecting animals and fishes. It is estimated that pet poop is responsible for one quarter of the fecal contamination in our water ways. Remember that these very same water ways are where you get your drinking water from.

3. A single gram of pet feces contains in excess of 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, some of which can cause disease in humans and animals.

4. In Paris, France they have over seventy motorized scooper poopers called ‘Caninettes’ which are used to clean the streets and sidewalks at a cost of $8.4 million to the tax payers.

5. Flies like dog poop; and there is much undigested food in dog feces which gives flies an easy dinner, they then carry the unhealthy bacteria and can contaminate our food simply by landing on it. A fly is one of the biggest disease carriers in existence.

6. Many people have broken bones and strained limbs from treading and slipping on dog poop, this is a cost to society especially in the UK where the National Health Service (NHS) is paid purely by the tax payer.

7. Cat faeces can transmit a disease called toxoplasmosis. The symptoms of this in a healthy adult are similar to mild flu; however for anyone with a weakened immune system it makes them seriously ill and occasionally is fatal.

8. Dog fouling on beaches can dangerously affect the quality of water and cause many beaches to be closed for swimmers. The littering by dog fouling can impact on the water quality to the point where bathing in the water is not allowed because of the danger posed by the polluted water and high bacteria levels.

9. How much dog poop could there be left on the streets if no one picked up after their dog. Imagine a block of twenty houses with one dog per house. Every owner walks there dog within a 10 block radius. At two walks a day that equates to 14,600 poops per year. If we divide this by ten this will give us 1460 poops per block per year. Imagine how easy it would be to accidentally step in one of those poops and the effect on our water ways where much of this waste is washed into.

10. Tape worm is the most commonly transmitted disease from dog feces, it is estimated that much of this transmission for indoor kept animals occurs when dog waste is carried into the house on one of our shoes.

11. Children are the most susceptible to picking up illness from dog waste as they like playing on the ground and in the dirt and tend to put things in their mouths.

Our lovely pooch may be man's best friend but the mess they make when left can be a severe menace. Take responsibility for your dog and clean up after them, there is no excuse not to.

The holidays are here!

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:16:13 +0100

The holidays are here and there are a few events planned for the month of December:

**Wednesday, December 15th from 5PM to 6PM. We will have the judging for the Holiday Lights Contest. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize for each of the 3 properties! So, decorate your patio or balcony and possibly win some Holiday cash!

**Thursday, December 16th from 4PM to 6PM we will have our Holiday Open House at the Northfield Commons clubhouse. There will be food and gifts and lots of Holiday cheer! So, please sto pby and spend a little time with us!

**As in years past, we are again doing Letters to Santa for children of residents ages 1-12! We have a mailbox for Santa in the office lobby at Northfield Commons, so have your little ones drop off a note to Mr. Claus and we will make sure that they are delivered to the North Pole. Ho! Ho! Ho!