FROM THE HOA PRESIDENT APRIL 2024
1. 2024 Projects Underway: The budgeted trail work (to the north of last year’s work) has been completed. Painting project will begin later in April. This year’s buildings will begin with buildings 48,49,50, then 14, and finishing with 35, 36,37,42,43, 44. The BGS committee will notify unit owners as it progresses as to unit owner assistance requirements such as moving items, providing access for front, side, and garage doors, etc. Work under the Landscape Maintenance Agreement with Signature has begun.
2. ATT Utility Work: Completed. BGS committee will coordinate necessary sod work by the utility contractor this spring.
3. Mulch: This is an alternative year off for mulching by the HOA. Unit owners may provide mulch if they wish. It needs to be dark (not red) in color to provide visual consistency in the community.
4. Neighborhood Meeting for Caribou Coffee at 159th and Brentwood. HOA Board agreed to allow the neighborhood meeting required under the City of Olathe Planning Department Process to be held at the Clubhouse, 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 8. This will be like prior such meetings at which the proposed building will be presented by representatives from Caribou Coffee. Several of you will receive notices, but any resident of The Villas of Asbury may attend.
Another day care center east of Brentwood is also in the Planning Process.
For those interested in these developments, City of Olathe Planning/Customer portal/search public records/Asbury Centre. The HOA Board has taken no position on these developments but monitoring information.
5. DUES PAYMENTS: Still have some people who have not changed their dues payments from $325/month to $350/month. There are also unpaid late fees and, if mailing to Tampa, you need to consider mailing times. Continuing to work through this with Centennial Management.
6. Financial Reports: For those who are interested, the financial statements for December 2023 and January 2024, which are final after much effort by the Board and Finance Committee given the bank transition and the pending February 2024 statements are on the Centennial website under your portal/documents. Also, see the Finance Committee reports on the protected area for unit owners/residents at asburyvillas.com.
7. Upcoming ARC inspection: ARC Committee making plans for an inspection in mid to late May. Several of you have been notified in the past about the need for replacement plantings and have provided plans to do so. Spring is a good time to plant. A list of approved bushes and flowers is on the asburyvillas.com website. Artificial flowers (although much improved over the years) cannot be used to replace actual foundation plantings or plantings. Remember also that if you want to make changes to the exterior of your units (for example, windows, addition of railings, etc.), you need to file an ARC request. Send a contact form as to the request. Review the Unit Exterior Policy on the asburyvillas.com website.
8. Trees. Responsibility for the trees in the community are exclusively performed by the HOA. Treatment/cutting/removing/replacing are not allowed by HOA unit owners without approval by the HOA Board/BGS committee and doing so can lead to fines. We are focused on discussion of what to do with the 25 or so Bradford Pears (remove or not); trying to save the 70 Ash trees (emerald borer treatment budgeted for this year); need for some replacement; annual concerns about the locust trees.etc. within budget constraints.
Submitted by Bill Seiler, President, The Villas of Asbury HOA
1. 2024 Projects Underway: The budgeted trail work (to the north of last year’s work) has been completed. Painting project will begin later in April. This year’s buildings will begin with buildings 48,49,50, then 14, and finishing with 35, 36,37,42,43, 44. The BGS committee will notify unit owners as it progresses as to unit owner assistance requirements such as moving items, providing access for front, side, and garage doors, etc. Work under the Landscape Maintenance Agreement with Signature has begun.
2. ATT Utility Work: Completed. BGS committee will coordinate necessary sod work by the utility contractor this spring.
3. Mulch: This is an alternative year off for mulching by the HOA. Unit owners may provide mulch if they wish. It needs to be dark (not red) in color to provide visual consistency in the community.
4. Neighborhood Meeting for Caribou Coffee at 159th and Brentwood. HOA Board agreed to allow the neighborhood meeting required under the City of Olathe Planning Department Process to be held at the Clubhouse, 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 8. This will be like prior such meetings at which the proposed building will be presented by representatives from Caribou Coffee. Several of you will receive notices, but any resident of The Villas of Asbury may attend.
Another day care center east of Brentwood is also in the Planning Process.
For those interested in these developments, City of Olathe Planning/Customer portal/search public records/Asbury Centre. The HOA Board has taken no position on these developments but monitoring information.
5. DUES PAYMENTS: Still have some people who have not changed their dues payments from $325/month to $350/month. There are also unpaid late fees and, if mailing to Tampa, you need to consider mailing times. Continuing to work through this with Centennial Management.
6. Financial Reports: For those who are interested, the financial statements for December 2023 and January 2024, which are final after much effort by the Board and Finance Committee given the bank transition and the pending February 2024 statements are on the Centennial website under your portal/documents. Also, see the Finance Committee reports on the protected area for unit owners/residents at asburyvillas.com.
7. Upcoming ARC inspection: ARC Committee making plans for an inspection in mid to late May. Several of you have been notified in the past about the need for replacement plantings and have provided plans to do so. Spring is a good time to plant. A list of approved bushes and flowers is on the asburyvillas.com website. Artificial flowers (although much improved over the years) cannot be used to replace actual foundation plantings or plantings. Remember also that if you want to make changes to the exterior of your units (for example, windows, addition of railings, etc.), you need to file an ARC request. Send a contact form as to the request. Review the Unit Exterior Policy on the asburyvillas.com website.
8. Trees. Responsibility for the trees in the community are exclusively performed by the HOA. Treatment/cutting/removing/replacing are not allowed by HOA unit owners without approval by the HOA Board/BGS committee and doing so can lead to fines. We are focused on discussion of what to do with the 25 or so Bradford Pears (remove or not); trying to save the 70 Ash trees (emerald borer treatment budgeted for this year); need for some replacement; annual concerns about the locust trees.etc. within budget constraints.
Submitted by Bill Seiler, President, The Villas of Asbury HOA