MASTER ASSOCIATION and FRANKLIN VILLAGE – COUNCIL MEETING NOTES – April 12, 2021
Meeting called to order at 4:00pm
In Attendance: Jack Keeley, Jay Harter, Dom Aleardi, Michael Pincus, Judy Jurgan and Janet Burgess
Reading of the March minutes was waived.
Master Association Meeting
Community Center: The drawings are coming in from George but they are rudimentary sketches. There will be a portico over the steps, so people being dropped off won’t get wet if it’s raining.
Covid 19: HM will proceed along with Governor Wolfe’s rules, 25% indoors and 150 people outdoors. The pool will operate pretty much as it did last year.
Sports Group: The bocce courts have been groomed so they can be used this year while they put 3 new ones down by the Wood Shop. When they do this work, they will try to put in an outdoor restroom. It appears they may approve a different kind of cover for the tennis court. The grass that they have now is about 7 or 8 years old. It’s supposed to last 10 years but every time they groom it, the sand takes up more and more space. They can rent a machine that can dig up some of the sand and make 2 of the courts back to where they were originally. Then they will add 2 clay courts, with underground water.
Technology Committee: The new website is close to being complete. It’s easier to handle and change the text and pictures ourselves. It also has a new section called “services” for info on our sewer system, landscape company and HMTV station. The new support company is also half of what we are paying now.”
Storm water Concerns: They have proposals for Springton, Devonshire, Merrifield and Chatham. They will be spending money trying to keep the water out of these villages and into the golf course.
Sunoco: They are pretty much done in front of Hershey’s Mill. As far as restoration is concerned, they won’t be putting in any trees but they are trying to get some berms put in. The problem is they won’t let us put them on top of or near the pipeline because they say the maximum amount of dirt is 6 feet and the berm would be too much. So they may put the berms in front of and behind the pipe line. The Adelphia pipeline that runs by Franklin is being worked on right now. They may be pumping oil up to Allentown in about 6 months. They had to change a few things because they are piping something different now. They did a lot of work on the treatment for the lagoons and besides adding chemicals they are adding aeration which would keep the smell down.
Dog Exercise Area: Would be located at the corner of Chandler and the Stop sign behind the 13th hole. It will have plastic picket fencing and screening inside. The rules are that you can bring your dog for exercise, but only 1 dog is allowed at a time for 15 minutes. You have to sign a release and then call to schedule your dog’s appointment.
MA Election: The candidates that have applied so far are the same ones we have now, Carol and Boyd. If no one else applies, we won’t have to have an election.
Franklin Village Council Meeting
Financials: We only budgeted $19,000 for snow removal, but as we know, we have $30,000 in expenses. We will see what the fall weather brings and hopefully there will be no snow until 2022. If the trail is approved by Franklin Village, we will be reimbursed the $9000 we spent in 2019 to remove the dead trees on Chandler. That will help defray the snow removal expenses from 2021.
Architectural: A resident wishes to tear their porch down to the ground and rebuild it and we are working with them to determine the different aspects of permits, insurance and see if the contractor is on file. We have a question about the color. The committee believes we should find a vinyl siding type of color, something that will blend in with the siding. The bronze color, when it fades, is horrible. So we think we should go with an off white color to match the siding if it’s a first floor addition. We are talking about the patio enclosure made of aluminum frames with the sliding doors and windows. The enclosure will match exactly what’s there now. They are not changing the roof line
Landscaping: We are going to do a walk-around with Chris from HML. Due to the poor job HML is doing and the many complaints that have been received, perhaps we should find a new landscaper and a new snow removal company. HML did not do a good job of snow plowing. The workers have no supervision and phone calls are not returned. Workers are smoking on the job, which is prohibited and cigarette butts are put out on the ground. Ed McFalls is going on the walk-around, and hopefully Chris will be able to answer our questions at that time. Our current contract with HML is until 2023. It can be terminated if they do not meet our contract requirements.
Welcome Committee: A new resident moved into 525, Joanne Galczenski.
Pool: Curt installed the new gate. .The deck was sagging on the outer end and he raised the deck as best he could and replaced wood pilings and other wood that had dry rot.
Documents: We have to square away the docs that specify the porches. Jack said that a few people are looking to put in Blue Bird houses. They have to go through the Master Association since the number of houses allowed is limited.
Termite inspections: CSK had a call from Moyer about doing the termite inspections which are due this year. They will start 4/24 through the beginning of June. They will contact homeowners directly to set up the inspections. The village will pay for them.
Power Washing: Was done last year and paid for by the village.
Chimney Caps: They were replaced 8 years ago and Jack will ask Leroy to check them to see if they are up to code. We’ve had no problems with them since they are stainless steel and many fireplaces aren’t even being used.
The next meeting is May 10th.
The meeting was adjourned 5:10PM