2012 Fountain Hills Community Yard Sale
Fountain Hills will be holding a Fountain Hills Community Yard Sale
on Saturday, June 2nd, from 8:00am to 12:00pm, on Sparkling
Water Drive (at or near the tot lots and basketball
courts). The Social Committee
is organizing the event and will be placing advertisements
in the local newspaper the week prior to the event
to attract county residents to
our community. This is a fantastic opportunity to clean
out the attic, garage, and closets and hopefully a
community-wide yard sale can attract
a crowd. If you would like to participate or help out,
please contact Siu Poon at 301-806-6421 or e-mail at
sfypoon@aol.com.
In addition, after the yard sale, the Social Committee will be arranging
for local charities to have a pick-up truck present in our community
in case any resident wishes to donate any items they were not able to
sell.
2012 Pool Pass Information
It's almost time for the 2012 Pool season! The Board is continuing
the use of our electronic pool pass system. Information on how to
obtain pool passes has been posted on our Aquatic
Center web page.
If you are an existing resident who received electronic pool passes
last year and there are no changes to your household, as long as your
account shows a zero ($0) balance, you may use your existing pool
passes to access the pool this year. Be sure to read ALL the information
posted on our Aquatic
Center web page!
Phase II of Landscaping Upgrades
Building off the landscaping upgrades that were begun last spring, Fountain
Hills will be working with Valley Crest Landscapers to continue the landscaping
upgrades around each of our community entrances. Along with these entrance
upgrades, additional modifications will be made throughout the community
that are designed to not only increase our communities overall appeal,
but to reduce landscaping costs through the naturalization of selected
sites.
County Sidewalk Addition
Montgomery County is planning on extending the sidewalk from the Village
Fountain Drive entrance down to the Tivoli Court entrance
along Clopper Road. The sidewalk is proposed to be
a 5 to 8 foot wide common path for
pedestrians and bicyclists. This new sidewalk addition
will slightly reduce the size of our landscaping bed
at the entrance of Village Fountain
Drive and is scheduled to start construction work this
summer. Due to the pending construction in the landscaping
bed, we will be delaying
the planting of flowers and additional landscaping
upgrades in that entrance until after the completion
of the sidewalk construction.
New Parking Policy
The Board has received several comments over the past year about
the lack of parking spaces near the pool which homeowners were using
guest parking as their permanent storage spot for their personal vehicles.
To remedy this, the Board has approved a Parking
Policy which will
govern all HOA maintained parking spaces in the community. All residents
are encouraged to read the Parking
Policy and report any violations
to Vanguard Management.
2012 Annual Home Inspections
The 2012 Annual Home Inspections throughout the entire community
willbegin in April. Most homes in the community are
reaching the age of 10-15 years and are in need of a little TLC to
help keep the
overall appeal of the community. The most common citations
will be for violations of the ARC Guidelines and neglected maintenance
(Section
V of the ARC Guidelines). The purpose of the Annual
Home Inspections is to keep the appeal of the community and to ensure
that neglected
maintenance does not hurt the property value of their
neighbor's home. We live in a beautiful community with maintenance
guidelines and we
encourage all residents to do their part and adhere
to the guidelines.
Fountain Hills Solicitation
Recently several of your neighbors have been approached by solicitors
from Capital Remodeling and other companies. At least one of these
companies were stating that they were representing the Homeowners
Association or otherwise insinuated that they had the support, approval,
or endorsement from the Homeowners Association or its Board of Directors.
Please know that the Fountain Hills Board of Directors has not endorsed
Capital Remodeling or any business, nor given any company permission
to represent themselves, their product, or their services to anyone
within our community as “HOA approved”.
In the event that a solicitor approaches you and states that they
are HOA endorsed, here on behalf of the board, or referred
by your neighbors, first, ask to see their Solicitors License, then,
please
email the name of the company, their contact information,
and their salesman’s name (if possible) to the board at boardpresident@fountainhillscommmunity.com.
Additionally, you are encouraged to contact the Montgomery
County Office of ConsumerProtection (240-777-3636) or file an online
complaint.
Committee Volunteers Needed! Have a bunch of good ideas? Want to be
involved with your community? Then let us know! Volunteers
are needed for the
ARC, Pool, and Landscaping committees. For more information
on the committees, please visit the committee
webpage.
If you are interested
in joining a committee, please send an email to boardpresident@fountainhillscommunity.com.
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Report a Problem in the Community
Have you noticed a street
light out? Is there a pothole that needs attention?
Did you know that you could submit
an action request electronically? We have a large
community and the board and management depend on our
residents
to bring issues to our attention so they can be addressed
quickly. Submit an action
request electronically!
Vacant Homes
Please report any vacant or abandoned homes
to Vanguard Management. Vacant homes can have neglected
maintenance which can affect neighboring homes.
HOA Assessments
Did you know there are multiple
ways to pay your assessment?
Homeowners can now pay
their HOA assessments by credit card or E-check through
the AAFS web site. For more information
about this change visit the Vanguard
Management website. In addition, homeowners
can also enroll in Automatic Payments to ensure your
HOA Assessment will
never
be late!
 Trash & Recyling
The Board asks residents to please pickup and dispose
of papers and other trash that might be found in common
areas, easements, roadways and alleys near your home.
Leaving trash on the curb in bags and not in proper receptacles
allows birds and other animals to easily get into your
trash and spreads it out throughout the community. Please
help keep the community clean and put your trash in a
trash can!
If trash and recycling are placed out overnight and
strong winds blow it over and throughout the community,
it is your responsibility to clean up after yourself!
As an alternative, consider the option of keeping trash
and recycling inside overnight during periods of high
wind to help keep the community clean!
Please be aware that County collection regulations require
that all materials prepared for collections must be at
curbside no later than 7:00am on your designated trash
and/or recycling day. All materials prepared for collection
must not be set out earlier than 5:00pm the day before
your collection day. Recycling containers must be removed
from the collection location no later than 5:00pm the
day after.
Please also be aware that trash and recycling containers
are not to be stored outside on non-collection days,
nor are they allowed to be stored on common area property.
The Enforcement Committee has been instructed to cite
homeowners who leave trash and recycling bins stored
outside on non-collection days. Help keep the sharp appeal
of the community and properly store your trash and recycling
bins!
Please also be aware that trash and recycling containers
are not to be stored outside on non-collection days,
nor are they allowed to be stored on common area property.
The Enforcement Committee has been instructed to cite
homeowners who leave trash and recycling bins stored
outside on non-collection days. Help keep the sharp appeal
of the community and properly store your trash and recycling
bins!
Click
here for
community Trash and Recycling Guidelines!
Pet Etiquette
The Association
covenants, rules, and the law say that you should "pick-up" after
your pet. And let's face it, not only is it a law,
but it's also
the sign of a considerate pet owner and neighbor! Please
be aware that failure to "pick up" after
your pet could result in a monetary fine or action
taken to remove the pet from the community. In the event that residents continually observe homeowners
who are not picking up after their pet, complaints can
be sent to the Montgomery County Department of Animal
Control at (301) 279-1823.
Any resident wishing to file a complaint with the board
may do so in writing. The complaint must include: the
date and time of the incident, a description of the pet,
a description of the homeowner, and the address of the
owner to whom the pet belongs. Action can only be taken
upon receipt of a written complaint detailing the above
information.
In addition, pet owners are reminded
that they should walk their pets AWAY from neighbors'
homes,
playground
areas, and high traffic areas. In addition, pets should
be on a leash when on Fountain Hill’s property.
It's not only an association rule, but it’s also
a county law.
We love our pets, but we also love our community and
want to keep it clean. We ask that all residents be responsible
and considerate and help keep the community clean!
Parking Etiquette
For safety reasons,
please do not park on the sidewalks as this blocks
the sidewalks and forces residents to
walk on the street. In addition, please obey all "No
Parking" and "Fire Lane" signs. We have
active towing throughout the community and we are sure
that no homeowner wants to go through the hassle of
having their car towed. Play it safe and park properly! Speeding in the Community
County law specifies a speed limit of 20 MPH on
private roads without posted speed limit signs.
Help keep our community safe and please obey all
stop signs and the community's 20 MPH speed limit.
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