Granny Squirrel Newsletter

                               Spring 2006

Water System: As of this writing, authorization to proceed with construction of the water system improvements has not been received from the NCDENR. Therefore, the Association has not received proposals or bids to do the work. Until that information is received, any proposed assessment would be guess work. A meeting will be scheduled as soon as sufficient information is available and reasonable notice of the amount of the assessment can be give to all property owners.

Collections: The Association continues to pursue the collection of unpaid annual fees and assessments. In a recent case the Association recovered over $11,000 as the result of a single foreclosure action. After hotly contesting the foreclosure in court, the property owners avoided foreclosure by paying the amount due to the Association and additional costs. While the account could have been resolved by paying the amount billed, the property owners’ resistance cost them dearly, running the bill up to about $16,000 which they had to pay in full to avoid foreclosure. The additional money was for attorney’s fees and expenses related to the foreclosure. The Board intends to pursue additional foreclosures and to recover the cost of doing so from the property owners or from the sale of the lots and houses.

Terry and Marilyn Frederick were born in southern Indiana about three miles apart. They haven’t been apart for the last fifty years, and will celebrate their golden anniversary in December.

Marilyn attended Indiana Business College and worked in the business world before becoming a full time mom to Jackie and two sons. After moving to Orlando, she worked as an administrative assistant at Florida Hospital for twenty years.

Terry received his masters from Indiana State University and then taught Math and coached for eight years. Later he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin and taught at Purdue for five years.

In 1975 he took a position at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, building a computer science department which become rated one of the best in the country. He became associate dean of the College of Arts and Science. He remains now as associate dean of the college while acting as director of the Film and Digital Media Department. You get the picture-- "Brainy People".

Terry and Marilyn have been a welcome addition to our Granny Squirrel community. Not only are they delightful folks, but the co-

owners of their home, daughter Jackie and son-in-law Brad Mueller, are an extra bonus as well! The

whole family has pitched in to make many welcome improvements here in our Granny Squirrel Mountain community.

As we pass Granny Squirrel homes in the spring a variety of flowering bushes flourish. There are many easy care perennial plants that can grace a small garden and add interest to your landscaping as well.

Granny's Gossip

I waked up to this gosh awful noise this morn. Granny figured it was a bar near by, but then I heered it again and it was jist Pa snoring away. Granny don’t need no fancy gadget clock to get awoke anymore!

Speaking about waking up, jist yesterday the trees were necked as a newborn kin. Over night the budlings done spring out, covering me mountain view with all that green.

Them nice Frederick’s were here for a visit. Pa ran into them; says they look good like 40 somethings. Pa’s eyes going bad lately. Them folks look everyday leastwise 50! Theys worker bees though, makes up for their age.

Wes Griffiths been out cutting the grass and keeping the mountain looking like God’s bit a heaven. That man can sweat! Granny stopped to say hey jist when he commenced to sneezing, and I git my evening shower in advance.

The Kuberg’s handsome son was in the club house one day fixing to make it cool in summer and warm in winter in thar. That boys a smart little a wipper snapper and polite liken the old days.

The flares are a-blooming in youins yards. The Weslers and Hamiltons yards is so purty. If we miss y’all, at leastwise we git comforting effects from the gardens.