Spring - 2008


Granny Squirrel Newsletter Spring 2008
President’s Corner By: Mike Kessler Water system improvements are moving forward which may cause some inconveniences during the coming months, as construction always does. Please bear with us during this time and make the people doing this work welcome at Granny Squirrel. Miller Well Drilling expects it employees to be courteous and to maintain a safe working environment. Please notify GSMC is you observe any conditions that appear to be unsafe. Your concerns will be brought to Miller Well Drillings attention. The new tank has been in operation since last fall. The chlorination building is nearing completion. Now new pipe, valves, and control wiring will be installed. This means that roads may be blocked by construction equipment or impassible due to trenches being dug for the new pipe. It also means the water may have to be shut off from time to time. Construction crews will do what they can to minimize any negative impact of the construction process but some inconvenience cannot be avoided. From time to time you may find work and supply trucks blocking your way. The crews will be happy to move vehicles that block your way but you should expect delays. Because of the nature of the work you may find the same trucks blocking your way again as you come and go. Trenching will actually close roads at times. Signs and barricades will be put up to alert drivers to these conditions. Routine road work in the construction areas will be suspended until the water line work is complete. The ride may be rough for a while as that is another inconvenience of construction. Road work will resume once the water line work is completed. GSMC has made substantial progress on the water system improvements. Miller Well Drilling, which has been working on the Granny Squirrel system for over two decades, has asked that we express their apologies in advance for any inconvenience.
Social Calendar Our first ladies luncheon of the year was held on March 20^th at Rib Country in Murphy with many neighbors in attendance. The next ladies luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, April 17^th. Please contact Jean Parks or Kathy Hill if you would like to host a ladies luncheon. Hosting requires picking a location for the luncheon and letting everyone know. We will celebrate Memorial Day weekend as a community on Saturday, May 24^th at 6 pm with a wiener roast at the clubhouse. Hot dogs will be provided and everyone is asked to bring a covered dish to share. We will also be having a workday from 9a-12n on the 24^th for anyone able to help fix up the clubhouse and common areas. A copy of the 2008 social calendar is attached and you can also check the Granny Squirrel web site http://www.grannysquirrel.com for our calendar of events.
SPECIAL AND ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS Just a reminder that the special water assessment and annual assessment final payments are due by March 31, 2008. Interest will be applied starting May 1 dating to the initial bill date.
Reminder At the annual meeting in October the members considered the issue of motorcycles. This topic arose from complaints about the noise made by motorcycles being ridden in the subdivision. Others noted that riding motorcycles was one of the attractions of the mountains especially on some of the well known roads in the area. Section 7m of the subdivision covenants clearly provides that motorcycles cannot operate in the subdivision or on any lot. After considerable discussion, the membership decided that the provisions of the covenants should be enforced and that no motorcycles are to be ridden in the subdivision at any time but that an effort should be made to accommodate motorcycles in some way. One suggestion was to create a parking area for motorcycles and motor homes off of Breakaway Trial. Other suggestions included some type of accommodations at the clubhouse or turning the tennis courts into a parking area. In any event, based on the restrictions in the covenants, motorcycles cannot be ridden into the subdivision any further than the clubhouse or the security gate on Breakaway Trail. They will have to be trailered beyond those points.
COMMUNITY Some GSMC neighbors have been enjoying spending time at the Valley Town Nursing Home. Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening, they gather at the nursing home to play Bingo with the residents. The residents are always ready and waiting when the GS neighbors arrive. If you would like to participate, just give Jackie a call at 321-5043.
GRANNY’S GOSSIP Hello neighbor, Its been a long while aso I taked the time to set a spell and write y’all. So much been happenin on the mountain, Granny cain’t keep track. Theys a fixing to put the new water pipes in now that springs a-comin. We gonna have us a bit of mess – like hog slop in a rain – but we will have happy hearts for sure! Granny’s old friends, the Wrights, have settled in at Stone Mountain. We sure gonna be missing them – especially Miss Lois. We got some dern smart neighbors that settled here for ever-day living. Them Muellers be building thar own little paradise over on Cattail Circle. That fella Brad be getting quite a muscle development. His wife, Jackie, do lotsa fancy com-putery work just like our friends Darlene and Claire. Claire’s been studying on the brain and some such machine that does good medicine work. Granny’s brain needs a bit a help thar—gotta go see that gal. Oh, I almost forgot, Kappies home again, so she says on her show window. But we already knows she’s home so Grannys not sure why she want it wrote on her winder, septing she wants us to come set a spell there in town. And you do that folks! Pappy has a lot of sitting spells. His seat be worn thin! Ya’all is sich fine folks we have as neighbors. Lets get neighborly when you get the chance. Granny cain’t wait to see youins.