First a reminder about the garage sale coming up this Saturday, May 9! There are 6 families signed up so far...if you hurry you can still join in! There will be notes provided to each house, directing customers to the other sales. Many thanks to Eva O'Brien for coordinating this sale. Please note: all families participating and any new ones - please call Eva before Saturday to confirm arrangements! 215-661-8764. Get out and shop for treasures on Saturday...the rain date will be May 16.
Secondly, please find attached an "invoice" for annual fees for the care and maintenance of our entry ways. We are hoping all of you will respond to this email version so we can save costs on a paper mailing. We will do a mailing to those who do not respond to this email. You will need to provide your own envelope and stamp to mail your check - the address is highlighted on the invoice.
Remember, unlike the majority of neighborhoods in the area, there is no formal neighborhood association in Gwynedd Knoll. However, the entrances are the responsibility of the entire neighborhood, not just those people who live adjacent to them. The last fund drive came up a few thousand dollars short of the monies spent to re-landscape the entrances, which was done professionally for the first time since the development was completed and included significant work to clean it up and sculpt the beds for mulching. Therefore, we will be taking the approach of sending an annual invoice to collect the funds needed to ensure that our neighborhood remains desirable and inviting. Remember, this is an investment in the value of your Gwynedd Knoll property!
The mulching and weed control application this spring will cost about $1,000. The planting of summer flowers will cost about $900. We are contracting with a local company that already does work in the neighborhood. We have researched the prices and these are competitive. We hope you agree and will contribute to help.
Many thanks to Neil and Andrea Daeubler who replaced the bushes at the Meetinghouse entry themselves this past weekend! They saved us the high labor costs of digging! Also, the pansies which were planted last fall have come back nicely this spring, eliminating the need for another planting.
The Gwynedd Knoll Garden Club
Reminder: The Hancock Road entrance plantings are temporary and minimal at this time because the entire entry will be re-built as part of the Rte. 202 project. When complete, the entry will be landscaped with permanent trees and shrubs.
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775
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