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Hello neighbors!
A neighbor of ours lost a car and house key on the same ring the other day. Believe to be somewhere around the Fireside Drive / Andiron Drive or around the 91st Street entrance. They’ve searched those areas with no luck. so please be on the lookout.
If found please let me know and I will get you in contact with the neighbor.
Just a reminder that we are not allowed to burn leaves. Doing so can lead to a $2500 fine from the city. This creates a heavy smoke that can become a nuisance to our neighbors and can start fires.
We can still burn limbs and such. For a complete list of what we can burn and not burn and when we can burn, please visit the open burning page at indy.gov.
However, we can dispose of 40 bags of leaves each week with our regular trash between November 4th and December 1st. Please use just plastic bags. The paper sacks tend to break open after getting wet..
I’ve also received some complaints about dog walkers not picking up after their dogs. Those plastic shopping bags are perfect for this duty. We can be fined $25 per pile.
If you notice a street light is out please note the Location and number in yellow tag on the pole. Then go to the power companies report page and fill in the form. Please pass that information to me too. I will report it as well and for our records.
Well folks, thank you so much for being such good neighbors. As always, please contact me if you have any questions, concerns or what have you.
Best regards,
Ryan Kruse
President
Hearthstone HOA
Hi Neighbors,
It’s that time again for our annual neighborhood meeting. It will be Sunday, September 24th at 4:00 p.m. We will meet in the backyard of 9265 Andiron Drive.
Hope to see you all there!
Hello neighbor!
Thank you for paying your.annual dues early. This really helped bring the cost down for our dues and newsletter mailing. Your newsletter is attached to the email.
As always, feel free to contact us if you have any questions, suggestions or concerns.
Take care
Ryan Kruse
President
Hearthstone HOA
Hello neighbors!
Well, it’s that time of year again to start gathering up the stuff that you no longer want or need for the annual community garage sale! It will be Saturday June 24th 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Other neighborhoods in the area will be holding theirs the same day and time. This should help get more people out to see what you have.
If the weather is really bad the garage will be postponed and held the following Saturday at the same time.
If you are planning on having a garage sale please let me know and an idea what you have for sale. I like placing that kind of information on our ads online. We tend to get more people swinging by if they have an idea what’s available. Sometimes, I get contact beforehand from people that want to buy your stuff before the sale.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Thank you!
Ryan Krause
President
Hearthstone HOA
Hello neighbors!
I got some good news about our streets and Masters Road! To my surprise, since I have not heard from the city since last October, I received notice today from the City of Indianapolis DPW that they are moving forward on working on Masters Road and neighborhood identified in our Indianapolis Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership (INIP) application. However, they are only repairing three locations. (Near 9102 Fireside Drive, Intersection of Masters Road and Hardwood Drive, Intersection of Homeside Drive and Hardwood Drive)
The reason it went from 6 to 3 locations is because the engineers found that some of the locations need major repair and inflationary cost. These increased the cost to $60,000 total with our half increased to $30,000. $16,000 over the $14,000 we put forward in our application. We only had A little over 19,000 in savings at that time. This is why only three locations out of the six are being strip patched. We just don’t have the money to cover the additional cost at this time.
I will inform you when they are planning to start the work by email and/or In the newsletter that goes out with our dues Invoices in late May.
Speaking of dues! Here shortly, the HOA will be emailing out Invoices from WaveApps.com. It’s a free online accounting software program that allows you to use credit cards to pay your dues. You can still use hearthstonehoa.com and paypal.me, just click on the blue text to get to these.
Just a little note,. if you want to pay through our website each quantity is $60. If you owe $120, the quantity will be two.
Last year a majority of you paid online. That really helped reduce the cost of preparing and mailing out dues notices. Lets do it again! If you plan on paying online, please do so by May 15th.
If you have any questions about the streets or dues or anything, Please don’t hesitate and ask.
Best regards,
Ryan Kruse
President
Hearthstone HOA
Hello neighbors.
I hope this email finds you and your family well.
Stolen HVAC Compressor
Unfortunately, I have to report that a neighbor’s HVAC compressor was stolen sometime after December 24, 2022. Since the furnace does not require the compressor to produce heat, the theft went unnoticed until a scheduled maintenance earlier this month.
Please check to make sure you still have yours. Call the police non-emergency number (317) 327-3811 If it has been stolen to file a report. You will need the report for your home insurance to replace it.
Also, please let me know if it’s been stolen. Like to keep that information for our records.
Street update
I’m waiting to hear back from this city.
The city engineers estimate last summer to repair the areas that we identified for the Indy Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership (INIP) double the estimate in our submission. Our part covered 5 areas and our half was estimated at $15,000. Due to inflation, our half would increase to $30,000.
We only had $19,000 in savings and could not afford to cove the increase. I asked if reducing the areas to just two or three would bring back to under $15,000. The liaison was to get back to me. The HOA has not given the city our 15,000.
Masters Road is supposed to be worked on this spring and summer. I’m also trying to get the city and our city counselor to repair the bad areas while they’re right there at no cost of the HOA. I think after almost 50 years, they can do that for us.
in the meantime, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I would like for us to report every pothole and area of breakdown to the city. We can easily do this using the mayor’s action website And “RequestIndy” phone application.
The website is: https://www.indy.gov/activity/pothole-repair Click the green button On the right, “Let’s get started.” Input the address of the nearest location then answer the questions. You can submit a picture by clicking the Box that says upload picture.
Thanks everyone in advance for your help.
Take care,
Ryan Kruse
President
Hearthstone HOA
Hello neighbors!
Supposedly the groundhog saw its shadow so we’re supposed to have another 6 weeks of winter. Well, Mother Nature didn’t seem to get the memo. Hopefully she doesn’t find it since our trees are budding and flowers are starting to grow.
Just a reminder, warmer temperatures get people out of their houses to start walking, running and riding bikes again. With that, we must watch for people as we travel through the neighborhood. The speed limit for our neighborhood is 25 mph.
I’ve gotten a few complaints about a black SUV and a black pickup truck driving pretty fast on Homeside Drive and Fireside Drive. Shaving a few seconds speeding home isn’t worth the risk of our neighbors and themselves..
Besides, do we really save time speeding to where we’re going? I used to think so until I timed myself driving to-and-fro my job downtown normally and speeding. I found driving faster saved me no more than 5 minutes.
Was that 5 minutes really worth the risk of an accident or a speeding ticket? Was that 5 minutes worth the stress, frustration and Road rage I get towards other drivers that “got in my way” or “drove too slow” while driving? Was it worth the extra gas I was wasting just to shave off 5 minutes? Nope.
By just driving with the flow of traffic,using cruise control and figuring out the speed set for timed traffic lights allowed me to reach my destination safely, in a good mood and a few extra bucks in my pocket. Driving became much more pleasant after I slowed down and went with the flow.
There are all kinds of stresses in our lives that we can’t really control. However, we can control the stress we give ourselves from driving. So, please, for the safety of yourself and others as well as your mental well-being, slow down.
Like always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask.
Take care,
—
Ryan Kruse
President
Hearthstone HOA
Here is the latest application for the Indianapolis Street Repair Grant from our HOA President Ryan Kruse:
Hi neighbors!
As we discussed at the last HOA meeting in September, the board will be applying for funding from the city to repair our roads in key areas. Learn more about the grant program and what it means for our neighborhood here:
Hello Neighbors!
It’s time for our annual neighborhood meeting:
Sunday, September 26th at 4pm. Front yard of 9265 Andiron Drive. Bring a chair.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about anything, please let us know.
Hope to see you there!
Hearthstone HOA
Agenda Items and discussions:
I. Street update
II. HOA Board of Directors Nominations.
Every two years we are to nominate 5-9 members of the board. These members can be property owners and renters that are up-to-date with their dues. Their main duties are to approve contracts for snow removal, landscaping and maintenance of our easements along Masters Rd and 91st Street. They also help with other issues that they feel should be addressed. They meet 3 times a year or more if needed. Executive Officers will come from the Board of Directors and elected at their 1st meeting. Learn more at our website, hearthstonehoa.com/bylaws Please let us know if you’re interested. It’s a great way to be part of the community.
We also need people to be members of the Beautification, Welcoming, Social and Garage Sale Committees. You don’t have to be a member of the Board. So if you like to garden, meet new people, arrange social events and/or garage sales, please let us know.
III. Proposed Changes to Bylaws (these are only in discussion phase. Vote to change will be at 2022 annual meeting): Current bylaws can be reviewed at: https://hearthstonehoa.com/bylaws/
PROPOSED ADDITIONS TO BY-LAWS
A. Rental/Leased Properties.
1. Properties solely for rent/lease are limited to 10% (13/130).
Owner-Occupiers can temporarily rent/lease properties if property is to be vacant for more than
three (3) months due to military deployments, long-term travel for business, family obligations
and long-term medical recovery. Written notice must be submitted to the Board of Directors prior
to renting/leasing the property. The notice shall include the name, address, phone number,
email of the property owner and name, address, phone number, email of the entity that will
manage the property during this time and the starting and projected end date. Short-term rentals
are prohibited.
Note: Currently, there are 14 rental/leased properties. We have one over this
limit. All will be grandfathered in. However, while over the 10% limit, current
Owners of rental/leased properties that want to sell or transfer ownership, must
sell to owner-occupiers until under the limit.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO CURRENT ITEMS IN BY-LAWS
10. Animals.
1. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on
any lot, except that of Hobby Hens , dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept, provided
that they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purposes. All pets must be kept
on a leash unless they are on a Lot or within a private property line. No more than (4-11?)
Hobby Hens can be kept on the property. They must be fenced in the backyards and have
a secure structure that protects them from weather and predators.
17. Fences: All fences shall be approved in writing by Sheetz-Singleton, Inc., or their
successors or assigns before any construction. New fences must be constructed with wood,
vinyl panel and black coated chain link. Chain link cannot exceed 42 inches. Wood and
Vinyl Panel, 72 inches. Fences shall not be constructed beyond the front facade of the
home.
Note: These changes only affect construction of new and replacement fencing.
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