03-02-10
LEGUM & NORMAN
TRANSITIONS
OPERATING ACCOUNTS TO
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
BANC
(CAB)
Effective April 1,
2010, Legum & Norman will begin using Community Association Banc (CAB) to
process condominium and homeowner association assessments. A division of Mutual
Bank of Omaha,
Community Association Banc specializes in providing services to Community
Associations nationwide.
Three standard
options will continue to be available to homeowners for paying assessments:
Option
1. Payment by check using a coupon
Option
2. Direct Debit
Option
3. On-line Banking/Bill Payer service
**PLEASE NOTE
THAT OWNERS CURRENTLY USING DIRECT DEBIT
WILL NOT BE
AFFECTED AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.**
Option
1. We will begin ordering payment coupons and
envelopes by March 5, for your use when paying assessments by check or money
order. The coupons also include account and payment information needed when
using payment Option 2 and Option 3. Owners should begin using these coupons
immediately, for payments due April 1.
Option
2. Owners wanting to sign up for Direct Debit
may now use the Direct Debit Authorization coupon provided in the front
of their coupon booklet.
Option
3. Owners who wish to use an on-line bill
payer service to pay assessments will need to provide the payment service with
their 16 digit account number located at the top of the coupon and full
lockbox address printed below the barcode on the coupon:
[Name
of Your Association]
C/O
LEGUM & NORMAN INC. HOA
P.O.
BOX 65645
PHOENIX AZ 85082-5645
All old
coupons should be destroyed. New coupons contain a portion of the owner’s
name in the account information across the bottom of each page and should be
used for all future payments.
A dedicated
telephone number has been set up at the
Legum & Norman Communications
Center for callers with
questions about making payments. Owners may contact us at (703) 653-3398, or
toll free at 1-800-255-3486. Hours have been extended for the month of March as
follows:
Monday through
Thursday 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to
4:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to
1:00 pm
Owners may also contact us via email at
info@legumnorman.com.
03-02-10
03-01-10 Sure hope that was our last snow, Adrian and crew did a great
job with the snow removal, the biggest concerns were the piles of snow, some
don’t realize that to bring in heavy equipment for the moving of the
piles and loading trucks to haul it away is very expensive and the cost comes
from your condo fees.
02-08-10 The Board Meeting for tomorrow eve. has
been cancelled because of the weather, the new date is 03-02-10 at 7:00pm.
11-11-09 Our Annual Meeting was held last night, Steve gave his year end
progress report, there were no other Call for Candidates forms turned, and no
Nominations from the floor, Steve and Venetia
were re-running for three year terms and were re-elected by acclamation.
10-24-09 Jim also needs help on
updating the web page and would like to change the forms to (PDF), so they
could be filled out on line and emailed to the Club House.
10-23-09
StoneCroft has a new Community Manager
from Legum & Norman, she is Liliana
Martinez
We
welcome her and are looking forward to a great working relationship.
There
has been a number of inquires about installing hardwood flooring on above
ground level, if you want to install hardwood,
Remember
the noise transfer to the unit below you; StoneCroft
has the guide lines for as little as possible noise transfer,
check
with Jim in office 703-818-3432 for your information.
Remember
this is the year to have your chimney and dryer vent inspected or cleaned.
10-22-09
The Board reviewed the pool contracts and decided to stay with Titan Pool
Service, they
Had
a couple of small problems this past season, but worked them out to
StoneCroft’s approval.
10-16-09
The Board reviewed the snow removal proposals and decided to stay with Collins
Inc.
They
have been doing our snow removal for years the prices are good and they are
familiar with our property.
10-05-09
If you have experienced any of the changes that have affected your travels,
call Jim 703-818-3432
Announcing Plans for
Improved
Fairfax Bus Services
FAIRFAX COUNTY IS FINALIZING
A COMPREHENSIVE 10-YEAR PLAN FOR
IMPROVING FAIRFAX
CONNECTOR AND METROBUS SERVICE
COUNTYWIDE
We’ve received your input and
suggestions and now Fairfax
County is excited to
present its ten-year bus service plan. Join us
at a meeting to discuss improved services
such as more frequent bus service and service to more places that will better
meet your
needs. Personnel working on the project will
be available to take your comments and answer questions.
You can also learn more and comment by
visiting www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/tdp.htm
– or call 703-324-1500,
TTY 711, to leave a recorded message with your comments.
Make sure your bus service serves you!
Please join us at one of the following
open house meetings to learn more:
Thursday, Oct. 15 Thursday,
Nov. 5
6-8 p.m. 6-8
p.m.
Vienna Town Hall Springfield
Government Center
127
Center Street South, 6140
Rolling Road,
Vienna
Springfield
Saturday, Oct. 17* Monday,
Nov. 9
10 a.m.-noon 6-8
p.m.
County Government
Center North
County
Government
12000
Government Ctr Pkwy, Center
Fairfax 12000 Bowman Towne Dr,
Reston
Wednesday, Nov. 4 Tuesday,
Nov. 10
6-8 p.m.Mason District Government 6-8 p.m
Center McLean
Community
Center
6507 Columbia Pike,
1234 Ingleside Avenue,
Annandale McLean
Monday, Nov. 16 Tuesday,
Nov. 17*
6-8 p.m. 6-8
p.m.
County Government
Center South
County
Center
12000
Government Ctr Pkwy, 8350 Richmond
Hwy, Alexandria
Fairfax
Formal presentations at 7 p.m. for * Spanish speaking
staff will be in
attendance at the Oct.17 and * Intérpretes de español estarán
Nov. 17 meetings.
disponibles en la reuniones del
the evening meetings and 11 a.m.
17 de oct. y 17 de nov.
for the Saturday meeting.
To request reasonable ADA
accommodations or alternative format of materials,
call Katharyn Rogers at 703-877-5637, TTY
711.
September 2009
A Fairfax County, Va., publication
10-04-09- Somebody over the weekend, Sat. night or early Sun. morning left
the exercise room a mess, this is not a neighborly thing to do.
10-02-09- The Club House is a NO-SMOKING building, on many
occasions’ Adrian has found cigarette butts in the waste baskets in the
hall and in the bathrooms.
Please help us keep it smoke free……..
10-01-09- We have had requests for a news letter and we need volunteers to
handle this matter. If you want to help
call Jim 703-818-3432
We have
had a lot of calls about pet owners and there dogs going to the bathroom in the
front and back yards, some even let their dogs relieve themselves in and or
around the breezeways and columns, some pick up after their dogs and others do
not. Please be courteous to your neighbors and take your dog to the walking
area.
09-24-09- Sometime between September the 19th and 22nd,
there was a car and a motorcycle stolen from Fairstone Dr. right
in our own neighborhood.
Please call 911 if you see or hear
anything suspicious.
09-23-09- Arbor Tech to remove 5 trees in two different locations because of
a maintenance issue. Our trees are 20 years older and many were planted to
close to the buildings and while they were small they looked great, now that
they are much taller they are clogging the rain gutters.
09-22-09- Please keep an eye on the recycle area, there has been a lot of
large items left there for us to haul away and this in an extra cost to the
Association.
08-25-09- The picnic was a success, thanks to all that helped.
08-07-09- Agenda posted for the Board Meeting on Aug. 11th. at 7:00 PM.
05-22-09- StoneCroft Picnic
tomorrow afternoon, burgers, beverages and chips will be provided.
05-08-09- Agenda posted for the Board Meeting on May 12th.at 7:00 PM.
04-23-09- Fairfax Fire Dept. performed their annual tests on our sprinkler
systems.
04-14-09- Amtek, did their annual structural
inspection, we passed with flying colors.
03-05-09- Ace Fire Extinguisher Inc. serviced the extinguishers in all
buildings.
02-06-09- Agenda posted for the Board Meeting on Feb.10th. at 7:00 PM
11-25-08- Dave Costanzo and Stan
Dragon were re-elected on the Board of Directors.
06-24-08- The parking lots were rejuvenated and re-striped the last 2 weeks,
they turned out great.
03-14-08- Added Crime Prevention Invitation, under General Condo
Information.
03-03-08- Updated Board Meeting Minutes starting from 1999
to present.
02-23-08 - If you are the owner or owners of the (2) bicycles at the rear of
the Club House, please let Jim know in the office, these are in need of repair
and are going to be disposed of.
02-23-08 - Please take all of your large items to be disposed of to the Fairfax
County landfill, on
West Ox Road, when you leave them at our
recycle area it cost YOU money to pay for the removal of these items.
02-23-08 - Please keep an eye on your polybutylene
water pipes by checking the hot water heater room every couple of days.
Look for signs of water, either in or on the walls or on the floor.
If you see signs of leakage, turn your water off and listen/watch for the
water to slow down or stop. If it does not stop, check with your upstairs
neighbor as they should be following the same procedures. Contact your
plumber and a water extractor as soon as possible in order to prevent mold
growth.
02-23-08 - Sorry for the delay in posting this, but we now have wireless
internet in the Club House, (WiFi) bring your
laptop when you work out and then cool down in the meeting room while surfing
the net.
07/10/07 - When you need to order a re-sale package, go to www.legumnorman.com , click on
Downloadable Forms, click on Resale Document Requests.
06/06/07 - StoneCroft purchased a
motorized maintenance cart for Adrian,
this will save him a lot of time and steps.
06/01/07 - King Contracting, has started re-roofing
our roofs and American Exteriors has started the re-painting, by summers end we
will look like a new property.
03/13/07 - Save your money by using our gym instead of joining a club. We
have installed two new pieces of equipment in the exercise room. Our old Life
Fitness stepper was donated to the Toms Brook Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, they gave StoneCroft
a $1,000. tax deductible donation.
If you need some screen repairs, call the SCREEN
MAN 703-709-9810 or on the web, www.thescreenman.com .
We are still in the need of more signed PROXIES,
please fill one out and drop it off in the Club House.
Remember your neighbors- QUIET HOURS are from 10:00PM --8:00AM
Sunday --Thursday and 11:00PM--9:00AM Friday and Saturday.
Only electric and hard piped NATURAL GAS grills are legal on our balconies, in
Fairfax County.
DOG WALK AREA-- Please think of your neighbors, when walking your dog,
please walk to the pet area, near the car wash, the summer heat tends to make
the back yards smell bad, so keep the odor on the power lines.
The new automated trash compactor is working out real well. Lets hope it stays that way.
09/27/06 - StoneCroft has gone
high tech, we had the compactor wired for automatic operation, every time some
one throws trash down the chute and the door is latched, it automatically comes
on, and hopefully this will eliminate the trash build up on the weekends.
Please do not throw anything long into the chute and Please do not leave boxes,
trash or large items in the recycle area, not only does it look bad, it will
attract rodents and small animals. American Exteriors donated the
paint (thanks Daniel) and Adrian has painted the
recycle area grey (looks good), we had a few
homeowners ask why it was a pink color in the first place. Good
question!
08/10/06 - Look like someone did enjoy the new picnic table, after all.
Enjoy, after all it is yours.
07/25/06 - Adrian
replaced the old worn out picnic table (not from use but from the weather) that
is behind the club house, just beside the BBQ that was installed on 7/10 and
has not been used since.
07/10/06 - The new BBQ grill behind the club house is in and ready for your
hot dogs and or hamburgers.
05/28/06 - The pool opened and we hope everyone has a safe and happy summer.
05/25/06 - Mike Lynch has been
very busy reworking the balcony hand rails and siding, homeowners have been
great calling in and letting us know, if their railings need work or not.
Thanks
05/24/06 - Well, finally the new weight lifting equipment arrived and looks
great, this gym is something to be proud of. Point of
interest. The old equipment was donated to the Toms Brook Fire Dept. and
Rescue Squad, they gave StoneCroft
a $1,000. tax deductible donation. Because of an
undetectable water leak, in the ladies rest room shower, it had caused the
framing and backing to deteriorate.
Adrian,
said he could do the rebuilding instead of hiring a contractor. Not only
did he do a great job, it saved us considerable money. Thanks
Adrian for you
talents.
03/24/06 - The Club House has been painted, the furniture has been
reupholstered, the new coffee (cocktail) table is in place and now we are
waiting for the big screen TV. The new weight lifting equipment is
still on it's way and should be here by the 1st. of
May.
03/13/06 - As many of you know, Friday will be Monico's
last day here at StoneCroft and he
will be sorely missed. However, on a positive note, he is being replaced by a
close, personal friend of his by the name of Adrian
Urrutia. Adrian
has good recommendations and will be a tremendous asset to
StoneCroft for years to come. Let's welcome
Adrian with open arms and
hope that he decides to stay with us until he retires.
03/08/06 - A homeowner has asked why the pool was closed on Wednesdays, and
would like it open seven days a week. The reason has been, the extra
expense and for the most part, it is not heavily occupied during the day,
another option is, open at 2:30 -- 7:00, five (5) days and 11:00 -- 8:00 on weekends. This will give you seven days, but
shorter hours per day and at no more expense. Let Jim know your feelings.
03/07/06 - Three more units have been approved, for re-piping.
03/01/06 - Just some new things:
- New
Gym equipment ordered:
The Gym has new weight lifting equipment coming soon, should
be here within 5-6 weeks. These will be 6 stand alone cable lifting
machines. The old cable system in there now will be removed to make room
for the new equipment. The new equipment will be longer lasting and will
look nice. This will keep our gym on par with other condo gyms in our
area.
- Face
Lift for the Club House:
The Great Room and hallway will be re-painted, the furniture
will be re-upholstered, maybe even a large flat screen TV. The kitchen
has already been remodeled. After this face lift, the Club House should
look new again.
- Re-piping
of some units:
There have been over 50 units re-piped, so far and covered
by the class action law suit, with more on the way. Your time runs out in
buildings #2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9 in 2007 and buildings #6, and 7 in 2008.
If you are unsure of your building number or have any questions about the
re-piping, contact Jim (703) 818-3432.
- Satellite
TV may be coming:
Direct TV is going to do a site visit and survey at
StoneCroft, to see if they can set master dishes on
each building connect to our already installed TV cable wiring in the equipment
rooms of each building, this will give each homeowner a choice between Cox
Cable or Direct TV. We will keep you advised if this works out so all,
will have a choice. This will be only if Direct TV can do this at no cost
to each unit and will be Board approved. I just heard this morning, that
Verizon has a satellite TV department, I will check with them and see if
StoneCroft will qualify and then maybe we will get
the best of both worlds. REMINDER, ANY SATELLITE DISH ALREADY INSTALLED THAT
IS ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING OR HAND RAIL, WILL BE REMOVED, AT THE HOMEOWNERS
EXPENSE, WHILE THE BALCONY WORK IS BEING DONE.
- Hot
Water Heater:
Everyone should check their hot water heater room a couple
times each month, look for water leaks, rust, gas odors and anything that does
not appear normal.
- Re-cycle
area: Just a reminder
No large items to be left on the ground. If it will
not fit into the compactor chute, you should take it to the re-cycle site on
West Ox Rd.
- Parking
stickers vs. no stickers:
Give us your feed back on how to correct our parking
problems. If we apply stickers to the cars, then guests will need to park
in visitor spots, or be towed. Give us your ideas.
02/08/06 - We got the sad news today, Monico's
last day with us will be March 17. Thirteen years, wow, you have
been appreciated. We wish you the best of everything.
01/03/06 - Changed Monico's early retirement date,
he is having a house built in FL and they don't have a closing date as of yet.
12/01/05 - Monico Paredes,
has turned in his early retirement notice for sometime in March or April, 2006. Monico came to
StoneCroft in March 03, 1993 and that was "StoneCroft's Lucky Day" and has been a full
time loyal employee since. Monico and his
family are moving to Florida
and we wish him the best of luck.
12/01/05 - To date there has been about 40 units that have had their
plumbing re-piped, due to the polybutal problems.
Removed Archer Crebbs and added
April Ludtke as Legum & Norman's contact
Manager.
11/17/04 - Added April, July, November (draft) minutes
06/11/04 - Added January minutes and April (draft) minutes.
10/27/03 - Added October 2003 (draft) minutes, removed (draft) from August
2003 minutes.
09/12/03 - Added August 2003 (draft) minutes.
09/06/03 - Added June 2003 minutes and The Club House Rental
Form.
08/19/03 - Updated the front page and removed (draft) from July 2002
minutes.
06/23/03 - Documents added to February 2003 minutes.
06/08/03 - Added final versions of January and February 2003
minutes.
06/05/03 - Added draft copy of April 2003 minutes and pool
hours for 2003.