Date: Monday, June 24, 2002
Pool bathrooms undergo remodeling
The bathrooms at the pool are undergoing a much needed upgrading thanks to the hard work and generous donation of time by several of our neighbors.  New sinks and faucets were installed during the very rainy weekend we just had.  The volunteers certainly managed to find a silver lining in all the rain.  Recognizing a chance to get a big part of the dirty work done without impacting folks heading to the pool, the team leaped into action.  

Volunteers on this labor intensive project include Joe Miller, Bob Sams, Tom and Carol Bozak, Richard Miller and Mark Wnuk. The project is a work in progress. Joe says he hopes to have the project completed by July 4.  

They have already made tremendous progress.  Check out the photos.  The old fixtures have been removed and put out for trash pickup.  The four new faucets and sinks have been installed.  Painting is also underway. If you see any of these volunteers please be sure to give them a word of thanks for their efforts to make our neighborhood a better place .

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2002
New room at the Bortzfields

Curious about the construction going on at the blue house on Secret Woods Drive next to the pond?  The Bortzfields are building a new sunroom. Initial construction should only take a few days.  If the room looks incomplete for a while, don't worry.  It has a lot of custom cut glass that won't arrive from the factory for about six more weeks.  In the meantime a blue-colored temporary filling will be used.  The room will follow the pitch of the home. It will be all glass with a shingle roof that matches the rest of the home's roof.  The Bortzfields wrote the neighborhood board back in January to make sure the room would meet with the approval of the neighborhood's architectural committee.  You can watch the construction of the room on the Secret Woods Webcam, which is updated every five minutes.  Once the project is complete the Webcam will be refocused on a pond shot.

Here we grow again - Jacksonville.com is reporting a $45 million dollar project is planned at the corner of Butler and Southside. The project could have up to 557 multifamily housing units and up to 417,000 square feet for offices, stores and other commercial development, according to the Jacksonville.com report. If you would like to read more just click on the link. http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062002/bum_9711997.shtml

Minutes from the 2002 annual homeowners association meeting are now posted. Topics discussed include: Pool rules, speed bumps, vandalism, Covenant infractions and much more To read the complete minutes just click on the minutes link on the left-hand side of this page in the navigation rail.

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