Arbor Hills Spring Workday Postponed To Saturday, May 30th

Adopt A Park Kickoff Event

The Arbor Hills Spring Workday event, that was originally planned to be part of the Adopt A Park Spring Kickoff event is being postponed to Saturday, May 30th. The Spring Workday is only being postponed for work being done at Kilburn Park and Arbor Hills Park, and the citywide kickoff event will continue as planned at other city parks.

Please bring your rakes and gardening tools, and for comfort, gardening gloves. Please meet at Kilburn Park for the event.

Kilburn Park Work Planned

We will be working on the flower beds and trees that were planted last fall. Among other things, we will be refreshing the wood chips, weeding, and planting annuals in the flower beds, and replacing some perennials that didn't make it from last fall's work day. We are also going to be placing gator bags around the trees and give them a thick bed of mulch to help them survive the dry summer months.

Arbor Hills Park and Nature Area Work Planned

The wood chips along the trail across Arbor Hills Park leading into the Nature Area are getting very thin. We will be spreading new wood chips along the trail.

Streetlight Repair Policy Updated

In an effort to improve safety, the Board has reduced the time frame for streetlights to be repaired to three lights out or three months from the first burned out light (down from four months.) The Board also discussed reducing this further, but had to balance this with the cost of the boom truck for the repairs ($250 per trip) and will re-evaluate this in a year or as needed.

If you have comments or concerns, please send them in.

January Mailing Delayed: Dues Due on January 1, 2009

Please make an effort to make your January Association dues payment on time. The January mailing traditionally sent out to remind you of your dues payment has been delayed. The Association dues have increased to $495 per year, of which half, $247.50, is due on January 1, 2009. Please contact Select Management, if your account has other credits or charges for the actual account balance. Payments should be made through Select Management, and can be sent by mail to them or in person at their office, or electronically if you have arrangements to do so.

Fall Tree Planting Day

The Fall Tree Planting Day was a sucess! Due to a few diehard volunteers, who weathered the crisp cold on Saturday, November 22nd,, we now have three new trees planted in Kilburn Park, along with a few new daylilies in the front entrance flower beds.

Please contact the Association through the web site contact form, if you are interested in helping organize the Spring Planting Day.

Fall Tree Planting Day Postponed

Unfortunately, Saturday, November 15th turned out to be a very wet and rainy day and the event was postponed. The new date for the Tree Planting is Saturday, November 22nd, again starting at 10 a.m. The City Adopt A Park people delivered three nice, large trees - two oaks and a elm. Please come out and help plant!

Fall Tree Planting Day

Tree planting season has arrived, and the City of Ann Arbor's Adopt A Park program is providing three shade trees to be planted in Kilburn Park. Please join us on Saturday, November 15th, starting at 10 a.m. to plant those trees in the park. We will be digging the holes, planting the trees, mulching the trees, and watering them. Please bring your shovels, rakes, and watering cans to help with the planting. We hope to see you there!

Fall Newsletter

The Fall 2008 newsletter is out! Paper copies are being distributed as usual, and it is also available on the website in the Newsletters section.

Annual Meeting

As required by the Association Bylaws, the Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 30th at 6:30pm in the Clague Middle School Library. Please plan to attend, it is imperative that each household be represented for voting. If you are unable to attend, please fill out a Proxy Form with a designated proxy and send the form to Select Community Management. See the Annual Meeting packet for details (you should have received it in regular mail.) Also, the forms are available online here.

This year, two Board of Directors' seats are up for election, two year terms. Please consider running for a Board seat and help direct the future of our community! If you would like to run for a seat on the Board, please see the Annual Meeting packet for details on this as well.

Fall Work Day

Follow Up Article

Join us on Saturday, October 4th to make our neighborhood park more beautiful. We will be tree planting, shrub trimming, and replanting some flower beds in Kilburn Park. Bring your tools and helping hands. Starting at 10 a.m. at Kilburn Park.

• Replace dying maple tree near west park bench
• Trim shrubs by park sign
• Clear and replant small flower bed island with:
  • Salvaged lilies
  • Saliva
  • Purple Coneflower
• Plant bulbs in front of park sign
• Mulch tree and flower beds

Fall Work Day Planning Meeting

A planning meeting for the Fall Work Day is going to be held on September 10th at 9 a.m. at Kilburn Park. Nancy from the City's Natural Areas Preservations Office will be meeting with us to help plan the work day. The Fall Work Day, itself will be held on October 4th. Please join us at either event.

Open Board Meeting

The August meeting for the Association Board of Directors is an open meeting for the co-owners of Arbor Hills and is scheduled for Monday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m. Additional open board meetings for the rest of the year will be held in October and December. If you are interested in attending, please contact Select Management for the time and location.

Summer Newsletter

The Summer 2008 newsletter is out! Paper copies are being distributed as usual, and it is also available on the website in the Newsletters section.

Neighborhood Annual Picnic

It's time for the Annual Picnic! This year's event will be held on Saturday, August 23rd at 4:00pm at Kilburn Park. Please come and join your neighbors for a relaxing and fun-filled afternoon in the park. There will be raffle prizes for those who attend (presence required) and also a large air-filled bouncing gym for the kids. Neighbors attending should bring a dish to pass, as follows:

Cromwell, Earlmoore and Buckhorn - Side Dish or Casserole
Dunwoodie and Ashburnam - Hors d'ouevres
Kilburn, Aldwych and Bayswater - Chips and dip
Strand and Elsinore - Dessert

See you there!

Arbor Hills' Garage Sale

It's time again for the Association's annual neighborhood garage sale. The event has been posted on the Internet (craigslist.org) as well as in the Ann Arbor News. All you need to do is have your goods out on Saturday, June 28th from 9:00am until 3:00pm.

A big thank-you to Rochelle Noel for again organizing the event!

Halloween Parade

Please come join in the fun for the annual Halloween Parade on Sunday, October 28th at 4:00pm. Children (and adults) should meet at Kilburn Park, dressed in spooky costumes. We'll parade around the neighborhood, and afterwards we'll have some special treats for all!

Annual Meeting

As required by the Association Bylaws, the Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 25th at 6:30pm in the Clague Middle School Library. Please plan to attend, it is imperitive that each household be represented for voting. If you are unable to attend, please fill out a Proxy Form with a designated proxy and send the form to Select Community Management. See the Annual Meeting packet for details (you should have received it in regular mail.) Also, the forms are available online here.

This year, three Board of Directors' seats are up for election, two year terms. Please consider running for a Board seat and help direct the future of our community! If you would like to run for a seat on the Board, please see the Annual Meeting packet for details on this as well.