Jean DeSantis, Editor jmdparkev@juno.com

Dick Sparrow, President rsparrow@twcny.rr.com

ERIE VILLAGE NEWSLETTERERIE VILLAGE NEWSLETTERERIE VILLAGE NEWSLETTER

February 2012February 2012February 2012 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 4th 4th 4th Issue, Volume 3 Issue, Volume 3 Issue, Volume 3

5900 North Burdick Street Suite 110 East Syracuse, New York

www.ErieVillageHOA.com

Recent Concerns in the Village As many of you may have heard on the news, we

recently had a rash of vandalism in the village. An e-

mail was to sent to those residents for whom we

have an e-mail address as supplied to us in our re-

quest for contact information. Most of the e-mails

appear to have been delivered, however a number

were returned for various reasons.

We sent the e-mail as we wanted to communicate

to you as soon as possible about this important mat-

ter. If you have an e-mail address and did not re-

ceive the e-mail but would like to be on our mailing

list, please send an e-mail to

residents5900@gmail.com in the subject area type

"please add me to e-mail list". Also you may want to

put this in your contact list or otherwise enable your

e-mail to accept mail from this address.

We will not share your e-mail address with anyone.

And we will send you e-mail only on items which we

believe are important enough that they can not wait

for the monthly newsletter.

An additional update: We have received word from

the Manlius Police Department that two arrests were

made recently in conjunction with all the activity

dating back at least 2 years if not longer.

Treasurer’s Report Ed Bangel presented the final summary of our 2011 budget to actual costs incurred at the January 16th board meeting. We ended the year in a positive situation, with savings in some areas that helped pay for other projects such as various drainage and general maintenance items.

Ed also announced that the audit of 2011’s books would begin February 1st 2012. A summary of the results will be published and included in the annual meeting packet.

Manager’s Report Wynn Collins, Erie Village Maintenance Manager has been taking advantage of the good weather and performing re-pairs in preparation for the 2012 painting season. His crew has been replacing siding on a number of units and also repairing privacy fences. They will be painted this summer.

Plowing Not too much to report on this season’s plowing due to the lack of snow. Our plowing contractor did a great job re-sponding to the couple heavier snowfalls we have received so far this season.

Elections 2012

Are you interested in running for the Board? There will be four (4) director positions up for election in May 2012. Please contact Richard Lelong, Sally Oot or Millie Sitnik if interested by April 1st. You will need to write up a short biography which will be published in the annual meeting packet. This year’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 15th at Pine Grove Middle School.

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Winter Safety Tips

Prevent snow from blowing in by placing rolled towels or rugs in front of exterior doors. Place between window panes and storm windows if windows tend to be drafty.

Check chimney or furnace vents, water heater, dryer and washer vents to keep them free from snow and ice. Exterior warm air outlets freeze up easily and can cause problems with your appliances.

Carefully remove icicles hanging from eaves of the house. Stand well away from falling icicles and knock them down with a long-handled broom or shovel. Falling icicles can be deadly, so take care.

Keep water pipes warm to prevent water from freezing. Fro-zen water in pipes not only means no running water, it can cause pipes to burst. Keep bathroom cupboard doors open to circulate warm air. Do not let your thermostat get below 60 degrees. In some houses, it may be necessary to let the water trickle to keep pipes from freezing during periods of very low temperatures. The best prevention method is to wrap exterior water pipes with heated, electrical cables called heat tape. Flush toilets periodically to keep water moving also.

Keep pets indoors and make sure they have safe access ways when they are outdoors.

Be extra cautious when you step out your door. It take the same second to check your footing as it does to have your feet fly out from under you and land you on your butt! Bro-ken hips, ankles and wrists are common injuries not to men-tion what could happen if you bang your head. Use salt or other ice melt products and give it a chance to work before becoming too confident of where you’re stepping.

If the power goes out, how will you stay warm? Make sure you have an alternate heat source for your home. This could be your gas or wood burning fireplace. If you’re plan-ning on using your fireplace, make sure your chimney is clean and ready to go and that you have plenty of dry wood on hand.

You should always have the following items readily accessi-ble: Candles, matches and fireproof candle holders, Flash-lights and extra batteries or a lantern, crank radio with NOAA access, Non-cordless landline phone, a non-electric can opener, individually packaged hand and foot warmers, and of course a first aid kit.

Make sure your house numbers are visible from the road in case of an emergency.

Battery Drop off at Wegmans:

Utilize the new battery collection boxes at all nine local Wegmans. Each bin has separate collection compart-ments for alkaline, rechargeable, and button batteries (including hearing aid, calculator and watch batteries). Put rechargeable batteries in individual plastic bags (provided) and place in “Rechargeable Battery” com-partment on the right.

Deposit alkaline batteries in the bottom compartment with the circular opening. The alkaline batteries do NOT have to be in plastic bags.

Place the button batteries (small round batteries found in watches, garage door openers hearing aides) into the clear container labeled “Button Batteries” on the left. The button batteries do NOT have to be in plastic bags.

Over 50 Locations Accept Rechargeable Batteries for Recycling: They accept them for FREE! For a complete list, visit: www. OCRRA.org/programs_battery.asp

Drop off at the Rock Cut Road Transfer Station:

Batteries can also be dropped off at OCRRA’s Rock Cut Road Transfer Station, 5808 Rock Cut Road, off Brigh-ton Avenue. Please separate rechargeable batteries from alkaline and button types. Put each rechargeable in a separate plastic bag.

Working together, we can continue to keep household batteries out of the waste stream.

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Monthly Board Meetings

Each month the board of directors meets to discuss issues, concerns and the normal day to day activities of Erie Village. The meetings are held on the third Monday of the month beginning at 6:30pm at our office in the basement of the medical center 5900 N. Burdick, Suite 110 next to DOOW Lumber.

All residents are welcome to attend.

If you have an issue that you would like to discuss with the board, we ask that you submit it in writing ahead of time so that it can be added to the agenda.

OCRRA Scheduled Events Earth Day Litter Cleanup—April 20th and 21st

Shred-O-Rama—May 5th and September 22nd both to be held at Alliance Bank Stadium from 8am—noon

Household Hazardous Waste Day—May 19th, July 21st and October 6th all to be held at Ley Creek Station from 8am—2pm.

You will need to sign up ahead of time for the Household Haz-ardous Waste events and also to get a list of items that will not be accepted prior to the dates listed either by going online to ocrra.org or by calling 453-2866.

Some other helpful recycling tips:

Soft cover telephone books can be placed in your blue bin for recycling.

Looking to dispose of fluorescent light bulbs any time during the year? Some of the locations that they can be dropped off are, Village ACE Hardware in Fayetteville, Manlius True Value in Manlius, Home Depot or Lowe’s.

Need to get rid of old televisions, computers and other elec-tronics? Well if your TV is still working and is no more than 8 years old, consider contacting the Salvation Army at 445-0520 ext. 320. The Salvation Army also accepts newer work-ing computers and monitors (flat screen only).

Staples and Best Buy also accept items but check ahead of time because there are some restrictions.

A Call For Volunteers We are looking for Volunteer Drivers for the "Road to Recovery" program which is coordinated by the Ameri-can Cancer Society. Volunteers agree to drive patients a couple of times a month to life saving treatments that they otherwise might miss when their caregiver is un-able to drive them. Our volunteers step in to make sure the patient does not miss a treatment. We give the driv-ers a few days notice to make sure it does not conflict with their schedule. We ask drivers to drive a patient to an appointment only Monday-Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

For more information on the program, people can contact Stephanie D'Amico at 315-433-5658 or

Stephanie.D'amico@cancer.org

Are you interested in information about

Hydro-fracking? Do you have an opinion one way or another? Do you want to learn more on the subject? Jeanne Creamer will be holding an infor-mal meeting on February 23rd at 3:30 PM at her home at 196 Summerhaven Dr. If interested, con-sider attending this informal session.

Request to Place Garbage in Grey Bin

Residents are asked to please place your garbage in your gray bin at the end of your driveway. Leaving bags out attracts crows who then break the bags open and garbage is strewn about.

Garbage and recycle pickup is weekly on Wednesday mornings with the exception of the holidays listed below where pickup will be delayed by one day:

Memorial Day week, July 4th, Labor Day week, Christmas week and New Year’s 2013—Pickup will be on Thursday.

2012 Garage Sale

It’s not too early to start collecting items to sell in this year’s annual community garage sale. The tentative date is Saturday, June 16th. Look for additional infor-mation in upcoming newsletters.

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Erie Village “GO GREEN” Initiative

Please consider receiving the monthly newsletter via email. It’s as simple as sending a quick email to your editor referencing in the subject line EV-GO GREEN at jmdparkev@juno.com. Please include unit #

If you would like to have your newsletter mailed to you while you are away, please provide self addressed stamped enve-lopes and we will make sure you are kept up to date on any news. Drop them off at 35 Parkington Circle.

ERIE VILLAGE BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION

The book group meets on the second Wednesday of each

month at 7:00 pm. We read fiction and non-fiction and we

encourage and warmly welcome new members. Please call

Janey Pajak 637-1761 or email jpajak@twcny.rr.com if you

would like to join our friendly group.

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” …. is

the opening line to Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel. It is one of the great opening lines of English fic-tion. It is also the opening line that Alfred Hitchcock used for his 1940 screenplay of Rebecca.

At the January 2012 meeting, the timeless, gothic novel, Rebecca, made for a lively discussion. The book first pub-lished in 1938, is still in publication today. In addition to discussing the book, we also watched certain parts of the rented dvd during the meeting. We all wanted to see how the imposing Cornwall estate Manderly.

In addition, the book group also welcomed new member, Christine. Our hostess Betty made Italian Cheesecake and her mom’s recipe Dolly Cookies which were delicious. Here is our upcoming schedule: March 14 God Grew Tired of Us by John Bul Dau at the Goldberg residence, 201 Summerhaven. April 11 Don’t lets go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. May 9 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, June or July Ben Behind His Voices, author Randye Kaye who is a member’s cousin.

Report Concerns to our Office

All residential concerns should be reported to 656-5148. Please leave your name, unit number, and a daytime phone number so that we can contact you. Also remember that all written notification should be mailed to the Erie Village Home-owners Association, 5900 N. Burdick St, Suite 110, E. Syra-cuse, NY 13057.

Wynn Collins—Maintenance Mgr. EVHOA@cnymail.com

Website:www.ErieVillageHOA.com

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE

Don’t forget to visit the Erie Village website, www.erievillagehoa.com .

Ongoing additions and refinements make it worth-while to take a look at it. Any questions—contact our Web Administrator Marj Schaff

Recipe

Betty’s Mom Dolly Cookies

1 stick melted butter 1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup graham crackers 1 cup walnuts

1 cup or more coconut 1 can sweetened condensed milk

Spray baking pan with Pam. For first layer, press the butter and graham crackers in pan. For the second layer, dot with chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. For the third and top layer, pour over the condensed milk.

Bake 30 minutes in 350 oven for an easy and sweet treat!

Your editor welcomes articles and helpful hints on just about any topic, from maintenance to gardening. Even the occasional human interest story. Volunteer reporters are always welcome!

Please submit information to Jean DeSantis, 35 Parkington Circle or email and reference Erie Village Newsletter in subject line to jmdparkev@juno.com. For questions call 637-0018.

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Do you need help with your daily routine? My name is Patti and I take pride in what I do. If you need help long or short term for your grocery shopping, to pick up your prescriptions or

other daily tasks I may be able to help you. Is your work day too long for your pet to be home alone, or are you going on vacation and you’re not com-fortable putting your pet in a kennel? I may be able to help you. I can come to your home as needed, so your pet can stay safe in his/her surroundings. For your reassurance I am insured and bonded, Erie Village references available.

Contact Patti Jewett at 699-0493 or 380-4714. pjewett@twcny.rr.com.

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Erie Village References Available

To place an ad in our Newsletter please see contact informa-tion for prices and other requirements on page 4 of newsletter.

Checks should be made payable to EVHOA

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Looking for Bottle and Can Donations

Danielle Dillon, Lorrie Hickox's grand-daughter, is planning a class trip with her school to the Florida Keys with the Envi-ronmental Club in June. While there, she will tour a marine reserve, study reef life and swim with dolphins. She will be collecting bottles and cans to help support her trip. If you can help out, please drop off your bottles and cans at 55 Parkington Circle or we can ar-range pickup. Thank you. Lorries' number is 637-2838.