Let me formally welcome new neighbors to our beloved

neighborhood. Spivey Cove has been going strong for over 20

years. Our HOA was formed in 1999 with the mission to pro-

tect our property values and to improve the quality of the

community through best practices as determined by HOA pro-

fessionals. We try to get it right and that is why your participa-

tion is important.. Over the years we have made several

changes that have kept us marketable. Currently, we have only

one home out of 54 which is vacant. A realtor reported recent-

ly that homes values are on the rise again in the Lake Spivey

area and inventory is low. Curb appeal and covenants work!

This year we plan to continue to improve the entrance.

Look for more color throughout the spring and summer. We

will also upgrade the entrance lighting. A few benches will

need to be replaced and depending on funds we may add mile

markers since a few neighbors walk, bike, and run.

LSCI or Lake Spivey Community, Inc’s goal is to promote

our area. There are several residents on influential committees

who determine the direction of our part of the county. Spivey

Cove has been a member of LSCI since 2005. The “next big

thing” will be a 3.5 mile path from the senior center at the

Clayton County International Park to Lake Spivey Golf Club.

Welcome New Neighbors and Thanks to Longtime Neighbors!!

Spivey Cove Telegraph

Lake Spivey’s first

portion of a 3.5 mile

paved path will start at

the Griswell Senior

Center and end at Lake

Spivey Golf Club. The

county will eventually

complete 105 miles of

paved trails. The project

is called “Clayton Con-

nects” by the PATH

Foundation.

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January – March 2015

Volume 1, Issue 1

Deanna Wallis

Community Associa-tion Management,

LLC

P.O. Box 143089

Fayetteville, Ga 30214

(770) 692-0152

(770) 692-0156 Fax

dwallis@camga.com

Lt. J. Lively, from Clayton

County SWAT team attended

our HOA meeting January 25,

2015. He reported our commu-

nity again has very few inci-

dents as compared to the rest of

county. However, there has not

been an arrest for the elderly

man who was assaulted and

robbed in the Foxfire subdivi-

sion. We have several ad-

vantages in our favor. 1) Only a

single street for entry and exit.

2) Most neighbors have email

and/or texting ability for quick

alerts. 3) Neighbors continue to

pay the extra $11 a month for

their yard lamp which helps

deter crime and wild animals.

4) We have a PTZ web-enabled

surveillance camera and sign

installed in October 2010. Alt-

hough our system is a bit dated

it gives many neighbors peace

of mind. The monthly expense

to archive and view video foot-

age is around $75 monthly

(combined Internet access &

web hosting). 5) Spivey Cove

HOA has a strong relationship

with CCPD and with Commis-

sioner Edmondson going back

over a decade. 6) Nation Of

Neighbors an online neighbor-

hood watch tool is the final

layer of protection for the Lake

Spivey area. 7) We value eve-

ryone’s rights but, certain be-

haviors are detrimental to har-

mony. Habitual parking on the

street is one that sets in motion

the decline of a neighborhood.

It gives cover to criminals cas-

ing our homes and increases

human & car accidents.

CRIME STATISTICS 2014

Safety and Security

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Nobody is going to fix

the world for us, but

working together making

use of technological

innovations and human

communities alike, we

might just be able to it

ourselves.”

Jamais Cascio

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Case ID Code Type of Incident Street

13005515 89 signal 89 property chk Mandy

13012874 33 House Fire Melanie

13028811 45 Theft Melanie

13033658 cardar Cardiac Ar-rest Mandy

13050776 87 signal 87 vandalism Mandy

13054853 3 signal 3 au-dible alarm Mandy

13058941 45 theft Mandy

13073464 70 signal 70 prowler Mandy

14001937 56 signal 56 missing person Christian

14002448 87 signal 87 vandalism Mandy

14003068 52 stolen recovered items Melanie

14005448 41INJ signal 41 W reported injuries Christian

14013534 86 signal 86 domestic violence Mandy

14021378 89 signal 89 property chk Mandy

14024263 3 signal 3 audible alarm Christian

14029171 24 signal 24 demented person Christian

14029569 24 signal 24 demented person Christian

14034117 76P signal 76 sick call needs PD Christian

14046823 86 signal 86 domestic violence Mandy

14047312 45 Theft Mandy

14051626 45 Theft Mandy

14058875 65 signal 65 disturbance Melanie

14058875 39 signal 39 info for officer Christian

14074112 45 Theft Melanie

14075998 89 signal 89 property chk Christian

2014 was a good year for our

community and the county. The

county commission has ap-

proved an $8M facility that will

replace the existing Nassau

Building at Clayton Interna-

tional Park. Chime Solutions

will bring over 1000 call center

jobs to Southlake Mall. Castel-

lini Group will develop a large-

scale produce distribution cen-

ter in Conley. The project will

create 300 new jobs over the

next several years. QGistix, an

electronics repair company will

relocate to the Mountain view

area near Hartsfield-Jackson

Airport and hire as many as 150

within two years. Kroger’s new

$175M distribution center will

be located at the former Fort

Gillem in Forest Park. A Kore-

an LED lighting company

named AVICS will make its

US headquarters in Forest Park.

OSG Tap & Die will be open-

ing a regional distribution cen-

ter in Forest Park. Recycled

Shingles Solutions is investing

$7M in a facility in Forest Park.

Aerotropolis Alliance was

formed to provide leadership

across Fulton and Clayton

counties. Aerotropolis Atlanta

is the area where the new Por-

sche headquarters is in Hape-

ville.

LSCI is under the leadership of

Susan Butler. Susan is also the

constituent aide for our Com-

missioner Michael Edmondson.

The LSCI board will promote

the community again this year

with Celebrate Lake Spivey and

the annual Lake Spivey Road

Race. Look for more infor-

mation on times and dates.

Spivey Cove continues to at-

tract investors and families.

This year we will improve on

the entrance by accepting the

proposal from Color Burst. The

entrance lighting will also get

an upgrade once a good pro-

posal is received. There may be

a couple of benches that will

need replacing as the year goes

on. If there are funds available

after the improvements are

done we will look into mile

makers within the community.

We want to become a healthy,

safe, outdoors kind of subdivi-

sion. That means neighbors

please control your dogs, re-

gardless of cuteness. The side-

walks will need repairing but,

we will need special help get-

ting that done. The mailboxes,

toppers, and posts should be

repaired or replaced if needed.

We would like to maintain with

the same uniformity as the builder.

Uniformity and standards magnify

the curb appeal and marketability

throughout our 54 homes. CAM

will continue driving through eve-

ry month and recording violations.

Please take the time to read our

Bylaws and Covenants. Our com-

munity has maintained high stand-

ards with the help of quality fami-

lies working together. The county

has taken a beating in the media

and around metro Atlanta but,

Spivey Cove stands apart. Please

help me to continue this trend.

Dave Murphy

Spivey Cove was estab-lished in 1994 by John Christian Homes.

Old Business & New Improvements

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Parking on the streets

starts out innocent enough,

then others join in. Once the

culture has been established

the once orderly

neighborhood starts to

decline. We have already

had two neighbor’s car hit

by another vehicle parked

on the street. Please, let’s

think about Spivey Cove.

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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT

Community Association Management provides a drive through service for your

community. Our drive through person has a copy of the covenants and follows

them when writing up the covenant violations. The drive service for your commu-

nity is usually the 3 week of the month. Residents can keep that in mind when

they schedule their landscaping services for their property. It will help them avoid

any violation notices. They record the violations and they send those to us. We

input them into our system. The system generates violation letters by violation

category. We send out a 1st violation to notify the resident of the problem. We

encourage them to contact us to let us know when the problem will be correct-

ed. If we do not receive any notification and it is found with no change on the

next drive through, we send out a 2nd Violation notice. If we receive no feedback

and there is no change the next drive through we send out a Final Notice of Viola-

tion. It states:

We are forced to assume that you do not intend to cooperate on this matter and

therefore must issue this final notice of violation. Within ten (10) days of your

receipt of this letter, you have the right to request a hearing, in writing, before the

Board to contest the violation or fine(s) or to request reconsideration of any sanc-

tion, thereby affording you a reasonable opportunity to be heard. You have the

right to produce any statements, evidence and witnesses at the hearing. Failure to

request a timely hearing as provided herein shall result in loss of the right to chal-

lenge and request reconsideration of any fine(s).

The fine violation letter tells them: After a first warning, second warning and no-

tice of hearing letter, we are forced to assume that you do not intend to cooperate

on this matter and therefore must issue this notice of fines letter. Upon your re-

ceipt of this letter, fines will commence at $25.00 per day until the violation is

corrected. It is your responsibility to notify Spivey Cove HOA, Inc. when you

have corrected your violation.

Park bench & planter paid for by HOA dues. 2014

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