Local Election, Misc Updates
Dear Neighbors:
The HOA is sponsoring a meeting with one of the candidates for Mayor of Collierville, Mr. Billy Patton, on Aug 27. This will be held at The Farms, on Houston Levee Road, from 7 to 9 PM. There are a lot of areas which concern all of us, and not just for the Chick-fil-A issue. Collierville has some growing problems and it is important we all understand and become informed as to what these are and who may be best fitted to solving them. Mr. John Stamps, who is an Alderman running for re-election, will be there also. We need a lot of people to come and listen to these gentlemen and decide if they can earn your vote in the November election coming up. Please plan to come on Tuesday night, August 27th.
On some more local notes:
Mark Howell is working on redesigning our HOA webpage to make it more useable for all of us in The Laurels. He has done a lot of work on this but would like to have an assistant to help carry it on in the future or if he is unavailable. If you have experience with web sites and would like to help, please contact me or Mark.
As you all know, we have several traffic circles in The Laurels. They are quite common in Europe, but not so much here in America. The vehicle in the circle has the right of way and traffic outside of the circle should yield to them. However, this is Memphis and you are all licensed Memphis drivers, so you should know better than to trust the other guy! The one circle which is most difficult is at Laurel Lane and Laurel Hollow Lane, East and West, intersection. Traffic on Laurel Lane feels they have a straight shot and do not tend to yield to the circle traffic. Please be aware and be careful using this traffic circle.
You should know that the new macadam (asphalt) in our alleys will get quite warm in the hot summer sun and it turns soft. If you pull out into the alley and stop and turn your tires while stationary, you may dig a rut in the surface. Please just be aware and start moving the vehicle before turning your wheels if possible.
There have been some questions about being able to have a house for rent in The Laurels. We have many more homes for sale now than ever and they do not seem to be moving as fast as they usually do. Just so you are aware, the only restriction to renting your home is that you may not post any signage that can be seen from the street. We have had people renting houses in our neighborhood before and it has not been a problem. However, we do not really want short term leases or an Airbnb. We will need to discuss this at the annual meeting in January if we wish to amend our Covenants and Restrictions. Even if we do, we can probably not prevent anyone currently on the market from renting, as they would be grandfathered in under our current rules. By the same token, if you are sitting on a home that is not selling, you may wish to rent it to try and recover some of the expenses of maintaining the house. Its open for discussion!
Thanks:
Jim Stettler
