SFV Annual Meeting & Election May 27, 2009, 6:00PM

Victor Gardens Single Family Village Homeowners Association Annual Meeting & Elections are scheduled for:

May 27, 2009 6:00pm 

Rice Lake Centre

6900 137th Street N, Hugo, MN 55038

Elections will be held for two Board Director seats currently occupied by 

Michael Warner, 14351 Garden Way and 

Ron Mehl of Neighborhood Development Partners LLC

Watch your mailbox for official notification and proxy ballots.

In order to nominate someone you must fill in your name, address and sign the ballot.

You may nominate yourself or another individual.  

If you are nominating another individual, please verify their interest in serving on the Board of Directors prior to filling in their name on the ballot.  Even if you do not wish to vote for a specific candidate, please return your SIGNED ballot so that a quorum can be reached and the homeowners present can proceed with the election.

FTTH to Continue Service in Victor Gardens

FTTH and Victor Gardens Community Association's Board of Directors met last Thursday to discuss FTTH's delinquent account and future use of our Neighborhood Activity Center.  Both parties worked towards a new agreement that ensures uninterrupted FTTH service and future monthly payments to our Association. 

Resident subscribers can continue using FTTH Communications for television, telephone or internet services.  More details will likely be sent by FTTH to its subscribers in the days ahead.

VG Gables Townhome Association Next Board Meeting

The next Victor Gardens Gables Townhome Association Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday April 15th, 7pm at the Activities Center. Residents of the Gables Townhome Association are encouraged to attend and participate.

Groundwater Meeting Scheduled for April 21, 7:00pm

Updated: 4/3/09

Dennis Fields has scheduled a meeting with Single Family Village residents, our City Council Member Becky Petryk and the Rice Creek Watershed District.  The Houston Engineering Memo will be the topic of conversation. 

Date: April 21, 7:00pm 

Location: Hugo City Hall - Oneka Room

Residents interested in more background information should email mark@victorgardensnews.org

Master Board and FTTH Will Meet Next Week

FTTH recently sent a letter to its subscribers in the neighborhood.  The Master Board and FTTH will be meeting next week to discuss FTTH's delinquent payments, and its future use of our Association's property in the Neighborhood Activity Center.  

Announcing VG Neighborhood Yard Sale

We are attempting to make a yearly event of the Victor Garden's Neighborhood Yard/Garage Sale. So, it's time to start your spring cleaning and get your items ready for the big sale!!!

Sale will be advertised in local papers and online for the following dates/times: May 14, 15 and 16 from 7:30A-3P

Feel free to open your garages during all or part of these hours. The sale will be advertised during these times but we'll leave it up to each homeowner to decide how many days/hours they want to participate. We hope this flexibility will entice more neighbors to participate--even if it's just for a few hours one day. This is a great way to get rid of unwanted items and to also shop neighbors sales for great deals!

There are no costs for the homeowner to participate...The signage and ad costs will be paid by the VG event committee...All you have to do is gather your treasures and open your garage door! A special thanks to Erin Yoshida for organizing the event this year. Please email Erin with any questions @ kjetyoshi1@comcast.net

Delinquent FTTH ordered to vacate Association property.

Dear Member of Victor Gardens Community Association:

For the past several months, the Victor Gardens Community Association has been attempting to work with FTTH Communications- a provider of telephone, internet, and television service to many in the community.  Despite many efforts and attempts to address on going concerns, FTTH has not responded.  Effective April 30, 2009, FTTH will no longer be permitted to occupy space in the Neighborhood Activity Center and will cease to be a service provider in Victor Gardens.

FTTH Communications has failed to live up to its obligation to pay Victor Gardens Community Association, as agreed upon, for the space it occupies in the Neighborhood Activity Center.

On February 20, 2009, the Board of Directors mailed a Delinquency and Impending Vacate notice to FTTH Communications and gave it 30 days to fulfill its obligation to the Victor Gardens Community Association or vacate the Neighborhood Activity Center.  To date, Victor Gardens Community Association has not received payment; therefore, the Board of Directors has no other choice but to order FTTH Communication to vacate the Neighborhood Activity Center.

If you are using FTTH Communications as your television, telephone or internet service provider, please consider other alternatives before April 30, 2009.

Should you have any questions, please contact our Community Manager, Casey Groff at 763-225-6498 or via email at cgroff@developcommunity.com

Sincerely,

The Board of Directors, Victor Gardens Community Association

Girl Scouts Collected for the Hugo Food Shelf

The Girl Scouts are happy to announce a bountiful food shelf collection drive!  Gloria Hage wrote to me today, "We just wanted to thank Victor Gardens' homeowners who contributed to the Hugo Food Shelf collection Monday, March 23, by Girl Scout Troop 53643.   There were 15 full grocery bags collected, and the food shelf will let us know the total pounds contributed by Victor Gardens.  A special thanks to one of the new homeowners across the bridge.  Not only was she prepared with her bags, she also bought the special items on the list that were needed!  She truly is special.  We also appreciate the support of some of the town homes.  We had some extra time and "hit them up" as well!"

Join the Victor Gardens Professional Association Group on LinkedIn.

Ever had a question about home, family or work and wondered if one of your neighbors might know the answer?  Well, now there is a fast and easy way to ask.  Join the Victor Gardens Professional Association on LinkedIn and you can ask the group members all at once or search the members for experience in the industry of your question and contact them directly.

If you are not familiar with LinkedIn, it is a social networking website like Facebook or MySpace, except that it is geared strictly for Professional connections and networking.  Setting up a LinkedIn account is FREE and very easy.  You can include as much or as little information about yourself as you like.  It's a great tool to network with current and former colleagues as well as friends and family to keep up on their business activities.  It is also a great networking site for job postings and job searching.  You know what they say, "It's not what you know, it's who you know"

I thought it might be useful to create a group for our neighborhood to connect professionally.  We all come from a wide range of industries around the metro area I'm sure there is a wealth of experience and knowledge that could be shared with neighbors for the benefit of everyone.

Want to make an announcement about your business that you think your neighbors might be interested in?  Post it to the group.  Looking to make a job change? Post it to the group and see if anyone knows of an opportunity.  You can even receive daily or weekly updates by email automatically to keep up with group changes and postings.

To join, click on the link below and look for a link to join the group. 

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1793031&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_1236618604294_1

You can also search for Victor Gardens Professional Association on the top search line.

See you online.

Mike Bailey

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebaileymn

Donate to your Hugo Neighbors on Monday, March 23

Girl Scout Troop 53643 will be collecting needed items for Hugo's Food Shelf.  Please help a fellow neighbor and donate non-perishable:

• Food items, condiments (mayo,ketchup,mustard,sauces), boxed dinners, crackers, fruit juice, healthy cereal, feminine products, laundry detergent, pancake mix and syrup.  Paper and household goods such as toilet paper, cleaning products, personal hygene products are also needed.

The Girl Scouts will pick up donations from each of Victor Gardens Single Family Village homeowner's front porches on Monday, March 23 and deliver them to the food shelf.  

Please follow this link for the Girl Scout's flyer and the current list of items in greatest need.  Thank you!

SFV Board Meeting tonight Mar. 3, 2009

updated 3/3/09 - original post 2/20/09

The next Single Family Village Board meeting is scheduled for:

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

at Victor Gardens Neighborhood Activity Center

6:00PM

An agenda is available for download here. The last meeting's minutes are also available for download on our Single Family Village Association web page

Signs - City of Hugo and Pratt Homes address the sign problems

The City of Hugo is addressing the problem of numerous signs along Frenchman Road and throughout Hugo with a new Sign Ordinance.  Concerns over the aesthetics and driver safety were raised, and numerous Hugo residents have complained to City Hall.  These signs range from large neon-lettered "temporary" signs, to multiple directional signs to various neighborhoods and model homes.  The City of Hugo adopted a new sign ordinance last night that will affect the future display of these and other signs.

Rachel Simone, The City of Hugo's Associate Planner, offered an update this morning: "Attached is the sign ordinance that was approved by the City Council at their last nights meeting. Please be aware that additional contextual changes will be made per the City Attorney. I can send you the revisions when they are made. Please contact me with any questions thanks.

Rachel Simone

651-762-6304"

Click on the two links below for the text of the new Ordinance and more information:

New Sign Ordinance Link

Sign Definitions Link

On a related note - Len Pratt, of Pratt Homes agreed to remove Pratt Homes' directional signs advertising their nearby Fable Hill neighborhood. In the last year or so, these signs have been regularly placed throughout Victor Gardens property, in Val Jean Park, and Arbre Park.  Some residents objected to non-Victor Gardens neighborhoods being advertised on Victor Gardens property, and brought it to the attention of the Single Family and Master Boards.  

Non-Victor Gardens builders and non-Victor Gardens neighborhood signs installed on Victor Gardens property (especially along the front entrance) may be pulled out and recycled.