WARNING ABOUT OUR PONDS!  New signs have been posted at our ponds reminding everyone that the swimming or skating is not allowed in our ponds. Also, only residence of Oak Creek are allowed to fish.  

TRASH PICK UP. We've noticed some residence are not getting their trashed picked up. Upon further investigation,
we found that either these are new neighbors who haven't contacted Rumpke to sign up for pick up, or haven't paid their bill. It's your responsibility to contact Rumpke regarding these issues. Placing trash on the curb without making proper arrangements for disposal is in violation of our Deed Restriction. If the association has to dispose of your trash,
the homeowner will be billed accordingly.

KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFUL! Have you noticed trash on our streets, in the gutters, around the ponds and in neighbor's yards?
Wonder where it comes from? We have noticed that there are neighbors who don't take into consideration that the wind will be blowing and cause
papers, boxes and other trash to blow out of containers. This is especially true of newspapers, milk cartons and light debris! Let start becoming
aware about how we package our trash, using lids and heavier items to keep the lighter items from blowing out of containers, and into our streets and neighbor's yards. If everyone just takes a few more minutes to think about it, plus have more consideration for your neighbors and community, we'll have a beautiful place to live. One resident proposed we rent a street cleaning machine. This would be expensive to rent, and do you want your association dues to increase to do what everyone should be doing themselves. If everyone does their fair share, we can keep litter down. Thank you!
 

CHILD SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON OUR MINDS. WATCH OUT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS PLAYING -- Our kids will be riding bikes, skateboarding, rollerblading and playing in the streets. Please drive cautiously and be aware of our little ones. Thank you for your consideration.

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Election of trustees for 2010-11 was Hld on March 30, 2010 at Orange Township Hall. The meeting began  with each candidate presenting an overview of why they wanted to serve.  Alll current  trustees were reelected for another term. This includes Gloria Gaskey, Bruce Kullberg and David Cherry trustees from last year, were elected again for this year. Randy Green will serve as Treasurer, and Tiffany Parsons as Secretary. An overview of the year was provided by Gloria Gaskey, and discussions pertaining to the Block Watch Program and Delaware Country Drainage Maintenance  Program were reviewed. There was an interest at this meeting to go ahead with the Block Watch Program,  which will be headed up by  resident  Greg Flowers.  If you are interested in participating,  please contact  one of your trustees.

Outside Projects - With Spring upon us, you might be considering outside projects such as building a fence, deck, etc.  Please contact your trustees before doing so just to make sure you are within Deed Restriction guidelines.  An inappropriate fence or project may have to be removed at homeowner’s expense. See more below.

FENCING GUIDELINES. If you are planning to build a fence, here's some helpful guidelines and requirements. >Click Here

Delaware County Drainage Maintenance Program
The Drainage Maintenance program is a cooperative effort between the Delaware County Engineer, Delaware Soil & Water Conservation District, and Delaware County Commissioners. The Drainage Maintenance Program, authorized under Chapter 6137 of the Ohio Revised Code, is responsible for the upkeep of drainage improvements within Delaware County. In Delaware County, drainage improvements include open

ditches, subsurface tile mains, surface drains, and subdivision store water systems.  Without this program, it would be the responsibility of individual homeowners to pay for the repair of our existing drainage system, to include basins(retention and detention) storm sewers, curb inlets, manholes, open ditches, swales, and floodways. As you might imagine, the cost to repair these drainage systems could be prohibitive

for most homeowners. Mr. Link passing out literature and answering questions following his presentation. More information about this program is available at http://www.delawareswcd.org/

Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale was a great success! It was held on June 18th and 19th, from 9am to 5pm each day. The weather cooperated, and we had a great turnout for the two days. Many of the residence said they had as good, or better, sales before.  Thanks to everyone who participated!

The garage sale was sponsored again by Brian Clary of RE/MAX Associates Realty. If you didn’t send in your $3, please send to: Oak Creek Association., PO Box 626, Lewis Center, OH 43035.