ARCHIVED NEWSLETTER

September 2008

Welcome a new board member: We are pleased to have Kay Hansen rejoin the board and represent Area 1. Kay is a long-time resident and is serving a second term on the board.

Around the Neighborhood: We have received several notifications of vandalism in our neighborhood. One neighbor found a bag in his yard containing numerous watches, pearls and other jewelry. These items have been turned over to the Burnsville Police. Lock your doors, keep your eyes open and call the police if you see a problem or notice strangers just hanging around. The Burnsville Police can be reached for non-emergency calls at 952-895-4600; all emergency’s use 911. The board would like to reactivate the “Neighborhood Watch Program” in our area but your support and participation are required. Anyone who is interested in making our neighborhood a safer place please contact David Schlichting at 952-926-6515.

2008 Election Dates: Primary Election – Tuesday, September 9, General Election – Tuesday, November 4. For voter registration, polling place and other information visit www.burnsville.org/elections or call the Elections Hotline at 952-895-4433.

July 10th Storm Clean-Up Crew: Thanks to the following homeowners: Ray Koonce, Patty and Bob Thaden, David Schlichting, Steve McKeon, Tom Roth, Judy Theis and anyone else we may have missed! This group of volunteers saved the association several hundred dollars by getting the damaged trees in our Commons area cut and moved to the curb so that the City could pick up the debris at no cost to our association.

National Night Out: A big success again this year. At least two dozen homeowners and their children showed up. Two Burnsville police officers stopped by with their canine unit and put on a great demonstration of their dog, Striker, in action. A big thank you to all who brought 258 lbs. of food for our local CAC food shelf. Check out the photo gallery on our website prepared by Mike Phenicie.

Email Address: Thanks for your response. To date we have 33 homeowners!! who are now on our email distribution list. The board would like to more effectively distribute our Newsletter and other information via email. We, of course, can only do this if we have your email address. Please be assured that this information will be confidential to Riverwoods Homes Association and will be used only for association business. Please send your email address to Suzanne Schanno (sschanno@comcast.net) or Bob Theis (bobtheis@comcast.net). Thank you for your cooperation.

Website Information: Please take a look at the website. http://riverwoods.info Watch for events such as the Fall Clean Up in October and the Holiday Luminaries in December. We have also provided many useful information links for those new to our community. Check out our schools, churches, government, newspapers, utilities, etc.

Fall Hazardous Waste Collection Day: Scheduled for Saturday, October 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Burnsville Maintenance Facility on Frontier Court. This event is sponsored by Dakota Valley Recycling. Learn more at www.daktoavalleyrecycling.org or call 952-895-4524.

Architectural Control Guidelines: If you are planning any exterior improvements (paint, siding, shingles, landscape, decks, etc.) to your property, please review the Guidelines which are available on our website riverwoods.info. If you have any questions or need to submit a “Request for Review Form”, please contact David Schlicting at 952-926-6515. Let’s all work together to keep and further enhance our neighborhood as a very desirable area.

Fall Cleanup: Saturday, October 19th. More information will be available on both our website and a mailbox flyer as the day draws closer.

Next board meeting: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Bob Theis’ home at 3300 Red Oak Circle North. All homeowners are welcome to attend.