December Financials Posted
01-27-2022
The Financial information for December is now posted under Documents. If you do not have the password, please contact Patrick Lee.
Snow Removal – General Guidelines
- Work normally starts an hour or so before the snowfall SHOULD stop (based upon a weather service)
- General order (but not set in stone as workers adjust as they go due to manpower and skillset…)
- Large streets, medium streets, cul-de-sacs (similar to Village of Bolingbrook and most cities)
- Bella Vista sidewalks, Townhouse sidewalks
- Driveway edges, Driveway proper (edges get done first, then another team does the rest later)
- Salting
- Equipment used: Large plowing machine, pickup truck with plow, small plowing machine, snow blowers, snow shovels, blower
- Timeframe: there is much to do, it takes time (hours and hours and hours). Please be patient.
- It may not be perfect at the end… but few things are. The HOA will and does complain about LARGE issues. Please let us know about the LARGE issues.
Pool Tournament January 29 thru Feb 13
The Bella Vista Activities Committee cordially invites you to participant in the first ever Bella Vista Clubhouse Pool Tournament. Please join the fun!
When: January 29 thru Feb 13
Who can play? Residents and family members (we are looking for at least 16 players! More would be great!)
What game are we playing? 8-ball
Do you need to know how to play? Not really, but it helps you do better. Note: there are lots of Youtube videos out there!
What are the tournament rules? American Poolplayers Association (APA) rules, PDF attached
Who will be the referee the matches? Pat Lee (member of APA since 2012).
Player registration NOW/Today until JANUARY 29, 2022. Register with Pat Lee via email, phone or text. leepa05@icloud.com 630–253-0542
How will the tournament be run? 3 games to a match. Winner of 2 games of the match, moves to the next level. Random drawing to determine opponents. You will be told “who you are playing” via email. Opponents decide a date/time to play their match, the referee must be available to attend. First level Matches must be played during the week of January 29 thru Feb 5.When first level matches are complete, next level matches are scheduled/played by opponents. Matches must be played during the week of Feb 5 thru Feb 12. Semi-finals and Final matches are played Sunday February 13. Match times depending on opponent’s availability. There will be prizes.
*Masks must be worn unless both opponents agree to de-mask.** Spectators are welcome as long as they abide by mask requirements.***Based upon the number of registered players, the match schedule may be adjusted. ****We suggest you practice before you play. The clubhouse has some new pool cues, but feel free to use your own if you have one.
A “Pool How-To-Play” workshop will be held Saturday January 29 at 10AM to introduce the game of 8-ball, APA rules and playing tips.
1st Quarter 2022 HOA Residents Meeting
01/05/2022
The first quarter 2022 Bella Vista HOA Residents meeting will be held on Wednesday January 26 2022 at 7:00 at the Clubhouse.
If you have any questions, concerns or topics of interest, please email them to the HOA Board BEFORE the meeting so the HOA Board has time to review and discuss.
As always, there will be a formal presentation, a quiz (which may be more difficult this quarter) and Q&A.
Masks ARE required unless the pandemic abruptly ends in the next 20 days. If you feel you are at risk, unsafe, or sick, please DO NOT attend.
As always, the presentation and minutes will be posted on the website (www.bellavistabolingbrook.org) later.
November Financials
The Bella Vista November Financials have been posted under Documents. If you don’t have access, please contact Patrick Lee.
Street Light Saga/Update
12/20/2021
Clubhouse street light – At long last, ComEd came out and fixed the Clubhouse street light. On July 14th 2021, Its brilliant light lit up Bella Vista Blvd for the first time in the modern era. Many thanks go out to Don for his many phone calls and hard fought battles to resolve this nagging issue.
Downed street light – Pole was knocked down by a Budget Rental Truck hit-and-run on June 30. Clubhouse Video confirmed the hit-and-run. Police report submitted. Insurance company called. Electrician/street-light-guy called and analyzed. The street light repair will take time to analyze, order and replace as we are still in a pandemic and shipping is slow and backed up.
As of 9/21/2021 the street light pole has arrived at the local distribution hub. Expected availability for the installer is 11/04/2021. The work to assemble, deliver and erect may be completed in 3-4 weeks. Stay patient.
As of 12/08/2021 the street light has been delivered and installed. However, there is still a problem with the brackets for the street sign (the brackets broke). They have been ordered. No delivery date has been given. Stay very, very patient.
As of 12/15/2021, the brackets have arrived after a pandemic delay. The electrician is now going to schedule a truck out to Bella Vista to finish the job. Hopefully this is completed in time for Christmas. Thanks for being very, very patient in this difficult time.
As of 12/20/2021, the signs have been put up on the pole and this saga is over!!
October 2021 Financials
The October 2021 Financials are posted in Documents. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Solara Mailbox Relocation
11/17/2021
The HOA is taking steps to move the Solara Mailbox from Bella Vista Blvd to Solara Court. There is not an exact timeline yet, but we are busy getting quotes and will move quickly as winter is coming. We hope to get it done before winter, but this may have to wait until spring.
Update: The weather is getting too cold, this project will need to wait until spring.
Fall Landscaping Cleanup
11/8/2021
Fall landscaping cleanup has started today for the Bella Vista common areas.
New Directors Titles For Coming Year
11/8/2021
According to the HOA by-laws (Article II, section2.14, page 29) the Board shall elect from among its members a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
Subsequent to the meeting your directors decided that for the coming year the title assigned to each director will be as follows:
Pat Lee President
Lela Laha Secretary
Don Wittmer Treasurer
As we have indicated previously, we will continue working as a team and your questions, suggestions, comments and criticisms can be sent to any one of the directors and the answers will represent a majority view.
Reserve Study
11/05/2021
As previously communicated at last quarter’s HOA Meeting, the HOA Board is working with a company to perform a Reserve Study. When the company meets with us (in December), they will be measuring, counting and analyzing all Bella Vista roads, townhouses, sidewalks, etc.
Election Results
10/27/2021
Patrick Lee was reelected as a Director via “voice vote” at the HOA Annual Meeting held on October 26,2021. Patrick’s nomination was the only submission received by the nomination committee by the deadline of Oct 10, 2021. During the meeting, President Don Wittmer asked for “nominations from the floor” (as per By-Laws). There were no “nominations from the floor”. Since the current By-Laws do not address a process to deal with an “uncontested election”, the board decided under the authority of “By-Laws Exhibit B Article 1 1.2 C” to simply ask for a “voice vote” and document the results in the official meeting minutes.
Quarterly HOA Meeting Tuesday Oct 26th
Please join us for the quarterly HOA meeting Tuesday Oct 26th 7:00 at the Clubhouse. Masks are required as per CDC guidance.
Landscaping End of Year Cleanup
The Landscaping team will be performing the final activities of the end of year cleanup. This includes some more trimming, aeration, fertilizing and general cleanup. Aeration is planned to be performed in two phases to address both larger and smaller areas. While they make every attempt to leave Bella Vista perfect for the Winter season, there may be a couple of issues that either linger or were missed. If you notice anything, please contact the HOA Board. We will either try to address it now or add it to the list for next time.
Sprinkler SHUT OFF
As of Thursday, September 23rd, Bella Vista sprinkler watering will be shut off. Later in October the entire watering system will be flushed out and disabled by Carefree. If you have any questions, contact the HOA Board.
White Posts
Why the White Posts? These posts are to alert residents (and others) of “sprinkler heads or water t-box tops” in harm’s way. We have had numerous incidents of residents or residents’s visitors running over and destroying these items. Each incident costs about $100 to fix (which is of course is paid for by your monthly assessments). This is an attempt to limit accidents and cut expenses. Please do not remove or move them. If there is a problem with any of these white posts, please contact the HOA Board immediately. Thank you.
Additional Mulch Beds
If your townhouse does not have mulch beds by your siding, those are now scheduled to be dug in the spring (delayed until spring due to various reasons). We want to work with the individual townhouse owners to confirm they want them dug and with JULIE. These mulch beds are to provide protection against siding damage by mowers and weed whackers, as well as to provide those townhouses with additional planting areas. Please adhere to the published Landscaping Policy (under Documents) regarding adding new plants. If you have any questions, contact the HOA Board.
New Sod and Seed Blanket Program
Please be advised, new Sod was laid down in Common Areas by Coral Gables Ct. The new Sod Watering program runs at 1:00am and 1:00 pm for 35 minutes each day for Sprinkler Zones 6 and 7 to protect our HOA investment. If you need the Sod Watering program NOT to run because of some planned outdoor activity, please contact Patrick Lee (HOA Board Director) in advance and he will temporarily disable the program. Normal watering schedules are NOT affected by this additional watering. Additionally, Seed Blankets were put down in other Common Areas. Thank you for your understanding and support.
July Financial Files
Please look under Documents for July Financials Part 1 and Part 2. Next month we hope to combine these two files into one file.
If there are questions, please contact Don Wittmer to make an appointment to discuss the information during a scheduled Finance Committee meeting.
Door and Shutter Colors
Color requirements for doors and shutters “by building” are available from the Architecture Committee. Please contact Lela LaHa for more information. Please note: As per Bella Vista By-laws, townhouses must adhere to HOA approved color schemes.