Landscaping

Trimming

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06/11/2025

Bush trimming is scheduled for Monday June 16. Please remove all your trinkets from harm’s way as landscapers are NOT responsible for accidental damage of stuff in the mulched areas.

Remember, if you don’t want plants  trimmed, put a small fence around them. Landscapers are NOT going to trim every species of plant to your expectations/likes. It simply is not going to happen. 

Sprinklers turned on for the season

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05/18/2025

Sprinklers are turned on for the season. They start about 4:00am if you want to watch them. They go about every other day except Thursday (landscaping day). If you see one misbehaving, note the exact location, then let the HOA Board know. Thanks.

Aeration and Overseeding

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03/13/2025

The Landscapers are planning to perform the Aeration and Overseeding in the Bella Vista Common Areas on 03/14/2025 and 03/15/2025.

Please get all your stuff off the Common Areas so they don’t have to work around it.

With Aeration, we always runs a risk of cutting cable lines that are not buried to the proper depth, which is 4-6 inches according to Comcast and ATT. Aeration only goes down about 2.5 inches, so in theory, if the cable companies buried lines correctly, we would have no problems.

Fall Landscaping Activities

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10/20/2024

In November, the Landscapers will be doing aeration, overseeding and “end of season” cleanup. The HOA Board has postponed all “sod activities” until springtime. More information on “sod activities” will come in the spring, whenever that gets here.

Mowing and Herbicide Update

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09/25/2024

No mowing on 09/26, as the grass is still trying to recover from ~6 weeks of “no rain”.

Additional herbicide will be put down tomorrow, as weeds love rain. A product called Drive XLR8 is being used to combat crabgrass.

As always, try to keep your pets off the grass for a few hours after the application in your area, just to be safe.

In addition, an “organic Greener” is being tested in the large area (previously sodded North side) on Belle Vista.

Spraying Herbicide for Crabgrass

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09/03/2024

Please be advised that our landscaper will be spraying a herbicide throughout the property tomorrow. (09/04/2024) Please stay off the sprayed area until it is completely dry. Generally 2 or 3 hours after it is applied.

More Weed Control

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07/11/2024

Paused watering Friday due to more weed control operations. The mid-summer surge in weeds is upon us. As always, take precautions around herbicides.

Grubs Prevention

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06/30/2024

Scheduled for first week in July. Although minimal risk, be careful with pets.As always, take precautions around landscaping operations.

Fall Cleanup

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12/07/2023 Due to the snow last week, the Landscaper’s Fall Cleanup was delayed and rescheduled for either today or tomorrow. 

If you have placed Holiday decorations/cords/whatever in the HOA Common Areas, they are potentially in harm’s way. I advise to move them until the Landscapers work is complete. While they will be careful, as they always are, there is no guarantee they will see everything. 

Please be advised, the HOA and Landscapers are NOT responsible for any damage to resident items placed in the HOA Common Areas.  

Status

General, Landscaping / By

10/17/2022

Reminder: HOA Annual Meeting is Wednesday October 26th at 7:00 at the Clubhouse. This is a recap and status of the year/4th quarter. 

Reminder: HOA Election is Thursday October 27th 6:00PM – 8:00PM at the Clubhouse vote. Candidates are current Treasurer Don Wittmer, current Secretary Lela LaHa and Mike Hohlman. Please refer to previous email/posting for election and voting details. Ballots were sent via email and posted on the website for Early voting. If you can’t get a ballot from either of those places, let me know and I will drop one off. Please vote.

Landscaping: Landscaping work is about done for the year. You may see them out and about performing Fall cleanup and various minor tasks. Various seed blankets have been put down to help with grass growth in difficult areas. More seeding is planned for spring, depending on budget. 

Private to Public Road: Paused until Hartz is out of Bella Vista. Note the current “tear up” of the parking lot at the Clubhouse by the Gas company, water to follow! Active builder construction damages roads, parkways, etc. As stated previously, the HOA Board will not approach the Mayor or City Planners again until the HOA Board has total control of Balboa Circle (which we do not have yet). The “Private Roads to Public” committee has gathered a bunch of information in preparation for this undertaking. The entire HOA Board fully supports this undertaking, at the appropriate time. 

Street Lights Out on Bella Vista Blvd: ComEd has been called. There is no power to those lights. Don Wittmer has a work order from ComEd. No timeframe for ComEd resolution.

Coyotes: They seem to be back. Stay away, carry a big stick, use good judgment and be careful. 

Boo#ffet: Come and enjoy the food, neighbors and have some fun. Contact Lela LaHa for details. 

Note:  If you have neighbors that do not get HOA emails, please let us know. We don’t know “who they are” unless we are told. Thanks. 

Note: There has been some reports of rumors or “incorrect information” being disseminated. Please, if you have questions or concerns regarding Bella Vista matters, please contact the HOA Board. Thanks.