Please submit reminders or other appropriate items that may be of interest to the Clemson Downs property owners to Walt Castro at
waltcastro62@gmail.com.
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TO ALL HOMEOWNERS (From Martha Grigsby) 08/22/2019
IMPORTANT NOTE IMPORTANT NOTE IMPORTANT NOTE IMPORTANT NOTE
For many years the owners of the first few houses on Keystone Lane that back up to Hickory Way have had standing water in their back yards for long periods of time after heavy rains. This water overflows from the Drainage Ditch that skirts their properties. That Ditch carries all the water from the streets and gullies of the upper part of Downs Loop, Hickory Way, the CARC property parking lot, and land adjacent to Downs Loop behind their apartment buildings out of Clemson Downs as it makes it way to Lake Hartwell.
Over the last forty years the Ditch has silted in many places to the point of being almost level with the owners’ yards. Consequently when we have those heavy rains, the water overflows the Ditch and becomes marooned in the low places in the woods that surround the area. Mosquitos are plentiful there in the warm months; the grounds in the woods and some portions of the yards are often soggy; and the air doesn’t always smell clean. It is not the best environment for these neighbors.
The easement that houses the Ditch belongs to the CDPOA, is on Common Property, and is our responsibility. We are in talks with City of Clemson staff about the POSSIBILITY of the City taking over the easement if we can bring the Ditch up to code. Before developing a plan toward that end, Fritz Briggs, Interim Chair of our Common Properties, met with staff from the US Corps of Engineers and other professionals for advice and direction. We were urged to remedy the situation as soon as we could.
Recently your Board of Directors accepted a proposal for the Phase I work and reached an agreement with the Ryvl Properties, Inc. This first phase will include clearing and stabilizing the Ditch so that water will flow within its confines and not flow into the woods and yards. Phase II, which will further stabilize the Ditch, provide a better path for the water to follow as it moves through our Common Property, and hopefully bring the easement up to the City’s code will come later; but right now Phase I is long overdue and is at a critical point.
In the next week or so this phase of the project will begin.
Please be careful when walking or driving in the area.
Please do not walk your pets there.
Please be aware that specialized equipment will be in use from time to time.
CARC, INC. will assist us in this project with funds and other support. On your behalf the CDPOA Board of Directors thanks them for this much needed assistance.
POA Residents/Members,(From Linda Cocke) o8/21/2019
I just received a call from a CDPOA resident informing me that Martha Lawson (Kendra Place) has had a stroke. She is in the hospital in Greenville and will probably be there about 10 days. Her sons reported that she is sitting up and communicating. Please keep Martha in your prayers.
POA Residents/Members,(From Linds Cocke) 08/09/2019
Soon to be new resident is looking for someone who could help unpack boxes, organize their house, etc. If you know someone who would be interested please let me know their name and best way to contact him/her. I will pass it along and the homeowner will contact them about details.
POA Residents/Members,(From Linda Cocke) 07/24/2019
It has come to my attention that some people are getting phone calls claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. They are telling the person that unless they send a certain amount of prepaid cards, they will be arrested. They are saying that your number has been compromised. This is to scare you. DO NOT SEND PREPAID CARDS OR ANY MONEY. The SS Admin. will send you a letter if there is a question about your SS# or account.
I had lunch with a friend yesterday, whose son’s mother-in-law sent $400 in prepaid cards. When my friend saw the lady in front of a drug store, she was still on the phone with the scammer and they were demanding that she send more cards. My friend told her to hang up and she did.
POA Residents/Members,(From Linds Cocke), 05/29/2019
ARC Suggested Contractors – Your Clemson Downs ARC, to the best of our ability, has been searching for handymen/contractors who can help residents with their projects. We suggest these names to you so that you can call them and decide for yourselves if you wish to hire them. However, we can’t guarantee them or their work. We have 4 names thus far:
-Tim Dunmyer – (803)-960-9414
-Justin Potter – (864)-633-4552
-Tim Hamilton (Tim’s Renovations) – (864) 417-0328
-Adam Jones (HMC Builders) – (864) 303-4402
If you know of a handyman/contractor who would like to be on this list, please call any one of the Architectural Review Committee members and let us know. Stay cool!
Your 2019 Architectural Review Committee members:
Nancy Bennett, Fritz Briggs, John Peters, Jim Reneke, Jerry Reel, Susan Robinette
P.S. A big THANK YOU to those residents who received a ‘Mailbox Repair’ notice and promptly repaired their mailboxes!
To those residents who received a ‘Mailbox Repair’ notice and have yet to repair their mailboxes, we hope the above list will be of help to you! We will be checking with you.
POA Residents/Members, (From Martha Grigsb)y (5/26/2019)
We made an error in the May/June edition of our Communicator concerning the yard waste site at Bayberry, and we apologize for any confusion that was caused as a result. It has NOT been closed yet. We will have to close it soon because our covenants state that we cannot leave yard waste or garbage on Common Property.
CARC staff is working to find a site for their debris on their property. Once it is prepared we will talk with them about POA usage. Until we do close the Bayberry site, it may be used as before; however, the site at the end of Downs Loop is NO LONGER OPEN for debris and yard waste. It is only for the City of Clemson’s use when delivering mulch.
The City has a permanent debris/yard waste site that you may use that also allows for disposal of furniture, metal items, and such. That site is located about two miles from us at the Clemson Public Works Headquarters off Hwy 93 at 1155 Old Central Road, Central, SC. Turn off Hwy 93 to the left onto West Lane at the traffic light at the 7 Eleven station and follow to Old Central Road. You will see it on your right. Thank you for your cooperation.
POA Members/Residents (From ARC Committee) 05/14/2019
We have done some research for you, and here are the names of 2 handymen who are trustworthy and willing to help you with your mailbox issues. These men can be of real assistance to you who are no longer able to do the work yourselves:
1. Tim Dunmyer, Cell Phone 803-960-9414
2. Justin Potter, Cell Phone 864-633-4552
We hope those of you who received notices but have been unable to fix your mailboxes will take advantage of this list and call one of these men to help you!! Thank you for your co-operation.
POA Residents/Members 02/04/2019
The Clemson Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at The Downs in the Corley Center on the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m.. The speakers this month will be from a home care agency that provides assistance for all types of needs, and they have a focus on matching care providers with Parkinson’s patients. The meetings are open to anyone dealing with Alzheimer’s or any type dementia.
POA Residents/Members,(From Linda Cocke)
Dogs MUST be kept on leash and picked up after. CARC has placed two new locations for doggie pick up bags- one on the corner of Downs Loop and Downs Blvd. and the other on the flood plain area. The city has signs up in the Downs with notification that there is a city leash and dog pick up law, that includes a $275.00 fine for those in violation of this city law. Please be mindful that dog ‘do’ in the green areas often create messy situations for walkers and the mowers. Thank you for cooperating and for reminding visitors.
POA Residents/Members,
GUIDELINES FOR RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING COLLECTION, CITY OF CLEMSON
1. Have recycling bin at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and remove from street by sundown on collection day.
2. All recyclables must be placed in your recycle bin.
3. Acceptable material:
No. 1 & No. 2 Plastic and All No. 1 Plastics
All No. 2 HDPE/ milk jugs only
All tin cans and aluminum cans
Glass(brown, green, and clear)
Newspapers
Leave all labels on containers
Rinse all items and remove caps/lids from all containers
ACCEPTABLE RECYCLING MATERIAL AT THE RECYCLING CENTER ONLY
All plastic 1-5 accepted. (Look on the bottom of the plastic containers to find the number)
White or colored computer printout.
White or colored ledger paper.
White or colored letter head/business forms and copy paper.
Telephone books, message pads, envelopes, magazines, and junk mail.
Used oil can be placed at curbside on the same day as your regular garbage pick up. Call the Public Works Department 864.653.2053 and request an oil recycle container. This container is placed under your vehicle to allow the oil to drain directly into it as it drains from your vehicle. Turn the oil filter upside down in the oil recycle container to allow the oil to drain from the filter. Once it has drained wrap the oil filter in a plastic bag and sit it on top of the oil container at curbside. An empty one will be left in its place, if one is available on the recycle truck.
PLEASE NOTE THAT CARDBOARD IS NOT INCLUDED. FOR LARGER QUANTITIES, YOU CAN CALL THE CITY FOR A FRIDAY PICKUP OR YOU CAN TAKE CARDBOARD TO KITE HILL OR THE RECYCLING CENTER IN CLEMSON.
POA Residents/Members,(From Linda Cocke)
Since we have several new residents, this is a good time to remind all our members that they can take advantage of two CARC services that are open to POA members.
The Bistro at the far end of the dining hall is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 and serves appetizers, soups, salads and sandwiches.
We are also welcome to attend the weekly Friday movie at 2 m in the large room at the Corley Center. Many of you may particularly be interested in the movie on February 23rd, Victoria and Abdul with Judi Dench as an aging Victoria. List of movies each month is in the CARC Newsletter.
POA Residents/Members,
Volunteers are desperately needed for the health center. Places are available as receptionists, servers in the Sun Room, visitors and water pourers Positions are also available in Assisted Living. All of these can done once a week, once a month, two hour or three hour shifts. These positions provide each server with a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, make friends or visit with old friends, and make life a little more interesting for those who are not as free. The work is relatively easy, but the reward is priceless. If interested please call or text Wendy Longo, phone 722-5477.
POA Residents/Members,(From Ann Fuhr)
Doing some early spring cleaning? Box up your items and CD volunteers will come fetch. Furniture, too. Have some treasures ? We provide tax forms for your record of donations. Your contributions help the volunteers provide for needs in assisted living and health care at CARC. That, along with Volunteer hours, helps keep costs down for CARC residents . Call Susan Sitaraman 633-9032. or Ann Fuhr 888-7321 for pick up or information.
DID YOU KNOW?—The Clemson Downs Volunteers have equipment to loan to assist all residents in their disability needs or as they recover from surgery. We have wheelchairs, porta-potties, walkers, canes, transfer chairs, knee scooters etc. on loan for your use when needed. Do you have similar equipment you wish to donate? Call the numbers given above. Thank you all for your support of the volunteers and the store.
