leaves

yes leaves are beginning to turn and they're fallin --have to get out the leaf blower and start gathering them up

POINT OF INTEREST -- last year and this spring the community did not have leaf collection-- that's not good -- a lot of people find it an undue hardship to collect leaves and transport them down to the maint. wrhs. area -- some simply have not the ability to do this ( OLDER MEMBERS?) or don't have the stamina to accomplish this task -others just find it to be too great of a hassle- as a result leaves are left uncollected and this creates a unsightly appearance throughout the community not to mention that these accumulated leaves are a fire safety issue, health issue: breeding environment for insects including mosquitoes , flys and ticks--

it also fosters a bad habit that allows some members to ignore the tasks of maintaining their properties --

if everyone was encouraged to blow or rake leaves onto piles along the roads then be picked up on designated days in the fall and spring --

if the reason is that the community owned truck and/or blower is broken and to expensive to repair then contracting this function out would be an alternative approach and ultimately a less expensive function to accomplish

every small step that is taken by the asso. management and the bod to improve the appearance of la will ultimately lead to an overall improvement in the community appearance as a whole-- and improvements are needed -- so how about starting with the leaves????