Reminder to Provide Your Input – Upcoming Community Amenities (12/20/2017)
We wanted to give everyone a status summary of the input received and volunteers for the four neighborhood development committees (new amenities areas, multi-purpose room, community farm, and greeter coverage hours).
Reminder: Volunteers for the committees need to submit their names by the Golf Cart Christmas Parade (5:30pm, Friday December 22nd). Submit name or comments or send to rconger53@yahoo.com.
People interested in the future use of the farm are needed.ÂÂ
If you already volunteered, please check the lists below to be sure your desire has been accurately noted.
Multi-purpose room above the exercise room:
This almost 2,000 square foot area will be finished off and available to residents for club activities, exercise such as yoga, and rentals for private parties sponsored by residents. This committee will propose various options to service the River Bluff clubs and other activities planned for the room to the development team. The committee will interface with the developer and with club managers, the Handyman’s Club and the Helping Hands Club to identify, obtain or build items such as bookcases, island(s), ping pong table, etc.
Volunteers to-date: Jhansi Kadasamy, Felicia Grant, Linda Emmerich
Greeters hours for the guard house:
Following the vehicle break-ins during the summer the greeter hours were extended to include 24-hour coverage during the weekend. The developer covered the additional cost. Since that time no significant events have occurred and a community watch program has been implemented.
This committee would work during December-January to evaluate our community desire for greater coverage beyond the normal twelve to sixteen hours per day. The committee will work with the neighborhood watch leads, Bill Jayne and Felicia Grant and the developer in order to determine if additional coverage is needed and if so, the financial impact. The committee will provide a summary to the residents such that a community decision can be achieved and communicated.
Volunteers to-date: Will Grant, Randy Jayne
Neighborhood Farm planning:
This committee will take the 3 years of accumulated experience with the neighborhood farm combined with direction and supervision from Stephen Douglass, the farmer, to develop new and exciting options for the maximization of almost ten acres of farming land. Examples of items for consideration are sections for continued farming, greenhouse, perennial crops such as blueberries, grapes etc. and the possibility of offering plots to residents or clubs. This effort will probably kick off in January.
Volunteers to-date: ÂÂ
Additional Park amenities and locationsÂÂ
As the number of residents and business at Porches grows the developer is considering plans for additional community gathering spots. This committee would consider the locations and contents (fire pit, bocce court, etc.). Four potential locations for preliminary thought will be provided to the committee and reviewed by the development team.
Volunteers to-date: Tina Chadwick, Bill Holmes, Patty Cullen, Bill Jayne, Barb Kohler, Linda Emmerich
2018 should be an exciting year for our additional amenities and the efforts of these future committees provide the residents an opportunity to contribute input.
Many Thanks,
Tara