DECEMBER, 2004

NEHA News

Northern Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. • P.O. Box 88005 • Indianapolis, IN 46208

Your New NEHA Board

The following individuals have been elected to serve as new members of the Northern Estate Homeowners Association Board effective November, 2004. The new Board has been elected for a 1 year term expiring in November, 2005.

Co-President: Gene Dorsch is the retired president of Dorsch Tool & Engineering Company.

Co-President: Jon Luke is recently retired from teaching mathematics at IUPUI.

Vice President: David Hirsch owns a carpet store, David’s Flooring at 56th and Lafayette Road.

Treasurer: Karen Duvall-Terrell is a senior accountant for Indianapolis Power and Light.

Secretary: Linda Farrar is a homemaker who plays bridge and belongs to the Art Study Club.

Newsletter: Jeanne Luke is a homemaker who is a 4-H leader and is active with the League of Women Voters and the Indianapolis Humane Society.

Other Board Members:

Sarah Baker teaches radiologic sciences at IUPUI.

Jeffrey Jones is a UPS supervisor.

Steve Queener is a biochemist. He retired in 2002 from Eli Lilly and Company, and has been a NEHA member for 30 years.

Judy Ransom-Lewis is president of Kessler Greene Community Association. She is employed by the Public Defender of Indiana as a mitigation specialist, where she has worked for 12 years.

Tommie Terrell is Team Leader of the Damage Claims Department for IPL and is retired from the Indianapolis Police Department.

Barbara Wilson is retired from L. S. Ayers Design Studio.

Jack Wilson is a retired electronics engineering representative.

We are all committed to representing the Northern Estates Homeowners in a way that you feel is in your best interest. Gene, Jon, Karen, Linda, Jeanne, Jeff, Steve, Tommie, Barbara, and Jack were among those who supported the recent SOT (Save Our Trees) effort. The other Board members listed in this newsletter also volunteered to serve on the Board because of their desire to serve their neighbors. Please feel free to call upon any of us with questions, comments, or concerns.

The new NEHA Board wishes to thank the previous Board members for their service, some of them over a period of many years.

The next NEHA Board meeting is scheduled for January 11. Visitors are welcome. Please contact a Board member several days prior to the meeting so we can be sure a suitable meeting location is available.

Security

Larry Logsdon, our Security Coordinator, and his team patrol throughout our neighborhood four times a day. In an emergency call 911. Later, please inform Larry, so he can be fully aware of any security concerns in our neighborhood.

The holidays are closing in. Please remember to keep presents away from windows in your house and to place packages in your car trunk when shopping. This is also a good idea if you must leave packages in your car overnight when you are at home. Let’s also make it a habit to never leave car keys in the ignition. And never leave a car unlocked if you are warming up your engine before leaving home. It takes only a few seconds for someone to steal a car. An unlocked car is an invitation for trouble.

Snow Plowing

Bill Fritchley (of Ranger Enterprises), our privately contracted plow operator will again be clearing our streets this winter. When the snow depth reaches 3 inches our streets will get first priority. If you would like your driveway cleared, for an additional fee, please call Bill at 892-4224 and get on his list. If you get stuck in your drive and need assistance, Bill says to call him on his cell phone at 513-4224.

Cheswick Update

As of mid November, 19 of the available 98 home sites in phase one of the Cheswick Place development have been sold. Thirteen sales have been made on lots backing Melbourne Road and Lincoln Road. Three of the five lots located behind the detention pond along 38 Street have been purchased. It is expected that construction of a model home to be located at 39th Street and Kessler–next to the woods–will begin this week.

The SOT Committee worked hard to obtain promises from Bay Development regarding the replacement of trees that were cut down. The Liason Committee will be diligently working to see that the promises (which are legally binding) will be kept. For more details, you are encouraged to contact a member of the Board or to visit the sales trailer at the corner of Lincoln and 39th Street.

Sewer News

If you are in Phase 1 of the sanitary sewer project (the northern part of the NEHA area) you have until January 6, 2005, to connect to the sewer. You should have received and returned forms to select a payment plan for your assessment. If you did not receive or have not yet returned these forms, please call the Barrett Law Office at 327-3872 immediately.

Phase 2 (the southern part of the NEHA area) will be bid in January, 2005. Construction is expected to begin in April, 2005, with hookups and assessment fees probably required sometime in 2006. The city should repave the streets after all hookups have been completed.

Residents in phase 2 can get up-to-date information regarding the construction of sewers via the internet. The Barrett law web site is www.indygov.org, Department of Public Works. Then log onto the Barrett Law page. If you have a specific question, concerning the Barrett law or the sewer project, you can telephone 327-4872 or 327-8314 option 5.

Planning has also been done for an improved storm water drainage system, but funding to proceed with it is presently unavailable.

Northern Estates Homeowners

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911 EMERGENCY 911

FIRE–MEDICAL–SHERIFF

NON-EMERGENCY

To make non-emergency reports concerning criminal activity, call the Sheriff’s Department at 231-8200.

SECURITY COORDINATOR

Call Security Coordinator Larry Logsdon at voice mailbox #425-9333 or write to him at L.J.L. Enterprises, 4040 E. 82nd St., Suite C9, Indianapolis, IN 46250. To arrange for vacation checks, call and leave a message with your name, address, dates and a local phone number for emergencies. This service is available for NEHA members only.

2005 ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

Co-Presidents

Gene Dorsch 291-7897

Jon Luke 291-6770

Vice-President

David Hirsch 299-2346

Treasurer

Karen Duvall-Terrell 388-9566

Secretary

Linda Farrar 293-7278

Newsletter

Jeanne Luke 291-6770

Other Board Members

Sarah Baker 291-8824

Jeffrey Jones 216-1959

Judy Ransom-Lewis 329-1537

Steve Queener 291-6722

Tommie Terrell 388-9566

Barbara Wilson 291-2172

Jack Wilson 291-2172

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LIASON COMMITTEE UPDATE

As of mid November, 18 of the available 98 home sites on phase one have been sold. Thirteen sales have been made on lots backing Melbourne Road and Lincoln Road. Three of the five lots located behind the detention pond along 38 Street have been purchased. It is expected that construction of a model home to be located at 39th Street and Kessler--next to the woods--will begin this week.

The SOT Committee worked hard to obtain promises from Bay Development regarding the replacement of trees that were cut down. The Liason Committee will be diligently working to see that the promises (which are legally binding) will be kept.

DUES

Membership request notices will be distributed in January. The NEHA board, most of whom were members of the Save Our Trees Committee--is encouraging everybody to join. Membership fees are $50 per six months, payable twice per year. The cost for neighborhood security is the major annual expense we incur each year, followed by snow removal. Without adequate membership, it will be necessary to curtail one or both of these services. Our security officers patrol each street four times per day in both marked sheriff cars and unmarked cars. The co-presidents of NEHA met with Larry Logsdon, our security coordinator and are impressed with the services provided. Therefore it is the Board’s intention to retain his services unless there are insufficient funds in the treasury to cover his fee. Yes, there are security services available at a lesser charge, but their services are quite inferior to the security that Larry and his officers provid to us. It should be noted that all his employees are Marion County Sheriff deputies who patrol our neighborhood on their off duty hours.

YOUR NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are committing ourselves to democratically representing the Northern Estates Homeowners in a way that you feel is in your best interest. Gene, Jon, Linda, Tommie and Jeff were all active in the Save Our Trees Effort. The other Board members listed in this newsletter were selected and elected to serve on the Board because of their desire to serve their neighbors. Each of them will welcome any comments you have regarding how your dues are being utilized and are quaite capable of fielding any question you may have ranging from sewers to Cheswick Place. Please feel free to call upon any of us with questions, comments, or concerns.

Announcement of Election of New Board Members

The following individuals have been elected to serve as new members of the Northern Estate Homeowners Association effective November, 2004. The new members will serve a 1 year term expiring in November 2005.

The new NEHA board would like to express their deep appreciation to the previous board members for their exemplary service.

The accomplishments of the board under their leadership have been many.

The entire NEHA, congratulate all of you on a job well-done.

We thank the previous Board members for their service, some of them over a period of many years.

LIASON COMMITTEE UPDATE

As of November 19, 2004, nineteen homes were sold in the new development, Cheswick Place. Eleven of them are at the northern edge of the former cornfield. Three of them are located by the detention pond immediately adjacent to 38th Street.

For more details, you are encouraged to contact a member of the Board or to visit the sales trailer at the corner of Lincoln and 39th Street.

The Board is already planning our summer festivities. If you still have your flag from last Fourth of July, DO NOT DISPOSE OF IT. We may be able to reuse it this year.

There is no money available at present to proceed with the storm water drainage plan.

If you attended the Annual Meeting in October you know that there are major changes in the Northern Estates Board. Several of the persons active in the Save Our Trees (SOT) effort volunteered for the Board and were elected. Let us introduce ourselves:

The next NEHA Board meeting is scheduled for January 11. Visitors are welcome, but should contact a Board member several days prior to the meeting.

Each of them will welcome any comments you have regarding how your dues are being utilized and are quite capable of fielding any question you may have ranging from sewers to Cheswick Place.

Jenine Howard is a technical editor at Rolls-Royce.

Jenine Howard 297-4136

We will again be utilizing the services of Bill Fritchley (of Ranger Enterprises) to do the snow-plowing this winter. If you wish to have your driveway plowed (for an extra charge) you will need to contact Bill Fritchley directly at 892-4224.

The new Board looks forward to working with Larry Logsdon, our Security Coordinator again next year.

DECEMBER, 2004

NEHA News

Northern Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. P.O. Box 88005 Indianapolis, IN 46208

(She is not related to Karen Terrell, the Pike Township Administrator.)