Announcements and Events

• The Springs Newsletter April 15, 2021

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• Kinetic High-Speed Fiber-Optic Internet

  Update April 1, 2021

  Several questions have been asked recently concerning the status of the Windstream installation. Reid Chavis sent an email providing an update on the progress; however, the distribution did not reach everyone. The following are excerpts from that communication:

  “The fiber-design team is designing how to lay the fiber. It is a huge undertaking, and we want to make sure that we do this the correct way.”

  “Our back-office team is creating a special portal website for residents of The Springs. In the event a trouble ticket needs to be placed, this is where you will place it. This will make any troubles have a heightened level of urgency. (This is in your contractual service level agreement.)”

  “I am finalizing the details on the contracts with legal and with marketing. To speak candidly, The Springs is an extremely rare situation, and we have to build the back office, pricing, and other components from the ground up.”

  “I know what you’re thinking. Will we get service in May? I am still optimistic that this will happen. Once the fiber is designed and contracts are sent and signed, the construction will not take that long. We will turn customers on once we passed their home. We have multiple construction crews throughout to help lay the fiber more quickly and will connect at a central point.”

  “I am as excited as all of you are. We are nearly there. If you have questions, I ask that you text or call me at 336.239.1276.”

  The internal administrative items they are addressing are taking longer than originally planned. Reid is optimistic the contracts will be out to us soon. The installation will commence as soon as they have the number needed returned to them.

  CHIT Task Force: Jerry Bushey and Karl Svatek

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  We recently announced the opportunity we have to bring high-speed broadband internet service into The Springs. The service would be provided by Kinetic (Windstream) and be in-ground fiber-optic cable to each house in The Springs. For Kinetic to offer this fiber-optic internet service to any homeowners in The Springs, a minimum number of existing homeowners must commit to wanting this service. Those currently building or building soon will also assist in reaching the required target.

  Reid Chavis, our Windstream representative, met with several small groups at the clubhouse last week to discuss the offering being made and to respond to the property owner’s questions. The following items are taken from those meetings and may be of interest to those of you who could not attend.

  The proposed service would be 1 Gig internet and phone.

  Installation of the cable will begin as soon as the minimum number of contracts has been met. Service for the community will be available within 60 days of the start date.

  Subscribers will be required to sign a 36-month contract at an all-inclusive rate of $219/month. The rate of $219 is an above-market rate and, after the contract term, the market rate would be applicable. The current market rate for comparable internet and phone service is $100. Lower levels of service would be available at that time and could be as low as today’s rate of $55/month for internet only.

  Television service can be added for an additional fee. Their television programming options are available for review on their website. They have three tiers available ranging in base price from $65-85/month.

  The service is for 1 Gig with a guarantee of 800 Mbps into your home at all times. The latency (ping) is 10-20 milliseconds. There are no caps applicable to use.

  Installation and equipment are provided at no expense to the user. Equipment will include a mesh Wi-Fi 6 system for your home and provide access in all areas of your home as well as outside living areas. Consultation service on layout and design is available before installation at no cost.

  Residential advisory service is available at no cost to new home builders wanting advice on wiring to be installed during construction.

  The sale of the house opt-out will result in the buyer’s having to complete the
  36-month period if the seller is subscribed. The buyer will be required to complete any remaining portion of the 36-month period should they desire service from Windstream.

  During the next 3 years, all new subscribers will be required to commit to a 36-month contract at the $219/month rate. All existing homes at the time the service is available to the community will be required to commit to the 36-month rate of $219 if they choose to start service anytime in the next 5 years.

  For part-year residents, service can be suspended for the period the service is not in use. The exact terms of this are yet to be described; however, this activity will extend the contract until 36 payments are completed.

  Those currently on Windstream landline service and DSL may keep their existing service, and keep paying at their existing rate. If they decide to sign up for the new internet/phone bundle, they can keep their phone number and avoid paying their current landline cost by upgrading to the fiber-optic service.

  Contract terms will be available soon and will be delivered to every interested person by Windstream. It may be possible to digitally sign the contract and return it to them.

  New home builders may sign up now and be counted in the required minimum customer count. For the next 5 years, any new home built will be subject to the $219/month rate for 36 months. Their service and billing would begin when service is activated, typically at the time of Certificate of Occupancy.

  For current homeowners with existing contracts with other providers (e.g., Hughesnet, Viasat, Dish, Directv, etc.) they may sign up now and be counted in the required minimum customer count but can delay the actual service and billing until their existing contract expires.

  Current homeowners need to indicate that:

  Yes, they want service by sending an email to Reid Chavis. If you have already done so, a contract will be sent to you as soon as it is available.

  No, they do not want fiber-optic service in The Springs by advising the HOA’s Internet Search Committee via email to Jerry Bushey.

  We are optimistic the community will quickly respond favorably to this opportunity. If you have more questions you can direct them to Reid Chavis.

  CHIT Force: Jerry Bushey and Karl Svatek

• Streetlight Replacement Work Begins Wednesday, January 27

  This week, a crew is scheduled to begin the long-anticipated work needed to replace our outdated, expensive streetlights with sleek, modern, and far more affordable LED fixtures like the one that has been on display near the clubhouse. Starting on Wednesday, January 27, the crew will be drilling under roadways and some driveway aprons in order to update some of the wiring. By next week, trench digging will commence along some areas of roadway to permit the completion of the wiring installation. You might have noticed these areas marked by orange flags. All of this work is estimated to take eight weeks, so please be cautious when driving and give the work crew the space it needs to complete this task. Once this portion of the job has been completed, installation of the new lights can occur sometime in the spring.

  Thank you.

  HOA Board of Directors: Karl Svatek

• Annual Meeting 2021

  Chapter 47F: The North Carolina Planned Community Act requires us to have an annual meeting for the purpose of electing an HOA Board of Directors and passing a new budget if it varies by 15% plus or minus from the previous year’s budget. COVID-19 has made this requirement another challenge for private communities. One option would be to try a virtual (Zoom) meeting, but for this to work smoothly, you need a reliable high-speed internet connection that is not readily available in The Springs. Another option is to schedule the meeting in late spring or early summer with the hope that by then the virus will be under control. Currently, your board is favoring this option.

  We will keep you posted with special notices as situations change.

  HOA Board of Directors: Curtis Ish

• Defibrillator In Place

  The defibrillator that has been purchased for emergency use at the clubhouse is now in place. The unit is placed inside a display case mounted to the wall in the lobby outside the downstairs restrooms. The door to the lobby is unlocked each day around 8:30 AM and locked again at 5 PM. Once pool season begins, the door will remain unlocked each day until sunset. Anyone at the pool who would need to use the defibrillator to deal with a cardiac event will be able to access the lobby easily, but it would be wise for anyone playing tennis or pickleball to bring your pool access card with you to enable you to enter the gate.

  Karl Svatek: HOA Board of Directors

• Procedure for Reserving the Clubhouse

  First and foremost, the gatekeeper for any community use of the clubhouse is Bill Conrad (336-250-1651). Contact him directly with requests to reserve the facility.

  HOA committees or board-sanctioned activities that wish to use the clubhouse for meetings should appoint someone to notify Mr. Conrad when they plan to meet. If it is a regularly-scheduled event, once per year is enough; if the day or time of the event varies, Mr. Conrad should be notified for each reservation.

  The procedure for members in-good-standing wishing to reserve the clubhouse for private parties is:

  1. Check the Events Calendar on our website (www.thespringsathighrock.org) to see if the date and time you want are available.
  2. If the clubhouse is available, review two documents on the Downloads page of our website, Clubhouse Rules/Standards and Application for Clubhouse Reservation Agreement.
  3. Print and complete the seven-page Application for Clubhouse Reservations Agreement.
  4. Telephone Mr. Conrad (336-250-1651) and make an appointment to personally deliver to him the completed seven-page agreement, the reservation check, and a separate deposit check. (Bill Conrad has been instructed not to take reservations over the telephone.)
  5. Only when the clubhouse contract and both checks are in Bill’s possession, and only then, can you assume you may use the clubhouse within the time frame of your reservation agreement.

  Please do not try to give the application and checks to anyone but Bill. Members of the HOA Board of Directors, the RFC, and the Communications Committee cannot accept them.

  Finally, in an effort to keep the parties safe and to minimize wear and tear on the clubhouse facility, we have several rules for clubhouse use for private parties. Two are very important, and if broken, could result in automatic forfeiture of your deposit. The first, one adult HOA member of the rental agreement must be present at all times and be responsible for the actions of all guests, caterers, and any service personnel when they are in the clubhouse. Second, if a member rents the clubhouse, his guests may not use the pool or tennis courts. We prefer that this rule apply to the member’s family, as well.

  Your HOA board regrets that the procedure for reserving the clubhouse has to be so rigid, but we worry that if the rules are not strictly adhered to by all parties, a resulting conflict could ruin a once-in-a-lifetime birthday, anniversary, or wedding reception. Thus, in fairness to all, please adhere to the established protocol.

  Thank you for your cooperation.

  Curtis Ish: HOA Board of Directors

   

• Newspaper Delivery Options for The Springs

  Newspaper	Website	Published	Carrier Delivery	USPS Delivery
  Asheboro Courier-Tribune	www.courier-tribune.com	Daily	No	Delivered next day after publication
  Charlotte Observer	www.charlotteobserver.com	Daily	No	Delivered same day of publication
  Denton Orator	www.dentonorator.com	Wednesday	No	Delivered on Wednesday
  Greensboro News & Record	www.greensboro.com	Daily	No	Monday-Saturday Delivered next day after publication
  High Point Enterprise	www.hpenews.com	Daily	No	Delivered next day after publication Saturday & Sunday mailing on Monday
  Lexington Dispatch	www.the-dispatch.com	Tuesday –Saturday	No	Delivered same day of publication
  Salisbury Post	www.salisburypost.com	Daily	No	Delivered next day after publication except Saturday & Sunday mailing on Monday
  Wall Street Journal	www.wsj.com	Monday – Saturday	No	Delivered same day of publication
  Winston-Salem Journal	www.journalnow.com	Daily	No	Delivered next day after publication

  Please note: All of the above publications have some form of online editions available.
  Subscription and delivery options may change.  Please contact the newspapers directly.

• Activities and Volunteer Opportunities at The Springs

  ACTIVITIES

  Springs’ Men’s Lunch Bunch: 3rd Wednesday of the Month
  Contact: Bob Cairns cairnscaddy@gmail.com

  Yoga:  Classes at the Denton Library 336-859-2215
  Adult Yoga Flow – Monday and Thursday evenings at 6:30 @ Central United Methodist Church
  Children’s Yoga – Tuesday afternoons at 2:15 (Pre-k to 2nd grade) & 3:00 (2nd grade & up)
  Chair Yoga – Monday and Friday mornings at 9:30

  Exercise Class:  Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 8 AM – Macedonia Church,  Southmont
  Contact: Evelyn Parks 336-859-4480

  Pickleball:  Spring/Summer/Fall
  Day and time vary weekly depending on the players’ schedules
  Contact: Joyce Ish 336-859-5338

  Community Mahjong: 2nd & 4th Monday – Clubhouse – 1 – 3 PM
  Contact: Laurie Bushey – 336-859-8270 or email at busheygbblmb@aol.com.

  Bridge: Wednesdays – 1:00 PM
  Contact: Carol Svatek – 336-521-7611

  Line Dancing: Thursday & Friday – Denton Civic Center – 1-1:30 PM, Beginners
  Contact: Ronnie Kruger 336-859-0692

  Springs’ Book Club (Coed):  3rd Thursday – 7 PM
  Contact: Liz Roland 336-859-2795

  High Rock Book Club: Denton Library – 2nd Thursday – 10 AM
  Contact: Kathy Sill 336-793-2359

  HOA Committees: See the Committees page of our website

   

  VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA

  Denton Elementary: Lunch Mentor Program (The “Lunch Bunch”)
  305 West Salisbury Street
  336-859-0599

  Middle & High School: Mentor Program for students at South: CIS (Community in Schools)
  Kevin Firquin  kfirquin@davidson.K12.nc.us

  South Davidson Family Resource Center: 292 South Main Street, Denton
  Open Mondays-Wednesdays, 8:30-12:00 noon
  336-859-5399
  http://www.southdavidsonfrc.com/

  Denton Library: 310 West Salisbury Street
  336-859-2215

  Meals on Wheels: Jacob L. Gordon, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Davidson County Senior Services
  555-B West Center Street Ext., Lexington
  336-242-2290

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