Last Update: September 22, 2009

Welcome New Arcadia Park Residents!
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome the many new residents who moved into this subdivision the last few months. It is also a great sign that there have been significant number of home sales this spring/summer. We request you to drop us a line at info@arcadiapark.org with your contact information and do not hesitate to contact us for any information or suggestions. We will look forward to meeting you at our social events.

FALL 2009 Events:
Football Block Party
APHA plans to block off a street, possibly Windsong Drive again, for our second subdivision tailgate block party scheduled for Oct 3rd. APHA will provide music, games, food, beverages, and a big screen TV.

Halloween Parade
We will continue our annual tradition of Halloween Parade on October 31st. The parade will begin on Enchantment Drive at the main pond. Please look for additional information on signs posted at sub entrances.

Update from the Architectural Committee (ACC)
As a reminder, every homeowner/occupant is expected to maintain their lot free of weeds (lawns, beds, pavers and under decks) and to keep their sidewalk edged. The appearance of homes and decks should be maintained (watch for faded or peeling paint/stain). Get approval from the ACC for major landscaping projects or exterior changes (including changing paint color). Store trampolines for the winter and maintain basketball hoops (sand goes into the base of portable hoops, not stacked on top). Keep play equipment or structures off common areas and follow all of the Declarations of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions which are part of our membership in APHA. Documents are available online at http://www.arcadiapark.org. If you have questions or comments (or want to help out), email the ACC at info@arcadiapark.org, or use APHA's P.O. Box (address to ACC/APHA).

Pond Situation
The easement modification process is initiated with the MDEQ. This could take 6 to 12 months for review and approval by the MDEQ. In the mean time we are not allowed to add chemicals to the main pond to control algae. The positive news with this delay is that we continue to grow a surplus of funds to improve the ponds. Our “big picture” goal is to free up the restrictions on the main pond, excavate and deepen the ponds, and add new landscaping and park benches someday.

Geese Control
Another initiative we commenced this year was geese control. We received numerous resident complaints about the geese attacking residents and geese excrement. The subdivision's safety and aesthetic conditions are among the responsibilities of the APHA. Therefore, we worked diligently with the City, MDEQ, and a licensed geese control specialist to legally relocate some geese this year. For those of you that received the mailbox flier from an unnamed source, we assure you that we've looked into all, if not more, of the listed options on the flier to handle geese and APHA did not "kill" geese like they claimed. We hope you understand that APHA spent hundreds of hours determining the best solution to continue to protect our residents and maintain the beauty of our neighborhood.

Newsletter Update
Click here for the August 2009 APHA Newsletter