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VICTORIA GROVE NEWS
Victoria Grove Maintenance Association
Board of Director’s Meeting
Date: August 21, 2018
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: 12252 Blackburn Road, Riverside, CA 92503
Lake Matthews Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room
(Meeting date/time subject to Change)
AUGUST 2018
Inside this issue:
Drivers Slow Down 3
Original Paint Schemes 3
Victoria Grove Website 3
Next Garage Sale 3
Pool Hours 3
Exterior Improvements 3
Southwest Patrol 4
Trash Containers 4
Vehicle Gates 5
Unauthorized Facebook
Pages
5
Street Sweeping 7
Recreational Vehicles 7
Common Area Sprinklers 7
Bee Swarming 9
Wild Life Precautions 9
Street Lights 9
Country Road
Maintenance
9
ANNUAL MEETING/
ELECTION
Once again Victoria Grove did not make
quorum in order to hold the Annual
Meeting/Election. Which means not enough
Owners returned Ballots. Which in turn the
Victoria Grove Community Service also
was unable to elect Directors to their board.
At this point the current VGMA Board of
Directors will stay on for another year
unless they choose to resign.
Victoria Grove Community Service’s
(VGCS”) Board of Directors has the
opportunity to appoint Directors to fill the
vacancy that currently exist.
TRASH AT POOL AREA
The area next to the pool area on
the other side of the wrought iron
fence is a protected area and trash
has been found in that area.
We ask that all trash be placed in
the proper trash containers around
the pool area and not be thrown
over the fence in the protected area.
Upcoming Projects
The streets throughout the Community are being slurry sealed starting July 17 - August 28th. Vehicles will need to be off the streets starting at 7am - 7am the next day (24 hour period). Vehicles left on the street after 7am in the effected areas will be towed.
If you did not receive a notice, please visit the website at myvgma.org and take a look at the map to find your street and know which day your street will be closed off.
If you have any questions, please be sure to contact Beverly Richardson at [email protected] or at 951-279-3934, ext 227.
The Board has approved to install
new play structures at the Victoria
Grove Park.
POOL HOURS
The Pool Hours are as follows:
May 1 - September 30 8:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m.
October 1 - April 30 9:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.
The heater on the pool will be turned off November 1st and will be turned back on April 1st.
NEXT GARAGE SALE DATE
Mark your calendars!
The next Community Garage Sale will be on:
Saturday, September 29th
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
Prior to making any exterior alterations to your home you must submit to the Association and obtain approval.
Exterior alterations that require approval include, but not limited to:
removal of grass, installing artificial turf, adding drought tolerant plants or other landscaping changes, new paint colors, a new front door, a screen door, installing solar panels etc.
Contact Michelle Hogan at Encore Property Management for more information.
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DRIVERS SLOW DOWN!
Now that school is out, kids will be out
riding their bikes, skateboards, etc. Please
be more mindful and slow down and keep
your eyes out for kids especially around
curves. The Speed limit within the
Community is 25 MPH.
VICTORIA
GROVE WEBSITE
Visit us at:
www.myvgma.org
ORIGINAL PAINT SCHEMES
If you are an original owner and have
the original paint schemes from the
builder for your home, we would like
to get a copy of that scheme for our
files. Please email the scheme to Beverly Richardson
PAINT COLORS
Thinking about repainting your home? Wanting to change the color of your home? The Board of Directors has approved 35 new paint color schemes for you to choose from. The new color schemes are available to view online at the Vista Paint website.
Go to Vistapaint.com/archive. In Step 1 enter Victoria Grove where it states name and click Search. Click on Victoria Grove HOA. Step 2 will list all the color schemes. Click on each scheme to view the colors. Step 3. Once you find the color scheme that you like, you will be able to download the color scheme to a PDF and save it to your computer to print out or you can order samples of the color chips right from the website page or you can go to the Vista Paint store on Tyler. Please note that Architectural approval is needed prior to painting if changing the color on your home.
There is also new wood fence paint options to choose from for painting your wood fences.
Vista Paint is offering Homeowners a 25% discount to pur-chase the paint. Use account # 77742
Patrol Company
Southwest Patrol is the new patrol company that
is patrolling throughout Victoria Grove
If an issue should come up that you would like the
patrol company to check on, you can reach the
patrol officer directly at 909-655-7403
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TRASH CONTAINERS
We are noticing trash containers
being left out on driveways, in
front of the side gates or at the
curb several days past the trash
collection day (Mondays).
The trash containers must be
stored inside the garage or behind the side
gate at all times except for twelve (12) hours
before or after the trash collection time.
Waste management Holidays when trash
collection day is delayed by one (1) day:
New Years Day Memorial Day
July 4th Labor Day
Thanksgiving Christmas
UNAUTHORIZED FACEBOOK PAGES
The Victoria Grove Facebook pages are unauthorized by the Board of Directors. Statements posted on this page may be inaccurate and misleading. You should not rely on information posted relating to the Victoria Grove Maintenance Association
(VGMA) or its operation. If there is an issue with VGMA, please contact the management company at 951-279-3934, so they can take appropriate action.
Items like broken sprinklers or issues with the pool need to be reported to the management company so the item can be corrected in a timely manner.
VEHICLE GATES BEING HIT
The vehicle gates are being hit by residents and guests of the community. Vehicles have been seen rushing through the gate as the gate start to close to catch the gate before it
closes entirely. If you are doing this, your car may hit the gate and may do damage to your vehicle. The gates need reaction time for the gates to reopen. This has been witnessed time and again not only by the gate maintenance company but also the Community Manager while on site.
Once the gates start to close, vehicles must wait until the gates reopen be-fore tying to go through the gates.
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Newsletter
Advertising Rates
Do you have a business that you
would like to advertise in the
Newsletter? If so, the rates are as
follows:
Business Card Size: $25.00
1/4 Page $50.00
1/2 Page $100.00
Full Page $150.00
Please contact Beverly Richardson at
Encore Property Management by
phone at (951) 279-3934, ext. 227 or
email [email protected]
for more information.
Victoria Grove Board of Directors Juan Naranjo, President
Eric Keen, Vice President
Jason Pack, Secretary
Vacant, Assistant Secretary
Nancy Clarke, Treasurer
DOGGIE ETIQUETTE
While on a stroll
with your pooch, be
courteous and pick
up the doo-doo.
Two new doggie stations have
been installed, one at the park
and one along Willow. There is
also one along Victoria Grove
Parkway and on School House
Road for your convenience
As a reminder, all dogs are to be
on a leash being held by
someone capable of controlling
the dog at all times when
outside an enclosed area.
ACTIVITES AROUND TOWN...
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POOL VISITORS USING
HOMEOWNER’S DRIVEWAYS
When driving up to the pool area,
please do not use homeowner’s
driveways on Royal Palm to turn
your vehicle around. Drive to the
nearest intersection to turn your
vehicle in the correct direction
STREET SWEEPING
The street sweeper goes through the
Community on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday
of every month. We ask that you don't park
any vehicles on the street
and keep the street in front
of your home dry on street
sweeping days so the street
sweeping services can be
more effective.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
With summertime upon us we would like to remind homeown-
ers that any recreational vehicles i.e. motor homes, trailers &
boats are allowed to be parked on the streets in front of the
home for a maximum of 4 hours for loading/ unloading. Please
contact the Management office to let them know when you will
have any recreational vehicle parked in front of the home so
they can inform the patrol company. You may contact Beverly
Richardson at [email protected] or (951) 279-
3934 ext. 227
Common Area Sprinklers
Sprinklers for the Common area usually
run at night. If anyone sees any watering
during the day or water that has been
running for a while, we ask that you
please report this to Encore Property
Management at 951-279-3934.
FAIRMONT PARK
Fairmount Park is conveniently located at 2601 Fairmount Blvd., in Riverside just off the 91 and 60 freeways. This park features a band shell, two tennis courts, playground, picnic facilities, rose gardens, Lake Evans, Brown Lake and Fairmount Lake, fishing, golf course, lawn bowling green, barbecues and a re-stored historic boat house with rental pedal boats (handicapped accessible). Great for the whole fami-ly.
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It's Bee Swarming Season!!!
As the weather warms up, we anticipate Bees to be more prolific and will be swarming to look for new homes in walls, valve boxes, tree trunks, etc.
Bee swarms are a natural occurrence that happen when a parent hive becomes overcrowded. At that time, the queen leaves with about half of the hive. The group travels as a
swarm to find a new nesting site. Swarms can appear very large, up to 30 feet across in some situations. The bee swarm will temporarily rest in stationary locations such as tree limbs while the scout bees attempt to find a new permanent nesting site. This also provides a rest for the queen, who is larger than the workers and scouts, and cannot fly at the same speed or distance of other bees.
Since swarms are only temporarily resting, they generally move on from a site in about 24 - 48 hours. If the swarm is in an area that is out of the way, the bees will most likely move away on their own in a short time.
WILDLIFE PRECAUTIONS
Beware that you may see wild life such as, but not limited to, snakes and coyotes coming into your yards. With the vast amount of open space around the community and the drought wild life will be looking for wa-ter. As a result coyotes are mi-grating into residential areas in search of food and water. Listed below are some suggestions to keep in mind if you are experiencing a problem with coyotes in your neighborhood:
DO Feed all pets indoors or promptly remove all food dish-
es if you feed your pets outside. Clear brush and dense vegetation from around your
property Put trash in strong barrels with tight lids. Store bags of pet food indoors.
DON’T Use plastic bags by themselves as trash containers Leave full trash cans standing at the curb Feed or provide water for the coyotes or other wildlife Allow small animals to run at large; they are easy prey
for coyotes.
Riverside County Animal Control officers will respond to complaints of coyotes or other wild life which have become a threat to humans or are observed in residential areas during daylight hours. Due to the nature and characteristics of the coyote, the responding officer will make a determination as to what techniques or methods may be legally utilized in repelling the animal. The officer will also educate residents in steps that may be helpful in preventing future problems.
REMEMBER: Treat the coyote as you would any wild animal; do not attempt to capture, feed, or make friends with it. If you observe any coyote attacking a pet or lingering around an area, call Animal Control immediately at 951-358-7387.
Due to the nature and characteristics of the coyote, the responding officer will make a determination as to what techniques or methods may be legally utilized in repelling the animal. The officer will also educate residents in steps that may be helpful in preventing future problems.
COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE
Blackburn Road between La Sierra and Greentree
Drive is maintained by the County of Riverside not
Victoria Grove Maintenance Association. If you see
that trash needs to be cleaned up or weeds need to
be removed please contact the Riverside County
Transportation Dept. directly at (951) 955-6899.
STREET LIGHTS
If any street lights are out within the association please contact Southern California Edison (SCE) to report the outage. You can call SCE at (800) 611-1911 or go on-line at www.sce.com, Outage
Center, Report a streetlight outage and fill in the information requested. You will need the street light pole number which can be found on a silver plaque on the actual street light that is out. If you do not know the pole number you can give a description of the location of the pole.
Encore
Property Management
P.O. Box 1117, Corona, CA 92878-1117
526 Queensland Circle
Corona, CA 92879
Phone: 951-279-3934
Fax: 951-272-9487
Community Manager: Susan Beaver, ext. 222
Email: [email protected]
Customer Service: Beverly Richardson, ext. 227
Email: [email protected]
Accounting: Jenev Boyd, ext. 233
Email: [email protected]
ARC Coordinator: Michelle Hogan, ext. 224
Email: [email protected]
Important Phone Numbers
Emergency 911
Jurupa Valley Sheriffs Station 951-955-2600
Riverside County Code Enforcement 951-657-0122
Fire Department 951-826-5321
Riverside County Vector Control 951-766-9454
Southern California Edison 800-655-4555
Western Municipal Water District 951-571-7100
Waste Management 800-423-9986
Arlington Post Office 951-689-0165
Animal Control 951-358-7387
Parks & Recreation 951-826-2000
Graffiti/Call to report 951-776-1099
DMV 800-777-0133
Southern California Gas 800-427-2200
Hazardous Waste Disposal 800-645-9228
La Sierra Library 951-688-7740
Southwest Patrol Officer 909-655-7403
Encore After Hours Emergency Line 951-264-5328
The information provided in this newsletter is for information purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement or approval of any product or service referred to herein. Homeowners are responsible for conducting their own research before purchasing any product or engaging any service provider.
Victoria Grove Maintenance Association c/o Encore Property Management P.O. Box 1117 Corona, CA 92878-1117
