WILLOW CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Greetings neighbors,
Hope this Newsletter finds everyone enjoying this month of June. Father’s Day is June 18th. Even though my father is not with us anymore, I still have memories to celebrate. I hope your family can get together for celebration with your fathers. Also, the first day of summer is on the 21st, hoping to have some fresh tomatoes in about 3 or 4 weeks.
On a more important note: Paying our yearly dues/donations is a community effort to keep the streetlights on for the community’s safety and, more importantly, the safety of our children during the school year. It is only $50.00 per year, not that much, considering what it accomplishes. If paying $50.00 is too much at one time, several smaller amounts are acceptable. Anything you can do helps your community. Your board wants to thank everyone that has already paid. Your help to keep our streetlights on is a wonderful way to help all of us. There are still many of our residents that have not paid for 2023. We really need your participation. Right now, we only have enough money to keep the lights on through October. If we don’t have more residents helping with their $50.00 yearly portion, the streetlights will be turned off when the money runs out. We will not allow LG&E to go into a deficit again. Hopefully, the first of the year when statements go out, we will be able to turn them on again. If you have children or grandchildren that wait for the bus in the dark, you know how dangerous this would be.
Residents of Willow Creek need to be reminded that Willow Creek Neighborhood Association is just that, a Neighborhood Association, not an HOA. A few of our residents say they would be glad to pay their portion of the $50 donation to keep the streetlights on, only if more restrictions/rules are enforced. Unfortunately, it takes money to enforce restrictions. Currently it costs $46 to record a lien in Jefferson and Oldham County, and that is not counting the attorney fee to prepare each lien. It was a consensus among the neighbors that the $50 yearly dues/donation would be better spent keeping the streetlights on than filing liens on residents who didn’t pay their fee or broke any of the Deed of Restrictions rules. The main complaints we get on a regular basis are about parking on the streets; uncut yards; homes not being maintained; and broken-down cars on the property. We have NO AUTHORITY to make any homeowner comply. If you see one of these things, you can contact the Code Enforcement of the county you live in and you can also send us an email at willowcreekna1@gmail.com. We may have information about the property or contact information. So let us know. Otherwise, code enforcement has the authority to enforce any deed restrictions.
As far as parking on the streets in Willow Creek: Oldham Co properties, you are not allowed to park on the street, you must park in the grass. In the Jefferson Co part of Willow Creek, you are not allowed to park in the grass, you must park in the street.
Also, we want to thank all the residents that have been mowing the common areas. We could not accomplish it without your help. You are very much appreciated.
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WCNA mailing address: PO Box 258, Crestwood, KY 40014
Website: willowcreek.community, pay your membership dues or donate securely here
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT
BEGINNING BALANCE $4,914.45
DEPOSITS EXPENSES
05/16/23 – LG&E 775.91
05/17/23 – Deposit Stripe 96.80
ENDING BALANCE $4,235.34