Waterford Crossing Homeowners Association, Grafton

Updates 2019

Happy New Year to all! 2019 dues invoices have been mailed January 11, 2019 & are due & payable by April 30, 2019. We've also included in this mailing a document "Frequently asked questions" for all of our residents. We've also included a pdf copy of this on the "Board Information" tab on this website.

Updates 2018

Feb, 2018 -The annual treasurer's report and January, 2018 bank statement have been posted on the board information page.

Minutes from our Annual Meeting held Feb 8, 2018 have been posted to the website and emailed to all homeowners that we have emails for.

Happy 2018!! Annual dues invoices will be mailed out to all residents by Jan 10, 2018. The board is also working on scheduling the Annual meeting for February 8, 2018- a notice will be sent out with the invoices. The board also met on Jan 3, 2018- see a copy of the board meeting minutes in a pdf format on the board information page. For our residents that go somewhere warm for the winter, don't forget to request the Grafton PD to do extra checks on your home while you're away.

Updates 2017

August, 2017-Our new sign and lights are installed- the lights are powered by electricity- not solar powered so they should be brighter. Thank you Mr Rick Paul for all your hard work on getting this project to the finish line! 

Children will be going back to school August 30- please be aware of school buses and pedestrian traffic in the early morning and afternoons.

The 2017 Board met on January 30, 2017- a copy of the meeting minutes are posted on the Board information page for all homeowners to read. We've retained YourScape to do landscaping for 2017 again & help us maintain the detention ponds. Please remember no dumping or playing in or around the detention ponds.

Happy New Year! Association dues were mailed out January 3, 2017 and are to be paid in full by April 30, 2017. Please also send us your email address if we don't have it- this is a quick and efficient way of communicating with homeowners. Christmas trees will be picked up the first two trash pickups in January- January 7 & 13.

Updates 2016

 December 14, 2016

Attention Residents,

We have been notified of a vicious wild mink attack in the neighborhood.  It is expected that the mink was rabid and is being tested.  The mink attacked one of our residents and caused significant injury.

We are sending out this warning so that our residents are aware and take any precautions you feel necessary.

Per the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) minks are especially drawn to areas that are wooded or brushy. Although territorial by nature, the male often wanders far afield. When males meet, a violent fight is likely to ensue and may leave one or more mink dead.  An angry mink can screech, hiss, snarl, and bark.

For easy identification the mink has a weasel-like or ferret-like in appearance possessing a long, narrow body, but is considerably larger with a bushier tail. It has small, rounded ears, beady eyes, short legs, and sharp claws. The mink’s fur is usually a rich chocolate brown, but can look almost black. A white chest or chin patch with spots scattered on the underparts of the body is also characteristic.  Adults weigh 1.25-3 pounds and are 12-17 inches long.

We wish all of you a safe and joyous holiday season.

WCHA board of directors

August, 2016

The new signs have been installed- thank you to Rick Paul and Mike Novak for taking care of that. We hope you like the new entryway. There is a photo of the new sign at the bottom of this homepage.

July, 2016

The work on the entryway is almost complete. The landscaping is done. New signs will be placed in a few weeks. We've posted pictures of the new entryway landscaping on both the north & south sides & the divider under the Improvement Projects tab of this website. Both sides are the same in size & the plantings that are in the beds. We have been able to repair & repaint the signs that we had & have ordered new posts to mount them on saving the association thousands on the cost of new signs- Thank you to Rick Paul and Mike Novak for your hard work.

June, 2016

May, 2016

Residents-we wanted to inform you that we have begun accepting bids & landscape designs for the front entryway.  This project was chosen as a result of the survey's presented to you over the last year.  This was the 1st choice for the majority of the surveys collected.  We hope to have the project started soon.  Thank you for your patience-but now that all construction has been completed & we are aware of not needing sidewalks we feel comfortable to begin.  Have a great weekend.

Happy New Year! Holiday tree pick up will be on Fridays- Jan 8 & Jan 15, 2016 per the Village of Grafton.

2016 annual HOA dues invoices will be sent out by Friday, Jan 8, 2016 with a due date of April 30, 2016.

UPDATES-2015

Oct 7, 2015 from the Village of Grafton

Due to recent break-ins in the Grafton Area, PLEASE report any suspicious persons or vehicles to the Grafton Police IMMEDIATELY

BRUSH PICK UP WILL END WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST

*YARD WASTE /BROWN BAG PICK UP WILL END ON  THE TRASH PICKUP DAY THE  LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER 

Sept 24- from the Village of Grafton via mail-the power will be off from 10PM on Oct 6 for approximately 4 hours in order to upgrade the Vivian Dr sub station. If the work can't be completed on Oct 6 a Rain date of Oct 7. This will effect homes and business on the northwest and west areas of the Village along the St Rt 57 corridor. All safety services have been notified of this scheduled power outage.

Sept 23, 2015- 2015 Annual meeting minutes posted to this website.

Sept 1, 2015- Annual HOA meeting September 21 7-8PM at the Grafton-Midview Public library at 983 Main St., Grafton, OH. Newsletters & proxies will be going out to all homeowners this week. Shrubbery at the entrance will be cut back with the fall clean up done in October. Clean up of Timber Trail common lot will begin the week of September 21, 2015.

May, 2015- new mulch has been put down at the entryway. The landscaper will be pruning shrubs in the fall, as well as weekly mowing, debris clean up and fertilization and weed killing of the grassy areas.

The Village of Grafton now has a Do Not Knock Registry- fill out the form on the link and return to town hall .Solicitors are not permitted to approach your residence. See link to Village website:

http://ezweb.villageofgrafton.org/data/Images_Additional/skmbt_c35315050715110.pdf

Residents may also sign up to receive emergency alerts via phone or text message- this is a free service.See attached link

https://entry.inspironlogistics.com/lorain_oh/wens.cfm

April, 2015-Our 2014 tax form has been filed. Landscaping has been secured for 2015. the clean up and re-mulching of the front entryway will take place by mid-May per our landscaper. We'll be cutting down the retention pond 3 times this year. A tree had to be pulled out last year so as not to block the drainage pipes. Most of 2015 dues have been received- thank you!

2015 Annual Dues invoices went out Late-January, 2015. Please return by April 30, 2015. Please send in your email address with your payment- I'm trying to build a homeowner email database as a quick and cost-effective way to communicate with homeowners.