Meeting Announcement

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Dear Rocky Branch Farm Community,

Here are our meeting minutes from the meeting held on 5/21/23.

Resident participation: it is vital to the HOA to have residents attending meetings to have their voice heard and to vote on decisions so that we as a community are all in agreement on our goals.

Dues and uses: Dues were distributed following the meeting and the due date is 9/1/23. If anything prevents you from paying by this time please let me (Felix) know. We are reasonable even though according to our covenant we should charge a late fee. Based on our spending for the business side of things for the HOA our fees are going up and to sustain an income in the future we may consider raising the dues next year and will hold a vote per the HOA covenant to do so.

Current planned uses of dues: The following are planned projects/items we will be spending money on. Speed limit signs, children at play signs, landscape lighting at entrance and street lighting along Carters Bridge Pl. As well as looking into upgrading light on Craven Ln. We will also need to replace mulch this year and will look into using rubber mulch and adding measures to prevent weeds.

Treasury update: Our fees for our taxes and legal fees are going up. We will be looking into finding a new CPA to save cost. 

Events: Community Yard sale is scheduled for 8/12/23 @7am

Food festival/ BBQ is scheduled for 9/16/23 @ 3pm we will look into getting inflatable bouncy houses and a play area for children.

Yard maintenance: Grass cutting and yard maintenance needs to be done on a more frequent basis to maintain a good aesthetic for the community. We will begin enforcement of this by the architectural board. The following are some rules we established. Grass is typically around 4inches high, if the grass height exceeds 8" we will notify the homeowner that they need to cut the grass and they will have 7 business days to do so. Otherwise the HOA will hire a company to mow the lawn and the homeowner will be billed per our covenant guidelines. For any complaints about grass being too tall please contact us and we will verify and notify the homeowner if we haven't done so already. With members of the architectural board being spread out across the neighborhood there should be visibility of the majority of yards but if we don't see something please contact us. 

Reminder: ALL exterior yard/home changes must be approved by the HOA prior to any work starting. 

Website update: New form for architectural review submissions was created. Please remember to be signed into a google account on your browser to view the form. Otherwise you will receive an error. This is a google requirement to be able to accept document uploads.

Best Lawn Care Award: We have discussed this previously and will begin this year around September. Henry will be our judge for this award and the plan is to provide either a gift card or HOA fee waiver for the following year.

Speeding issues: Everyone in the neighborhood is advised to slow down and follow the speed limit as well as being extra cautious when children are outdoors playing. Please notify all members of the household as well as any visitors. If any vehicles are identified speeding please contact us. We plan on adding a speed limit sign to notify others who may be going through the neighborhood to do a Uturn however what outsiders do on our street is hard to control. If issues persist, we will look into further measures we can take with Henrico County. 

Signage and lighting: We plan on purchasing children at play signs. We have a no outlet sign but may look into getting a larger sign as it is not very noticeable currently. We plan on getting speed limit signs. We will look into replacing the Rocky Branch entrance sign as they are peeling/fading. We will look into means of assisting in preventing speeding along woodman rd when children are at the bus stop. 

Pet Policy: Reminder that there is a combined 3 pet limit in our community. Dogs should be leashed when outside or within a fence. Cats in the neighborhood that are outdoors are allowed however they are not allowed to be a nuisance to neighbors or cause property damage or harm to others. Yards should also be cleaned of pet waste on a frequent basis and pet owners should be cleaning up after their pet if they create any waste on someone's property. If there are any issues with pets please contact us. 

Board position opening: Parth will be leaving us and we will have a new opening for a position on the architectural board. Please contact me if you would like to run for this position. We currently have David Williams, and David Rodzewicz running for this position. We will hand out ballots to each home to fill out and return to us as a means of voting.

Respectfully, 

Felix Pyatigorskiy

Rocky Branch Farm Community HOA President

hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Mailing Address:

Rocky Branch Farm HOA

PO Box 28842

Henrico, VA 23228

Dear Rocky Branch Farm Community,

Hope everyone is well. It is time for us to have our next HOA meeting. Our next meeting will be held on 5/21/23 at 2:00pm in the cul-de-sac of Carters Bridge Pl. If the weather does not cooperate, the makeup day will be 5/28/23. Please bring a chair, we will have tents setup. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Felix (see below) and we will setup a virtual meeting so that you are still able to participate and have your voice heard.  

Subjects that will be discussed: 

• Resident participation
• Dues
•      Planned projects we will be doing based on previous community interests.
•              Speed limit sign. Children at play signs.
•              Landscape/street lighting.
•              Common area maintenance and future needs
•      Treasury report
•      Expenses
•      Importance of paying dues and what happens if you don't.
• Community Garage Sale- Date to be scheduled during the meeting.
• Fall food festival/bbq- Date to be scheduled during the meeting.
• Other potential spring/summer events.
• Grass cutting and yard maintenance enforcement.
• Speeding issues in the community.
• Pet policy review and consideration of neighbors.
• Open discussion

Community Contact:

As a reminder here is the link to join our Facebook group where we would like to relay information electronically. https://www.facebook.com/groups/952227105654439/ . 

Also please visit our website https://rockybranchrva.com where you can submit requests and suggestions.

Email contacts: To make it easier for the community to be in touch with the HOA president and architectural review board we have created the following emails to be primary means of direct contact. 

HOA President email: hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Architectural Board email: hoareview@rockybranchrva.com  

If you have any suggestions, please contact someone on the Board to share your ideas. We have fixed an issue with our website that was sending messages to our email as Spam and would like to apologize to any messages that were missed. As the Rocky Branch Farm HOA Board, we strive to have a community of respect, engagement and inclusion. We look forward to connecting and working with you all!  

Respectfully, 

Felix Pyatigorskiy

Rocky Branch Farm Community HOA President

hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Mailing Address:

Rocky Branch Farm HOA

PO Box 28842

Henrico, VA 23228

Dear Rocky Branch Farm Community,

In our last meeting we voted to elect board members to the board. With no one running for any positions the incumbents were voted in and will remain on the board. 

We look forward to our garage sale on 10/1/2022 @ 9am weather permitting. 

Community Contact:

As a reminder here is the link to join our Facebook group where we would like to relay information electronically. https://www.facebook.com/groups/952227105654439/ . 

Also please visit our website https://rockybranchrva.com where you can submit requests and suggestions.

Email contacts: To make it easier for the community to be in touch with the HOA president and architectural review board we have created the following emails to be primary means of direct contact. 

HOA President email: hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Architectural Board email: hoareview@rockybranchrva.com  

If you have any suggestions, please contact someone on the Board to share your ideas. We have fixed an issue with our website that was sending messages to our email as Spam and would like to apologize to any messages that were missed. As the Rocky Branch Farm HOA Board, we strive to have a community of respect, engagement and inclusion. We look forward to connecting and working with you all!  

Respectfully, 

Felix Pyatigorskiy

Rocky Branch Farm Community HOA President

hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Mailing Address:

Rocky Branch Farm HOA

PO Box 28842

Henrico, VA 23228

Dear Rocky Branch Farm Community,

Hope everyone is well. It is time for us to have our next HOA meeting and have elections for our board. Our next meeting will be held on 9/17/22 at 11:00am in the cul-de-sac of Carters Bridge Pl. If the weather does not cooperate, the makeup day will be 9/24/22. Please bring a chair, we will have tents setup. 

Subjects that will be discussed: 

• Election of new board members
• Dues
•      Treasury Report
•      Expenses
• Community Garage Sale 10/1/22 @9am
• Fall food festival date to be discussed.
• Lawn care and enforcement
• Community interests
•      Street lighting and entrance lighting on Carters Bridge Pl. Light upgrade on       Craven Ln cul-de-sac.
• Means of speed enforcement on Carters Bridge Pl.
• Open discussion

Community Contact:

As a reminder here is the link to join our Facebook group where we would like to relay information electronically. https://www.facebook.com/groups/952227105654439/ . 

Also please visit our website https://rockybranchrva.com where you can submit requests and suggestions.

Email contacts: To make it easier for the community to be in touch with the HOA president and architectural review board we have created the following emails to be primary means of direct contact. 

HOA President email: hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Architectural Board email: hoareview@rockybranchrva.com  

If you have any suggestions, please contact someone on the Board to share your ideas. We have fixed an issue with our website that was sending messages to our email as Spam and would like to apologize to any messages that were missed. As the Rocky Branch Farm HOA Board, we strive to have a community of respect, engagement and inclusion. We look forward to connecting and working with you all!  

Respectfully, 

Felix Pyatigorskiy

Rocky Branch Farm Community HOA President

hoapresident@rockybranchrva.com

Mailing Address:

Rocky Branch Farm HOA

PO Box 28842

Henrico, VA 23228

Dear Rocky Branch Farm Community,

We hope this letter finds you well. This is the first communication coming from the new board in quite some time since the new members were elected. However, everyone is usually inside during the winter months and there tends to be little activity in the community. Now as we begin to approach spring and warmer weather everyone will tend to become more active outside and have projects they’d like to do. 

We’d like to remind everyone to please contact the lead of the Architectural Board, Nate Newsome, (718) 600-6751 (email will be provided at a later date) with any questions you may have regarding any changes to the exterior of (your home. For any improvement projects and landscaping updates please submit your request via the "Submit a Request" page. 

Below you will find a list of some home improvements that require Rocky Branch Farm HOA architectural board approval prior to constructing:

• Swimming pool
• Gazebo
• Shed
• Driveway enhancement
• Flower bed
• Tree bed
• Fence (material/style/color)
• Deck (color)
• Mailbox pole (color) 

As warmer weather is upon us there are some community events we all want to take part in. Some suggestions have been:

• A neighborhood garage sale- for anyone trying to get rid of items during their spring cleaning. If this is something you are interested in, please reach out and let us know as soon as possible. If we have enough people who want to participate, we can put something together for late spring or early summer.

• A neighborhood BBQ/Cultural Celebration- We have a very diverse community so having a neighborhood BBQ to share and experience different cultures through food, music and traditions would be awesome. If this is something you are interested in, please reach out and let us know as soon as possible. If we have enough people who want to participate, we can put something together for the summer.  

There are many other ideas for events we would like to do as a community so it would be great to hear back from you all. Ideas such as having a list of companies that people in the community use for lawn care, maintenance issues, etc. that can be referred to for others to use (or avoid).

We know we currently do not have the best means of communicating as a community and we would like to begin using a Facebook group created so that everyone can communicate with one another and stay up to date on any Rocky Branch news. The page can be found here Facebook . In addition to having this group we will be making edits on the board for communication and will be making email addresses for each position that will then be passed on to each member of that position. This will insure everything will be in one place for that position and can be passed down to new board members in the future. This change will be relayed later but for the time being please get in touch with myself, Felix HOA President, or any other board member.

We have discussed some of these items as a Board. If you have any suggestions, please contact someone on the Board to share your ideas. As the Rocky Branch Farm HOA Board, we strive to have a community of respect, engagement and inclusion. We look forward to connecting and working with you all!

Respectfully,

Felix Pyatigorskiy

Rocky Branch Farm Community HOA President

If you have any questions and aren’t sure who to contact you can contact me directly at 804-833-3211 and I can help you resolve your question or concern or get you in touch with the correct individual. Feel free to swing by the house, 2233, and say “Hi”.

Mailing Address: 

Rocky Branch Farm HOA 

PO Box 28842 

Henrico, VA 23228

Dear Rocky Branch Community, 

We have had some changes in the Rocky Branch Home Owner's Association. For the next year, Mr. Felix Pyatigorskiy will be our new President. We want to thank Mr. David Williams for serving as our President for the first year of our neighborhood's existence and setting the course for our young neighborhood. We now look to Felix to lead this association as we continue to establish our neighborhood as a great place to live for all of us. Stanley Lewis will be staying on and continue in the role of Treasurer and Crystal Newsome will be serving as HOA Secretary for the next year to round out our association's office holders.

The Architectural Board will now be chaired by Nate Newsome with support from Manmeet Mahajan, Henry Goodman, Ram Kushwah, and Steve Smith, Jr. 

For exterior home improvement projects and landscaping updates please submit your request via the "Submit a Request" page.

If you have any questions feel free to go to the Contact Us link.

Mailing Address:

Rocky Branch Farm HOA

PO Box 28842

Henrico, VA 23228