2025 Completed Projects

• Hard Pruning - Hard pruning is used to rejuvenate overgrown, leggy, or unhealthy shrubs or trees, promoting new growth and improving their overall health and appearance.
• Dog Park Relocation - the dog park has been moved from its former location to an area closer to the gazebo, on much flatter land. Pavers have been installed as a walkway from the path leading to the gazebo to the dog park.
• Gazebo Refresh - The column severely damaged by termites has been repaired, and the gazebo columns have been painted to a lighter, fresher color. New bbq grills have been installed.
• New Call Box - CellGate call box has been installed and is actively in use. 
• Entrance cameras - new cameras have been installed at the gate entrance that will provide more coverage at the entrance and exit gates and allow for better security.
• Street Repairs - Every 5 years our streets must be repaired. This involves cleaning and sealing cracks, then applying a sealcoat. This project is now completed.
• Gutter cleaning - Gutter cleaning has been completed.
• Shutters/Floodlights - Shutter Reattachment and floodlight lightbulbs replacement have been completed.  
• Tree Pruning/Removal - Remove various declining understory junipers along the edge of the woodline at the rear of 1216 - 1248 GC. Remove a line of junipers on Gates Drive and Gates Circle near the cul-de-sac. Prune 80 Crpe Myrtle trees. 

• Replace Dog Stations - Replaced the 4 aging dog stations around the community. Added custom signs with GAB logo.

Active 2025 Projects

• Entrance Retaining Walls - A major project is in the works to repair the retaining walls that run along the entrance of the community and to the back of the first buildings on the north and south side of Gates Drive. This is a huge undertaking and a project that is long overdue. We are in the stage of applying for permits from Dekalb County. It will take 4-6 weeks to get the permits approved. Once they are, the project will begin. Estimate timeframe is October, 2025. 

Pending 2025 Projects

• Treeline Behind Homes on North Circle - The landscaper will use a forestry mower to cut back the treeline and kudzu from 1328 GC - 1344 GC and 1350 GD to 1362 GD. The wooded area will be sprayed to kill off all undergrowth. 
• Remove remaining junipers from homes - Junipers will be removed from the remaining 16 homes (side and back).
• Move Grills at the Gazebo - Per our insurance carrier, all residential grills must be kept 10-15 feet away from the home. The insurance carrier requested that we inform the residents, as we have done in the August 2025 Newsletter. In addition, per their requirement, the community grills near the gaebo will also be moved to a safer location. We'll install a dedicated patio surface at the new site so the grills are not placed in a wooded area and to reduce fire risk.

DELINQUENCY RATE

As of July, 2025, the current delinquency rate at 14%, with 24 (of 167) homes holding a balance older than 60 days past due. However, the amount past due from these homes total $78,000, which is significantly high. This affects cash flow and limits our ability to pay for projects to maintain our community. If you are behind, please make every effort to get caught up in paying assessments, else the association will have to take stronger measures to collect past due assessments. This can include forwarding past due accounts to collections, which could potentially add additional costs (late fees, interest, collection costs, attorney fees) to the outstanding balance.  

NEW PARKING RULES

THE AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION TO ALLOW FOR LIMITED STREET PARKING HAS PASSED! 

Please note:    

• Parking spaces are limited and are for guests only. Residence must park in their garages and driveways. Residence decal stickers will be sent out shortly to homeowners to place in their vehicles.
• A limited amount of parking spaces will be available for exceptions for homeowners. The rules defining the exceptions are still in progress. The exceptions will have a finite date (for ex., a year) and homeowner will need to re-apply for exception when that exception expires. This give other homeowners the opportunity to request an exception if a current exception expires and is no longer needed or the homeowner is no longer eligible. 
• Please remember to complete the homeowner information on the Verification of Occupancy Form. We require that every homeowner complete their information so that we can update the call box, fobs, etc. 
• The county MUST approve the permit to allow for limited street parking. The board is currently in the process of gathering all of the documentation requested by the county to apply for the permit.

Enforcement

The parking rules will be strictly enforced. The towing company will patrol the neighborhood randomly. If cars are parked illegaly, they will be subjected to being fined or towed. Any vehicle parked in a red or yellow zone will be immediately towed and/or fined. 

As there are a limited number of parking spaces, it will not always be possible for your guests to park in front of your home. There will be no tolerance for attempting to reserve a parking spot. Parking is First Come, First Serve. When all of the parking spaces are occupied, THERE IS NO MORE PARKING!!! Any attempt to park in restricted parking areas will result in fine or towing.

Let's make this a community effort to respect and follow the new parking rules.