Changes in water usage for summer 2010

The Georgia Water Stewardship Act signed by Governor Sonny Perdue went into effect June 2, 2010. The bill allows daily outdoor watering for purposes of planting, growing, managing, or maintaining ground cover, trees, shrubs, or other plants from 4:00pm – 10:00am.

All other outdoor water usage (e.g., washing cars, pressure washing) is to follow the watering schedule based on street address shown below:

The following information was passed on to the board earlier today. Please remember, if you see anything suspicious in the neighborhood, call 911.

Within the last week, a number of parents in the Peachtree Corners area have reported that their children have been approached by two men under suspicious circumstances. These two men have also been observed driving through neighborhoods, apparently watching young child at play. These events have occurred in the Steeplechase, White Hawk and Chadwick neighborhoods.

The two men are described as being one white and one black, the black man with dreadlocks. Both scruffy and dirty in appearance. The black make has been reported as the driver of the vehicles and the white male has been seen lying down in the backseat. When the white male raised his head up from the backseat, the driver is reported to have motioned for him to lie back down.

Two different vehicles have been reported:

• Older model Isuzu Rodeo or Nissan Pathfinder
• Dark Teal paint
• Tags reported as BJD-357 (this may be incorrect)

• 1995 or 1996 Mazda 626
• Purple or Brown paint
• Unknown tags

This may be related to another incident several months ago where a child was approached in his driveway by an unknown male. If you see either of these vehicles or anything else suspicious or out of the the ordinary, do not hesitate to call 911. If possible, get a description of the vehicle or occupants and a tag number. Do not approach the vehicle or its occupants.

Due to the recent extremely cold weather, one or more pipes have frozen and burst at the the pool house. Water has been shut off to the pool house and will remain off until further notice.

Bring your old Christmas tree to one of 25 Gwinnett County Fire Stations between December 26th and January 16th to have it recycled. All lights and decorations must be removed and they will not accept artificial or flocked trees.

Got unused or broken electronics around the house? Not sure what to do with them? Why not recycle them through the Keep Norcross Beautiful Electronics Recycling Event?

When: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center located at 10 Britt Street in Norcross
What: Personal computers, disk drives, CD-Roms, circuit boards, PC power supplies, keyboards, mice, PC monitors, laptops, printers, fax machines, copiers, stereos, VCRs, CD players, typewriters, test equipment, networking equipment, modems, UPS batteries, cell phones, phones scanners, microwaves, wire and cabling, servers

They will also be shredding documents and collecting canned goods

For more information call Code Enforcement at 770-448- 7327 or e-mail them at probertson@norcrossga.net

Due to inclement weather, we are, again, rescheduling the annual meeting for next Monday, the 28th, at 7PM.

The annual HoA meeting has been rescheduled for September 21st. It will still be held at 7PM. Among the items on the agenda are the recent criminal activity in the area and elections for president and vice president.

Last night, several vehicles in Spalding Mill were broken into. Based on information from Gwinnett County police, it appears the thieves were specifically targeting vehicles in which laptops were visible. In at least one of the break-ins, only the laptop was stolen; a GPS and other electronics were not taken. If you saw or heard anything that may be related to these break-ins, please contact Gwinnett County Crime Tip Line at 770-513-5390. According to information from the Gwinnett County West Precinct C.O.P.S. Watch website, recently arrested auto thieves have stated that they are targeting upscale and gated communities.

Please remember that vehicles should be parked inside your garages. If you must leave a vehicle outside of the garage, remove all valuables from the vehicle. If anyone sees anything suspicious in the neighborhood, please call 911.

Due to budget cuts brought on by the ongoing economic downturn, Gwinnett County has cancelled the annual fireworks display in downtown Lawrenceville:

"In the face of declining revenues and the difficulty in raising sponsorship funds, Gwinnett County Government officials cancelled the annual Gwinnett Glows 4th of July celebration. Gwinnett Glows has been a fun community tradition for two decades, but the old adage "all good things must come to an end" is particularly apt in this case given the current state of the economy."

As many of you may remember, last fall and winter, Gwinnett County attempted to initiate a new solid waste program. The program was halted, however, after a number of lawsuits and complaints from waste service providers who felt they were not treated fairly by the county. Gwinnett County is crafting a new solid waste program and is seeking further public input.