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Building Compliance
By Fran Raimo
Building
in W.L.E. has been light and steady, consisting mostly of decks, garages,
additions and a few new houses. We are now up to 1,350 homes. Most of the
permits going out are people updating and maintaining their homes with new
roofs, siding, painting and staining of their homes and decks. I’ve also noticed quite a bit of landscaping
projects, such as blacktopping of driveways, expanding driveways, and planting
of scrubs and trees. Unfortunately, there has been a tremendous amount of tree
removal permits. This is a result of diseased or dying trees and trees uprooted
or broke off from storm damage.
In
my newsletter, I always mention the importance of keeping your ditch and
culverts clear of debris to prevent property and road damage. In the past couple of months, we have had an
unusually high amount of rain that has caused erosion to property and roads as
a result of blocked culverts. Once this occurs, the water has created a new
path that will continue to erode with each rain, creating road to under erode
and washing away gravel causing ruts at the entrance of driveways. So please,
do your part and keep your ditch and culverts clear of debris; this will
prevent road and property damage.
Last
spring I talked of plans for snowplow vehicles needing passes. This new plan is
in place to ensure the safety of your residence and our community. Snowplow
vehicles are in our community day and night plowing snow and they need to be
identified. These passes will be issued to vehicles that are only in our
community to plow snow. If you have a
contractor’s pass or a property owner’s pass, a seasonal pass is NOT
necessary. The fee for a Winter 2011-2012
seasonal pass is $10.00 starting October 1, 2011. No plowing of snow will be
allowed unless your vehicle has an identifying pass. We ask everyone to please
keep the roads clear of snow when clearing your driveways of snow.
If
you are starting a home project and are not sure if you need a permit, please
call; I’d be happy to assist you.
Take
in the beautiful fall season, and enjoy!