L.A. LOOKS Wildlife Corner LA (LW) LA ( Photo & Article By Barbara Ann Comer The ubiquitous Palm Warbler is familiar to many Lake Ashton residents. It is the little bird that lands on the lanai screen and wags its tail up and down. They forage for bugs even in the middle of busy roads like Ashton Club Drive. The plumage on this diminutive bird can vary greatly depending on age and from whence the bird hails. Eastern ones sport a yellowish breast while the ones from farther west are mainly drab. The constant tail bobbing is one of the best clues as to their identity. This snow bird derives its name from its wintering grounds being closely associated with Palm Trees. A better name for it on its nesting grounds would be the Bog Warbler since it nests in brush at the edge of spruce bogs quite far north. Keep your eyes open for this little winter resident before it departs for the boreal bogs by late March. LA (LW) HOA & ARC John Donahue, President of the HOA, sent an email to all homeowners to introduce himself. Main topics from his email bear repeating: HOA Responsibilities - an updated document from legal counsel that reiterates the purpose of the HOA and all our collective responsibilities will be sent to all homeowners. • Architectural Committee - we have spent considerable time in the discussion and modification of our ARC guidelines. The plan is to distribute the guidelines to you for a 30-day review and comment period prior to them being enacted by the board. We ask that you read 14 them carefully and provide constructive feedback regarding terms, clarity, and content. • Compliance - We need to maintain the standards that are in our HOA guidelines. Therefore, we will be stepping up our efforts around compliance. You may get a private courtesy notice regarding an area of your property that could use some attention. We ask that you address them promptly. Please check guidelines to see if you need to submit a request to ARC. For June, compliance will be focused on driveways. Please take care to remove weeds either by spraying or power washing. In addition, please check that trash and recycle bins are not visible from the street. If you do not have room in the garage for the bins, please provide screening (shrubs) to hide them from view. Thank you all for keeping Lake Ashton a wonderful place to live! HOA Board Members • Marti Schmidt, President/Treasurer president@lakeashtonhoa.org • John Donahue, VP & ARC Director vp@lakeashtonhoa.org • Glen Hart, VP2 & Compliance Director vp2@lakeashtonhoa.org • Tim Doyle, Secretary secretary@lakeashtonhoa.org • Deanne Mayne, Secretary 2 & Compliance Director, sec2@lakeashtonhoa.org • ARC: ARC@LakeAshtonHOA.org Compliance Committee: compliance@LakeAshtonHOA.org Send a picture of any fish caught in ponds or lakes in Lake Ashton, along with your name, the lake or pond that it was caught in, as well as the type of fish caught and any measurements (length and/ or weight) to valerie@lakeashtoncdd.com to be featured in the next edition of the LA Times. Don’t forget to include your smiling face! As a reminder, there is a catch and release policy for any District owned ponds in Lake Ashton.
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