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Welcome to Avery Park!  We have a great community here in an absolutely beautiful area of western North Carolina.  Our community is surrounded on three sides by Pisgah National Forest so our wildlife is plentiful and varied.  We are a diverse neighborhood; residents range from their thirties to over eighty; retirees; working parents; stay at home moms and numerous children of all ages.  Complementing our beautiful natural setting is a pond with dock structures, tennis court, and playground, trails, and pool and cabana area.

The 2010 Board of Directors is composed of:

President:  Mary Jane B. Klug, 1315 Double Knob Dr, 687-9732 mjklug@bellsouth.net
Vice President: Gordon Steinberg, 1145 Standing Deer Tr, 687-9427 pathers@aol.com
Sec/Treasurer: John Martin, 826 Stoney Stream, 684-8720, jkdlmartin1@aol.com

Our community web site is www.averyparknc.com .  This is designed for property owners’ use only, contains a great deal of valuable information, and is used to communicate within our community in addition to direct e-mail.  Some items are password protected as they may be sensitive in nature.  Contact our webmaster for the password.

Our management company is IPM Corporation located at 2620 Hendersonville Road in Arden.  Property owners may receive the following items from IPM:
(1)  ONE Remote gate transmitter at no cost.  The fee for additional remote is $35.00.
(2)  Vehicle decals to be placed on the lower left side of the driver’s front windshield.
(3)  ONE Key for access to the pool cabana.  During the specified season identified by the  BOD, the pool may be utilized from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
(4)  Assignment of personal gate access code.  The gate is closed 24/7 unless prior coordination and approval is received for a specific function.
       · To gain access, the gate may be opened from your residence using your home phone.   Ensure IPM has programmed your home phone in the call box.  When someone calls from the call box, press 9 on your phone.  This will disconnect you from the caller and open the gate.

Our community coordinators at IPM are Jane Fuqua and Heather Martin.  The phone number for IPM is 650-6875.

There is a monthly meeting, third Wednesday at 3:30 held at the office of IPM, between the BOD and our community coordinators.  This is an open meeting where any property owner may attend.  If there is a discussion item, it must be submitted to IPM 10 days prior to the meeting and property owners are allotted 15 minutes to present their ideas or areas of concern.

Ensure you have a copy of Avery Park Covenant, Conditions and Restrictions in addition to the Architectural Design Standards.  Any work to unimproved property, including but not limited to, well installation, roughing in of driveway, etc, MUST be approved by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) prior to commencement of work.  Lack of approval from the ARB may result in fines levied.  Changes or modification to existing structures also require ARB approval prior to initiation of modifications.  Fees, requirements and notification process are contained in these important documents.  For convenience, appropriate forms are posted on our web site.

The speed limit in Avery Park is 25 mph.  We have numerous blind driveways and curves and the safety of our residents, children, pets and abundant wildlife is paramount.  Please obey the speed limit at all times.

Several important informational items are:
1.     Annual association assessments are billed by IPM and are due January 1.  Special assessments, if required, are billed 6 months after annual assessments.
2.     Trash service is provided by Waste Pro and for service or questions you may contact them at 684-7790.  Our service is provided on Tuesdays.  Trash must be at the curb prior to 7:00 am.
3.     Progress Energy provides our electrical service and their general business phone is 1-800-452-2777.  To report power outages contact 1-800-419-6356 or visit their web site at www.progress-energy.com.
4.     To report street light malfunctions:  https://secure.progress-energy.com/sid/custservice/carbusiness/electric/streetlight/index.asp 
5.     Buncombe County Sheriff Dispatch may be reached at 255-5555.
6.     A wealth of information may be obtained at www.buncombecounty.org.
7.     Natural vegetation may be burned after contacting Air Quality, Burn Control Information at 250-6777, press 1.  Ensure appropriate safeguards are taken prior to and after burning.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the BOD’s via phone or e-mail.

Mary Jane B. Klug
President
Avery Park Community Association

January 7, 2010