Security Alert
Unfortunately one of the homes in The Preserve was broken into this past week and some valuable items taken. The incident took place in the early evening, after dark, with no one at home. The homes in The Preserve being completely surrounded by farmland, tree nurseries and uninhabited woodland makes for nice vistas but leaves us vulnerable to undetected access. On a personal note: we will be looking into additional sensor lighting, upgrading of current exterior lighting and a review of alarm systems.
Town Board Meeting at Riley Avenue School.
The regularly scheduled Town Board meeting on March 21 will take place at the Riley Avenue Elementary School at 7:00 PM on that date. It is assumed that all current topics of local interest will be discussed. The Calverton Civic Association urges you to attend.
Asphalt
Some of us feel that the battle to keep the asphalt plant closed may have to be fought again. You may remember that the last communication with the Town on this subject essentially said that they (the Town) are still in negotiation with Grimes in an effort to renegotiate the terms of the Grimes contract (presumably to sell off all remaining sand to an outside user making the restart of the asphalt plant unnecessary). Please keep in mind that if their contract negotiations fail, the Town may fall back on a position that they have no other choice than to restart the plant to consume the accumulated sand. This cannot be allowed to happen.
Mulch
Every week or so I receive a gardening email newletter from Mike McGroarty. His Gardening Newsletter of March 14, 2006 with the title "Beware of Shotgun Fungus" was quite interesting. He describes a mold or fungus that grows in normal wood chip garden mulch that expands to the point that it explodes and sends tar like, sticky substances airborne which will attach themselves to nearby structures (like light colored houses).
While we have ongoing issues with the Town regarding the black specks on our house, this newsletter makes some disturbing points about mulch. He follows this up with a reference to a Penn State study which you can read for yourself. http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/extension/plant_disease/mulchfun.html.
I can forward McGroarty's Newsletter to you or you can request it at mike@shedhouse.com.
Unfortunately one of the homes in The Preserve was broken into this past week and some valuable items taken. The incident took place in the early evening, after dark, with no one at home. The homes in The Preserve being completely surrounded by farmland, tree nurseries and uninhabited woodland makes for nice vistas but leaves us vulnerable to undetected access. On a personal note: we will be looking into additional sensor lighting, upgrading of current exterior lighting and a review of alarm systems.
Town Board Meeting at Riley Avenue School.
The regularly scheduled Town Board meeting on March 21 will take place at the Riley Avenue Elementary School at 7:00 PM on that date. It is assumed that all current topics of local interest will be discussed. The Calverton Civic Association urges you to attend.
Asphalt
Some of us feel that the battle to keep the asphalt plant closed may have to be fought again. You may remember that the last communication with the Town on this subject essentially said that they (the Town) are still in negotiation with Grimes in an effort to renegotiate the terms of the Grimes contract (presumably to sell off all remaining sand to an outside user making the restart of the asphalt plant unnecessary). Please keep in mind that if their contract negotiations fail, the Town may fall back on a position that they have no other choice than to restart the plant to consume the accumulated sand. This cannot be allowed to happen.
Mulch
Every week or so I receive a gardening email newletter from Mike McGroarty. His Gardening Newsletter of March 14, 2006 with the title "Beware of Shotgun Fungus" was quite interesting. He describes a mold or fungus that grows in normal wood chip garden mulch that expands to the point that it explodes and sends tar like, sticky substances airborne which will attach themselves to nearby structures (like light colored houses).
While we have ongoing issues with the Town regarding the black specks on our house, this newsletter makes some disturbing points about mulch. He follows this up with a reference to a Penn State study which you can read for yourself. http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/extension/plant_disease/mulchfun.html.
I can forward McGroarty's Newsletter to you or you can request it at mike@shedhouse.com.
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