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Notice to all Residents:
District 4 Town Hall Meeting

Our Douglas County Commission representative, Ann Jones Guider, will hold a Town Hall Meeting for residents in this district on January 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the conference room at the new Dog River Library. It will be our chance to learn what is going on in this district that may affect us, as well as present an opportunity to ask for a turn lane into Riverwalk going south on Highway 5. We would like to make a strong showing for this request, so please take an hour out of your busy Saturday and meet us there Any questions can be directed to her office at 770-920-7266

Updating the Directory - we need your info!

We are trying to update our neighborhood directory and want to make sure we have your most recent information. Have you changed email addresses? Want to add a 2nd address to the mailing list? Changed your phone number? Do you think you have NOT been getting Riverwalk Emails?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, or even if you didn't - email Gail Drinkard, website adminstrator at riverwalkhoa@gmail.com with your current information and we'll make sure your listing is up to date. We'd like all updates submitted by Sunday, January 22, 2012.

We will let residents know when new directories are available.

Christmas Lights Contest Winners:

1st Place ($100.00 Winner)
-->    5870 Sequoia Lane: Chris & Lisa McKenzie - For Best Visual/Music and Live Performance (This family was actually outside waiting for the judges and had Santa on a motorcycle pulling a sleigh with Mrs. Claus in it)

Tie for Second ($50 Winners each household)
 -->  7321 Riverwalk Dr: Gilbert & Areatha Adkins - Best Organized Display
-->   5819 Wild Herrin Trail: Michael & Yvonne Neau -- Best Creative

Honorable Mention:
-->   7463 Elderberry Drive- "A place for Rudolph to park"

(Sorry - not all the pictures turned out, however, we will post pictures if someone would like to submit them to us.)

Attempted Break-In Reported !

There has been an attempted break-in on Hemlock Court here in Riverwalk. At one residence, 3 of their front bay window locks had been pried up by apparent burglars and one of the windows was almost pried open. There was also a large hole dug by the front door next to the sidewalk. What makes this more frightening is the resident believes they were home (during the day) when this incident was attempted. There Sheriff's office is investigating.

We urge you to be very aware of unusual activity and vehicles both during the day and at night. Please make sure your doors are locked, and if you have an alarm system, please use it. It may be your best defense against damage and loss. If your windows have extra locks that prevent the window from being raised more than a few inches, use those also.

Vandalism Issues

Over the last few month, we have seen a dramatic increase in acts of vandalism on Riverwalk Homeowners Association property. Two “speed limit” signs have been pulled out of the ground and thrown into the woods and shrubs, a light fixture from the top of a brick column at the pool has been broken off and for the third time this season, the pool gate locking system has been tampered with and broken. Each service call cost approximately $150.00. We have also on several occasions, found pool furniture in the pool.

We are filing a report with the Douglas County Sheriff’s office, but since this is a “Community Watch” subdivision, we are asking any resident that has any information regarding these acts of vandalism to report them to a Board member. Repair, replacement or re-installation will cost all of us!

Riverwalk Activities Instruction Policy Update

After receiving a printout of our actual HOA insurance policy and further discussion with the insurance underwriter, the Riverwalk Homeowners Association, Inc. Board of Directors issues the following revised policy:

Any member in good standing may give swim, tennis, aerobics or other instruction with the following conditions:

1. A Certificate of Liability Insurance listing:

• Name of person insured.
• Effective dates of the policy.
• Limits of the policy.
• Minimum coverage of $1,000,000
• Certificate must list the Riverwalk Homeowners Association, Inc. as an Additional Insured.

must be presented to the Board directly from the issuing insurance office, by one of the following means: USPS to Riverwalk Homeowners Association, Inc, P.O. Box 6122, Douglasville, GA 30154 or e-mailed to riverwalkhoa@bellsouth.net

No instruction may begin until the above has been received by the Board and acknowledgment sent to the applicant.

2. Lessons and group activities may be conducted between 10:00am and 2:30pm Monday through Thursday only as to not inconvenience other members during normally busier times.

Non-members may NOT receive instruction or participate in any of these activities on HOA property. Nonmembers may be guests of a member for recreational purposes only, not to receive instruction.

Our insurance policy EXCLUDES medical payments for anyone injured while participation in “athletic activities.”

The Board apologizes for the confusion and delays. We received a copy of the insurance booklet only this week and a discussion with the Supervising Underwriter cleared up the conflicting information that was received by the Board previously. We will be happy to e-mail a copy of the Insurance Policy to any member who requests one. 

Important Pool Issues You Need to Know:

NEW RESIDENTS:
We need contact information for those of you who have closed on your homes. We want to be able to keep you up to date when neighborhood emails are sent out..

Please the Website Administrator at riverwalkhoa@gmail.com with your name, address, phone number and contact email address. We will also include your information in the next printed directory.

Questions for the Homeowners Association Board?
If you have questions about the neighborhood, please email or call one of our Association Board members. You can find their contact information by going to the "About Us" or "Contact Us" web pages.

Architectural Review Application
For those people have been waiting for us to post a copy of the Architectural Review Application online, it is now available. Please visit our Architectural Control Committee page.

Stop Signs and Notes Taped to Them:

PLEASE DO NOT tape anything to our stop signs or their posts! We can and have been fined for it and will pass that fee on to anyone who is responsible. Previous signs by residents and have already damaged (removed paint from) a few of our signs. Please do not adhere anything on to the stop signs or their posts! Thank you for your cooperation!