Residents' Review July 2023

President’s Message

Fellow CCS Residents, H

appy summer! I hope you are enjoying the warm weather, time away from school, and our fabulous community facilities. Summer is off to a great start in CCS!

Thank you!

Ɂ Thank you to Kathy Driscoll for yet another fabulous “Concert in the Park” on June 10! We look forward to the encore this fall.

Ɂ Thank you to Meredith Brohm, Lindsay Ryan, and the entire swim committee for a fabulous swim season. Go Sharks!

Pool

Ɂ Please be vigilant about pool safety. Drowning is quiet and fast (under a minute). We have already had several close calls at the pool this summer. The lifeguards are helpful, but it is unwise to depend on them completely with lives at stake.

Ɂ Parents and caregivers, please remember to have your young children who are not yet toilet trained in swim diapers. It is not fair to your neighbors when we must close the pool because of fecal contamination.

Dogs

Ɂ Please remember and remind your guests to pick up after your dog when walking around the neighborhood. My wife slipped on a piece of dog excrement in the street and nearly fell in it! We have plastic dog bags and trash cans placed throughout the community for your convenience. There is no excuse.

Ɂ We have had a few incidents of dogs escaping from their yards and appearing threatening to neighbors. If you have a dog, it is your responsibility to keep it on a leash or contained on your property so that it does not become a threat to your neighbors.

There was recently a dog-mauling incident in Foxworth that put someone in the hospital. We do not want that.

Safety

Ɂ The age to drive golf carts is 12 with a licensed driver over the age of 18 in the front seat. We have seen children as young as six driving golf carts on our streets, and recently had a golf cart overturn with children driving it. This is not safe. Please stop this before a tragedy occurs.

Ɂ We have lots of children in our community who are out of school for the summer and enjoying the great outdoors walking, biking, and playing. We love to see this! Please remember this and drive with caution, observing speed limits and stop signs. Remind your guests and any young drivers in your household about this, as well.

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Sept 11

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Dec 11

Ɂ If you will be out of town for an extended period, please consider registering your trip with the JCPD. They will be able to swing by your house to make sure all is well, which has the double benefit of increasing the police presence in our community.

Sending lots of good wishes to you and yours. Cheers!

Jonathan Webber | President jwebber@ccshoa.com

General Manager's Letter

Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

I’m glad everyone is enjoying the pool at the Rec Center. Below are a few pool reminders for the remainder of the season. Do not place the chaise/chairs into the kids splash area, they tend to scratch up the pool surface as well as scratch the chairs and cause rusting.

Parents, please remind your children that they must get out of the pool during the lifeguard breaks. It is a safety issue for children to be in the pool unattended. It is also a good time for the little ones to have a bathroom break and time for the adults to enjoy the pool without getting splashed or interrupted in the lap lane. Also keep in mind that all those in need of swim diapers must wear one at all times.

Regarding the Rec Center parking lot PLEASE do not park your car or golf cart in the handicap spot or the stripped space next to it. Both of these spaces are intended for handicap parking for folks that have the special designation placard or license plate.

We also ask that you do not park in the circle. Folks have difficulty driving around the vehicle or are forced to back down the circle which can be troublesome especially during swim team drop off.

Outdoor Music

While enjoying backyard activities or hosting parties, please be mindful of the noise level of any outdoor music and / or noise. The Johns Creek noise ordinance requires a lower decibel level from 11:00pm – 7:00am. Johns Creek PD has the sole discretion to determine if noise /music exceeds the proper limit.

Trash Can Policy

We have received an increased number of complaints regarding residents’ trash cans. Some trash cans are being put out far too early and some are being left out far too long. Trash cans must be placed out no earlier than the night before the pick-up day or the morning of the pick-up day – no earlier; the trash can must then be taken back from the curb to their designated storage place as soon as possible after trash pick-up but before midnight the day of trash pick-up. Lastly,please be reminded to place your cans at the curb not on the street.

Stephanie Fain | General Manager sfain@ccshoa.com

Happy 4th of July! – Service Gate Closed

Log on to pmi.cincwebaxis.com/ccs for tennis/ pickleball reservations and all matters of CCS

Register your home alarm with the City of Johns Creek.

Walk AGAINST traffic it’s safer for EVERYONE.

If you need to park on the road overnight please call the HOA or our Safety Team.

No motorcycles, or scooter types may be ridden in CCS.

Watch your speed & stop for stop signs; our community is monitored!

Complimentary Notary Service available at the HOA.

Contact the HOA before any trees are cut; permission required.

Report ANY suspicious activity to our Safety Team.

ANY exterior changes require ASC approval. Call the HOA for more info.

Traveling, vacation, unoccupied home? Submit a Vacation/Away Form to our Safety Team.

Are you getting…

Are you getting…

… Our Community E- blasts?

… Our Community E- blasts?

…Text or email notifications from dwellingLIVE?

…Text or email notifications from dwellingLIVE?

…Can you add guests into dwellingLIVE?

…Can you add guests into dwellingLIVE?

If you answered NO to any of the questions, call Kathy at the HOA @ 770998-0131 or @ kdriscoll@ ccshoa.com and she’ll resolve the issue for you .

If you answered no to any of the above call Kathy at the HOA Office at 770-998-0131 or kdriscoll@ccshoa.com and she’ll resolve the issue for you.

Dear Residents,

Country Club of the South continues to be a special residential community in the Southeast. We can be grateful to reside in a gated community that continues to maintain high standards that benefit all residents.

As a neighborhood, the HOA Board has invested in the upgrades of all entrances and created a first-class recreation center as well as numerous infrastructure projects and continued maintenance i.e., road paving, storm drain repairs and maintenance and an updated club gate.

It is remarkable that our community is now over 36 years old. Because of this, and to maintain our high standards, it will require all residents’ attention. We have just finished a very difficult period of bad weather and our community has experienced considerable damage to our landscaping and common areas.

Now that summer is here, many residents have or are currently addressing their property maintenance. Last month’s Resident Review listed the maintenance standards required by all residents. This letter is a reminder to ALL property owners that it is time to review your

property, especially at curbside, and take the necessary action to meet our HOA Standards.

Please consider your irrigation, mulch and/ or pinestraw in all landscape beds, the condition of your turf and weeds, fertilize as needed and removal of dead trees and shrubbery. In addition to landscaping, attention should also address power washing, painting, trash can placement, general cleanup and other requirements outlined in the CCS Design Standards. As a reminder, any yard art, statuary or signage must have HOA/ASC approval.

2023 ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE

COUNTRY CLUB of the SOUTH GATE HOURS

MAIN GATE: 24 hours per day /7 day a week

BARNWELL GATE:

MONDAY – FRIDAY 5:00 am – midnight

SATURDAY – SUNDAY 6:00 am – midnight

CLUB GATE:

MONDAY 6:00 am – 7:00 pm

TUESDAY – SUNDAY 6:00 am – midnight

SERVICE GATE:

MONDAY – FRIDAY 7:00 am – 7:00 pm

SATURDAY 7:30 am –7:00 pm

SUNDAY Closed

ASC MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT 5:15 AT THE HOA OFFICE

July 10,31

Aug 14 & 28

Sept 11,25

Oct 9,23

Nov 6

Dec 4

Lastly, we continue reviewing properties and common areas to ensure compliance with our CCS Design Standards. So far this year we have issued 136+ notices. We thank you for your cooperation in quickly resolving the issue(s) within the time period noted.

Sincerely,

The 2023 Architectural Standard Committee

Konni Minter, ASC Chair

Bruce Alonso, Lyn Isaacs, Lynn Newport, Ed Young

SERVICE GATE

PROCEDURES AND POLICIES:

There are absolutely no contractors allowed on property on Sundays regardless of interior or exterior work. The only exceptions are in an emergency situation with permission from the General Manager, Stepahnie Fain or CCS Director of Safety, Brian Evans. Stepahnie can be reached at 770-998-0131 (office) and Brian may be reached at 770-998-0131 (office).

Please be reminded that no contractors/vendors will be admitted into the community unless residents have registered them into the dwellingLIVE system. If your contractor/vendor arrives at the Service Gate and you have not registered them into dwellingLIVE they will be directed to the HOA Parking Lot to contact the resident and request to be put into the system to gain admittance to the community.

All Contractors must provide a valid Drivers License for entry. All contractors must be off property by 7:00 pm.

All contractors must exit the Service Gate between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm Monday thru Saturday.  No exits at the Main Gate or Barnwell Gate are allowed.  If contractors are admitted after hours or on Sunday under emergency situations approved by the General Manager or the CCS Director of Safety, they must enter and exit at the Barnwell Gate.

Konni Minter, Chair Lyn Isaacs Bruce Alonso Lynn Newport Ed Young

SAFETY REPORT

Please Join Me In Welcoming Reginald Stargell As The New Assistant Director Of Safety!

Reggie Stargell is a leader in the security and public safety sector with over 20 years’ experience in directing security, crisis management, and critical investigations. Successful in implementing effective security measures and achieving significant safety improvements. Reggie was the lead supervisor over the Terminus 1 & 2 highrise facilities in Buckhead.

Reggie enjoys golfing, fishing, and flying drones. He has been married for 29 years and is a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of Georgia since 2005. And looks forward to welcoming everyone home, here at CCS while providing safety compliance and control access for your families, friends, and visitors. Please stop by the HOA to say hello.

Home Safety

Set your home alarm when you are inside the home. If you do not have a home alarm system with cameras, please, please, please research the different systems and get one that meets your family needs. Did you know that John’s Creek Police will provide a “Vacation Watch.” Sign up at Johns Creek Police Department P2C (johnscreekga.gov)

Personal Safety & The Club Gate

I received a couple of reports of residents stopping and approaching vehicles at the Club Gate that have tried to “piggy-back” into the community behind their vehicle. I am asking residents not to exit their

vehicle to approach these types of vehicles. In most cases, it is simply someone following their GPS that led them to our Club Gate. However, it is best to remain in your vehicle, call one of the gatehouses, inform the gate attendant of the following: 1) That you are at the Club Gate; 2) Someone attempted to piggy-back into the community behind you but you stopped to prevent it from happening; 3) Please send patrol to the Club Gate to engage the driver.

Drivers And Walkers –Shared Consideration

We have received reports of vehicles exceeding our posted community speed limit of 25 mph by 1020+ miles per hour. This is unacceptable and must change. Some of the violators reported have been resident youth.

Drivers, please slow down and be considerate of walkers since we do not have sidewalks. We have more youth on the roads now that school is out. Violations will be emailed to violators. When a citation is received, there will be a 10-day period for resident violators to pay the fine or reply to schedule an appeal of the citation before other consequences follow.

Noise Complaints And Mutual Consideration

May& June was a time for graduation celebrations for many families and to kick off the summer season. Families should be able to reasonably enjoy these times without receiving calls regarding noise complaints in the early evening hours before 10pm or 11pm. The families who are celebrating must also consider their neighbors who may be elderly or who want to go to bed by 11pm and not hear extremely loud music outside their window.

Always consider your neighbor…

Ding-Dong-Ditch On The Rise

Do you know where your youth is after 12 midnight? We have received more reports of youth ringing resident doorbells and/or knocking on resident

doors after midnight and running away. A couple of youth caught on resident cameras look like they may be as young as 12 years old.

Please remember that we have elderly residents living in our community and when this is done at one of their homes, it causes quite a scare for them and could result in a medical emergency.

While this may seem like fun to many youths, it is a nuisance to most residents.

Rise In Invalid Driver’s Licenses

As I mentioned in a previous article, we continue to experience a rise in invalid driver’s licenses at the gates from contractors, various food delivery services and even Uber and Lyft drivers. Unfortunately, this may mean that a resident calling for services may have to drive to a gate to pick up their food or reschedule the service.

Suggestion: when placing calls for whatever services you need, mention to the person on the phone that you live in a gated community and all drivers must have a valid driver’s license and to have it ready to show the gate attendant.

To keep our community safe, we only allow those individuals with a valid driver’s license to enter and drive on the community roads.

Monthly Visitor Screening In dwellinglive “Comparison”

(Visitors added by gate attendants vs. residents: April 2022 vs. April 2023; May 2022 vs. May 2023)

To reduce the overall delays in visitor screening, mistakes made by gate attendants, calls made and received by gate attendants from residents must drastically decrease.

The comparison between April 2022 vs. April 2023 is as follows:

In April 2022, gate attendants made or received calls at the gates to add 10,955 resident visitors into dwellingLIVE for residents.

In April 2023, gate attendants made or received calls

Brian Evans & Reggie Stargell

at the gates to add 12,292 resident visitors into dwellingLIVE for residents.

***Gate attendants received 1,337 MORE calls from residents in April 2023 than in April 2022 to add personnel to their list.

The comparison between May 2022 vs. May 2023 is as follows:

In May 2022, gate attendants made or received calls at the gates to add 13,066 resident visitors into dwellingLIVE for residents.

In May 2023, gate attendants made or received calls at the gates to add 15,938 resident visitors into dwellingLIVE for residents.

***Gate attendants received 2,872 MORE calls from residents in May 2023 than in May 2022 to add personnel to their list.

The goals are to reduce the number of calls made to residents and received from residents by the gate attendants by pleading for more resident participation in using dwellingLIVE. This helps to reduce backups at the gates, reduce frustrations for residents as well as the gate attendants and to ultimately maintain better access control at the gates.

We encourage all residents to enter visitors, contractors/vendors, landscapers, delivery services, driving services on their guest list in dwellingLIVE. Please download the dwellingLIVE App.

If anyone needs help with using dwellingLIVE, please contact me, and if necessary, I will come to your home to assist.

Dogs

We have many residents with dogs, and we also have residents who are afraid of dogs for a variety of reasons. For some people, seeing a dog loose or not on a leash can be very scary.

It is imperative that residents with dogs are always considerate to their neighbors. When residents are out in the community, they should have their dogs leashed so they can be easily controlled. Different things trigger different dogs for a wide variety of reasons, so it does not matter how harmless one may believe their dog to be, always consider and be prepared for a worst-case scenario.

Brian Evans | Director of Safety bevans@ccshoa.com

Reggie Stargell Assistant Director of Safety rstargell@ccshoa.com

Warmest of Welcomes to our

newest neighbors

The Cai/Dan Family

The Parmer Family

The Johnson Family

Bulletin Board

Submittal of articles by residents with content For Sale or Wanted for the Community Bulletin Board should be 50 words or less and emailed to kdriscoll@ccshoa.com on or before the 10th of each month for the following month’s publication. Please Note: Ads will run for three issues and then be removed.

Hi CCS Neighbors, my name is Jack Uhde and I graduated from JCHS in May. My neighbor and I have started a pressure washing/odd jobs business. We are looking to save up money before we head off to college in the fall. We have over 6 months of experience. I am happy to provide quotes. Please reach out to me at 470-488-8460.

real estate report

As of March 20th

Number of Homes in CCS: 735

Homes Currently for Sale: 10

Homes Sales

Pending: 6

Sold YTD: 10

Rob Glazier | Board Treasurer rglazier@ccshoa.com

CCS COMMUNITY EVENTS

Check out the Social Event website where you can pre-register for several of our events that are occurring within the next few months.

www.CCSEvents.org

Weekly Activities

Pickleball Group: Wednesdays at 9:00am at the Rec Center Courts - Free

Daily Walking Group: Daily Meet up at 7:30am at the Rec Center - Free

To participate send a note to ccsevents@googlegroups.com

Concert in the Park with the Tone Twisters

Wow what a great night! The Tone Twisters did a fantastic job of entertaining the crowd of all ages. It was so great to see the young kids running on the field playing in the jumpy house and their parents & grandparents dancing, singing and toe tapping to the music! A big CCS Thank you to George Fey and the band members; you were great, and we look forward to seeing you again in the fall!!!

2023 CCS Community Events

4th of July Fireworks at the Club

See pg 11 for details

Back to School Gathering Snowie Shaved Ice Aug 4th 2-4 @ Rec Center

Adult Pool Party| Aug 26th

Family Movie in the Park | Sept Concert in the Park | Sept /Oct

Dog Parade | Oct

Kids Halloween Parade | Oct 28th

Red Cross Blood Drive | Nov 9th

Children’s Santa Party | Dec 2nd

Neighborhood Holiday Party | Dec 7th

Back Packs & School Supplies

CCS HOA is collecting Backpacks & School Supplies once again for those in need in our surrounding North Fulton Community. Let’s help to give our youth a positive start to the school year.

School Supplies needed are notebooks, paper, rulers, crayons, markers, folders, glue sticks, calculators and of course backpacks. Donations will be accepted until July 26th and may be dropped off at any gate or the HOA Office.

CCS Shark Swim Team

It’s hard to believe that our summer swim season is already over. By the time you read this, we will have competed in five regular swim meets as well as the ASA Championships at Georgia Tech.

Our team had an excellent season! All of our swimmers worked hard and improved their strokes in the pool. None of this would have been possible without the commitment from our CCS Swim parents. They have volunteered numerous hours to make our swim meets a success. Thank you!

We also need to extend a huge thank you to our talented team of coaches. Summer Swim league coaching has more to do with the love of the sport and swimmers than the paycheck. They dedicate a large portion of their summer to guarantee our swimmers not only improve their strokes, but also have a great time doing it.

Our coaches will continue to offer private swim lessons to residents at the Rec Center throughout the summer. Please reach out if you are interested.

Coaches (top row from left): Brooke Ward, Reimer Corpuz, Saasaan Ghorieshi, Sam Cruser, Carleigh Ryan, Emma Glazier; (bottom from left) Emily Kilguss, Camille Ryan, Eve McEwan, Lila McMurray Not pictured: Kathleen Moody, Amelia McEwan, and Sydney Hutchins

Camille Ryan (678) 218-7987

Emma Glazier (470) 330-7713

THE FOURTH OF JULY

We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

But July 4, 1776 wasn’t the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).

It wasn’t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775).

And it wasn’t the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn’t happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).

So what did happen on July 4, 1776?

The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They’d been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes.

July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered.

In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th of each year, the anniversary of the date the Constitution was signed, not

the anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d followed this same approach for the Declaration of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed!

How did the Fourth of July become a national holiday?

For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it much on any date. It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the

Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration was too French and too anti-British, which went against their current policies.

By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past. But that would soon change.

After the War of 1812, the Federalist party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the DemocraticRepublicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again,

all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may even have helped to promote the idea of July 4 as an important date to be celebrated.

Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4.

A Word from the Chief

As the temperature gets warmer in the summer, so does the potential for criminal activity in our city. If you go out of town, please schedule a Vacation Watch. If you see anything suspicious or something that looks out of the ordinary, please call us to come and check it out.

When you come home from work or vacation, please secure your vehicle, and do not leave any personal belongings in it. If you are away for an extended period, please make sure your residence is locked, your alarm / cameras are working, the exterior of your dwelling is well lit at night, and your neighbors are frequently checking your mail and the perimeter of your home to make sure everything is secure. These are just a few things you can do to help us make sure you and your family are safe, your possessions are protected, and the quality of life in our city is highly maintained for all who live, work, play, and visit our very supportive Johns Creek community.

Blessed, honored, and grateful to serve you and to work alongside a dedicated and passionate team who protects and engages our citizens with a true purpose and mission of putting others before self.

Chief Mark Mitchell

Construction Project Progress in the City of Johns

Construction Project Update: Jones Bridge Road trail & bike lane

The Jones Bridge Road pedestrian connectivity project includes the installation of a trail and bike lane along the roadway between Douglas Road and McGinnis Ferry Road. The City is not widening or adding vehicular travel lanes on this northern section of Jones Bridge Road but is excited to be adding the trail for pedestrians and bike lane for cyclists.

Latest Update:

Crews continue preparing the area for construction of the trail on the west side of Jones Bridge Road. The contractor has installed erosion control and has begun

grading. Motorists should continue to use caution when traveling in the area.

What’s Ahead:

June: Crews will finish grading. Most of the drainage pipe has been delivered, and crews will begin installing it.

Stay in-the-know:

Sign up today to stay updated on important Project Progress email alerts. Visit the City website for more project details.

Johns Creek Arts Center

The John’s Creek Arts Center is seeking submissions for Summer Serendipity 2023, our annual multi-media art exhibition. This juried, onsite exhibition is open to the public and will be presented live at the Johns Creek Arts Center and virtually in our online gallery.

Artists 18 and over may enter up to three works for a single, non-refundable entry fee of $35.

Cash awards will be presented for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, as well as several sponsor awards.

JUROR: TBD

IMPORTANT DATES

Ɂ Artwork Submission Deadline: July 12th by 4pm

Ɂ Artist Notification of Selection: August 2nd by 4pm

Ɂ Artwork Drop-off Dates: August 14 – 16, 10am – 4pm

Ɂ Exhibition Dates: August 21st – September 16th– Please note our gallery will be closed on Labor Day, September 5th

Ɂ Summer Serendipity Closing Reception and Awards September 16th – 6pm- 7:30pm

https://www.johnscreekarts.org/our-exhibits/call-for-artists

EXCLUSIVE INVITATION TO ATTEND A MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT...

SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD!

Come taste & explore new wines from specialty vineyards at a wine-tasting event, enjoy live music performances from up-and-coming artists, or join us for competitive family fun on family night. You choose your complimentary event!

With a recently completed multimillion-dollar course renovation project, we have elevated the experience for our Members to a new standard, which includes:

Completely renovated greens

Modernized shaping around all greens

Expansive cart path renovations

Renovated golf course stations

300+ trees strategically removed for playability and long-term health

Modern GPS on all golf cars

Scan the QR code below to register, personalize your preferred event experience, or reach out to our Membership Director.

Director

CCS Charity Guild

CHARITY REVIEW

Membership Memos

Thank you once again to all our Patron Members who joined this spring. We hope you enjoy your mailbox bow, perfect for a patriotic summer theme!

Would you like a mailbox bow? We have just 10 bows left so become a Patron Member today! Join Today! Online charityguild.org Venmo @charityguild

check

Make payable to CCS Charity Guild

Mail to: CCS Charity Guild 3000 Old Alabama Rd. Suite 119-342

Johns Creek, GA 30022

Donate Stock

It is easy to transfer to shares our Charles Schwab account!

Contact Geri Eubanks at Treasurer@charityguild.org for details.

Interesting Facts About our Large Grant Charities

Court Appointed Special Advocates

Last year CASA served 329 children, providing 49,680 hours of advocacy to children who experience abuse or neglect.

Camp Sunshine

30% of our volunteer camp counselors were once Camp Sunshine campers themselves.

North Fulton Community Charities

NFCC offers 6 levels of English as a Second Language (ESL), GED tutoring, a brand-new digital literacy course focused on Microsoft Office Suite, and numerous career and financial wellness workshops.

Champions Community Foundation

Champions Community Foundation shares what they learn with others by helping other non-profits replicate the Champions Place model in their local community - the first being a non-profit in South Florida that has already purchased land.

Wellspring Living

Wellspring Living Treasures accepts donations of furniture, small household items, books, clothing, shoes, and jewelry for our retail store. We are located at 2785 Buford Highway in Duluth. We hope to relaunch our pickup services in July, please contact us for more information (678-578-6232).

ATLANTA HUMANE SOCIETY DRIVE

A big thanks to all that donated to our Atlanta Humane Society drive in May! The carload of toys, leashes, pans, bowls, formula, and more are so appreciated by the AHS and the animals they serve.

Pictured: Whitney Kaplan (drive leader) and Hannah Farhadi (Giving and Stewardship Manager AHS)

Atlanta Humane Society

Atlanta Humane Society is the oldest non-religious nonprofit in Atlanta. We were founded in 1873, making this year our

Raising Hope

Looking for Creative Vendors with Great Products!!

We are looking for creative vendors with great products to participate in our November 8th Hope for the Holidays Event. If you are interested in being a vendor, or wish to suggest a vendor, please contact Events@ CharityGuild.org.

Be sure to mark your calendars!

Support our 2023 Sponsors!

Country Club of the South Contacts

Info

The Residents’ Review is a monthly community publication that is mailed to each resident in Country Club of the South. No subscription is necessary.

Requests for ADVERTISING in the Residents’ Review and for information regarding costs and deadlines for advertising should be directed to the publisher, KDA & Tlehs, Attn: Andy Aloisio. Andy may be reached by phone at 770-623-6220 ext 205.

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES

Articles for the next issue of Residents’ Review are due June 10, 2023. Please contact Kathy Driscoll at kdriscoll@ccshoa.com.

Disclaimer for written articles: The articles (comments and opinions) included in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of the CCS HOA.

Disclaimer:

Neither Country Club of the South Homeowners Association, nor anyone associated with managing Residents’ Review content have necessarily investigated the advertisers herein. Neither of the aforementioned parties necessarily recommends or makes any claims about the quality of their work or services.

Whereas, Country Club of the South is a gated community and holds the security and safety of its residents and guests in the highest regard, each individual resident, their families and guests are responsible for their own individual security and safety.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT

Jonathan Webber jwebber@ccshoa.com

404-971-3273

VICE PRESIDENT ;SAFETY LIAISON

Marlon Rhine mrhine@ccshoa.com

770-598-5697

SECRETARY; TREASURER

Rob Glazier rglazier@ccshoa.com

404-702-8245

CCS GROUPS

CCS BIBLE STUDY

(Fri. morning)

Lani Lusk

770-521-9620

(Wed. evening)

Pam Buckley

678-520-8449

(Fri. morning)

Larry Buckley

770-777-1684

CCS HOA STAFF

GENERAL MANAGER; NOTARY

Stephanie Fain

sfain@ccshoa.com

770-998-0131 ext. 234

770-605-1777 (Cell)

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Gregg Barber gbarber@ccshoa.com

770-998-0131 ext 233

OFFICE MANAGER; NOTARY

Kathy Driscoll kdriscoll@ccshoa.com

770-998-0131 ext. 227

TRUSTEE & CCS CLUB LIAISON

Bruce Alonso

balonso@ccshoa.com

678-524-1622

TRUSTEE; SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR

Zaquis "Z' Ross

zross@ccshoa.com

404-457-8197

TRUSTEE; ASC CHAIR; CCS CLUB LIAISON

Konni Minter

kminter@ccshoa.com

423-330-7725

TRUSTEE; VENDOR RELATIONS

Megan Ross mross@ccshoa.com

CCS SWIM TEAM

Meredith Brohm meredith910@gmail.com

404-751-7455 (Meredith)

CCS CHARITY GUILD

Marcy Hirshberg

678-472-0178 marcyhirshberg@gmail.com

DIRECTOR OF SAFETY Brian Evans bevans@ccshoa.com

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WANT HELP STAYING COOL? GET OUT YOUR LAWN MOWER…

I recently received the following question.

Dave - In an effort to make our a/c unit less conspicuous in the backyard my wife has allowed plants to grow up around it. I tried to tell her that this is potentially bad for the unit but she doesn’t agree.

We’ve agreed to let you decide. Help! John in Lithia Springs

So, first of all – this is what I really love, the entire sanctity of a marriage hinging on my word.

Sorry wife, I’m on John’s side on this one and here’s why.

Your a/c unit needs to be able to breathe. It takes fresh air in on the sides and exhausts hot air out of the top. It also needs room to be services and washed.

Therefore your unit should be clear of any obstructions, from plants to more permanent structures like a fence or your house for at least 18” on every side.

Not only that, but in case someone thinks you should build a deck over the unit, there should be at least 5 ft. of clearance on the top of the unit as well.

So John, keep the area around your a/c unit clean and clear of debris. If you want to make your wife happy, feel free to plant and maintain some nice shrubbery about 3 ft. away from the unit.

Just make sure you leave room for the service man to get to your unit. Also leave room for your tent so that you will have a place to sleep.

Scouting for Summer Pests!

Warmer temperatures mean summer fun, but they also bring pests to the garden and landscape. Fortunately, gardeners and homeowners spend more time outside tending to things this time of year and are able to spot some of these common pests before they become a major issue! Here are just a few to defend against.

Nothing is more heart breaking than tending to summer vegetable plants and then having them ravaged in just a matter of days. While humidity in the South is inviting for many diseases, especially on tomato plants, one thing gardeners can control is the tomato hornworm. This fat, green worm looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland, and it is anything but cute. Just one or two per tomato plant can strip it of its leaves in a matter of days. Rather than using a chemical, these guys can be plucked right off the plant by hand and then left for the birds to enjoy. Other than humans, some natural enemies to tomato hornworm are wasps and praying mantis, so you can often depend on nature to take its course. To prevent damage by tomato hornworm, gardeners must scout plants carefully every few days, as the pest’s green color blends right in with leaves. A full sized tomato hornworm is typically an inch and a half to two inches long. If infestations are great,Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) sprays are acceptable for organic control.

A favorite plant for Japanese beetles are roses, but this pest will feed on many ornamental plants and even trees throughout the summer. They’re easily identified by their iridescent green color, and the damage they cause is hard to ignore. They eat leaves down to just the veins, leaving them looking skeletonized. The effectiveness of using the yellow Japanese beetle traps is debated because, while trapping some, it may also draw a large, unwanted population to the landscape. Place the traps away from susceptible plants, and remove the trap once it’s got activity on it. Chemical control is possible to suppress them, but elimination is difficult. Read and follow pesticide labels for application amounts and timing to mitigate the risk to other, desirable insects.

Noticing yellow or browning in spots of the lawn, or perhaps soft, spongy spots? This can be damage by chipmunks, birds, and especially moles, which feed on earthworms underground. Most creatures dig up spots in the grass, but moles tunneling underneath certainly affect larger areas in the lawn by pushing soil up! Their tunnels can span an entire yard. Reducing watering and stomping the tunnels down to redirect moles are often effective methods, but are ones that need constant attention. Traps are available to stop them from tunneling, but caution must be used and the homeowner educated so as to not harm or injure the wrong animal.

April and May brought thousands of questions into county extension offices statewide about strange, toothpick-like growths coming out of the trunks of many trees- commonly figs, crape myrtles and maples. Ambrosia beetle bores into unhealthy, often weakened and thin-barked trees around the turn of spring, and what is seen along the trunk is the sawdust kicked out of the holes they’ve bored. Over the summer, a second generation will emerge from affected tree trunks to scout out more trees to continue their lifecycle. Once this damage is spotted, it is important to cut away the affected limbs or trunks and remove and either bag or burn them. Proper tree care, health, and maintenance are the best defenses against problems like this. Certified arborists can also be consulted about preventative sprays for vulnerable trees.

And finally, there’s not a person on this planet who cares formosquitoes as they try and enjoy summer fun! Keys to reducing mosquitoes are eliminating standing water in common areas and in clogged gutters and using Mosquito Dunks in desired water, like ponds and birdbaths. They’re deemed safe for birds and fish. Consider an oscillating fan while relaxing outdoors. And rather than treating your entire outdoor area, treat yourself with repellents like Off, Deet or Skin So Soft. Lastly, make some adjustments to how you get dressed! Avoid dark clothing and strongly scented soaps. Apparently that’s what they’re most attracted to. Who knew?!

Ashley Frasca is host of the radio show Green and Growing, heard on 95.5 WSB Radio every Saturday from 6-9:00 a.m. For gardening tips, information, and advice, follow her Facebook page: Facebook.com/greenandgrowingwsb