Wow! February was a hard month for The Meadows. The snow that fell will be around for awhile longer, and as it melts, we have ice flows in its place. Please, everyone be careful when walking the neighborhood. And speaking of walking, when walking your pets, please be sure to pick up any “leavings”. There is no place, common area or otherwise, on the premises of The Meadows where it is allowable to let your dogs defecate and not pick it up. It’s not worth the violation letter or fines, so please pick it up.

We will begin the snow damage cleanup as soon as possible; removing large tree limbs that broke, leaking gutters and downspouts, and assessing other damages to neighborhood landscaping and such. If you notice any such damage, please notify The Meadows Office at once.

This was a hard month for all of us. However, it was so rewarding to watch neighbors come together on each street to help each other out. I, myself, was able to talk to neighbors I really haven’t talked to in ages. Even those that could not shovel were helping in other ways, offering hot drinks, supplies, etc. That is what “neighborhood” is all about.

A special thanks to our snow removal company for their many and long hours helping us through this month. They were onsite from the onset of the first storm, working long, exhausting hours, and even had to take a lot of verbal abuse, but they kept working at it.