Parkwood Neighborhood News

NC Real Estate Commission 'Fracking' Information about buying and selling a home under NC 'Fracking' laws...

Warmer weather tends to lead to more crime.. it is important to keep certain home safety tips in mind. **Excerpts from Durham Police Department Neighborhood Safety Meetings** 1) If you feel a suspicious activity is worth posting on [the Parkwood] google group, then please call 911. Criminals will test your responses to their actions, and if no police come out, they know that you won't do anything to protect yourself and your property. 2) If someone knocks on your door. ALWAYS answer the door. You do not have to physically open the door to answer it. If you are home alone and feeling intimidated, you can call out another individual's name--e.g., "Hey, John, there's someone at the door!" Never let people believe that your house is unoccupied when it is not. 3) Always ask for IDs from solicitors. Additionally, homeowners can put up “No Solicitation” signs on their own property and can call the police if someone refuses to leave. 4) Get to know the individua...

You can play an important role in helping to maintain Parkwood's residential property values and your standard of living...  Article 5, Section 1 of the Parkwood HOA By-Laws directs that homeowners are responsible for maintaining their property "in such a manner that safety of other individuals and their property is not threatened and that the aesthetic qualities of the neighborhood are preserved." Responsibility for enforcing these standards is to be handled by a "Community Standards Committee (CSC)", a group of non-board members, which are appointed by the Board to serve in this capacity. The Community Standards Committee is responsible for: a) Investigating complaints made against Parkwood homeowners and determining when homes or properties are judged to be in violation of Community Standards. Complaints are registered and maintained by the Parkwood Association Corporate Secretary. CSC members shall have the right, whenever there is reasonable ca...

Pandora Simpson is the Chair of Community Activities for Parkwood Association, and she wants your ideas for events in the Parkwood community. She also needs volunteers for her committee!   Submit your ideas and contact information to Pa.office@parkwoodnc.org and watch the community calendar for her activities committee meeting announcements .

We are concerned over the recent break-ins in our community.  C ould you please take a few minutes and go to the link below to answer these questions as  we begin to look into what we can do  to help us all work toward our goal,  to provide a safer community for all of our residents. https://sites.google.com/site/parkwoodhomeowners/safety

Along with the new Community Garden Page comes a new Community Safety Page. There is a new Community Safety Group that has been established and chaired by Amanda Simmons. Please visit the page, ParkwoodNC.org/Safety, to offer your suggestions. Suggestions can also be sent to the HOA office (544-2161). The group's goals are to reduce litter and graffiti, and to increase overall security. Any suggestions are welcome, but cost-effective, sustainable ideas are encouraged. It's a great idea to think about volunteers cleaning up litter, but is that a reasonable expectation during bad-weather months? We want our community area to be litter-free year-round, so maybe we could hire someone (local teens?) to clean up litter during the heat of summer and cold of winter and lead voluntary cleanup groups in the spring and fall. All our ideas will undergo a cost/benefit analysis for consideration. Simple, cost-effective solutions (low-hanging fruit) will be prioritized and crime le...

Check out the new Community Garden page on the website! ParkwoodNC.org/community-garden Please fill out the brief (2-5 min) survey and keep your eyes peeled for updates to the page. This is an exciting time for Parkwood!