Congratulations to Moraga Country Club's - Golf Fusion
Congratulations to Moraga Country Club's - Golf Fusion Congratulations to Moraga Country Club's - Golf Fusion
Homeowners Stuart O. Mahler Public Safety Director Security Security receives a lot of phone calls from your fellow neighbors regarding cars in driveways because their garages are being utilized for storage instead of parking vehicles inside the garage. When MCC staff observes that two cars are not able to be parked inside a garage we generate a letter to the property owner indicating our observation and seeking compliance in a timely manner. There are exceptions and grace periods granted. If you only own one car you are good, please let us know. If you are renovating the interior of your house and are storing items in the garage that is OK, please let us know. So if you receive a letter and there are circumstances just let us know. If there are no circumstances please arrange so you may park two cars in the garage. To address member concerns and inquiries, security is in the process of inventorying common driveways and streets to identify houses which continually park one or two cars in their driveways. This could be an indication of items in a garage which prevents the parking of two vehicles inside. If you receive a letter and there are circumstances call security so we may discuss and update our records. The last thing we want to do is utilize the new section in your Rules and Regulations which allow us to inspect your garage with 24 hour prior notice. Here are some pertinent sections from the rules and Regulations: E2. GARAGES E2.1 For security and appearance purposes, garage doors are to remain closed except for access or other reasonable uses. E2.2 Garages must be maintained in a condition that allows two vehicles to be parked inside. E2.3 Association has the right upon proper 24 hour notice to the resident to request inspection of the garage to ensure compliance of Association regulations in accordance with CC&R 3.02 (z). E3.2 In the interest of public safety, no parking is allowed on common driveways except in designated parking spaces. Parking in the designated parking spaces is limited to 24 hours. E3.3 Residents must park their vehicles in their garage to its design capacity at all times in accordance with CC&R 3.02 (q). Security is striving to minimize the complaints regarding parking and your help will be greatly appreciated. Stuart O. Mahler, Public Safety Director EVENING PARTY BRIDGE March 15th results: Not enough players for a game Party Bridge is cancelled from now on. We have stopped getting enough players for a game. EVENING DUPLICATE BRIDGE (Every Fourth Tuesday of the month) March 22nd: (12 players) 1 – Judy & John Sherwood 2 – John Greenblatt & Lou Lebherz 3 tie – Al Dessayer & Tom Holmes 3 tie – Colleen & David Geary 14 Next session is Tuesday, May 24th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Moraga Aquatics Center. Fee is $1 per player. If you have not tried duplicate before, give it a try. We work quite hard at making it easy to play duplicate! If you want to play, phone the country club office at 376.2200, or e-mail David Geary @ dsgeary@comcast.net, and provide the name of your partner. If you want to play but do not have a partner, let me know and I will try to arrange for a partner. The more time you give me the more likely that I will be able to work it out.
Jon Plotnick Landscape Account Manager / ValleyCrest Homeowners Landscape Update Turf Lawns will be mowed on a weekly basis Edging of lawns will be done every other week Shrub and Groundcover The pruning and detailing of shrubs and groundcover are routinely done based on a schedule provided below. The crews also apply post emergent to control weed growth and growth regulators to reduce excessive growth. PRUNING AND DETAIL SCHEDULE - MAY 2011 May 2-8 106-148 Cypress Point Way (even #’s only ), 1-10 Baltusrol, 710-730 Augusta Dr. (even #’s only), 101-121 Brookline (odd #’s only), 1721- 1731 Spyglass Lane (odd #’s only) May 9-15 101 – 111 Merion ( odd #’s only ), 10 – 42 Sea Pines, 545 – 565, 589 – 599, 621 – 629 & 701 – 739 Augusta Dr. ( odd #s only ) May 16-22 1 – 14 Berkshire, 1843 – 1885 St. Andrews ( odd #’s only ), 569 – 585, 601 – 609 & 741 - 769 Augusta Dr. ( odd #’s only ) May 23-29 1891 – 1933 St. Andrews ( odd #’s only ), 611 – 619, 773 – 789 & 811 – 851 Augusta Dr. ( odd #’s only ) May 30-June-5 935-951 Augusta Dr., 1736-1748 & 1926-1938 St. Andrews (even #’s only) 1741-1755 Spyglass Ln. & 800-832 Country Club Irrigation It is that time of year to check irrigation components for efficiency to help conserve on water usage during the warmer weather. If you notice irrigation running excessively please report it at the front office. Work Order Request Requests will be scheduled in a efficient manner or based on their urgency. Jon Plotnik, ValleyCrest Maintenance Luis Ballesteros Golf Course Superintendent Turf Talk General Course Condition First off, I must say these past weeks have been a wonderful in Moraga. Everything out on the course appears to be looking good and the golf season sounds like it’s going to be busy with some of the upcoming tournaments. I hope to see everyone having a wonderful time playing the course. With the peak golfing season upon us, I thought this might be a great opportunity and the perfect venue to give a few pointers that each member can participate in to help preserve our golfing conditions. Ball Marks: Remember to avoid the "pick and lift" motion which tends to tear the roots on the greens and leads to the dead pot mark. Instead, try to mend the edges of the ball mark toward the center point without lifting. This motion coupled with a few taps of the putter will preserve the aesthetics, health and playability of the greens. Carts on Fairways: Keep pull carts at least 5 feet away from tees and green boxes. • Pull carts must not be pulled between tees or greens; all carts must stay at least 50 feet away from the edge of all greens, tees and sensitive areas. • Carts should never be taken across excessively wet or stressed areas Summer is just around the corner, which means that we will be starting many of our maintenance practices that help reduce summer stress on the golf course. These maintenance practices include syringing greens, fertilizer and fungicide applications and proper irrigation practices. Please be patient with the staff as they are trying to do their best to maintain the golf course. Also, we start with our preventive fungicide applications for turf-grass disease early in the spring and it will continue during the summer months. Luis Ballesteros, Golf Course Superintendent 15
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Jon Plotnick<br />
Landscape Account<br />
Manager / ValleyCrest<br />
Homeowners<br />
Landscape Update<br />
Turf<br />
Lawns will be mowed on a weekly basis<br />
Edging of lawns will be done every other week<br />
Shrub and Groundcover<br />
The pruning and detailing of shrubs and groundcover are routinely done based on a<br />
schedule provided below. The crews also apply post emergent <strong>to</strong> control weed growth<br />
and growth regula<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> reduce excessive growth.<br />
PRUNING AND DETAIL SCHEDULE - MAY 2011<br />
May 2-8 106-148 Cypress Point Way (even #’s only ), 1-10 Baltusrol,<br />
710-730 Augusta Dr. (even #’s only), 101-121 Brookline (odd #’s only),<br />
1721- 1731 Spyglass Lane (odd #’s only)<br />
May 9-15 101 – 111 Merion ( odd #’s only ), 10 – 42 Sea Pines, 545 – 565,<br />
589 – 599, 621 – 629 & 701 – 739 Augusta Dr. ( odd #s only )<br />
May 16-22 1 – 14 Berkshire, 1843 – 1885 St. Andrews ( odd #’s only ),<br />
569 – 585, 601 – 609 & 741 - 769 Augusta Dr. ( odd #’s only )<br />
May 23-29 1891 – 1933 St. Andrews ( odd #’s only ), 611 – 619, 773 – 789 &<br />
811 – 851 Augusta Dr. ( odd #’s only )<br />
May 30-June-5 935-951 Augusta Dr., 1736-1748 & 1926-1938 St. Andrews (even #’s only)<br />
1741-1755 Spyglass Ln. & 800-832 <strong>Country</strong> Club<br />
Irrigation<br />
It is that time of year <strong>to</strong> check irrigation components for efficiency <strong>to</strong> help conserve on<br />
water usage during the warmer weather. If you notice irrigation running excessively<br />
please report it at the front office.<br />
Work Order Request<br />
Requests will be scheduled in a efficient manner or based on their urgency.<br />
Jon Plotnik, ValleyCrest Maintenance<br />
Luis Ballesteros<br />
<strong>Golf</strong> Course<br />
Superintendent<br />
Turf Talk<br />
General Course Condition<br />
First off, I must say these past weeks have been a wonderful in <strong>Moraga</strong>. Everything out<br />
on the course appears <strong>to</strong> be looking good and the golf season sounds like it’s going <strong>to</strong> be<br />
busy with some of the upcoming <strong>to</strong>urnaments. I hope <strong>to</strong> see everyone having a wonderful<br />
time playing the course.<br />
With the peak golfing season upon us, I thought this might be a great opportunity<br />
and the perfect venue <strong>to</strong> give a few pointers that each member can participate in <strong>to</strong> help<br />
preserve our golfing conditions.<br />
Ball Marks: Remember <strong>to</strong> avoid the "pick and lift" motion which tends <strong>to</strong> tear the roots on<br />
the greens and leads <strong>to</strong> the dead pot mark. Instead, try <strong>to</strong> mend the edges of the ball mark<br />
<strong>to</strong>ward the center point without lifting. This motion coupled with a few taps of the putter<br />
will preserve the aesthetics, health and playability of the greens.<br />
Carts on Fairways: Keep pull carts at least 5 feet away from tees and green boxes.<br />
• Pull carts must not be pulled between tees or greens; all carts must stay at least 50 feet<br />
away from the edge of all greens, tees and sensitive areas.<br />
• Carts should never be taken across excessively wet or stressed areas<br />
Summer is just around the corner, which means that we will be starting many of our<br />
maintenance practices that help reduce summer stress on the golf course. These maintenance<br />
practices include syringing greens, fertilizer and fungicide applications and proper<br />
irrigation practices.<br />
Please be patient with the staff as they are trying <strong>to</strong> do their best <strong>to</strong> maintain the golf<br />
course. Also, we start with our preventive fungicide applications for turf-grass disease<br />
early in the spring and it will continue during the summer months.<br />
Luis Ballesteros, <strong>Golf</strong> Course Superintendent<br />
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