Condo I – June 2025
Condo I Board of Managers Annual Elections – An open meeting for Condo One homeowners will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24 for the purpose of holding the annual election of the Condo I Board of Managers. Prior to the election meeting, you will receive your proxy ballot in the mail. The letter accompanying your ballot will explain the procedure for voting by proxy in the event you are not able to attend the meeting in person. You will need to return the envelope your proxy ballot was mailed in, so don’t throw it away. Please complete the proxy and return the proxy in the same envelope that the proxy was mailed to you in. You may return your proxy via USPS or place it in one of three drop boxes up at the clubhouse.
There are positions available on the board, and we could use help. If you have not already done so and would like to serve on the board, please submit your intention along with any relevant background as soon as possible, but not later than June 10.
Landscaping –Sometime in the future, Cutting Edge will trim our bushes. If there are any bushes you do not want them to trim, tie a ribbon on the bush, and they will leave that bush alone.
Red Dragon Organics – Red Dragon Organics recently sprayed the area around our homes, including the lawn for ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes. There are an unusually high number of ticks this year due to the mild winter. Stay safe and avoid walking on the grass or in the woods.
Giacomo Mule, our arborist, has advised us that the Japanese Barberry bush is a tick magnet. Instead, he suggested planting native plants that repel ticks, such as geraniums, lavender, rosemary, lemongrass, marigolds, chrysanthemums, citronella grass, lemon balm, mint, sage, rue, and/or wormwood.
Gutter Cleaning & Tweaking – Creative Gutters has been hired to clean and tweak our gutters and leaders three times this year.
Renovations – Are you considering new windows, a door, storm door, sliding door, or making changes to the garden? Prior to any work being done, please write to the Condo One Board for prior approval. The architectural matrix must be followed. There are color and design requirements. Contractors must submit a copy of their license, proof that they hold liability and workers’ compensation insurance, and sign a hold harmless form. No work can begin until the proper documents are submitted and you receive written permission from the board.
Vehicles – As per the Prospectus, no repair of motor vehicles shall be made in any of the roadways, driveways, or parking areas of the Condominium nor shall such areas be used for storage or long-term parking (in excess of five days without use)…
All vehicles parked in our lots must be up to date on inspection and registration.
Head-in Parking Only- All of Bretton Woods has a head-in parking rule. Parking head-in is courteous. Parking head-in prevents exhaust from going in the direction of neighboring units. Parking head-in protects the grass and other plantings from getting burned by the hot fumes. Please be courteous and park your vehicle head-in.
Condo Procedures – It is important that you inform family members, friends, contractors, housekeepers, home-health aides, and anyone else that might visit your home of condo procedures with regard to protecting our underground pipes from clogs, rules pertaining to the disposal of oversized items, and parking head-in.
Those who use the toilets need to be informed not to flush anything other than toilet paper and what nature intends down the toilet. No one should be flushing wipes or sanitary products of any kind, not even those that say flushable, because they clog our pipes, too. In the kitchen, grease and food scraps should be put in the garbage and not down the drain.
Disposal of large items like furniture, vacuums, computers, and more gets placed off to the side of the dumpster, not in the dumpster, not in front of the dumpster, and never leaning on it. Cardboard boxes must be broken down. Getting a new appliance? The delivery person must take the old one away. Contractors may not use our dumpsters and must cart rubbish away.
In addition, inform your visitors of the head-in parking rule and make sure they do not litter our grounds.
Dogs – This is a reminder that dogs are not permitted in Condo I, however, there are some residents who have been granted permission under the laws of the ADA. If you have been granted this permission, please know that you are to take the shortest route to walk your dog in the street. Please, curb your dog and scoop the poop. Please do not allow your dog to relieve itself on the patio, along the walkway, on our bushes or on the grass. All dogs must be leashed when being walked. No dog should be allowed to run loose.
Litter – We need to work together to keep our community beautiful. Trash on the ground is unsightly. Please inform your guests that they are to put their trash in a dumpster and not in the parking lot.
Walkways – For your own safety and for the protection of our lawns, please walk on the dedicated walkways and not through the woods or across the grass.
Communication with board members – Remember, board members are volunteers who live here, too. They have families to care for and jobs to tend to, like most of the rest of the world. If you need to speak with a board member, please do not call them at home unless it is an emergency. Instead, write a quick note and drop it off at the clubhouse or fill out a work order asking that a board member contact you.
SUMMERTIME!