Kingsmill Homeowners Association

The City of Melbourne is implementing a new cart collection system beginning in October 2010.  Two wheeled carts will be delivered to homeowners, with one 96 gallon cart to be dedicated to garbage and the other 64 gallon cart for ALL materials to be recycled.  Customers have the option of requesting a 64 gallon cart for their garbage if they put in a request in advance.

Customers will use any container that they previously used for their yard trash. The old recycling bins may either be kept or may be put into the new recycling cart for disposal.

Pickup schedules will also be modified with this information being provided to customers when the new carts are delivered.

The City of Melbourne may be contacted at 727-2900 for further information or their website may be accessed at www.melbourneflorida.org.

Summer is in full swing in Florida and along with the heat comes the home maintenance issues that must be dealt with by all homeowners. Along with the trimming or removal of dead trees or foilage from our unusual winter freezes, there is the mowing, edging, weed eating, etc that we have to attend to in order to maintain a pleasing appearance, not only to the neighbors but to prospective buyers.

One issue that has been noted is that many of the homes in our neighborhood are in need of having the sidewalks and driveways cleaned and maintained.  Rust stains, mold and mildew have permeated the sidewalks and driveways and gives an unsightly appearance.  It is being suggested that homeowners have their sidewalks and driveways pressure washed and cleaned in order to improve the look and value of the home. 

A pressure washer can be rented at a local home improvement store or a pressure washing company can be hired to do the work for the homeowner.  There are many companies listed in the phone book that can be contracted to do the work. One such company, Randalls Pressure Washing, is a local company whose owner lives in the Kingsmill Neighborhood.  They give free estimates and can be reached at 243-4280 or 259-8356.

Please take some time to look over your home and take care of any maintenance issues that need addressing.  Please remember that any changes to the exterior of your home, i.e. painting your home, fencing, pools, driveway modifications, etc need approval from the Architectural Review Board.  Applications for such changes can be found our our website and can be submitted to Suzanne Kvasnok, the ARC director.

Please take a moment to review the new Kingsmill Board of Directors.  They will be working diligently for the community as they serve on the board.  Thank you to all former directors for all the hard work and time they volunteered to our community.

 KINGSMILL COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE – NOVEMBER 7, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The next Community meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m at CrossRoads Community Church, located at 2436 Croton Road (corner of Lake Washington Road and Croton Road).

The Kingsmill Board of Directors is in need of someone willing to volunteer their time as the chairperson of the Architectural Review Committee.  This is an important position as this person helps to ensure that the deed restrictions for Kingsmill are maintained.  Please contact either Nelly Slaughter or Pete Meyers if you are interested in serving on this committee.

If you are in the process of repainting your home or remodeling the exterior of your home, please remember that an application for the changes needs to be submitted to either Nelly Slaughter or Pete Meyers for consideration.  You may contact them at the phone numbers listed on this website under Board of Directors.

The Board position of Secretary  as well as a director’s position has become available.  Duties of the Secretary include but are not limited to the taking of minutes for any Board meetings, keeping any official records of the HOA and sending out any written correspondence.  Specific duties are listed under the Kingsmill HOA ByLaws. If you are interested in volunteering your time as a Kingsmill Board member please complete the application located under “Documents and Forms” on this website and submit it to any active Board member. Or you may send the application to: P.O. Box 361834 Melbourne, FL 32936.

The Directors position of Architectural Review Committee has also become available.  The role of this director is to ensure that homeowners within our community continue to abide by the Kingsmill Deed Restrictions which are posted on this site under “Document and Forms”.  If you are interested in this position please complete the application located under “Documents and Forms” on this website and submit it to any active Board member. Or you may send the application to: P.O. Box 361834 Melbourne, FL 32936.

Several months ago the lights at the front entrance garden were broken by vandals.  Just this past week Pete Meyers, our HOA vice president, took the time to replace each one of those lights.  We had budgeted for the replacement lights so that our neighborhood would continue to look nice for all of our homeowners.  

Unfortunately, there are some people in the neighborhood who do not respect property and who feel that it is their right to destroy what others work so hard to obtain.  Last night all of the new lights were broken by vandals who sit up front drinking beer and discarding their beer bottles in the garden.  

These new lights cost the community $204.00 to replace.  This money comes from the dues that each and every one of us in the community pay every year.  Should we decide to continue to replace the lights each time they are broken, our present dues may not be enough to cover the cost.  Or some other project may be put on hold due to the continued expense.

A police report has been filed and police patrols have been requested for our neighborhood.  If anyone has any idea who might be responsible for this stupid act of vandalism, please let one of our board members know or call the police at 409-2200.

Please help us in identifying those responsible and stop this continued vandalism.  This is our community! Let’s work together to protect our property!

A reminder to everyone…please lock your vehicles at all times! One of our homeowners had his GPS stolen from his unlocked vehicle last night.  It only takes a moment for unscrupulous, dishonest thieves to take from hardworking and decent people.  If anyone has any information, please let us know.