City Water Conversion – Petition to get Cost Estimate

Cost Estimate for Connecting to Farmington Hills City Water System.   

A special petition mailing is being sent to each home in the neighborhood.   Below are the the details in this mailing.  Look for this coming to your mailbox soon.

At our November 2019 annual meeting it was decided that the Board should research cost to convert from our current Well System to City Water. Board Members met with Jim Cubera and City of Farmington Hills engineers on 2/4/20. To proceed the city needs 30% of property owners to sign a petition that they are interested in what the cost might be. Once enough signatures are received, a cost analysis will be done. To complete the cost analysis takes several months. Once the analysis is complete an informational meeting with property owners will be held.

Typically, circulation of a petition would be done door-to-door. With our current situation the city has authorized us to get signatures through the mail.

Signing the petition does not cost the property owner, nor does it obligate them to convert. It simply means that you are interested in what the cost might be.

If you would like to proceed with requesting that the city develop cost estimates, please complete and sign the petition coming to you in the mail.   You can also download the form from this link

City Water Conversion – Petition to get Cost Estimate

Please return the completed and signed petition by 6/15/20 to:

Franklin Knolls HOA
32000 Shrewsbury
Farmington Hills, MI 48334

You can also hand deliver the petition to our mailbox at the above address.   Just insert the form in the slot behind the door of the mailbox.

Once we receive the requisite signatures they will be forwarded to the City of Farmington Hills.

If you have any questions please email us at FranklinKnollsHOA@gmail.com .

Regards,
Franklin Knolls HOA Board

 

Landscape Oversight Team Volunteers – Meeting Soon

The HOA is looking for neighborhood volunteers to help us with landscape improvements and keeping these areas looking nice.

We’ll look at our current landscape areas and come up with suggestions on how to improve them. As a team we can decide if we want to go a step farther and do some planting ourselves. We can keep it simple and small to start with. Doing a lot of small projects over time can make a big difference.

We would like to get communication going soon and maybe hold a meeting via Zoom.   

Want to help?   Let us know by sending an email to FranklinKnollsHOA@gmail.com or talk to a board member.   We would love to have you be part of the team.

 

 

CANCELED – Planned Water System Flush on Saturday, May 9th

 

CANCELED – Water System Flushing Saturday,  May 9th

The first flushing of the year has been postponed and will NOT take place on the original planned date of May 9th.  This planned date was announced in our spring newsletter.

Periodically, mineral deposits from our water system are flushed out of our water system lines utilizing the neighborhood fire hydrants.  This work is typically done 3 times a year.  The work is done by HOA board members and neighborhood volunteers on a Saturday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. until approximately 1 p.m.

The date was canceled due to the state Stay Safe, Stay at Home restrictions.    We are looking at a new date in early June but will depend on state restrictions at that time.

Please stay tuned to the new blog posts here on our website for more information on the new date.   Of course we will also have the sandwich board signs out in the neighborhood about a week before the flushing date.

We are also looking for help in performing these flushings.   Let us know if you want to help.

• **NEW – A limited number of participants will receive a credit to their HOA account for helping with the flushing.   This will be available on a first come first served basis.   Let us know if you are willing to help.

Any questions pertaining to our drinking water, our water system, or anything else please see our Contact Us page.

More info on what you can do to care for your lines to your home can be found on our website on the “Services” menu.   Here is a direct link

Lending Library Design Contest

 

 

 

 

Franklin Knolls NEW Lending Library – DESIGN CONTEST!

The HOA board has been working on setting up a new lending library for our neighborhood.   We found an old Detroit News newspaper box for our lending library.  Now we need to come up with a design that speaks our neighborhood.

We thought that a design contest could be a fun thing to do right now with many people staying at home.   So we are looking for input from our residents in the neighborhood on how this box should be painted.   This will be installed near the pump house.   Possibly on a bench or a riser so it is easier to see the books inside.   We are looking at adding an angled roof on it to keep water out.   Here is a picture of one with the roof attached as well as a raised base.

There are lots of images on the internet of designs for lending libraries like this with old newspaper boxes.   We have included some of them below.

We look forward to seeing all the designs from our neighborhood.

The winning design will receive $50.00.

You can find a template for your creative design at this link:

Design Template  

Once your design is completed, please mail it to the HOA (address below), drop it off at the neighborhood mailbox or you can email to the board.   You can contact every board member with one email to FranklinKnollsHOA@gmail.com.

We will have more details on the winning selection process in a future blog post.   Be sure to submit your entries before the deadline.

The contest ends on June 1, 2020

** Don’t forget to include your contact information with your design.   If you have a name for your theme include that as well.**

Thank You
Your Franklin Knolls HOA Board

Franklin Knolls HOA
32000 Shrewsbury St
Farmington Hills, MI   48334

14 Mile Road Construction – Middlebelt to Inkster

14 Mile Road (Middlebelt to Inkster)

This project is scheduled to begin on April 27 and will require that 14 Mile Road between Middlebelt Road and Inkster Road be closed to thru traffic. Local access to properties on 14 Mile will be maintained. A detour route to accommodate 13 Mile Road and Inkster Road traffic will be posted.

This project is scheduled to be substantially completed and open to traffic in September.

This project could create some cut through traffic in our neighborhood but we think this will have very little impact on our subdivision.   As always if you do notice cut through traffic or any traffic speeding through the subdivision please call the the police city dispatch at 248-871-2610

 

Yard Waste Pickup to Begin on April 20th

Because of all the recent changes due to the coronavirus we thought we would again share this news from the city.  You can also sign up to get these notices sent to you directly via email too.  Details on that below:

Curbside Yard Waste has a new start date –  Begins on April 20th  

   

You can get announcements like this sent to you via email if you subscribe to the eNews list. 

Click on the link below to check out the lists you can subscribe to.    

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The city offers many email lists.  Sign up for any of these and the information is sent right to your email box when something new comes out.   Easy to sign up and easy to cancel if you change your mind.

We also have the direct link on our website under Other Contacts/Links.

 

 

Household Hazardous Waste Events and Yard Waste Pickup Suspended

We thought we would share this important news from the city.  You can also sign up to get these notices sent to you directly via email.  Details on that below

Notice stating that Some Household Hazardous Waste Events have been Canceled.  This also includes the planned May 2nd event for Farmington Hills. 

 

Another one stating that Curbside Yard Waste is on hold for now.   Please do NOT put yard waste out for pickup.   They will not pick it up at this time.  

  

These are just a few examples of the information that you can get sent to you via email if you subscribe to the eNews list. 

Click on the link below to check out the lists you can subscribe to.    

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The city offers many email lists.  Sign up for any of these and the information is sent right to your email box when something new comes out.   Easy to sign up and easy to cancel if you change your mind.

We also have the direct link on our website under Other Contacts/Links.

 

 

2019 Annual Meeting Minutes, Newsletter and More Available on Our Website

Looking for a good read while staying at home?

Our website might not be considered a good read by most but it does have lots of information for our residents.

Didn’t make it to the last annual meeting?   You can read the minutes on our website.   You will find this under the Neighborhood drop down menu.   Here is a direct link to the 2019 annual meeting minutes .   There is information from previous years annual meetings too.

Paper copies of our newsletters are sent out each spring and fall, usually with the billing.   Didn’t have time to read them before but maybe now you do?   You can find all of these online again under the Neighborhood drop down menu.  This includes the new Spring 2020 newsletter.

There is lots of other information on there too about our water system, by-laws, neighborhood watch program, even history of the subdivision.   We hope you take a little time and take a look.

FranklinKnollsHOA.com

Maple/Middlebelt Construction Part 2 – Middlebelt Remains Open During Construction

 

MAPLE ROAD AT MIDDLEBELT ROAD IN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP. EXPECTED TO CLOSE MARCH 30 FOR CONTINUED WORK

The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Maple Road at Middlebelt Road in West Bloomfield Township on Monday, March 30, for continued construction work on the roundabout.

Construction is expected to be completed and Maple Road re-opened in early June; however, the anticipated opening date is fluid and could change based on weather and potential impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Northbound and southbound Middlebelt Road at Maple Road will remain open to traffic; however, access to eastbound and westbound Maple Road will be closed.

The Maple/Middlebelt roundabout was mostly constructed last year. However, some work remains to be completed this year, including:

• Concrete work on the center island
• Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks and crosswalks
• Installation of High-intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) beacons at the pedestrian crossings
• Street lighting and behind-the-curb restoration of landscaping

For more information on the Maple/Middlebelt Road roundabout and culvert replacement project, visit: https://www.rcocweb.org/479/MapleMiddlebelt-Road-Roundabout.

With Middlebelt remaining open we think this will have very little impact on our subdivision.   As always if you do notice cut through traffic speeding through the subdivision please call the the police city dispatch at 248-871-2610

 

Bulk Item Pickup Suspended – Yard Waste Pickup Begins April 13th – City Email Subscription Offers

The city of Farmington Hills has a lot of offer.  The list of programs and services goes on and on.   Here are a few recent notices regarding curbside refuse collection.  

Notice stating that the large item pickup is on hold for now.

 

Another one stating that curbside yard waste starts again on April 13th. 

  

These are just a few examples of the information that you can get sent to you via email if you subscribe to the eNews list. 

Click on the link below to check out the lists you can subscribe to.    

eNews / List Serv

The city offers many email lists.  Sign up for any of these and the information is sent right to your email box when something new comes out.   Easy to sign up and easy to cancel if you change your mind.

We also have the direct link on our website under Other Contacts/Links.