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Sardis Woods Neighborhood Newsletter Volume II, Issue 6

November, 2006

AND THEN THERE

WAS LIGHT!

There is nothing like check-

ing an entry off your “to do list”.

The Sardis Woods neighborhood did

just that on Thursday, November 9,

when Russ Ford (Watergate), Alvin

Hough (Covewood Court), and

David Clark (Covedale Drive)

handed petitions that had been

signed by Sardis Woods property owners who

approved the addition of some 40 street lights to

our neighborhood to a city official. These signa-

tures registered 332 homes as approving the

project. That number is 74.6% of the residents of

Sardis Woods.

Accepting the petitions was Mr. Sandy

Wise, Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s streetlight

coordinator. The city will now thoroughly review

the petitions to see that they comply with the city’s

requirements. The Sardis Woods Association

received the petitions (August 24). They were

given 90 days to gather signatures to meet the re-

quired 60% of the Sardis Woods property owners.

What happens next? To quote Mr. Wise

from an article on the Sardis Woods street light

project printed in the Charlotte Observer (October

5, 2006), “Once they collect enough signatures and

the city verifies them, officials will authorize Duke

Energy to install the 30 foot utility light poles.”

He goes on to say, “Duke Energy will order its

materials and, after they arrive, 30-45 days later,

schedule the work. The project will likely take six

to eight weeks to complete once the work is sched-

uled.

As we watch the project unfold, we can

take time to appreciate the hard work of 35 block

captains plus a street light committee of volun-

teers from Sardis Woods: Mark Beard

(Longbrook), David Callicott (Shadow Rock),

Ellen Dillard (Covedale), Dave and Judy Clark

(Covedale) plus an enthusiastic volunteer,

Beverly Skidmore (Longbrook).

WE’VE GOT YOU

COVERED!

For the first time since the neighbor-

hood began our Neighborhood Watch

program in the spring of 2005, and the

association evolved, every resident in Sardis

Woods is represented by a block captain. We

are a large subdivision, but we have

interested, motivated people who care about

their neighbors and the community. New

block captains include:

•

John and Susan Sullivan, and Lucy Nicoll

along with Elizabeth Kerman representing

Wintersett.

•

Anne Seals will serve as block captain for

Falls Church Road.

Do we hear a hand of applause?

All of the Block Captains from the Sardis Woods Neighborhood Association

would like to wish all of our neighbors a very joyous Holiday Season!