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Sardis Woods Neighborhood Newsletter Volume II, Issue 5

September, 2006

OUR DEADLINE CLOCK

IS TICKING—FINALLY

Nearly one year ago today, a team

was formed in Sardis Woods of

interested residents to begin the

process of asking for our dark

streets to be brighter. A process

we were told would take at least

90 days has FINALLY taken the

next step.

December 2005 we had word from the

city that they had received our request for the

lighting level in SW to be studied.

August 24, 2006 we now have our map/

petition of the lights that the Duke Energy

evaluators are suggesting be installed. Ninety

days from August 24

th

we must have signatures

of no less than 60% of the homeowners in

Sardis Woods for the project to move forward.

WE MUST BE VERY SURE THAT

EVERYONE SIGNING THE PETITION UNDER-

STANDS THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE

INSTALLED THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME

TRENCHING DONE FOR THE WIRING AND

NEITHER DUKE POWER NOR THE CITY OF

CHARLOTTE WILL REPLACE THE GRASS THAT

WAS ORIGINALLY IN PLACE. A RECENT BLOCK

CAPTAIN MEETING DISCUSSED WAYS WE CAN

HELP THOSE WHO HAVE TROUBLE REPLACING

THEIR GRASS. THAT IS STILL OUR GOAL AND

WE ARE DEVISING A PLAN FOR THAT.

The project has taken a great deal of

work to this point but unless we get the neces-

sary signatures and return the petition by the

deadline-NOVEMBER 15- the project dies. If

you are willing to talk to your neighbors and

help get petitions signed PLEASE CONTACT

your block captain and let them know you will

help.

IT TAKES ALL OF US TO MAKE OUR

NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER. YOU ARE

DOING A GREAT JOB – LET’S BE SURE WE

KEEP IT UP BY COMPLETING THE LIGHTING

PETITIONS AHEAD OF TIME WITH MORE THAN

THE MINIMUM SIGNATURES.

FOR A BRIGHTER, BETTER SARDIS

WOODS! THE PROJECT WILL ADD SAFETY

AND BEAUTY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS

WELL AS BEING A DETERRENT TO CRIME.

COMPUTER WEBSITE

FOR SARDIS WOODS

This summer, Rod Turnham (Covedale)

designed and set up our own website:

www.sardiswoods.org. If you are looking for

neighborhood event information, a way to

contact your block captain, or even a recipe

submitted by an neighbor, you will find it at

sardiswoods.org

Rod has designed a website that is very

protected, easy to use, informative, and fun to

read. Please don’t wait to check it out and do

check it often. If your Woods Watch gets

mislaid, you can even find it on the website.

Could it be any more convenient?

This is a great service to all Sardis

Woods residents that have computer

accessability, and we give Rod Turnham a big

www.thankyou.com.