Vol. 5 • No. 5 Winter, 2013-14

WHAT’SHAPPENING

Visit finleyfarmssouth hoa.com Or discover coming events andcommunity issues on Facebook:http://groups.to/finleyfarms/

• Our Annual Home-owners Meeting and Potluck will be: Thurs., Jan. 16 at 7:00pm atthe Gilbert HistoricalMuseum

• December HolidayLights Contest judgingwill be on Dec 14-15Win a $100, $75 or $50gift card!

• Parking rules on back >

Have you seen our new“Great Place to Live”shirts? Win one! More inside >

Vandalism/theft of our monument lights at ValVista/Mesquite have already cost us hundredsof dollars. Please report any suspicious activityand help us catch these criminals.

NEW RULES FOR ATHLETIC TEAMSUSE OF PARKS AND COMMON AREAS: The Finley Farms South Board has wrestled with issues of home-ownercomplaints and usage of our flood basins and community parks for more than six months.

Many HOAs in Gilbert are struggling with similar issues of parking, insurance, risk, and overcrowding due to theTown of Gilbert not offering enough space for youth sports or charging fees that make usage prohibitive. Due tothis pressure, FFS has worked hard to resolve issues in a balanced, fair way.

Mark your calendars!

This January at our Annual Homeown-

ers Meeting, we’ll be electing two Board

Members and also having a FFS com-

munity potluck. If your last name starts

wtih: A-F, bring a salad

G-L, bring a main dish

M-Z bring a dessert

See back for more >>

JANUARY 16, 2014

FFS ANNUALHOMEOWNERS

MEETING

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BOARDof DIRECTORS

PresidentPaul Gonzales

Vice PresidentHeath Westenskow

TreasurerJonathan Bailey

Board MembersRebecca FieldRita MayerMark SequeiraTanner Larsen

Email:FinleyFarmsSouth@WeAreVision.com

Jen Amundson Community Mgr.(480) 759-49459633 South 48th St. Suite #150Phoenix, AZ 85048

Emergency PagerAfter hours please call (480) 759-4945When prompted, select Option 5

http://www.finleyfarmssouthhoa.com

We also have a resident-only group on Facebook! Join it at Finley Farms South, - Gilbert, AZ.

DESIGN: MJASTUDIOS

Decorate for achance to WIN!

You could win $100, $75, or$50 and bragging rights ALLYEAR LONG! We’ll even install a special sign to recog-nize your winning work so allof Finley Farms will know!

Judging will run throughDec. 15th.

MOST BEAUTIFUL YARDOF THE QUARTER? - On holiday till 2014

There’s lots of nice yards out there. Nominate one by sending us a picture or suggesting an address viaemail to finleyfarmssouth@wearevision.com!Winners are awarded gift certificates from the Home Depot: 1st Place -$100.00, 2nd Place -$50.00, 3rd Place -$50.00

TWO OPENINGS ONTHE FINLEY FARMSSOUTH HOA BOARD:

Our website has the forms and more information if you’d like to run for our HOA Board of Directors. There are two open positions. Terms are for three years. Other positions are open for various committees.

THIS QUARTER ENTER THE CHRISTMAS CONTEST INSTEAD!

FFS HOLIDAY LIGHTS CONTEST

...SEE WINNERS ON FACEBOOK!

APPLY • VOLUNTEER • ATTEND • VOTE

It’s time to adjust your sprinklers and check for common wall dampness/damage. If stucco or paint on commonwalls gets damaged or miscolored due to overwatering, homeowners are liable. So please check now.

PLEASE CHECK/ADJUST YOUR IRRIGATION TO SAVE WATER & PROTECT COMMON WALLS!

BULK TRASHis picked up the week of the third Monday of the month. NOT the third week of the month.

People putting out bulktrash before the Saturdaynight prior will be fined.

TRASH DAY is every Wednesday

Please do not put out bins before thenight prior. Bring bins in the next day before nightfall. Please put bins in thestreet against the curb. Do not blocksidewalks.

RECYCLING is picked up on Friday

mornings and should be put outTHURSDAY EVENING OR EARLY FRI.For what can go into recycling, go to:www.ci.gilbert.az.us/pw/recycling.cfm

BULK PICKUP:

� Dec 16� Jan 20� Feb 17� Mar 17

IMPORTANT #Police: 480-503-6500

(non-emergency)

Fire: 480-503-6300

Water Conservation:

480-503-6098

PublicWorks (trash/street

lights): 480-503-6400

Poison: 1-800-222-1222

SRP: 602-236-3333

Vision Management:

480-759-4945

(24-hour above#: press 5)

FINLEY FARMS SOUTH HOA - WWW.FINLEYFARMSSOUTHHOA.COM• Annual Homeowners Meeting: Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7pm

and Potluck, Gilbert Historical Museum, Gilbert & Elliot Rd.

• The Holiday Lights Contest judging this December 14-15

Cut out and post near the phone or on your refrigerator

PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR STREETS AND

COMMUNITY CLEAN!

FINLEY FARMSWINS AWARDS

The FFS Board congratulates Jen

Amundson of Vision Community

Management, Rod Milburn and the

staff at ELS Landscaping and all the

residents of Finley Farms South for

making Finley Farms such a great

place to live!

FFS Board President Paul

Gonzales and Board Member

Mark Sequeira receiving

the 2014 Community of

Excellence Award for Finley

Farms South HOA from the

Town of Gilbert - Elegante

DoubleTree Hotel, Nov. 8, 2014.

ELS Manager Rod Milburn

accepts the 1st Place

Award on behalf of Finley

Farms South for most

beautiful commercial

landscaping, from the

Arizona Landscape

Contractors Association -

Wigwam Resort, Litchfield

Park. Nov. 23, 2014.

FFS PARKING LAWS

Due to the width of some streets withinFinley Farms South not being wide enoughto safely allow Emergency and Fire Vehiclesto access all of our homes, it is currently aparking violation for homeowners and resi-dents to park on the streets within FinleyFarms. Visitors are allowed to park overnightwith prior permission from Vision Management.

FFS has regular patrols that fine residentsand homeowners who violate our parkingpolicy. These fines can add up quickly andif residents have questions, you are stronglyencouraged to contact Vision Management.

Not too many years ago we had an overnightfire and luckily no one lost their life becausefirst responders could get to the house.

More about our Finley Farms South parkingpolicy on www.FinleyFarmsSouthHOA.com

Have you seen the new tot lot lights?Thanks to the FFS Board, new lighting was approved at the totlot park on Columbus (North of Warner Road).

The images above were taken without a flash. The tot lot is litnightly till 10:00pm when it closes. Have a suggestion? Send itto FinleyFarmsSouth@WeAreVision.com

NEW RULES FOR ATHLETIC TEAMS (Cont.)FFS had required athletic teams using our common areas • Have at least one member of the team, or the coach be a Finley Farms resident. This rule will continue. Our common space is private property and maintained by allFinley Farms homeowners. No fees or dues are charged these residents or teams.

New requirements • Field and common area usage will be at the discretion of the Finley Farms SouthBoard • Preference will be given to youth • Allow two nights a week per field/common area/flood basin • Requireproof of insurance/release of all liability • Require form be filled out and approved by HOA Board • Requireteam/coach to possess proof of permission at all times to practice • Require all parents to follow parking lawsand signs or risk losing permission to use fields/common areas • Bad language/attitudes/disrespect will not be tolerated by parents, helpers or participants

We have identified three common areas for use in the community, not counting the North Park on the north sideof Mesquite which Finley Farms South homeowners pays 3/4 of the monthly bills to maintain (through their HOAdues). Approval/chice of fields will be on a first-come, first-served basis at the discretion of the FFS Board.

Forms and questions should be emailed to FinleyFarmsSouth@wearevision.com and forms can be downloadedfrom www.finleyfarmssouthhoa.com