Call Samantha the babysitter to watch your kids while you go out for the holidays! She has plenty of references in SBO. She has a new number which is: 248-462-5368. She's very reliable.
--Samantha Stover

The money in the budget for social events is there for the community in general - yes, there are things specifically for kids(Egg Hunt), which is part of the charm of the neighborhood, but there are also events for adults only (golf) or that you can enjoy even without kids (general picnic). Whether you attend and take advantage of these opportunities to meet other neighbors is up to you, but most people in the community like and expect these events.
--TD

The supplier that built the original mailboxes is no longer in operation. They recommend the following company ro handle mailbox restoration and paint:

First Impressions
(ask for Tom)
248-808-1780

Shame on the person who finds spending $3000 for social activities that they will never use. Way to think of yourself. I would like to see just what % of homes in this sub have children within, - I don't have children at the age that would get any use out of these activities either but I don't mind paying. It also sounds like you might be a person who also voted down the library expansion because you don’t use it either. Please try to remember the nicer the community the higher the home values, which we are not seeing in this community.

The new streetsigns look great!

a high school kid, who lives in our sub, was bragging about stealing stuff from our sub – the police investigated and made an arrest.

We called the police last night after seeing the 2nd and 3rd set of tire tracks on our lawn. We need help from neighbors to keep to catch the persons responsible.

The Orion police department will dispatch an additional patrol to our sub.

What do we need to do to form a neighborhood watch program?
--S. Lumetta
<mailto:[email protected]>

The Kids in school know what is going on.
Its teenagers with nothing better to do.
And its parents who dont discipline them.
Ask your children who go to school if they hear any bragging going on.

What is going on in this sub with the lawn jobs? The house at the corner of Wingtip and Kossuth has been damaged twice now. Major damage from last month, and then the night of January 4. The last time resulted in damage all over the area, (over 10 lots) didn't anybody see or report anything? Does anybody care that these teenagers are causing a great deal of damage? We have already had a resident caught for thefts. Parents, do you know if your kids are involved or if they know who is? Let's get this stopped now, it's getting out of control! I am looking and listening for suspicious activity and will report it immediately, Is anybody else?

Here's the police log from the Lake Orion Review:
* Monday, Dec. 31
Money reported stolen from a vehicle on Fieldview.
Radio reported stolen from a vehicle on Hi Villa Drive.
Beer reported stolen from a garage on MayCenter.
Radio reported stolen from a vehicle on Fieldview.
Garage door opener reported stolen from a vehicle on Fieldview.
Three juveniles were arrested for attempting to break into multiple vehicles on Hi Dale. Deputies received several calls from residents in the area. The boys were turned over to their parents.
All of the above information is on file at the Oakland County Sheriff's Department Orion Substation.
Needless to say, we have a problem in this subdivision, and next to us in Hi Hill. All residents need to keep a look out and alert the police of any strange activity. There seems to be a high degree of activity from teenagers (based on what I have seen and read from the previous blogs). Parents, you need to start talking to your kids. Anybody walking around the neighborhood late at night, especially groups of teenagers need to be watched. BTW-This township does have a curfew for 16 year olds, it's 10PM. Let's start looking for and reporting this ativity. Parents, where are your teenagers late at night? Do you even care?

Road Commission-7:30am-4:15pm - 877-858-4804
after hours / weekends - 248.858.4895

found it on the Road Commission web site:

http://www.rcocweb.org/about/contact.asp
--Dan Moore - May Center

I'd like to comment on the new street signs that went in over the summer. I was skeptical at first - this sure seemed like alot of money. I will say that I really like them - very dressy and stylish, and it gives our Subdivision a nice look. I consider this money well spent, and I would like to thank the Board for making this improvement.

Author Dan Moore - May Center
Regarding Snow Removal:
We should try calling the Road Commission phone numbers. If the streets need treated, and 10% of our residents call the phone numbers, they either stop answering, or they send services we paid for to shut us up.
--Dan Moore - May Center

I'd like to propose again that we add "No Soliciting" signs at the entrance of the subdivision. Last year I even offered to pay for the one at the Kaeleaf entrance but never heard back from the board. Not only is it irritating but might limit some minor concerns for our children? Is anyone else interested in this?

Are sidewalks an option in the sub? Has the cost of installing ever been evaluated?

Finally, does the board secure bids for the work that is done in the subdivision and if so are those available to the members for viewing?

--Lisa Rice
<mailto:[email protected]>

Subject: Mom's Type Group
Is anyone home on Mon and/or Tues and interested in meeting once in a while (nothing formal) and letting the kids play. My kids are almost 2 and 4 and I thought it would be nice to know some other mom's in the neighborhood (and my kids don't think I'm that entertaining anymore;) If you are in the same boat and wouldn't mind getting a change of scenery, send me an e-mail.

Oops my e-mail didn't print for above e-mail - it's [email protected]

Re tel. directory blog entries:

1. This is NOT the same as the info found in the 'White Pages'.
2. As we all know, the decision to prepare the SBO tel directory by street no. and by alphabetical order was made at the request of a resident and placed before the Board by a Board member.
3. The budget allocation of $ 4000 is just that - an allocation, not actual. In the past we have defrayed the cost with paid advertisements by local businesses.
4. The tel. directory prepared as described in (3) is 10 pages long, expected to cost about $1.00 per household to mail, and this is over and above the cost for printing and folding.
5. Seemingly, not everybody looks at the website (people do not even read the newsletters!).
6. This can be put to vote at the next Board Meeting or SBO meeting and acted upon accordingly.
7. This version of the directory has been prepared after four years (I believe) and is NOT an annual exercise.
8. This is only one or two ANONYMOUS persons opinion. We as board members are tasked with evaluating each issue to achieve the greater good. Some do not use the web or even have computers to do so. Many of us are all for going electronic however if that does not achieve the goal of reaching the masses then the phone book is what we need. We think Vasu is doing great job preparing the Directory and maybe we can do this kind of thing not annually but maybe every other year. That way the cost is reduced.
9. Another thought regarding the electronic version of the directory. A few years ago this same discussion occurred and there was concern voiced over having the directory posted on the website for a few reasons: First, people don’t like their name, address, phone number readily available to the public and second, people were concerned about someone copying the list and the information being sold or used for marketing.
10. One of the solutions would be to make the directory password protected and only distribute the password via the newsletters – this wouldn’t be a perfect solution, but would probably cut down the amount of people who could access it who are using it for other means than to contact a neighbor. We have had businesses email SBO requesting an electronic version of the directory. We have always denied such requests.

Lisa,
1. The SBO Management Team obtains bids for work done in the subdivision. These are part of the SBO Management Team Minutes that are made available for Board review. These are not made public, however if you are a homeowner and would like to know something specific, call or email.
2. The Board has reviewed "No Solicitation" signs in the past and has not acted upon this since many residents have children that solicit donations for Scouting, Band, School Activites, and Charities. The Township has a Solicitation Ordinance that requires the solicitor to be registered. Suggestion: Ask where the solicitor lives. We support children fundraisers from this subdivision first!
3. The Management Team has not investigated sidewalks.

Today March March 09,08 I called the sheriff to report yet more damage to the sub. My mail box was hit/broken along with the speed limit sign at the foot of Kaeleaf being broken off and thrown in the yard. The person who did this was wearing shoes with the four small circle pads on the heel. Another set of foot prints where smooth bottom appear to be girl size shoes. Sheriff will patol more offten because he is seeing an increase in damage complaints. I also alerted him to the kid who speeds up Kaeleaf in a grey car with a load muffler and the sheriff wants his plate number. If you see this kid get his plate number before he runs into people walking.
--Jim Vorhees

On March 9, 2008, the sheriff's office was called to report damage to our mailbox that was destroyed during the night. A report was made. This occurred on Lakeridge Ct.
--Nadine Jaecques
<mailto:[email protected]>

Would it be possible to post the name and number for the lawn service we currently contract with for the common areas as discussed at the annual meeting? I would be interested in contacting them for a price on mowing our lawn and would be happy to send the business their way in an effort to keep a good relationship with the sub. If interested I would also be willing to approach them on a "group" rate if others in the sub were interested in contracting this out.

Are all the people with complaints on how the board is spending money going to the annual meeting to hear the discussions and voice their option? I am very pleased with how the money is being spent, signs look great. Anything to enhance the sub is money well spent. Remember the nicer the sub the higher our fading home values.
--Maycenter Resident

The Lawn Service we currently contract for is Timberland.
Contact Patrick Burns [email protected]

Who has the information on the S.B.O. parade? Is this just for kids?

The SBO Parade is a family event. Kids decorate their bicycles, antique cars, hotrods,etc. lead/follow the children on bicycles, wagons, wheelbarrows, scooters, roller skates, skateboards, tricycles, etc. and at the end of the parade there is usaually prizes for the best decorations.
Last year was a fun filled event with grilled hotdogs, bottled water, and Good Humor Ice Cream.
We need someone to help chair the event to organize getting tables and chairs, picking up the hotdogs/buns, chips, bottle water, ordering the Good Humor Ice Cream, etc. Email [email protected] with your Name, address, phone number, and someone from the Board will contact you.

I agree. The one house grass has been cut; however, it still looks like it is abandoned. The yard is still a mess. I thought there were rules against unkept lawns in this sub division. If it is for sale or in foreclosure, shouldn't the real estate company be responsible for the upkeep.

I have noticed that several of our neighbors go on vacation and do not stop their newspaper delivery. Sometimes there are 3 and 4 newspapers piled up in the drive way. This send a message to people who cruise our neighborhood that no one is home. It would be nice if the homeowner would either stop the delivery of such papers or ask a neighbor to pick up the paper for them while they are away. It just makes the driveway and area look unkept.

Car break-ins and vandalism is continuing. We all need to keep an eye out for suspicious activity for ourselves and our neighbors. Local teenagers have been caught recently, we need to continue to stay aware of what's going on in OUR neighborhood. Please report anything suspicious.

There are houses that are rented in our subdivision. The issue is that there is little or no upkeep on the landscape except cutting the lawn from time to time. It is an eyesore, with dead trees, weeds, and overgrown landscaping. Shouldn't they (owners) be accountable? It brings down the value!

[email protected] is an email address not a website. As far as I know, only those homeowners that have signed up on the Neighborhood Watch and Patrol are receiving a copy. We are also looking for a homeowner that could help with the administrative portion of the neighborhood watch.
You can always email the president of SBO at [email protected]
Dr. Tom

SBO Annual Golf Outing September 27th at the Fountains Golf and Banquet www.golfthfountains.com Tee times begining at 12:00pm --

Save the date, call Ed Ulrich for details and/or to reserve your 4-some.

Well here is yet another case for your records. The woman who owns the home at 3827 Kaeleaf lives in California and has not paid the fellow who cuts the grass. The grass has not been cut in five weeks and the RENTERS have moved out last weekend. Now what?

I managed to locate the person who has been cutting the grass at 3827 Kaeleaf and he stated his lawn person left with out notice,seems to me you would know that in five weeks! I will be watching this location when the leaves start to fall.

The address of the water leak is 3967 May Center, but I noticed today that there were "Miss Dig" flags all over the front lawn and the water had stopped. Looks like another house that will have big yard dig coming up.

The county road plows seem to be arriving slower every winter. I called the county phone # posted on the website at 2 pm today and was told: budget cuts, lay offs etc. Not to expect plowing before Monday 12/22. There was a serious accident at the Kaeleaf exit onto silverbell last night. A driver got stuck because our entrance/exit is plowed in. While trying to turn right on Silverbell his car was partially into the west bound lane of silverbell and he could not move. His vehicle was totaled but fortunately ther were no serious injuries. This is crazy. I know that Timber line was not doing such a good job and is no longer being used for plowing our sub. I for one would be willing yo pay for a competent service to keep our roads safe.
--June K. 1039 Indianpipe

FYI,
Dean called Patrick on Friday around noon to put us on the list to do our sub.

Dan called and so did Tim about getting plowing done.

To cut to the case I called Patrick and he is going to do a rough pass through our sub this morning. It is not to completely clear the street but it will allow us to get in and out of our sub. I spoke to at about 9:30 am this morning and he was getting out of the shower. Patrick just called as I am writing this e-mail and he is in our sub.

I spoke to Patrick about making sure he is using big enough equipment to do the job because of the damage complaint issues we had last year when Patrick's guys tried to push some heavy snow and scuffed up some of the lawns.

We need to keep in mind that whoever does our sub must have large enough equipment to handle the size of our sub. The county is option 1 because of the size of there equipment but Patrick does have some larger equipment.

As a reference point Patrick said he would do our rough pass through our sub for a couple of hundred dollars. That is the best he can do for now because of his usual customers that he has to get done first. This should do until the city can do a more complete job. But we need to keep up the calls to Oakland County Road Commission.
Dean

Request logged with RCOC at http://www.rcocweb.org/AboutUs/Contact_Us.aspx 12/21/08 at 7:25 p.m. to plow sub division.
--JK

Regarding postings. You need to email [email protected] so that we can be sure that you are on our email distribution list, and we can contact you with updated information. Thank you.

Thank you for the recent snow removal of the neighborhood. thank you for not forgetting Lakeridge Ct.

Does anyone know why there are so many water pipe issues in this sub? There have been many on May Center and some on Red Root as well. They break in the summer and the winter, what is going on, let me know if there is a reason for this.

You only have to look at the road conditions. The road is split or sinking where ever they ran the water lines under the road. The road is sinking as you come in on Kaeleaf but nobody seems to understand the warning!! I hope we are not going to be stupid enough to repave over these problems and hope they go away.
--anonymous

I haven't been on this blog in a while, but just noticed the request for a Moms' group. I have two girls' one 2 1/2 and one almost 4. We are free on Mon & Fri; if anyone would like to meet, please let me know. Also, we are looking for responsible babysitters' within the sub. If anyone has any recommendations, I would really appreciate it. My email address is [email protected] and phone number is (248) 373-4189.
Thank you,
Nicole Kuyoth
--Nicole Kuyoth
<mailto:[email protected]>

I would like to thank the SBO Board for volunteering their time and efforts. I especially appreciate the tough task of trying to find a good solution for snowplowing. I feel that a good compromise was reached last night. As someone who has had to call an ambulance (we live in the back of the sub), I am happy to get the roads cleared in a more timely manner, to prevent a possible accessability issue.

I would like to suggest that next year we tell the county that if they are not going to put down salt then don't put down sand. I have just removed two five gallon bucket full of sand from the grate for the sewer. The only thing that stopped this sand from going in the sewer was the pile of leaves that blocked the opening.My garage is coated with sand. Snow plowing should be at the very top of the things to do for the sub.

do we know when the trees will be planted in the sub, as discussed in the last meeting 3/2009?
--taher

can someone post the local police dept ph# here. Thanks.
--taher

Here's a good number to start with 248-858-4911 (Sheriff) I hope this was not an emergency!!!!

Trees will be planted after we get soil analysis and review quotes from the tree nurseries. The board is working to get it done in a timely fashion.

If you see any suspicious activity going on in the neighborhood...Call 911. That is what the system is set up for. The dispacher will send a squad car to invesigate. Its our neighborhood. Our homes. Our property. Lets all keep control of it.

** FREE ** Windsow Screens
I have about 60 Window Screens (Almond Frames)of various sizes. If you are interested please email me at [email protected]
Approx. Sizes =
32" x 63"
32" x 67"
36" x 63"
40" x 63"
46" x 58"
--Keith Marion
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Just was curious if anyone has had some recent theft problems. That or if anyone has seen some golf clubs mysteriously show up. We live off Kaeleaf and my roomate and I had both of our golf clubs stolen out of our garage while we were home. I know this is a nice neighborhood and all, but when you have people snooping around your garage at night while you are right in the living room, thats a little creepy. If anyone can help it would be much appreciated.

I have seen the Sheriff Dept. patrolling our sub very frequently yesterday and today. Have there been more thefts reported recently? Just curious as to what has prompted this increase in law enforcement visibility.

One of the items listed on our neighborhood patrol was to inform people to keep their garage door closed. This is even a good idea during the day. Not aware of any increased thefts but I have a neighbor who often leaves his garage door open all night.
--Anonymous

One of the items listed on our neighborhood patrol was to inform people to keep their garage door closed. This is even a good idea during the day. Not aware of any increased thefts but I have a neighbor who often leaves his garage door open all night.
--Anonymous

Here we go again! Our cars were broken into last Sat. Aug. 25th. Lake Orion Police were notified and will increase patrol in our neighborhood. Last summer, we sustained damage from vandalism done by neighborhood kids, we did not prosecute..this time around, if found..we will prosecute vandals to the fullest extent of the law!
--Lumetta
<mailto:[email protected]>

Just so you are aware we now have a sex offender who moved into 700 E. Silverbell.

Has anyone else noted the extremely large and rather um..."eye-catching" (to put it nicely) window box with a large initial in the middle, being put up on the front of the house on Kossuth? It is quite out of character (along the lines or pink flamingos or plastic deer) for this sub (might fly in Hi-Hill, but not in here!) and I am sure it is in violation of the by-laws...any thoughts? We don't need anything else pulling down the prop values. PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS!

CONSIDERED GETTING A NEW ROOF? WE'RE GETTING QUOTES. POSSIBLE DISCOUNT IN NUMBERS!!! PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] IF INTERESTED.
--R. KOTAS
<mailto:[email protected]>

The new sprinkler/watering rules were posted on one of the Subdivision newsletters, but I misplaced my copy. Can someone please share the details (odd/even numbered houses vs. days of the week, hours, etc.)? Thank you...

My question is why isn't it posted on here? Nobody in my end of the sub knows anything about a water ban.

My question is why isn't it posted on here? Nobody in my end of the sub knows anything about a water ban.
--Anonymous

I don't know why no one is considerate enough to answer...Odd house numbers-Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Even House numbers-Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays. Watering times 12am to 5am. This was posted in the Orion Township Outreach Spring/Summer issue, page 8.

This is in response to the posting of 5-30-2008. We had called several times (auto & person to person) to stop our Det Free Press delivery ea time we go away, but most times they continue w/delivery anyway. This is why we have cancelled our paper this past Mar 09. It is not always the homeowners fault. I don't know how many times I have complained about the carrier to the Free press.

Thank you for posting the watering rules...!

The water rules were posted in the Silver Bell Oaks Newsletter. If you don't get a letter, than you should contact the board. I think the Newsletter was sent out in May or early June.

I noticed that there is a house that faces Silverbell (it is for sale) I didn't get the address; the door wall faces Silverbell and appears that the screen has been torn open. I don't know for sure, but the house looks vacant and it appears as if it has been broken into. Just looks that way from Silverbell. The house sits between Kaleaf and Kelsey facing Silverbell.

Today I sent a note to the Oakland County Road Commission requesting that the two holes at the top of the hill on Kaeleaf be filled with blacktop. There is also a bit of road edge filling required at the inbound side of the curve on Kaeleaf.
--Jim Vorhees
<mailto:[email protected]>

Today the DOT truck was in our area patching holes in the street. This system does work if you use it!!!
--Jim Vorhees
<mailto:[email protected]>

I saw that. Thanks Jim...!

According to the current Orion Township website, there are no water restrictions listed. The one referenced in this blog is from 2008. Due to low pressure in the mornings, it has been recommended to water before 7:00am or after 9:00.