The Board is pleased to announce the approval of the 2010 homeowners association budget. As indicated in the budget summary letter, the annual assessment amount for 2010 is $60, payable by March 19, 2010. An official notice will be mailed to all homeowners during the week of February 8, 2010. Payments can be sent to the association at:

The Estates At Dove Run Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
Post Office Box 189
Middletown, DE 19709

Additional details of the budget vote and minutes from the February board meeting are available in the Board Meeting Minutes (see below). Any questions regarding the budget or assessment can be submitted using the Contact Us link, and will be addressed as quickly as possible.

Dove Run Homeowner's Association board meeting minutes for 02/03/2010.

Board Meeting Minutes 02/03/2010

Middletown Public Works recently confirmed that they are responsible for treating and maintaining the retention ponds throughout Middletown, including those in the Estates at Dove Run. They have communicated their intention to hire one or more third party vendors for these efforts, but have not yet finalized the specifics of how the ponds will be maintained. The board is continuing to work with the prospective maintenance vendors to understand the likely scope of maintenance performed by the town, as well as proposals, estimates and feasibility for additional services requested by neighborhood homeowners.

Additional details are expected in the coming months, and will be posted as they become available. Any specific questions regarding pond maintenance can be submitted via the Contact Us link.

The Mayor and Council of Middletown recently passed an ordinance REQUIRING all Middletown alarms to be registered. This ordinance stems from the more than 1,000 “false” alarms each year in the Town of Middletown. If you do not register your alarm, you will receive a fine from the police department if they have to respond to your home for a false alarm. If you DO register your alarm, you get several chances for a false alarm before being fined.

You will receive an alarm registration form in your January Town of Middletown utility bill that you can fill out and send back with your monthly payment. You may also register by downloading and printing a form using the links below. Or, you may stop by Town Hall, 19 W. Green St., to pick up a form. This new policy goes into effect in March. For more information, call Kristen Krenzer at 378-2711.

Middletown Website

Registration Form

Dove Run Homeowner's Association treasurer's report for 12/2/2009.

Treasurer's Report 12/2/2009

Neighborhood Watch committee meeting minutes for 11/10/2009.

Neighborhood Watch Minutes 11/10/2009

Dove Run Homeowner's Association board meeting minutes for 12/2/2009.

Board Meeting Minutes 12/2/2009

Police Activity Report for August/September

• 2 pedestrian stops
• 1 property check
• 7 traffic citations

MPD conducted a traffic watch during the month with the speed monitoring trailer and issued 7 warnings and 6 tickets. Overall, it was a very light two months for The Estates at Dove Run, which is fantastic news.

Signs
We are still looking into obtaining neighborhood watch signs for the area. There may be a possibility to work with other neighborhoods around Middletown to reduce cost by ordering signs in bulk. Right now we are looking at obtaining 10 signs for various streets around the neighborhood.

The Middletown Police Department needs your help
If you see suspicious vehicles driving through the neighborhood, parking around the drainage ponds, don't feel you are bothering the police by reporting it. Call the non emergency number 302-573-2800 and report it. The same goes for pedestrians that appear to be loitering - if you have to think twice about it, call it in and let the MPD investigate.

Also, trucks over 2 axles are not permitted to drive through The Estates at Dove Run unless they are on local deliveries. Several reports have come in regarding tractor trailers driving through the neighborhood and then using the Super G parking lot as a truck stop. The Super G parking lot is private property owned by Capano Mgmt and it is their responsibility to enforce their parking rules, however residents can report tractor trailer traffic within the neighborhood and can also report noise violations if the trucks are running their generators after noise ordinances take effect. The Neighborhood Watch Committee is in contact with Capano Management and working to install signs in this area to keep trucks and other vehicles from using this area as a parking lot.

Numerous complaints have been reported of Middletown High School students crossing the street near the Friendly's restaurant. This is not a designated crosswalk and is significantly dangerous. Chief Tobin of the MPD has advised us that many of these students reside in The Estates at Dove Run and are students that are provided with bus transportation. These students are considered to be jaywalking, which is covered under existing ordinances and can be enforced. For the safety of the students and that of the drivers on Rte 299, please ask your children to either take the provided bus or to cross at the designated cross walks where the county has provided crossing guards.

Neighborhood Watch Committee
We have named our official Neighborhood Watch Committee. Please join me in thanking and congratulating the following:

• Barbara Cresta
• Edmundo Ocalagan
• Robert Stout

Meeting Time Change Notice
As a result of resident feedback, we have changed our meeting times to now be the first Wednesday of every month. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00pm at the MPD meeting room. Hope to see you there!

Dave Fisher

• We set up an anonymous e-mail address to stimulate residents getting involved in reporting suspicious/improper behavior:

  Please note that this anonymous e-mail address has been set up for your convenience. If you see activity, such as a neighbor driving aggressively, speeding, animals that are repeatedly unrestrained and are not comfortable approaching the neighbor and do not feel the incident requires the immediate attention of the Middletown Police Department, you can e-mail the Neighborhood Watch Committee at the Contact Us link on the web site or email directly at neighborhoodwatch@doverunhomeowners.com. E-mails will be responded to as quickly as possible. Middletown Police will be copied any and all notices sent from the Neighborhood Watch Committee to residents. Of course if the situation requires immediate police attention please call one of the following numbers:

  Emergency - 911

  Non Emergency - (302) 573-2800

  Administration Office - (302) 376-9950 (please note that police cannot be dispatched from this number)

• We will be setting up a Facebook Page for the Dove Run Neighborhood Watch for participants to interact and submit questions/Suggestions.
• We are still selecting a supplier for the Neighborhood Watch signs. Once selected, we will have an informal contest for residents to design the sign.
• We discussed New Castle County ordinances regarding animals running loose and the procedure to deal with those situations.
• The Speed Trailer was formally requested and was supposed to be here this week, but I have not seen it. Officer Brenner has been away on vacation, so I should hear about the status early next week. Dave Fisher will check the status of the speed trailer.

We will be holding our next meeting on Thursday, August 27th (since the Public Safety Commission will be meeting the day prior).

Attached are the minutes of the Neighborhood Watch Meeting on 7/1/2009.

Agenda:

• Dove Run Statistical Update
• Suspicious Activity
• Speeding in the Area
• Middletown Curfews
• Noise Ordinances