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Fall is finally here, and the cooler weather brings welcome relief. Halloween is right around the corner and on a Friday night this year and the HOA will be having a contest for the three scariest homes in the subdivision. Some homes have been ready for Halloween for several weeks. Many homes with younger children start as early as 5:30pm so everyone be ready.

Did you know that not only is Baneberry one of the few neighborhoods that is lucky enough to have sidewalks on both sides of the streets, but also has more than two miles of sidewalk that needs to be maintained by the community. Some of the sidewalks are over 15 years old. We have identified 14 areas which are either lifted up or cracked and will be replacing them this fall.

It is also important to note that every homeowner is responsible not only for the maintenance of their yards, but also, the edging or trimming of the sidewalk on their property. This includes the grass, especially centipede grass which grows over the home’s front curbing. The HOA has received numerous complaints on lack of sidewalk and front curb attention. 

We are also sending our landscape team around to start cleaning the grass growing in some areas of our roadways, especially around some sewer drains and also on the street in front of numerous homes. Our ultimate goal is keep Baneberry looking nice and raising the property values for every homeowner.

We hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful spring days that are now upon us. Due to popular demand, the HOA will now start our 2^nd season of giving out bottles of weed and dandelion killer to homes at no charge to help keep their yards in pristine condition for the months ahead.  It is up to each and every resident to keep your lawn mowed and your landscaping maintained throughout the year according to the bylaws of the community. It will make the neighborhood not only aesthetically pleasing, it will also put a smile on your neighbor’s faces.  

Residents can call 631-512-8160 to have their weed killer delivered or schedule a pickup.                             

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter!

The HOA Board is sending out a courtesy reminder to the homeowners who have still not paid their assessment fees for 2025. The first letter went out on 12/9/24 and the second notice went out for those who hadn’t paid yet in early February. For those residents who are still delinquent on their $200.00 assessment fees as of this notice, a final 10 – day letter will go out the last week of February.

      If you cannot make full payment by the deadline in the letter, please call MJS Inc. at 803-743-0800 to make arrangements to become current with an agreed-upon payment plan. Doing nothing will result in turning the matter over to the Baneberry HOA’s law firm with an additional $500.00 Notice of Delinquency assessed on the homeowner.  This is a reminder to homeowners who do not understand the process. Thanks in advance.

Mark Scofield

Greetings from the HOA. On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors we hope everyone had a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I am proud to announce the Christmas Decoration Awards winners for 2024 and to thank the many residents that lit up our neighborhood.

We had over 150 homes with decorations celebrating the season, and our beautiful front entrance only added to the Christmas spirit our residents brought forth to this wonderful time of year. Our awards winners will each receive a gift certificate:

      BEST OVERALL HOUSE – 581 Silverbell Court

      CHILDRENS FAVORITE – 204 Silverbell Lane

      BEST FRONT PORCH – 142 Silverbell Lane

      BEST TECHNO/MUSIC – 300 Baneberry Loop

      BEST LIGHTING – 437 Baneberry Lane

      BEST MAILBOX – 429 Baneberry Lane

      HONORABLE MENTION:

• 109 Silverbell Lane
•  297 Baneberry Loop
• 336 Baneberry Loop
•  511 Silverbell Court
•  611 Walter Lane
• 215 Silverbell Lane

Spring has sprung in Baneberry and with all the beautiful flowers and lawns comes those pesky weeds and dandelions that take over many of our yards and will continue to grow with absolutely no water!  Each home owner is responsible for the continued maintenance of their lawns year-round,but especially during the summer months. It is unfair to a homeowner that keeps their yard in compliance with the Baneberry by-laws to look over at their neighbors’ yard and see a field of dandelions. The HOA would like to help our neighbors get rid of the weeds and dandelions once and for all by donating bottles of weed killer which will hook to a garden hose and can spray an entire yard in less than 20 minutes. Mow your yard or have it mowed and then spray with your free bottle. Email us via the website or contact a Director today.

The HOA Board is sending out a courtesy reminder to the homeowners that have still not paid their assessment fees for 2024. The first letter went out on 12/1/23 and everyone was given an extra two weeks this year, until 1/15/24, to pay your $200 assessment fee. The 2nd letter for those who haven’t yet paid went out on 2/5/24, with a due date of 2/27/24. For those homeowners who are still delinquent on the assessment fees as of  2/27/24, a final 10-day letter will go out on 2/28/24, and the final deadline for payment will be mid-March.

If you cannot make full payment by the deadline, please call MJS Inc. at 803-743-0600 to make arrangements to become current with an agreed-upon payment plan. Doing nothing will result in turning the matter over to the Baneberry HOA’s law firm and an additional $475 Notice of Delinquency will be assessed on the homeowner.  This is a reminder for homeowners who do not understand the process.  Thanks in advance.

1st Place: 300 Baneberry Loop

2nd Place: 336 Baneberry Loop

3rd Place: 242 Baneberry Loop

I would first like to thank everyone for another successful Halloween celebration in the Baneberry neighborhood. We had over 120 homes decorate for Halloween. After talking with several residents the next day, many homes had over 300 trick or treaters this year!! Some homes were still answering their doorbell till 9:00 p.m. It was good to see so many friends and neighbors out enjoying the evening and the brisk temperatures.

We also had our Halloween committee vote for their favorite homes again this year and the following 3 winning homes received a gift card from Amazon:

1^st Place –  300 Baneberry Loop

2^nd Place – 336 Baneberry Loop

3^rd Place – 242 Baneberry Loop

Honorable Mention –

204 Silverbell Lane

219 Silverbell Lane

297 Baneberry Loop

With many days over the next two weeks forecast for temperatures in the 70’s and low 80’s, this will give residents the chance for that last lawn mowing and trimming opportunity before the holidays. It will make your neighbors appreciative and will keep you within the guidelines of the community.    

We will also start our mailbox program again for anyone whose mailbox is broken, rusted out, or time has taken a toll on it. We will have new mailboxes available through the HOA website starting on November 15 for $20.00.

Everyone should have received a letter in the mail for the upcoming HOA Annual Meeting on November 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Calvary Chapel of Lexington Kid’s Building. If you are interested in running for one open board seat, call MJS at the contact number in the letter.

We will have our holiday Christmas lights installed at the front entrance again this year.

Decorating will be done within the next ten days. And, last but not least, Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. Please set your clocks back one hour Saturday night when you go to bed.

Mark Scofield, Baneberry HOA President