Please check back for updates in mid-January! Thank you.

Community-wide Yard Sale

9/21/24 

8 am-Noon

If you'd like your address added to the yard sale, simply email the Social Committee. Please include the address (street, city, state), item types, and other notes (location - detached garage, back of home vs front of the home, custom hours, etc.)

For those of you who would like to set up outside the NC clubhouse, please email the social committee and make note of the types of things you plan to sell so that we can share it in the various yard sale groups. Thanks!

Upcoming Social Events: view the calendar here!

Landscape Committee Notes

Fall 2024 Schedule

NC Single Family Homes ONLY:

1. 9/12 - 9/29: Service Irrigation systems
   • Homeowner Action: NC single-family homeowners need to service their irrigation system and ensure heads are not clogged and are working properly.
2. 9/23 – 9/29: Please mark your sprinkler heads (after your weekly mowing service – zone map is available on the website).
   • Please note: Any damage from aeration to unmarked sprinkler heads will be the homeowner's responsibility.
3. 9/30 - 10/4: Aeration and seeding by US Lawns.
   • 9/30 – 10/28: Homeowner Action: Seeding takes 2-4 weeks to germinate based on weather and soil conditions. Please ensure you're adequately watering your lawns and minimizing foot traffic to promote seed growth.
4. 10/8 – 10/30: Final pruning, leaf clean up begins
   • Homeowner Action: If you would like certain bushes/landscapes to not be pruned, please tie a neon pink/yellow/orange ribbon on that specific plant. The crews will know to skip it.
5. 11/1 – 11/4: Homeowner Action: NC Single-family homeowners need to clean up Halloween and/or Fall decorations to allow US lawns to continue mowing for the remainder of the season.
6. 11/8 - 11/30: Laying pine needles by McManus Farms

US Lawns aims to have landscape beds and lawns for NC single-family homes completed before Thanksgiving, weather permitting.

SC Homeowners – while all lawn maintenance is the homeowners' responsibility to complete (including the boulevard between the sidewalk and street), please feel free to use the above timeline as a guide to maintain your lawn to the McCullough Standard!

TOA Homeowners – please log in to the TOA website to ensure your work orders and questions specific to your landscaping are directed to your manager or email support@kuester.com.

Helpful Tips:

• Fall Irrigation Maintenance
• Turf Tips Maintenance for:
  • Bermuda
  • Fescue
• More landscape guidelines and tips can be found here!
• Tree Tips: Neighbors have been removing the Crepe Myrtles provided by Pulte due to a widespread issue with black sooty mold. While the trees themselves are not dead, they are heavily covered with this mold, which not only affects their appearance but also spreads onto porch railings. This problem is particularly severe in younger trees. We are addressing this issue in common areas and parks, but want to share ways to alleviate the problem for your individual homes. We recommend spraying the trees with a solution of dish soap to remove excess mold before applying an appropriate fungicide. As a preventive measure, it's advisable to apply horticultural oil or NEEM oil before the mold becomes extensive. This helps smother the insects responsible for causing the mold.
  • Steps for mildew removal
  • Sooty Mold: learn more
• Tree pruning tips can be found in the Documents folder

Pulte Updates

NOTE: these updates are directly from our Pulte representatives and/or their vendors

Dear McCullough Residents-

Please see the below from the Developer regarding ongoing stormwater repairs that are in progress for the McCullough Community.

Starting Monday, July 29^th Cedar Park Road Exit Lane will be closed from 7:00am to 4:00pm for the completion of stormwater repairs.

The scope of work to be performed will consist of the installation of pipe lining. No excavation will occur in this area. This closure is to provide a point of accessibility only. All work is anticipated to be completed by 4:00pm on Monday July 29^th.

The Developer and its contractors request that all owners adhere to all cautionary signage during the duration of these services. Please be sure to drive at a reduced speed when navigating the work zone area.

Your support and understanding as the Developer works to complete these services is greatly valued and appreciated.

Thank you,

Pulte Homes

The Developer and its contractors will have cautionary signage and/or cones placed in the areas of repair during the duration of these services. Please refrain from accessing the newly poured areas of concrete for at least 24-48 hours following repairs to allow for proper cure time.

Your patience and understanding as the Developer works to complete these repairs is greatly appreciated.

Updates received 7.23.24

Standards Committee & ARC NEWS

• Spring Reminder: mulch (black or brown only) and pine straw are permitted for ground or landscape bed covering. Rocks are not permitted.
• As the weather warms up, it’s tempting to start home improvement projects. Take a look around the exterior of your home first and consider pressure washing, cleaning, or touching up paint if needed. Addressing any issues now can be preventative in the future, and help avoid a violation saving you a headache, and our community money!
  • Received a violation? Don't fret, just communicate with us!
• Ready for a home improvement project? First review the governing documents and Neighborhood Living Standards (NLS). Second, submit an application for review (don't forget to wait for approval before beginning!)

Questions? Reach out to the Standards Committee

Safety & Security Committee

We heard your feedback and recently installed landscape light fixtures at both the Marfield and Cedar Park entrances to improve the visibility of our islands at night.

Suggestions or concerns? Contact the S&S Committee

Communications

Newsletters

2024

2024 Q1 Newsletter - March

2023

2023 Q4 Newsletter - December

2023 Q3 Newsletter - September

Prior years can be found under: community info>documents>newsletters&eblasts>newsletters.historical (2022 & prior)

EBlasts & Updates

The Board has received several inquiries regarding the display of political signs and flags within our neighborhood.

This is a reminder that the McCullough Covenants specifically address this matter in Article VI: Use Restrictions and Rules, Section 3: Signs.

Political signs are those advocating for voters to elect a certain candidate for public office or to vote one way or another on a certain issue. A political sign may only be displayed on McCullough properties if it is no larger than four (4) square feet, is displayed no sooner than forty-five (45) days prior to the election, and is removed within seven (7) days after the election. Flags advocating for the election of one candidate/issue or another fall under this "sign" definition and must me the same restrictions. Please note that the board has the authority to impose a fine of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100) per day for violations of this Section.

For the 2024 Presidential election in particular, political signs may not be posted before September 22, 2024, and must be removed no later than November 12, 2024. 

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

• Quarterly Board Meetings:
• Q2: April 25, 2024 - canceled
• Q3: August 8, 2024
• Q4: Annual Meeting of the Members, October 16, 2024

• While the 2023 Q3 Community meeting was canceled, a large update was sent to the residents: Q3 Community Information.
  • Includes information such as amenities updates, amenity reservation tool, dam project, NLS and CCR updates, vinyl fences, and more!

Subscribe to updates here!

The dates above are subject to change.

Crystal Lake - Dam Reconstruction Updates:

The work began the week of 4.15.24, weather permitting.

There are four main stages of work to be completed:

Dam Reconstruction Documents:

Town hall presentation

Plans

Homeowner Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Fact Sheet (includes overview, historical information, plan, etc.)

Board Corner

In September 2022, the board and standards committee initiated the approval process for the implementation of permanently installed LED lighting on roof lines. After consulting with vendors and gathering input on its usage in other communities, a set of conditions was established for all Architectural Review Committee (ARC) approvals of this "new tech." However, these conditions have not yet been detailed in the Neighborhood Living Standards (NLS).

Finance Committee

2023 Quarter 1 financial presentation:

Financials are released on the 25th of each month. Find them here.

Primary Contact - Erin Beck; email: mcculloughswimteam@gmail.com

McCullough Swim Team, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization; a separate business entity from McCullough Neighborhood Association, Inc. ("The HOA").

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