What's New @ Shenandoah

Clean Up Your Act!

In our desire to keep our community looking good, and continue to be a safe place to live, we continue to monitor and ask homeowners to abide by our community polices. If you have a yard that backs up to the fence, please do not discard yard refuse over the fence. If you have a basketball hoop out inthe street, we are asking homeowners to remove them from the street for aesthetic reasons. Please understand that for homeowners that possess continual community infractions, fines are incurring daily. If you need to cut your lawn, trim your bushes, and pull your weeds, please make it happen. Do you need to remove that old truck off your lawn, or pressure wash your house? We ask you to please take care of the issue, asap. Your community will thank you.

New Homes On The Horizon

Very soon, construction will begin on sixteen (16) new homes to be built along Shenandoah Boulevard, changing the look along this major thoroughfare. We're excited to see how the new construction will enhance the area, and bring new families to our vibrant community. Be careful as construction starts, and through the completion of the project.

Zoning Issues

We wish to say "thank you" to each and every community member that has attended our City and County Board Meetings, to discuss both the pros and cons of each Zoning change requested in our community. Attending these Board Meetings when they are scheduled, allows you to voice your opinion, strengthen, and smartly grow our community. If you've attended a meeting before...great. If you have not attended a meeting, please do. Your help is needed to keep our community beautiful, and thriving. Your help in this mission is greatly needed and appreciated.

New Landscaping Company: Welcome A Abby Group

We are happy to announce that we have a new landscape company, A Abby Group of Tyrone, Georgia. Their motto is "Beautify Your Outdoors with A Abby Group." We would like to thank you in advance for your patience while we work through "the learning curve" with this new landscaping company. We've been working with the company to ensure we see improvements moving forward.

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Join Our Facebook Group

This Group gives members of SCA a chance to get to know each other and a way to bring in new ideas. You can also post things happening in our community as a way to bring everyone together. Visit Our Group

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View The Latest Newsletters

Read the latest Shenandoah Community Association Newsletters, and read what's going on in your neighborhood. Get helpful tips and tricks for keeping up your property, understand local codes and find out about activities in your area.

Download the most recent newsletters:

• June 2019
• December 2018
• December 2017
• October 2017
• June 2017
• December 2016
• June 2016
• July 2014
• January 2014
• July 2013
• January 2013
• May 2012
• January 2012

You will also find these newsletters in the right hand column on several pages of this website.

Our Auxiliary members serve as “Ambassadors of Good Will” and provide an array of volunteer services to the patients, the hospital, and our community.

For more information click here.

It's Been Warm & Chilly

The weather has been unpredictable. Whether your getting ready for Braves spring training game, or planning a picnic on a warm weekend, it's been hard to guage the weather. If the weather is nice, find an outdoor activity. If it's not, try a little shopping.

Second-half Assessments Were Mailed in June

The first-half assessments were mailed out in December. The Single Family Residence (SFR) full assessment was, and currently is $89.00, and is due every six(6) months. Please keep in mind the assessments will vary based on revenues, budget requirements, and the Coweta County numbers we are required to use for property values. If the percentages of members that pay keeps increasing, the assessments may decrease some more, assuming the other factors don't increase.

More members are paying due to:

• Zero-Balance Credit, and...
• More effort on collecting from past-due accounts.

If you have not paid your homeowner association dues, please pay them now as late fees may be piling up.

Approval For Projects is Easy...and Mandatory

There seems to be an increase in the number of projects started without having Development Review Committee (DRC) approval. Please remember our Declaration of Covenants and Development Guidelines require DRC approval for any significant changes to a property. Fences, planters, paint jobs, roofing, parking pads, sheds, garages, swimming pools, swings, shutters, RV parking, new construction, etc., are examples of the types of projects SCA members must coordinate with the DRC. Please see the Declaration and the Development Guidelines in the Covenants section of this website, or contact us directly for hard copy. Also, Coweta County needs an approval form from the Association for any work requiring a building permit.

Please note projects done without DRC approval:

• Earn a $50 fine for the first occurrence with the amount of the fine doubling for every occurrence thereafter. Fines are added to the property’s balance.
• Still require DRC approval.
• Will have to be removed or modified if not approvable.
• May be vulnerable to further covenant violation action.

Over the past several months, several properties have had $50 fines added to their property’s account. This is unfortunate for at least a few reasons:

• It creates more work for the Board and DRC members. Remember, they are all volunteers. Volunteer time is better spent on making things better, not working on recurring problems.
• Generally, any activity in conflict with the Declaration of Covenants lowers property values.
• The $50 fine denies the property owner the Zero-Balance Credit on the next semi-annual assessment, since there will be a past-due balance on the property at the time of the assessment.

Please, contact the DRC if you are thinking of modifying your property.

Our Neighborhood Watch Program is Underway!

Sgt. Stephen Crook of the Coweta County Sheriff's Office kicked off our Neighborhood Watch Program while the voting was taking place. The meeting went on longer than anticipated because of the high level of interest shown by the 90 or so community members in attendance.

We will have larger Neighborhood Watch signs at each end of Shenandoah Blvd. to make it obvious to all those passing through, that we take security seriously.

All kinds of safety information and materials are available at www.sheriffs.org and www.nnw.org/usaonwatch. These websites show how to get everything from individual signs for our houses to brochures and training.

Thanks go out to Sheriff Yeager for the Coweta County Sheriff's Office involvement in the Neighborhood Watch program, and especially to Sgt. Crook for his time, his attitude, and his devotion to public service. Thanks again to Abundant Life Church for the use of their Sanctuary for the meeting. Look for the new signs over the next few weeks, and keep a wary eye out for the bad guys!