Santa Claus Comes to Newell"s Creek

Join us in our "Christmas Affair" Santa Comes to Newell's Creek" on Turesday, December 9, 2008 at Nelly Stokes Elementary School.
We are soliciting toys for needy children in Delaware and a food basket for a needy family.
This will be another great opportunity for us to get together with our neighbors, friends and the youth of the community.
Volunteers are needed to serve on various Committees
We look forward to an International Buffet prepared by some of the best cooks in the land.
Let us all work together to make Newells Creek the family oriented community that we love.
For committee participation contact the board:
Tracy Torres (tracy_torres@hotmail.com) 697-9222
Leigh Mcnair (leigh.mcnair@verizon.net) 698-4208
Garland Dula (metalworker57@verizon.net) 697-0270
Phil Gonesh (godzukihop@aol.com) 698-9303
Clarence Tartt (dtartt@sbcglobal.net
Joyce Gatling (jgatl60647@aol.com) 697-2110

We look forward to an evening of fun, food and frolic for all!!!!!

Newells Creek Homeowners's Association Annual Meeting

Newell's Creek Homeowner's Association will hold it's annual meeting and election on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 7:P.M. at the Water- Sewer Authority building, 16 West Street, Camden. The purpose of this meeting is to nominate and elect a new Board of Directors, to discuss and vote on the new budget and to introduce our property management company, BC Consulting.

Please make every effort to be present so that you can ask questions and receive answers regarding Newells Creek and the Newell's Creek neighborhood Association.

MOVING ON: Recycling

Newells Creek Neighborhood Association's monthly meeting will be held on
Monday, June 9, 2008 at the Camden-Wyoming Water Authority, 16 West Street, Camden at 7PM.
Town Manager, Don Mulrine will introduce us to Recycling.
Tom Cahill of BC Consulting Inc. will be present to assist us in "Moving on"
and answer questions about working with a management company.
The results of the declaration signature pages will be discussed.
We are still accepting declaration Signature pages.

Appreciation Dinner For Local Law-enforcement

The National Law Enforcement memorial service is being held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Every year numerous law enforcement officers who sacrificed their lives while performing their duties and were killed in the line of duty will be honored at this time by having their names placed on the National Law Enforcement wall
In a special appreciation celebration, on Monday May 12, 2008, from 6-7 P.M. at Nelly Stokes Elementary School, The Newell's Creek Neighborhood will be honoring the Camden Police Department and State Police Troop # 3 who give wonderful service to our community and constantly put their lives on the line for us.
This affair is being chaired by Al Sanchez and assisted by Maria Ruffin-Water and Renee Orlena.
We are asking the support of the Newell's Creek Community with their presence as well as a covered dish.
Please contact:
Al at 302-387-1817
Maria-698-5548
Renee-698-4687
Newell's Creek, This is a great opportunity to share a few moments with these officers who are on call for you.

NCNA COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008
From 8AM -2PM

NCNA COMMUNITY COOK-OUT JUNE, 2008.

NCNA Up Coming Events

Monday, April 14, 2008 at 7:00-P.M. at Nellie Stokes Elementary.
Guest speakers:
Thomas Cahill-BC Consulting Property Management
Richard A. Forsten, Esq.(Attorney for Kershaw builders.

Monday, May 12, 6:00P.M.
Appreciation Dinner for Local Law Enforcement officers.

Annual Community Yard Sale-Saturday, May 17, 2008
This is the time to set-up your tables(s) in your garage or driveway and get rid of your excess, andd make some pocket change in the process

DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS

ARTICLE II

GENERAL USE RESTRICTIONS

Section 1. Private Residences. Bach Lot in the Property shall be used for private residential purposes only and no building of any kind, except private dwelling units shall be erected or maintained on any Lot

Section 2. Trailer., Mobile Homes, Etc. No temporary structure, including trailers and mobile homes, shall be permitted or maintained upon any lot

Section 3. Animals aid Pets. No animals of any kind other than usual household pets shall be kept or maintained on any part or portion of the lots, and no horses, cows, goats, hogs, rabbits, poultry, pigeons, or similar animals shall be kept on any part or portion of the Lots. Breeding of domestic animals of any kind on any part or portion of any Lot or Lots in any building or structure thereon, is expressly prohibited. No outbuildings, such as dog houses or similar structures shall be constructed, kept or maintained on any Lot.

Section 4. Vegetable Gardens. No vegetable gardens larger than 100 square feet or similar non-flower gardens or beds shall be kept or maintained on any Lot.

Section 5. Television and Radio Antennas & Exterior Mechanical Devices. Etc. No television antennas, radio antennas, television or radio receiving or transmitting devices, solar energy panels, satellite antenna, "dish" or other device used to receive direct broadcast satellite ("DBS") services to be greater than one meter in diameter shall be erected or placed on any Lot or be attached to toe exterior of any structure. Satellite antennae, "dishes" or other devices used to receive DBS services which are smaller than one meter in diameter, and antenna or other devices used to receive television broadcast services (TBS") and multi-point distribution services ("MMDS") ore specifically permitted, but, must be erected, placed or attached so that the satellite antenna, "dish" or device is not visible from the front of the Lot; however, if such placement impairs clear reception, Owner will be granted an exemption upon submitting a statement of such impairment and a plan for placement of the device. No other device, apparatus or decoration shall be permanently or temporarily attached to the exterior of the structure without prior written approval of the Declarants. Exterior holiday lights and/or ornaments shall be permitted, provided that such lights are removed no later than January 1st of any year.

Section 6. Trash Receptacles. Trash receptacles shall be kept in clean, sanitary and enclosed areas, hidden from view, excepting that (hey may be placed temporarily at street side on the regular day of collection if required by the collection agency.

Section 7. Prohibited Vehicles. No unusual vehicle including trucks (except non­commercial pick-up trucks), buses, travel trailers, boat trailers, boats, utility trailers, commercial vans, tractors, campers, aircraft, mobile homes or vehicles immobilized for any reason, shall be kept or maintained on any Lot, driveway, street or Open Space. All motor vehicles owned and operated by residents of the Subdivision must be parked overnight in their respective garage or driveway. No such vehicle may be parked elsewhere on any Lot or street except for temporary parking. For purposes of this paragraph, "temporary parking" shall mean the parking of such motor vehicle on an intermittent and non-recurring basis during the period between dawn and the following midnight.

Section 8. Signs. No signs of any nature whatsoever shall be erected, placed or maintained on any Lot within the property, described, except that a single real estate Tor Sale" sign may be so placed and maintained, but must be removed within five (5) days after a non-contingency contract for sale and purpose for such Lot has been signed by all parties thereto.

Section 9. Fences. No enclosing or non-enclosing fence or barrier (hereinafter the "fence") shall be erected on any Lot closer to the font street line than the rear-most wall of the principal building. No fences shall be of a height of more than five (5) feet and all such fences shall be of split rail or picket style design and constructed only of wood left in its natural color or white vinyl or other material approved by Declarants. Green wire mesh may be applied to the inside perimeter of the split rail fence. No such fences shall be constructed or maintained upon the Lots until the plans for the same have been approved by Declarants, in accordance with the provisions herein.

Section 10. Swimming Pools. No above-ground swimming pools shall be constructed or maintained on any Lot, except that children’s' wading pools not exceeding one (1) foot in height shall be permitted.

Section 11. Trees. Shrubs and Landscaping. Any and all trees, shrubs and/or landscaping planted or provided by the Declarants, their successors or assigns, as to the Open Spaces or required landscape buffers must remain undisturbed for a period of ten (10) years, except for ordinary maintenance, feeding and disease control

Section 12. Lawn Mowing. The owner of each Lot shall be responsible for the maintenance of grass and weeds thereon and shall mow said lot at least twice during each of the months from March through November of each year. All Lot lawns and shrubs shall be maintained in a neat and presentable condition.

Section 13. Yards & Yard Fixtures. No statues, sculptures, painted trees, bird baths, ornaments, or replicas of animals or other like objects may be affixed to or placed on any Lot or building. No mailbox pillars other than the regulation DelDOT 4”x4” post is permitted for mailbox installation.

Section 14. Trampolines. No trampolines of any kind whatsoever shall be erected or maintained on any Lot.

Section 15. Clothes line. No outside clothes lines or clothes line posts shall be erected or maintained on any Lot

Section 16. Right-of-Ways. No structures or equipment of any nature, except for standard mailboxes, shall be constructed or installed within the right-of-ways of the Subdivision streets.

Section 17. Outbuildings. No outbuildings, sheds, garages, enclosed outdoors storage facilities, or other similar structures shall be erected, placed or maintained on any Lot within the property unless such structures: (i) are constructed of a material other than metal; (ii) are located only in the rear yard of any Lot; (Hi) do not exceed the aggregate size of eighty (80) square feet on each Lot; (iv) do not exceed a height of eight (8) feet above ground level; (v) are built in accordance with plans, specifications and illustrations approved by Declarants or their successors or assigns pursuant to this Declaration; and (vi) are constructed with materials which match the exterior of the residential dwelling (in both construction style and color scheme).

Section 18. Basketball Goals. No basketball goals shall be erected, placed or maintained on any Lot at any time, except for a maximum of one permanently installed goal located in the driveway. Any and all basketball playing shall be permitted from 9:00 a.m. to sundown.

Section 19. Property Rights in Open Spaces. Subject to the provisions of this Section, every Lot Owner shall have the right and easement of enjoyment in and to the Open Spaces owned by the Camden Town Center Maintenance Corporation and such easement shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title to ever Lot

Section 20. Easements. Easements and right-of-ways are hereby reserved on, over, under and along all of the lots in the Property, for poles, wires, conduits, pipes, for lighting, heating, gas, electricity, telephone, and any other public or quasi-public utility service purposes, for drainage, and for sewers and pipes of various kinds, all of which shall be confined, as practicable, ten (10) feet from the front and rear property lines of each lot and seven (7) feet from the side lines of each lot, together with the right of access thereto for the purpose of further construction and/or repair. .A twenty (20) foot wide easement, ten (10 feet on each side of the centerline, of pipe, structure, line or swale, shall be created, wherever possible, where a sanitary sewer or storm sewer exists. No building or other permanent structure shall be erected or maintained on any part of any area herein reserved as an easement and/or right-of-way.

Section 21. Review of Plans. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no outbuildings, buildings, structures of a temporary or permanent nature, swimming pools, fences or other construction or improvements shall be constructed, erected, or placed upon any Lot, nor shall any exterior addition to or change or alteration thereof, including but not limited to exterior facade, color change and/or change in grade or drainage be made until the plans and specifications, with illustrations, showing the nature, kind, shape, color, height, materials and proposed location of same, shall hove been submitted to and approved in writing by the Declarants. The Declarants, their successors or assigns, including the Corporation upon assignment of the rights herein by Declarants, in connection with the review of said plans, specifications and illustrations, shall have the right to approve or disapprove any such matters which in its opinion are not suitable or desirable to the community. In passing upon such plans and specifications, Declarants or their successors or assigns, shall consider the following factors:

(a)         The qualify, aesthetic suitability, nature, kind, shape of the proposed building or other structure;

(b)         The color, height and materials of which it is to be constructed;

(c)         The specific site upon which it is proposed to construct or erect the same;

(d)         The harmony of the proposed change, alteration, addition, building or structure with structures on neighboring properties and the outlook and view from the neighboring properties; and

(e)         The effect on the reasonable passage of light and air to the neighboring properties.

Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the following architectural requirements are hereby deemed to be mandatory with respect to any residential lot and its accompanying residential dwelling constructed thereon:

(a)          United States postal mailbox shall be white in color with a white post;

(b)          The exterior color of the garage doors shall match the exterior trim color on the residential dwelling; and

(c)          All driveways shall be constructed of asphalt

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Peter Fabriziani of Emory Hill Real Estate Services will be our guest speaker along with the Home Fire Safety presentation by Dave Guenthner at the March 10, 2008 meeting to be held at Nellie Stokes elementary at 7:00 PM in the evening.
During the next 2-3 meetings, We will be interviewing a total of three Real Estate Management companies to learn what they offer and to determine if we need to hire a management company to manage Newell's Creek.
We will also bring you up to-date on the board meeting with Kerhsaw developer held on 2/28/2008.
Attorney Richard A. Forsten, along with The Four Season's Garden expert,will be our guest speaker at our April 2008 meeting
to answer questions and discuss the turn-over of Newell's Creek to the Neighborhood association.
If you would like to be a part of the decision making process, we encourage you to attend these meetings.

302-697-2110

Newells Creek Neighborhood Association Meeting Notice

The Newell"s Creek Neighborhood Assocuiation will be meeting at the Nellie Stokes Elementary School as follows:

Monday, February 11, 7:00p.m.

Speakers: Town Manager Don Mulrine:"Update on Turnover by Kershaw " Q & A

Mayor Robert Mooney:"Town Update" Q & A

(Other Mayoral Candidates will be invited to speak)

Monday,March 10, 7:00 p.m.

Speaker-Camden Fire Department Representative on "Home Fire Safety"

Monday, April 14, 7;00 p.m.

All Seasons Garden & Nursery "Lawn Care and Landscaping"

UPCOMING EVENTS

Community Yard Sale

Community Cook-out

302-697-2110

2008 NCNA MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

The first NCNA meeting of the year will be held on Monday, February 11, 2008 at Nelly Stokes Elementary School at 7PM.

We were unable to get a committment from the fire department to speak or to have a representative at our January meeting; therefore, we decided to postpone our meeting.
Check your mail for a flyer from the Newell's Creek Neighborhood Watch .Your cooperation and attendance is extremely important for the success of this program and the continued benefit to the community. Some of us were unnecessarily intimidated by cerftain occurrences during the past summer and we're trying to instill preventive measures for the future.
Listed below is a schedule of the NCNA 2008 meetings and locations, please mark your calendars so that you don't miss out on important details/events within the community.
February 11, 2008*
March 10,2008*
April 14, 2008*
May 12, 2008*
June 9, 2008**
July 14, 2008**
August 11, 2008**
September 8, 2008*
October 13, 2008*
November 10, 2008*
December 8, 2008*
* Nellie Stokes School
** To Be Determined
302-697-2110