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"Monday morning, April 13, 2026, Maurer Well Service will be installing a well on the main Island on Covington Parkway. Residents will be restricted to using the ENTRANCE side only for both incoming and outgoing vehicles," wrote KPVA President Sandy in an April 11 email to homeowners. "Please use extreme caution when leaving and entering the neighborhood." The back entrance at Adams Road gate will be open, but a large mulch pile there may require you to drive across some mul

Sample ballots for the May 5, 2026, primary election are posted online by St. Joseph County at https://www.sjcindiana.gov/2420/Sample-Ballots-for-May-Primary-Election . Left is the Democratic sample ballot; right is the Republican sample ballot. Sample ballots for primary election in St. Joseph County, IN, 2026 May 5.. The State of Indiana Voter Portal is at https://indianavoters.in.gov . Homeowners in KPVillas reside in the following election districts: STATEWIDE: INDIANA

Colored flags behind the guardhouse locate the utilities in preparation for digging a new irrigation well. The well site is close to the guardhouse because an electrical feed line to power the pump already exists there. Colored flags and paint locate buried utilities. The Covington island well will be the second new installation after the completed Huntington Lane well, with the KPVA Board anticipating additional upgrades for Candlewycke island and Bent Tree/Oak Hill island.

The sounds of spring are in the air--birds chirping, gardeners whistling, and...leaf blowers buzzing.

New snow removal equipment debuted after over eight inches of snow were recorded January 14-15, 2026. Hand-shoveling crews showed up in the morning to clear snow from sidewalks and near garage doors; mid-day the heavier equipment descended. Snow accumulates January 14, 2026. Hand-shoveling Jan. 15, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. New BOSS Snowrator plow clears a driveway January 15, 2026, at 2:40 p.m. Two new BOSS Snowcator plows and a Bobcat with a blade clear driveways and roads. Eas

The snowplowing contractor has responded favorably and significantly to comments made by KPVillas homeowners about snow removal. With the next snowfall in 2026, residents will see new specialized equipment in force. Over the years, multiple contractors have deployed front end loaders, Bobcats, truck-mounted plows, snow blowers, small plows, and hand-shoveling to clear the snow. Invariably, all techniques have upsides and shortcomings alike. Over the years, contractors have

"Welcome, Paul M, to our KPVA team," writes President Sandy S. in a January 4 email to all homeowners. "Paul  joined our team as the new Architectural Control Committee (ACC) Chairman in November 2025. Some of us are gearing up for Spring projects that will need to be approved. As a gentle reminder, the paperwork that needs to be filled out and submitted for approvals is located on our website at knollwoodparkvillas.org ." Click to open Exterior Modification Request. In att

Wishing you well in 2026. Cheers! To 2026!

Both snow and leaves lined the streets as warm weather allowed the KPVillas landscaping contractor to resume the fall cleanup delayed by heavy snow. Piles of leaves and snow. A November 9, 2025, snowfall was the first of a few late fall storms that set back yard maintenance. Many people expected a second landscaping cleanup would occur after Thanksgiving. However, an ensuing Thanksgiving weekend storm disrupted those plans, and remnant snow segued to freezing slush, lea

NIPSCO will begin installing new gas modules in January 2026 as they transition to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Per the utility, "There will be no interruption of gas service. " Technicians from InfraSource (a subsidiary of the subcontractor Quanta Utility Engineering Services) "will carry photo identification, wear uniforms, and drive marked vehicles. The installation process will be done at not charge and will typically take less than 15 minutes." Marked tru

Over a dozen emergency vehicles responded to a house fire on Huntington Ln. on Friday, December 12, 2025. Thanks go to Clay Fire and the St. Joseph County Sheriff Department for serving our community.

The day after Thanksgiving 2025, workers from the KPVillas landscaping contractor installed snow sticks demarcating cement from lawn. The stakes arrived just in time. Stakes mark the edge of a driveway. By Sunday morning, homeowners were waking to a heavy fallen snow that the crew from New Generation had started to clear overnight. Sidewalks and some space in front of garage doors were shoveled by hand. Before sunrise, a plow cleared a single lane for early traffic and eme