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Clean Sweep
Like a wave rolling through the neighborhood, the New Generation Landscaping and Lawn crew made its final leaf pickup for 2024. When...
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Fall Finish
Sounds on the rooftop signal the end of the season as New Generation Landscaping and Lawn blows leaves out the eaves and gutters. Again...
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Seeded
The native seed mix is in the ground around a portion of the KPVA retention pond . Volunteers seeded Section 1 (green) along the south...
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Making the Mix
A native BioSwale/Raingarden Seed Mix  from Native Connections in Kalamazoo, MI, is tailored for restoration jobs like the KPVA...
Nov 25, 20241 min read
New: Leases No Less Than One Year
The change in Covenants proposed at the 2024 Annual Meeting has passed with 89% of votes cast approving the change, per an October 28...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
Ads Removed From Easement
Signs on KPVillas property, including on poles in KPVA easements, gotta go. Especially advertisements by non-homeowners. Per the...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
Native Seed Mix Selected
Having removed weeds and invasives from the south berm of the KPVA retention, volunteers will broadcast a native seed mix in November...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
November Weeding
Improvements around the KPVA retention pond continue as homeowners clear weeds, invasive plants , and stumps from within the extant...
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Required Stain Has Re-Branded Name
Woodluxe exterior stain from Benjamin Moore is the new name for what had been their Arborcoat exterior stain. In KPVillas, homeowners...
Nov 13, 20242 min read
ATT Makes the Rounds
While some Michiana utility crews are deployed in the Carolinas post-Hurricane Helene, others are locally engaged in maintenance and...
Nov 13, 20241 min read
Botany Sizes Up The Site
In preparing an estimate for removing remaining invasives and renovating the perimeter of the the KPVA retention pond  with native...
Nov 8, 20244 min read
KPVA Turns 40 in 2024
In 2024, KPVillas turned forty years old, and the neighborhood is looking good. Knollwood Park Villas was incorporated May 31, 1984, by...
Nov 7, 20241 min read
November Clean
Fall clean-up was in full swing as November opened, with the New Generations crew cleaning landscaping beds, trimming bushes, and hauling...
Nov 6, 20241 min read
Law Supports Political Sign Restrictions
KPVA legally prohibits political signs. Only signs advertising a property for sale or rent are permitted in KPVillas, per Section 31 of...
Nov 3, 20242 min read
KPVA Tree Removed
A perilous tree was removed from the KPVA parcel containing the retention pond. Earlier in 2024 a major branch fell , revealing the...
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Buttressing the Berm
An interim solution has reinforced the berm of the KPVA retention pond at the spillover to the St. Joseph County (SJC) retention pond. ...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Fall Trimming to Begin in October
With fall trimming to occur soon, it's time to mark special trimming if you had opted for it in the spring. In an email on October 14,...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Irrigation Off by October 21
Please turn off your irrigation water line by Monday, October 21 , 2024. Gary Boyer of GBS Irrigation will blow the lines in preparation...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Pond Water Management
Jones Lake Management services both the KPVA retention pond  on the KPVA-owned parcel and the uphill pond form ed within the respective...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Proposed Change to Leasing Terms
A proposed change in the Covenants and Restrictions seeks to require the duration of any lease in KPVillas be a minimum of one year. ...
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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