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Staining Schedule Online

The 6-year Staining Schedule (2024) debuted at the KPVA website under Resources. The document lists each respective lot, address,...

Jan 11, 20241 min read

First Push

Snow removal occurs when there are 2 inches or more on the ground in KPVillas. This is the same triggering amount in the current...

Jan 10, 20241 min read

2024 Resolution: Guide HOA Decisions

Toward a Native Plant Friendly HOA by the Indiana Native Plant Society (INPS) recommends HOAs support native plants in their landscaping...

Jan 2, 20241 min read

The King Dominates at Night

Jupiter dominates the winter night sky, being visible high in the southeast in the early twilight, then gliding westward across the sky...

Dec 14, 20231 min read

Thanks for Your Service

After five years of leading the Architecture Control Committee, Jim J. is ending his ACC tenure. Jim is known for being polite, prompt,...

Dec 10, 20232 min read

Leaf Pickup Winds Down

The buzz of leaf blowers moved through KPVillas during a final leaf pickup of the season. In the opening days of December, a wave of...

Dec 3, 20231 min read

Opinion: Buy LEDs <3000K

Half of our lives are from sunset to sunrise. Between the evening and morning twilight, KPVillas is aglow with yellowish yard lamps that...

Dec 1, 20232 min read

Up On The Housetop, Click, Click, Click

No, it's not Santa's reindeer. But when someone else climbs the ladder it sure feels like a holiday gift. The team from New Generation...

Nov 30, 20231 min read

Happy Holidays 2023

Thanks to Ron and Karen M. for setting up the holiday decorations at the front gatehouse and on the stone pillars.

Nov 22, 20231 min read

Meet: Ted & Christy

"Beyond acceptance is purpose, " Ted O. said in July 2023. "A terminal illness is a purpose....There are so many purposes we can take on...

Nov 17, 20232 min read

New Signs

Nov 9, 20230 min read

Inaugural Leaf Clean-up Underway

A platoon of leaf blowers rolled through the neighborhood as the skies cleared and the area dried out. After cleaning the landscaping...

Nov 9, 20231 min read

Meet: Sherry

Sherry has been carrying the mail and delivering USPS services to KPVillas for 10 years. She loves to interact with neighbors (every day...

Nov 8, 20231 min read

Young Oaks Discovered in the Shade

Young oak trees emerging along the south border of KPVillas are now getting sunshine. With the permission of John W., owner of the...

Nov 8, 20231 min read

Honeysuckle Suckers

Neighbors removed a second round of Amur and Morrow honeysuckle from the KPVillas retention pond, as was planned after an initial...

Nov 4, 20231 min read

Fall Water Maintenance

Gary Boyer has been prepping the sprinkler lines and pond fountains for winter. Both fountains were removed Nov. 3, 2023. By then,...

Nov 3, 20231 min read

Chrysanthemum's The Word

Colorful mums abound as New Generation crews hustled in the October drizzle to plant the autumnal bundles that bloom when the days are...

Oct 20, 20231 min read

KPVA Launches Official Website

The official KPVA website KnollwoodParkVillas.org debuted October 19, 2023. The KPVA President writes, "This website contains key...

Oct 19, 20231 min read

Irrigation Off by October 23

Please turn off your irrigation water line by Monday, October 23, 2023. Gary Boyer of GBS Irrigation will blow the lines in preparation...