Hawthorne Hills Homeowners Association - bloomington IL
Important Reminder - the approved areas for fishing on the Hawthorne Hills lake are from the park beach and dock, the Airport Road levee, and the common area on the south dam running along General Electric Road. Everywhere else along the lake is private property where only the resident and their guests can fish. Non-Hawthorne Hills residents must have an adult resident with them in order to use our common areas.
Several of our neighbors have had issues with uninvited individuals fishing from their property and we would appreciate everyone's help in addressing this.
Updates/reminders
Our annual meeting is November 6 at 6:30 at Central Catholic
Due to issues that have arisen around the Hawthorne Hills II lake, they have implemented the following rules: 1) no fishing after dark, 2) no loitering around the lake after dark, and 3) no loud music or foul language at any time.
We have treated the blue spruce trees in the park for needle cast disease. There is evidence of this disease on many blue spruce in the neighborhood (loss of needles/needles dying at the top point of the tree). Residents might want to consider this getting this treatment applied if they have blue spruce.
If the road around your home is in need of repair, you can call 454-2867 (454-BUMP) to get your location added to the list the city maintains for upcoming road repair work.
Per the city of Bloomington, garbage and recycling containers may be placed out for collection at the curb, but NOT in the street, no earlier than 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to scheduled collection, and no later than 6:00 a.m. on the day of the collection. Empty containers must be removed from the curb no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day following collection. While the city requires garbage carts and recycling bins to be stored your garage, backyard or a location not visible from the street, we would encourage neighbors to use their garage whenever possible.
All fences and additions require review by the board
hawthornehillsBoard Notes
September
Repairs and improvements to the playground at the park are in progress.
Please do not feed the geese that roam our neighborhood. This actually creates several issues. This article explains them well,
Sadly, there are a number of dead trees in our neighborhood. We would greatly appreciate it if these were removed it a timely manner. If you need a recommendation for a local tree service, you can email us hawthornehills@gmail.com and we would be happy to share who we have used in the past.
July
REMINDER: Our annual picnic is scheduled for August 11 from 4pm to 7pm at the park (rain date August 12). There will be an inflatable, face painting, food, and more! Please bring your own chairs and beverages.
REMINDER: Our tennis courts are for tennis ONLY.
Work is planned to make repairs and improvements to the playground in the park. We are targeting to complete this before the end of the year.
June
Getting bids the clean up some dead trees on the south dam.
Lake will be threated June 27 (tentative).
Completing several repairs to the pump house on the south dam.
Repainting the dock at the lake has been planned.
May
Progress is being made to re-stain the dock at the lake.
All entry structures will be renovated before the end of the year.
Reminder - access to the lake is available from the park and south dam only.
Board Meetings and Important Dates
2024 Calendar
January 25 - hosted by Audra Rushforth
February 26 - hosted by Art Eiff
March 4 - Annual Dues due
March 20 - hosted by Kelly Thul
April 30 – hosted by Gregg Mecherle
May 28 - hosted Sara Mayer
June 25 – hosted by Jill Smith
July 23 – hosted by Eitan Weltman
August 11 - Annual Picnic/Event, 4pm-7pm (August 12 rain date)
September 1 – hosted by Colleen Curran
October 21 – hosted by Paula Naour
November 6 - Annual Meeting - 6:30 at Central Catholic
December - no meeting
Meetings at 7:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Members are welcome to attend. Minutes available by request.
Hawthorne Hills Homeowners Association Board Members
Eitan Weltman - President
Colleen Curran - Vice President
Paula Nauor - Treasurer
Gregg Mecherle - Secretary
Art Eiff - Infrastructure/Neighborhood Watch
Kelly Thul - Communications
Jill Smith - Lake
Audra Rushforth - Member at large
Sara Mayer - Member at large
Questions? Concerns? Please contact a Board member or e-mail us at hawthornehills@gmail.com
Our postal address is:
Hawthorne Hills Homeowners Association
P.O. Box 202
Bloomington, Illinois 61702- 0202