Hawthorne Hills Homeowners Association - bloomington IL
Important Reminder - Our annual meeting is November 6 at 6:30 at Central Catholic. If you cannot attend please consider filing out a proxy and giving it to a Board member or other member who plans to attend.
Notice - The Supervisor of Assessments will be holding one final public information outreach session tomorrow night (11/7/24) in room 400 of the Government Center at 6:30pm. This session is open to all residents, but specifically for residents of City of Bloomington Township, Bloomington Township, Downs Township, and Old Town Township. The deadline to file a complaint in these townships is Friday, November 15.
Unable to attend in person but still interested in learning about how property values are developed, how and why the equalization process is done, and how to file a complaint before the county Board of Review? This session will be livestreamed to the County YouTube channel and can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@mcleancoil.
Updates/reminders
Our annual meeting is November 6 at 6:30 at Central Catholic
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.
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
Hawthorne Hills Homeowners Association Board Notes
October
The playground repair/update is complete. Be sure to stop by the park and take a look - it is a big improvement!
We will be discussing possible restrictions on short team renting/leasing (e.g. Airbnb, VRBO, Bed and Breakfast) at our annual meeting on November 6. The board is very interested in hearing from members and please attend if you have opinions to share regarding short term renting/leasing in Hawthorne Hills.
Two of our park benches have been relocated to the garden area in the park.
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 (proxy)
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