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BOTANY WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOC. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
& Request for Board Members & Officers.
Join Today … only $10 per year
Send check, name, address, phone #, & email address to:
BWHA
1 Botany View Ct Ext
Asheville, NC 28805-1675
Be sure and indicate if you would like to be on the board.
This supports things like BW sign maintenance, snow removal for steep spots before the DOT gets here, dumpster rental for spring cleanup, advertising for yard sales, Bulletins, &c.
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Snow Removal
Recently (Jan 12th 2011 was the first time), BWHA hired Joshua Clark (216-5905) & two teen helpers to clear ice and snow off the steeper roads in Botany Woods. He also will do driveways on an individual basis, so feel free to call him. So far we have had favorable reports from residents who noticed that the work was done. He lives off Lower Grassy Branch Rd a little north of Botany Woods, on Wolf Rd.
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Thank You
Board member Charles Bunner went out with heavy duty equipment in hand & cleaned up the visibility problem at the Botany Dr - Lower Grassy intersection (looking toward Tunnel Rd). We all thank him for this. He also picked up some trash and moved several dead trees that fell from the area. From now on, it should be easier just to go with the weed eater every now and then to keep it down.
Also, it was resident Mickey Gamble of Riverbend who told us about Joshua Clark (216-5905)for snow removal. Joshua used to live on Riverbend.
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Botany Woods Services Directory – A list of Botany Woods residents who provide services right here in our own neighborhood
Construction, Renovation, & Home Repair
Bob Galloway, since 1990: 299-7851
Doran "Lee" Warren, since 1987: 712-2298
Landscape Design
Terri Long Landscape Design: 299-2399
www.TerriLongLandscape.com
Piano Instruction
Patrick Boland, since 1983): 299-3405
Plumbing
Duncan Grosboll, since 1982: 777-2791
Quilting Classes & Sewing Machine Maintenance
Shirley Heim, 298-1392
Yard Work
Carter Bishop: 772-0895
Yard Work & Landscaping
Jon Frye Landscapes: 458-1243
To add your service to this list, email rgquayle@gmail.com
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Dogs often escape yards, so be sure your dog has tag in case a friendly neighbor finds your dog running around. Leash laws are the rule in public areas in Buncombe County. Dogs & people have been bitten by unleashed dogs in our neighborhood.
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Join COMMUNITY WATCH
If you would like to help out in maintaining the security and safety of Botany Woods by serving as a Block Captain, or as a recipient of Community Watch emails, please contact Jane Tara at 628-6715 or via email (janetara@mac.com).
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"SURVEY RE TELEPHONE, TV AND INTERNET SERVICE IN BOTANY WOODS by Linda Brown
I wonder if any of our neighbors are receiving (1) internet, (2) TV, and/or (3) telephone services from any company OTHER THAN Charter. Or if any of you have tried other providers while you've lived here. If so, what was/is your experience? If you will call me at 505-1238, or email me at melindafar@aol.com, I will summarize your responses (anonymously) and put them in the next issue of Botany Bulletin. "
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OTHER LOCAL NEWS
Swannanoa River Pollution: Worst seems downstream from us
This winter we had a great group of volunteers that braved the cold to take water samples from the Swannanoa River and its many tributaries. They took about 40 samples from Black Mountain to the French Broad River. We took those samples back to our office and incubated them to see if there was any e-coli contamination. Fifteen of the sites that were sampled registered some e-coli and two registered significant levels of e-coli pollution. Those two sites were the stream that flows from behind Lowes on Swannanoa River Road and the tributary that flows down by Highland Brewery and into the Swannanoa at the municipal golf course on Swannanoa River Road. More sampling dates planned for Jan. 13 and 20. We will let you know when we hear the results.
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Buncombe County Blue Bag Instructions
Plastic Bottles: Don't worry about the number on the bottom. If the neck of the plastic container is smaller than the base, then it is recyclable. Please remove all lids.
Butter tubs, take-out containers, frozen meal trays and anything else that doesn't have a tapered neck cannot be recycled.
Note: Plastic bottles that contained motor oil or pesticides are specifically excluded from the disposal ban and cannot be recycled.
Aluminum and steel food and beverage cans should be rinsed and placed in a blue bag.
Clear, green, or brown glass bottles or jars should be rinsed and placed in a blue bag. Please remove all lids and rings from the glass.
Newspapers, mixed paper, office paper and magazines may be placed in the blue bag as well. They do not have to be bundled separately.
Cardboard must be flattened and tied in a bundle. This applies to corrugated cardboard only and does not include single ply board such as cereal or shoe boxes.
Please remember that plastic, metal, and glass go in the same blue bag. Cardboard must be bundled separately and placed at the curb with trash and blue bags for pick-up.
Items NOT accepted for recycling:
NO aluminum foil
NO pie plates
NO paint cans
NO aerosol cans
NO plastic bags
NO antifreeze, motor oil, or pesticide bottles
NO Styrofoam
NO plastic wrap
NO plastics marked #3 through #7
NO broken glass
NO dishes or cookware
NO drinking glasses
NO light bulbs
NO window or mirror glass
NO carbon copy paper
NO dog food bags
NO drink boxes
NO hardcover books
NO milk cartons
NO paper towels
NO spiral-bound notebooks
NO Styrofoam egg cartons
NO wax paper
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Recycle That Oil
Turn your cooking oil into biodiesel.
You're welcome to drop off containers of cooking oil at our loading dock in the back of the Phil Mechanic Studios just down the dirt road from the Wedge Brewery accessed from the 5-way stop of Lyman, Roberts, and Depot streets. We're here M-F 9-5 if you'd like to meet a staff member and get a
tour. After-hours drop offs are ok, too.
Melita Kyriakou
Blue Ridge Biofuels
109 Roberts St.
Asheville, NC 28801
office@blueridgebiofuels.com
828-253-1034 x114
828-253-8882 fax
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
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