August "State of the Isles" President's Letter

Dear Neighbor:
 
As we head into the summer months, I want to remind you of a few safety measures .  If you are traveling, please ask your neighbors to keep an eye on things, including bringing bins back after trash collection.  When you are in town, please watch your streets and, to borrow a line from TSA, “if you see something, say something”.
 
Along those lines, remember to remove valuables from your vehicles when they are parked outside overnight and make sure they are locked.  While we had seen a marked decrease in incidents, SPPD is reporting a recent increase in theft activity. An unfortunate property owner recently had a double car theft at his property as a result of leaving his car unlocked with keys to another car inside.
 
Real estate continues to sell at a fast in VI, and our Hospitality Committee members have been busy delivering welcome gifts to our new neighbors.  Several new Homeowners also attended the New Homeowners’ Reception in May.  Another one is planned for the Fall. 
 
REMINDER TO PROPERTY OWNERS, NEW AND OLD ALIKE:  Any exterior improvement/renovation to your property must be submitted to the Architectural Review Committee for approval at arcapprovals@ourvi.org  Committee Chairman Trip Guinan and his team have committed to responding to requests on a timely basis, but please give this group of volunteers’ appropriate notice for the complexity of the project you are considering.
 
VI is fortunate to have many good people who work within our community.  Most of you know that Stephan, our long-time letter carrier retired earlier this summer.  I’d also like to recognize Kelvin from the City sanitation department, who goes above and beyond to provide exceptional service to our neighborhood.  If you have others that we could recognize in upcoming issues of Life on the Isles, please forward their names to me.
 
The VIHA Board and Committees are working on several events for the Fall, including the Golf Tournament, Fishing Tournament and Oktoberfest, which is set for October 19.  Stay tuned for details.
 
Enjoy the rest of your summer and hope to see you “around the Isles!!”
 
Rich Scanlon
VIHA President
rscanlon@ourvi.org
 
Note this letter also appeared in the August issue of Life on the Isles