Reminder: The annual homeowners association meeting is scheduled for Monday January 27^th, 2025 at 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Location: Pike Township Government Center, located at 5665 North Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN 46254

We are in need of additional board members due to the departure of several members.

• Homeowner association dues voted to be $375.00 for 2024 (vote of 8 YES to 2 NO) and will be due on March 1, 2024.
  • 2024 Homeowner Dues can be paid in installments, with $200 due on March 1, 2024 and $175 due on September 1, 2024.

Please send dues to:

Hunters Green Homeowners Association 

PO Box 781321

Indianapolis, IN 46278-8321 

Hunters Green Homeowners Association Annual Meeting

February 1, 2024

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Budget and Expense Review

• Annual budget for 2023:  $32,509.61 were projected costs and $25,987.14 were actual costs for the community. 
  • Estimated $29,035.00 in costs for 2024 budget.
  • 78 Homeowners in the community, including homes on Shanghai.
  • Hoping for minimal costs for snow removal this season.
  • Landscaping contract is up for renewal in 2025.
  • Sidewalk repairs were not completed in 2023.
  • Homeowner association dues voted to be $375.00 for 2024 (vote of 8 YES to 2 NO) and will be due on March 1, 2024.
  • 2024 Homeowner Dues can be paid in installments, with $200 due on March 1, 2024 and $175 due on September 1, 2024.

Please send dues to:

Hunters Green Homeowners Association 

PO Box 781321

Indianapolis, IN 46278-8321 

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Open Discussion

• Sidewalk buckling issue in area on Court, several board members and residents discussed a combined effort to map additional sidewalk areas in need of repair throughout the community to assist with gathering repair estimates.
  • Mayor’s action line was contacted and residents will follow up for repairs to sidewalk (case number 2400017888) and street potholes (case number 2400017894).
  • Concerns with continued repairs and potential replacement of road signposts and sprinkler system in community.
  • Brush overgrowth in common area by sidewalk between homes on Way was discussed, residents volunteered to assist with trimming and removal of excess debris in the Spring.
    • Communication with landscaping contact will be frequent, to avoid lapse in community needs.
  • Lamp posts in neighborhood – suggestion to replace incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs, question if there will be a higher cost?  Board member will investigate further. 
  • Rental property concerns – requesting residents to inform neighbors if issues are observed, limit of 5 rental properties for the community.
  • Suggestion to continue to publish community newsletter for neighborhood updates and remind residents to perform property maintenance.
  • Suggestion to improve letters sent to homeowners, with an official letterhead and official envelopes. 
    • Letters sent to homeowners will have all board members sign-off on the letter. 
  • Need for additional residents to volunteer to fill open board member positions, suggestion to have 2 members per position as co-leads.

Current 2024 Board Members

Treasurer – Mary-Elizabeth Rudd

Secretary – Ed Dobrowolski

Assistant Secretary – Pat Flockhart

Member at :arge/Facebook Administrator – Mike Newberg

Member at Large – Sue Nelson

Member at Large – Rob Mountain

Member at Large – Angela Reese

Open positions on board:

President 

Vice President

Architectural Control Committee (2 positions)

Communications Coordinator (newsletter)

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• Majority of neighbors care about our community and try hard to keep up their homes.
  • Maintenance of our properties is important to maintain stable home values.
  • Ideas for improving the neighborhood by the residents are welcome.
  • Board members are respectful of landowners and prefer to work with landowner directly to resolve any concerns.
  • Next board meeting will be in March, 2024.

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Reminder: The annual homeowners association meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 1st, 2024 at 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Location: Pike Township Government Center, located at 5665 North Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN 46254

In preparation for the upcoming potential heavy snowfall next week (with 6+ inches currently in the forecast for next Friday), please remember to avoid parking vehicles on the street so the snow plow crews can clear those areas for the neighborhood.

Additionally, please check on your neighbors and offer assistance, as we all need help sometimes.

Several areas in the community have been marked with orange paint and flagging in preparation for the tree and brush removal by Broad Ripple Tree Service, scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday October 4th, 2023. Please refrain from parking personal vehicles near the marked areas while the crew is working, these tasks are expected to take the full day.

August 20, 2023

• Priority to appoint HOA officers for 2023
  • President, Vice-President remain vacant and in need of board members to fulfill these positions.  New board members can join at anytime during the year.
  • Architectural Control Committee in need of members as well.
  • Some interest has been recently indicated by 2 residents.
  • Request for details regarding screened-in porch construction was mentioned by a homeowner who is interested in this addition to their existing deck.
    • Discussions mentioned the homeowner can provide diagram and write-up with specific details to board prior to construction.
    • Additional question was raised in regard to construction of a firewood structure to be placed in back of property.  Discussion agreed this would be fine to go ahead with.
  • Discussion about shed restriction in covenants mentioned that sheds are not currently allowed.
    • Any changes to covenants will need to be proposed at the annual board meeting and voted upon by the entire community (property owners, not renters can vote on covenant changes).
  • Communication to residents was mentioned to need improvement. 
    • Current communication threads are through the website (huntersgreen46278.org), the community Facebook page, in addition to newsletter physically printed handouts which are placed in residents’ mailboxes.
    • Question arose as to what the best way would be to share documents and calendar schedule/invitations to all residents in the community, discussion remains ongoing.  Not all residents are able to access the website and Facebook. 
  • Aerator in retention pond has stopped working, appears that the electrical service box is in need of repairs, electrical technician will be contacted.
    • First, the Green Gang will be contacted to clean up the excess vegetation near the electrical service box by the pond so that the aerator switch can be serviced by an electrician.
  • Trash cans being left out in front of homes, grass in need of mowing continues to be an issue for some.
    • Letters will be sent to those residents who are not in compliance.

Garage sale for the neighborhood is planned for this weekend and next weekend also. Signs have been placed at the front of the entrance to the community as well.

Topic: Hunters Green HOA Board Meeting

Time: Mar 12, 2023 06:30 PM Indiana (East)

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Homeowner association dues were agreed to be $350.00 for 2023. A full payment of $350.00 is due on March 1, 2023 or the total can be split between 2 payments of $175.00 each.

The HOA annual dues for 2023 are $350.00, per household.  Dues are due by March 1, 2023.

Payment Plan Option – We are providing an option to split your dues into two payments. If you choose this option, the first payment of $175.00 is due on March 1, 2023, and the second payment of $175.00 will be due on September 1, 2023. 

Send Payments to:

Hunters Green Homeowners Association
P.O. Box 781321
Indianapolis, IN 46278-8321