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	What's New Since the Last Update?  Annual Meeting - February 18th CPR Class-Jan 23 Contact MJ to sign up. Houston Levee Update, See below      How Houston Levee will change our property (see below) See Site Plan for Bushrod Subdivision (see below) Collierville's Green Belt Plans (see below) Download Almadale Farms Street Map (see below) Contact Architectural Review Committee Download the Architectural Change form.

click here to download file on Houston Levee Update Rain, Bad Soils, Plague Project   Two mothers—Mother Nature and Mother Earth—are conspiring to slow down progress on widening Houston Levee Road. Rain delays and no Sunday work have tacked another 66 days on the contract with Madden & Phillips Construction for the project.   Bad soil also continues to be a problem, according to a report by Dale Perryman, interim town engineer. “Undercutting: is the term engineers use and it has added more than $270,000 to the project. That total is expected to rise to about $405,000.   Changes have pushed the Madden & Phillips contract to $4.76 million from the original $4.22 million. The date for completion is now Sept. 8th of 2010 extended from June 29th.

This was hands down our biggest 4th of July Parade ever! Thanks to everyone who came out to play and especially all the volunteers that made it happen! Click here for more pictuers! click here to play video of 2008 parade!

Architectural Review Committee   The purpose of the ARC is to review plans that include but are not limited to structural additions, significant changes to exterior appearance and property (e.g. paint colors, fencing, pool installations, patios, major landscaping changes, etc.). Article VII of our Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs) provides additional information. To serve our homeowners on a timely basis the ARC will meet the first and third week of EACH month beginning April 2 to review all requests. An Architectural Change Application needs to be completed for all requests. Both a form and checklist are available to download. Completed forms should be submitted to Daphne to be time stamped. It’s in your best interest to ensure the strongest possible property values in our Almadale Farms community. The ARC is here to help you through the process of ensuring changes and modifications are in keeping with our CCRs. In doing so, we will continue to have an excellent reputation as a very desirable community with outstanding “curb appeal.” This goes a long way in protecting our property values.

How Houston Levee Will Change Our Property Recently I met with Derek Honeycutt and Dale Perryman from the Town of Collierville to discuss the upcoming widening of Houston Levee and the Almadale Farms construction easement. They explained the process of submitting a proposal to the HOA for payment of the Town’s temporary use of our property during the construction.   Once the construction is completed the Town will return our property to its original condition with any needed drainage improvements.   The property to the south of our entrance on Houston Levee will see the most change. At present there is approximately 65 feet from the homeowners’ (shadowbox) fence line to the white split rail fence running along Houston Levee. When the project is complete, there will be approximately 40 feet from the homeowners’ fence line to the back of the new sidewalk along Houston Levee.   As I understand, the Town will only remove those trees on the right of way and will not encroach into that 40 foot zone mentioned above.   If you look at where the curb ends in front of our south monument at Houston Levee and Almadale Farms Parkway, you can see where the new curb will run.   If you have any questions you would like to us to convey to the Town during this process, please call or email a Board Member. Thanks Mary Jane Doran   (Please read the Annual Meeting Recap for additional Houston Levee information.)

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Bushrod Branham Subdivision Bushrod Subdivision  will be located between Halle Plantation and Almadale Farms with access from Houston Levee Road. Zoning for the property has been changed from large-estate residential to low-density residential to accomaodate development of the 13 acre site. The property now has two residences, but plans are to develop 20 homes. See the plat for Bushrod.

FYI on Lamp Posts All decorative light posts on the property of each homeowner are the homeowner’s responsibility to maintain and repair. These fixtures are quite pricey, so regular inspection for stability can prevent potentially harmful accidents and/or expensive repairs or replacement.

Town of Collierville Greenbelt Master Plan   Collierville’s Greenbelt System is designed to enhance & protect the natural environment of Collierville. The completed design will have over 60-miles of trails and sidewalks connecting parks, schools, neighborhoods and commercial districts. Three major components of system as seen on the map are Regional Trails, Local Trails & Sidewalk Connections

Alamadale Farms Street Map Click here to download AF map

NW Corner HL & WF Retail Plan Collierville recently approved a zoning change to include office/medical along with retail for the northwest corner of Houston Levee & Wolf River. Click here to see the early stages of the site plan.

Liles Lane, Almadale Farms Commercial Appeal, Sun. 18th A Town Grows Up. Collierville learns lesson of growth. And Collierville has plenty of room to grow. Its current boundaries include about 29 square miles. Under Shelby County's growth plan, the town has the right to annex an additional 21 square miles. The above-average population growth, plus the cost of homes relative to local incomes, led Money magazine recently to rank the East Shelby County suburb as one of the 10 "hottest" places to live among cities under 100,000 population in the eastern third of the country. It was in the eighth spot, just ahead of the Nashville suburb of Brentwood. Read the full article.

click for larger view Houston Levee Stables was located at the corner of Houston Levee and Wolf River (formally Dogwood). Click the pictures for larger views. The property known as Almadale Farms was 620 acres of woods, pasture land and stables. Purchased by David Halle Jr. from long time owners, the McCool Family. Alma (Mrs. Lee Liles) and Janice (Mrs. Denny Napier) are daughters of the McCool family. Lon Hill was the engineer for the Almadale Farms project.