The latest meeting minutes have been posted to the meeting minutes page.
High level details:
- Mail box replacement quotes received
- Landscaping contractor talks
- Violations
The latest meeting minutes have been posted to the meeting minutes page.
High level details:
Annual HV Garage Sale — Saturday, May 4th
It was a another great year of selling! Thank you everyone that had a sale this year!
It’s that time of year once again! The Hidden Valley Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, May 4th. The advertised hours will 8 am – 4 pm, but as most of you know – there will be early shoppers. This is a great opportunity to clean out the closets, basement, and garage. Residents run their own sales, but no need to advertise individually. We get great traffic through the neighborhood because of the history of the quantity and quality of the sales. Happy selling!
See the garage sale link for more details on items for sale and to add your own!
HIDDEN VALLEY HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION September 24, 2018
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Dues (Dave Thiede)
72nd Street Monument (Brian Bluhm)
Mailboxes (Brian Bluhm)
Landscaping (Brian Bluhm
HVHA Homeowner Violations (Brian Bluhm and Carissa Erie)
Meeting was adjourned at 8:45pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Carissa Erie
Administrator
What a great selling weekend we had this year! I hope everyone got their garages cleaned and a bit of green in their wallets!
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Annual HV Garage Sale — Saturday, May 5th
It’s that time of year once again! The Hidden Valley Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, May 5th. The advertised hours will 8 am – 4 pm, but as most of you know – there will be early shoppers. This is a great opportunity to clean out the closets, basement, and garage. Residents run their own sales, but no need to advertise individually. We get great traffic through the neighborhood because of the history of the quantity and quality of the sales. Happy selling!
See the garage sale link for more details on items for sale and to add your own!
The City of Cottage Grove intends to burn prairie sites at Oakwood, Hardwood and Hamlet Parks this spring. Once established, prairies are relatively carefree. Prairies are primarily managed through periodic prescribed burns to remove undesirable woody and weed species, provide rich nutrients to the soil, enhance native habitat and boost the ecological environment for plants, animals and birds.
The prescribed burn will be performed by the company of Minnesota Native Landscapes and/or Stantec. They are both professional native landscape management companies and have performed many burns throughout the Midwest for many years. All applicable licensing and permits are applied for by the contractor and authorized by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The city understands that fires of any type can be scary for homeowners. However, prescribed burns are a common method of management throughout municipals county, state and federal park systems. The safety precautions taken are time tested and minimize any risk to the adjacent neighborhoods. Such things as choosing ideal weather conditions, establishing burn breaks, keeping thousands of gallons of water at the site and having professionals of the industry perform the work make this method of management the most efficient and effective for the city.
The type of fire used is quite often not what people may envision. The fire is kept very low to the ground and rarely rises above 18 inches in height. The fire crew works in stages and does not move more than 10 feet ahead without assuring the fire is completely extinguished behind them. The crew works very fast and most sites in Cottage Grove will be completed in two to six hours. If you wish to further educate yourself on the type of work being performed you can find some good generalized information on prescribed burns on the MN DNR website at the following address:
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/privatelandsprogram/benefits_prescribed_burning.pdf
The end result is a durable and complex grassland that displays beautiful color throughout the seasons, adds character to the landscape, protects against soil erosion, improves water quality and enhances ecological habitat.
If you have any questions or concerns with this work, please contact Zac Dockter (Contact information on the attached PDF)
HIDDEN VALLEY HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION JANUARY 23, 2018 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Welcome (Brian):
Website (Rick):
Financial Report (Dave):
Landscaping, Mailboxes and Lawn Care (Brian)
72nd Street Monument (Brian)
ACC (Architectural Control Committee (Dana)
HVHA Homeowner Violations (Chris)
Neighborhood Events (Brian)
Meeting was adjourned at 8pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Carissa Erie
Administrator
A kitten in a culdesac yesterday morning.
Because of the weather and the kitten’s condition it was taken to the Woodbury Humane Society.
Here is the relevant info.
Female kitten – estimated 10 months old
Found 1/16 – middle of street on Hidden Valley Ct.
Color is grey/white and is considered domestic shorthair
Taken to Woodbury Humane Society – ID #37618736 – https://www.animalhumanesociety.org/animal/100002849
HIDDEN VALLEY ANNUAL HOMEOWNERS MEETING
Tuesday, January 23th 2017 – 7 pm
Carbone’s Kitchen and Pub
7155 Jorgensen Ln S
Agenda
Come hungry as HVHA will provide the pizza and soup.
You get your own drinks.
Please plan on attending. We have many new homeowners in the neighborhood and it would be great to do some of the fun things we used to do.
It’s your neighborhood! Let’s all make it the best!
Thanks for an awesome garage sale year!…
Annual HV Garage Sale — Saturday, May 6th
It’s that time of year once again! The Hidden Valley Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, May 6th. The advertised hours will 8 am – 4 pm, but as most of you know – there will be early shoppers. This is a great opportunity to clean out the closets, basement, and garage. Residents run their own sales, but no need to advertise individually. We get great traffic through the neighborhood because of the history of the quantity and quality of the sales. Happy selling!
See the garage sale link for more details on items for sale and to add your own!
We wanted to ensure the neighborhood has information about a proposed development that may impact some residents of our association. The area in question is the south side of 73rd street along Harkness Ave. The board takes no position other than to inform the neighborhood about it. Mike Rygh’s proposed residential development plans for the Villas of Hidden Valley project is detailed below.
This project still proposes the platting of 19 lots for single-level houses. Each house would be constructed on a separate parcel of land. The street that will provide access to each of the 19 lots is proposed to be a private street. City water and sanitary sewer will still be constructed for each of the 19 lots. Mr. Rygh has modified the pre-treatment and infiltration storm water ponds, but said pond will still be mostly located on city-owned land north of the 19 lots. All the trees on this 4.76 acre site will still be removed and site grading will occur on the entire site.
The proposed retaining wall along the south property line of Rygh’s proposed development plan has been modified to a two-tier retaining wall design. A privacy fence along this retaining wall is now proposed to be installed at the top elevation of the retaining walls.
A public walkway to the existing 20 foot wide trial corridor that is along the west side of the Hidden Valley neighborhood is not proposed through Rygh’s project. Zac Dockter does not think a trail will be fully developed within this existing 20 foot corridor that is owned by the City.
If you have questions about the project, let me know. A copy of Rygh’s development plans that will be presented to the Planning Commission next Monday, February 27th can be found here.