PGE II Spring 2017 Common Area Inspection
Board Members Greg Lind (Vice-President), Dan Corsetti (Secretary) and Marsha Speicher (Board Member) conducted an inspection and identified the following areas requiring attention:
Mill Avenue East Monument:
- Add soil/compost or mulch (nutrients) to the bare areas (see below picture #1).
- To minimize water & Monument deterioration of paint/stucco on monument, place a rock perimeter around monument is recommended. Example: 6” – 12” rock boarder around front and sides with a 2 -3 foot on backside with boarder because of slope.
Mill Avenue West Monument:
- Add a plant to the front to hide light and match East side Monument (see below pictures #2 & #3).
- Missing bulb – of the two slots only 1 bulb is there unlike the Mill East & Maple West Monuments which have 2 bulbs.
- Add soil/compost or mulch (nutrients) to the bare areas.
- To minimize water deterioration of paint/stucco on monument, place a rock perimeter around monument is recommended. Example: 6” – 12” rock boarder around front and sides with a 2 – 3 foot on backside with boarder.
Mill Avenue Large Green Belt Area:
- Overall greenbelt looks very good and the new board is keeping the rocks off the grass.
- The back East side has a couple of overhanging tree limbs from the adjourning property that needs to be trimmed (see below pictures #4 & #5).
- There are two areas East and west side where water is not reaching the grass next to the boarder (see below pictures #6 & #7).
- There are a couple of trees where branches protrude significantly out onto Warner Road that need to be trimmed (see below picture #8).
- Ask the City of Tempe to remove “Road Work Ahead” sign. Has been there for a couple of months (see below picture #9).
Green Belt Wall between (Mill Avenue West Monument and Maple Avenue East Monument) Area:
- Greenbelt overall looks good.
- There are two pine trees on Warner Road (closest to the East Maple Monument) protruding out onto Warner Road and need to be trimmed (see below picture #10).
- Ask the City of Tempe to remove “Work Zone and “Speed Reduced Ahead” signs. They’ve been there for a couple of months (see below pictures #11 & #12).
Maple Avenue East Monument:
- Monument light sensor or timer requiring adjustment or replacement – light is on ALL the time.
- Missing bulb – of the two slots only 1 bulb is there unlike the Mill East & Maple West Monuments which have 2 bulbs.
- Add same type of existing bush type to make a “U” and hide light (see below picture #13 and #14).
- Add soil/compost or mulch (nutrients) to the bare areas.
- Overall not in bad shape. To minimize water deterioration of paint/stucco on monument, place a rock perimeter around monument is recommended. Example: 6” – 12” rock boarder around front and sides with a 2 or 3 foot on backside because of slope with boarder.
Maple Avenue West Monument:
- Planter areas – add soil/compost or mulch (nutrients) to the bare areas.
- To minimize water deterioration of paint/stucco on monument, place a rock perimeter around monument is recommended. Example: 6” – 12” rock boarder around front and sides with a 2 – 3 foot on backside with boarder.
Maple Common Area HOA Boarder Between Pecan Estates Village:
- Area could use some additional work i.e. Remove outlying renegade plants, Review Bare ground and boarder containment options (see below pictures #15 & #16 – review with Landscaping Service).
Ash Avenue:
- There are two concrete blocks on wall adjacent to mesquite tree that are lose – NOT being held in place by concrete (see below pictures #17 & #18).
- Rake rocks back to wall area where required to eliminate dirt splashing on wall (see below pictures #19 & #20).
- Wall crack near Ash & Pecan Pl sign – needs to be filled/sealed – light coming through – lose blocks (see below pictures #21 & #22).
Walkway Be-hind Address 194 Buena Vista Drive:
- Rock needs to be added along sidewalk as there is too much of a drop-off – 4” – 6“or more. This is a safety issue and could result in damaging walkway due to a lack of support (see pictures #23 # #24).
Carver Road:
- Minor tree trimming required on a couple of trees (see below pictures #25 & #26).
- Overall area looks very good.
Carver & Mill Greenbelt Area (West side):
- Paint seal filler area to match wall color (see picture #27).