Neighborhood Enhancement Committee

EXTREME MAKEOVER! 2007

The Extreme Makeover! Committee is being co-chaired by:
Mary Anne Kuhn: makuhn@cox.net

Dean Nyhart: pdnyhart@juno.com

In April 2007 the Extreme Makeover! Committee was established to update the perimeter walls, signs and landscaping of our neighborhood.  This effort, scheduled to be completed in August, will require financial commitments, in-kind contributions, and volunteer efforts from each of our homeowners.

THE ISSUES:

• Textured stucco shows dirt
• Stucco is pealing away from the wall and sign
• Words are hard to read even during the day
• Brick needs to be power washed
• Many sections of wall and some signs need to be replaced due to irreparable damage
• Planters are poorly constructed and plants can’t be easily maintained
• Only one sign is lit up but all 6 need to be
• Much of the landscaping needed to be removed and/or replaced

THE DESIGN PLANS: (Neighborhood Enhancement Committee button)

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THE PROCESS: (Neighborhood Enhancement Committee button)

(This is directly from the newsletter)

Phase I – Design

Under the leadership of Mary Anne Kuhn, we have hired Creative Environments to create the biddable design for walls, signs, and landscaping.  Mary Anne is donating her time to work on the design for new signs.  We’re thinking:

• Keep/enhance/power wash the brick as it is consistent with our architecture
• Put the majority of the funds into redesigning the signs – new wall, metal letters, lit up, no planters
• Place a layer of brick on top of existing wall for esthetic purposes
• Replace stucco with smooth surface
• Repaint with an updated color to complement the brick

Phase II – Wall Construction Plan

Dan Croyle and Steve Amelotte from the City of Tempe are working together with the neighbors who own property along Warner and McClintock to remove/replace damaged walls and take out the roots causing the cracks.  They will also remove and rebuild signage walls to prepare for new signs.  Creative Designs (or another licensed contractor) will then restucco the entire perimeter and signage walls with a smooth surface and paint with a color to be chosen by the committee with neighborhood input.

Phase III – Sign Designand Construction

Sign designs will be reviewed and chosen by the committee with neighborhood input.  Construction will begin when design if finalized. We’re thinking:

• Metal letters that can be repainted, revised, replaced over time as needed without disturbing the wall
• Arched signage wall to reflect our name “crown of the sun”
• Enhanced pillars as funds are available
• Lighting of signs is priority but dependant on funds

Phase IV - Landscaping

65 plants were removed during the excavation and will be replaced by the City of Tempe.  Additional plants will be added as funds are available in accordance with the design plans from Creative Environments and City of Tempe specifications.  Tempe is also providing granite that will be spread across all landscaped areas.

THE COST: (Neighborhood Enhancement Committee button)

We are asking all 199 homes in our neighborhood to contribute between $500 and $1000 toward this effort.

We estimate the cost to be approximately $100,000 based on the work of other neighborhoods.  A bank account has been opened at Bank of America and will remain open as long as the CDSENA, LLC exists.  This will allow us to keep any additional funds raised to support future projects as they arise.

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
CDSENA

Drop off or send to Mary Wolf-Francis

9320 S. Lakeshore Dr.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: (Neighborhood Enhancement Committee button)

Thanks to the following neighbors for their generous support of this project

Thanks to neighbor John Ellis for his very generous in-kind contribution of equipment, manpower and off-loading of dirt during the excavation phase of the project.  The City of Tempe estimates this contribution to be worth over $30,000!

Thanks to the following volunteers for their time in April shoveling, sweeping and digging during the excavation phase of the project:

Dean Nyhart

Pam Nyhart

Mary Anne Kuhn

John Ellis

Russ Schoeneman

Dianne Schoeneman

Dave Merkel

Patty Merkel

Tom Ohe

Dottie Ohe

Kristen Ohe

Brittany Ohe

Linda Crook

Gwen Cordiak

Jim Cordiak

Greg Kotsovolos

Trish Gainer

Dan Croyle

Rick (Lovell?)

Mary Wolf-Francis

Jeff Francis

Bill Francis

Molly Francis

Colleen Francis

Dylan Crane

John Spanias

Steve Palbykir

Paul Schmidt

Dave Hoffman

Patty Hoffman

Bruce Hayes

Jon Hightower

Ziva Sachoff

Rebecca Sachoff

Peggi Paeper

Louie Araneta

Monica Araneta

Bob Kawa

Diane Kawa

Connor McCormick

Shaughn McCormick

Andy Salome

Suzie Spaulding

Bill Hudzietz