Mailbox Refinishing

Are you in need of MAILBOX MAINTENANCE? Kyle is available for refinishing per the Wellington Lake guidelines or you can do it yourself using the instructions below.

Directions for refinishing your mailbox - Pay-the-Man method

Call Kyle Hendrix at (770) 449-6813.
The service includes rust removal, new paint (box, number plate, flag and post), minor door, flag and plate repair (if needed). He will protect surrounding shrubs and flowers.
The cost is $25.00. White number replacement is an additional cost. (Numbers must be special ordered from the mailbox manufacturer.)

Directions for refinishing your mailbox - Do-It-Yourself method

Remove numbers from ornament.
Use sandpaper/steel wool/wire brush to remove all rust from the box and post and rough up the surfaces for paint. Remove sanding dust before painting using a wet rag.
Spray "Rust-Oleum Rusty Metal Primer" on any areas that were heavily rusted for maximum rust protection in the future.
Spray paint with black semi-gloss spray paint.
Replace rusted nuts/bolts with stainless steel nuts and bolts.
Replace numbers to ornament piece using new white number stickers with a black background.
All paint materials should be available at Home Depot and/or Lowes. Numbers must be special ordered from the mailbox manufacturer. Call Crenshaw Quality Products is 770-345-4229 to order new numbers. You must mention that it is the Wellington Lake Neighborhood mailboxes you are trying to replace, and will need to order a set of 2, one for each side of the mailbox. Numbers are $2.00 ea.

New Board Officers

Thank you so much to our neighbors for serving our community:

Diane Hicks - President

Tony Rogers - Vice President

Fabio Zanni - DRB Chairman

Burke Robinson - Secretary

Kevin Hallam - Treasurer

Roy Galatas - Property Manager*

*We have a new management company. The address for the association is P.O. Box 920159, Norcross, GA. 30010 and the phone number is 770-248-0986.

Wellington Lake Pool Opens Thursday, May 21st

Kristin Schiller has retired from Pool Duty and Angie Baker and Leyani Redditi will be overseeing the pool this summer.  

 

 The Wellington Lake Pool will open on Thursday May 21st.  A copy of the Rules and Regulations and the Pool Consent Form can be found on the website under the link, "neighborhood forms."   A list of Pool Hours will follow shortly.  In order to use the pool, you MUST have paid your 2009 Homeowners dues and we MUST have a signed copy of the Pool Consent Form.

 

 Please sign the form and put it in Angie Baker's mailbox at 4000 Wellington Mist Point. 

 

 Anyone using the pool who has not paid their dues or has not signed the consent form will be asked to leave.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the pool this summer, please contact the pool committee:

Angie Baker          770-448-8763

Leyani Redditi       770-441-3226

Kevin Hallam       770-840-7737

Spring Festival is Wednesday, May 20th, 5:00 p.m.

The Wellington Lake spring festival this year will be on Sunday, May 17th, from 2:00-500 p.m. at the Clubhouse.  Kids of all ages will enjoy this festival.   We will have activities and crafts for the kids and some yummy treats.  This festival will be in lieu of an ice cream social on the last day of school.  Older kids are needed to volunteer.  If interested, please contact BJ Doherty or Lisa Hallam.

Declaration of Covenants Review- Window Grids, Parking Rules

Wellington Lake takes great pride in keeping the neighborhood homes in tip top shape. Keeping our homes looking great increases the value of the neighborhood! The Design Review Board helps us keep the outside of our homes looking good, by reminding us often to check the covenants to see what must be kept up, and what rules we must follow.
Right now, the DRB wants to remind everyone that it is mandatory to have grids in every window on the front of your house, (unless you have been exempted of this already at one time or another, do to the structure of your home.) Please take a look at your home, then check with the DRB if you have any questions as to whether your window grids need repair/replacing. Parson’s Andrews Lumber, 3625 Peachtree Rd Duluth, GA 30096 (770) 476-5286Fixhome.com is the company to call for window grids. You need Double Hung Grilles Wood Only 7/8" Stock http://www.fixhome.com/page/page/3667728.htm.
Double Hung and Glider window Grille Inserts are custom built to the dimensions you provide and are available in 7/8" wide White Ponderosa Pine stock.

Also, note on page 17 of the covenants, its states that automobiles should not be parked in the street or in the cul de sac, and should be moved every 24 hours if you park in your driveway. Please remember to follow this rule, or you might get a notice that could result in daily fines.

Lost your copy of the covenants? Go to the "Neighborhood Forms" link to the right of this page, and then click on "Declaration of Covenants."

Need a Contractor?

Need a contractor for a house expansion, new roof, fresh coat of paint, etc., but don't know who to call? Wellington Lake would like to help you out by creating a "Contractor Wall of Fame & Shame."
Help us create our "Contractor Wall of Fame & Shame," by sharing your experiences with contractors in our area. If you had an overwhelmingly positive or negative experience with a contractor, please leave a comment to help out your neighbors when selecting a contractor for their next project, (see below for how to leave a comment.)

How do I leave a comment?
1. Click on "comments" at the bottom of this article/page.
2. Either log in if you have a Google account. Or, if you don't, click on "Sign Up Here" to create a new Google account. You can sign up with any valid email account.
3. Once you enter your username and password, you can post a comment."

When a large number of comments/referrals are posted, we will compile them to a Wall of Fame page to share contractor success stories, and a Wall of Shame page to share poor contractor experiences, and add them as a link to the website for your ease in use and printing.

Keep Wellington Beautiful

At the homeowners meeting, it was discussed that we must all make sure our painting contractors are not cleaning their brushes and trays in the storm drainage system. When you allow them to do so, you are polluting Wellington Lake. Take note next time you have your house painted as to where the painters are cleaning their brushes. Let's keep Wellington Lake, and America beautiful!

Wellington Lake Recipe Forum- Your Recipes Required!

Tried a recipe at Dinner Club, or Bunco you loved? Ask the host to post it on the Wellington Lake Recipe Forum! Wellington Lake residents can now post their favorite recipes and share them with other neighbors. Post your favorite recipes as a comment, (click on the link below,) for other Wellington Lakers to read and enjoy, along with a brief description of why you like the recipe. One recipe for the famous Bone's Restaurant Salad is already posted. Post your's next!

New Website and Mailing List

Wellington Lake recently announced the official launch of their new website. The new site allows for much easier updating of content and allows us to seamlessly tie together our email list and our website. It is our goal to have a site with fresh content which encourages participation from the entire neighborhood and keeps everyone up to date on neighborhood activities. We would like to encourage involvement among neighbors to help keep the content of the website fresh.

How To Get On the Google Group Email List
Everyone who has been on the neighborhood email list in the past was automatically added to the new google group email list. If you have other family email addresses you want added, or your email address has changed recently, send a message to admin@wellingtonlake.com and include your name, mailing address, and the email address to be added. Additionally, there is a permanent link to the right which will allow new users to be added to the list.

Google Group Details...
As you probably already know, Google is very diligent when it comes to protecting user's information and that is why we have chosen them to host our email group. You will not receive any spam as a result of being signed up for this group nor is any of your personal information including your email address visible to anyone other than the Wellington Lake Webmaster - currently Susan Philpott.

The primary advantage of the new group is that it is self-managed. If at any time you wish to be removed from the email group, you simply follow the instructions contained at the bottom of any of the emails you receive from the group. This footer also contains information on how to change or add an additional email address to be included in the group. We ask that you provide your name and mailing address so that the webmaster can verify that you are a resident of Wellington Lake before adding you.

If you have something of interest to the neighborhood, just put the Wellington Lake google group email address, (hyperlink- mailto:wellingtonlake@googlegroups.com,) in your TO: address bar of your email, and it will go out to the entire google group email list. If you are unsure as to whether your message is appropriate to send to the neighbors, send it by email to mailto:admin@wellingtonlake.com and the webmaster will review your post for you, and will post it to the website if you need help. If you have any photographs to accompany your story, please send those as an attachment to the email and those can be posted along with your story.

We certainly welcome any feedback to admin@wellingtonlake.com. We ask only that everyone exercise restraint when either sending a message to the mailing list email address or replying to a message such as this one from the mailing list. Keep in mind that your message will go out to the entire neighborhood and if the volume of emails gets too high, we will have to turn off the ability of group members to reply to the group. In general, you should direct any questions or inquiries to admin@wellingtonlake.com.