New safety signs installed September 2010 at strategic points on our road to remind our drivers to slow down. The above picture shows a car slowly passing the sign at the big curve on Oak Hill Lane.

Planters donated by long time resident summer 2010.  Right gardens planted by residents for the enjoyment of all.

Owners Meeting June 2010

The Board voted to accept a bid to replace the roofing on Buildings 4,5,6,9,11.

Two layers of old shingles were stripped off and new shingles installed.

The capital improvement plan announced which includes replacing all boilers and underground tanks within the next five years.  Other projects to come including repaving roads and parking lots and replacing  the rest of the roofs.

Drought of 2010
Hot, dry summer of 2010 with little rain.  Trees are starting to drop their leaves and acorns in late July.  Lawns are brown.

New building direction signs at the "T" intersection of Oak Hill Lane and St. James Place and on the dumpster between building #6 and #5. 

New building direction signs installed. 2010

This should prevent trucks and cars from wandering around looking for our buildings. Saving wear and tear on our roads. and frustration for your guests.

Heritage Street Lights Restored on March 16 2009

Still remaining is the question of why it took so long for management to recognize the problem.

A resident of Building #3 was watching television on the evening of January 8, when suddenly a bat started flying around the living room.  Opening the slider door did not help, but eventually the bat put down on the back of a chair and the resident threw a blanket over the bat.  It made a clicking noise and then settled down. 

Later a helpful son-in-law came and wrapped the bat up in the blanket and carried it outside.  He speculates that it didn't take the bat long to find its way back to the attic from whence it came.

How did the bat get inside the living room?  Probably it came down in a box of Christmas decorations stored in the attic and brought down just before Thanksgiving.  The bat must have continued its hibernation throughout the Christmas season but was disturbed when the decorations were repacked in the box.

Several species of bats are likely in southern NH, but the most common is the Large Brown Bat which is known to pass up migrating south to hibernate in convenient attics.  Residents should make sure that all storage boxes are sealed with tape and any that are opened in the winter should first be emptied in the attic or on the deck.

In a previous incident, a bat was discovered perched on an artificial Christmas tree that had been stored in the attic.

More pictures and description of this storm.

A quick protest by the webmaster saved at least temporarily:  the healthy White Pine near Building #8 with the yellow ribbon and  four healthy Oak Trees with pink ribbons near the club house.  Does Oak Hill have a tree cutting policy? If not, we need one.

Trash Dumped and Removed from adjacent property
In mid September, a car was  heard late a night on the path between Oak Hill and Bay Ridge.  Later a pile of junk which included: chairs, tarpaulin, and pallets was observed on the Woodlands side of the wall.  This was eventually reported by the webmaster to the Nashua Code Enforcement and the Woodlands was forced to clean up the dumping.  Thanks to Alderman Dave McGloghline for his help with this project.

October 2008

Now access to the path needs to be blocked to prevent further dumping. Signs regarding "No Dumping" need to be posted. Read about The Path. See Action Items.

The presence of shipping pallets in the trash is most disconcerting because it is probable that the Asian Longhorn Beetle was introduced to Worcester by shipping containers from China. Do you think these pallets were "Made in America"?

Once a site becomes a known trash dump, illegal dumping will accelerate. The biggest danger is that hazardous waste will be dumped.  The clean up costs may fall on Oak Hill and a hazardous waste cleanup  can be very expensive requiring the services of a HAZMAT contractor.

If you see anyone dumping trash anywhere near our property, report it to the police and to the office, get their license number, take pictures.