New Treasurer!
After 14+ years serving on the road committee, Cory Weaver, has stepped down. Please join me in thanking Cory for all his time serving on the road committee!
Scott Butler has graciously volunteered to replace Cory as our treasurer. Please be patient with us as we transition all the responsibilities from Cory over to Scott. We are taking this opportunity to make much needed updates to our banking system so bear with us as there may be a brief delay in processing dues payments. Scott can be reached via email at treasurer@goosecreekfarms.xyz. As always you can reach the entire road committee at once at board@goosecreekfarms.xyz.
Please continue to send your dues ($550 for 2020) to:
Goose Creek Farms Road Committee
PO Box 604
Leesburg, VA 20176
We will provide an updated accounting statement after Scott has a chance to do a round of check collection and depositing so that we have accurate numbers.
Upcoming Road Work
January has been rough on the road. As soon as we had funds available for 2020 we had our contractor come out to do an emergency road repair. Since then we had a contractor come out and touch up the road as well as perform significant brush trimming to improve visibility along the road.
The recent rains exposed some weak areas in the road between the hill and the mirror so this week we are having a contractor come to reinforce the sides of the road between the hill and the mirror with large stone to slow water flow and protect the road. They will also be cleaning up the drain ditches further to keep water away from the road. This work should commence tomorrow (Jan 28th).
General Update
In addition to the transitioning the Treasurer position, this month we met with neighbors and potential contractors to try and find better ways to maintain the road that are more economical and effective. We would like to thank BJ Brixius and Ron Bohn for meeting with us to discuss maintenance ideas and get input from a potential new contractor. BJ operates a landscaping business and went over the prices we have been paying for various services provided over the last year and confirmed that we are indeed getting fair prices for the work. BJ also generously coordinated having his own crew come up and perform services on the road this past week and again this week. Dave Horton is also working on some ideas for a long term fix to the rough pot hole areas and is seeking volunteers, please contact us if you would like to help him and we will get you in touch with him.
One of the challenges with getting work performed here was demonstrated this month when we tried to meet with a new contractor to get estimates for maintaining the road. The contractor arrived very late from the agreed upon time and we have still not received the promised estimate. This experience exemplifies some of the reasons why costs have gone up for maintaining the road. If you know of a reliable professional that you think might be able to provide economical services to the neighborhood please let us know and we can work with you to evaluate their proposal.
Volunteering on the road: This is one topic where there seems to be confusion in the neighborhood. We would like to repeat and clarify that never has anyone on the road committee asked that people not volunteer to work on the road, other than to avoid improperly snow plowing (which has been a major problem). If you’d like to volunteer your time and/or equipment to work on the road we are more than happy to coordinate with you and facilitate acquiring material as needed. All we ask is that you coordinate your activities with us by emailing or calling someone on the committee! The problem with just going out without coordinating is that we may already have plans for doing work such as plowing or fixing potholes and when neighbors don’t coordinate with us then there is the potential for wasted dues money paying for services that are no longer needed. So please, just drop us a line if you are going to work on the road so we can all coordinate our efforts: Contact Page