PLME residents:
The PMLE 567 Board of Directors has the following vacancies that need to be filled promptly:
President, Treasurer and Member at Large.
I will be resigning as President effective immediately. It has been great serving on the board, however I need to focus my attention elsewhere at this time. I've met a lot of nice people and feel we have accomplished a lot toward moving PMLE toward a better and more efficient future.
Please consider volunteering your time to fill one of these positions. The time commitment is minimal and will assure we keep our HOA status. We need a minimum of 5 members on the board.
Please send your intent to pmle567.hoa@gmail.com.
Thank you and take care
- Becky

Poconos in the winter. Often times a beautiful sight, however, can also be harsh. That being said, with the first, official day of Winter on December 21st, there are some standard safeguards we ask all of our neighbors to adhere to, for your safety and our plow contractors, as well as cost efficiency.

• Please, do NOT park on the roads. Keep them clear so that our contractor can keep clear.
• Please, do NOT shovel, plow or snow blow your driveway snow onto our roads. If the contractor has to come back through and plow this, it's an extra charge. If we get charged for it, we'll have to assess that monies to the culprit(s). It's just easier to not do it, saving everyone aggravation.
• Please, wear light clothing and utilize a flashlight if you are out walking the dog, or just generally walking on our roads.
• If you need a hand, please reach out to a neighbor. We want everyone to be safe.
• On garbage day, please bring your cans in that afternoon, or evening. Otherwise, you take the risk of them being hit, plowed in, etc.
• Plowing needs. If you need plowing, we have some people who can be contracted for plowing your driveways:
  • John Bachetti - 845-674-6570 (Call for Price)

With Winter, there's potential for us to lose power. If anyone remembers the March 2018 storm, we had a lot going on, including the loss of power. We had terrible road conditions, in which most were stuck in their homes, trees down, power lines down, etc. We had a great group of neighbors who all chipped in, to get each other fuel, food, water, and general supplies. They also helped cut trees and clear roads. While we hope that would continue in the future, we can't rely on it. Be safe this winter and we'll see everyone after the thaw!

I am reminded that this community runs, not solely because dues are paid, but because of the fact that we rely on individuals to give their time and effort to keeping the community running, clean and safe. There are problems associated with that, which give our volunteers a bad experience, and that just shouldn't be so.

First and foremost, no volunteer in this community should be harassed by any member. Volunteers, are out there doing what you won't, whether it be because of time, other commitments, previous bad experiences or general laziness. All too often we're quick to jump on someone's back because we think we know a better way. Well, we have gaps that could be filled, to keep this community running. Help provide an opinion, positive feedback, etc.

Second, a few people can't "care" for the many. It's just not feasible. Without volunteers to get the job done, we don't exist, or have to raise dues to astronomical proportions to ensure we're getting our roadways cleaned, brush and tree work done and various other jobs. This community is your home as well. No one else moved here to clean up after you, cut your brush and trees, etc. We are a community, therefore should work together toward common goals, in our neighborhood.

This community, has seen some pretty big problems, in which, as a community we've tackled. The March storm of 2017 saw neighbors band together to gather things like fuel and groceries, cut trees to help clear roads, help plow and shovel each other out, etc. Shouldn't we strive to make this a more common occurrence for the betterment of our community?

The board of directors manages the community, but we don't oversee it. We are open to suggestions for improvements, things that you would like to see happen, be done, etc. We welcome participation, constructive criticism and advice. This is home, for all of us.

So, please, if you can spare a little time, have ideas/advice or even want to be a part of the discussion that takes place, we encourage you to sign up for our committees or our board. We need more proactive members to get us through the election cycles and our day to day problems.

As a reminder our Board of Directors Meeting will be taking place soon. All of the pertinent details are below. We hope to see you there.

Where: 116 Wilson Hill Road, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328
Date: October 12th, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM EST

As with any community that is run and cared for by volunteers, there are gaps that should be filled. We are always looking for volunteers to step outside and help out with the day to day maintenance on committees.

However, not only does PMLE 5,6,7 need volunteers for committees, but we are always looking for board positions. PMLE 5,6,7 Board has a lot of tasks that require time. We understand that time is precious for all of us, and with more hands, some of these tasks can be knocked down, a little more efficiently.

If you are interested in volunteering for the board please submit your intent, with some information about yourself, as well as information/skills that you think would be an asset for the board. Submit this information, in writing to any board member, or via email. We need any, and all, submissions by January 5th, 2020.

If you are interested in volunteering for a committee, which I've outlined below, please reach out to any board member, or send us an email noting that you would like to sign up for any, or all, of the committees below:

1. Brush and Tree Committee
2. Clean up Committee
3. Grievance Committee
4. Lake Committee
5. Parking Lot Committee
6. Road Committee
7. Snow & Ice Committee

Fall is steadily moving into the Poconos and with cooler weather, we typically have the brush and tree volunteers out checking for trouble spots. Essentially, we are trying to avoid low limbs overhanging the roads, brush growing to the roads edge needs to be cut back a little so that the plowing contractor has some shoulder to work with, etc.

The work that goes into this community is often at the hands of volunteers. Often nameless, faceless people who do it to help keep costs low, which in turn keeps our dues down. As always, we don't get many volunteers. It's usually the same men/women volunteering year after year. It would be nice to break that cycle and get some new faces out there. If you can use a weed whacker, a pair of loppers, a chainsaw or a pole saw, and can spare a couple of hours in the fall, please contact the board to sign up.

Welcome to great weather PMLE 5,6,7! As our Summer meeting is under our belts, we are providing our digital quarterly newsletter for review/download. For all of those subscribed to our mailing list, you should be receiving your copy shortly, if you haven't already. If you'd like to subscribe, please fill out the survey in the previous blog post, here! As always, information obtained by the Board, is for the sole use of the Board. We do not share, nor sell your information.

Thank you and have a safe and enjoyable summer!

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Spring is almost here and that means Berkheimer is gearing up to send out our 2018/1019 maintenance fee bills. New bills will arrive in the last week of April. 

Any 2017/2018 maintenance fees that were not collected will be sent to Creditech, our collection agency as of April 10, 2019. You still have time to get your payments in to avoid credit collection. 

Please remit payments to:
HAB-MISC
PO Box 21450
Lehigh Valley PA 18002-1450

Well, New Year, new look, right? Just kidding. We've revamped the look of the site while revamping some necessary functionality we need, today, and going forward, which ultimately brings us a little closer to the 21st Century. As of today, all items you looked forward to on the old site, are still here. However, we did not bring the old news over, as there was no need to. Most of it was ready to be archived.