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Good evening PMLE 5,6,7 members. By now, many of you have started to receive your annual dues statement(s). While we strive to ensure that our member list is updated and accurate, sometimes we just miss something, or someone. For the 2020/2021 year and the 2021/2022 year, PMLE had a lot of home and property turnovers. We've tried really hard to ensure that we caught all of these, but we are human and it'd be improbable if we guaranteed that we didn't make a mistake. That being said, if you were expecting a dues statement and didn't receive it, please reach out to Berkheimer to inquire the status of your statement(s). If Berkheimer is of no help, please reach out to us to help get the problem resolved.
The only thing we ask is that you understand, if we don't get back to you immediately, this is a busy time of year for us, not just in relation to annual dues billing, but also the housing/property market has seen an influx of sales in our community (roughly a 10-15% increase in sales). Contact Berkheimer via:
To contact the board, please do so via the below. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Good evening PMLE. The Board of Directors has received confirmation that our May 1st, 2021 through April 30th, 2022 dues statements will be mailed out on 05/10/2021. The only thing that is changing for the 2021/2022 year is that the penalty will be back in place. As you can remember, for the 2020/2021 year, we waived the penalty due to the rough year that COVID had on some of our members/neighbors. Payment Option(s):
In 2020/2021 we had some hiccups with the payment plan, and tried to resolve them as timely as possible when brought to our attention through the proper channels. In case of any issues, please be reminded that to contact the Board you must reach out to us directly, via (Facebook will be ignored): As a final reminder, Berkheimer, will NOT be sending reminders on monies owed. By now, we all know what we owe and for those opting into quarterly payments, we've provided payment coupons. However, the Board will post the quarterly reminders here on the website. Please bookmark the site so that you remain up to date on all information. Below is a sample of the main bill as well as a sample of the first quarter's payment coupon.   The Township has approved our remaining meeting dates, starting with April 24th, 2021. However, as we're all aware, PA is currently seeing a drastic spike in COVID cases. Therefore, the board, as a whole, has decided to cancel the April 24th meeting. We didn't have too much to go over, other than the 2021/2022 budget, upcoming projects and information on dues billing. With that being said, we've provided the newsletter and budget attached to this post, and we'll provide a detailed overview of some of the highlights.
Good morning PMLE. With another weather event on the horizon, we're providing this information to all residents for clarity. We want to ensure that your issues, concerns and complaints are dealt with in a timely fashion, while at the same time not giving any credence to trouble makers, pot stirrers or antagonists.
First and foremost, please be advised, that Facebook, has been and will be ignored. It's not an official outlet for the Board. Anyone who posts on there, posts as a community resident, with his/her own opinions and ideas (the very nature of Facebook) and not in an official capacity, unless the heading states "Official PMLE Business" and is from a Board member or Committee chairperson. Second, let's remember that respect is earned, not given. I'm sure we all understand this statement. So, when we make our posts, where you think your gaining the Board's attention, and they are filled with malcontent, negativity and the like, the responses you receive will most likely follow the same course of action. In fact, I can assure you that you'll start receiving more cynicism and sarcasm, or just be ignored altogether. Keep your snark to the Pike County Road page, or better yet, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything. Let's be honest, immediately after winter, I can assure you, Facebook will be buzzing with complaints about potholes and road conditions. This is the ebb and flow of this community. If people can't complain about one thing, they certainly find another to gripe about. Further, I believe it's time that the entire community understands that the methodology for maintaining our roads during a weather event hasn't changed. Years ago, it used to be that roads were cleared "enough" for emergency vehicles to traverse through the community. With final "clean up" being completed after the event is over. The standing rule was/is to plow, as needed, all main thoroughfares within the community and treat ALL hills, curves and trouble spots (such as ice buildup, etc), as well as the parking lot, then move to do the same for all secondary and tertiary roads. The only change to this directive, is that the roads must be opened, not only for emergency access, but for incoming/outgoing local traffic, such as deliveries, family members, etc. That's it, these are the only changes made. With all of that said, let's talk about some areas of the community. Ledgeway Drive (the main drag) is considered a main thoroughfare, as well as Sugar Maple Drive, Port Drive, Mountain Top Drive, White Pine Drive, Loftus Lane, Oak Ridge Drive, Janets Way, Rockledge Road and the School Bus stop. All other roads, albeit, side streets, dead ends, mailbox area and cul-de-sacs are considered secondary and tertiary roads/areas. Now, let's talk about weather in the Poconos. Some of you have lived here for, at least 5+ years, others are relatively new. So, let's level set expectations, and be real. If you are looking for roads maintained like NJDOT, you moved to the wrong area. Their budget is bigger than ours, end of story. Power outages, occur and can happen frequently or for extended periods of time in this area. Be prepared for this, as PMLE isn't FEMA. However, many of us, if made aware, are willing to get together and lend a hand if needed. Whether it's getting fuel to you, heaters, food, etc. Understand that snowfall amounts tend to be greater than surrounding areas due to our elevation. I'm sure there are others, but this is a good base. Finally, please remember these simple reminders during all adverse weather events:
Please be reminded that the quarterly dues payment, for those that opted in, is due on March 1st, 2021. This payment goes directly to Berkheimer. If you have any issues, please reach out to the board directly via email or phone.
Berkheimer Phone: (610) 599-3143 Berkheimer Mail: HAB-MISC PO Box 21450 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002 Berkheimer Online Payment: Click Here (Found under Hab-Misc) Good evening PMLE 5,6,7. We hope that you had an excellent Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. That said, we have a few things to announce for all. We typically always have a January Meeting. Ours was scheduled for January 23rd, 2021, however, will not be taking place. The Board of Supervisors met and voted that they would not allow any outside entities, such as ourselves, to use the building through the end of February 2021. They will meet again in February to vote on the remainder of our dates (April 24, 2021; June 26, 2021; September 23, 2021) and let us know. So, to ensure that our members receive accurate and up to date information, in lieu of not having a board meeting, we are still pushing our newsletter. Attached you will find our newsletter with all of the high level detail of the things we would have discussed at the board meeting. We are providing it in a format that you can easily read here on the website, as well as a downloadable file that you can print for convenience, should you feel the need to. We, also, want to reiterate, that Facebook is a "community page", owned and operated by community members, where all manner of things are posted, such as things being sold, anger fueled posts, swiping at other community members (in a verbal sense), etc. While this behavior is childish and not very adult like, it's the nature of the beast. Facebook is a "social" community where community members can share, not an official outlet of the board. For convenience, we publish a link to this community news article, to get as much exposure as possible, and on occasion we have published a live board meeting for those that like to attend and can't get to the meetings in person. Please be reminded that Facebook is not an official outreach of the board, nor is it endorsed by us, therefore, we will not respond to posts in a board capacity, especially anger fueled, finger pointing posts. These are not constructive, especially considering the cliques that reside in this community, the pot stirrers/social media warriors, and differing opinions. It never leads to anything good and usually leads to further division. The fact of the matter is that we're neighbors. We certainly don't have to like each other, but we should be a little more considerate of our neighbors, because I'm sure if the shoe were on the other foot, you wouldn't appreciate the same level of non-sense being done to you. Which is a great segue into the topic of problems, issues, complaints with neighbors. While there is no police force directly assigned to the Dingmans Ferry area, we implore you to handle problems correctly. If you see a safety issue, have a noise complaint or see a violation, contact your local authorities. However, we would suggest that you reach out to your neighbor directly to work it out with them, before resorting to the authorities. The PMLE board is not a baby-sitting service. Decent human beings should know how to deal with their neighbors, should already know how to behave or act, etc. Please try and work on the issues with your neighbors as a starting point. Last, but certainly not least, if you want to be on our email mailing list for newsletters, please send us your email address. This information is not shared with other entities, nor will we use it for anything other than the newsletters that get posted quarterly. 
First and foremost, PMLE 5,6,7 would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year with the hope that 2021 proves to be a much better year, in terms of health, finances and less stress overall.
This notice is going out to remind our members that as of right now, the Municipal building is not able to be used for any extracurricular activities due to COVID concerns, and rightly so. The dates that we requested for our meetings are below, however, the supervisors will need to vote again on January 13th, to decide what to do and whether we can use the building for those dates. That being said, because we are now in January, officially, and while we may not have a meeting, we will still provide a quarterly, via the website as well as those that are subscribed to our mailing list, so that you all know what is going on within PMLE 5,6,7, such as where we stand with the budget, topics of priority being discussed going into the 2021 year, etc. Proposed Meeting Dates: Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 Saturday, April 24th, 2021 Saturday, June 26th, 2021 Saturday, September 23rd, 2021 All,
This update is to remind everyone how and where the Board will respond to recommendations, issues, questions, etc.. Specifically there have been a number of Facebook posts, personal phone calls to board members, etc., regarding the road cleanup during this very large winter storm. Anything a member wishes to have conveyed to our new vendor, as we have stated in the past, should be sent to the email address for the board (pmle567.hoa@gmail.com), via messages left on the voicemail box for the HoA (570-630-0776), or by messages left through the contact form (https://www.pmle567.com/member-form.html). These will be monitored during storms. A board member is in contact with the vendor while they are in the community staying up to date on progress. The above are the only methods we will respond to. Regarding yesterday’s (into today’s) storm, the new vendor was here over 14 hours continuously, starting around 3:00 PM until after dawn when they needed to get a few hours of sleep and gasoline, after which they returned. This was verified by a member of the board who was in contact with them until 4:00 AM. In addition, the vendor will be back tomorrow (Friday) for further cleanup, road widening, salting icy spots, etc… We feel it important to convey several additional aspects. The vendor is very proactive and responsive and anxious to please. If you have suggestions, or if there are issues, he does want to be made aware. As was stated in a prior update, a feature we found beneficial is that their equipment is tied into GPS devices. This allows them to track every road they have been to, the times and frequency of being there, even down to the amount of salt being placed at any given location. However, if a road is missed, please let us know so it can be passed on. Additionally, we selected them because of the equipment they bring to the table. This includes a tri-axle equipped with one of the larger plow blades available. Given the fact that the storm ran continuously through the afternoon, night and into today, there are very few vendors we looked at that could have, in less than 24 hours, made all the roads passable, even down to bare blacktop in locations, hills salted, etc… It is important that we have realistic expectations, especially in light of the fact that PennDOT didn’t begin plowing many of our secondary roads until this morning. It also needs to be stated, on a follow on drive through by the board, many of the cleaned roads had become covered with driveway snow removal either from vendors who came in to clean driveways or residents with snow blowers and/or quads with blades. If you have a driveway vendor, we ask that they do not leave excess cleanup on the roads. Likewise, if it is something you do personally, please keep the roads clear. We sought out the best vendor for the community after a very exhaustive search. Let’s work together to improve things where we need to, help where we can, and keep everyone safe. Thank you. Please be reminded that the quarterly dues payment, for those that opted in, is due on December 1st, 2020. This payment goes directly to Berkheimer. If you have any issues, please reach out to the board directly via email or phone.
Berkheimer Phone: (610) 599-3143 Berkheimer Mail: HAB-MISC PO Box 21450 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002 Berkheimer Online Payment: Click Here (Found under Hab-Misc) It seems that a successful Halloween event occurred with no injuries, community members ensuring children's safety and members getting to see all of the little trick or treaters, as they wanted. For the members of the community that organize this event and keep the kids safe, thank you. Especially this time of year, with COVID concerns, and Halloween events being shut down all across the country, it was nice to see some semblance of normalcy in our little community, where kids could remain kids.
With Halloween over, the Board would like to remind all residents of a few things in relation to our beautiful winters in the Poconos.
With the advent of the first snowfall of the season, many of you may have noticed our new vendor, going though our community. After a very thorough search (both direct and newspaper ad solicitations) and evaluation of numerous vendors, including direct meetings with finalists going through the community, we selected the new vendor based on multiple factors. These included experience, price, type and amount of equipment available and referrals both with other HoAs and Commercial Accounts. The vendor is a professional snow removal firm and is very proactive. The contracted price is all inclusive with as much material as may be needed for the season. Today, they are in the neighborhood spreading a 50/50 mix as much for ANY potential needs and to get first hand experience delivering it on our roads. They have reviewed our roads with the crew that will be supporting us and have mapped out the community with state of the art equipment. As a new vendor, they are anxious to insure we are satisfied with the work being done. During snow season, if there is a problem area, please communicate it to the Board via the email address or phone # for the HoA. We will monitor it and pass along any issues, should there be any, back to the vendor.
Good day all,
As was discussed at the quarterly meeting, we are approaching the time of year when we have to think about Snow and Ice removal. We are in the process of soliciting bids and have already had some potential contractors in the community. With that said, there are a couple of things we'd like to ask of all residents. 1. Culverts are the lifeblood (no pun intended) of moving water through the community. Over the course of the summer, many have become overgrown and even blocked. If possible, if you have a culvert pipe under your driveway, etc., please try to ensure that both sides are not overgrown or blocked. Even better, some residents have used our plentiful number of flat rocks to create a "rock bed" near the pipe openings so they don't get overgrown. 2. While we look at a solution for cutting back the brush, etc. on undeveloped properties throughout all the sections, we ask that homeowners tend to the tree limbs extending out into the road for your property. This is a homeowner responsibility. The plow drivers need not only access to the road surface, but also some 18" or more on the sides to keep the snow away from the roads. Tree limbs can and have caused damage to contractor trucks, something we need to help avoid. Thanks in advance. PMLE 567 Board of Directors Please be reminded that the Board of Directors is holding it's Fall meeting, which is the final meeting of 2020. The meeting will be on September 19th, 2020 at 10:00 AM EST, held at the Delaware Township Municipal Building at 116 Wilson Hill Road, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328.
Social Distancing/Indoor Gathering Rules: Per Governor Wolf, all indoor gatherings are limited to 25 occupants. With 5 board members, that means only 20 members will gain entrance. Masks are required at all times and every seat will be 6 feet apart per social distancing rules. Please ensure that you are planning for these contingencies. Please be reminded that the Board of Directors is holding it's Fall meeting, which is the final meeting of 2020. The meeting will be on September 19th, 2020 at 10:00 AM EST, held at the Delaware Township Municipal Building at 116 Wilson Hill Road, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328.
Social Distancing/Indoor Gathering Rules: Per Governor Wolf, all indoor gatherings are limited to 25 occupants. With 5 board members, that means only 20 members will gain entrance. Masks are required at all times and every seat will be 6 feet apart per social distancing rules. Please ensure that you are planning for these contingencies. To all residents who used the Quarterly Payment option for this year's maintenance dues. First, we're glad it may have been helpful to you. Due to an unforeseen processing scenario in the implementation of this with Berkheimer, you may have received a bill indicating there was a penalty associated with the amount due, and that the amount due was the full year total, less the first payment you made. If you are paying electronically, please check again after 9:00 A.M. tomorrow 9/3/2020. The corrected amounts should now be reflected and you can make the appropriate payment. Accept our apologies for any inconveniences caused and know we've been in constant contact with Berkheimer to make sure it is fixed now, as well as the future, and that there is no reflection or "permanent" notice of being late on your accounts.
PMLE Residents, we want to provide the community with a quick update to the Road Work notice in our 8/25 posting. Work is scheduled to begin tomorrow 9/1/2020 (weather permitting). Tomorrow should not have any impact for the residents on those roads. As work progresses throughout the week, and we approach laying down tar and/or pavement, crews will assist residents in getting through the work zone. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this might cause, but the impact should be minimal.
As September 1st draws near, we are sending a few brief reminders out for all of PMLE 5,6,7.
Members on Quarterly Payment Plan: For those of you who are on the quarterly payment plan with Berkheimer, your next installment is due by September 1st. If not received by then, you will be subject to interest/penalty fees and will be expected to pay the remaining balance, in full, immediately, due to not following the payment plans stipulations. Members who haven't paid: For those of you who haven't paid your dues yet, there will no longer be any reminders. Your balance is due, and is already considered late. We urge you to get your dues paid as soon as humanly possible. Please reach out to Berkheimer at your earliest convenience via telephone at (610) 588-5765, or you can pay via their website: Click Here Community News: For 2020/2021, the board has solicited a couple of bids for road work and has approved a vendor to come in and do some major road work on the listed roads below. This road work, depending on weather, will start around the first or second week of September. Therefore, it is our duty to remind you that the speed limit on our roads is 20 MPH. This is just as much for your safety as well as everyone else, whether it's a volunteer, someone out for a walk or a contractor/vendor. The following roads will be receiving major work in September: Duffy Drive Nelson Road Pitch Pine Drive Oak Ridge Road (Section near Vista Ct.) The Board, recently has received numerous complaints, via face to face, personal/private messages and the board inbox. So, to tackle all of these accurately, without discussion, based on the By-laws and Restrictive Covenants that you have received and which are readily available on our website, this message goes to all members of the community.
For the neighbors who have been directly targeted or have had to deal with the nonsense of others, please accept our apology for this. However, we strongly advise that you stay vigilant, contact the police if you feel it necessary, keeping any video footage you have and handle these situations according to the law, rather than taking matters into your own hands. Please understand that the by-laws were written in a way that this community doesn't have a fine structure, an enforcement agency and limited aspects to handle many of these situations. Therefore, it is suggested that you contact the state police. In other board related news, it is with regret that our Vice President, Kim Walker, due to personal reasons, has tendered her resignation, effective immediately. We want to thank Kim for the time that she spent serving her community and wish her luck in her future endeavors. Please be reminded that the Board is always encouraging people to volunteer their time. Our annual vote is held in September and we are asking that anyone who may be slightly interested, please reach out to ask about expectations, how much time is warranted, etc. On a final note, a huge thank you is in order for the volunteers who have gone to great lengths to keep this HoA moving forward, which also helps keep our dues low, such as keeping clean our bus stop area, weed whacking/mowing the bus stop area, cleaning our roadways of litter/debris, etc. We want you to know that we appreciate your efforts and your willingness to help. There are members who would rather remain anonymous, but we'd like to extend a personal thank you to Joe, Bill, Rich, Barbara, Greg, Mindy and many others. Without your efforts, we'd truly be unable to keep our dues costs low. To all members of the PMLE 5,6,7 HoA Community,
Your Board is both concerned and saddened to have to bring the following to everyone’s attention, but we are also resolute with regard to it. An incident was brought to the board’s attention by concerned members of our community. Specifically, relating to two adults, riding a green quad/ATV, who drove up to a member’s home and threw an M80/firework toward the home, with specific intent. Prior to it exploding, the individuals drove off at a high speed. The incident occurred on Monday, July 20th, between 6 and 7 PM EST. We want to be clear and direct about this. In a community of neighbors, it is not acceptable and is an immature form of “communication”. Additionally, we want to make it known that behavior like this will not be tolerated. We may not all agree about a particular topic, but physical actions cross the line of acceptable adult behavior and respect for each other. We are sending this message out as a means to keep everyone in the loop as to our decision making, plans or general status of where we are with things.
ATV Clarity for all:
As always, we hope that you and your families have been safe through these last couple of trying months. Sincerely, PMLE 5,6,7 Community Association Board of Directors |
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