HOA 2023 Fee Due April 1

PSA GFF HOA 2023 Fee due April 1

Just a friendly reminder – HOA fees are due April 1st. Late fees will start May 1. Everyone should have received their invoice for $495 please mail your payment to:

Greenfield Farms Homeowners Association
PO Box 970065
Boston, MA 02297–0065

If you have questions on your account please call Evergreen management at 603-622-7000 ext 6800

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project  – from Sentry Rd. – Wallace Road (doesn’t impact entrance at Liberty Hill Rd. west to immediately past Bridge).

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project Update: June 12, 2023

Paving will start on Monday, 6/12/23, at approximately 6:30 am, and may run as late as 6:00pm.  During that time frame, the Parkway will become a one way road.  Anyone entering Greenfield Farms will have to enter from Liberty Hill Road, and exit onto Wallace Road.  There will be detour signs in place, but all traffic should use Meadow Road as a detour.  In addition, and as much as possible, we will be detouring people around the paving using the Sentry – Tumble – Winding detour.

As always school buses will be unaffected, and signage and flaggers will be in place to assist motorists.

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project Update: June 6, 2023 – June 9, 2023

Tuesday and Wednesday (6/6 and 6/7):
Reclaim and grading operations will occur between Sentry and the
intersection of Winding Road and Summit Road.  The contractor will start at
Sentry in the West Bound Lane.  Once the West Bound Lane is Complete (Late
Morning Early afternoon), the East Bound Lane of the same area will be
started, and then completed on Wednesday.  During this entire operation,
Winding Road to Sentry Road detour will be in place.  We would encourage
residents to use the Wallace Road end of the Development to enter and exit
the Parkway.


Wednesday – Thursday (6/7-6/8):
The Section from the intersection of Summit Road and Winding Road to Wallace
Road will be Reclaimed and graded.  There will be alternating one way
traffic in this area.  We encourage all residents of the development to use
the Liberty Hill end of the Parkway to enter and exit the development as
much as possible.


Friday 6/9:
Fine Grading operations will be taking place.  During this time there will
be multiple pieces of equipment moving at slow rates of speed throughout the
Parkway.  We would ask for the patience from drivers during this time, as
there is no effective way to detour as the equipment will be moving from end
to end.  We will do our best to assist driver around the equipment as
efficiently as possible.  If you have an appointment or some place to be
that is time sensitive, you should plan on giving yourself an additional 10
to 15 mins.


As always there will be flaggers and signage in place to help drivers
navigate the site.

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project Update: May 30, 2023 – June 9, 2023

Tuesday 5/30: Pipe crossing East of the intersection of Winding Road and Summit Road.

Wednesday 5/31 – Thursday 6/1: The crew will be working in the intersection of Summit Road and Winding Road. Please avoid the area if possible. We would encourage all residents to use the Liberty Hill end of the Parkway, and the most Easterly ends of both Summit and Winding Roads.

Thursday 6/1- Friday 6/2: Working in the West bound lane West of the intersection with Duck Hollow headed towards Wallace Road.

Monday June 5th: Working West of the Intersection with Duck Hollow.

Tuesday 6/6 – Friday 6/9: Completing pipe crossings Between Duck Hollow and Wallace Road.

As always, signage and flaggers will be in place to assist motorists.

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project Update: May 15, 2023 – May 19, 2023

The pipe crew will continue to work in the east bound lane of the parkway, headed towards Wallace Road.  The inspector or superintendent will be notifying the residents that live on that section of the parkway of any impact the project will have to the access of their property as the crew gets closer to their homes.

In addition, sometime between Tuesday/Wednesday and again between Thursday/Friday, the crew will be replacing crossing pipes that go to structures in the west bound lane.

As always there will be flaggers and detour signs in place to help drivers navigate the project.

Greenfield Parkway Repaving Project Update: 5/3/2023

From May 3, 2023 – May 5, 2023, the crew will begin replacing the pipe located between Marrett and Summit in the eastbound lane. They will be in this section of roadway for approximately 2 weeks. Any resident within this zone will be contacted on a case by case basis if their property will be directly impacted. These residents should be aware of any detour signage at the bottom of their respective driveways. As always, flaggers and signage will be used to assist motorists.

As a reminder, if any resident has anything installed within 8’ of the back of the curb along the parkway (irrigation system, landscape lighting, dog fence), please mark it with flags or paint. The crew will make every effort not to damage marked items. If it is not marked and crews are unaware, damage may be more damage extensive. The Town of Bedford advises that either way, reinstallation and repair will be the homeowner’s responsibility.

Greenfield Parkway Construction Update:  4/20/23

For 4/20/23-4/21/23, construction will continue to replace pipe in the east bound lane of the parkway between Cottage Walk.

Week of 4/24/23:  Construction of pipe replacement will continue in the East bound lane through 4/26/23 or 4/27/23.  Thereafter, construction crew will cross through the center island working in the West bound lane heading east toward the intersection of Winding Rd.  As always, there will be Flaggers and signage to assist motorists.

Update:

From Monday, 4/17/23 – Wednesday 4/19/23, please note that The drainage work will be continuing in the east bound side of the parkway from Marrett, East to include both intersections with Cottage Walk.  For the Residents on Cottage Walk, please be aware that on Monday afternoon, or Tuesday morning you will have to enter and exit Cottage Walk near the Soccer Field, as the crew will need to cross the intersection with pipe.

As always there will be signage and flaggers to assist motorists.

Project commences 4/10/23 and expected to run through 7/4/23 with final topcoat expected this fall.  Updates will be posted here so check back frequently.

Soccer field parking will be closed to the public starting on 4/10/23 as it will be used as a staging area for equipment, materials, town use.  Contractor, Continental Paving, will be working from 7 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday and will start by removing the curb at Sentry Road heading west towards Wallace Road.  From 4/10/23 – 4/14/23, no detours are expected.  Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic around the crew.

Town of Bedford and Contractor will ensure every precaution is taken and accommodations are made for buses, emergency vehicles and mail delivery.

During the entire project, residents/drivers are asked to slow down and use caution when driving through the construction zone.

Thank you!

Sewer Rates 2023-2025

To all Greenfield Farm Residents: There is a public Town Council meeting going to be held on Wednesday, September 28th, at 7pm at BCTV @ 10 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford NH, regarding a proposed increase in sewer rates for 2023 – 2025. Residents whose sewer water goes to Merrimack (Greenfield Farms included) are charged a flat rate which is currently $96.47/quarter. This rate has not increased since 2014. That rate is proposed to increase 40% in 2023, 15% in 2024 and 15% in 2025 as a result of increasing costs being passed to Bedford from Merrimack resulting in expenses increasing faster than revenue AND an inequity in how metered residents whose sewer water goes to Manchester are charged vs. flat rate residents whose sewer water goes to Merrimack. I encourage any of you who wish to have more information on this topic as well as an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns to attend this meeting.

2022 Budget / Annual Assessment Increase

Greenfield Farms HOA, Executive Board Meeting, December 13, 2021

President, Steve Gately called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm

Treasurer, Nicole Faxon presented the 2022 Budget with the recommendation for a dues increase to cover expenses for 2022.

President, Steve Gately
1- Clarified the expenses in the budget and each director’s opinion to increase dues or leave the amount unchanged for 2022.  Mr. Gately made motion to increase dues from $435 to $455
2- Landscape Director, Dave Faxon then 2nd the motion
3- Discussions followed, at the end of discussions, votes are taken
4- The motion passes unanimously

MOTION TO INCREASE ANNUAL CAPITAL RESERVES BUILD UP AND HOA DUES
Increase annual dues by $20 to cover inflationary pressures and prevent deficit spending.
219 Lots paying $455 will provide an annual operating budget of $99,645.

MOTION
Approve 2022 Budget with an annual dues increase to $455/year and allocate the $20 increase of $4,380/year to the Capital Reserve Account 7740

GREENFIELD FARMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 2022 BUDGET
4050 – Administration                                   1,500.
4070 – Bad debt/Write off                                    0.
4100 – PO Box Fee                                               200.
4110 – Buffer / Contingency                                  0.
4190 – Legal                                                         5,000.
4240 – Management Fee                                7,000.
4275 – Misc. Expense                                               0.
4610 – Insurance                                               2,500.
4910 – Taxes                                                           400.
5010 – Cable / Internet                                       350.
5510 – Maintenance                                        2,000.
6820 – Landscape                                                      0.
6825 – Landscape Contract                           73,426.
7740 – Capital Reserve Build Up                    7,269.      
OPERATING EXPENSE                                  $99,645.
2022 ANNUAL HOA DUES             455.

Meeting Adjourned 7:44 PM
Danny Dodd, Secretary, Greenfield Farms HOA
December 14, 2022