Yard Waste News
The Overland Park City Council recently mandated that all trash hauler contracts include yard waste services. As such, the Summercrest Homes Association trash and recycling contract must be amended to include yard waste.
Home Association Solutions, the SHA management company, renegotiated the new polycart contract and has secured yard waste services at NO ADDITIONAL COST to the association.
While details are not finalized, we have good reason to beleive that the yard waste program will last 9 months of the year (March-November) and will include the weekly pickup of up to 6 bags or bundles of yard waste during the months of March-September and 10 bags or bundles during October and November.
This amout is presently what we are getting now within the exisitng contract prior to the January 1st cutoff date.
We will have to use paper bags as plastic will not be allowed in the composting facility.
As we get more information, we will provide it to you.
Polycarts have arrived!
As you probably have noticed, polycarts have arrived in Summercrest! As we have mentioned in past in various forms of correspondence, Summercrest is implementing some changes in our waste removal services paid by the homes association.
Beginning on July 1st, the association will be paying for all trash AND recycling services. Because the Board wanted as much feedback as possible, which included opinion at the June annual meeting, the program couldn’t be started until July 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you.
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You should have received a postcard from Deffenbaugh outlining the rules of the polycart program
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65 gallon polycarts will be distributed on July 6, 7 & 8
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You will have one polycart for trash and one for recycling
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You may leave up to six bags of yard waste or bundles in addition to the polycarts (through 12/31/11)
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If you have extra household trash (more than fits in the waste polycart) you will have to buy stickers
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Stickers cost $12.50 for a set of ten and may be ordered from Deffenbaugh
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Individual Recycling contracts with Deffenbaugh will be terminated July 1st (if you use another vendor, call to cancel)
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If you want Deffenbaugh to remove your existing trash cans, clearly mark them so that the driver is aware that they are trash and they will haul them off
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Place cart within one foot from the curb, by 7am, with arrows pointed toward the street, leaving 3 feet between carts
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Do not leave yard waste in polycarts or trash in recycling carts or Deffenbaugh will not pick up
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Questions? - contact Deffenbaugh at (913)631-3300 or HAS at (913)825-0001
Monumental Facelift
Summercrest’s only monument has lasted for decades in its present state. It has held holiday decorations
every year, is draped with garage sale banners, and marks the Lowell Avenue entrance to the community
with style.
Over the summers and winters, the limestone and brick monument has begun to show its age. The
Board has scheduled a monument restoration project to be completed this summer. The metal sign that
displays the Summercrest name will be removed and replaced by a small limestone inlay. The brick will
be removed and replaced with matching brick and the stones will be tuckpointed and sealed.
The Board hopes that this will beautify our entrance and preserve our monument for a few decades to
come. Please make note of the before and after as you walk or drive by.
Register on the Website
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Summercrest Mom's Council
Attention Summercrest Mom's!! If you're interested in forming a "mom's council" please contact Susan Ballou.
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