{"id":2734,"date":"2023-05-02T09:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2023-05-24T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T19:13:37","slug":"hoa-news-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/archives\/2734","title":{"rendered":"HOA News &#8211; May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy May Days! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunshine is everywhere, time to plant some fresh new flowers, vegetables, herbs &#8211; getting out in the fresh air really soothes the soul \ud83d\ude42 It also helps with attracting bees, which we know is very important for our environment and survival, really. AND it also helps our neighborhood stay welcoming and beautiful. It just so happens that May is also the start of our monthly Yard of the Month awards! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first winner this year is 7213 Lowell Dr. Congrats! As a reminder, the Board awards a household with a gift card in recognition of their effort of maintaining a beautiful yard, flowers, appearance, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sized-YOTM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2742\" width=\"839\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sized-YOTM.png 600w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sized-YOTM-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Annual Membership Meeting:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Board wants to thank everyone who attended the annual meeting on April 1st. We discussed this years&#8217; event plans for a neighborhood &#8216;bulky item&#8217; dumpster, block party event, and annual garage sale. Most voters said that a September bulky item weekend would work &#8211; around the same time that Overland Park Fall Festival is planned &#8211; to coordinate with the neighborhood garage sale. More information to come!&nbsp;All current Board Members were also officially voted by the membership &#8211; thank you!&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/communications\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/communications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/fad8ca334d987513870889f62\/images\/ea3ea07d-30be-67ec-a01c-e95cd65869f6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"210\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board Meetings:&nbsp;<\/strong>A quick reminder that&nbsp;monthly Board meetings are open to all! We try to meet on the first Thursday of each month \u2013 more information can be&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/annual-meetings-2\" target=\"_blank\">found on our website here.<\/a>&nbsp;Next meeting date June 15th.<br><strong>By-laws update:<\/strong>&nbsp;We\u2019ve discussed at our annual meeting that we are working to update and reformat our association\u2019s bylaws to be easier to understand&nbsp;and consistent with other associations. We welcome you to stay involved and attend our meetings if possible. The official Bylaws will be finalized for membership voting approval by the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/annual-meetings-2\" target=\"_blank\">Annual Meeting next year.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/milburnfields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/fad8ca334d987513870889f62\/images\/9d805ed8-6719-4b27-98ca-0a726d485554.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Facebook? Keep up to date and contribute to a friendly neighborhood community. Click here to join&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/milburnfields\" target=\"_blank\">Milburn Fields Facebook group!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/City-Events-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2446\" width=\"840\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/City-Events-1.png 600w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/City-Events-1-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overland Park Farmers&#8217; Market is now open!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opkansas.org\/recreation-fun\/farmers-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sized-farmers-market.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" width=\"840\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sized-farmers-market.png 600w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sized-farmers-market-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OP City Splash Pads &#8211; Open!<\/strong> Overland Park also announced that lifeguard starting pay will increase to $15 an hour. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opkansas.org\/newsroom\/lifeguard-pay-increases-to-15\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opkansas.org\/newsroom\/get-ready-for-fun-in-the-sun-splash-pads-open-for-the-season-may-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splash.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splash.png 894w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splash-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splash-768x229.png 768w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splash-850x253.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OP Moves &#8211; New sales tax election:<\/strong> In June 2023, Overland Park residents will consider a sales tax dedicated to the maintenance and construction of the City\u2019s transportation infrastructure. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opkansas.org\/newsroom\/op-moves-june-2023-sales-tax-election-for-streets-traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opkansas.org\/newsroom\/op-moves-june-2023-sales-tax-election-for-streets-traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"887\" height=\"283\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/op-moves.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/op-moves.png 887w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/op-moves-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/op-moves-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/op-moves-850x271.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please utilize the OP Cares Ticket process when needed:<\/strong><br>See something not quite right? Want to alert code violations anonymously? The Board appreciates you reaching out to us and keeping us alerted &#8211; however we would request you enter a ticket for the quickest resolution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opcares.opkansas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/fad8ca334d987513870889f62\/images\/2277d01a-a582-439d-a42f-3b88f6683b9b.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Want to stay updated with Joco Alerts? Click here to register:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.notifyjoco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notifyjoco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Notify-Joco.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" width=\"841\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Notify-Joco.png 621w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Notify-Joco-300x64.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Welcome-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Welcome-New-Neighbors.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1583\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Welcome-New-Neighbors.png 600w, https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Welcome-New-Neighbors-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/milburnfieldsop.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Home100x100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1566\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy May Days! Sunshine is everywhere, time to plant some fresh new flowers, vegetables, herbs &#8211; getting out in the fresh air really soothes the soul \ud83d\ude42 It also helps with attracting bees, which we know is very important for our environment and survival, really. 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