Clubhouse Planting

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In preparation for planting the old existing plant material was removed and the top four inches of old soil along with many surface roots. Work will continue next week with new soil and amendments being added.

Equestrian Update

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Our trainer Hayden Clarke Sport Horses and many of our Equestrian Center boarders are excited to start competing again after a long layoff over Spring and early summer. This will be their first show with the new COVID-19 protocols and best practices in place. Starting next week, the two week Blenheim Summer Classic takes place at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano. This is a prestigious United States Equestrian Federation event for the top competing classes.

Harvest for Hope

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Thank you again to our Nellie Gail Ranch homeowners and Tennis Center Members for your generosity during the Harvest for Hope Food Drive. This past Wednesday’s final collection day provided for a strong finish. While the food drive may be over we do remain interested and willing to assist in harvesting fruit from trees that are producing more than your family can use. Rather than allowing excess fruit to go to waste, please remember you can always reach out to us to harvest and distribute.  At some point in the future when conditions allow we would also like to host a Framers Market to share what we grow here in Nellie Gail Ranch.  Meanwhile, please save and use the following link if you have excess fruit that can go to a good cause:

Harvest for Hope Donation Form

Pickleball Court Retaining Wall

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Repairs to the crumbling top course of the retaining walls commenced this week and work is progressing as scheduled. This project funded wholly by our Tennis Center memberships will serve to protect the long term integrity of the rest of the wall and greatly improve recreation center aesthetics.

Nellie Gail Ranch Clubhouse Planting

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Demo of old plant material in front of the Clubhouse started today. The top layer of old soil will be removed and then fresh soil and amendments added. Drip irrigation and planting will follow.

Sign-up for Electronic Distribution of the Annual Budget vs. Hard Copy

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The Nellie Gail Ranch budget for the year beginning October 1, 2020, is scheduled to be mailed to homeowners late August. To receive your budget by e-mail instead of by hard copy in the mail, please sign up by selecting the below link. By accepting the budget by e-mail you will receive it in a format that is easy to access and store on your computer and you will save the Association the mailing cost. For each person accepting electronic mailings, we save approximately $2.50 for a potential collective savings of over $3,500. If you are one of our more than 350 homeowners who have previously signed up you are already in our system but it never hurts and only takes a moment to complete again. If you are one of our 1,057 homeowners who are still receiving hard copies of the budget and audit, please consider accepting e-mail delivery starting today!

Clubhouse Update

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Thank you to our homeowners and club members for your patience. The exterior and hardscape clubhouse improvements have been completed!! There will be some paint touch up on Monday but the building is now complete and we have full use of the entry doors for access to the Swim and Tennis Centers. We look forward to the eventual opening of the clubhouse for our homeowners and club member’s use.

Planting will commence in the first week of August. The first step will be the excavation of 4″ of the existing topsoil that has construction debris and years of accumulated salts. Fresh soil and amendments will be placed and then planting will follow with drip irrigation. The Nellie Gail Ranch Landscape Committee will be selecting decorative boulders and actively monitoring the planting as we implement the scope of work.

Pickleball Court Repairs

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With the Clubhouse work now behind us, we are moving forward and focusing on other necessary reserve projects. Starting this next week, we are implementing extensive repairs to the perimeter walls of the Pickleball courts. The top course of the perimeter wall has been deteriorating, and we are implementing repairs to replace the weakened sections. This reserve project is being funded by the Tennis Cost Center reserves, which are wholly funded by Tennis and Pickleball memberships. Work will commence this next week and will take about four weeks. Work will be phased to allow four of the eight courts to continue with play during the construction schedule.

Pickleball Hours Of Play

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We previously announced the Board was reviewing requests by Pickleball Members to extend the hours of play from 9 am to 8 am. After review of the constructive comments received and presented by homeowners, the Board voted Tuesday evening to keep the hours of play at the current 9 am to 8 pm timeframe. Thank you to all who presented your preferences.