September Note to the Community

09/01/2026

Dear Chadwick Square Residents,

It has been a beautiful summer, and I have a lot to write about.

The Annual Homeowners Meeting will be September 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. You are urged to attend in person or attend by Zoom. We will be sending out the agenda and the list of candidates for the CSPA Board separately. There is still one more Board position to fill. It is a great way to meet and chat with your neighbors and your Board.

The pool will stay open after Labor Day for a few days depending on the weather, of course. This is thanks to the volunteers who will continue to do the necessary water testing and adjusting for those few additional days.

Speaking of volunteers, I want to thank the scores of people who give their time volunteering for this community. This includes the Board members and committee members, pool testers, newly planted tree waterers, and countless others who pitch in to help out. I urge people to consider volunteering in some fashion. It is a wonderful way to get to know the people in this community. I want to emphasize this with the newer members of our community. Our community needs your involvement, so we can maintain and enhance the fine community we all share. It does not happen without this volunteerism.

We have heard and witnessed problems with speeding vehicles in this community. It is often trucks, but to be frank, it is sometimes US. This community has no controlled intersections except exiting the community, and we have no sidewalks. We have lots of walkers, dogwalkers, children and adults on bikes all sharing the road with vehicles. Safety is all of our responsibility. The current speed limit is 30 MPH, which I personally believe is too fast. The Board has reached out to the Town of Bethlehem traffic safety people, and they have told us they will conduct a safety audit and make some recommendations to us. We will keep you posted on their recommendations.

You may have noticed that we have begun our tree plantings that we promised would start this year. These trees are replacing dead or dying trees on the common ground and are generally flowering trees of multiple varieties that do not grow as tall as the pine trees that were originally planted back in the 1980’s. The Board has committed to continue this work in 2027 and we recognize this requires a 10-year commitment to complete the landscaping plan and continued care and maintenance after that. This has been long overdue. You can read the plan and read the Board Policy on plantings of smaller vegetation in common spaces near your home on our website: www.chadwicksquare.org.

One last reminder. To make external changes to your home, you need to get approval from the Architecture Committee, and you do this by filling out an ECR (Exterior Change Request). This includes, for instance, roof or fence replacement to name a few. These changes are controlled by our covenants and restrictions and Board policies all of which are on the website. Likewise, to plant smaller vegetation up to five feet into the common space near your home, you must get approval from the Grounds Committee by filling out a similar request form.

I hope to see you at the Annual Meeting!

Kurt Krumperman

Acting President
Kkrump123@icloud.com

TREE & SHRUB MANAGEMENT PLAN

A comprehensive approach to managing trees and shrubs in our common areas. Includes instructions for Homeowners wishing to plant vegetation on Common Grounds. Read