Merry Christmas to one and all

Assessment payment due by New Year's Day

The first installment of your 2011 Homeowners Association assessment is due by Saturday, January 1.  Dues are $355 per household per quarter.

Remember, you also may pay the $1,420 full-year assessment in one installment, or pay semi-annually in $710 installments.

Please send your checks, made payable to the Terrace H.O.A., to:

Terrace at Highpointe
Box 35
Troy, New York 12182

Thank you.

Holiday lights gone wild

We have some nice outdoor lights displays on the Terrace, but we can't quite count ourselves in the same league as these folks!

High winds wreak havoc with spruces

PHOTOS BY BILL DOWD

From left: Ed Reilly, Tom Chichester and Harvey Bailey in action.

The two mature blue spruces in the Terrace's common area between Hyland Court and Hyland Circle were felled by the high winds that swept the area Wednesday.

Grounds Committee Chairman Harvey Bailey, along with Tom Chichester and Ed Reilly, quickly pitched in to make short work of the damage. They cut up the trees, extracted the stumps and smoothed out the lawn area.

In the spring, the Terrace Association will be footing the bill to replace the trees and seed the damaged grassy areas.

As always, our thanks to the tireless efforts behind such a quick and thorough cleanup.

One of the two blue spruces uprooted by high winds awaits disposal.

Safety rods put in place

The annual "Hammering of the Plow Markers" has taken place.

Harvey Bailey and Tom Chichester did their annual voluntary job of installing the upright metal markers around the Terrace that help snowplow crews keep track of the lawns, driveways and parking areas.

If anything happens to the markers on your property, please make sure to let Harvey know IMMEDIATELY. Markers that have been knocked down or removed for any reason need to be replaced for safety's sake.