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No changes to recycling requirements in Overland Park

There will be no major changes in weekly curbside recycling requirements for solid waste haulers in Overland Park any time soon.

Last night, Overland Park’s Community Development committee heard a request from Waste Management, which, along with many other private businesses, provides curbside trash and recycling services to Overland Park residents.

Waste Management requested the committee consider changing the City’s ordinance to allow Waste Management to reduce recycling collection frequency for their residential customers from weekly to biweekly.

A representative from Waste Management says recycling processing costs have increased in recent years. A reduction in the transportation and labor operational costs required for weekly pickup could alleviate the costs associated with processing recyclables.

After hearing the presentation from Waste Management, the Community Development committee took no action on the request, meaning the ordinance will not change. The City will continue to require weekly curbside recycling pickup.

Waste Management also alerted the City that beginning this week, it will be swapping customers’ recycling carts out for larger, 95 gallon size carts.

Customers who do not want the larger containers can contact Waste Management at 800-964-8988to opt out of this change.

Learn more solid waste services in Overland Park, including curbside recycling and the drop-off recycling center, on the Trash + Recycling page of our website.

 

Information for upcoming meeting 2/20/2021

Hope everyone is safe and well.

 We’ve been working shorthanded while attempting to cover many duties and are looking forward to new faces to carry on the work of the neighborhood.

I will explain in more detail at the meeting, but I have tried to summarize the activities of the Board as follows: while the busy time for the Board is year-round, the busiest time is March-September. Bills, audits and financials are done every month, and answering questions and supplying information to requests from the BTE email in a timely manner is needed almost daily. November, we start working on budget and in January audit actual vs budget. Vendor contracts/planning and bids are done early February and throughout the year as need arises.

 With respect to Waste Management as our trash and recycling provider, I have done some research and involved HAKC to see if they can get a better price and give us information on other companies. Below is the answer to my email in case the neighborhood wants to change companies now or switch in the future if the City of Overland Park approves bi-weekly recycling.

 We will talk in more detail February 20th.

 Thank you,

Magda Belden


From:
 Doug Luther

Date: January 15, 2021 at 1:33:58 PM CST

To: Magda Belden

Subject: Blackthorne Estates — Waste Management Trash Services

 

Hi Magda.  Here’s what I found out.

As you are aware, Waste Management recently informed the association that it would be changing its service program.  The major changes include:

  1. A price increase
  2. A change to bi-weekly recycling collection.  Trash collection would remain weekly
  3. Delivery of a 95 gallon recycling container to replace the current 65 gallon container

Waste Management also indicated that it would allow the association to terminate the contract without penalty.  As a result, you asked HAKC to explore pricing options.

I contacted three trash haulers to obtain bids for your association.  They were:  WCA, KC Disposal, and Republic Services.  While I have experience with WCA and Republic, I am not familiar with KC Disposal, and have requested references.

After receiving bids, the responses were as follows.  The prices listed are per home, per month.

  • Waste Management 2021               $17.14
  • WCA                                                   $16.50
  • KC Disposal                                       $15.97
  • Republic Services                            $19.24

Service notes include:

WCA

  • 65 gallon containers
  • Weekly recycling collection
  • 8 bags/bundles of yard waste per week
  • 5 year contract
  • Annual increase tied to CPI
  • Free collection at pool if the neighborhood has a pool

KC Disposal

  • 65 gallon containers
  • Weekly recycling collection
  • 10 bags/bundles of yard waste per week
  • No stated contract term
  • 3% annual escalator

Republic Services

  • 65 gallon containers
  • Weekly recycling collection
  • 10 bags/bundles of yard waste per week
  • N5 year contract term
  • Annual increase tied to CPI

If your Board of Directors intends to change trash haulers, please let me know and I can obtain draft contract documents based on these bids.  For some associations, the price change may be significant enough to justify the disruption that can be involved with changing trash carriers and issuing new trash containers to residents.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.  HAKC Staff is working remotely right now.

Doug Luther

Executive Director

Homes Associations of Kansas City

4200 Somerset Drive  Suite 216

Prairie Village, KS  66208

V – 913-385-2440

F – 913-385-2441

E – [email protected]

 

HOA Annual Meeting and Elections

The annual meeting will be held on February 20th time TBA. Due to ongoing concerns with Covid19, the meeting will be held virtually. Access information will be distributed with the notice of meeting and meeting materials.
Elections will be held as part of the meeting. We have three openings on the board that will need to be filled. Two for two year terms which would stand for election again in 2023 and one for a one year term which would stand for election in 2022. Please submit your interest in or nominations for a position via e-mail at [email protected] or in writing to current board Secretary Josh Clausen at 15504 Howe St. Overland Park KS 66224. Nominees that are not self-nominated will be asked for confirmation of their desire to run prior to inclusion on the ballot. Write-ins are also allowed as are day of nominations.

HOA meeting March 27 is cancelled

Blackthorne Estates HOA Meeting – Thursday, March 26, 2020 6:30 PM CANCELLED

Due to the healthcare crisis schools and facilities are closed and we can’t have a gathering of more than 10 people.
We care about everyone’s safety and let’s pray for each other till this nightmare is over. We will keep you updated as always.
If you have any questions or concerns as always please email to
[email protected]

Stay safe Blackthorne

Special Board Meeting Friday April 12, 2019 – 6:30 PM

A special board meeting will be held on Friday April 12, 2019 at the Blackthorne Estates Pool Patio (weather permitting – in case of inclement weather, an alternate location will be provided). The primary purpose of the meeting is to make appointments to fill openings on the board which are the result of recent resignations and to conduct business related to opening the pool for the summer season 2019.

Expressions of interest for participation on the Board have been previously requested. Additional expressions of interest will be accepted for consideration by contacting any board member prior to the meeting.

Please see the meeting agenda for additional details.

Special Meeting Agenda Blackthorne Estates HOA190412

Please bring a folding chair if you are planning to attend the meeting at the pool patio.

Save the Dates: Future HOA Board Meetings

SAVE THE DATE: FUTURE 2017 HOA BOARD MEETINGS: 1st Mondays of the month: 9/4, 10/2, and 11/6, from 7- 8:30pm. The September 4th meeting will be held poolside if the weather cooperates, and if it doesn’t – we’ll have a Plan B. As always, all homeowners are invited to attend and will be given an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. An agenda will be provided before each meeting.

ALSO: We have a couple of volunteers for our Architectural Review Committee – but would really like to see some more people participate. If you have an interest – please reach out to me or another Board member and let us know. This would be a great starting point for anyone who is interested in being a future Board member. Plan for maybe 1-2 hours per month for this committee.

Everything is going well with the fountain repairs so far. Next week will bring 3-4 days of additional concrete repair work and then they’ll need to allow 48 hours for the concrete to set completely. We’ll provide another update towards the end of next week. So far we are on track to complete the fountains on schedule and under budget.

Fountain Project Updates

8/22/2017 Fountain Update: Fountain repair is going as planned. Concrete work is done. The concrete should darken as the lime bleaches out, and we don’t expect it to stand out so much once it ages. If we still don’t like the look after it ages – that’s a cosmetic fix, and we can have the concrete stained.

Next step will be rinsing off any concrete debris & sealing the top reservoirs with heavy duty silicone rubber. Once the rubber cures, the pumps will be placed in the lower basins.
As a safety feature, they’ve added some concrete steps inside the lower basins to allow an easier exit if wildlife or pets were to fall in. (Do I have to say that kids have no business climbing on or around the fountains where they could potentially fall in?)

Still on target to have the fountains operational in early September.

Day 3 – Our Fountain Project continues to progress according to plan. The top layer of rocks (on the spillways) was removed as planned, and those rocks were used in other places to fill gaps, secure loose rocks, and to camouflage the old green power boxes that are no longer in use. Lowering the front spillovers will improve the flow of the waterfall from the top reservoir into the lower basin.

The bottom basins were filled, using our recently located fill valves, and are being tested to confirm that they are holding water as they should.

Next steps will be sealing the locations where the basins and reservoirs connect with the rock layer. The goal of sealing these areas is to keep them from being a potential source of water loss or water damage. There is also some patch work that will be done in and among the rocks to close any big gaps.

Have a great night!

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Day 2 of our Fountain Project brought good news! 1) Our existing pipes passed the pressure test with flying colors. 2) With the help of the man who installed the irrigation system years ago – we found the fill valves for both fountains and they work.

The patches of concrete are setting up nicely in the basins. Next steps include more concrete repairs where the rock meets the basin, and between the rocks up to the upper reservoir. Tomorrow they will also begin the rock work to lower the front of the spillover from the upper reservoirs to make sure that gravity can work for us and pull the water in the right direction – over the rocks and into the bottom basin.

So far so good! We’ll continue to update you on progress as the project moves forward.

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Day 1 of the Fountain Project As you may have seen, the fountain repair work began today. We are off to a good start. Both fountains are drained and the existing pipes have been sealed with silicone, and then with silicone and concrete where they connect with the concrete basins.

Tomorrow the existing pipes will be pressure tested to see if we can still use them. If we can – great! If not, then we have a plan B for running new flex pipe which will be camoflauged by the landscaping. We will be providing regular updates, and our goal is to have the fountains finished by early September. Please be sure to drive slowly as you enter and exit the neighborhood for the safety of the workers and our neighbors.