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2023 Pool Season
The Blackthorne Estates community pool will close for the season on Monday, September 4 at 10 p.m. We hope everyone had a great summer!
Daily Hours: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
If you are new to the neighborhood and need a gate access card or if you need a replacement card send an email to [email protected].
First key is free, 2nd replacement is $10 and 3rd replacement is $20.
All residents and their guests are responsible to abide by the posted pool rules.
Enjoy the summer!
HOA Virtual Board Meeting | Tuesday, May 16
A Blackthorne Estates HOA Board Meeting will be held virtually Tuesday, May 16 at 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. CT.
Zoom Instructions: To join the meeting, use this web address https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89831308789
The minutes for the HOA Board meeting be accessed here.
Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the HOA Board meeting held in March 2022 may be accessed here
2022 HOA Board Election
Congratulations to the following Blackthorne Estates residents that were elected to the HOA Board to serve a 2-year term (2022-2024).
Jim Arensberg and Tony Prehm
Quinton Huffman, Susan Pallucca and Matt Piotrowski will continue to serve on the board through the 2022 term.
Thank you to Byron Lewis and Magda Belden for their years of service volunteering and managing the HOA.
Visit the Blackthorne Estates HOA Board page on this site for additional information.
Contact our Management Company, Homes Associations of Kansas City at 913-385-2440 for details or questions regarding the election process.
Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the HOA Board meeting held in November may be accessed here.
2021 Yard Waste Pickup Suspension
Waste Management (WM) advised they are suspending yard waste pickup for the remainder of the summer.
WM has been impacted by the national driver shortage and is taking several steps to address this situation. Weekly yard waste collection will be suspended beginning the week of August 9 and will resume the week of October 4.
Other options for your yard waste during this period include:
• Suburban Lawn & Garden
• Compost Connections
• Johnson County Landfill
For more details, reference the attached Waste Management communication.
Johnson County Yard Waste Suspension Letter
Annual Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the annual meeting held in February may be accessed here.
Materials for the HOA Meeting on February 20, 2021
HOA Meeting Link
Use this link to access the meeting on 2/20 at 2 PM. When you join, you will need to make sure that you are logging in using a name the associated with the HOA roster so that you can be recognized and admitted from the waiting room.
Recycling Collection
The Overland Park City Council’s Community Development Committee City did not support a request from Waste Management to move recycling pick-up to every other week. Link – Overland Park recycling schedule to stay weekly, for now Link – STAFF REPORT Community Development – February 3, 2021
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.
Recycling Pickup
Due to inclement weather last week and crew shortages, Waste Management was unable to pick up the recycling in the neighborhood.
Recycling pick-up will resume with our regularly scheduled pick up on Tuesday, January 5.
Proposed Snake Habitat Near Blackthorne Estates
A recent Kansas City Star article published August 16th outlines a project proposal to create a snake habitat upon a new 11 acre plot of land behind Iron Horse, BlackThorne Estates and Water’s Edge. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Redbelly and smooth earth snakes spend most of their lives underground gorging on slugs, worms and snails. Now the reptiles are surfacing, at least bureaucratically, to devour Johnson County tax dollars.State officials insist Johnson County replace any endangered species habitat it disturbs while building new sewers — requiring new homes for snakes on 11 acres at a cost of $250,000 to $500,000.
Read the full article here: [KC Star]
2011 Budget and Homes Association Dues
Although not all expenses are in for 2010, it is already clear that the total expenses for the year will exceed collected revenues by $12,000 to $14,000. This deficit will consume roughly half of the cash reserves that had been accumulated over the previous eight years. While several unexpected items (pool heater repair, higher-than-average water usage, diseased tree removal, verti-cutting and over seeding common grounds to restore grass, etc) contributed to the expense overrun, Continue reading 2011 Budget and Homes Association Dues