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

The minutes for the annual meeting held in February may be accessed here.

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.

Agenda

Request for Statement of Revenue and Expense 2020

Request for Blackthorne 2021 Proposed Budget

Process for Filling of Board Vacancies

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]

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.

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

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.

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

Draft minutes for the meeting Special Meeting Minutes Blackthorne Estates HOA 190412

Please provide questions or comments to any member of the Board. Final Minutes will be posted prior to the next meeting and approval of the minutes will be voted on at the next meeting.

Due to the chilly temperatures and the breeze, the HOA Board meeting is being moved to the Clausen house at 15504 Howe St. Phone – 913-814-7023.

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.

Greetings Blackthorne,

Due to weather, Blue Valley is going to be closed Saturday and Sunday for meeting. We will be moving the meeting to the home of Dennis and Rhonda Keegan @ 3620 W 156th St Overland Park Ks 66224.

Please let all of your neighbors know. I apologize for the inconvenience. The meeting will be from 2pm – 3pm CST.

Blackthorne Estates Board

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.