GRHA Green Areas Committee

The Green Areas of the GRHA are 7 different park areas totaling approximately 36 acres of space. Several of the Green Areas include playground equipment and there are also 2 with basketball courts and one with a soccer field. Some of the areas are only grasslands with trees and bushes. All of these areas are for the usage and enjoyment of all of the members of the association.
As the single biggest asset of the association, the Green Areas take up much of the board’s energy and time to administer. The Green Areas Committee has been Chartered by the Board to handle most of those tasks. Any issues related to the Green Areas should be directed to the Green Areas Committee Chairman, Paul Howard. He can be contacted at 776-1050 or click on his name to send him an e-mail. He is always interested in hearing about new ideas for the Green Areas as well as being notified of things that need done such as removing fallen trees and dealing with maintenance of the various equipment.


These pictures were taken recently in the Green Area off of Grouse CT and Gander RD South

Green Areas Projects

Clean out & refill Sand Boxes

Remove PAR Course signs

Paint Picnic Tables in Summit Ridge and Gander South green areas

Rebuild Picnic Tables in Woodpine CT green area (may also do those in Woodcock)

Green Areas Etiquette

While this seems perfectly obvious, it appears that I need to remind everyone to tell your children that it's not acceptable to go digging holes in the green areas with a pick and shovel. That's called vandalism and it will be dealt with as such.

It looks like I have to add that burning stuff in the woods is also not acceptable.

Dumping Yard Waste in the Green Areas is
NOT PERMITTED

Discarding items in the green areas, such as grass clippings, leaves, tree branches, and other items, is not a proper use of these areas.

Such dumping hinders the maintenance of the green areas and detracts from the enjoyment of other residents in using the green areas. Therefore, it is not permitted. Please use the regular trash or recycle pickup services available to you for disposal of waste items.

Call the city of Dayton at 937-3334833 for waste collection and bulk pickup.

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The pictures in the slideshow were taken on March 9 after the big snow and on March 15 in the early morning fog. All pictures taken from the president's back windows looking into the Woodcock Green Area.

Use Those Green Areas!

It's come to my attention that many of our residents feel that the Green Areas are only for the kids. This is not the case. The Green Areas are for all of the residents. Any resident and their invited guests can use the Green Areas for pretty much any reasonable outdoor activity they wish. If you want to hold a family reunion picnic or something similar, go ahead and do it. If you want to put up a temporary volleyball court, go ahead. We do ask that you don't do anything that would possibly endanger other users of the Green Areas. A good example of this would be golf practice. In past years we've had problems with this. Even Tiger Woods isn't good enough to guarantee that he won't hit someone or somebody's house. We also ask that you not drive any motorized vehicles including the motorized scooters through the Green Areas. There are areas that tend to stay wet and soft making it very easy to get stuck and do a lot of damage to the grass. We also would ask that you completely clean up any mess you make and repair any damage to the grass that you may cause. If you want to do a bigger event like a family reunion picnic I would appreciate it if you would contact me in advance so we can go over specifics and I can answer any questions you might have about the use of the Green Areas.

Paul Howard

776-1050

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