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Nextdoor.com is a private neighborhood social network site that is new to Turfway Park. Similar to Facebook, Nextdoor.com allows you to post and add friends, but is exclusively for Turfway Park. Turfway Park’s site is connected to nearby neighborhood sites in the classifieds section.

Check out Nextdoor.com and use the following invitation link to join if you are interested: https://nextdoor.com/invite/uygzahhmeehpaknsqnkq . You will be required to confirm your address and create an account.

Are you concerned with privacy? We are, too! Nextdoor allows you to control all privacy settings. Along with other articles to help you use the site, the FAQ section includes several articles walking you through how to update your privacy settings. Check out these article here: https://help.nextdoor.com/customer/portal/topics/326512-managing-your-privacy?b_id=98

Here’s a sample of what you can do on the new networking site. The following is an excerpt from Nextdoor.com found at: https://help.nextdoor.com/customer/portal/articles/805006-what-you-can-do-on-nextdoor?b_id=98 .

Nextdoor allows neighbors to create a private website for their neighborhood. On Nextdoor, members can:

• Share local recommendations (plumbers, auto mechanics, babysitters, etc.)
• Sell or give away household items.
• Publicize local events.
• Exchange information about crime and safety issues.
• Find neighbors in the directory.
• View a neighborhood map.
• Ask for advice.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department have recently found homemade bombs in the nearby Bradford Place neighborhood off of Morgantown Road between Stones Crossing & Smokey Row Roads. These bombs are made with plastic bottles and have been found in the yards of homes in that neighborhood. For more information on this story, check out http://fox59.com/2015/03/08/homemade-bombs-found-in-greenwood-yards/ 

If you see a suspicious plastic bottle in your yard or around Turfway Park, please call the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office at 317-736-9155 immediately.

Because coyotes have been a problem in Greenwood and surrounding areas, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is hosting a coyote awareness class in Greenwood on April 2nd. Check out more coyote information in the Coyotes Seen in Turfway Park post.

The following is an excerpt from a Daily Journal article, which can be found in its entirety at http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Class-about-coyotes-scheduled-_1425435532/ :

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will offer a class at 5:30 p.m. April 2 at the Greenwood library, 310 S. Meridian St.

Speakers will include biologists, conservation officers and animal control operators. Coyotes are a native species common in all Indiana counties, including urban and suburban areas. Presentations will cover ways to reduce conflicts with coyotes, questions regarding pet safety and current hunting/trapping regulations.

The class is free. Those who wish to attend should register in advance by calling 234-8440.

A new poll has been added for us to vote on the date of the next neighborhood garage sale and can be found on the website’s home page. Please vote by Sunday, April 12 to ensure your vote is counted and let your neighbors know about the poll!

HOA dues statements were sent out the end of last week. A short HOA Newsletter January 2015 was included with the dues statement and is now available to view on the website under the Documents section. If you have any questions about the dues notice or any of the information in the newsletter, please contact the HOA Board of Directors by emailing TurfwayParkHOA@yahoo.com or use the contact page on the website.

A fellow Turfway Park neighbor emailed the HOA Board of Directors and reported that they may have seen a coyote in the neighborhood. This seems to be an increasing problem in Greenwood and surrounding areas.

The Greenwood Police Department has set up an information section of their website at www.greenwood.in.gov/police  where you can find more information regarding this issue, such as a map where coyotes have been spotted and how to report a sighting. The City of Greenwood also complied a Coyote Warning poster. This document will be saved on the website for future reference under the Documents section.

Please contact the Greenwood Police Department if you see any coyotes in the neighborhood or around Greenwood. If you see one in Turfway Park, please also email the HOA Board of Directors at TurkwayParkHOA@yahoo.com or use the contact form on the website. Thank you in advance for your help!

The following information is from the City of Greenwood’s website regarding coyotes:

Food

Coyotes are opportunistic foragers that will consume anything of nutritional value. Coyotes primarily feed on small mammals, even in urban environments, but they will not turn down an easy meal, nor will they pass up a free meal of artificial food sources. They will scavenge exposed garbage or other refuse, and may even kill and consume house cats and small dogs.

Prevention and Control

• Feed pets indoors whenever possible; pick up leftovers if feeding outdoors and store pet and livestock feed where it’s inaccessible to wildlife
• Eliminate water bowls and other artificial water sources (if possible).
• Position bird feeders in a location that is less likely to attract small animals or bring the feeders in at night (to keep coyotes from feeding on the bird food or the other animals).
• Do not discard edible garbage where coyotes can get to it. Secure garbage containers
• Trim and clean shrubbery near ground level to reduce hiding cover for coyotes or their prey
• Do not allow pets to run free and provide secure nighttime housing for them
• If you start seeing coyotes around your home, discourage them by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks but NEVER corner a coyote – always give the coyote a free escape route.

Landowners, or a person with written permission from a landowner, may take coyotes year-round on private property by snaring or trapping without a permit from the DNR. A landowner does not need a permit to take coyotes on his/her property by one of these methods, but a hunting or trapping license is required to hunt or trap coyotes on land other than your own.

The Annual HOA Meeting was held on Sunday, November 9th, 2014 at the White River Branch of Johnson County Public Libraries. The 2014 Annual Meeting Summary is now available for download. This summary includes meeting minutes as well as budget detail attachments. This document will be available to view at any time on the Documents page. Thank you to all of the residents who attended! Please contact the HOA Board of Directors with any questions or comments.

Turfway Park’s security officer, Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Edwards, has reported recent thefts from vehicles in the nearby Buckmoor Manor neighborhood. The suspect has been described as a male driving a tan Chrysler Lebaron with a loud exhaust. If you see this vehicle, please call the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office at 317-736-5155.

As a reminder, please remove all valuables from vehicles and lock them overnight.

As always,  if you see anything or anyone suspicious, please call the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office at 317-736-5155. Please call 911 for all emergencies.

Residents in a nearby neighborhood, Foxberry Trace, reported theft from cars last week. For more details about these thefts, check out the November 8th Daily Journal article at http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/local_story/Thieves-target-cars-in-Center-_1415410089/

As always,  if you see anything or anyone suspicious, please call the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office at 317-736-5155. For all emergencies, please call 911.

Save the date! The Annual Homeowner’s Association Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 9th at 2pm at the White River Library. This meeting will include a review of the HOA budget and elections for the HOA Board of Directors among other agenda items. The library is located near the intersection of Smith Valley Road and State Road 135 at 1664 Library Blvd, Greenwood, 46142.