Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Neumann Update

In this past weekend's Sunday paper - the following update was available on Neumann Homes:

Neumann Homes has received bankruptcy court approval to complete homes that are under construction. The court has approved that Neumann Homes can work with the lenders - such that they will transfer title of the home to the lenders (banks). The lenders will then work with Neumann and the customer to ensure that the home is completed and fulfill the contracts. The article went on to say that all lenders, with the exception of Bank of America, have agreed to the program. So the remaining homes in VHP should see some activity in the near future.

I haven't gotten any confirmation from anyone at Neumann when exactly things will ramp back up - but this should get the ball rolling.

They haven't posted any updates on what will happen to people still under warranty and/or how things like the fences that need to be painted on "sold" homes will be taken care of. Also there is no mention of anything to do with the concrete issues several people have had. I think these 3 items will likely end up falling back on the homeowners. I think the bankruptcy court will just allow Neumann to complete the homes under construction at this point.

Mark Henault

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Followup on Newmann Home's bankruptcy

Dear Harmony Park Residents:

As you may have all heard, Neumann Homes is planning to file for Bankruptcy. They have not done so yet, but likely will in the near term. The BOD is in contact with Jim Niemczyk to get as much information as we can, and will provide it on the MSI website and the community Blog as it becomes known.

At this time, since they haven't even filed for Bankruptcy, there is little we can do, other than wait until they do file, and then find out what the Bankruptcy court is going to allow them to do as far as following through with home warranties and completing homes under construction.

All the remaining homes at VHP went under contract during the auction in October. They were all sold with a condition of having an Certificate of Occupancy. We have been told by Jim Niemczyk of Neumann Homes that Neumann has every intention of completing these homes so they can close on them, but at this moment a completion date has not been set. The Board does feel that it's highly likely that Neumann will complete these homes so that a profit can be realized and distributed to creditors. However, there is risk that this process may be drawn out, pending court proceedings. The homes at the auction were sold "as-is" so homeowners will not get a 1 year home warranty. The BOD will continue to work with Neumann Homes to try to get a closing date for these homes.

Anyone who has concerns about their warranty should contact Neumann homes at:

Matt Horner, in the Chicago Office
Phone 630-281-2184
E-mail
Matt.Horner@NeumannHomes.com

All warranty personnel in Colorado have been let go so all coordination will take place via Matt.

We have been working with Neumann Homes on the homes with concrete problems, especially in drive-ways. That work was delayed several times by Neumann and at this point we do not believe that Neumann will fix these issues. It will likely fall back to the homeowners. We will continue to follow through with Neumann to see what will happen here, but unless the bankruptcy court allows the expenditure, we doubt that anything will be done.

One the plus side, most of the homes in VHP have either completed their warranty period, or at least had the 30 day warranty coverage. Also all of the common areas (Pool, Clubhouse, Landscaping, etc.) have all been completed for over 1 year now so the warranty work was finished in those areas. The HOA will not be stuck with trying to finish out these areas.

At this time we are not planning an emergency HOA meeting. Until Neumann actually files for Bankruptcy and has their first court appearance with their initial plan on what to do, there is very little that we can do. Once the bankruptcy court goes through their plan we should then at least have some preliminary guidelines of what will and won't be allowed to be completed by the court and then we would be able to have a discussion on our options.

Our next homeowners meeting is scheduled for January. This may actually take place before we have any firm direction from the bankruptcy court, so having a meeting prior to that will not be very productive.

Sincerely,

VHP Board of Directors.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Neumann seeks chapter 11 bankruptcy

New information from Neumann Homes

Kurt Webber, Neumann Customer Care Rep no longer works for the company.  All warranty issues should be directed to Matt Horner of of the Chicago Office.

Matt Horner
630-281-2184
E-Mail Matt.Horner@NeumannHomes.com

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Here are two local stories on Neumann homes. I know we all have a lot of questions regarding unfinished homes, and road and concrete work that Neumann has promised to finish in the neighborhood.








Saturday, October 6, 2007

Community support

Chelsea Farley was hit by a car riding her bike at the intersection of Harmony Parkway and Harmony Park Drive today Friday Cotober 5th . She is currently at Childrens Hospital with serious injuries to her foot. She has quite a few face injuries as well but those should heal fine. CAT Scans and Ultra sounds were performed and there is no indicatation of head or internal injuries. Chelsea's parents were in Hawaii at the time of the accident and she was in the care of her Grandma at the time of the accident.
To show support of the Farley family we are asking that families in the neighborhood send a small gift, card, flowers or stuffed animal for Chelsea and the Farley Family.
Chelsea is 4 years old. (I Believe)
I will be collecting contributions and placing them in their home for their arrival home. If you would like to contribute please drop them off at my house by 4:00 pm Saturday October 6th so we can get them to the Farley's.
Please keep Chelsea, Andrea, Jeff and Logan (big brother) in your thoughts and prayers.
If you have any questions about the accident you may call me at 303-288-9747

Sincerely

Susan Flood
12920 N Quivas Way

PS -I appologize to those who received this email more than once I am just trying to get the word out to as many HP residents as I can.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

1st Annual VAHP Fall Festival, October 14th.

Where: Outside our clubhouse
When: Sunday October 14th (1-4pm)

We'll have fun with Pumpkin and cupcake decorating, games, bouncy, hay ride, face painting and more.

Diane at DLVHC@netzerop.com is still looking for volunteers, so please email her if you're interested. Please RSVP at the same email address.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Homes Burglarized

I have received reports from neighbors that homes in the area of Harmony Pkwy & 131st Lane were burglarized aate Tuesday 9/19 or early Wednesday 9/20. It appears that at least 3 homes were broken into via man floor windows that were left unlocked. Items targeted were car keys, wallets & purses. Thieves were attempting to steal cash and cars from garages.

Please take a moment to verify you have secured your windows and report any suspicious activities to Westminster Police.

Westminster Police Dispatch:
police@ci.westminster.co.us
(303)430-2400

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

VHP FALL Festival

-----Taken from a neighborhood email List-----


Hello VHP residents,

The Social Committee is planning a Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct 14 from 1-4 and needs your help!

Since we are on a very limited budget (1/3 of the 4th of July party) we would like some help from the residents to make this 1st Annual Fall festival a success. We are in need of a very large tent with sides (maybe from your church or work)in case of cold weather or rain or a few small ones to put side by side, some sort of entertainment (hay rides, band, pony rides, petting zoo, or other), bouncy, and any type of carnival activities.

If you know someone or you can help in any manner, please email me back. We know places to rent these things from but are hoping the residents of The Village at Harmony Park may have connections. Also, please forward this to any other resident that may not be on the email list.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Sincerely,


Diane Colgan
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Make comments on this posting if you need contact information on the VHP Social Committee

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Radon levels in Harmony Park

As a follow up to the Radon level in my home. I purchased a radon detector and had radon readings of 7-8 in my basement. Four is the level that is recommended that you do something about the radon in your home. After using Ace Radon Corp (800 844 RADON) for the radon remediation my levels are now down to .3. Most of my neighbors have used my detector and show radon levels from 7 to 14. I am very satisfied with ACE and the quality of work they performed and would highly recommend them to anyone in Harmony Park.

This is an email from one of our neighbors. You should probably check your levels.

Road Conditions

Westminster needs to inspect and refuse the current condition of the roads in Harmony Park.

Neumann Homes is working to have Westminster accept the roads from our development and has recently replaced some concrete curbing and patched the blacktop, mostly to cut down on standing water. The blacktop patching is terrible and water continues to accumulate around the patches. The main through street, Harmony Parkway, is so bumpy it is like riding a roller coaster.

Westminster needs to inspect and refuse the current condition of the roads in Harmony Park. Please do not accept the roads from Neumann homes until they regrade and repave the roads.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Dog Crap

I do not have a dog for one reason, "Brown Spots" in the yard. Plus I hate cleaning up DOG POOP in the yard. I am too busy with other "CRAP". I refuse to clean up YOUR Dogs Crap as well. Please be courteous enough to clean up after your own dog. I will tell you this (because I just did it today) if YOUR dog craps in my yard, I will scoop it up and follow you to your yard and dump it there. Thanks for understanding.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Thank you for a great party

Thank you to everyone who worked on the 4th of July party. It was a great success. I am so happy to see this event taking off and hope it will continue for years to come. All your work is greatly appreciated.

The Floods

Thursday, July 12, 2007

You have new Picture Mail!

What a way to live, free in America Sent from Treo 700P Bill Jacobs VP Sales & Marketing Raven Ranges, Inc.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

VHP, July 4, 2007

Our family had a great time as well, we hope to see you all at the Pumpkin Carving event coming to the club house this fall. Thanks to everyone for the "Great Food"
Bill, Shaina, Sydnie & Rylie Jacobs

Thursday, July 5, 2007

4th of July Picnic

Well, here it is. The day in pictures, set to music. If you want any of these pictures sent to you, just send me an email or call me and I'll get you the jpg's. I didn't use youtube to upload the video because this site produces much smaller files and is much quicker to load. It's got a little bug, you have to press the pause key on the player to get it to play, or just click on the picture.







We had a great day...we hope everyone else did as well.

- Jay

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Welcome to our Community Site

Hello to all our neighbors in Harmony Park in Colorado. We've created this community blog to allow us all to communicate events, neighborhood issues and communicate with our neighbors in a public forum. The site is maintained by Jay Cole on 130th. If you need access to create entries in this blog site, just post a comment to this message below with your contact information and I'll grant you access to create your own posts. I'm in the neighborhood directory and you can call me to get information on how to post your messages if you have never done it before.

The site will be moderated and any abuse, profanity or spam will be immediately removed and publishing rights will be revoked. We want to make this a community site for everyone to stay connected and help us create a friendly and safe neighborhood for all of our families. Stay tuned for the 4th of July pictures from our community event!!

Best Regards,
Jay Cole