April and May 2009 Dutchland Woods at Home

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Dutchland Woods POA

trustees held their first meet-

ing of the new calendar year

Sunday, March 15, at 5:30 PM

at the White House. Items of

interest are as follows: The

playground has been improved

by excavating beneath the

equipment areas and replac-

ing the excavation with new

mulch. The excavated dirt was

spread behind the new White

House shed, and will be

seeded this spring. The Annual

Cleanup Day will be Saturday,April 25th, and the Annual

Garage Sale will be the follow-

ing weekend, Friday and Satur-

day, May 1 and 2.

The big decisions at the

first meeting after the Annual

Are you interested in learn-

ing how to grow and preserve

your own food? Are you inter-

ested in contributing healthy

fresh vegetables to area food

pantries? Would you like for

your children to learn to eat

vegetables? If so, your family

might be interested in partici-

pating in the Dutchland Woods

Community Garden this year.

Please call Dan Remley at

755-3278 or e-mail him at

[email protected] to sign up

for a plot.

Spring is coming soon. The

garden plots will be located

behind the White House as

they were last year.

Dan Remley

Dutchland Woods Annual HOA Meeting NewsS P E C I A LP O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Annual HOA

Meeting News

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DW CommunityGarden News!

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Garage Sale

News Page 2

Easter Egg Hunt

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Mom Makeover

Contest Page 4

Moms Morning

Out Page 5

American Recov-ery Act Page 6

My Listings and

Sales Page 12

D U T C H L A N D W O O D S C O M M U N I T Y

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N E X T I S S U E D U E D A T E M A Y 1 5 , 2 0 0 9

Dutchland Woods At Home

Because Home Is Where One Starts From

April and May 2009Dutchland Woods At Home

www.Dutchlandwoodsathome.com

-Meeting were the election of

officers, which are as follows:

President, Ned Burris; Vice

President, Steve Koebbe;

Treasurer, Dave Eck; and Sec-

retary, Vicki Kemper and Jan

Richards serving alternately as

co-secretaries. In addition,

Ned will maintain the Website,

Mike Jantauch will be in

charge of the Pool. Jodi Strutz

will be in charge of Social and

Recreation, and Brian Church

will be in charge of White

House Maintenance and The

Dolphins.

A new Social and Recrea-

tion Committee is already at

work planning activities for the

subdivision. Committee mem-

bers include Jodi Strutz, a new

trustee; Sharon Pierce, chair-

chairperson; Karen Ste-phenson; and Shaun Brun-ner. Karen Stephenson willalso manage the Dolphins

this year. Lots of activitiesare being considered andyour ideas would be wel-come, especially since theywill have a $0 budget. Par-ticipants will have to sup-port their own activities.Thats a novel idea! A sum-mer kick-off picnic will beannounced soon.

All are welcome to at-tend Board meetings which

are held the third Sundayevery month, 5:30 PM, atthe White House.

Graeme [email protected]

MOM MAKEOVER CONTEST! pg 4


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G a r a g e S a l e M a y 1 & 2

P a g e 2 D u t c h l a n d W o o d s A t H o m e

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Garage Sale is just around the corner start goingthrough your closets and grab your items for the bigsale!Community Garage Sale Friday May 1 and Saturday

May 2.Sign up to be a part of this fun event!For more information contact Sharon Pierce at 759-4160

Would you like balloons on your mailbox to gather attention toyour sale? Would you like maps to show buyers where the salesare? Be a part of this group of homeowners gathering to creategreat events for social events. The new Trustee covering socialevents is Jodi Strutz (254-0301)please contact her or SharonPierce to join the group for one activity or more!

What a great

community! Be apart of it!Great ideas are

forming into funevents!


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E a s t e r E g g H u n t

S u n d a y A p r i l 5 t h

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D u t c h l a n d W o o d s A t H o m e

Meet the Schmidts of 6729 Woodland Trace CourtKen Schmidt has been a machinist at Loroco Industries in Blue Ash for 26 years.Linnette Schmidt is the director of the Mom's Morning Out program at Hopewell First Church of God.Lindsay Schmidt, 9, is a third-grader at Woodland Elementary School.Kenny Schmidt, 6, is a first-grader at Wyandot Early childhood Center.

The family moved to Dutchland Woods in June of 2002, just nine days before my Kenny was born.Some family projects include installing a back yard fence, a back yard stone patio, a hot tub and a pool. The front yard is now landscaped with

bricks. One challenging project was moving a shed via truck, chain and logs from another yard to their own.That was fun to watch, Linnette said. She calls her husband a true do it yourselfer and said he enjoys the work.But, when Tomahawk cheerleading season starts up and her children get involved in their many activities, she said the projects may be scaledback.

We are currently planning a kitchen remodel, which includes knocking down a wall, installing new ceramic tile throughout, and newkitchen cabinetry and countertops, Linnette said. We will also be having a deck put in around the pool. My husband will still be able to staybusy with the other projects, which include building a roof on the back of our house for shade over our patio, finishing a fire pit/landscaping pro-

ject in the back, building his outdoor kitchen, and finally, beginning the task of finishing our basement. Our advice for neighbors thinking of do-ing similar projects would be to plan the project and decide on a completion date. Get a lot of estimates, ask your friends who they would recom-mend, decide if any of the work can be done yourself, and have a lot of patience.

We really love living here because of our wonderful neighbors and friends. Everyone is always willing to lend a hand, whether it ishelping you out when you get stuck in the snow, sitting with your sick children while you run to get medicine, planning a neighborhood grill outwhen the power goes out, or sending someone over to help whenever you call on them for any reason. The people around here are just like familyto us. We also appreciate that our location is so convenient to just about everything you need.

When the weather gets warm, you will find this family at the swimming pool, in the company of friends or just hanging out on the patio.

Of course there will also be the usual Kings Island trips, local park adventures and the annual trip up North to Grandpa's horse farm,she said. I am mostly looking forward to just relaxing and sharing happy times with friends....times that will hopefully include delicious mealsbeing cooked in our new outdoor kitchen area.

Fun! Fun!! Fun!!!Egg hunt on the Dutchland Woods White

House Lawn!Come bring your children and their baskets

to gather their eggs! Prizes ! Fun! EasterBunny will be available for pictures, please

bring your own camera for pictures.For more questions call Sharon Pierce at759-4160

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This community newsletter is to keep

you informed and up to date on what

is going on in the neighborhood and

to provide you with up to the date

information on local and national real

estate news! Please consider thanking

the contributors and sponsors and

calling them when you are in need of

their services!

We could use help delivering the

newsletter! If you would like to deliver

to your street please call me! Several

neighbors have delivered the

newsletter for years. Please consider

helping!

If you have an article idea or would

like to place an advertisement, please

call me at 513-378-1461 or email me

[email protected]


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P a g e 4 D u t c h l a n d W o o d s A t H o m e

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provisions

From Ohio Realtor.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, passed last month is a $780 billion package,with roughly 35 percent devoted to tax cuts (mostly for 2009) and the rest to spending intended to occur in

2009 and 2010.The mix of provisions of interest includes:

Homebuyer Tax Credit Provides for a $8,000 tax credit that would be available to first-time homebuy-ers for the purchase of a principal residence on or after Jan 1, 2009 and before Dec.1, 2009.

FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Limits The bill reinstates last years 2008 loan limits forFHA, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae loans. These limits were equal to the greater of 125 percent of the 2009local area median home price or $271,050 for FHA and $417,000 for Fannie and Freddie, with an overallmaximum cap of $729,750. These limits will expire Dec. 31, 2009.

Neighborhood Stabilization Provides $2 billion in additional funding for the Neighborhood Stabiliza-tion Program. The NSP was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2009 to provide grants

through the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) to states and localities to address theproblems that can be created when whole neighborhoods are decimated by foreclosures.

Commercial Real Estate The bill focused on green building and energy efficiency as well as businesstax incentives. The stimulus provides significant funds for state energy programs, which could be used to sup-port commercial property owners investment in energy efficiency upgrades.

Rural Housing Service The bill provides an additional $500 million to existing USDA Rural Housingprograms. The RHS provides both a guaranteed loan program and a direct housing loan program for thosemeeting the programs eligibility criteria.

Low Income Housing Grants Allow states to trade in a portion of their 2009 low-income housing taxcredits for Treasury grants to finance the construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of low-income hous-ing, including those with or without tax credit allocations.

Tax-Exempt Housing Bonds-Tax exempt interest earned on specified state and local bonds issued during2009 and 2010 will not be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).

Energy Efficient Housing Tax Credits & Grants To promote green jobs and energy independence,ARRA invests significantly in efforts to make homes and buildings more energy efficient. The bill providesstate and local governments with $6 billion in energy efficiency and conservation grants for energy audits,retrofits and financial incentives.

For more information call me anytime!Brenda Swigert, Your Neighborhood Realtor 513-378-1461 [email protected]

Thank you for spending the timekeeping up with the neighborhood!This newsletter is brought to you by

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Interior Remodeling Kitchens & Bathrooms Additions

Coupon ExchangeCutting CouponS Saves Money

Interested in joininga coupon exchange where we swap coupons that we dont want? Theprocess is simple. All you have to do is keep the coupons you dont want and we can

meet for a power 15 minutes to exchange them over a cup ofcoffee. If you are not available to meet you can still join and we will drop off and pick up

for you!So email me if you are interested and well get together for a quick meeting soon.

This isnt a group where we will be investing a lot of time. The idea is to save time and

money!Email me today if you are interested! [email protected]

Things Are Looking Up!SAVOR EVERYdAy!


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A. RestroomsB. Small PlaygroundC. Large All-Access PlaygroundD. Small Picnic ShelterE. Large Picnic ShelterF. AmphitheaterG. SpraygroundH. Basketball CourtsI. Open Lawn SpaceJ. ParkingK. Detention PondL. Non-Paved Trail- - -M. Paved Trail- - -N. Buffer Planting/ ReforestationO. WetlandP. Skate Park= = = = Utility Easemnets


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A meeting February 18th at the Liberty Township Administration Offices revealed the latest plan for

Wilhelmina Park, located on the north side of Wilhelmina Drive at Netherland Drive. A meeting held at

the White House December 4th was attended by enough residents of Dutchland Woods to make it plain

what our wishes are. Those ideas and suggestions have been incorporated into the latest plan. Brand-

stetter Carroll, Inc., Architects, Engineers and Planners have been employed to develop the plans andsupervise the construction. Of particular interest is the fact that of the twenty parks being considered by

Liberty Township for acquisition, development, and or improvement, Wilhelmina Park has been rated

number ONE. The number of people in Dutchland Woods who have shown a real interest in this park is

largely the reason for this status. Although the $2,000,000 price for the land is not expected to be fully

paid off until 2016, there is nothing to stop the development of the park except development money.

People can take advantage of the park now, but motor vehicles are not allowed. Rick Plummer, Liberty

Township Maintenance Superintendant, has mowed the strip along Wilhelmina and will mow a path

around the perimeter. Take a walk or bike ride around the park and envision all the improvements an-

ticipated.Graeme George

[email protected]

Please see the print of Wilhelmina Park and the legend. To view it in color please

visit www.Dutchlandwoodsathome.com click on the tab and youll be provided a link

W i l h e l m i n a P a r k U p d a t e

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Featured Home For Sale This Month

Call Me For More Info!Brenda Swigert378-1461

4 Edam Ct

Priced to sell at $167,00

3 Bedroom home on cul-de-sac with walk-out from lower level. Huge lot! Lovely

kitchen with lots of cabinet space. New car-pet throughout. Screened porch for entertain-ing or just relaxing!

New windows'03,new front porch, updatedlight fixtures,6 panel doors, wooded view.New Roof'09.Lower level is plumbed forbath. New windows 2003. New Furnace andheat pump 2006. New front door 2007. Land-scaping and stone work and lights. Garage isinsulated, with electric and dry wall. Clearedback yard made yard larger with open park-like sitting. Beautiful backyard backs up towoods. All closets have new wire shelving.

All new 6 panel doors. Ceiling fans withlights in all rooms


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P a g e 1 0D u t c h l a n d W o o d s A t H o m e

Reach Out Lakota is a non-profit, ecumenical, community-sponsored organization that gives eligible families in West Chesterand Liberty Township food and clothing, as well as paper, cleaning,baby, personal care and household items. No one can predict a lay-off, a fire, or unfortunate event. The economic downturn and cost of

fuel has caused a financial crisis on some families who have neverbefore had to ask for aid. We help our neighbors who have fallen onhard times. We also provide referrals to other agencies when addi-tional assistance is required. Over 1,000 pieces of clothing and18,000 pounds of food are given away monthly.

Hours for Services: Mon 5-7 pm, Wed. 10-noon, Fri10-11:30 am

West Chester and Liberty Township have a reputation for being a wealthycommunity. But, in fact, the population is quite diverse. People of all in-come levels reside here and sometimes our community members fall onhard times.

In 1991, a group of area residents recognized the need for an organizationthat would provide temporary help for those in need. And, in the commu-nity spirit of the Lakota area, they took it upon themselves to provide thathelp.

That was the beginning of Reach Out Lakota. Now, in its 15th year,Reach Out Lakota, the only food pantry in the area, has collected anddistributed hundreds of thousands of pounds of food and thousands ofarticles of clothing to those in their own community who are in need. Thedonations that are raised in the area stay in the area.

We would love for you to see us in action.Tours are welcome and avail-able.Please call us to schedule a tour of our facility:(513) 779-7515.

Reach Out Lakota6561 Station Rd.Mailing Address

PO Box 362West Chester, OH 45071

513 779-7515email: [email protected]

Do you need help or know some-one who does? This is a resourcein our own community. If youneed help, please call or visitReach Out. If you dont pleaseconsider giving or donating sothat others might make it throughthis difficult time!


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Coming Events in Dutchland WoodsDOLPHINS SIGN UP PARTY!! APRIL 26, 2-4

for more information please contact Karen Stephenson at777-2004

Dutchland Woods Annual Picnic June 14th2:00-8:00pm will include pet show and fishing

tournament.

This has been a lot of fun in years

past. Bring your family and a picnic if you like along with your lawn chairs.

Stay tuned for more information! Questions? Call Jodi Strunk 254-0301


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Brenda SwigertYour Neighborhood RealtorOffice: 759-4000Res: 755-9597Cell: 378-1461Website: www.brendaswigert.com 7360 Liberty One Drive

Liberty Twp, OH 45044

MY LISTINGS &SALES!!

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20 S. Dock Side DriveSpringboro $188,000

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155 Hollytree DriveLiberty Twp $149,000

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April and May 2009 Dutchland Woods at Home