Postings From Paradise

Paradise Weather

February 10 – 18

Good Evening Everyone! This week has been a very quiet week for me and those surrounding me, lol. I have had laryngitis due to that small amount of pollen that fell over the weekend. Don’t you worry it will not last much longer, plan to be using my voice all Next Week. Yesterday, I was blessed to drive my youngest child to University of Central Florida for his first college visit. We have one more next week at Embry – Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona and I think he will be able to make his decision.

Landscape update:

Individual Site Debris blow off is on:

Wednesday 1 – 199 &

Thursday 200 -401

This could be altered slightly based on amount of debris that has fallen.

We have found our new Front Office Manager. Once the applicant has accepted the position I will share with you all her name and a picture.

Spring Owners Week Calendar:

We are still working on locking vendors in place, a separate e-blast will be sent out next week with the calendar. Thank you for your patience.

The resort seems to improve every year. We have been coming here for years and had a hiccup with our site reservation this time. I have to admit I was surprised at the effort the manager and staff went though to find us an acceptable site that met our requirements. Everyone truly appeared to want to make our stay an enjoyable one. Hat tip to the manager and staff.

Weekly Arrivals

February 10 – 16

31 Resort Guests

Car Wash Noise Update

As we have reported, for some time now, this board and several non-board owners have been communicating with the Town about the noise coming from the car wash since it exceeds the Town Noise Ordinance (TNO). Last November, we met with the Town’s Code Enforcement Division officers. In the meantime, considering the car wash noise is the #1 complaint our resort receives from rental guests on social media, mainly on the national Upscale RV Resort Facebook site, we felt it was important for our resort to take steps to mitigate the noise as best we could on our side. As an experiment, on Feb. 1^st we put up a 12 foot high very temporary sound barrier on the inside of our fence-line portion that is adjacent to the car wash to see if it would help.  We realize that this exceeds the town’s allowable fence height but the purpose of the experiment was strictly to see if this height would help deaden the sound.  Also, we notified the Town that we did this.  Unfortunately, it did nothing as the sound still came right over the top.  In fact, 12 feet is the sight line of the car wash noise and therefore, in order to block the sound, the barrier on our side would have to be 22 to 25 feet high.

In addition, we measured the noise level again inside our resort after the temporary sound barrier was put up.  At the fence line, it was 70 decibels and further out, inside our resort in the middle of the road, it was 60dB. We then measured the noise levels at the car wash on the sidewalk when cars were coming through and the average was 75dB and the maximum with a large vehicle was 78dB.  And note these sound levels were with the car wash door being closed about 2 feet. Considering the TNO at that point is only 69dB (and less at higher octaves), clearly the car wash is still in violation of the TNO. It’s important to note that a difference of 6dB is significant, much less a difference of 9dB!

On Feb. 2^nd, we notified the Town’s code enforcement officers of our readings.  We were since advised that the car wash purchased the materials to install a sound barrier wall on their side and that construction of that wall will commence on Feb. 19^th.  We appreciate and are pleased with the cooperation we have received from the Town in working with us to resolve the car wash noise. Rest assured, we will stay on top of this and will continue to update you on the progress.

RESCHEDULED ZOOM MEETING – SIPSD PROJECT – DEEP-WELL PROJECT UPDATE

Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 13th, via Zoom, at 6:00pm for an update on the SIPSD Deep-Well Project being constructed behind loop 5. We will review the report received by Arpeggio, the acoustic engineering firm that has been monitoring the noise and vibration levels experienced by many owners in our resort. For your reference, the report is be posted on the Owners Portal, under the option “Documents & Forms”, “HHIMR Noise Measurement Report”.

For a complete summary of this project, please refer to the following past Postings from Paradise articles:

2022: 9/09, 9/23, 10/07, 10/14, 11/18, 12/02, 12/09, 12/30

2023: 1/06, 1/13, 2/03, 3/10, 3/17, 4/14, 5/05, 5/26, 6/09, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30

In addition, recordings of past zoom meeting updates are posted on the Owners Portal under “Deep Well Project.”

Following is the Zoom login information:

Topic: Deep Well Project Update

Time: Feb 13, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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12 Month Rolling Rental Trends January 2024

Lot Transfer Fee Comparison Jan – December 2023

Deep Well Expenses January 2024

Happy Friday!

REMINDER WATER SHUT OFF on Saturday February 17th at Noon. This is our yearly mandatory backflow test. It will last roughly 2 hours.

Spectrum WiFi and TV was out in the resort on Wednesday and briefly Thursday. The power outage we experienced on Tuesday damaged some of the Spectrum equipment. Everything has been repaired. If you are still missing channels please re-scan. If you are still having issues after the scan please email me.

The posts for the lighting at Paradise Island have been installed. Work will continue next week with plumbing, electrical and some painting.

Enjoy your weekend. Lets go 49’ers!

*The older you get, the better you become… Unless your a banana!*

From the Elections Committee

Board Of Director Applicants: We are pleased to announce we have 4 owners who have submitted applications for the Board of Directors. They are:

Janet Kierdorf       Lot 180

Dan Kramer        Lot 337

Glenn Rockwood   Lot 391   

John Scott                   Lot 75

Save The Date: Candidate Forum – Wednesday, 2/28 at 6pm in the upstairs clubhouse or via Zoom.  

Ask Your Question: If you have a question for the candidates, submit it to elections@hhimr.com by 2/15/2024. Please put  “Question for the Candidates” in the subject line of your email.

Check Out The Candidates: Review their applications at http://www.hhimotorcoachresort.com/owners.

FYI: Someone asked how the Board Terms will be assigned (One 1-year term and two 3-year terms). Historically, the candidate(s) most votes get the longer terms and the least votes get the shorter terms. That is, unless the candidate specifies that he/she wants the shorter term even if they get the most votes.

If you are not able to attend the Board Meeting on March 23rd, below is a Proxy for any in-person requested votes. Please return the completed Proxy to manager@hhimr.com, mailed to the Front Office, or dropped off to the front office.

HHIMR Proxy 2024

Thank you Tony Goddard for heading up the bike rides while Dick Barris has been gone. Bike rides will resume on Tuesday and Thursday starting on 2/13.

We have plenty of seats available for the Valentine Dinner. No need to fight the lines at local restaurants when you can walk 5 minutes to the clubhouse and have your meal served to you. Couples are not required. Bring your best friend and enjoy a wonderful Italian meal. We have decided if you are not comfortable with sitting in a large setting you can still sign up for a to-go plate, please stop by the office (we can have the plate ready 5-5:30).

Wine Down Wednesday: Subject to change location

Around the LowCountry:

Taste of Gullah

Saturday, Feb 10 – Arts Center of Coastal Carolina – 12 – 3 PM – FREE

Saturday, Feb 10 – Jarvis Creek Park – Hilton Head Island Marathon

Saturday, Feb 10 – RiverRidge Academy – Electronics Recycling:

Sunday, Feb 11 – Opening Reception – SOBA –High School Art Show

Saturday, Feb 17 – Coastal Discovery Museum – Gullah Celebration Festival

Pretty Darn, the Firepit Concert

Saturday, Feb 17 – 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM – Lincoln & South Brewing Company Doors open at 5 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets available here.

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Direct Lines Submissions February 9, 2024