HOA Contact Tammy Slocumb

tslocumb@cmacommunities.com706-869-9800 ext. 35

Events and Facilities Manager Lauren Ya�e

lya�e@cmacommunities.com706-869-9800 ext. 21 or 706-910-4849

After Hours Common Area Emergency800-522-6314

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thePlantation JournalRiverwood Plantation, Augusta’s premier master planned community, evokes the warm feelings of the traditional neighborhood not just because of its green spaces, trails, and parks but because of the harmonious spirit of its community members.

Winter 2015

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A FEW WORDS FROM OUR DEVELOPER...Dear Riverwood Residents, Riverwood Land, LLC is very pleased to announce we have had another great year of development at Riverwood Plantation. At this time, we have completed the neighborhood of Hillcrest and our Sales Team and builders are making outstanding progress within The Ridges, including the neighborhoods of Edenburg and Southbroom. These neighborhoods offer homes priced between $185,000 and $475,000. We have nearly completed the landscaping project along the extension of Franklin Ridge and Kirkwood Drive, which includes a new community park adjacent to the mailbox pavilion. We anticipate moving forward with future development in The Ridges in 2015, which will include approximately 75 new lots and provide a varied price range as well. We also hope to begin construction on the Addison Square project at the William Few entrance to Riverwood which will create the opportunity to expand future retail and commercial busi-nesses at Riverwood. Construction should begin in the first quarter of 2015. Lastly, we continue to experience vandalism in various forms throughout the community, mostly in the form of landscape damage. We all do our best to maintain high community standards throughout River-wood, so please report any acts of vandalism to the HOA immediately. Happy New Year! Bobby Bagwell Project Manager Riverwood Land, LLC

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JANUARY 1 New Year’s Day

JANUARY 6 Back to school

JANUARY 6 The Family Y boot camp begins

JANUARY 13 HOA Board meeting

JANUARY 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday

FEBRUARY 2 Groundhog Day

FEBRUARY 7 Riverwood Plantation blood drive

FEBRUARY 10 HOA Board meeting

FEBRUARY 14 Valentine’s Day

FEBRUARY 16 Presidents’ Day

MARCH 8 Daylight Saving Time begins

MARCH 10 HOA Board meeting

MARCH 17 St. Patrick’s Day

Riverwood has transitioned!At the 2014 Annual Meeting, the Association elected homeowners to the Board of Directors.

This is an exciting transition for the community.

* * * * *To better understand the importance of this transition, let’s take a look at what our

Board does for our Association.

As a recognized homeowners association, our community has a Board to help our HOA run smoothly. The Board consists of volunteers who execute a wide variety of tasks that you may not be aware of; however, their work

a�ects every single resident. One of the most important things the Board does is create and enforce the Association rules. While some residents may not like being told what they can and can’t do, ultimately the Board is looking out for the greater good. By enforcing

the rules, the Board is doing its best to keep property value up and con�icts down. Of course, the Board wants to make sure the rules are bene�cial for the majority—and hopefully all—residents.

Another major responsibility of the Board is to collect assessments from homeowners. Collecting this money is important for the stability of the Association, because the assessments pay for the common elements enjoyed by all

residents. Assessments also help to replenish the reserve funds, which pay for any major repairs the Association may need. The Board is responsible for the Association’s �nances, and collecting assessments is how it ensures that

the Association remains solvent. Finally, the Board acts on behalf of the Association by hiring managers, attorneys, contractors and other profes-

sionals who help better the Association. Board members also help conceive and lead many of the projects that will improve the HOA.

While it’s a big job, Board members are happy to serve the residents and make the community a great place to call home. So why not learn more about what these volunteers do by talking to your Board members, attending an open

Board meeting or even running for a seat on the Board during our next election? The more people we have looking out for our Association, the stronger it will be.

Meet your new Board of Directors!Each Board member plays an important role in the success of the community. The president supervises Association

activities, the vice president provides the president with backup support, the treasurer oversees the �nances, and the secretary records it all. By working together, these individuals can build a solid foundation for Association operations.

Association leaders can then delegate duties to committee members to implement its programs.

Kevin Corbin, PresidentRoger Johnson, Vice PresidentChris Schiffbauer, Treasurer

Mike King, SecretaryVince Broderick

John BryantTom DeutschleChris Landon

Perry Williams* * * * *

Congratulations to the new Board members!You can reach your board members by calling the HOA o�ce. (706) 869-9800 ext. 35.The Board of Directors meets monthly, on the second Tuesday, at the HOA clubhouse.

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities! Contact us at 706-869-9800 for more information on how you can make a di�erence!

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FUN AND GAMES

Fun Holidays and Observances

January 4-10: Letter Writing WeekJanuary 10: Houseplant Appreciation Day

February: National Weddings MonthFebruary 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day

February 20: Love Your Pet DayLooking for a new pet to love? Go see our friends at Columbia Co. Animal

Services! 1940 William Few Pkwy.

March 28: Something on a Stick DayMarch 29: National Smoke & Mirrors Day

WuzzleWhat's a wuzzle? A wuzzle is a saying or phrase that is

made up of a display of words in an interesting way. The object is to try to �gure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each wuzzle is meant to

represent. The answers to this wuzzle are below.

New Year’s Facts

1. Backing Up 2. Sleeping at the Wheel 3. Quarterback

4. Co�ee Break 5. Identical Twins 6. Count the Ways

The celebration of the new year on January 1st is a relatively new phenomenon. The earliest recording of a new year celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, c. 2000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox, in mid-March. A variety of other dates tied to the seasons were also used by various ancient cultures. The Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their new year with the fall equinox, and the Greeks celebrated it on the winter solstice.

Early Roman Calendar: March 1st Rings in the New YearThe early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year. The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March. That the new year once began with the month of March is still re�ected in some of the names of the months. September through December, our ninth through twelfth months, were originally positioned as the seventh through tenth months (septem is Latin for "seven," octo is "eight," novem is "nine," and decem is "ten."

January Joins the CalendarThe �rst time the new year was celebrated on January 1st was in Rome in 153 B.C. (In fact, the month of January did not even exist until around 700 B.C., when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added the months of January and February.) The new year was moved from March to January because that was the beginning of the civil year, the month that the two newly elected Roman consuls—the highest o�cials in the Roman republic—began their one-year tenure. But this new year date was not always strictly and widely observed, and the new year was still sometimes celebrated on March 1.

Julian Calendar: January 1st O�cially Instituted as the New YearIn 46 B.C. Julius Caesar introduced a new, solar-based calendar that was a vast improvement on the ancient Roman calendar, which was a lunar system that had become wildly inaccurate over the years. The Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur with January 1, and within the Roman world, January 1 became the consistently observed start of the new year.

Middle Ages: January 1st AbolishedIn medieval Europe, however, the celebrations accompanying the new year were considered pagan and unchristian like, and in 567 the Council of Tours abolished January 1 as the beginning of the year. At various times and in various places throughout medieval Christian Europe, the new year was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter.

Gregorian Calendar: January 1st RestoredIn 1582, the Gregorian calendar reform restored January 1 as new year's day. Although most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar almost immediately, it was only gradually adopted among Protestant countries. The British, for example, did not adopt the reformed calendar until 1752. Until then, the British Empire —and their American colonies— still celebrated the new year in March.

Have an article you would like to submit to the Plantation Journal? We’d love to see it! Email Lauren at lya�e@cmacommunities.com for consideration.

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What’s New in Riverwood?

HOA Dues�e Plantation Journal

is all about YOU!

Do you or one of your neighbors have a story to share? We are always looking for submissions for our quarterly

newsletter and want to hear from our residents!

We would love to feature your family, yard, pet, favorite recipe, or anything else you want to tell your friends and

neighbors at Riverwood Plantation!

Please submit any articles or photos tolya�e@cmacommunities.com for consideration!

*Advertising opportunities are also available.Please inquire if interested!

You can keep an eye out for our newsletterin the following months:

April 2015July 2015

October 2015January 2016

Annual Meeting Recap

Thank you to all of the HOA members who attended our annual meeting in December! You can view

minutes from the meeting online in our documents section at riverwoodhoa.com.

Community Blood Drive with Shepeard Community Blood Center

Saturday, February 7th 10:00am-3:00pm outside the HOA clubhouse

Lights out?

Sign-up information coming via email!

Annual assessments have been mailed. Please pay your HOA dues by January 16th to avoid late fees. Dues can be paid by mail or online. Call the HOA

office if you have any questions!

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If you have friends or family living in an Augusta community managed by a Homeowners Association, please let them know that CMA is interested in managing their property. We will tailor our management fee to your Association’s budget. CMA also offers a referral fee for an interview with the Board of Directors for any Association ready to make a change.

Please contact Eric Henning at ehenning@cmacommunities.com or 706-250-4500 Michele Richards at mrichards@cmacommunities.com or 800-522-6314 for a proposal.

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Community Management Associates (CMA) plans to absorb Association Solutions Management’s portfolio beginning November 1, 2014. CMA will deliver cutting edge technology, ongoing support, innovative ideas and education to provide optimal customer service to communities in the Augusta area. Cendy Crosby will be an integral part of CMA’s expansion in the Augusta market.

President of Association Solutions and middle Georgia native, Cendy Crosby, has worked as a Community Association Manager since 2007 starting with the Riverwood Plantation Association in Evans, Georgia. Cendy and her two partners, Stacy Fowler and Roger Johnson, founded Association Solutions, LLC in November 2011. Cendy is licensed by the Georgia Real Estate Commission as a Community Association Manager, and she has earned a Certified Manager of Community Associations certification from the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers. She has also been awarded the Association Management Specialist designation from Community Associations Institute. Cendy has a Bachelor of Administration Degree from Georgia Southern University. Cendy, will continue to oversee operations and marketing while serving as the Division Manager for the majority of our Augusta staff, ensuring superior service to all the communities involved in the transition.

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For more than twenty-five years, Community Management Associates has provided proven and professional property management throughout Georgia, and now also serve South Carolina and Tennessee. Our financial and full-service offerings are focused on homeowner associations, large and small, mid to high-rise condominium associations, co-ops, commercial as well as master-planned communities. Technology, customer service and communication are key assets that we bring to associations we manage.

CMA's Property Managers are licensed per the Georgia Real Estate Commission. Among our Property Management staff, we have Professional Community Association Managers (PCAM®), Association Management Specialists (AMS®), and Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA®). Community Management Associates proudly employs the most number of Professional Community Association Managers (PCAM’s) in the Southeast.

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REYNOLDS LANDING AT REYNOLDS PLANTATION

Perimeter Landscape Management, Inc. is honored to become a part of the Riverwood Plantation community beginning January 1, 2015! In business since 1995 with branches in Augusta, Atlanta, Eatonton (Reynolds Plantation), and Columbia, SC, we look forward to providing the best in landscape management, customer service, and horticultural expertise. Please check out our website at www.perimeterlandscape.com.

Bring this �yer to the Marshall Family Y & pay NO Joiner’s Fee! Bene�ts of a YMCA membership include: - Two hours of complimentary childcare per visit at the Marshall Family YMCA - Parent’s Night Out – O�ered twice a month! Enjoy a night out and let your kids have fun! - Three complimentary Wellness Coaching visits for members - Complimentary nutrition seminars - FREE Youth Sports for members who join at the Metro Family level

Never a contract, �nancial assistance available.

MARSHALL FAMILY Y 1202 Town Park Lane Evans, GA 30809 706 - 364 - 3269

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HEALTHY STARTS HERE

Coming to your neighborhood…. The Marshall Family YMCA is bringing Riverwood residents a six week Boot camp beginning Tuesday, January 6!!

Classes held on Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Riverwood Barn!!

$25 for Family YMCA members $50 for non - members Pre- registration required. Stop by the Marshall Family Y and sign up today!!

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Covenant CornerRiverwood Plantation is a great place for a dog to live! There are friendly children inour neighborhoods, trails for walking, and lush grassy yards for playing! Becausedogs love Riverwood and Riverwood loves dogs, it is important for all residents and their canine sidekicks to observe the covenants and county ordinances to keep dogssafe and Riverwood Plantation beautiful for all of our homeowners.

According to the United States Humane Society, an unleashed doghas a life span four years shorter than average. Allowing your dogto run free threatens your dog’s health and welfare, as well as thehappiness he can bring to your family! Please be sure to observeColumbia County’s leash ordinance, which states:

Animals running at-large. It shall be unlawful for any owner or possessor of an animal to allow such animal to run at-large within the unincorporated areas of the county, whether or not such animal is wearing a collar and tag. Any animal found running at-large,

capture such animal.Duty to keep dogs under restraint while on owner's property. It shall be the duty of every owner, possessor or custodian of a dog to exercise reasonable care to prevent the dog from leaving the real property limits of its owner, possessor or custodian. At such times as a dog is unattended, such dog shall be securely and humanely enclosed within a house, building, fence, pen or other enclosure from which it cannot climb, dig, jump or otherwise escape on its own volition.Duty to keep dog under restraint while off property. It shall be the duty of the owner or custodian of any dog to keep such dog under restraint and control at all timeswhile the dog is off the real property limits of the owner, possessor or custodian.

Section 14-6 of Columbia County’s Code of Ordinances can be read in its entirety online:https://www.municode.com/library/ga/columbia_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?searchRequest=%7B%22searchText%22:%22leash%22,%22pageNum%22:1,%22resultsPerPage%22:25,%22booleanSearch%22:false,%22stemming%22:true,%22fuzzy%22:false,%22synonym%22:false,%22contentTypes%22:%5B%22CODES%22%5D,%22productIds%22:%5B%5D%7D&nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14AN_ARTIINGE_S14-6REAN

To ask questions or to report violations of this county ordinance, please dial 311.

The Family Y is bringing �tness to Riverwood! See page 11 for more information.

Get FIT in 2015!