Mountain Living - January 2016
Happy New Year - the Year of the Fire Monkey!
The ancient Chinese thought of the New Year as an opportunity to begin anew. Although according to the Chinese calendar, the New Year does not begin until February 8, and interestingly enough this year is the year of the Fire Monkey, it presents all of us an opportunity for reflection and optimism for the coming days. Confucius said that “a man who had committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake.” Let us not commit the same mistakes we made in 2015 again in 2016, but may we learn from our mistakes and go forth with renewed excitement to do better in all we do this year.
If you were present at the 2015 Annual Meeting for Junaluska Highlands Community Association last October, you will recall there was some discussion on improving the quality of internet access for our community. A number of residents presently have DSL internet service provided by AT&T, which is often slow and unreliable. Many of us have complained to AT&T about the slow speed and from my experience AT&T is indifferent to upgrades or improvements to improve their service. One of the suggestions that came out of this discussion was that we should all stop by the local Charter Communication office in Waynesville on Sulphur Springs Road and inquire about what could be done to provide high speed cable service (both TV and internet access) into Junaluska Highlands. One of our residents, David McCracken took this suggestion to heart and recently visited the Charter office. David spoke with a Charter representative by the name of Brian Cooper at 828-545-4165, who has some responsibility regarding the scheduling of surveys for future expansion of Charter’s service. Brian indicated that not only had he done a survey in late 2015, but that he had recommended to Charter’s Board that service be expanded into Junaluska Highlands in 2016. To date, no action has been taken by the Charter Board regarding expanding service anywhere in Haywood County. However, the take away here is that if you are interested in having Charter service in Junaluska Highlands in the future, you should stop by the Charter office or call Brian Cooper and give them a sense of how many residents would sign up for Charter service were it made available to us. Many thanks to David McCracken for taking this initiative.
Finally, our Architectural Review Committee (ARC) tells me they have approved the plans for the construction of yet another home in Junaluska Highlands, probably to begin this spring. Please remember that all new construction and any alteration to existing structures in the community must have the approval of the ARC prior to undertaking so that our Design & Development Guidelines and building requirements in our Covenants & Restrictions having to do with harmony of external design and location in relationship to surrounding structures can be adhered to.
That’s all for now.
Mac
