Category: Community News


  • Landscaping Update 9/4-9/5

    This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse only two days, Thursday 9/4 and Friday 9/5, due to the holiday. They will be performing their regular maintenance service and picking up bagged material and other debris. We are still waiting on a schedule for the remaining mulch application and will inform you as soon as we receive word.
    Bonnie O’Connell

  • Landscaping Update: 8/27–8/29

    This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 8/27-Friday 8/29 and will be doing routine maintenance work. Last Friday members of the landscaping committee and the HOA board met with Ruppert managers to discuss several issues and ideas for the future. Based on this meeting the board has approved the purchase of another round of mulch and pine straw to finish the work that was started earlier this month. So if your yard has not yet been touched or not completed, it will be happening as soon as the material is available.

    Bonnie O’Connell

  • Landscaping Update 8/20-8/22

    This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 8/20-Friday 8/22. They will be doing mowing and other routine maintenance work. We have received many questions about the mulch application and have learned that they are not yet finished with the job. So if you have not received mulch, it will be coming.
    Bonnie O’Connell

  • We Need You! Seeking Board Volunteers

    New volunteers are needed to serve on the board – it’s an important and worthwhile opportunity to participate in facilitating ongoing improvements that benefit us all!

    If you have an interest, please contact Nominating Chair Tom O’Connell at thomas_o@bellsouth.net or 561-901-5994 to learn more–and to officially get your name on the ballot for the election to be held at the November 1 annual meeting!

  • Annual Meeting Scheduled

    Countryhouse’s annual meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, November 1 at 11 AM in the Gathering Place meeting room. Be on the lookout for more information and details. coming soon!

    Also — New volunteers are needed to serve on the board – it’s an important and worthwhile opportunity to participate in facilitating ongoing improvements that benefit us all!

    If you have an interest, please contact Nominating Chair Tom O’Connell at thomas_o@bellsouth.net or 561-901-5994 to learn more–and to officially get your name on the ballot for the election to be held at the November 1 annual meeting!

  • Hurricane Preparedness

    It’s the season…Your Insurance and Safety Committee shares this hurricane preparedness list from WRAL…

    What to do as a storm approaches

    • Stay inside
    • Protect windows and doors with permanent storm shutters or plywood
    • Keep local radio, NOAA radio or TV stations for new information
    • Download the Red Cross emergency app (for iPhone, Android)
    • Keep a hurricane lamp
    • Make sure all pets have identification tags
    • Store all lawn furniture, trash cans, toys and gardening tools inside to prevent them from getting blown away
    • Find local emergency shelters
    • Fill plastic bottles with drinking water
    • Fill bathtubs with water
    • Fill your car’s gas tank
    • Unplug all small devices and turn off propane tanks
    • Buy a fire extinguisher
    • Have a to-go pack ready and learn evacuation routes in your area

    What to have on hand as a storm approaches

    • First aid kit and instructions
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Flashlights
    • Extra batteries
    • Sleeping bags, blankets
    • Cooking and eating utensils
    • Week-long supply of prescription medicines
    • Paper plates, cups and towels
    • Non-perishable/canned foods
    • Jumper cables
    • Maps
    • Roadside emergency kit
    • GPS
    • Cell phones and chargers
    • Cash
    • Toilet paper
    • Disinfectant
    • Plastic bucket with tight lid
    • Plastic garbage bags
    • Household bleach
    • Feminine supplies
    • Soap
    • Wet wipes
    • Rain gear
    • Sturdy shoes

    What to do after a storm arrives

    • Let friends and loved ones know you’re safe. You can mark yourself safe on Facebook or use the Safe and Well website.
    • Document any property damage with photographs. Contact your insurance company for assistance.

    In addition

    • If you evacuated, return only once authorities let you know it’s safe to do so.
    • Be alert for tornadoes. They are often spawned by hurricanes.
    • Avoid contact with floodwaters. It may be contaminated with sewage or contain dangerous insects or animals.
    • Never walk or drive on flooded roads or through floodwaters.
    • Look out for downed or unstable trees, poles and power lines.
    • Do not drink tap water unless authorities say it is safe.

    Alvin Kilby
    Countryhouse Insurance and Safety Committee

  • Landscaping Update 8/13-8/15

    This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 8/13-Friday 8/15. They will be performing their regular maintenance work. Also this week, the Ruppert subcontractor, CPS, will be here applying mulch and pine straw where needed.

  • Landscaping Update 8/6-8/8

    The mulching is set to begin tomorrow, Wednesday 8/6, and will be done by a Ruppert subcontractor. They will be applying shredded hardwood mulch and pine straw in appropriate areas. Our Ruppert crew will also be here doing their usual maintenance work.
    Bonnie O’Connell

  • Landscaping Update 7/30-8/1

    This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 7/30-Friday 8/1. We are still waiting on a schedule for the mulch application so they will be doing their regular maintenance work as well as any trimming that still needs to be done.
    Bonnie O’Connell

  • Landscaping Update: 7/23-7/25

    This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 7/23-Friday 7/25.

    Weather permitting, they will be spraying weeds in preparation for mulch application as well as doing their regular maintenance work. They will be placing flags at the entrance of each close as they do the spraying.

    At the same time the Ruppert manager will be going to several of the closes to spray paint areas that will be receiving either mulch or pine straw. This will serve as a guide for the crew who will be doing the application. Fingers crossed the weather cooperates! 

    Bonnie O’Connell

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