Contact & General Information

Contacting the Board

For information, comments, or questions send email to: tcehoa@gmail.com.

Other Contacts/Links

Sign up for the Carrboro Police Residential Email Alert System to receive pertinent information about crimes that may be occurring in the community.
Carrboro Public Works (for yard waste, recycling and trash pick-up schedules, etc.)

Reporting problems

Be a good neighbor! When you spot a problem, report it so it can be fixed.

Suspicious activity

Call 911!

Time and again the police have told us they'd rather be called for something that turns out not to be a problem than vice-versa. So call.

Going out of town?

If and when you leave for a few days, let the Carrboro police know (919.918.7397) and they will keep an eye out. They also suggested that you let your neighbors know when you are gone so that they are aware of any activity such as this. And of course, be sure all your doors and windows are locked.

Street light out?

PEMC can fix this quickly once they know.

You'll need this information:

The light number. Go to the pole, and you should see a light number such as "5A" about 6 - 8 feet up from the ground (in yellow, I think).
The approximate address of the pole.

If you can, tie flagging tape (preferably orange or pink that is more visible) around the pole as high as you can reach so that PEMC can find it and know which one. (They usually do this in the day so they cannot tell which lights are burned out or nonfunctional.)

If it's on a public street (e.g. Westbrook or Berryhill), and you were able to flag the pole, you can contact PEMC yourself. These are maintained by the city so anyone can report problems. For contact info, see pemc.coop or call: (919) 732-2123 or (800) 449-2667.

If it's on a driveway or private street, please let the board know about the problem. These are under the TCEHOA account and PEMC will want it to be reported by someone associated with the account. You can also let the board know if you weren't able to flag the pole, so somebody can take care of that.

Leaking water

If it looks like water is leaking (like from an underground pipe), contact OWASA as well as nearby homeowners who might be affected.

Broken mailbox

Let the board know.

Tree, Landscaping or Infrastructure Issues

Have a tree, landscaping, or infrastructure issue to report? Use our Google Form!

Nextdoor online forum

Nextdoor.com is a private online social network serving participating neighborhoods. As of June 2017, just over half of the Tennis Club Estates homes have joined the private TCE Nextdoor.com space. Any TCE resident can join this password-protected forum, by invitation. It’s a great source of information that includes announcements, informal contractor reviews, a lost & found section, and classifieds. And it connects by choice to an increasing number of nearby neighborhoods. In addition, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office recently joined, using it to share relevant information and updates (but they can’t see our nextdoor conversations).

Nextdoor.com is not an officially sanctioned HOA communication tool, and is of course optional. If you’re interested in participating in this online community, drop a note to tcehoa@gmail.com to request an invitation.

Parking Rules & Illegally Parked Cars

If you notice a car parked illegally, if it's not posing any danger or blocking you in, before calling to have it towed place a notice on the window. We've created some useful (and fun) notes you can print out to place on the car's window.

Each home has a two-car-per-parking-pad limit except those zoned as multi-family homes. Additional cars should be parked along Westbrook, Beechwood, Tanglewood or Berryhill. Parking along Lorilane or the Westbrook cul de sac is not allowed.

Garbage and trash pickup days

Household waste is picked up curbside weekly on Wednesdays. Recycling is picked curbside weekly on Thursdays. Yard waste is picked up 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Make sure that bins are facing outwards. Information on other curbside waste disposal can be found at www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/137/Household-Waste

Yard Waste

Public Works recently changed its yard waste collection policy/procedure. The Town of Carrboro will no longer allow yard waste to be collected in PAPER or PLASTIC BAGS. Yard waste must either be placed in 95-gallon yard waste carts (available for purchase from the town) or raked curbside (Collected in a pile). Yard waste piles should be long and narrow and placed as close to the curb as possible (within 10’). Do not place leaves in drainage ditch, sidewalk, bike lane, or in street. For more details visit http://www.townofcarrboro.org/2230/Yard-Waste-Loose-Leaf-Collection

Pet leash and clean-up

Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Chapel Hill residents may not tether their dogs outside with any type of chain or runner. Tethering refers to the keeping of dogs on chains, ropes or other such tie-outs versus within a fenced structure. Tethering does not refer to walking a dog on a leash.

The owner of any dog, or any person walking or otherwise in charge of such dog, must remove feces deposited by such dog on any street, sidewalk, park, or other publicly owned area, or on any private property. A dog waste removal station is located on Westbrook Dr across from Lorilane.

Mosquitos

Rumour has it that upper decks throughout the neighborhood used to be high enough to be mosquito free. Given the generous rainfall we have had the last few years, that’s definitely not the case these days!

Mosquito facts: These nuisances thrive near standing water, and not much water is needed at that. Water in an upside down bottle cap can serve as a breeding ground for mosquito eggs. A single female mosquito can lay up to 300 eggs. These biting pests are most active at dusk and dawn. The Asian tiger mosquito, named for its stripes and known for its aggressive behavior, was imported inadvertently to the U.S. in the 1980’s and can now be found throughout much of the country, including North Carolina.

The board is occasionally asked if there’s anything that the HOA can do to treat the entire area for mosquitos. Unfortunately, not. Mosquito control service contracts for a single home can cost hundreds of dollars over the lengthy mosquito season, and our monthly dues couldn’t possibly cover such an expense. Fellow residents in the neighborhood have shared on Nextdoor.com about various things they’ve tried in attempts to mitigate these relentless biters, including mosquito-repellent plants, citronella candles, garlic sprays and fans. Of all those, fans were reported to be the most successful!

But, remember there are other things you can do for prevention, like empty and refill bird baths every 6-7 days, and remove any standing water near your home (even in upturned magnolia leaves), and be sure rain barrels are screened. A mosquito grows from eggs to adulthood in 7-10 days, so if you keep areas clean and refreshed that will help cut down on these pests.

Social events

The TCE HOA hosts several social events a year to help strengthen our community. In recent years we have held a Progressive Dinner Party in the fall, an Ice Cream Social in the summer, and a social hour before the Annual HOA Meeting in February. Stay tuned to the TCE newsletter for details, dates, and to be involved!

PORCH

We area PORCH neighborhood! If you would like to join the monthly donation please email tcehoa@gmail.com for information. PORCH is an all-volunteer, grassroots hunger relief organization. We collect food and cash donations through monthly neighborhood food drives, and then distribute food to hundreds of at-risk families in our community. one of our neighbors collects one can of food per month to donate.

PORCH is built around the very simple idea of a neighborhood food drive. Here’s how it works, in three easy steps:

Once a month, on a designated day, residents place a food donation (such as a can of soup or tuna) on their front porch.
A volunteer neighborhood coordinator goes porch to porch and picks up the food donations.
The donated food is transported by car to a central location where it is sorted, packed, and then delivered to local food pantries.

To learn more about what can be donated, please check out their website.

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