Written by John Millikin
The funding and repair of our three 40+ year old Hayfield Farm Entrance signs was approved at the April 18 General Membership meeting. The contractor, CM Hardscapes, completed the work in three business days, April 19-20 and April 24. The three signs were reviewed over the weekend by five HCA members, Dick Belt, Eamonn Garvey, Bob Magnini, Robin Beard (Board) and John Millikin (Board). These five as well as adjacent homeowners are pleased with the results; I think you will be also.
Repairs include: remove 4 trees growing on top of the signs (roots within the sign were 3’ to 8’ long), power wash (before mortar work), replace missing bricks, re-mortar several cracks, cap with flagstone and a final power wash. Flagstone caps protect the signs from future weather damage and prevent any future tree growth.
I took pictures and posted them. Click on the links below to see the three albums. You can look at each group of pictures or you can click on the first picture within each group (Day1; Day2; Day3) and then see each picture in turn at screen size.
This project took a year from start to finish. Jim Fogarty developed an initial project plan which guided the project. Jim Fogarty and I worked carefully with property owners and with Van Metre who built the signs. Van Metre would not pay for this maintenance so the HCA funded the repairs.
I and the HCA Board would like to thank all three adjacent families (Mike & Diane Sullivan; Dennis and Jean Martelli; and Dorothy Welch) who were helpful and cooperative during the entire process. When asked, they all generously volunteered that the contractor could use their water for power washing. It is important to note that the two signs at the top of Helmsdale Lane are on private property; the one sign at the top of Hayfield Road is on an “outlot” owned by Van Metre.
If you look at the Day1, Day2 and Day3 pictures, I think you will agree these were necessary and timely repairs. Hopefully these brick entrance signs will continue to welcome residents, guests and prospective home owners for the next fifty years.
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