By Doug Elwell, President Butterfield Homeowners Association “For nothing will stop me, I have to prevail, Through the teeth of this tempest, in the mouth of a gale, May the angels protect me if all else should fail, When the last ship sails.” ~ Sting, “The Last Ship” R ecently Sting showed his new play, The Last Ship, at the Bank of America Theatre in downtown Chicago, in preparation for taking it on Broadway. I attended with some friends, dining before the show at the nearby Rosebud Prime (an excellent steakhouse that I highly recom- mend), where we had the pleasure of actually seeing Sting dining out front, the entire patio area cordoned off for his exclusive use. The main plotline of the play, The Last Ship, has to do with laid-off shipyard workers, led by the local priest, rebelling against a heartless corporation that had bought out their shipyard with the intent of converting it into a salvage yard – an ignoble fate for the noble shipyard where some of the greatest ships in the world had once been built, giving the local townsfolk respectable jobs to boot. The laid-off shipbuilders’ plan was, if they were not able to convince the heartless corporation to give them their old jobs back, to take over the ship- yard and build one last ship – one that they would use to sail the seven seas in Homeric fashion, proving that they were still the best shipbuilders in the world, and worthy of respect. 1 Thinking back on the play, I can’t help but think that the situation the BHA is in is kind of like that. Though our intent has been to rebuild the BHA to its former glory, due to the lack of participation, and volunteerism, our efforts to revive the BHA seem to be more and more like we are building that “last ship” that we will then use to sail off into the sunset in a dignified way, a swan song for the old guard, afterwards closing shop for good and leaving behind a But- terfield without any sort of organized association whatsoever. Is that what we BHA A Butterfield Homeowners Association Publication LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT The Last Ship IN THIS ISSUE: Letter from the President Connie’s Corner Meeting Minutes Butterfield News Getting Your Money’s Worth in Butterfield Local Focals Did You Know That... Family Fun BHA Today Vol 1 No. 4 August 2014 BHA Today is the official newsletter for the Butterfield Homeowners Association Editor-In-Chief: Doug Elwell Newsletter design and production courtesy, Doug Elwell, Inc. Continued on page 3 >>
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By Doug Elwell, PresidentButterfield Homeowners Association
“For nothing will stop me, I have to prevail,Through the teeth of this tempest, in the mouth of a gale,
May the angels protect me if all else should fail,When the last ship sails.”~ Sting, “The Last Ship”
R ecently Sting showed his new play, The Last Ship, at the Bank ofAmerica Theatre in downtown Chicago, in preparation for taking iton Broadway. I attended with some friends, dining before the show
at the nearby Rosebud Prime (an excellent steakhouse that I highly recom-mend), where we had the pleasure of actually seeing Sting dining out front,the entire patio area cordoned off for his exclusive use. The main plotline of the play, The Last Ship, has to do with laid-off shipyard
workers, led by the local priest, rebelling against a heartless corporation thathad bought out their shipyard with the intent of converting it into a salvage yard –an ignoble fate for the noble shipyard where some of the greatest ships in theworld had once been built, giving the local townsfolk respectable jobs to boot.The laid-off shipbuilders’ plan was, if they were not able to convince the
heartless corporation to give them their old jobs back, to take over the ship-yard and build one last ship – one that they would use to sail the seven seasin Homeric fashion, proving that they were still the best shipbuilders in theworld, and worthy of respect.1Thinking back on the play, I can’t help but think that the situation the BHA
is in is kind of like that. Though our intent has been to rebuild the BHA to itsformer glory, due to the lack of participation, and volunteerism, our efforts torevive the BHA seem to be more and more like we are building that “last ship”that we will then use to sail off into the sunset in a dignified way, a swan songfor the old guard, afterwards closing shop for good and leaving behind a But-terfield without any sort of organized association whatsoever. Is that what we
BHAA Butterfield Homeowners Association Publication
L E T T E r F r o M T H E P r E S I D E N T
The Last ShipIN THIS ISSUE:
Letter from the President
Connie’s Corner
Meeting Minutes
Butterfield News
Getting Your Money’sWorth in Butterfield
Local Focals
Did You Know That...
Family Fun
BHA TodayVol 1 No. 4
August 2014
BHA Today is the official newsletter for the Butterfield
Homeowners Association
Editor-In-Chief:Doug Elwell
Newsletter design andproduction courtesy,
Doug Elwell, Inc.
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Annual PicnicA few members have asked the BHA why we havediscontinued the annual picnic. The reason is sim-ple ... just a few people cannot do it alone. Thisyear, however, we are going to go a different route.We are having the picnic catered; however, we stillwill need a few volunteers to help.The date will be Sunday, September 14 at Glen
Briar Park so SAVE THIS DATE. The picnic will beonly for paid members and their IMMEDIATE fam-ilies. We will have a few games, door prizes, a fewgames of Bingo and good food. You need not bringanything, just yourselves to have a good time.A flyer with more information will be sent out and
hopefully the BHA picnic will be an annual oneagain. To register, contact Gloria Atkins at 630-620-6769, email: [email protected]
want to happen? Will the BHA, and Butterfield’s formerglory, sail off into the sunset, or are we going to retakethe shipyard so that future generations will be able toenjoy the benefits that having a homeowners associationbrings? Who else has the clout to gain the ear of IllinoisAmerican Water, York and Milton Townships, and evenSandra Pihos? Why do you think that mosquito sprayingincreased? Why did Illinois American Water panic andsend out press releases and personal correspondenceto BHA officials (myself included) with requests to en-courage homeowners to repay the accidental under-billing? It was because the BHA had lit a fire underneaththese various people and organizations to make it hap-pen.Don’t take the BHA for granted. Volunteer today, or this
last attempt to revive the BHA may instead be the last shipthat sails off into the sunset of Butterfield’s former glory.
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, Septem-ber 18th at the Fountain of Life Church, 2S361 GlenPark Rd., at 7:30 p.m.
NoTES1 Chris Jones, “Sting's former self is at the center of ‘Last Ship’”,Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/chi-last-ship-sting-review-column.html
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By Connie Poulos Loos, Vice President, Butterfield Homeowners Association
Homeowner tips fromColdwell Bankers Sel -lers Resources:
KEEPING NEIGHBorHooD HoME VALUES HIGHHome sellers and homeowners who may want tosell in the future can benefit from keeping theirneighborhoods in good shape to encourage stable,high home values. While a property's location isfixed, the condition of a home, and those around it,affects price.According to Investopedia, homeowners can
take several actions to help neighborhood homevalues remain high. For example, helping strugglingneighbors by contacting housing counseling agen-cies or community organizations may help themmaintain their property.
HoMEoWNEr AWArENESSIf a property is falling into disrepair or the grass isbecoming overgrown, contacting the propertyowner may cause them to deal with the situation. Inthe case of currently vacant properties, the seller orowner will likely want to maintain the home in orderto attract buyers. Tall grass may seem unimportantwhen it is not on the homeowners' property, but onestudy found good lawn care and landscaping canincrease home values by as much as 5 or 10 per-cent, according to MSN Real Estate.Bankrate.com notes some of the larger factors in
home value are external, such as school districtquality and local job opportunities. While homeown-ers cannot generally control these factors, they cando research on them and be aware of their effects.Access to amenities also affects home value, and
this aspect is partly under homeowners' control. Forexample, add-ons to a home may need to remainconsistent with the existing style to avoid clashingand making the facade less attractive.Landscaping that blocks a good view may elimi-
nate an existing advantage, so homeowners should
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AttendeesPresident Doug Elwell, Vice President Connie PoulosLoos, Secretary Gloria Atkins, Treasurer Bob Garstki,and12 members.
Approved Motions1) A motion was approved to allocate $2,000.00 for the
annual picnic to be held in September.2) A motion was approved to discontinue the Member-
ship Rewards drawing.3) A motion was approved to accept the by-laws as pub-
lished with one amendment.
Call to orderThe meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Police report1) Officer Mike Shehee reported that there were two
minor incidents since the last meeting and statedthat, compared to other areas in our vicinity, we arein a very safe community.
2) He also said that if you observe any solicitors in thearea without an ID badge to call the DuPageCounty Sheriff's office at 630-407-2400.
3) Officer Shehee passed out “no solicitor” stickers atthe meeting.
Special PresentationButterfield Park District Director, Dr. Larry Reiner, gavea presentation about the proposed ideas on theprogress to date regarding the acquisition of the landrecently purchased by the Conservation Foundationat the corner of Butterfield Road and Route 53. A ref-erendum to purchase the property from the foundationwill be on the ballot in this coming November election.A question and answer session followed.
Minutes of the Last MeetingThe minutes of the May 15th meeting were approvedas published in the newsletter.
officer and Committee reportsTrEASUrEr’S rEPorTTreasurer Bob Garstki provided a summary of accountactivities since the last meeting:
ASSETS• Checking account..................................$11,433.85• Money Market ........................................$5,223.12 ......................Interest earned ($0.44), YTD ($1.30)• CD ..........................................................$8,138.89• CD ..........................................................$4,812.34• Balance in postage account ......................$199.70TOTAL ASSETS ......................................$29,807.90
INCoME AND ExPENSES For MArCH AND APrILINCoME:• 2014 member dues deposited in May & June (addi-tional 17 households): ..................................$425.00• Money Market account interest (Mar & Apr): $0.44 • Ad revenue June 2014 issues (deposited in May &June): ................................................................$870.00 TOTAL INCOME (for May & June):............$1,295.44ExPENSES: • ComEd electric bills paid in May & June (total): (for light-ing of our three entrance signs, combined)..........$33.44PrINTING CoSTS For:• June Newsletter• June Newsletter (857 copies – 20 pages): .... $719.88• Postage (from postage acct. balance): ........$362.93• Inclusion of 828 Membership post cards: ....$240.12• Postage paid to printer: ..................................$15.40• Deposit to postage account: ........................$300.00• Current credit balance in postage account: .... $199.70• Check for prize from Membership Rewards Drawing (May meeting winner James & Barbara Grochowski) ..................................................$100.00• Check for home fire victims approved by members atthe May meeting (Kim & Kurt Frazier) ............$100.00
TOTAL EXPENSES (for March & April) ....$1,508.84
NET Income or Loss for May & June (Loss) .... -213.40
MArKETING CoMMITTEEAn expanded marketing report was presented as partof New Business.
WELCoME WAGoN CoMMITTEESandy Henry reported that 10 new homeowners havebeen visited since the last meeting and she will need topurchase more supplies for the Welcome Wagon bags.
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LANDSCAPING CoMMITTEE• Our new Landscaping Committee Chair, PhyllisSchroeder, reported that a few more plants have beenpurchased and planted for the three entrances andneeds more volunteers since there are only 4 peopleon her committee for trimming, planting and watering.• She has instructed the lawn cutters to cut the grassat the entrances when needed instead of on an everytwo week cycle.• Landscape plans were submitted for the entrancesby a landscape designer. The cost was estimated at$15,000. We are presently spending less than $1,000per year for all three entrances. Moreover, it was men-tioned that Butterfield Road may be undergoingchanges which may affect our landscaping.
CoNSUMEr ADVoCATE CoMMITTEEThe “Adjustment Fee” from Illinois American Water wasaddressed. Although many objections and complaintswere made to the water company, there was no changein company policy other than the company allowingthose affected to set up a payment plan over a 12-monthperiod. An article in the Chicago Tribune, an interview ona radio station, calls to Sandy Pihos, contacts with many
other homeowners associations, letters to the ICC, CUBand the Attorney General had no effect on their decision.
SAFETY CoMMITTEEWe have had calls regarding the lack of spraying forthe mosquito problem. Milton Township has a fee onits tax bill for the mosquito abatement program; how-ever York Township does not. Bob Garstki and NormAtkins will check on this with Clarke, the company re-sponsible for spraying. (Note: The day after the phonecalls were made, Milton Township sprayed and alsodebugged the sewers.)
Unfinished Business• None
New BusinessMArKETING UPDATE• The new logo and layout design for the BeautifulButterfield brochure was accepted as presented.
ANNUAL PICNIC• Since a few members have asked about the annual
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O n May 31st of this year, Butterfield homeownersreceived a note from the Illinois American WaterCo. (ILAW) stating that they had discovered an
internal billing error that affects all of the residents of But-terfield, as well as all other homes in the Valley Viewservice district, of which Butterfield is a part. This errorhad to do with sewage treatment charges and sewagecollection charges. The charges are fixed charges col-lected by Illinois American Water for services related tosewage collection and/or treatment by the GlenbardWastewater Authority, who is our wastewater treatmentprovider. Illinois American Water is authorized by the Illi-nois Commerce Commission (ICC) to collect thesecharges from customers in order to minimize the num-ber of bills that consumers must handle.According to ILAW, this error occurred during a soft-
ware conversion in May of 2013, where ILAW did notcorrectly calculate the wastewater surcharges from theGlenbard Wastewater Authority (GWA), failing to placethese regular monthly surcharges that the GWA nor-mally bills ILAW for their services on their Valley Viewcustomers’ monthly bills. As a result, the cumulative totalof all of these missing charges over a 12-month period
amounted to a whopping $202.48, over and above thenormal monthly charge, incurring for some a water billof over $300 for that month. Understanding that some who live in the Valley View
district live on limited or fixed incomes, to help amelio-rate the impact of the large monthly bill, ILAW offered amonthly payment plan to spread out the additional billingover a 12-month period. Naturally this large additional bill, despite the offering
of a payment plan, sparked outrage, and for the first timein a long time the various homeowners associationsthroughout the Valley View district began to communicatewith each other in order to fight what seemed to be aridiculous overcharge by a faceless, monopolistic corpo-rate entity that was apparently above accountability. Sooncalls were made to the Daily Herald, the Chicago Tribune,and even State Representative Sandra Pihos, who re-sponded with a clear and direct response that she hadreceived straight from the office of the Illinois AttorneyGeneral, Lisa Madigan. This response explained how,upon review, the charges were found to be legitimate, andthat homeowners needed to pay the bill for services ren-dered regardless of the lateness of the billing.
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Despite this, legitimate counter-arguments were of-fered, pointing out that as homeowners we have nochoice in the monopoly that was set up by the developersof our subdivision over 50 years ago. Because of the mo-nopoly that Illinois American Water holds over the area,rate increases by this for-profit company can be imposedupon us without any alternatives as, unlike power lines,water lines cannot be sublet to other providers. All wehave is the ICC and our elected representatives to pro-tect us from companies like this. Fortunately, at least inthe case of Sandra Pihos, they were right on the ball, giv-ing us accurate information on a timely basis. Still, the fact that Illinois American Water holds a mo-
nopoly over water distribution in the area is troubling.The best solution we have is to make sure to elect stateand local representatives who will keep ILAW and otherutility companies accountable, and to get involved withcitizen’s rights organizations such as the Citizen’s UtilityBoard (CUB), which was formed specifically for that pur-pose. For more information, contact CUB at 800-669-5556, or visit them at www.citizensutilityboard.org
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Help WantedInterested persons needed to help maintain en-trance gardens. The more volunteers participating,the less work any one individual will have to do. Arotating schedule will be set up. Duties will includeoccasional watering, weeding and general main-tenance. Please call Phyllis Schroeder at630.627.2671 to volunteer or for more details.
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What to Do about replacementTrees in the Post Emerald Ash
Borer DevastationBy Bob Garstki, TreasurerButterfield Homeowners Association
A s a boy growing up in myold neighborhood in the1950s and 1960s, I can re-
member the streets where I livedhaving a tree canopy. When you looked up from themiddle of the road, there was full coverage of the treesfrom each side of the block. Big, beautiful maple andelm trees in front of every home on my block. Then inthe mid- to late 60s came the Dutch elm disease thatwiped out all of the elm trees in the entire area.One of the first noticeable assets that most of us no-
ticed when we first moved to Butterfield were the greattree-lined streets. Nothing seems more homey andvaluable than a neighborhood lined with tall, maturetrees. It was a point to consider when comparing But-terfield to other areas that we had considered whenlooking at other west-suburban neighborhoods.Our residents in Milton Township are just starting to
wake up to the reality of the mass destruction of themany ash trees that had once lined our subdivisionstreets, which the residents of York Township havebeen dealing with since 2012. Take a look on 22ndStreet now. About half of the trees were just cut downby the township. Soon this will be the case throughoutall of Butterfield’s streets.The reason for this is an invasive pest by the name
of the emerald ash borer that has made its way toAmerica from overseas. The theory is that infested,improperly treated shipping boxes and materials fromAsia carried in this destructive pest. The borer hassince found no natural enemies in our land, and hasflourished on our vast population of ash trees, their fa-vorite snack, into which they burrow and lay theireggs. The eggs then hatch inside of the interior of thetree and bore holes through it, thus destroying the en-tire majestic tree from within.The basic problem is that when the trees were se-
lected by the builders of the subdivision, they had cho-sen only a few varieties to plant. A rough guesstimateis that about half were ash, a third were maple and the
remainder were sycamore. So the townships have no recourse at this point,
since it is too late for any treatment. Once the infesta-tion of a tree has occurred, it is too far gone. It has tobe cut down and the logs and branches from the treeshave to be destroyed in order to prevent furtherspread.Be advised that the townships are only responsible
for the trees that are planted in the township right-of-way, basically, from the curb to the sidewalk area. Soyou are out of luck if you have an infected ash tree onyour own private property. You will have to pay someprivate contractor to remove it.York Township Highway Department has decided to
replace the trees in their area with a choice of the fol-lowing species: Chanticleer pear tree, red oak tree ora Marmo maple tree. If you are a York Township resi-dent, you should have received a letter back in Mayadvising you of your choices or a choice not to haveany tree planted in front of your home on the parkway.You were given until June 6th to respond to them, orno tree would be planted for you on your parkway.Those of us in Milton Township however have not
been given any choice for a replacement tree to myknowledge. No, they are not going to choose one foryou, nor allow you to personally plant a tree of yourchoice at your own expense. The Milton TownshipHighway Department Commissioner, Mr. GaryMuehlfelt, has decided that it is just not within his lim-ited budget to cover the expense of replanting thesetrees. And he also does not want to have to cover theexpense of later management of any new treesplanted in the parkway in the years to come. Our pastLandscaping Committee Chairman, Todd Jacobson,who by the way is the Head of Horticulture at the Mor-ton Arboretum, had spoken with CommissionerMuehlfelt last fall in an attempt to have him reconsiderhis decision not to replant or to even allow homeown-ers to replant at their own expense. He reported thathe had been unsuccessful at that time. Mr. Jacobsonhad pointed out that trees are not only good for ourenvironment but also the lack of trees can have a neg-ative effect on our property values. Mr. Muehlfelt reit-erated that he has way more miles of road that hisdepartment has to cover in Milton Township’s unincor-porated areas than does York Township. He went onto say that a homeowner can plant all the trees that
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they wish on their own private property but not on theparkway because they are then the responsibility ofthe homeowner and not of the township.If you wish to contact your Milton Township Highway
Department Commissioner, Gary Muehlfelt, he can bereached at his office by calling 630-682-4270. If youwish to email him, his email address is [email protected]. I am sure he would like to hear from hisconstituents on this issue because it is so important tous. I would propose that we contact him and if he can-not replant the trees with his funds, we should offer topay our own expenses to plant our own tree in theparkway with his permission. If we get enough home-owners to desire to plant at their own expense, wemay be able to obtain a group discounted price. Donot take matters into your own hands and replant atree yourself without the Commissioner’s approval, asyou will be in violation of the current law.When Todd Jacobson had spoken at a BHA meet-
ing last year, he mentioned that the increasing oc-casions of invasive pests coming to American willmost likely continue. He had suggested a few varietiesas being less likely to be vulnerable in the future.
Those varieties were:
Gingko Certain varieties of pearRed oakMarmo maple tree
If you are interested in obtaining more informationon these varieties not only for possible parkway trees,but also, if we are successful in getting permission toreplant, for our own yards, check out the resourcesavailable at the Morton Arboretum www.mortonarb.org,email them at [email protected], or call them at630-968-0074. In addition, the resources of the internetare at your disposal for additional information on theseand other possible varieties of trees, with growingspecifications, photos and the like. If you do not haveaccess to the internet, please visit the COD Library anduse their computers for your research.Here are a few bits of information that I have found
on those four varieties. Remember, these specificsapply to these specific varieties. Not all varieties ofeach type are one and the same:
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GINGKo
Tree Habit: Upright, Pyramidal, Open BranchingMature Size (generic): TREE (30-50' Tall) Fall Color: DramaticUSDA Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7Water Needs: ModerateGrowth Rate: SlowMature Height: 40-45 feetMature Width: 30-35 feetName: Autumn Gold Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo)
Tree Habit: Upright-ovalMature Size (generic): TREE (30'-70’ Tall) Fall Color: DramaticFeatures: Grown For Attractive FoliageFlowering Season: SpringUSDA Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7Water Needs: ModerateGrowth Rate: ModerateLight Needs: Full SunMature Height: 30-60 ft.Mature Width: 40-60 ftName: Red Oak
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keep aware of what assets their home has and besure to maintain them.
SPoTTING HoME VALUE FACTorSInvestopedia notes homeowners looking to sellshould keep an eye open for problems such as signsof running water in neighboring properties, whichmay signal negligence on the part of their neighbors.Leaving trash or other items visible outside, allowingvisible damage such as a broken window to go with-out repair or even structural damage on a neighbor-ing property can lower home values.If the owner of a vacant home does not object,
neighbors who care enough can clean up trash andperform basic landscaping to ensure it will not nega-tively impact the community. Basic measures canprevent a single home from dragging down propertyvalues in an otherwise desirable neighborhood.According to Bankrate.com, neighborhoods can
frequently show short-term gains or decreases in val-ues, and the important factor is the long-term trend.Diligent and observant homeowners can take actionwhich may prevent or reduce a slide in home prices.
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BHA recommended ContractorsOccasionally, the BHA will receive questions from our membersasking if we can recommend a servicemen or a contractor.While we haven't done this in the past, a member has suggestedhaving a column in our newsletter listing those who meet the 3R’s ... reliable, reputable and reasonable given to us by ourhomeowners. Have someone you would like to recommend?Tell us who they are and we will pass them along. Here are a few names and phone numbers from satisfied
homeowners and remember, the BHA is not responsible if youare not satisfied. It will be up to you to check their references.
Speak out!Just wanted to send a big thank youto Doug Elwell and Norm and GloriaAtkins ... together they solved a prob-lem with Comcast not coming out torepair a line that was hanging inchesoff the ground even though I hadcalled them 5 times previously. TheAtkins were notified by President El-well of my problem and promptly gotComcast to come out in days when Ihad been calling them for a month.Thank you very much to them andthe association for helping me out.
Sincerely, Dan Hacker
MArMo MAPLE
Tree Habit: Round, Spreading, Broad CanopyMature Size (generic): TREE (30-50' Tall)Fall Color: DramaticFeatures: Grown For Attractive FoliageUSDA Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7Water Needs: Moderate
Growth Rate: Medium to fastLight Needs: Full Sun or light shadeMature Height: 30-50 ftMature Width: 35 ftName: Marmo Maple
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Did You Know That...We had active Indian Guide and Princess pro-
grams?George's Farm, complete with a barn and horses,
was on the corner where the 7-11 is now.At that same site but further down, where the
Home Depot is now, George moved out, Smitty'sFarm moved in, planted the fields and sold the bestcorn and veggies.
Butterfield Road was once a two-lane highwaywith no traffic jams?
Finley Road was an unpaved dirt road and im-passable after heavy rains? One had to play"dodge-em" to avoid the 2 foot ruts.There was a small airport on the corner of Finley
and Roosevelt? It was such fun watching the smallplanes taking off and landing.We were once known as Beautiful Butterfield and
after Butterfield West came into existence, we be-came Butterfield East?
We hope that you have enjoyed this bit of trivia andthat it brings back memories. If you have other mem-ories that you would like to share about our BeautifulButterfield, please send them to us by our onlinecontact form at http://mybhoa.com/contact-form/
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picnic, we are bringing it back. The date will beSunday, September 14th. Info can be found else-where in this newsletter and a flyer with the detailswill follow. For those of you who have requestedbringing it back, call to volunteer at 630-620-6769or e-mail [email protected].
VoTE oN ProPoSED CHANGES To BY-LAWS• The by-laws were accepted and approved aspublished with one amendment.
MEMBErSHIP DrIVE • The motion to discontinue the Membership Re-wards drawing was approved.
open Forum• One member asked a question about sewers,whether homeowners or the water company needsto pay for fixing the old sewer pipes that lead from thehouse to the street. Older houses in Butterfield arebeginning to have sewer pipe failures due to substan-dard materials used for the sewer pipes that run fromthose houses. It was recommended that the mem-bers contact Bob Garstki, chair of the Consumer Ad-vocate committee with questions and informationregarding this issue. Bob’s contact information is 630-715-0864, [email protected]
AdjournmentThere being no further business, the meeting wasadjourned at 9:51 p.m.
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Butterfield recipesBLUEBErrY BUCKLENow that blueberry season is here this is an easyand delicious dessert made in no time:
INGrEDIENTS2 C. fresh blueberries, washed and dried1/2 stick butter, softened1/2 C. sugar1/2 C. flour
DIrECTIoNSPut blueberries in the bottom of a 9" cake pan.
Combine butter, sugar and flour until crumbly. Put over blueberries and bake at 375 deg. for 30
mins. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.
If any of you cooks or bakers have a recipe to share,please send them to us via our contact form athttp://bhatoday.com/contact-form/
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Annual PicnicSign up today for our FREE, members-only picnic!
SAVE THE DATE!The date will be Sunday, September 14th
at Glen Briar Park, 21W730 Butterfield Rd
The picnic will be only for paid members and their IMMEDIATE families. We will have activities, door prizes, a few games of Bingo and good food.
You need not bring anything, just yourselves to have a good time.
To register, contact Gloria Atkins at 630-620-6769, email: [email protected]
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