General Maintenance Schedule (General Weeding control, pruning, and cleaning)
A high-level map and up-to-date outline of the vendor’s various activities for May can be found here: https://news.thevillagesgcc.com/maps-may/. The schedule reflects days for mowing, combined mowing/cleaning, cleaning, and detailing. Detailing includes pruning, pulling weeds, and detailing plant material. BellaVista has also provided hard pruning maps which show the locations of different plant material to be hard pruned.
- Turf fertilization began the week of May 5.
- BellaVista has begun seeding lawns as previously scheduled. The BellaVista teams will follow behind the mowing operations to allow as much time as possible between seed application and the next mowing cycles.
- Pest Control
- Treatment for voles, moles, gophers, and squirrels—Village Glen Arden, Village Highland and Village Valle Vista—will occur on 5/12.
- (Giant Destroyer (EPA #10551-1) and Talprid Mole Bait (EPA #12455-101))
- For Pesticide information used by the pest control vendor or the landscape vendor, please contact Customer Service at 408-223-4670 or visit the Corporation Yard at 3401 The Villages Fairway Drive. San Jose, CA 95135 or visit the Resident Portal.
- Treatment for voles, moles, gophers, and squirrels—Village Glen Arden, Village Highland and Village Valle Vista—will occur on 5/12.
- Watering Schedule
With the arrival of warmer spring temperatures and the conclusion of the rainy season, plant growth resumes in earnest. To support the health and appearance of the Villages’ landscape, the irrigation systems have been reactivated. Bella Vista is fine tuning run times and adjusting schedules to meet the specific needs of each area within the community. Throughout the season, Bella Vista and Management will continue to monitor and adapt the irrigation system based on all available data. If you observe any issues – such as runoff, leaks, or malfunctioning zones, please submit a work order the Public Works. Bella Vista will respond promptly to address any concerns.
Club Maintenance
- Community Pool Closures –
- All pools are open with the exception of the Montgomery Center. The county has approved the plans submitted by The Villages and we are waiting on the county to remove the tags from the pool. For facility hours and open status, check the Member Portal’s “Today at a Glance” feature (https://member.thevillagesgcc.com/).
- Valle Vista Sewer – Management is reviewing the submitted bids to perform the repair to the sewer infrastructure in Valle Vista and will provide their recommendation soon.
Association Maintenance
If your village is not listed below, there is not a large-scale project occurring within your community. However, Public Works continues to address ongoing standard maintenance and landscape requests within each village.
- Village Cribari—Environmental roofing has resumed work on the flat roofs and will be working on units 5388-5399 the week of 5/5 and 5059-5066 the week of 5/12.
- Village Heights—The Gutter Cleaning Project has been completed.
- Village Olivas—On April 29, the Association Board of Directors selected a vendor to perform the Olivas Deck Coating Project. Management has contacted the vendor and is in the process of initiating the project. Notification will be sent out to the Village as soon as the timelines have been confirmed and a preconstruction work has occurred with the vendor.
