Street Maintenance Costs—A quick note about the continued upward pressure on costs for all of us. In November of 2023, the largest asphalt material plant in Irvine was closed. Due to the closure, costs for asphalt material delivered and dump fees have increased significantly. The closest asphalt plants capable of supplying larger paving projects are in NE Anaheim or Corona. Some of the more local materials are also not quite as easy to work with, which has been challenging since the closure of the Irvine asphalt plant. Our apologies for the delays this has caused in our most recent paving projects.
With Appreciation and Good Wishes— Two longtime members of our Maintenance Team are soon retiring—George Cooley in June (more about that next month) and Dave Smith, on May 31.
Maintenance Supervisor, Dave Smith has been part of the team here since 2005 and has rarely missed a day, even working most holidays, especially Independence Day when he was well known for working a 12 hour shift so we could be assured all our com- munity festivities went smoothly.
Dave’s normal day at Niguel Shores starts at 4:00 a.m. caring for our beautiful pool and spa so they are ready for your enjoyment. We could never contract out this service because it is done daily before the earliest swimmers arrive. Dave, on numerous occasions, has been complimented by the County of Orange Health Department inspectors about how clean and well managed our pool is! Not to mention the many residents who happily swim in the pool or enjoy the spa with little thought to the hard work Dave put in early that morning.
You can often see Dave as he drives the more than 13 miles of roads that are within our gates making sure every- thing is running smoothly. Be sure to watch for him and wave your appreciation because after May 31 Dave will be spending time with the grandkids and hanging out at the beach enjoying some well deserved sunshine. All of us on was the Maintenance Committee say THANK YOU, DAVE for your almost 20 years of service making Niguel Shores the “extremely well maintained community” it is.
—Geoff Dunlevie
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