Hickory Metro Center
Free Event With Lunch
8/26/26 10:00 am—2:00 pm
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An educational presentation about identity theft, consumer fraud, and telemarketing fraud.
Pre-sented by representatives from the offices of NC Attorney General, NC Secretary of State, and Catawba County Sheriff.
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LANDSCAPING
The Landscaping Committee would like to thank everyone who has submitted landscaping and tree maintenance requests. We have received your concerns and appreciate your patience as we work through them.
Our maintenance team is currently addressing all trimming requests involving smaller limbs and routine pruning that can be safely completed. For larger trees and more significant limb removal, a certified arborist will first inspect and evaluate the trees to determine the appropriate course of action.
Based on the arborist’s recommendations, a professional tree service will be scheduled to complete the necessary work. Due to the scope of these projects and budget planning, we anticipate that the larger tree work will be completed during 2027.
We appreciate your understanding as we prioritize the safety and health of our community’s trees while responsibly managing association resources. Thank you for your continued patience and support.
The Landscaping Committee
POOL
One of the many wonderful reasons that folks choose to live here is our pool. While some communities filled in their pool during COVID, Huntington Woods opted to keep this important amenity. While very popular, it is not however an inexpensive endeavor. The price of chemicals, parts, and labor are at all time highs. Still, we believe in its value. We will always work to stretch the budgeted dollars as far as we can, but, as in life, unexpected things happen. Our aging sand filter decided that it was ready to retire a week or so ago and of course the cost to fix it was almost as much as having a new, more modern filter installed. As much as we try to avoid the pool being down, we believe that it is worth the short-term sacrifice to upgrade our system.
Thank you so much for your patience and understanding while we go through this process and open back up with a clean, relaxing place for you to keep cool this summer.
Kevin Bailey, Pool Chair
Dear Neighbors,
Take a moment and think back to the day you first drove through our community. Maybe it was the quiet of our dead-end cul-de-sac that caught your attention — no through traffic, no noise, just peace. Maybe it was the canopy of mature trees lining the streets, or the pool glistening on a summer afternoon. Maybe it was the neat, uniform look of the homes, the flower beds bursting with color, or simply the sense that this was a place where neighbors actually knew and looked out for one another.
Whatever it was, something about this community spoke to you. You could picture your life here. And that feeling — that “this is the one” moment — didn’t happen by accident.
Special places require special care. Every one of those details that drew you here exists because someone, at some point, decided it mattered enough to protect. The uniform rooflines, the well-kept lawns, the consistent look of the homes — these aren’t restrictions for their own sake. They’re the guardrails that keep the community looking like the community you fell in love with. Without them, the same forces that make a neighborhood beautiful can just as easily erode it, one small change at a time, until the “special” feeling quietly disappears.
That’s really what our guidelines are: bumpers, not barriers. They exist so that ten years from now, a new family can drive down our street and feel exactly what you felt the day you arrived.
What your HOA actually does for you. Here’s something that’s easy to forget in the day-to-day: owning a home here is different from owning a stand-alone single-family house. When you live in a traditional home, the roof, the siding, the trees, the gardens — all of it is on you. Every repair, every season of yard work, every decision about materials and upkeep rests squarely on your shoulders alone.
That’s not the deal here. As your HOA, we take on the maintenance of 85 homes — not just common areas, but the actual homes you live in. The wood siding. The roofs. The gardens. The trees. The eaves. All of it is managed, scheduled, and maintained through your dues and our time, so that you don’t have to spend your weekends up on a ladder or chasing down contractors.
A word about the schedule. We know that sometimes it feels like your project is “next” and then suddenly isn’t. Here’s the honest truth: maintaining 85 homes means juggling a constantly evolving schedule. We plan carefully, but nature doesn’t always cooperate — a storm damages a roof, a tree comes down unexpectedly, a repair reveals a bigger problem underneath. When those things happen, they have to be addressed, sometimes ahead of planned work, because a small issue today can become a costly one tomorrow. We promise you this: nothing falls through the cracks. It may take patience, but every home and every resident is on the list, and we’re committed to getting to each one with the same care.
Why it’s worth it. The guidelines, the dues, the occasional wait — all of it exists in service of one simple goal: preserving what made you choose this community in the first place. The quiet street. The shade of the old trees. The pool on a hot day. The flowers along the walkway. And most of all, the neighbors who make this feel like home rather than just an address.
Thank you for being part of what makes this community special. It takes all of us — your patience, your dues, and your pride in this place — to keep it that way.
Warm regards, Sabina
