Historical April 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Parkview residents authorized a major increase in the annual subdivision assessment in order to pay for infrastructure maintenance and repairs during the next six to ten years.
During that time, cracked and uplifted sidewalks will be repaired, all Parkview streets will be resurfaced, and major renovations will be undertaken on the eastern portion of Pershing.
The subdivision also plans to install additional lights along Limit Walk to enhance security. Parkview, which was developed in 1905, was recently placed on the National Registrar of Historic Places.
It is a private street subdivision.
Because the streets and sidewalks are not public property, the homeowners are responsible for maintenance under terms of an indenture that was written at the time Parkview was built.
The Parkview assessment increase needed approval from a majority of the 255 lot owners.
It received support from over 58 percent. Parkview’s assessment is based on two factors: an assessment per house plus a charge based on the front footage of each lot. Prior to the current increase, an average 50 foot lot paid an annual assessment of $250. That figure has been increased to $400 in 1988; to $425 in 1989; and to $475 in 1990 and subsequent years. Parkview is managed by a twelve-member board of Agents. Agents are elected at the subdivision’s annual meeting, which is held each year in May.
In addition to responsibility for streets and sidewalks, Parkview maintains three parks within the subdivision, all trees between the streets and sidewalks, the streetlight system, the limestone wall along Skinker Boulevard and all gated entrances. Parkview also retains a private security force to patrol its streets, parks, and alleys. Parkview has hired security personnel since 1945, with watchman services currently being provided by the Wells Fargo Company.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1988.
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