Did you miss all the fun and excitement of Canton’s own Liberty Festival and Fireworks? Well, it is not to late to catch some spectacular firework displays to celebrate the Fourth of July! Check out these neighboring cities in Metro Detroit for another chance to see a great show!

Dearborn: 6 p.m. July 2, the Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood $12-$50. 313-576-5111. www.detroitsymphony.com.

Livonia: 10:15 p.m. June 29, Ford Field, 33771 Lyndon. www.livoniaspree.com.

Milford: Dusk June 28, Highland Golf Center, 201 Lone Tree.

Kensington Metropark: Dusk July 4, 2240 W. Buno. 800-477-3178. www.metroparks.com/events/cal_events.php#.

Redford Twp: Dusk July 2, Glenhurst Golf Course, 25345 W. 6 Mile. Redford Township. 313-387-2650.

Brookside Village Home Association would like to send its thanks to Attorney Joe Barone for advising the Board of Directors and always having the neighborhood’s best interest at heart! We appreciate you and your great work! Thanks, again!

To view the latest homes for sale within a five mile radius of Brookside Village click HERE.

Kids can register this week in the SOUTH PARK! This summer activity program will run from JUNE 23 to AUGUST 8th. Brookside Village is footing the bill…(that’s right, we are paying your regustration fee,) so it is entirely free to you! (NOTE: Brookside Village will pay for the first 20 registrants, or up to $200.)

The program will run on:

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY from 10:00am to 1:00pm

and on TUESDAY/THURSDAY from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.

Enjoy the Summer in Brookside Village!

 UPDATE: The concert was cancelled due to rain. If a new date is selected for a rescheduled concert, we will let you know. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Join us this WEDNESDAY for a Concert in the Park! The Canton Concert Band will be playing in the South Park this Wednesday June 25, from 7-9pm. It’s absolutely free of charge. Sit amongst the stars and listen to live music with your family!

Brookside Village Home Association would like to send its thanks to Attorney Joe Barone for advising the Board of Directors and always having the neighborhood’s best interest at heart! We appreciate you and your great work! Thanks, again!

SUMMER 2008 PARKS PROGRAM

If you haven’t checked it out before, this is the summer to get outside and bring your kids to the Summer Parks Program! Brookside Village makes a small donation every year to have the program available to all of our residents for a nominal fee. This fun, interactive program is packed full of fun activities and events and will run in our SOUTH PARK from JUNE 23 to AUGUST 8th.

The program will run on:

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY from 10:00am to 1:00pm

and on TUESDAY/THURSDAY from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.

Come and join the FUN! 

Brookside Village Home Association now has a more efficent way for you to communicate with our Board of Directors and leave feedback.

For Lawn or Snow related inquiries contact us at: brooksidelawnandsnow@yahoo.com

For Parks and Maintenance related inquiries contact us at: brooksideparksandmaintenance@yahoo.com

For Accounting related inquiries (including Home Association Dues) contact us at: brooksideaccounting@yahoo.com

For all other inquiries or general comments contact: brooksidesubdivision@yahoo.com

Thank you, neighbors!

If you would like to advertise on this site or in our newsletter contact: GCHSAA@gmail.com

Water park minutes away
 
A Water Park located in Lower Huron Metro Park opened May 24th.  Known as ”Turtle Cove”, it is located about 20 miles south on Haggerty at Haggerty and Savage Roads in Belleville.
This $9.4 million facility will feature 5 acreas fun just 15 or 20 minutes from your front door!  It will have two waterslides, an activity pool, a lazy river and a water spray area.  The shallow section of the pool will have a zero depth entry and water play features, such as ground sprays for children: the deeper end will have a lap swimming area.  Slides, sprays and a dumping bucket of water will be the focal point of the waterspray area. There will be a Food Bar and changing/restroom facilities.  “Turtle Cove” will accommodate up to 1,400 people with parking for 500 cars.  
A $20 annual pass (reciprical at 13 Metro Parks in the area) or $4 day pass may be purchased at the entrance kiosk. The charge for “Turtle Cove” will be $8 for those 48″ and taller , $5 for those shorter than 48″. you may call 734-697-9181 or 1-800-477-3182 or log onto www.metroparks.com for more information.

The Bidding Process: An Overview

So you want to know, how does our home association choose it’s lawn and snow removal contractors?

1. The board members give recommendations of companies they know of, or who have been recommended by others. All local companies are eligible to participate in the bidding process.This includes whomever has had the contract the previous year, (if they’ve done an adequate job for us in the past.)

2. After compiling this list of potential vendors, we solicit the contractors and give them an outline of what needs to be done with a deadline for bids. For example, there were five different local companies competing in the 2008 lawn maintenance contract for Brookside Village.  The directors considered each contract to ensure that our requirements were addressed (number of cuts, fertilization, etc.) Each bid is itemized by number of cuttings or plowings.   

3. The directors review the costs differential, quality of equipment available, and previous referrals when considering each potential vendor.

4. A vote is then taken to decide who wins the contract. Because our budget is so small, (Brookside has the least expensive dues of all Canton’s subdivision associations…) we must balance quality of service with overall price.

5. If a vendor fails to live up to our contracted work requirements, we look for another company to step in.

If you have any questions about this process or comments about the service you observe, feel free to contact us at the subdivision answering service at 734-448-1312 or at brooksidesubdivision@yahoo.com