NEWS

The 2025 Annual Homeowner's Meeting is Thursday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Blendon Chase Clubhouse just north of Preston Commons.  Turn into the Blendon Chase neighborhood, and the clubhouse is the first building on the right. 

We have 3 openings for trustee. If you are interested, please attend the meeting.

2024-2025 HOA BOARD:

President - Jeff Duffield

Vice President - Bruce Burnett

Treasurer - Jocelyn Burnett

Secretary & Communications - Terri Tucker

Trustees: Ed Glinski & Michael Menefield

Thank you to the outgoing board members and the new ones coming in. Your service is appreciated.

 Annual homeowner dues are due March 1 of each year. Currently dues are $150 per year. If you have not paid yet, your prompt payment is required. Please send your payment to: Preston Commons Homeowners Association, P.O. Box 319, New Albany, OH 43054 or utilize electronic payment through Zelle or Cheddar Up. Click the link below to access electronic payment instructions.

Homeowner dues are used to pay for maintenance of the commons area, entryway landscaping and lighting, street signs, snow removal, and more that all help maintain property values in our neighborhood. 

Delinquent dues are subject to interest accrual and possibly a lien on your home. Please pay promptly each year.

EMAIL

Submit your name and email address to prestoncommons@yahoo.com to receive email updates on the latest Preston Commons news.

FACEBOOK

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A special meeting was held August 21 to count the votes to approve or reject a 10 year extension of the Preston Commons Homeowner's Association and deed restrictions. A third party from the Northland Community Council opened the ballots and facilitated the counting of them. As a result, our residents approved the 10 year extension of the HOA / deed restrictions for the period of January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2035. 

Here are the detailed results of the voting (only one vote was permitted per household):

85 approved the extension

2 rejected the extension

54 did not submit a ballot

A 51% majority vote (72 of the 141 homes) was needed to determine the outcome. With 85 of 141 households voting to extend the HOA / deed restrictions, that was a 60% majority vote to approve the extension.

Thank you to the residents who took the time to vote on this very important issue and to the board members who worked very hard to get this ballot and voting process executed.  

Look up trash and recycling collection day: https://311.columbus.gov/AddrLookupnew.aspx  

Schedule a bulk trash pick up: https://311.columbus.gov/SR_Login.aspx  

Request street light repair: https://311.columbus.gov/SR_Login.aspx  

Replace trash container: https://311.columbus.gov/SR_Login.aspx

 The streets and street lights within our neighborhood are maintained by the City of Columbus. Columbus is responsible for paving, patching, and snow removal. Since they do not usually get around to our neighborhood quickly for snow removal, we can use our homeowner dues to pay for snow removal when total accumulation exceeds 4" or when major icing occurs to protect our residents. To report a street light out, please call the City of Columbus at 311. 

• Pick up after your dog and have them leashed while walking.
• Do not block sidewalks with vehicles to allow pedestrians room to walk.
• Keep your yard mowed and landscaping well maintained.
• Keep sidewalk free from ice and snow in the winter (it's the law!).
• Parking of boats and trailers is prohibited for over 48 hours.

The State of Ohio has committed funding to support necessary infrastructure enhancements due to the new Intel facility. Notably, a share of this funding will be used to expand a portion of State Route 161, something many expressway users desired for years. ODOT will make $112 million worth of improvements to State Route 161 in eastern Franklin County and Western Licking County. One project will add one lane in each direction of SR 161 from 270 to just east of US 62. ODOT says that work can be done within the existing footprint of the highway. Because capacity is being added, ODOT says it will look into whether a noise wall will be needed. Another ODOT project will widen the ramp from 161 west to I-270 north/west. ODOT will also improve the Mink Street interchange to connect with the improvements on local roads.  ODOT plans to begin construction in July 2023 and have the additional lanes open by November 2024. Final completion is expected by August 2025. This project will include a public involvement process and an opportunity to provide public comment. You can sign up for email updates to receive future project notifications by visiting transportation.ohio.gov.  Click here to access a PDF of the planned SR 161 improvements.

The Ohio Department of Transportation received a majority of YES votes for a proposed noise wall from the 24 Preston Commons residents eligible to vote (20 of 24 voted in favor of a wall).  The wall will be constructed winter 2024/2025. Part of the wall will be 18' tall and closer our homes, and the other will be 6'7 concrete sections directly next to the freeway.