A Letter From Cristina Donovan

In recent magazine articles, emails and social media posts, I have communicated an overriding goal developed from our Re-Image Master Plan to improve upon the safety, security, and social aspects of the community. To build upon the natural and manmade resources to provide safer walkability and recreational opportunities for residents, we implemented street re-designs in late 2017 as approved by the Board of Directors. The street re-design includes pedestrian walking paths and crosswalks around a central loop and secondary access paths.

Improved safety features include:

• reduced width of vehicular/bike lanes from 12’ to 10’ (historically shown to reduce vehicular speeds)
• 4-foot-wide designated walking paths marked with a solid white line and white on white raised reflective pavement markers
• Crosswalks at all major intersections within the walking path loops
• Vehicular stop bars at all major intersections within the walking path loops
• Repainting of all speed humps throughout subdivision
• Bicycle markings indicating lane sharing with vehicles
• Pedestrian markings on the designated walking paths

The photos display some of the new markings mentioned above that are found on our re-designed streets. The bicycle symbol with the double directional arrow is the standard marking for a shared bike and vehicular lane traveling in the same direction. The marked crosswalks provide designated crossings for pedestrians to transition from one side of the street to the other. The new stop bars are placed within a few feet of the stop signs to signal the vehicular drivers where to stop.

I have received very positive feedback from residents about various aspects of the street re-design. Drivers of motor vehicles, on average, are slowing down and more aware of both the bikers and pedestrians. We have many miles of roadway within Beau Chene (a total of 17 miles) for bikers and pedestrians to explore and we hope the designated pedestrian walking paths on the re-designed streets will encourage more social interaction and promote healthier and more active lifestyles for our residents.

Cristina Donovan
CAO

Dear Homeowners and Residents:

Our offices will be closed Monday, January 1st in observance of the New Year. We will be open regular hours 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. (closed one hour for lunch) the rest of the week.

Our regularly scheduled garbage pickup for Monday will still occur, but please place your garbage out by 7 a.m.  Christmas trees will be picked up with the yard trash on Wednesdays.  If your tree is 9 feet or taller, please cut the tree in half.

The weather forecast is predicting freezing weather and a possible hard freeze.  Remember to protect your exposed outside water pipes and irrigation supply lines, if applicable.

For any water or sewer emergencies please call our main number at 985-231-6285 and press #3 for Lindsey.

For all other emergencies call the Security Guards at:

Main Guard Gate        985-845-7560
East Guard Gate         985-845-8495
Marina Guard Gate     985-845-7022

Happy New Year!

Cristina Donovan
Chief Administrative Officer

Dear Homeowners and Residents,

Starting on Tuesday, December 26th and continuing thru Wednesday, December 27th, our contractor will be painting and stamping the concrete portion of the drive under the porte cochere in the inside entrance lane at the Main Gate.  The right entrance lane will remain open throughout this process. Please drive cautiously and obey the directions of flagmen directing traffic and/or road signs.

Please contact the BCHOA office at 985-231-6285 or via e-mail at cristinad@bchoa.org with any questions.

Cristina Donovan
Chief Administrative Officer

Our offices will be closed Friday, December 22nd and Monday, December 25th for the Christmas holiday. There will be NO Garbage pickup on Monday, Christmas Day.

For any water or sewer emergencies please call our main number at 985- 231-6285 and press #3 for Lindsey.

For all other emergencies call the Security Guards at:

Main Guard Gate        985-845-7560
East Guard Gate         985-845-8495
Marina Guard Gate     985-845-7022

I hope everyone of our residents get to spend time with family and friends during this special time of year.

Have a very Blessed Holiday Season!

Cristina Donovan
Chief Administrative Officer

Dear Homeowners and Residents,

The Beau Chene Homeowners Association office will be closed at 3:00 PM today, Friday, December 8th, 2017 for inclement weather. For any water or sewer emergencies please call our main number at 985- 231-6285 and press #3 for Lindsey.

In addition, we advise that in the event of a Hard Freeze Warning, all residents should take the necessary precautions, like wrapping their pipes, to prevent pipes from freezing and potentially bursting.

For all other emergencies call the Security Guards at:

Main Guard Gate 985-845-7560
East Guard Gate 985-845-8495
Marina Guard Gate 985-845-7022

Cristina Donovan
Chief Administrative Officer

Dear Homeowners and Residents,

Starting on Monday, December 11th, our contractor will be stamping the concrete speed control device in both of the exit lanes at the Main Gate. One Exit lane will be closed at a time leaving the Exit open in a single lane through Tuesday, December 12th. On Saturday, December 16th the entrance lane speed control device will be painted and stamped. The left entrance lane will remain open and entering vehicles will be allowed to enter under the porte cochere Please drive cautiously and obey the directions of flagmen directing traffic and/or road signs.

Please contact the BCHOA office at 985-231-6285 or via e-mail at cristinad@bchoa.org with any questions.

Cristina Donovan
Chief Administrative Officer

Dear Homeowners and Residents,

Our 2017 scheduled road overlay project will commence Wednesday, October 25^th.  This process will involve milling the existing asphalt (the removal of 1.5 inches of existing roadway pavement) and relaying a 1.5-inch layer of asphalt. 

The milling will start at the corner of N. Beau Chene and Tete L’Ours on Wednesday, Oct. 25^th, and continue around the country club onto Beau Chene Drive towards the Main entrance.

On Thursday, October 26^th, the milling will be performed on Beau Chene Blvd. (Main Entrance).  There will be intermittent entrance and exit lane closures with one-way traffic only throughout Thursday.  The entering lanes will be shut down for a period of time allowing ONLY exiting traffic then the exit lanes will be shut down allowing ONLY entering traffic during this process on Thursday.

After the Main entrance is milled, the milling will continue down Beau Chene Drive to 832 Beau Chene Dr. on the marina side of the subdivision.

On Tuesday, October 31^st, the Main entrance lanes will have a new layer of asphalt applied. Again, there will be intermittent entrance and exit lane closures with one-way traffic only throughout Tuesday, October 31^st.

The Main entrance will remain open throughout this process but expect lane closures with one-way traffic, short delays and rerouting traffic to other entrances. If possible, use the East and Marina entrances on Thursday, Oct. 26^th and Tuesday, Oct. 31^st.

Weather permitting, the estimated completion of the milling and asphalt work is Friday, November 3^rd, with speed humps, painting and road stripping to follow.

Please drive cautiously and obey the directions of flagmen directing traffic. Please contact the BCHOA office at 985-231-6285 or via e-mail at cristinad@bchoa.org with any questions.

Cristina Donovan

CAO

Dear Homeowners and Residents,

Today, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm The Earnest Corp.’s contractor will be pouring concrete for the new driveway going into Beau Chene Office Park I. 

We do not anticipate any major interruption with traffic flow entering or exiting the subdivision.  However, there might be minor delays entering the subdivision while the cement is being poured.  Residents might want to use another gate to enter to avoid any delays.  Please contact the BCHOA office at 985-231-6285 with any questions. 
 
Cristina Donovan
CAO