Meeting & Block Party
Date / Time / Location
The 2026 Carriage Hills Owners Association ANNUAL MEETING will be held on October 25th at 2 PM under the power lines on Carriage Hills Drive (Meeting & Block Party rain date: November 1st. No rain date for yard sale and trunk or treat.)
See here for virtual attendance details, or here for proxy voting details
Events
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10/24 | 8 AM - 12 PM | Neighborhood yard sale |
| 10/25 | 1 PM - 2 PM | Block party |
| 10/25 | 2 PM - 3 PM | Annual meeting |
| 10/25 | 3 PM - 3:30 PM | Trunk or treat |
Proxy Voting
Please complete the proxy form here and mail, email, or have your proxy voter provide it in-person to the Secretary at the meeting.
Virtual Attendance
Please email the Secretary at [email protected] with the email subject “Virtual Meeting Attendance Request” and your property address in the body of the email.
Agenda
If you would like an item added to this year’s Annual Meeting agenda please email the Secretary at [email protected] with the email subject “2026 Annual Meeting Agenda Request.”
- Call to Order
- Approval of 2025 Meeting Minutes
- Old Business
- New landscaper
- Website move
- Venmo usage
- New Business
- Powerline stump grinding quotes/approval
- Early pay discount reduction/financial health
- Fee schedule adoption
- Officially move annual meeting to October
- SB 406 obligations
- Social committee
- Members-at-Large elections
- Owner questions/concerns
- Adjourn
2025 Annual Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the 2025 annual meeting can be found here.
Bank Statement & Financials
Per bylaws, an up-to-date copy of October’s current bank statement and financials will be posted here closer to the meeting.
Block Party
The Association will be providing hotdogs/veggie dogs, buns, plates, and napkins. We ask that residents bring a side item or chips to share. Bring your own beverage.
Trunk or Treating
The Board strives to keep Carriage Hills a warm and welcoming community for all residents! To do so requires your help! If you would like to decorate your trunk and handout candy after the meeting then please reach out to the Secretary at [email protected] with an email subject of “Trunk or Treat” and they will record your participation!
Announcements From The Board
Hello, neighbors of Carriage Hills! We hope that you have thoroughly enjoyed your summer!
Owner Contact Information
The Board asks that you PLEASE ensure you maintain a CURRENT owner name, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number, with the Secretary, as well as directing any future buyer of your home to provide the same information.
Additionally, the Board kindly requests that you ALSO provide the phone number and email of any tenant you may be renting your home to. This information helps ensure that all important communications reach you and/or your tenant, especially in the event of any emergency situation occurring.
Property Upkeep
The Board strives to levy minimal enforcement action against homes in violation of the Covenants & Bylaws.
To achieve this requires Owners ensuring that minimum standards of property maintenance are upheld. The entire community benefits from higher property values and a more aesthetically pleasing neighborhood when properties are properly upkept. The Board recommends using a commercial lawn care service if you are struggling to find time to keep up with lawn care. Performing weed treatment of your yard can help extend the time necessary between cuts.
Recommendations for such services can be found on the resources page. If you should decide to rent your home the Board reminds you that you could be held liable for any issues arising from your tenant(s), such as failing to upkeep your property. To avoid this, the Board suggests building the cost of commercial lawn care service into rent charges.
Additionally, if you may be in need of one-time help then Scouts may be able to help you out, to build service hours! Reach out to the Board President for details.
Pet Cleanup
The Board asks you to please ensure you carry a bag with you when walking your pet, to allow cleanup after they have taken care of their business. This ensures we keep a pleasant neighborhood atmosphere and is being respectful of your neighbors.
Children At Play
Speeding has been a persistent problem in the neighborhood. We ask that all residents be mindful of the uptick in children and residents walking in the neighborhood in recent years. As such, the Board kindly requests your cooperation in watching your speed within the neighborhood. As well, if residents can please try to keep vehicles off the street, or at least not parked opposite a vehicle on the other side of the street, it would help immensely with ensuring the safety of bicycles and pedestrians within the neighborhood.
Neighborhood Watch & Looking Out For Your Neighbors
The Board is looking to open dialog with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office to re-establish the Neighborhood Watch program in our neighborhood. If you might be interested in being a part of the dialog, or potentially receiving training, then please reach out the Secretary at [email protected] with an email subject of “Neighborhood Watch.”
In the interim we ask that you lookout for your neighbors and notify CCSO if you should observe anything suspicious taking place within the neighborhood. Additional, we would like to remind you that you can notify CCSO prior to any extended time out of town, and they may be able to watch over your property for you.
Additional Internet Providers
Owners have previously expressed interest in gaining more diversity in Internet providers within the neighborhood. Columbia County maintains it’s own fiber ring through C3BU, with West Carolina Fiber servicing last mile residential fiber service to the home. In order for a neighborhood to be built out by West Carolina there must be a service interest expressed by a certain percentage of a neighborhood’s households. Jones Ferry, off Furys Ferry Rd, is an example of a neighborhood in the area that has been built out with West Carolina Fiber service. More providers often translates to lower prices offered by each provider, as well as more choices if the incumbent providers are not providing you stable service. To register interest go here.
Walking Club
A walking club has been suggested for the neighborhood, as an opportunity to better get to know your neighbors. If you think you might be interested in being a part of this then reach out to Member-at-Large Jenny Charles at [email protected] to help coordinate it.
Board Elections
We encourage all Owners to get involved in running your neighborhood! If you think you might like to serve on the Board, serving as a Member-at-Large is a great way to get your feet wet!
Quarterly Board Meetings
All Owners are reminded that, per Association By-Laws, you are permitted to attend quarterly meetings of the Board, if you so desire to. You can be put on the list for an invitation by emailing the Secretary at [email protected] with an email subject of “Quarterly Board Meeting Invite Request.”