Tree Incentive Program

    The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best time is today.  Trees are a great way to improve the look of the neighborhood and also help cool down the local area by providing more shade.  I've always enjoyed the look of the older neighborhoods in town with the large trees so to help incentivize people to plant trees we are announcing a credit system towards your HOA dues if you plant trees.   Here is how it is going to work:
 
1.  Effective January 1st of 2024 any property that plants a tree in their yard, front or back, will have 100 dollars per tree credited towards their HOA dues for the calendar year. 
 
2.  This is limited to a maximum of 2 trees per calendar year.  
 
3.  Any tree can qualify be it a little sapling or a 20-foot maple tree, but it must be a tree.
 
4.  To take advantage of this, please send a picture of the receipt and the planted tree to carriagehillshoaboard@gmail.com.  Include your name and address in the email so we make sure we are crediting the correct people. 
 
     I hope that this will encourage people to invest a little bit of time and money into making the neighborhood somewhere that will be more beautiful 10 years from now.  I know that there have been many people who have already planted trees in their yards.  Being as it is a simple yes/no for whether a tree exists there or not.  Send a picture to the email address and we will apply the credits to your dues in accordance with the guidelines above for any previously planted trees.
 
     I will add that peach trees grow fantastic here and do even better when planted near other peach and flowering trees.  I personally would love to see the neighborhood full of flowering peach trees in a few years but any tree will be a welcome sight compared to the endless grass lawns.
 
ETHICS DISCLAIMER:
     In the interest of ethical transparency, I will disclose that I have planted a total of three trees so far on my property.  I will not, therefore, be taking part in the tree credit program.  This isn't a kickback for myself disguised as a community program but instead is a genuine effort to reward the long-term investment behaviors to improve the neighborhood that I would like to see.