The HOA has suspended fines for dirty driveways and sidewalks through Sunday, January 8.

Please get your driveways and sidewalks pressure-cleaned and, if necessary, stained or painted by that date. 

If you have a well and your well water is staining your driveway or sidewalk, a good remedy is to use Rust Aid, which is available at Home Depot etc.

The concrete on some driveways is worn out and also needs to be stained or painted. If yours is one of them, staining your driveway with a xylene-based stain is recommended, as paint on concrete tends to peel with time.

If your driveway currently has a painted surface and you want to switch to a stain, the paint needs to be sandblasted before staining.  For best results, stain a second time after the first coat dries.  You might also want to add a non-slip mix in the stain.

If you decide to stain your driveway, you may want to hire a professional rather than try to do it yourself, as staining is more complicated than painting.  There are three driveway specialists in the stain and paint business who happen to live in the Lakes:

Carl Trigona – 451-9523; carlt52@aol.com

Dick Dufour -- 702-3140; pstyle4u@aol.com

Richard Allen – 716-5026; riri3142@aol.com

If you only need to pressure wash your driveway and sidewalks, the following vendors have done previous pressure-wash work in the Lakes:

5 Star Pressure Cleaning
Contact Bob at 482-4033

Piranha Pressure Cleaning
Contact John Hagans at 789-4217; piranhapressure@gmail.com

Nicholas & Andrew Middlebrooks
Contact either at 451-0976

Strictly Pressure
Contact Pete Chiarelli at 756-2271

Pressure Zone Inc.
Contact Scott Wierman at 856-0589

The HOA will resume sending violation letters for driveways and sidewalks that are still dirty as of January 9, and the Compliance Committee will levy fines for same at its meeting on January 26.