Woodlake News

Now that the weather is getting nice and the pool is open, please make sure you and your guests follow the pool rules. Pool hours are 8:00AM to 10:00PM. No lifeguard is provided. Use the pool area and swim at your own risk. Use of the pool is for Woodlake residents and their guest(s) only. Guests are limited to 4 (four) and must be accompanied by a resident at all times. Do not let others into the pool area as you are responsible for any damage they cause and you may lose you amenities pass privileges. Children thirteen (13) and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian eighteen years of age or older at all times. Proper swimsuit attire must be worn. No street clothes allowed. No children wearing diapers in pool unless wearing protective and sealed swim suits. (This is necessary to help ensure pool water cleanliness.) NO glass or other breakables, water balloons, boogie boards, body boards, pets, skateboard, rollerblades, bicycles, basketballs or soccer balls are allowed in the pool area at any time. No running, diving or horseplay allowed. No loud or obnoxious behavior. No loud music, please use headphones or keep the volume down. Please shower before using swimming pool. Do not sit or stand on the pool rope or floats. The rope is there for safety reasons and if someone breaks the rope the pool must be closed until it is fixed. No food or drinks are allowed in or near the swimming pool.  All DHEC (Department of Health and Environmental Control) and other rules and regulations as posted in the pool area must be strictly followed. Failure to follow these rules will result in the immediate loss of all amenity card privileges! These rules are in place for the safety, comfort and enjoyment of everyone. Remember, the Golden Rule applies. Please show common courtesy to your fellow residents at all times.                                                                                                              

An area we are continuing to have a major problem with is at the garbage dumpster enclosures. There are garbage dumpster enclosures located throughout Woodlake and they are for household garbage only. No appliances, bedding, furniture, TV’s, etc. can be placed in or around these dumpsters. We pay an outside contractor almost every week to remove the unauthorized items. This is a cost that is passed on to All owners and renters. This is literally taking money out of your pockets. If you see anyone putting any unauthorized items in or around any dumpster please call the on-site office at 843 689-3366 and let us know who it was and what villa they came from or get the make, model, color and license plate number of the vehicle. Woodlake has also placed trash cans at all three mail box locations on the property. They are for paper trash only. Please do not put household garbage or pet waste in these trash cans.

We would like to thank everyone for all your help and cooperation with the above matters. We hope everyone has a lot of fun and a wonderful time enjoying all the amenities here at Woodlake Villas this summer and all year long.

Since Hurricane Matthew, Woodlake employees have been steadily working to clean up all the debris around Woodlake while continuing to do their regular maintenance jobs. This is an ongoing project that will continue for many months to come. There are still areas on the property that are in need of debris removal and we will get to them in a timely manner. If you see an area that should be addressed due to safety reasons, please contact the on-site office immediately. We also have had several residents who have been helping to remove some of the debris throughout the property and we thank you for your efforts. Should you decided to continue to help with the debris removal, please come to the on-site office and pick up lawn and leaf bags.  Putting the debris you rake or pick up in the lawn and leaf bags and placing the bags if front of your villa instead of putting them in a pile on the ground will make it much easier for the maintenance crew to remove. Again, we would like to thank everyone for all their help with the on-going Hurricane Matthew clean-up.

Now that the weather is nice people are going outside to their patio areas and cooking on their grill or just talking with friends and neighbors. When having any outdoor activity please remember that our Woodlake Rules and Regulations handbook states that; “no owner or tenant shall make or permit any noise that will disturb or annoy the occupants of any units in the complex, or do or permit anything to be done which will interfere with the rights, comfort or convenience of other Owners or Tenants”. Disturbances will be fined immediately. So, please be courteous to the tenants who live around you by keeping the noise to a minimum and ending all outdoor activity no later than 10:00 PM.

We would like to remind all residents that there is still a possible hidden danger of falling trees and limbs from damage sustained in the recent hurricane.We are diligently inspecting and identifying any issues, but as such, all residents should refrain from walking around and under trees without being extremely careful and observant. Do not try to remove any large tree limbs or hanging branches yourself. We are continually looking for hazardous trees or limbs and removing them as quickly as possible. If you know of any dangerous trees or limbs we need to check, please contact Steve Belton, the on-site superintendent, and he will deal with them as the situation dictates.

Over the last several weeks we have had a few issues at the entrance to Woodlake Villas concerning the key pad and barrier arm. One of the problems is with visitors/guest not being able to use the key pad phone system to dial villa numbers and another is when the barrier arm freezes up or just stops working. One of the reasons for both of these problems comes from people using their “click-to-enter” or swiping their card before the barrier arm has come to a complete stop, which only takes about 3 seconds after the car in front of you goes through the gate. Please be patient and wait for the car in front of you to clear the gate, it could prevent a lot of future problems for anyone coming through the gate later that night or early the next morning. If you or your guest do encounter any issues when entering the main gate, please call and let someone at the on-site office (843 689-3366) know what the problems were the following work day between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

As always, we would like to thank everyone for their help with the above matters and for all their help and cooperation throughout the entire year. We hope everyone has a safe and healthy 2017.