The aggregate value of real estate in our community exceeds 
$600,000,000.  Let's maintain it, shall we?
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PICTURE OF THE MONTH
Submit your picture for consideration to TheColonyClub@yahoo.com


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Colony residents outnumber board members by well over 
100 to 1.  Nothing is preventing any resident from reporting problems to the city of Irvine so they can make repairs.
Do your part, please.
(949) 724-7600
Maintenance@cityofIrvine.org

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FEBRUARY 2025  Occasionally I toss out two dozen perfectly good tennis balls I picked up from Heritage Park where tennis players simply MUST HAVE brand new balls, which they leave behind after playing with them for an hour or so:


They disappear in a hurry

JANUARY 2025    Benches should have been varnished years before getting this badly weathered.




 The board of directors preferred to discard two benches which were on our tennis courts for decades, rather than simply shellac or paint them.  What a waste.


City tround down tripping hazard on Culver Drive 200 feet before Colony wall ends at Walnut Village shopping center
Call 949-724-7600 to report city maintenance problems




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OCT 28, 2024                   

In May, the board of directors requested bids to repaint entire clubhouse meeting room because of a few scratches that took me only five minutes to cover flawlessly.  Bids were $18,300 and $11,800.
LESS THAN 2 INCHES WIDE ON WALL BEHIND TABLES

OFFICE WALL SCRATCH THE SIZE OF A NICKEL
OTHER SCRATCHES WERE EVEN SMALLER





                                        CLUBHOUSE WALL TOUCHUPS, FREE!
                               IT ONLY TOOK ME 5 MINUTES USING ORIGINAL PAINT




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DEC 31
SAARINEN TRIPPING HAZARD ELIMINATED

DEC 21 TRIPPING HAZARD REPORTED


DEC 13, 2024
1 INCH TRIPPING HAZARD ON SCOTTSDALE 22 FEET BEFORE YIELD SIGN ON SAARINEN REPORTED
CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. PAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO CITIZENS WHO TRIP AND FALL FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS THIS 
IRVINE CORRECTS THEM PROMPTLY BUT ONLY IF YOU REPORT THEM

DEC 18
TRIPPING HAZARD GROUND DOWN



DEC 18
TRIPPING HAZARD ON THE MALL GROUND DOWN





NOV 18, TRIPPING HAZARD ON THE MALL REPORTED



DEC 9, 2024  TRIPPING HAZARD ON GIBRALTAR REPAIRED BY COX CABLE AFTER DECADES


NOV 18
TRIPPING HAZARD ON GIBRALTAR REPORTED

Nov 25, 2024
East Mall tripping hazard ground down, and west corner repaired next to tree


NOV 14
TRIPPING HAZARD ON EAST MALL REPORTED



Nov 4 NEW CAP NEEDED





Nov 4, New Cap Installed

Nov 1, 2024
Miro sidewalk tripping hazard
Please report any tripping hazard 1/4 of an inch or more
City of Irvine will repair it quickly for everyone's safety


NOV 6 TRIPPING HAZARD GROUND DOWN BY CITY



OCT 31 TRIPPING HAZARD REPORTED
THE MALL AT CARMEL

CARMEL TRIPPING HAZARD GROUND DOWN

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