Announcements
Check out our latest newsletter. Click Here
If you get a new neighbor, please let us know so we can welcome them to the neighborhood.
Slow Down!
Please remember to obey the posted speed limits.
Don't forget to close your garage door(s) at night.
Do not erect a fence without prior approval. All fences should be approved by the Architectural Committee.
Welcome!
Neighborhood Garage Sale - May 17th Thank you to everyone who participated in the CGNA survey!
The Country Grove annual Garage Sale will be held on May 17, 2008. CGNA will be advertising the neighborhood sale in the newspaper. There will NOT be a truck from one of the local charities stopping by to pickup unwanted items. All future neighborhood garage sales will be held on the Saturday following Mother's Day.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to social@countrygrove.org
Click here to see the rusults (Note: opens in a new browser window).
About CGNA
Thank you for visiting the Country Grove Neighborhood Association (CGNA) website. Country Grove Estates is located on the southwest side of Madison, Wisconsin and consists of approximately 300 households.
CGNA provides and promotes neighborhood activities aimed at encouraging connections between neighbors. Our goal is to strengthen the sense of community among Country Grove residents. The launch of our new website is one way to accomplish that goal.
This is where you can keep up with the latest happenings in and around Country Grove. We'll try to be timely in reporting things of note, and hope to serve as a neighborhood forum and information page.
The CGNA Board works closely with the City of Madison and our elected officials to improve safety, monitor planning issues that will impact our neighborhood and address matters of neighborhood concern.
The success of our neighborhood depends on you. Get involved by becomming a Member, participating in neighborhood social events, attending meetings, joining committees and keeping in touch with us here.
We have created an online Discussion Forum. Please use this forum to express concerns, share positive news and other topics of interest with your neighbors. Registration on the Forum is required to submit or reply to a post. Click Here to visit our forum.
Neighborhood News
Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar! This year's Halloween party was well attended. Thank you to everyone who brought a toy or donated money to the Toys For Tots campaign.
Halloween Party
Check out the latest CGNA events. Click Here.
Don't forget to close your garage door(s)
Recently, there have been several reports of items being stolen out of garages. In all cases, the garage door was open at the time of the theft. Remember to close your garage doors and lock your service door.
Although it is common for thefts to happen over night, there has been an increase of thefts during the day. Please advise your neighbors to lock their garage, car doors and house doors.
This summer, a number of people had bikes or scooters stolen from their garages, only to have them dumped in other people's yards.
While still one of the safest in the city, there has been an increase in property crimes in our neighborhood. Please remember to park your cars in the garage and close the garage door. If you must park outside, make sure to bring any valuables inside and lock your vehicles.
We need to be aware of what is happening in our neighborhood. If you see something suspicious or sense that a situation does not feel right, please do not hesitate to call the Police and report your findings.
Alderman Zach Brandon Blog
To stay informed about City happenings that effect our neighborhood, visit Zach's blog.
Perk Up the Park Currently, the park is quite useful for soccer practices and games, but many neighbors complain that the limited playground equipment, lack of shade trees and benches, and absence of a shelter make it of little use for other activities. We'd like to change that. Because of ever-tight budgets and how recently our park was developed, the City of Madison has no immediate plans to make improvements. However, the city does have a strong matching-grant program that will enable us to better the park on our own. Neighborhoods all over the city have used this program, which matches fundraising dollar for dollar. If a neighborhood wants a shelter, for instance, and it costs $20,000, they raise $10,000 and the city may match it with $10,000 from the grant program. The costs attached to any project we undertake will be high. To purchase just two banks of swings like the ones we already have would run us about $6,000. But we hope a solid fundraising strategy involving both neighbors and business, combined with hard work and energy, will generate enough for us to make improvements. Once we have a sense of the costs, the Board hopes to create a "Perk Up the Park" subcommittee to draft and implement a strategy, including prioritizing proposed improvements. If you are interested in serving on that subcommittee, please send an e-mail to president@countrygrove.org. We would love to have your help.
CGNA is starting a new drive to transform our park into a destination that's more attractive to all our neighbors.
| Please Join CGNA! We want you to be a part of Country Grove. Please complete a membership form and return it along with your check for $20. Remember, only members will be included in, and receive a neighborhood directory. Join today! Click Here for the Membership Page. You can download the membership form (word format) here: Membership Form MS Word file New to Country Grove? |
Pet Courtesy Appreciated Please be considerate when walking your pets within our neighborhood and on common areas. Practice responsible pet ownership and clean up any messes your precious pooch may leave behind. A simple action like this shows respect for the community, and gives a positive impression of pet owners, and pets. It shows goodwill, and is a good practice. It's also the law! Madison has a leash law. It is unlawful to allow pets of any type (including cats) to run at large in the City of Madison. Animals found at large are considered to be so with the permission of their owner. Violators can be fined up to $500 dollars. |
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Board Meetings Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Meeting dates and locations are subject to change. Please contact us to confirm the date, time and location of our next meeting. |
Architectural Review Committee Small satellite dishes do not need approval. |
Newsletter Feedback/Submissions
The newsletter writers are dedicated to making a newsletter that represents the entire neighborhood. If you have any feedback about our newsletter or have any suggestions for future articles please let us know.
Also, if you are interested in submitting an article for the newsletter, please send it directly to the editors at newsletter@countrygrove.org
Thank You for Visiting CGNA Online!
We are excited about the launch of our new website and sincerely hope you have enjoyed your visit. Your suggestions and comments about our website are always welcome. For anything web related, you can contact us at webmaster@countrygrove.org