River Ridge lost a great asset and neighbor this week. Ronald McMillion, the coordinator for the River Ridge Bass Tournaments passed away this past Thursday. Ron loved River Ridge and the Bass Tournaments he put on. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Several new speed bumps have been installed throughout the park. As you are driving around look closely. We have not installed the yellow posts yet but they are in the works. In the interest of public safety, please look before you go speeding through the park.

River Ridge Board of Directors 2021 Election Results.

Paul Harvey	307
Anne Singleton	267
Donald Derrico	119
Grayson Martin	105

I have received a copy of the updated By-Laws which have been uploaded to the Documents page. Also uploaded to the documents page is the revised Articles Of Incorporation along with the Original Articles 1973 filed with Mecklenburg County.

If you lost it, we may have found it. Every year Security acquires an interesting collection of, well you name it and it has probably been turned in to the office. We are currently trying to reunite several items with their rightful owners.

FOUND: Very nice, large beach bag full of diapers and snacks. Found at the park. Please claim it at security office.

FOUND: Many, many keys! If you have lost any keys over the last few months, please check with security office. They have dozens of lost sets of keys.

There might even be a cell phone or two if you're missing one.

If you are missing an item please visit the Security Office. If it is not there please report it missing so if it shows up in the future, we know where to return the item(s).

Cathy Wasson, one of the office employees is moving with her mother to be closer to family and the grandkids. All of us here at River Ridge want to wish them both the best with their new adventure.

Please stop by the office to say hello to the New Office Manager, Linda Macklin. Linda lives in South Hill along with her mother and other family. She has many years of Finance and Accounting experience and Management background. She will be a great asset to our community.

Since the COVID outbreak in March of 2020, the United States Postal Service has been experiencing service delays. River Ridge has been on the receiving end of this as many of you have. The Association Office has been impacted by this through not receiving payments and invoices from our vendors. We have addressed this problem with the local post office regarding our mail delivery and have been told that the Richmond location where our mail is sent for processing has had and is still having staff problems.

If you have any questions regarding your payment(s) sent to the Association Office, please contact the office DIRECTLY and immediately so that your concern can be addressed and resolved correctly and in a professional manner. At anytime you can access your River Ridge account through the TOPS portal which will show your account balance and all of your posted payments. If you are not currently set up for this, contact the office and we can assist you. You may also pay your bills over the phone by a debit or credit card; (434) 636-2989.

The office hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. If you are calling after business hours there is an answering machine that you can leave a detailed message and your call will be returned on the next business day. You may also send an email to Riverridgeoffice1@gmail.com.

This is also a reminder to all property owners to make sure the Association Office has your current mailing address, phone number & email address (if available).

On Friday night two of our bathhouses were vandalized and had to be shut down for the weekend. A few individuals with a combined IQ of a donut hole decided it would be fun to smash mirrors and shatter toilets and water lines to flood the bathhouse. The Mecklenburg Sheriff's Department was called and a report was filed.

After extensive review of camera footage, River Ridge Security was able to identify three suspects in the vandalism of the bathhouses. The matter is in the hands of Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department.

I would like to point out an error in the January board meeting minutes. Under Open Discussion regarding the Grapevine Now website, Connie stated "We do pay the yearly fee for her..." referring to the annual fees to maintain this website. This statement is NOT true. I have NEVER received any money from River Ridge to maintain this website. I have been writing this site since 2003 and ALL fees have been paid by me.

In the past, there were a few property owners who made private contributions to help with some of the costs of running this website but those stopped abruptly and now I guess I know why.

The River Ridge Blue Rules have been updated as of January 2021. You can view the revised Blue Rules on the Documents page of this website or pick up a copy at the Association Office.

Security vehicles now have flashing green lights on them. If you see these flashing green lights please move over and let them pass. They are handling security issues or leading Rescue personnel to where they are needed. Thanks for your cooperation.