Lock Your Doors

 It seems that we have a new tent city, population homeless, just to the North of us. 

Tent City

Just north of our little slice of paradise is the Scotland Yard Condominium Complex. North of that and on the east side of McNaughten Road is a wooded area with a field in the middle of it. North of the field, in the narrow stretch of woods, is the new Tent City.

These people live off the grid and will likely be evicted in due time. Meanwhile, they make money begging at the corner of McNaughten Road and East Livingston Avenue, and they've been known to steal. If you don't want it stolen, keep it in your garage and consider investing in one or more security cameras with motion detectors.

Snow Removal

Our official snowfall was four and one-half inches, which looks about right from my office window. One thing we enjoy at McNaughten Village is snow removal, which is a brand new experience. In the past we usually waited for the snow to melt or shoveled it ourselves. Whoever is doing the snow removal now is prompt and does a good job.

Condo Inspection

 

Cat Question

I've seen this calico cat around Misty Way on rare occasions, but I have no idea who owns her. Right now she's on the roof of the garage at 1857 Misty Way (Terry Hogan's old place) and she may be stuck up there. If you know who owns her, please call them and tell them where their nice kitty is.

Digging for Buried Treasure

Or not, as the case may be. Several buildings have had new drain pipes installed. It's easy to see which units, judging from the pictures below. The good news here is that we no longer have drainage problems. 

Election Results 2025

The results of the last election are in. We have a new line up for our Board of Directors.

The new Board of Directors are:

Tanika Johnson, 1817 Misty Way

Matthew Little, 1829 Misty Way

Teresa Hickson, 1865 Misty Way

Sharon Hill, 1807 Misty Way

Robert Jackson, 1841 Misty Way

For reasons best known to herself, Elisha Smith declined to serve. Her absence is a severe loss to the Board, as Elisha contributed a significant amount of time and hard work towards making McNaughten Village a better place to live.

The Board gained Matthew Little, whose prior contributions and participation are nothing short of momentous. We're blessed to have you back, Matt!

I note that there is one seat vacant, as McNaughten Village must have six members on the Board of Directors.

Felony Arrest

One nice thing about living in McNaughten Village is that we have a definite lack of crime (discounting the shoplifting thieves from Dollar General who cross the street to get picked up by their ride in our neighborhood, the boom cars that rattle our windows every weekday afternoon, and the occasional shooting). So, when one of my neighbors called me around 8:30 pm and asked why two Columbus Police Department squad cars were parked outside, I was a little surprised.

On Saturday, November 2^nd, 2024 around 8:30 PM we had two squad cars parked outside 1861 Misty Way. Ten minutes later we had a third, and five minutes after that we had a fourth. Four squad cars, and the CPD informed me that there was absolutely nothing to worry about. A few of the neighbors congregated outside and waited to see what might happen, and a fifth car pulled up. This was a plain clothes car with one detective in it. The cops rang the bell at address 1861 and gained entrance in short order. Eventually an SUV with a woman and a baby in it pulled up, then a short time later an arrest was made.

Christin L Hill of 1861 Misty Way was arrested on a felony, namely "STRANGULATION - SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM", committed on Thursday, October 31, 2024. The Ticket Number is 240818326A. 

You can read about it here using the case number or full name as search conditions: name Christin L Hill; case number 2024 CR A 018556.

Insofar as I know any of my neighbors, I'd say that all of them are generally nice, friendly  people. Most are retired, and the rest work hard for a living. I've never met Christin Hill, and I don't want to meet him; he's been arrested for strangling someone. Still, I'm glad to know where he lives, and my hope is that he doesn't come back.