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Well... that's a matter of opinion I guess .... "they" had an OFFICIAL OPENING ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday at which they announced that the gate house and equipment will not be functioning for actual vehicles " for another month or so " .... to be announced .... so take your pick as to if it is open or not !
Did the new entrance to the marina open on Friday, March 24th?
The Grove gate is not officially open yet. No vehicles, no foot traffic, no bicycles.
I can sorta understand that schedules do not always work out. Maybe they planned the 'grand opening/ribbon cutting' far enough in advance they thought it would be done and it was just too messy to change the ceremony once they found out it would not be done yet.
At the same time, it is getting a bit tedious with its gonna be done by Thanksgiving, no ... by Christmas, no ... by the end of the year, no ... by March, no .... March 25th, no .... April.
You probably saw this today in the weekly POA email blast....
Grove Gate Not Opened Yet
The Town of St James held a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 24 to open Maxwell Drive connecting St James Plantation to Middleton Avenue. However, the Grove Gate will not be open for vehicular traffic until later in April due to delays in completing the Gate House and gate control electronics. The POA will send out another blast email when the Grove Gate is open for all traffic.
Can one plant a garden in the backyard, including Seaside area
I'd say, if its small, neat and tidy you may get away with it. We grow a few tomatoes, herbs and such in pots around our back patio. Another neighbor has a small garden, maybe 6x10 where he mostly grows tomatoes but he had to make adjustments when he fenced it in to keep deer out. The POA didn't much like the fence. Another neighbor has a larger back yard, that is well hidden and they have two raised box gardens about 8x8.
At least one major factor is visibility. If you can keep it out of sight, probably no one will say anything.
Of course there are two community gardens that individuals can sign up for plots. In SJP tradition, these gardens are fenced in, parking areas, landscaped, key coded entry, have a storage building for rakes, hoes, shovels etc. and of course, water. I am not sure of the dimensions but each plot is a raised bed about 8x12. There is generally a waiting list for these but I have seen a couple notices that there were openings and you could sign up.
You should be getting Whats up St James by registering with POA. the POA website also has a classified section
To access Just Judy daily email contact her justjudy230@gmail.com. She will send application and there is nominal fee .
The new Grove Gate, connecting St James Drive with Middleton Road, will be open for the public on Monday morning, April 10th at 7:00 am. The gate will be staffed 24 hours a day for approximately two months, while the Polly Gulley improvements are being made. Following completion of the Polly Gulley project, the Grove Gate will adopt the same hours as Regency Gate. It will be manned from 7 am to 7pm on Monday thru Friday and from 8 am to 5 pm on Saturday, the same as our contractor work hours. It will be accessible 24 hours a day for residents with RFID tags.
Polly Gulley Causeway Improvements
The Polly Gulley Causeway improvements are scheduled to begin on Monday, April 10th. The improvements will require the Causeway to be closed to traffic. Access to neighborhoods south of the Causeway will be through the new Grove Gate only. The contractor estimates the project will be completed in two months. During this time period, the Grove Gate will be manned 24 hours a day to accommodate contractors and guests. Affected residents should contact their workers and guests to alert them of the new traffic pattern.
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