Category Archives: activities

Annual Meeting / Playground Approved

The 2009 Annual Meeting of the Wyatt Farm Homeowners Association, held on December 10, was well attended and had lively discussions. Outgoing HOA President Tom Rubenstein led the meeting and discussed various activities that the HOA Board of Directors has been involved in this past year.
The playground committee, made up of Julie Hodge, Kristine Lattimer, [...]

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Town Council to meet about Mountain Breeze development

At their Tuesday, November 10th meeting, the Blacksburg Town Council will consider the development proposal for nearby Mountain Breeze Drive, which includes multi-family housing, a cultural center, and religious assembly. The Planning Commission previously decided in their October 6th meeting to recommend rejecting the multi-family housing portion and approving the rest. The decision now goes [...]

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Wyatt Farm Picnic on Friday, Sept 18th

The Wyatt Farm Homeowner’s Association will sponsor a picnic for neighborhood residents on Friday, September 18th. It will be held at our evolving Commons area on the corner of Vinyard and Hardwick. We’ll have the grills going by 4:30 or so.
We’ll bring the burgers, hot dogs, buns, drinks, plates, utensils, etc. and we ask that [...]

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Skunk trap results

Due to the many problems caused by the large skunk population this year, the Wyatt Farm HOA Board arranged for skunk traps to be set throughout our neighborhood for two weeks in August. This resulted in 13 skunks being captured and removed. The technicians at Blue Ridge Wildlife Management, who administered the effort, thought those [...]

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Fall debris pick up in October

The Town of Blacksburg will provide a Fall Cleanup for the Wyatt Farm neighborhood during the week of October 5th. This includes yard debris and brush. Details can be found here.
Wyatt Farm residents are reminded that they should not dump any debris, including grass clippings, in the neighborhood green spaces. Please help us keep our [...]

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Pond Study Results

In March and April, Virginia Tech students conducted a study of the Wyatt Farm pond. Their conclusions include:

The pond supports a healthy largemouth bass population.
The population of small prey fish has declined and could benefit from minor structure enhancements.
The algae in the pond is typical and can be easily controlled.

Here is their complete final report. [...]

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Lane closure near Wyatt Farm

This is a message from Blacksburg Alert, a public notification service of the Town of Blacksburg.
Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement on N. Main Street from Wyatt Farms to Mt. Tabor Road
The eastbound lane of North Main Street between Wyatt Farms to Mt. Tabor Road will be intermittently closed 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. beginning Monday, [...]

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Skunk trap update

Skunk traps were set this morning at seven locations around the neighborhood, mostly in green space areas. They will be in place for the next two weeks. The traps are small metal cages that are spring-loaded so that when the skunk enters the trap, the cage door closes, locking them inside. Each morning (skunks are [...]

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Fall Picnic - save the date

We will break in the new Wyatt Farm Commons area in September with a neighborhood picnic. Save the date: Friday, September 18th.
As you have seen, the initial pavilion and picnic tables have been completed. A charcoal grill will be installed within a couple weeks. And plans are in place to continue to grow the Commons [...]

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Skunk traps set

As many of you know, skunks have been a problem this summer nationwide, and we have our share. Several dogs have been sprayed in our neighborhood, and they are a general nuisance.
The Wyatt Farm HOA has contracted with Blue Ridge Wildlife Management to address this situation. Six or seven skunk traps will be set throughout [...]

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