Category: SPECIAL NOTICES

• When you get a call you are not familiar with but could be your Doctor or something important, when answering no mater who they ask for or what, Say who is calling? If then you know of them you are good.
• If they say they are calling from Medicare, social security, the IRS, Microsoft, the police, hospital or the jail or any other big agency and you expect no call, hang up. REMEMBER I have stressed this numerous times that Medicare, Social Security, IRS, Microsoft et all will never ever call you. If you are still not convinced, ask for a call back number and they will hang up. You can always verify the call by calling the agency.
• If a hospital calls or the police to tell you a grandchild or or someone is injured or arrested, get the name of hospital or police department. Hang up and call back through there switchboard if the call is legitimate. Do not give money, credit cards or other information.
• IF IN DOUBT, DON’T ANSWER ANYTHING. JUST HANG UP. 

As most in the community are probably aware, the annual rent on the land portion of the lease has been increased as of July 1st. You may not be aware of how that increase has been determined.

Each year The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the area denotes what has happened for the past year. The rate can go up or down. Last year the rate was in excess of 5%. New York State has a cap on the amount you can raise a home in a manufactured home community and that cap is 3%. Last year the rent increased 3%.

The CPI for this year is 2.9%. Hometown raised the rent based on the CPI to 2.915%. I have spoken to management which confirmed the site where NY denotes the CPI but didn’t have an explanation as to how Hometown calculated it at 2.915%. Tara Edmonds, our regional VP is looking into it and was expected to get back to me with the information by Friday.  As soon as I hear from her, I will pass along the information. If their information is correct, it is as it is. If there is an error, no matter how small, the residents should be entitled to have the rate corrected. All future rates compound on the previous year.

The following are the sites of interest:

Consumer Price Index (CPI) : Click Here

New York State Regulations for Manufactured Home Parks: Click Here: NY State rules for manufactured Homes 

RESPONSE FROM TARA EDMONDS:

If you go into the link that is below and work through the website ( I sent you the steps below in yellow) you will see the chart in my email with CPI for February 2023 & February 2024 CPI, we take the 319.295 and 328.606 and place them in our system for the unrounded calculation of the CPI. Each increase is reviewed by an attorney to verify we are following the correct CPI calculation based off the lease agreement, so the increases that we sent out are correct-

To calculate go to:

https://www.bls.gov/regions/northeast/cpi-summary/ro1xg01a.htm

Follow these steps:

Next steps:

Data Tools Drop Down- Choose Top picks, one screen multi-site.

Choose Top CPI Current Series -Click on Multi Screen

Choose Not Seasonally Adjusted – Next Form

Choose Area- S12A- Next Form

Chose Current – Next Form

Choose SOA All Items- Next Form

Choose Monthly – Next Form

Click on Box CUURS12ASA0 and hit retrieve data- it will give you the chart I have above.

Many still see the security warning when accessing our web site. “This site is not secure”

We are a safe site. Having done some research, we determined a way to tell your computer to allow our site only without a security warning.

If you wish to try to rid your computer or tablet of this problem hopefully forever, you can click on the link attached and follow all the steps completely. You will not damage your computer doing this.

click below:

How to fix the security warning from Google or Microsoft Edge when accessing our website

However the previous fix we sent on 3/11/24 will still work and for some may  still be easier.

Some residents have been getting invitations to the ” Nextdoor Foxwood ” App and have questioned what it is and is it safe.

First: you need to understand that it is a social media platform such as Facebook, X (formerly  Twitter) Instagram, etc.

The purpose of this app is to allow you to exchange information on a local basis. When you join Nextdoor, it takes your location and puts you in a group close to home thus Nextdoor Foxwood. The site allows you to learn or share issues in your area, buy and sell items and talk with neighbors.

Next: you must treat it as you should be treating the other social media apps and NEVER give out personal information. (There are always people out there trolling all these sites for Personal Information.)

Is it safe: The site itself uses high quality encryption so the general answer is YES.  However as I stated, it is safe if you restrict your self to sharing community information or general information and restrict giving personal data. Doing so on this or ANY social media site over the internet is risky.

In Summery: It is can be a good app for staying informed locally as long as everyone using it follows the rules and you remember that less is better when it comes to your personal information.

Click on link to open in a new page

How to avoid phising email scams

click here to see if eligable

https://www.optimum.com/affordable-connectivity-program

Revised Clubhouse Commandments

Revised Clubhouse Commandments

In the latest issue of The Riverhead Local in the section around town; Foxwood Village was given a nice mention. The excerpt from the article can be found below.

https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/12/20/138247/

“Did you know that Foxwood Village in Calverton is a 55 and over community where everyone owns their home and is part of a very active community? Their HOA and recreation committee had an event just about every month until March when COVID-19 hit. The community being a vulnerable population were beginning to become restless, tired and lonely. So, in April they began doing what they like to do plan and keep busy starting with drive parades for their 90-year-old residents and memorable proclamations too. For Veterans Day they placed flags in front of every vet’s home since they couldn’t do the usual veterans breakfast. The holidays began with some residents dubbing themselves as “The Friendly Foxwood Fairies” and their goal was to bring a bit of holiday cheer to the most vulnerable and those feeling alone and so residents began making 20 Thanksgiving baskets and for Christmas 50 baskets. A cute idea was to place two posters in each basket where one poster goes on their window to show you were dusted by a “Foxwood Fairy” and the other poster goes into a gift basket that you pass to a neighbor you feel might need a pick me up. What an awesome idea, neighbors helping neighbors, through this pandemic putting a smile on someone who needs to be cheered up. The community residents wish everyone Happy Holidays!”

Residents of Foxwood Village can now access the community portal for Hometown America Foxwood Village. On the portal you can check your bills, pay the monthly rent by check or credit card and more.

To sign up you will need to be sure that your email address and telephone number is on file with the office. You can do that with Peter at PMuneyyirci@hometownamerica.net or call 631-369-2424. You will be given an access key.

Then go to    https://www.communityresport.com/     to sign up.

The steps to sign up can be found below. (Click on link to open in a new page)

ManageAmerica Resident Portal Instructions Version 4.0 2020 (Notice Center)