Four Colonies provides the following services to maintain the neighborhood
Trash Pickup
Trash pickup, including segregated recyclables, is scheduled every Monday for all single-family, garden villa and duplex style homes with driveways. In the case of mandatory federal holidays that fall on a Monday, pickup is delayed until Tuesday. Pertinent holidays include New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Christmas Day.
Community dumpsters shared by multi-family areas are emptied Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week. Recycle bins will be emptied for multi-family areas if they are placed at one of the covered dumpster stations on Mondays.
The association provides for the routine pickup of normal household trash and recyclables. This does not include such large items as furniture, appliances, old carpet, lumber, tree limbs, etc. Please make your own arrangements for disposal. You may wish to use:
Johnson County Landfill, Inc. 17955 Holliday Drive
Shawnee, KS 66217
(913) 631-3300
Johnson County Disposal Facilities
Homeowner's are encouraged to notify the management office if they see anyone discarding non-allowed items at our dumpsters. Fees for large item removals are high and must be borne by all homeowners if we can't identify the individual responsible.
Each resident is allowed one large item pickup by the trash company each year. Please contact the office for information.
Recycling Do's and Don't's
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Do Recycle:
Aluminum Cans, Cardboard Cereal Boxes, Household Plastic 1,2,3,4,5,6,& 7, Magazines, Mail, Paper, Paperboard, Phone Books, Steel Cans, Wax Coated Cardboard.
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Do Not Recycle:
Plastic Bags, Glass Bottles
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DO NOT PLACE ITEMS FOR RECYCLING IN PLASTIC BAGS.
Snow Removal
The association contracts with local services for removing snow from the community’s private streets and parking areas after two inches or more of snow. Homeowners are responsible for their own sidewalks, driveways and carports. The city of Lenexa plows such city streets as Monrovia that pass through the community.
Painting
Home painting is provided on a six-year rotation. The exterior face of multi-family patio fences also are painted. Fences of free-standing homes are the homeowner’s responsibility. Homeowners may select their paint color from pre-approved colors posted in the management office in Clubhouse 2, 7975 Monrovia St., telephone (913) 888-4920.
Color Board Schemes (Updated 10-04-23)
Please note: Scheme 8 with the 1007-6 (cool charcoal) trim and Scheme 10 are not an option for multi-family homes.
Groundskeeping
Residents of Four Colonies take pride in their flower beds and surrounding shrubs.
However, they are not alone. The Homes Association funds and directs extensive grounds keeping work and preservation of our common areas, including sidewalk and curb repair.
The Board of Directors annually reviews and contracts companies to provide professional tree trimming, pool and tennis court repair, pool service and chemicals balance, residential painting, and roofing.
Maintenance Employees of Four Colonies, under the direction of the property manager and Board of Directors, diligently work to cut shrubbery, pick up branches/sticks and haul away, repair and replace timber retaining walls, do minor tree trimming, correct erosion & drainage problems, maintain the common facilities and dumpster enclosures, clean up grounds, oversee contractors, deliver notices, perform paint inspections,…all of the myriad tasks that must be attended to in order to keep our community high quality and support our property values.
Four Colonies maintains lawn areas outside the foundation or patio fences on individual lots. Maintenance of all areas inside fences on individual lots is the homeowner’s responsibility. Lawn care includes:
Regular mowing of all non-fenced areas, as needed and as conditions permit.
Seasonal applications of fertilizer and chemical weed control.
Spring cleanup and fall leaf removal from common lawn areas.
Tree trimming in common grounds areas is scheduled as needed.
Street Maintenance
Privately owned streets and parking areas within Four Colonies are maintained by the association. City streets, such as Monrovia, are maintained by the city. Individual carports and garage driveways are the homeowner’s responsibility.
Community Lighting
The association maintains a network of lights along streets, on walking trails and for common facilities. To report a nonfunctioning or damaged light or pole, please call the management office at (913) 888-4920. To assist us in identifying which light is out, please tie a ribbon around the light before you call.