Starts Jun. 13, 2024: Northern Part of Foxboro Road to Close Approximately 2 Weeks

City of Johnston officials have announced a temporary closure of a northern section of Foxboro Road to through-traffic for approximately 2 weeks.

Starting Jun. 13, 2024, the section of Foxboro Road from Nottingham Road to Chambery Boulevard will be closed to through-traffic. However, as local traffic, residents of Foxboro Road, Briargate Court, Huntingwood Court, and Heather Bow will continue to have one-lane access.

Officials say the estimated 2-week duration of the closure is dependent on weather.

In addition, a small section of Foxboro Road located just north of Huntingwood Court will be closed to ALL traffic Jun. 13-14, 2024.

The closures are required to allow workers to install new stormwater intakes and piping, part of a city effort to mitigate flooding in the area.

City workers have deployed illuminated message-signs to the area, warning of the pending closures.

For a City of Johnston map of the affected area, visit: https://www.cityofjohnston.com/DocumentCenter/View/12990/FoxboroRoadClosureMap6_5_2024

For a City of Johnston PDF map of the overall traffic-control measures involved in this project: https://www.cityofjohnston.com/DocumentCenter/View/12989/Foxboro-Reconstruction--Green-Meadows

For more information, contact the City of Johnston Community Development office at: 515.727.7778.

Starting June 7! Our Association’s 5th Annual Sweet Summer Concert Series!

The Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association is pleased to announce June, July, and August 2024 dates for its 5th Annual Sweet Summer Concert Series!

Held at the neighborhood’s Dover Park gazebo, each month's concert will feature a different musical act, each offering a mix of classic rock, pop, country, and other family-friendly songs.

Dover Park, one of the association's publicly accessible private green spaces, is located at the intersection of Crescent Chase and Wellington Boulevard.

In 2020, the FREE 3-concert series replaced the neighborhood's annual September "Picnic-in-the-Park" event.

The concert series now helps the Green Meadows West neighborhood celebrate summer, while also calling attention to the association's many amenities, which include natural prairie areas, tree-lined green spaces, and privately managed parks.

In keeping with the series' "sweet summer" theme, treats will be provided to Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association members.

Concert times are 6:30 to 8 p.m:

• Fri., Jun. 7, 2024: Music by Boomerang! Treats by Culver's Confections, Johnston!
• Fri, Jul. 12, 2024: Music by Mike Aceto! Treats by Over the Top, Pleasant Hill!
• Fri., Aug. 23, 2024: Music by Gladys Lite! Treats by Crumbl Cookie!

Neighbors are encouraged to bring their own folding chairs and beverage coolers.

Please also note: There are no restroom facilities on site.

Also happening in Dover Park this summer: FREE 7 p.m. Wednesday-evening yoga sessions!

To share your suggestions about future Green Meadows West Homeowners Association offerings, contact the Outreach committee via Association Manager Ben McMenamin, 515.222.5206; benm@knappLC.com

Wednesday Evenings, Summer 2024: FREE Yoga-in-the-Park!

On Wednesday evenings in June, July, and August, join your Green Meadows West neighbors in community-building and wellness exercise at FREE “Yoga for Everybody” sessions provided by instructors from the Johnston-based Power Life Yoga Studio, and sponsored by the Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association.

Instructors and neighbors will meet at weekly at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in Dover Park, the association's publicly accessible private park. The common area features the association's signature gazebo, and is located at the intersection of Crescent Chase and Wellington Boulevard.

There will be no session on July 3, due to the Independence Day weekend.

Association Outreach Committee member Sara Lockner says the committee hopes the increase to weekly frequency and the move to Wednesday evenings will allow even more neighbors to participate. Previously, the informal group had gathered on Saturday mornings, and only twice monthly.

No previous yoga experience is required, Lockner says. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Participants should bring their own mats or beach towels, and can choose to use either grass or paved surface. Instructors often use the gazebo's elevated floor as a stage, and will use a small public address loudspeaker for amplification.

Potential benefits of yoga can include stress reduction, increased blood circulation, detoxification, and improved sleep, according to Power Life materials.

"Power Life is about making your healthy lifestyle what you want it to be. We are a place to meet friends, a place to meet goals and a place to meet yourself. Power Life is a community of individuals, where there is a spot for everyone and style of exercise that challenges everybody."

For more information on Green Meadows West Homeowners' Association offerings this summer, check out our events page here at this link.

To share your ideas about future Green Meadows West Homeowners Association offerings, contact the Outreach committee via Association Manager Ben McMenamin, 515.222.5206; benm@knappLC.com.

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