Neighborhood Information

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Trash Day - Every Tuesday

Recycling Day - Every other Tuesday

Zip Code - 28277

CMPD Division - South

Elementary School - Olde Providence Elementary

Middle School - South Charlotte Middle School

High School - Providence High School

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Voting/ Districts

Board of Education: District 6

City of Charlotte: District 

Mecklenburg County: District

NC House of Representatives: District 

NC Senate:

US House of Representatives: District 9

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Voting Location: South Charlotte Middle School

Happy New Year to all our neighbors! Wishing you a prosperous and fulfilling 2021! By now you should have received your written ballot with the nominees for the 2021 election. Below you will find an introduction to each nominee running for the Board of Directors and the Architectural Review Committee.

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Please remember to return your ballots by 2 February 2021, by mail, email or in person at our office.

EMAIL: 

MAIL or IN PERSON: 8900 Raintree Lane, Charlotte, NC  28277

Nominees for BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RICHARD GRIPPANDO
My wife, Linda, and I have been Raintree North residents for over five years.

I have served on the Raintree North’s board for four years. I have served on the board as vice president, treasurer, secretary, and the board’s rep to the Architectural Review Committee and to the Village of Raintree Board.

Over the years on have served on and chaired various committees and boards in the different communities in which we have lived. I always have worked to improve the communities' home values by making them safe, well maintained, enjoyable, and desirable places to live.

I am open-minded, willing to listen to various points of view, and willing to make changes where needed. I am currently retired after working over forty plus years in the financial industry.

I look forward to serving on the board and helping our community to continue to grow and to be a desirable place to live in the Charlotte area.

TOM SCARFATO

I have lived all over the world (father was a Naval officer for 32 years retired Commander Naval Aviator).

Resident of Raintree for over 22 years.

Active member of Raintree Country Club for the last 17 years.

Married (26 years).

3 children (and a dog).

Vice President of a Charlotte based Nutraceutical company.

Education:

Graduated from Old Dominion University.

Undergraduate Degree: Exercise Physiology

Graduate Degree: Marketing

Hobbies/ Interests :

Spending time with my wife and kids at the Raintree Country Club pool and the beach.

Giving back to the community. 

Mentoring work shops.

Golfing (just need more hours in the day).

Church.

Nominees for ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

FRAN BALTMISKIS 

I live at 8210 Raintree Lane and have owned this property since 2004. I belong to Raintree Country Club and retired in 2020. I am a licensed Broker In Charge in North Carolina and my license number is 243899 with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. I have been a real estate investor in commercial and residential properties for almost 20 years. I am currently a member of the Board of Directors for the HOA at the McGregor Downs building here in Charlotte and have been active in its management for close to 20 years and have been a past president of the HOA several times. 

I have worked for IBM, Aramark and NationsBank (Bank of America) prior to being a founding member and CFO of Cost Management Performance Group, LLC a strategic sourcing consultancy and Software-as-a Service (SaaS) Vendor Management Software provider. 

I feel my business and real estate experience as well as my longevity in the neighborhood make me an excellent candidate for the position. 

FRANK GIANNONE 

8401 Raintree Lane

We are new members to the community and I am very excited about the opportunity to assist in a role that would be able to use some of my skills and experience in the architectural area. Please consider the following skills and experience for the position:

• US Navy Veteran who trained and served on nuclear power submarines as a Nuclear Mechanic

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering with concentration in Nuclear Power

• Completing Master in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University (Graduation Spring 2022)

• Currently employed at Duke Energy as the Corporate Operations Training Director for Nuclear Power Operations

• Prior to Naval career, worked as framing and drywall contractor in NY City for industrial commercial building contractor

• Completed several large scale additions/improvement projects at prior homes including

  • Square foot living area additions

  • Landscape redesigns

  • Complete rewiring of home

  • Complete replumbing of home

  • Re-roofing

  • Re-siding

  • Window replacements

  • Concrete work

Thanks you for your consideration and please let me know if you have any additional questions that I can assist with.

CHRIS KEARNS

I built a new house on Windbluff Drive last year and moved in last fall. I am a recently retired custom home builder, who still does some building projects, from time to time. Having built over 100 houses in numerous south Charlotte communities over the last 30 years, I have dealt with most Architectural Review Committees at one time or another. This gives me a perspective that should be helpful to the committee.

My desire is to keep the integrity of the neighborhood, while also recognizing that we need to be flexible to the needs and desires of a younger generation. Having grown up in California, I have been around “California contemporary” architecture all my life. While I respect the uniqueness of the style, I feel we can maintain the necessary character of the community without being overly rigid in our interpretations of varied expression.

I always try to reach a win-win decision whenever possible. I believe people are striving to achieve a complimentary look within each neighborhood, while still meeting their individual needs. Both the ARC and those individuals seeking approvals ultimately have the same objective – to maximize the property values in the neighborhood.      

STEPHANIE PRESTON

Relevant Experience:
10 years professional experience as an Architect in NYC, CLT and Rotterdam,NL. Masters degree in Architecture.

President of The Lakes at Raintree last year leading the financial and corrupt BOD cleanup of that community.

Full member of RTCC.

City and County Information

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For public services information, please visit the official county website www.charmeck.org  Information regarding trash collection, crime statistics and reporting, water, sidewalk planning, parks, deeds, zoning and maps are available.

Residents can request services or report problems directly to the county.  These services include but are not limited to:

• Street Lighting Outages

• Trash Collection

• Animal Control

• Water Leaks

• Sidewalk Issues

• Illegal Parking

• Illegal Signage 

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Click the Departments link on the website to view all areas of Government or click the direct links below:

Register of Deeds

County Parks & Recreation

CMPD Website – Crime Reporting and Mapping

Official CMS Website

Board of Elections

Public Library Website

Animal Control

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