Lantern Tour, Family Fun, Scare Free Halloween

The mock utility billing period
has been extended to 31 October.
Brought to you by Balfour Beatty Communities at West Point
24 OCTOBER 2014
Community Management Office: 132 Bartlett Loop: 845 446 6407 – Facility Maintenance Office: 733 Garrard Road: 845 446 3570
Leasing office open Monday through Friday 0800 to 1700, Saturday 0900 to 1600 EDT. 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance Service: 845 446 3570
Lantern Tour, Family Fun, Scare Free Halloween
Lantern Tours: Saturday October 25th: Fort Montogomery comes alive as re-enactors depict scenes
from its dark, dramatic history. Tours at 6:30pm and 7:30pm. 18th century refreshments included.
Admission. Reservations required. Fort Montgomery State Historic Site, Fort Montgomery, NY.
845-446-2134, www.palisadesparksconservancy.org
will take place at West
Point between 1700 &
2000 hours on Friday,
31 October
Maskers Orchards Fall Festivities: Saturday, October 25th: Pony rides, horse drawn wagon rides, a
family friendly haunted house, face painting, apple maze, pumpkin patch, music performances at
2pm and 4pm. 9am-5pm. Masker Orchards, Warwick, NY. 845-986-1058, www.maskers.com
No Scare Halloween: Saturday & Sunday October 25th & 26th: Bring the kids in costume for the
scavenger hunt, costume parade, cookie decorating, games, and crafts. No monsters! 11am-4pm.
Museum Village, Monroe, NY. 845-782-8247 x1, www.museumvillage.org
E-1 to E-6 Homes Available
E-1 to E-6 Families or E-6 Single Soldiers/GeoBachelors: We have homes in New Brick with 3
bedrooms, 2.5 baths, hardwood and tile,
central HVAC, fenced back lawns. Video tour:
http://www.westpointfamilyhousing.com/neig
hborhoods/new-brick/new-brick-3br-e1e6/video-tour/ . Call 845 446 6407.
Striking a Balance
Now that cooler weather is here, many residents
are searching for a balance between conserving
energy use and staying warm at home. As the use
of fuel for heating increases, the baseline for
energy use comparison groups will rise, but
deliberate conservation efforts will always be
evident in the ever changing baseline.
LifeWorks @ Balfour Beatty Communities
Bring your pumpkin masterpiece to 132 Bartlett
Loop on October 27th by 3:30pm to enter our
pumpkin carving contest! A Garrison Command
representative will select winners for creativity and
originality. Apple cider and Jones Farm apple cider
donuts will be served.
New Brick JNCO Bonus $200
A $200 Resident Referral Bonus is offered to
current Residents who send us a rank
appropriate move-in for the JNCO section of
New Brick. Please call 845 446 6407.
Commuting to Post?
It may be costing a lot more than you think.
Here’s an excellent tool to see what you’re
actually paying for that daily drive:
http://www.commutesolutions.com/commute
-cost-calculator/ - Here are some examples:
Annual Cost of Commuting to West Point
Location/Round
Trip Miles
Newburgh/30
Annual Cost:
Subcompact
$4,219.20
Annual Cost:
SUV or Truck
$6,069.60
Fishkill/60
$8,294.40
$11,995.20
Middletown/70
$9,844.80
$14,162.40
Examples shown do not include car payments, but
do include all other expenses related to commuting.
Hot Off the Press is the publication of record for
West Point Family Housing LLC, a partnership
between the West Point Garrison & Balfour Beatty
Communities, and is published and delivered
every Friday via email to all current residents of
West Point. Hot Off the Press is edited by the BBC
Community Manager. If you have events of
interest to share with residents, comments,
corrections or questions, please email
[email protected]. Thank you.
For those who are incentivized to conserve, one
challenge may be to find the best indoor
temperatures for the times when people are
home. While it will vary household to household,
those who like the house to be cooler during
sleeping hours may want the house to be warm
when everyone is starting their day and set their
heat accordingly. For those who are at home
during the day, the activities of the day may burn
enough calories for people to stay warm with a
slightly lower temperature setting than is used at
the start of the day, but experimentation may be
needed. In the evening, most people will need to
wear warm clothes while relaxing at home to be
both comfortable and conserve energy.
To review the basics:
Those who use more
energy than the average use for their house plan
type are billed only for the amount that is used
above that average. Those whose energy use is
within the average range see no change. Those
who conserve the most energy receive rebates.
BBC is tasked with carrying out the Army’s utility
billing energy conservation program at West Point.
It is not a BBC program and BBC does not profit
from the utility billing program. To learn more
about utility billing, please visit:
http://www.westpointfamilyhousing.com/residen
t-resources/utilities/
You
don’t have to decorate in a scary way to win -although there’s nothing wrong with that! We will
award imagination and creativity. We hope all
residents sign up and showcase their hard work.
You can nominate your home or you can nominate
anyone else's that you see to
[email protected] on or before October 29th.
Friday, October 31st: You are invited to attend a
. Costumes
are optional for all ages at 132 Bartlett Loop from
1:00-3:00pm. We’ll supply everything for your child
to make a creative wood project. To register, email
[email protected] on or before Oct. 27th.
We’ll be serving witches brew and fingers too!
Tuesday, November 4th:
at Woodbury Common from 7:008:30pm. Their associates will provide a hand scrub,
hand massage, cuticle treatment and a quick eye
treatment. Receive 10% off any purchase and a
sample bag. Refreshments served. Reservations
required; please email [email protected] on or
before October 29th.