TerraBella Village began 2012 with 21 homeowners and wrapped up the year with a total of 34 homeowners. In 2013, the growth looks even brighter still with 16 more homes under construction and another 18 in the design phase.
In the last year, Terra Bella Boulevard gave rise to a new two-story commercial building. We are also excited to announce that six new businesses joined the community, including TerraBella Realty located in the Information Center.
A new entrance sign as well as over 3 dozen additional large shade trees for our walkable neighborhood were part of the improvements added in the community. The trails in the Nature Preserve continue to be maintained on a regular basis, providing the residents with a path to navigate our beautiful 140 acre nature preserve along the Soap and Tallow Creek and Little Tchefuncte River.
During the Holiday Season, TerraBella Village expanded the amount of Christmas decorations significantly. White lights adorned crepe myrtles on the Boulevard, while red bows and green garland decorated light poles, the Village Square and Post Office. Businesses and homeowners were also decked out for the holidays in a spirited competition for the 'Best Christmas Decorations' award.
Our annual family events, 'Pumpkins-in-the-Park' and 'Christmas at TerraBella', continue to grow in numbers and quality each year and are always a favorite for adults and kids of all ages. This past year we added a brand new cultural event, 'TerraBella Art Walk', that showcased a variety of art by nationally and locally renowned artists in TerraBella Village's businesses. The evening's festivities included live music, refreshments, appetizers, and door prizes. It was so much fun and such a success that we plan to host a similar event in 2013.
TerraBella Village is a proud participant in the St. Tammany Parade of Homes each year and 2012 was by far our most successful year to date. We hosted four open houses and more people toured those homes than ever before. For 2012 we set up the TerraBella Village Information Tent in the Village Square during each of the Parade of Home weekends. We provided maps and information, complimentary cold bottled water and gave away door prizes. We plan to do the same this year at the Parade of Homes in May, so be sure to stop by to make the most of your visit.
Hurricane Isaac made landfall on August 29th, wreaking havoc on much of the Parish. However, TerraBella Village came through Hurricane Isaac with huge success and maintained continuous power, television, internet service, and phone service through extreme weather circumstances. Most importantly, there were no flooding issues at TerraBella due to its well-designed, subsurface drainage system and favorable location north of Interstate 12 in Covington. TerraBella's success in weathering Hurricane Isaac can be attributed to its unique location, underground utilities, and private fiber-optic network.
We are grateful for a very successful 2012 and look forward to continued growth and progress in the coming year!
