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Dear Marie's Vineyard Homeowners, On January 31st, 2002, we had the second Marie's Vineyard Homeowners Association (HOA) meeting, all Marie's Vineyard Homeowners were invited. Board
Member's Present: Non-officer
Board Members: MINUTES I. Introductions- Sarah Boyer, President, introduced everyone. II. Treasurer's Report- Linda Schoonmaker, Treasurer, presented a summary of last year's budget and presented this year's proposed budget. Some homeowners expressed shock at the price of our lawn maintenance agreement, but were reassured that the price of our agreement is very competitive and the company hired has a excellent reputation. Linda Schoonmaker has a record of the bids should anyone want to review them. Taxes have been filed for the neighborhood association. Utilities are being paid. Annual dues will not be charged until January 5, 2003 ($120). Budget will be voted on at the next quarterly meeting. III. Email and Address List Update- Addresses were updated. Many people elected to save the HOA money by having mailings done by email. Please contact Kelly Remy, secretary, if you need to update your email or mail address, and let us know if you or your neighbor is not receiving a newsletter. IV. Our City Park- We reviewed that the park is city owned, and may be developed within 5 years. There may be a bond for park development. We may also try to make a deal with the city to try to fund early development. Some home owners are checking into this. V. Web Site- The HOA web site is www25.brinkster.com/MVHOA/ . Please check it out and give ideas to Laura Christian, Webmaster. This site is free. There is a bulletin board there for homeowners use. VI. Neighborwoods Program- Tina Wagner, board member, reviewed a city sponsored program that gives free tree care training and pruning instructions and free trees. You and your neighbors are invited to meet in the morning of Saturday, February 23rd to learn about tree care and to qualify for free trees. Precise meeting time and location are pending. Contact Tina Wagner if you are interested in helping. Each person attending qualifies for 8-10 free trees. We plan to landscape the neighborhood entry to the park that is on Craig road, once the free trees are received. VII. Tree Plan- A city official is planning on reviewing our compliance with the tree plan, and the HOA will then make efforts to correct our compliance. When able, trees would be acquired through the Neighborwoods program. Trees between the sidewalk and street are part of the tree plan and can't be removed by homeowners. VIII. Parking- Legal parking was encouraged. This problem has improved, but is still a consistent problem. We need room to allow emergency vehicles to travel down our roads. Lowering of the "no parking" signs to eye level was discussed. IX. Speeding- Speeding is still a problem in the neighborhood. X. Home Maintenance- Encouraged treatment of mildew, repainting and caulking of the outside of homes. If your house is still under warranty, consider a close inspection of the exterior of your house. An early repainting of houses (during dry weather) is encouraged to prevent the mildew problem that some are having. Treat mildew before painting. XI. Garbage Cans- It is against the covenants to have your trash can stored in front of your house, or to the side of your house in a visible location. XII. Mail Boxes- Some of our mailboxes do not have an outbox. You may use your inbox for outgoing mail by placing your mail in the very back of your box with the stamp facing out. XIII. Proposed Covenant Changes- Changes were discussed to the nuisance clause, garbage clause and severability clause. The only controversy was the details of the nuisance clause. There was question of whether it could be phrased better demonstrating that many businesses could be in our neighborhood, as long as they are not nuisances. Some HOA members are thinking of offering better language. Final drafts of the proposed covenant changes will be ready soon, and will be voted on at the next neighborhood meeting. XIV. Questions- Dogs Barking- Some complained about dogs barking. Please be respectful to your neighbors if your dog is barking. Consistent Barking and whining are considered against city law and is a class 4 infraction with a fine up to $25. Mailing Troubles- Many individuals complained of poor mailing service and requested the board contact the postmaster to request more consistent mail service. FUTURE MEETINGS: Next full HOA meeting is tentatively planned for May 15, 2002. Please mark you calendars and plan to attend. Changes in the Covenants and the budget will be voted on at that time. A copy of proposed covenant changes will be sent to individuals prior to the next quarterly meeting.
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