Fall 2016 Reminders:
- PETS: Pick up after dogs.
- LIGHTING: It is getting darker earlier and the days shorter, please check your light standards to make sure they are lighting up. If you notice an FPL Street light is out, please contact FPL at 917-0708 and report the closest address if there is no number on the post. We have had some more vehicle break ins and the more lighting we have the more of a deterrent it is for thieves.
Halloween is coming… Safety Fi rst! - GARBAGE: Garbage and recycle bins cannot be put out until after 4 on Monday, and has to be taken in before 10 am Wednesday. Also please secure your recyclables as much as possible to help the contents from blowing all over the street on windy days.
Someone has been dropping items for garbage in people’s driveways in the early hours of the morning – like 4 or 5ish. If you are out early, please keep your eyes open for this and report.
- MAINTENANCE: We have the paint for your mailbox posts at Gary’s house. If you are going to touch up your post, please contact Gary and he will provide the paint for you. The posts are to be the same color as the front wall according to our docs. Gary’s contact info can be found here on our web site. Any exterior changes to your home or property must be approved by the Modi cation Committee prior to any work being done. You can request a Modi cation Request Form from diane@yorkmarathon.com or here on our website. Go to the modi cation tab to contact any of the members, the form is also located at the bottom of that page.
- COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE: In the last 6 months we have had 5 sales. Right now we have only 1 for sale and 1 active with contract.
- UP-COMING: Power washing the Palmer wall. Homeowners who back onto Palmer Boulevard have to make sure that all shrubbery, tree branches, and vines are not touching the wall. These items endanger the integrity of the wall and it is extremely expensive to repair, patch, and paint. We will be coming through next week to check, prior to power washing the wall. We would like to get this done by end of month. Exact date TBA. A second notice will be sent out a few days before.
- VOLUNTEERS: Please volunteer – we have several places where you could be of service. There are board positions available. We are trying to form a social committee. There is a vacancy on the modi cation committee and on the ning committee.
Get involved and meet the neighbors!
That’s it for now – Thank you! Your Board of Directors.
NOTICE
Please be advised that the Board of Directors has contracted a company to power wash the community’s outer wall. This company, New View, will bring any and all supplies needed. They will be taking special attention to any plants in the vicinity of the wall.
If you have any questions, please contact Diane Treharne at 941-378-0049.
Meadow Walk Notes March 2015
The Annual Meeting was held in December, and your new Board of Directors include Gary Walsh, Betsy Dane, Andrew Fenton, Jordan Ramey, and Diane Treharne.
As you are aware we have retained counsel to re-write our Association documents. The documents in place are obsolete and many no longer apply. In order to properly represent the community, we would like to have at lease two homeowners join the Board members when we meet with the attorney to review the revisions. We will set the review date once we have heard from any interested homeowners.
Please contact Gary Walsh gxwals1@aol.com, or Betsy Dane bonaire110@aol.com if you would like to be a part of this review.
Remember to check this website from time to time for updates and to reach any of the Board members.
- PLEASE be sure that you have a properly functioning lamppost light in front of your house. Make a point of going outside after dark to be sure your light is working. This is not only a safety issue, but is required in our HOA documents.
- Once again we are forced to remind everyone that ALL dogs must remain on leashes at ALL times. We know you thin YOUR dog is the best listener ever, but please, this is the law. This includes playing with dogs, not just walking them. This is NOT just for the safety of humans, but for the dogs’ safty as well! Also, please do not walk dogs close to houses, and, by the way, PLEASE don’t forget to clean up after them.
- Please be sure your mailbox is scrubbed clean and that the post is painted. The paint color should match the community’s surrounding wall. If you have any questions please one of the Board members prior to painting.
- PARKING ISSUES: When parking in the street (you or your guest), please remember that the law stipulates that cars must be parked in the direction of traffic. Be careful parking on curves, and please also be mindful not to interfere with your neighbor’s ability to back out of their driveways. Try not to park directly across from another car, our streets are narrow enough, and this makes driving through them very difficult. And remember, SIDEWALKS ARE FOR WALKING, NOT PARKING. You may NOR park on the grass or on sidewalks; also, please be sure your car is well within your driveway so as not to interfere with sidewalk use.
- Amazingly this week is already the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed Saturday, March 7th. And, if you have any lights on timers, remember to adjust them accordingly
- Homeowners Association dues were due by the end of January. For those eight residents who have not yet submitted your payments please do so immediately.
IN MEMORIAM
We would like to take a moment to remember a wonderful friend and neighbor, Dolly Fenix, who passed away on January 7th.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to her son Miguel and his entire family.
Meadow Walk News Fall 2014
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We have retained counsel to re-write our Association documents. The documents in place are obsolete and many no longer apply. In order to properly represent the community, we would like to have at lease two homeowners join the Board members when we meet with the attorney to review the revisions.
We will set the review date once we have heard from any interested homeowners. We would like to have the revisions in place and sent to all homeowners in time for a vote along with the information and ballots for the Annual Meeting. Please contact Gary Walsh gxwals1@aol.com or Betsy Dane bonaire110@aol.com by October 13th if you would like to be part of this review.
- The Meadow Walk Annual Meeting is set for Monday, December 15th at 6:30 PM. There will be three vacancies on the Board due to expiring terms. Should you wish to nominate someone (including yourself) please let Gary Walsh know by November 1st. If you nominate a neighbor, PLEASE be sure he/she is willing to serve.
- We are happy to report that all outstanding dues and fees have been received and that the Association is in a strong financial condition.
- CAUTION: With the excessive rain, nature is ever-present. We have reports of the presence of some water moccasins in one of the lakes. No panic — just be aware. And a remember — not all snakes are bad!
- Remember to check this site from time to time for updates and to see how to reach any Board members.
Meadow News Fall 2014
- With Halloween (October 31) and the end of Daylight Savings Time (November 2) just around the corner, PLEASE be sure that you have a properly functioning lamppost in front of your house. Make a point of outside after dark to be sure your light is working.
- Once again, we are forced to remind everyone that dogs must remain on leashes at ALL tomes. We know you think YOUR dog is the best listener ever, but please — this is the law. Also, please do not walk dogs close to houses, and, by the way, PLEASE don’t forget to clean up after them.
- Please be sure your your mailbox is scrubbed clean and that the post is painted. The paint color is to match the community’s surrounding wall. The Board is trying to find leftover paint for you to use, so please contact one of the Board members prior to painting.
HOA Meeting, Monday, September 29th @ 6:30 p.m.
There will be a meeting of the Homeowners’ Association on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fruitville Public Library.
Please join us to learn more about current happenings.
AGENDA FOR 9/29/2014
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER @ 6:30 PM
2. SECRETARY’S REPORT:
- A. Read/Accept minutes of last meeting JUNE 30, 2014)
- B. Acknowledge correspondence and read into minutes if necessary
3. TREASURER‘S REPORT
- A. Status of payments for 2013 & 2014
- B. Bank balance
- C. Number of homes whose HOA fees are in arrears
- D. Liens on foreclosed properties
- E. Review open foreclosures
- F. Discuss legal fees paid and amounts recouped from homeowners
4. MODIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT:
- Report on any projects approved and any pending
5. OLD BUSINESS:
- A. Review results of new landscaping and lights at front entrance. Total cost and contract signed for monthly maintenance on new plants.
- B. Status on lakes and littoral shelf.
- C. Go over what is being done with the revision of our documents by our new lawyer. Form committee to meet with lawyer to review the new doncuments.
- D. Report on meeting regarding the grants we are applying for to cover the costs of acquiring plants to protect the lake banks.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
- A. Pending ruling from the Florida Supreme Court on HOA associations having to use only lawyers to write letters on collections or other violations.
- B. Florida legislative bill requiring HOA’s to pay a tax of $4 per house each year and provide info on the development.
- C. Any pressing issues or comments from members in attendance.
- D. Residents need to paint new mail box posts and clean mail boxes. Monitor and replace post light bulbs.
One Lane of entrance to be temporarily closed
Starting next week one lane of our entrance well be closed. This will allow for the installation of a new lighting system as well as an all new front entrance.
Two of the trees on the center island will be removed and all new bushes and plants will be installed on the front corners as well as the center island.
We will have a maintenance contract with Wilhelm Brothers to do monthly work trimming and fertilizing all the new plants.
We expect parents to advise their children to not do damage to the lights and plants as this has occurred in the past and has cost the HOA funds that could be used in other ways.
HOA Meeting, Monday, March 31st @ 6:30 p.m.
There will be an important meeting of the Homeowners’ Association on Monday, March 31, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fruitville Public Library. Please join the Board of Directors to learn more about current happenings, including the re-design of the front entrance.
Your input is requested prior to final decisions being made. Hear about the proposals we have received to beautify our community.
We will also update homeowners on our financial condition, repairing the lake banks with grant funding for witch we have applied, foreclosures, sales, the annual community garage sale and more.
Notice of Annual Meeting
Monday, December, 16th, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m. Fruitville Library
Your presence and participation at our Annual Meeting is essential. It is imperative that we have a quorum (33 residents) to conduct business. Please make it a point to be present and to share your concerns and ideas.
We have two (2) vacancies on our HOA Board (two) (2) full term. Please seriously consider volunteering to serve a term. We need a complete board to continue functioning successfully.
Not having a full membership or at lease five members on the Board always presents the probability of not having a quorum to conduct official business. Please consider joining our Board of Directors team. This is a volunteer service to our neighborhood and we recognize that the members of the Board also have their personal professions and affairs to attend to. There will be times when one or two members may be unavailable or out of town. A full board will help guarantee a quorum whenever it is needed.
Not having a quorum can result in not being able to meet to officially address our HOA obligations. Such a situation leaves us open to the state intervening and appointing an outside management company, which will ultimately significantly increase the costs to the homeowners. The Florida Statutes provide for such action to occur.
