July
9, 2007
Highland
Park Homeowner’s Association
Minutes
of May 21, 2007 Meeting
Meeting
Attendees
Brian
Benham, President
Bill
Dickey, Vice-President
Dennis
O’Toole, Treasurer
Lisa
Wurster, Secretary
Coleen
Ellis, Board Member
John
Price, Board Member
John
Griffin, Homeowner and WRCU representative
Meeting
began at 6 pm, adjourned at 7:15 pm and was held at Bill’s house.
Update on Lake Pumps
Pumps
were installed in early May. After
installation several homeowners noticed a high-pitched sound. An adjustment was made and both appear to be
operating properly..
Pumps were installed on the existing electrical unit; another dedicated
electrical unit is still available if the lake owners should decide to install
a fountain. This would allow for separation
of charges for electricity associated with pumps versus charges associated with
other items such as fountains. Feedback
from the lake lot owners regarding the installation of the pumps has been
positive.
Budget
Dennis
presented the April budget and it was approved as submitted.
Covenants and
Restrictions
- Bill is
working with Lynn Gray to draft a letter to the homeowner on Eagle Trace Drive
who has built on the easement to the front lake. The letter will allow a 30 to 45 day
timeframe for the homeowner to establish and record an easement to the
lake on the opposite side of his property.
- We
recently received a complaint from a homeowner regarding a neighbor mowing
their lawn at approximately 9 pm. In our next newsletter we will make note
of general courtesy to neighbors, including noise.
- The RV
parking violation (Kehoe) was settled by the homeowner agreeing to abide
by the Covenants and Restrictions for Highland Park. The homeowner received and signed a
court injunction in favor of our request to not park an RV on his property . The
Homeowners Association recouped all legal expenses expended to pursue this
action from the homeowner
- We
received notice of two garage sales; letters were sent to both homeowners
(Donica and Whitaker) May 22 as a reminder that
garage sales are prohibited. Brian
raised the possibility of Highland
Park hosting an annual garage sale to provide
homeowners an opportunity to participate in a garage sale at least once a
year. A change to the Covenants and
Restrictions would be necessary to accomplish this. Coleen would like to put a suggestion in
the next newsletter to have people respond via website with their thoughts
about an annual Highland Park
garage sale.
- There
was one complaint of a parked boat; a letter was sent to the homeowner (Nystrom) on May 22.
Directory
Coleen reported that the directory is ready to
go. To respect the privacy of our
neighbors, the directory will only include information for those who responded
to Coleen’s request for information.
Annual Dues
The
last 2 outstanding homeowners’ dues were paid in full, in addition to the
penalty.
White
River
Citizens United Update
John
Griffin attended the meeting to provide the board with an update on WRCU. The WRCU focus has largely been on the
discussion of the future structure of White River
Township; do we annex with Greenwood, Incorporate or
remain status quo? Professor Paul Frigga, who resides in White River,
compiled a study on the subject. He
hosted students to study the situation and reported their findings. White River Citizens are concerned that “our
voices” are not being heard or reflected with the current arrangement. White River
contributes the largest percentage of funds but does not receive back an
adequate share. John will provide a copy
of the study so we can post it on Highland
Park’s website.
The board had previously agreed to continue to support WRCU and will
contribute $1100 on receipt of the bill.
Next Meetings
July
16
Sept
17
Nov
19