Monday, April 20, 2015

April Board Meeting

Spring Pond Estates Homeowners Association
Board Meeting Minutes
April 13, 2015


The monthly Board meeting was called to order by Sally LeMon, Vice-President. President Bill Bannister was absent and all other members were present.

Secretary's Report
Minutes had been previously given to all members. Motion to accept with no corrections or omissions was made by Gerry Rainforth and seconded by Ernie Wheeler. Passed 4-0.

Treasurer's Report
Anita Haskell, Treasurer gave all Board members a copy of the March Financial report. (see attached). No outstanding issues. Motion to accept was made by Bob Mirisola and seconded by Ernie Wheeler. Passed 4-0.

Architecture Committee Report
Sally LeMon and Leander Page met this past Saturday to discuss a request given by Clay Feeter and Joyce Bilodeau to install a fence between 23 and 25 Spring Pond Circle. The committee has requested more information before a decision can be made.

Election Committee Report
Janice Schlapak has given all homeowners the notice regarding openings on the Board.

Maintenance Committee Report
Sally LeMon has been in contact with New England Fence regarding the repair of the fence on the hill by 12 Spring Pond Circle. They will submit a quote which will include repair, replace and paint. Motion made by Bob Mirisola and seconded by Gerry Rainforth to go forth with this repair. Passed 4-0.

Social Committee Report
Brunch at Bintliff's in Ogunquit was held in February and was enjoyed by all.

We will be going for a BB-Q at Charlie Cole's in Lee, NH this Saturday, April 18th.

Plowing Committee Report
Ernie Wheeler reported that John Patten will be coming around at some point to address issues following a very severe winter. Lamp posts are the responsibility of the homeowners, but more information will be forthcoming when other decisions are made.

Old Business
Sally LeMon was been pursuing the issue regarding the end of Ruch Lane with no final decision at this time. There is paperwork attached.

Joe Strazzere attended our meeting and feels that there are not many people using our web site. We will remind homeowners at our annual meeting. We thanked him for this contribution to our web site that he designed.

New Business
Bill Bannister will be the contact person regarding the dragon flies.

Sally Hudgins has made the suggestion that before next winter, it would be a good idea to sit down with John Patten and his foreman or manager to discuss the pros and cons of winter care here at Spring Pod Estates to keep an open and positive relationship going.

Motion to adjourn was made by Sally LeMon and seconded by Bob Mirisola.

Respectfully submitted,

<signed>
Sally Hudgins, Secretary

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Upcoming Elections

Spring Pond Estates Homeowners Association Board Candidates




The two year terms of Bill Bannister, Sally LeMon, and Ernie Wheeler end in June, 2015.

Nominations are now open to members who would like to serve on the Board of Directors.

Three positions are available.

If you are interested, please contact Janice Schlapak, Chairman of the Nominating Committee at (207) 363-6606, or forward a statement of intent to Janice at 4 Ruch Lane, York, ME 03909. If you wish, you may include a brief biography along with the reasons why you wish to be elected to the Board. Provide this information to Janice on or before April 30, 2015. All candidates' names will be placed on the ballot for election.

Ballots will be handed out or mailed to residents by Friday, May 8 and must be returned to Janice Schlapak no later than Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

Ballots will be counted on Friday, May 22, 2015.

And please be sure to mark your calendar with the date of the Annual Meeting: Tuesday, June 9, 2015.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Do You Like BBQ?




Hey all Homeowners - do you like BBQ?


Join us for dinner at Goody Cole's Smokehouse!

Saturday, April 18th
Meet at the Community Center
at 5:00 PM

(There's a signup sheet inside the Community Center)