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Policy on Car Damage From Gates
Residential and Commercial Fountains at Entrance
The Residential Fountain is inoperable due to a motor outage. The contractor can’t determine what happened, but ordering replacement motors are necessary. These are on order and the contractor is hopeful of having them received and installed within 10-14 days. The Commercial Fountain has been shut down for maintenance. The contractor will be draining the fountain as part of the maintenance procedures.
BOARD APPOINTS JOE MICKLEY TO OPENING ON THE BOARD
The Executive Board has appointed Joe Mickley to the Board to fill the seat vacated by Jim McBee due to his recent resignation for personal reasons. Joe will formally begin his duties at our next meeting, but the board has already chosen him as the Vice-President and he will also accept being the board's liaison to both the ARC and the Exercise Room Committee. These were the two assignments Jim McBee had fulfilled during his time on the Board.
Joe has been serving on the Finance Committee and the Transition Committee and lives on Wind Soft Court with his wife, Lynn.
We will certainly miss Jim, who served us for a little over a year and devoted many hours to his work as a board member and as a liaison to various committees. He helped the board reach agreements with several residents who may have been cited for a violation.
The next meeting of the Executive Board will be held at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, August 13th.
Board Seeks Local Contractors
The Executive Board is looking into making some renovations to the Clubhouse office used by our CAMS representative. The purpose is to make it a little larger, less stuffy, and providing a window or daylight to the office. We are developing construction plans for this proposal, but will only pursue it if the costs are reasonable. We prefer hiring a contractor for this work who lives in Waterford or is related to someone in our community. If you are a contractor who can do small renovation work (removing a wall and building it in a new location, moving a door and frame from one wall to another, etc.) or know someone who can, please submit their name and contact information to Cindy Phillips, the CAMS rep at the clubhouse.
NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN IN FRONT OF WATERFORD
We've received a message from the Harrelson Company which is the name of the firm of our Developer (Bert Exum). The new traffic pattern in the Rite Aid and Port City Java area does NOT allow you to make a left turn when exiting between these two buildings. The NC DOT has required this change to occur. In order to turn left and come into the Waterford Residential area, you will need to exit behind the Port City Java building. New signage is being made and will be posted shortly.
Urgent Travel Club Announcements and Sign Ups
Punta Cana reservations needed ASAP due to rising air costs.
For details on the Punta Cana click here: Punta Cana
For details on Disney click here: Disney
For details on Cullinary luncheon and Christmas shopping click here: Luncheon
Gate Survey
The Gate Committee met on Monday June 9th to discuss the recent policy
change to the gate opening that was enacted by the board. The purpose of
this meeting was to discuss this recent change and to propose conducting a
survey of the residents of Waterford as to their position on this change.
The committee overwhelming voted to conduct such a survey. We are doing
so because as a group we did not feel the that wishes of the community were
fairly represented when this vote was taken and passed by a 3-2 margin by the HOA Board. We therefore intend to conduct this survey and present the results to the
Waterford HOA Board at their meeting in August. We will then ask the board
to consider the votes cast in the survey and to reconsider their vote if
is it is determined that the majority of the residents feel that the closing of
the gates is not what they desire.
The survey will be available in the July Waterways Magazine, at the Clubhouse,on the Website under Surveys or by going to the link below to download a copy. Only one vote per address will be counted. If you are voting via a paper ballot you may drop off your vote and the clubhouse. There will be a ballot box provided for this purpose. All votes must be received by August 1st to be considered. Once the votes are tabulated they will be made available to the residents of Waterford via the website and also posted on the Yahoo site.
This issue is a very important one to all who live in Waterford. Whether you are for or against the proposed change we want to here from you. Please take the time to cast your vote.
Thank you,
Frank Glossl
Chairperson – Waterford Gate Committee
910-371-2003
fglossl@ec.rr.com
Transition Committee Formed and Starting
The Transition Committee met for the 2nd time on June 24th. Notes about this meeting can be found by following the links to Committees, and then Transition Committee.
The Commitee is still willing to accept a few new members. If you are interested, please write to any Board member and tell them you're interested. At this time, the best meeting time for those on the Committee is Tuesday evening at 7 PM. The next meetng will be held on August 26th, in the Game Room of the Clubhouse. There is a possibility of meeting on either July 22nd or July 29th if we arrange for a presentation on either of those nights.
New Gate Policy - effective July 15th
At its May 28th Special Meeting, the Executive Board voted 3-2 to limit closure of the gates in all neighborhoods to be in the evening only (6 PM to 5 AM). Gates will be open during the daytime. This policy is scheduled to take effect on July 15th to allow for a written announcement to be made in the Waterways Magazine. The Board discussed the reasons for and against this policy, but the majority felt this change would be in the community’s best interest
Executive Board Acts To Insure Maintenance of Empty Lots in Waterford
The Executive Board unanimously approved a Lot Maintenance Policy at its May 14th meeting. Based on that Policy, lot owners will be responsible for providing a grass or plant barrier to assist in keeping silt out of our streets and waterways. Lot owners will also be expected to have the growth cut on their lot at least once per month during the growing season and, if the growth is on average 12” or more, additional cuttings may be necessary.
CAMS, acting for the Board, has now mailed out the policy to all the lot owners in Waterford. Based on preliminary figures, it seems there are about 369 lots without homes in Waterford. This means we now have about 643 homes or units already built or in the process of being built.
The complete Policy can be viewed in the Documents Section of the Website.
CLUBHOUSE LOST AND FOUND
A number of items are left behind at the Clubhouse and Pool area. These are available for retrieval from a basket placed outside the CAMS Client Services office door (next to the exercise room). Each item is labled with the date found. If an item has not been reclaimed within two weeks, the item will be donated to a charity such as Habitiat for Humanity, Hope Chest, etc. IF YOU ARE MISSING SOMETHING STOP BY AND CHECK THE BASKET.
Lot Count In Waterford
At the morning Budget Info Meeting, a couple of individuals wanted to know how many lots were owned by our developer and other builders. Bill Buckmiller, our interim Manager, did the research and reports that 105 lots are owned by our Developer (Bert), and about 100 lots are owned by individuals who have at least 3 lots, the most being Stevens with 33, Logan with 24, and Veranda with 10. Excluding these lots, there are 806 lots owned by individuals, but some individuals may own more than one lot.
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