Author: Andy Drake

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Spring newsletter

Dear Parkshore Residents,

Judging from all the rain I think spring has finally arrived and we can safely put away our snow shovels. We will be having our annual wine tasting party on Saturday April 26. Kathleen Hadder will be our hostess this year. Please plan to bring an appetizer or dessert to share along with a bottle of wine or another beverage. The party will begin at 7 pm at 6294 Highgate Place. This is an over 21 event please.

We will be holding our annual garage sale with the Shores on Friday May 2 and 3rd. There is no fee to participate the HOA pays all advertising costs. The scheduled time is 9-2 but you are welcome to adjust the hours. We also would like to have an Easter egg hunt if anyone is willing to volunteer their yard please contact Frances at 740-816-1464 if you are willing to host this event.

I received some good news at the last township meeting. Buckman, Greeley, Montclair and Spinnaker will be repaved when weather permits . This has been a 2 year on going process. Carol, Jamie and I worked closely with trustee Debbie Taranto to achieve this.

Lastly I would like to ask that after garbage collection please pick up any items that may have blown into your yard or that Rumpke may have missed. When residents leave it for the next pickup it detracts from our beautiful neighborhood to see trash laying around. Thank you for your cooperation.

Regards,

Frances Catanese
President Parkshore HOA

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2014 Annual Meeting minutes

Annual Meeting
February 22, 2014 10am
Orange Township Hall

Trustees were all in attendance

  • Michael Peirce
  • Dale Conklin
  • Carol Conklin
  • Frances Catanese
  • Amy Lloyd

Meeting opened with Michael Peirce discussing the new website and features.  The new site provides the opportunity for homeowners to add or update themselves allowing us to keep current on email addresses.  The new site will reduce the cost by eliminating the need to pay a hosting fee.  The only remaining cost will be the domain name retention fee of approximately $15/year. The work by Michael and his wife Kathleen is much appreciated and the new site looks great.

Next was a financial review by Steve Ginter.  The financial summary was distributed to all attending homeowners.  The ending balance for 2013 was $2,748.01 more than projected.  This was primarily due to lower cost of lawn services. Mr. Zuelke asked what the board felt was the right amount to hold?  He felt that the current amount, approximately 1.5x the dues was accurate, but if it increased beyond 2X then we should consider adjusting annual dues.  Both Dale and Amy offered examples of potential needs in the next year or two, including work on the retention pond bordering Waukeegan and Buckman homes, that will dip into the reserves and the work on the pipes and signs at the entrance.  After some discussion, Mr. Zuelke said he was satisfied with the explanation and agreed with the current decision to maintain dues as is.

Frances discussed the paving that has been promised by Orange Township and she has an email from Debbie Taranto – Orange Twp. Board member that we will be first on the list for paving this year.

The trustees are going to publish an updated directory and ask that if you want your email and phone number included you send an email with that information.  Otherwise, only your name and address will be included.  We talked about the potential of keeping it updated on the website and will discuss the option to password protect that section to only homeowners.

Events for 2014:

Looking for a volunteer to host an Easter Egg Hunt?  If you are interested please contact Frances Catanese

Kathleen Hadder will host the annual Wine Party this year on April 26th.  Please bring a bottle of wine and an appetizer to share.

Mr. Ginter asked about replacing the tree in the circle on Highgate.  Mike Chiappi has agreed to spearhead this operation and the trustees have approved funds for tree replacement.  The board would also like to thank Jamie Stabl for all of his help in beatification of the neighborhood.  He has helped plant flowers and do clean up at the entrance many times.  Michael Peirce said that he has stain kits made up for mailboxes if anyone needs one see him.  The stain is non-standard and can be difficult to locate.  The board purchased a gallon and made up kits for homeowners. The stain kit is at no cost to the home owner.

The meeting moved to voting for 3 open positions; Frances Catanese, Carol Conklin and Amy Lloyd.  All three board members expressed interest in remaining on the board in addition to two other  homeowners expressed interest in becoming trustees; Mike Henn and Lori Henn.   Mike Henn talked about his desire to get involved now that he was more familiar with neighborhood and suggested that he would like to do more to help new homeowners by creating a welcome packet. Lori also said she would like to get more involved.

Michael Peirce passed out ballots, voting was 1 per household.  He also tallied the votes with all three current board members retaining their seats.  Each term is for two years.

Mr. Henn offered to take on developing a welcome committee/kit.

Last discussion was the domestic geese that have invaded the pond.  They are noisy and becoming a nuisance.  They chase many of the small children in the area and becoming more aggressive.  Mr. Stabl spoke with the DNR who indicated that unless we could find the people responsible for bringing them here, we couldn’t do anything about removing them.  We could destroy any nests to prevent the increase in population.  One homeowner indicated that he thought someone was feeding them, but didn’t know who.  The trustees agreed to try and find out who brought them here, so we could ask that they be moved before further problems.

There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 10:45am.

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New Email Notifications

There is a new feature on our website this year: e-mail notifications will go out to all homeowners when new information is posted. You will receive meeting notices, alerts, community activities, etc.

We currently have 165  homeowner email addresses, but we don’t know if they are all up-to-date. The emails will all have links at the bottom that will allow you to update your name and email address. If you know of neighbors who are not receiving emails or who are new in the neighborhood, there is a sign-up page on the website to get on our mailing list. Just have them go to  parkshorehoa.org/sign-up

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2014 Association Dues

We are pleased to announce that our annual dues will remain at $125.00 for 2014. Invoices were mailed out to all homeowners on January 20th and payment is due by February 15th. There is a $25 late fee for all payments received after February 15th.

Payments should be mailed to:

Parkshore Homeowners Association
P.O. Box 431
Lewis Center, OH 43035

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Reminder: Stash Your Trash Cans

Our covenants state that trash and yard waste containers are not permitted to be visible from the street. If you have your cans behind landscaping that looses its leaves allowing the containers to be viewed from the street in the winter months, you will need to move them into your garage.

This is a $25/day violation, so please just put them away as soon as possible after trash pickup.

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Host Needed for Our Annual Wine Tasting

We are looking for a volunteer to host the annual wine tasting party. This event is usually held in February or March. The HOA provides all paper products and water. Everyone brings a beverage and an appetizer or dessert to share.

This is a very fun event and brings neighbors and friends together after a long, cold winter.

If you would like to host, please contact Frances.

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Mailbox Staining

This Spring when weather permits we are having all of our street signs and stops signs re stained. We have asked Real Property Management to send letters out to residents that need their mailboxes re stained, repaired or replaced. Replacement can only be ordered from Cedar Craft 614-759-1600 they are the only company that carries our correct mailbox. If your mailbox needs stained please call Frances@ 740-816-1464 or Dale @740-548-7010 to get the correct stain that we will provide to you at no cost.

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Reminders

I have also been asked by several residents to remind everyone that with the warmer weather to please be aware of your speed as children and adults will be outside enjoying the weather.  Another concern that has been brought to my attention is dogs running loose and people not picking up after their dog. Please be a courteous pet owner and obey the Orange Township codes.

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2013 Annual Meeting Minutes

Parkshore HOA Annual Meeting

February 23, 2013 10am

Meeting opened with an introduction of the existing board members: Frances Catanese, Dale Conklin, Carol Conklin and Amy Lloyd, Dennis Rowda (absent).   Each homeowner in attendance also introduced themselves.

Carol Conklin began with a review of the design board and their purpose.  She described how and where to obtain approval for property changes.

Steve reviewed the Financial summary covering the balances and expected expenditures.  The financial summary was approved.

Question was raised about tree replacement, especially ash trees.  Frances explained that only trees in common areas were the responsibility of the HOA.  There were trees on Buckman identified as potentially in need of removal that would be the responsibility of the HOA.  Frances will investigate.

The sign posts appear to need staining.  Dale will secure bids to stain the sign posts.

Several people expressed the need to stain their mailboxes and Frances said she could provide the correct stain, purchased by the HOA, to anyone who needed it.

The next event is the Wine party on March 9th at 7pm. Harry and Amy Lloyd to host again this year.  Adults bring wine and an appetizer.  The HOA will provide paper products and water.

The dates for summer events including Flamingo Friday will be determined and posted shortly.  Dale and Carol Conklin agreed to host the pool party/BBQ again this summer and turnout will determine if this will be continued. Suggestions for other events were discussed, one idea was an Easter egg hunt. Looking for a volunteer to host/coordinate that event.

One homeowner suggested that a reminder be sent about keeping dogs on a leash and cleaning up after your dog.  He has seen an increase in uncontrolled dogs as he is walking. A reminder will be posted on the web site.

Frances discussed the open board positions and the candidates who were interested.

Dale Conklin’s term was up as was Dennis Rowda’s.

Dale Conklin, Dennis Rowda and Michael Pierce were the three candidates up for consideration for the two open positions.

Each attendee voted by write-in ballot and after final count, Dale Conklin retained his position and Michael Pierce was voted in as a new member of the board, replacing Dennis Rowda.

Meeting was adjourned at 10:55am.