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Upcoming Events: Movie Night – Friday, June 28th –
after dusk Wine Tasting – July 10th – 7:30pm Pools Hours:
9am-9pm -
7 days/week |
Carlyle Management Company28001 Chagrin
Blvd. Suite 302 Beechwood, OH 44122
Clubhouse Rental - April O’Brien
Property
Management–Ed Fratus 216-464-7465 |
Board of Managers: President - Bill Mazzolini 934-0710 Vice Pres. - Dave Celznick 934-6174 Treasurer - Sean Flaherty 934-3492 Secretary – Theresa Perusek 934-3260 Trustee - Pete Just 934-2330 highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com |
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT By Bill Mazzolini On March
23rd, Bryce Jones, Rob Gerberry and Bob Odom completed their
two-year term on Highland Park’s Board of Managers. Thank you, gentlemen, for all your contributions! Members
of the Board of Managers are noted above.
To focus our efforts and resources, the new Board developed a Mission
Statement and 2004 Objectives. They
are as follows: Mission
Statement----Board of Managers: Ensure that Highland Park homeowners’ value and living
experience are maximized through cost-effective management and maintenance of
“common areas” and administering and enforcing the Code of Regulations and
Deed Restrictions. 2004
Objectives:
As noted in
Sean’s Financial Update, the 2004 budget surplus will be allocated to the
contingency reserve and some community improvements (park path sealing,
playground wood chips, parking lot/pool lighting, pool umbrellas and solar
cover, Clubhouse baby changing tables, and maintenance of new detention
basins). HOMEOWNERS INPUT AT BOARD MEETINGS By Bill Mazzolini To
provide another mechanism for homeowner input, the first 15 minutes of
regular Board meetings will be open for Q&A, critique, etc. After 15 minutes, homeowner input ceases
and the Board begins its work using the defined agenda. Homeowners are allowed to remain and listen
to the entire meeting if they choose.
To allow fair time for all, contact Bill Mazzolini to inform him of
your issue or discussion item prior to the Board meeting. The next
meeting will be on Tuesday, June 8th at 7:00 pm in the
Clubhouse. See the calendar on highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com
for future dates. COULD ONE + ONE = MORE THAN TWO ? By Bill Mazzolini Heads-up……we
were approached by the Board of Highland Park Phases 1 and 2 to explore the
possibility of merging both Associations into a single entity. This would add 30 more homeowners to our
current 332 (7 already belong to both).
The benefits, downsides and legal and financial questions need to be
defined, reviewed and resolved. A
merger would require ratification (via formal vote) by at least 75% of our homeowners. This will be worked on later in the year
after other high priority objectives are implemented. FINANCIAL
UPDATE
By
Sean Flaherty This is
my first update to the Highland Park Homeowners Association since I joined
the Board of Managers as the treasurer this year and I am pleased to report
that the 2004 financial picture is looking good. I have data through the month of April and, for the most part,
we are well within budget parameters.
We are on pace with our expected year-to-date income with about 90% of
the homeowners submitting their annual association dues by the April due
date. We thank you for your prompt
payment. There are
a few budget areas where we have incurred some unplanned or increased
expenses like legal fees and some extra snowplowing from the late snowfalls
in March. We will continue to monitor
these items and be sure that we manage other budget areas to help offset any
overage. The Board of Managers and
the respective committees have approved some minor capital expenditures for
the coming months. Some of these
expenditures are outside of the current budget areas and will reduce the
bottom line. These expenditures are
directly related to security and safety for our community and even with the
additional expenses, if we stick to our budget, we will still be on track to
finish the year with a balanced budget and a small contingency reserve. Our
financial summary through the month of April ’04 is as follows:
**This
figure includes the $-8630 deficit carried from last year ***Target
for contingency reserve is in the $7k – 10k range. |
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ACTIONS FOR MAKING HIGHLAND PARK A BETTER COMMUNITY The Board has been
working to continuously improve the community we all live in. Here’s what we’ve been doing: COMMITTEE UPDATES
Ø Social – Pete Just (934-2330) Ø Landscaping - Dave Celznick
(934-6174) and Karri Furness (934-7219) Ø
Directory
– Jeanne Yeagley (934-4778) Ø
Communications
– Theresa Perusek (934-3260) and Pete Just (934-2330) Ø Swimming Pool – Bill Mazzolini
(934-0710) and Dave Celznick (934-6174) Ø Clubhouse and Recreation
Facilities and Spaces - Sean Flaherty (934-3492) Ø Neighborhood Watch Program – Bill
Mazzolini (934-0710) GET INVOLVED!!!! The community activities will only
be a success if community members pitch in and help coordinate and organize
various events and activities. We
can’t do all of these things without you.
If you are interested in joining one or more of the above listed committees,
please contact one of the listed committee members. SOCIAL COMMITTEE By Pete Just For a listing of Highland Park Community events visit http://calendar.yahoo.com/highlandparkassociation. As this wet Spring season is drawing to a close, the
consistently nice weather we’ve been waiting for has to be just around the
corner. Well, the Social Committee is
hoping that’s the case because the first two Summer Events are in the works. Highland Park Summer 2004 Movie
Night #1
Date:
Friday, June 18th
(back-up rain date is Friday, June 25th) Venue:
Clubhouse grounds—we’ll
figure out the best place to put up the screen Time:
Families can start
gathering around 8:30 pm. The first presentation
will begin as soon as it’s dark. Movie:
Nominations are still being
taken! We are planning to run one or
two “shorts” (cartoons, featurettes, etc. geared towards the younger kids) and
then run a full length movie starting around 10:15 pm geared towards those 10
years and older. Please provide some
recommendations for a good PG or mild PG-13 rated film. You can email me at pwjust@adelphia.net and nominations
will be discussed at our next Social Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 9th
at 7:00 pm in the Clubhouse. All are
welcome and invited to attend. A concession stand will be open throughout the event to
purchase various refreshments. Movie
Night itself is a free event. Look
for event flyers in your paper boxes in the next few days! Highland
Park Wine Tasting
Date:
Saturday, July 10th
(back-up rain date is Saturday, July 17th) Venue:
Clubhouse and grounds Time:
7:30 pm – until ? Cost:
$15.00 per individual or
$25.00 per couple (subject to change) Details: The committee is still working on several details, but the
intent is to feature selected wines from one of the Sandusky-area wineries paired with food
samplings. A representative from the
selected winery will be available to take orders at the conclusion of the
tasting or may sell bottles directly at the event. A flyer with more detailed information will arrive in your
paper box by June 25th. This
should be a fun (and even educational) evening and we hope wine enthusiasts
of every level can participate in this inaugural event. A BIG thank you goes out to everyone who’s volunteered
their time to work on the planning of these initial events. We can use more help, so please get in
touch with me or come to the next Social meeting on June 9th. LANDSCAPING By Dave Celznick On May 8 and 22 several volunteers
joined forces to clean up Highland Park.
The team rolled up their sleeves and cleaned-up the
detention basin and front entrance pond area, as well as the creek area in the back of the
park. Volunteers
included: Tracy Abrahamowicz, Bill and Jeanne Mazzolini, Darlene Fedor, and Karri Furness. A big thank you
goes out to each of these individuals for volunteering their time. A big thank you
also goes out to Doug Dedolph for
his continued effort in keeping the back creek area of the Nature Park
cleaned up. Thanks again to all! Also big thank you to Brownie Troops #487, Faith McDonald and
Debbie Moritz, Karri Furness,
Michelle Poling and Jeanne Mazzolini for planting the
flowers at the nature park, by the clubhouse and by the pool area. Nature Park Update The Landscape Team is in the
process of devising a plan to transform parts of the Nature Park into a
nature preserve. If you have feedback
and are prepared to do a little planning and digging please join us at our
Landscape Team meetings. COMMUNICATIONS By Theresa Perusek E-Mail Address In order to continuously improve communications, an e-mail
address has been setup for you to submit questions and comments. Please send questions or comments to: highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com. You can also contact a board or committee member, if you
prefer discussing your question or comment “live”. If you would like to be included in periodic email
correspondence that contains important information about upcoming Highland
Park community activities and events, please take a minute to send us an
email with your contact information.
Our email address again is highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com. Neighborhood News Garage Sales A Highland Park Neighborhood Garage Sale is planned for
June 24th - 26th. This
coincides with Avon’s Annual Aunt Tique and Uncle Junk weekend. If you’re interested in having a garage
sale at this time, contact Katie Gute at 934-3437. Warm Welcome to our
New Neighbors We would like to give a warm welcome to the following families/individuals
who recently, within the past 3 months, moved into the Highland Park
Community: The
Walker Family The Gorman
Family Truxton
Place 3991
Haverford Place March
2004 April
2004 The
Schneider Family The Koehler
Family Haverford
Place Bellcrest April
2004 May
2004 The
Coleman Family The Mavrakis
Family 36305
South Park Drive Scottsmour
Court April
2004 May
2004 The
Galik Family 3982
Haverford Place May
2004 CLUBHOUSE
AND RECREATION AREA COMMITTEE By Sean
Flaherty The weather is getting nicer and we are looking forward to
an enjoyable spring and summer season filled with family activities. The Clubhouse and Recreation Committee
held an organizational meeting in April where we generated many great ideas
and outlined some preliminary plans to help make the areas more
enjoyable. For example, new baby
changing tables will be installed in the clubhouse washrooms in June. Please email us at highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com
if you have comments, suggestions or would like to join to the Clubhouse and
Recreation Area committee. The clubhouse continues to be wonderful asset to the
community. It is available for rental
and is an ideal place to host community or family events this spring and
summer. To arrange clubhouse rental
please contact Carlyle Management Company at (216) 464-7465 - Option 7. This is a voicemail box so please leave
your name, contact number(s), a good time that you can be reached and your
first and second choices on rental dates.
A representative will reply to messages within 24 hours (Mon-Fri). The park and play area are also wonderful assets to the
community and we need your help to maintain the safe and fun environment for
all our children, families and surrounding neighbors. The playground is open to children of all
ages. Children enjoying the
playground should be under adult supervision whenever possible. When using the facilities, please exercise
caution, common sense and common courtesy to make everyone’s playground
experience an enjoyable one. Please
remember to dispose of your trash properly.
We are looking into adding a trash receptacle near the playground this
summer but in the meantime, please be sure that trash is not littered in the
playground or park. Please report any
safety issues to someone on the Board of Managers, to Carlyle Management or
the police, if necessary. |
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SWIMMING POOL By Bill Mazzolini Thanks to
homeowners who helped revise the rules and generate improvements: Mary Bell, Dave Celznick, Marianne Jacobs,
Julia Jones, Bill Mazzolini, Faith McDonald and Debbie Romanchok. The pool
opened as planned on May 29th.
This season, you will see the following changes (some already done,
some in progress): ·
Revised
mandatory pool rules. ·
Supervision
at the large pool by Hastings Water Works from mid-afternoon until closing. ·
Six
new umbrellas---$30 each. ·
Lighting
on motion sensors to deter vandalism---$1,000. ·
Solar
cover to minimize heat loss at night
(a “trial” basis, without a reel system)---$370. See the
separate flyer for swimming lessons! Pool
heating system status: Recall that about 45
homeowners indicated in the January Survey that they supported some form of
pool heater. That’s enough interest
that the Board wants the Pool Team to finalize its evaluation of
alternatives, installation cost and annual operating cost for such a
system. We know enough already to
conclude that the costs are “significant” and that a majority of homeowners
must approve the project via a formal vote.
For a gas-fired heater, installation cost is in the $8k - 10k range
with operating costs of approximately $4k per year. To get this off dead-center, here’s the rough plan: 1.
Obtain
one more cost estimate for gas and electric systems. 2.
Obtain
one estimate for a sun-heated system on the clubhouse roof. 3.
Present
alternatives, pro’s/con’s, and costs to the Board (September/October) Based on
merits and a sound funding plan, the Board would then decide “next
steps”---either to defer the project, or to promptly move it to a formal
homeowner vote so that, if approved, it would be ready for the 2005 season. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH By Bill Mazzolini We are
pleased that several more people signed up to help: Theresa Robertson, Joe and Renee Terebieniec, Scott and Shelia
Buchanan, Stephanie Grady, Mary Petzinger, Krista Skinner, Julie Delaney and
Geoff and Patty Schneider. Thanks to
all for volunteering. We’ll get this
program energized again shortly! REMINDERS To
promote courtesy and consideration of your neighbors, please remember to:
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING By Theresa Perusek Do you have a
business you’d like others to know about?
If so, why not advertise in the Highland Park Newsletter? Beginning with the June newsletter issue,
an advertising section will be added.
The cost to advertise will be $25/quarter or $85/year (four newsletter
issues are distributed each year) for a business card size advertising
section. If you are
interested in advertising your business, please complete the following form
and return it to Alex Fensore 36112 Haverford Place or Theresa
Perusek – 3445 Truxton Place or e-mail your company information to
theresa.b.perusek@accenture.com. If
you have a company logo which you’d like included, please ensure that you
include it in the e-mail you send.
Checks should be made out to Highland Park Homeowners
Association. Thank you to Alex
Fensore for bringing this idea to the board, as well as for all of his help
in getting the advertising off to a great start!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter Advertising Form Please check one of the following: Quarterly
Advertising ($25): Annual
Advertising ($85): Company Information: Company Name: Contact Name: Address: City, State,
Zip: Business
Description: Additional
Information: Please enclose a check to Highland
Park Homeowners Association for the appropriate amount. Thank You! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next
newsletter will be distributed in early September. |