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Carlyle Management Company28001
Chagrin Blvd. Suite 302 Cleveland, OH 44122
Clubhouse Rental – Heather Johnson
Property
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Board of Managers: Dave Celznick 934-6174 Sean Flaherty 934-3492 Theresa Perusek 934-3260 Pete Just 934-2330 Leslie Bemis E-Mail - highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com |
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LETTER FROM
THE PRESIDENT By Bill
Mazzolini First
things first…..Theresa Perusek and I will be leaving the Board of Managers
after serving as Secretary and President since April, 2003. Theresa was the steadying influence when
the storms raged ‘round us (I confess that I started most of the
storms). She helped us achieve our
objectives, improve our communications process by coordinating four
Newsletters per year, and spearheaded the advertising concept to generate
enough money to offset the cost of the extra Newsletters. Thank you, Theresa, for adding so much
value to the Association! As
president for the past year, I have tried to identify and focus on the areas
of importance to each of you and areas to which will help to best improve our
community. With feedback received, we
put together objectives to help us continuously improve are community and address
your feedback. A recap
of the six 2004 Objectives and Results are as follows: ·
Achieve
a balanced budget and generate a reserve for contingencies. RESULT:
Budget balanced, $10k reserve generated. See Sean’s report. ·
Revise
the Code of Regulations to require a vote by homeowners for implementation of
“significant” changes. RESULT:
Amendment passed. See details
in following article. ·
Implement
procedures, rules and facilities so there are zero shutdown incidents at the
swimming pool. RESULT: Zero shutdowns for 110 days of operation. ·
Generate
revenue through Newsletter advertising. RESULT:
Generated approximately $1,200 in additional revenue. ·
Conduct
at least two adult and three family-oriented activities. RESULT:
Successfully conducted a wine-tasting party, Movie Night, and 2005 Easter
Egg Hunt, planned for Sunday, March 20, backup date planned for March 26. ·
Generate
active community involvement through communications and teamwork. RESULT:
See Communications article. In
addition, we opened the first 15 minutes of each Board meeting for homeowner
input, published the first edition of the Handbook of Rules and
Information, continued to use teams to improve work processes, and
conducted a Survey of Service Providers. Thank
you: Dave Celznick, Sean Flaherty, Ed Fratus and Pete Just for staying
focused, achieving results and fostering teamwork! And thanks to all the volunteers in the Association who helped
us along the way. You are a pleasure
to work with! AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF
REGULATIONS By Bill Mazzolini An
amendment to the Code of Regulations requiring a formal vote by all
homeowners for “significant changes” to the Common Areas was sent out for
ratification in January. On March 5th,
the tally of votes received, certified that more than 75% of all homeowners
voted “in favor” of the amendment.
Therefore, the amendment has passed and will be recorded with the
state as part of the Code of Regulations.
Thanks to Mark Fedchock, Brad Jarrell, Bill Mazzolini, Dave Mezey and
John Miller for developing the proposal! ANNUAL
HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING By
Bill Mazzolini The
Fourth Annual Meeting was held on March 1st. The weather limited the number of
participants to approximately 25. Meeting
highlights include: ·
Two
new Board members were elected.
Congratulations to Leslie Bemis and Bob Richenburg who will be serving
on the board for the next two years. They
will replace Theresa Perusek and Bill Mazzolini as current board
members. ·
The
Board reviewed status on the defined 2004 objectives and fielded questions
from the attendees. ·
Three
members of Avon’s City Council attended the meeting. They were receptive to our plea to
re-examine the need for a stop light at the Rt. 83 entrance. As follow-up to the “next step”, our
request for another traffic study has been documented in writing to our
Councilman, three At-Large Councilpersons, and the Planning Director. Highland Park Homeowners
Association Survey Results
By
Sean Flaherty First of
all, thank you to all of the Highland Park Homeowners who responded to the
recent survey. The results are in and
have been tabulated. We collected a
total of 90 responses from both the paper and electronic e-mail surveys. The Board of Managers was able to gather
valuable data, comments and opinions aiding in several decisions regarding
vendor contracts for the 2005-2006 contract years. We appreciate all of your feedback! Following are some of the survey highlights: Brunner Landscaping
Hastings Water Works
Carlyle Management
Board of Managers
Notable Comments:
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FINANCIAL
UPDATE
By Sean Flaherty
2004 Budget Highlights
Notable
budget category analysis:
2005 Budget
Considerations
Assessment Income
Landscape
Cleaning Contract
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Increased
the annual budget amount based on inadequate budget figure from 2004. Recreation Area
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Projects
currently planned for 2005
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Projects
under consideration for 2005
Insurance & Taxes
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ACTIONS FOR MAKING HIGHLAND PARK A BETTER COMMUNITY 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!!!! 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. Pete provide update! LANDSCAPING By Dave Celznick The Association will be signing up to a 2-year contract
with Brunner Landscaping with an option for a three year contract. A detailed statement of work was developed
for the vendor procurement process.
Brunner was chosen on the basis of bid accuracy, past work history,
competitive pricing and willingness to provide packaged services. Our new service level agreement includes, flower plantings
at the front entrance, and increased mowing, weed control and fertilization of
the Nature Park. COMMUNICATIONS By Theresa Perusek E-Mail Address If you would like to be included in periodic e-mail
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. You can also use the above listed e-mail address to submit
questions and comments. If you prefer
discussing your question or comment “live”, you can contact a board or
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Community News By Theresa Perusek Community Resource Services Are you looking for a way to help out someone in your area
that is experiencing a hard ship? If so, why not consider supporting the
Community Resource Services of Avon and Avon Lake. The Community Resource Services organization is dedicated to
helping out those within our community who are jobless, without adequate
income or housing, hungry or in need of social services in time of
crisis. This agency will most
efficiently and personally help others to find the answer they are
seeking. So how can you help?
There are many ways in which you can help support this wonderful
organization. Some of the ways
include: ·
When
buying an item where you buy one get one free, why not donate your extra
item, or donate food in general ·
Provide
transportation to an elderly person ·
Make
a cash contribution “People helping People” is the motto Community Resources
Services has lived by for over 15 years.
If you’re interested in helping out in any way, please contact the
office at (440) 933-5639. Thank you
in advance for your consideration! Warm Welcome to our New Neighbors We would like to give a warm welcome to the following families/individuals
who recently moved into the Highland Park Community: The Carson Family The Inman Family 3542 Bellcrest Drive 36317 Southpark Drive The Dahl Family The Pascu Family 4000 Astoria Way 36130 North Park Drive The Fleming Family 36099 Billingsley Row |
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Clubhouse and Recreation Area Committee By Sean Flaherty Based on feedback from homeowners and continuous efforts
to provide World Cass Service to our association members, I am pleased to
announce that Carlyle Management has made an internal change in their
clubhouse reservation procedures. The
phone number to make clubhouse reservations will remain the same, but
reservation responsibilities have been reassigned within Carlyle Management
to a full time staff member at their office named Heather Johnson. We welcome Heather as part of our
Clubhouse team. The clubhouse is available for rental and is an ideal
place to host community or family events this spring and summer season. 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). Please email us at highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com if you have comments, suggestions or would like to join to the Clubhouse and Recreation Area committee. REMINDERS Following
are a list of things to remember as part of being a Highland Park resident:
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NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING By Theresa Perusek Thank you to
the many residents who have used the newsletter to advertise your
business. We hope it has proven
valuable to your organization. If you have a
business you’d like others to know about or if you have been satisfied with
work completed by a local company, for which you like others to know about,
why not advertise or ask the company if they’d like to advertise in the
Highland Park Newsletter? The cost to
advertise for residents is $25/quarter or $85/year (four newsletter issues
are distributed each year) or for non-residents is $40/quarter or $150/year
for a business card size advertising section. Please
see this issue’s advertisements on the back cover and support these local
businesses whenever possible. If you are
interested in advertising your business, please complete the following form
and return it to Pete Just at 4072 Truxton or e-mail your company information
to pjust@shamrockcompanies.net. 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 payable to Highland Park Homeowners
Association. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter Advertising Form Please check one of the following: Resident: Non-Resident: Quarterly
Advertising (resident: $25 /
non-resident: $40): Annual
Advertising (resident: $85 /
non-resident: $150): 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 June. |