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Upcoming Events: Homeowners Associatin Mid-Year
Status Review Meeting – Clubhouse 7pm-8:30pm Pools Hours:
Pool will
remain open until Sept. 19 9am-8pm -
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 HEADS UP!
All homeowners are invited to attend the Homeowners’
Association Mid-Year Status Review Meeting: Date:
Thursday, Sept. 16th Time: 7pm to 8:30pm Location: Highland
Park Clubhouse Nothing
formal, no presentations----just Q & A, with emphasis on how we’re doing
regarding the six 2004 objectives, see below. 2004
Objectives:
The Board
approved the path-forward for revising the Code of Regulations to ensure that
a formal vote by all homeowners is taken for significant changes to the
“common areas”. A small team of
interested stakeholders will develop the changes and present them to the
Board to obtain formal ratification by homeowners. It takes 75% approval to revise the Code---so please “jawbone”
with your neighbors to ensure that we get a high turnout of voters to approve
this change. HOMEOWNER INPUT AT BOARD
MEETINGS………….By Bill Mazzolini Second
notice……..recall that to provide another mechanism for homeowner input, the
first 15 minutes of regular Board meetings are open for Q&A, critique,
etc. After 15 minutes, owner input
ceases and the Board begins its work using the planned agenda. Homeowners are allowed to remain and
listen to the entire meeting if they choose.
To allow fair time for all, please call Mazzolini for ground rules. See the calendar on highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com
for future Board meeting dates. MERGER UPDATE.......By Bill Mazzolini Nothing
new to report. No further action is
planned until the 37 homeowners in Highland Park Phases 1 and 2 conduct a
formal vote. FINANCIAL
UPDATE
Financial
Update…….By Sean Flaherty I am
pleased to report that the 2004 financial picture is looking good. I have data through the month of July and
we are well within budget parameters in most areas. We are on pace with our expected year-to-date income with a 100%
collection rate of the homeowners annual association dues this
year. We thank you for your prompt
payments. Our
financial summary through the month of July ’04 is as follows:
**This
figure includes the $-8630 deficit carried over from last year |
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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. A big THANK YOU goes out to Pete Just and the members of
the Social Committee for coordinating another successful Movie Night on
Friday, June 28. Another big THANK
YOU goes out again to Pete Just and the members of the Social Committee, as
well as to Melissa Nelson, from The Big Show catering, for coordinating the
first wine tasting party. LANDSCAPING By Dave Celznick Front
Entrance Flowers
at the front entrance were installed by Pulte in July. The Team
is planning to planting bulb's this fall. The Team is also in the early planning stages to determine
what can be done to illuminate the front entrance area with lights and
decorations this coming holiday season. Nature Park Update The
Landscape Team continues the process of improving the Nature Park. The mowing frequency of the Nature
Park has been increased in order to improve park usability and
aesthetics. An adopt a mound program is in full swing for Fall
plantings. The concept of the adopt a mound program is that a
family/volunteer plants and cares a for a mound along the Nature Park
Trail. If you
would like to plant and care for a mound or want more information on the
Landscape Teams activities contact Dave Celznick (934-6174) or Karri Furness
(934-7219). COMMUNICATIONS By Theresa Perusek E-Mail Address In order to continuously improve communications, an e-mail
address is available 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 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. Neighborhood News 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: Clubhouse and Recreation Area Committee By Sean Flaherty I hope everyone has had an enjoyable spring and summer
season filled with fun and family activities. The Clubhouse and Recreation Committee has been busy this
summer. We added new baby changing
tables in the clubhouse washrooms in June.
I hope that this new addition made some residents pool and clubhouse
visits a little more enjoyable. The
clubhouse has continued to have a steady stream of rentals. We had the carpeting cleaned and it looks
to be in much better shape. We had
one large unplanned expense this summer when the air conditioner compressor
malfunctioned and needed to be replaced.
Luckily the unit was still under warranty but we did incur the expense
of labor and freon for the cooling system.
The playground swings have taken a beating from the sun
and snow, and are looking like they are on their last leg. We have ordered replacements and they
should arrive shortly. We are looking
into options for installing window treatments in the clubhouse. In addition to providing added décor and
privacy we think this will help lessen the load on the heating and cooling
systems by providing some much needed insulation. If the Board of Managers approves this expenditure, window
treatments will then be installed sometime before the end of the year. The clubhouse continues to be wonderful asset to our
community. It is available for rental
and is an ideal place to host community or family events this fall and/or winter. To arrange clubhouse rental please contact
the 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 will be adding a trash receptacle near the playground this fall. In the meantime, please be sure to take
your garbage with you. Please report
any safety issues to someone on the Board of Managers or to Carlyle
Management. A big THANK YOU
goes out to Mike Mazola, Highland Park resident and owner of Signature
Electric for the nice job on the lighting project at the clubhouse. Please email us at highlandparkassociation@yahoo.com
if you have comments, suggestions or would like to join to the Clubhouse and
Recreation Area committee. |
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SWIMMING POOL By Bill Mazzolini The pool will remain open each day from 9:00 am to
8:00 pm through Sunday, September 19th. Lifeguards will cover on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 8
pm. Safety
Alert: please ensure that children
under 14 are supervised by an adult at all times, including weekends. The Swimming Pool Team is pleased to report that
the 2004 objective was met (zero shutdown incidents at the pool). We used the solar cover about 60% of the
time. It worked well, reducing
water/chemical usage, and conserving heat built up during the day. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH By Bill Mazzolini Committee Members: 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 each of you for your contribution! “No
Soliciting” signs will be installed shortly.
Avon is developing a “no soliciting” ordinance to put some teeth into
enforcement of posting no soliciting signs.
If after the signs are installed, unwanted solicitors approach your
home, kindly ask them to leave the development. If they do not cooperate, call the police. 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?
Have you been satisfied with work completed by a local company for
which you like others to know about?
If so, why not advertise or ask the company if they’d like to
advertise in the Highland Park Newsletter?
As of June, an advertising section has been added to promote
residential or outside businesses.
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 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 again
to Alex Fensore for his continued involvement in helping to promote
newsletter advertising. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December. |