Month: August 2022

The August meeting of the HOA Board was called to order at Agnes Johnson’s house on Monday, August 15, 2022, at 7:00pm.  Members in attendance:  Michael Ball, Teresa Powell, Agnes Johnson, Lynn Guinn, Mark Stolz, Jeff Hoetmer, Brad Sweet, Sandra Zeh, & Al Cavallaro. The July minutes were reviewed & approved, {with 1 minor exception}, as written (unan). (Subsequent to the meeting, the exception was noted & revised).  One of our residents, Dan Fumento, was present, as was our HOA Mgmt. rep- Harlee Quintana.

Lynn presented a final budget.  It was quite apparent that the annual dues would need to be raised to make ends meet for the HOA. A motion was made to increase the yearly dues to $200/year (motion by Mark & 2nd by Teresa).  The motion was voted on, and it passed with a unanimous vote.

Dan Fumento was at the meeting to inform the Board about a growth of cattails behind his house on the lake. He brought pictures to show, and the growth had more than doubled in size this past year. He suggested getting some type of lake-friendly spray to put on the cattails. Dan had done some research, and said the cattails needed to be sprayed & killed first, and then pulled out at the roots for them to stay gone, or they could come back. During the meeting, a quick internet search revealed a spray product called Shoreline Defense that is used to spray cattails. Lynn took the action to get this product bought, so spraying could be done soon. (The cattails were sprayed in the final week of August, and they can be pulled out later if the spray does its work.) It was good to have Dan at the meeting, and Lynn purchased the spray at his own expense. Thanks, Lynn.

Costs are still being compiled for work around the lake. We still need another quote on the rip rap work, and Harlee will see about getting that done. (Subsequent to the meeting, 2 more quotes were obtained on the rip rap work- 3 in total now. The Board will review all of these at the next meeting.)

The Board reviewed a letter for the Breezy Point HOA to notify them of their residents coming over to our lake to fish & trespassing on the common area on the SE end of the lake. The draft was reviewed & approved, and Mike will get that sent to the Breezy Point HOA.

Last month (July), Brad Sweet sent a note to the Board & said the lake aerators appeared to NOT be working. Dave Dauffenbach has ordered some parts & a new aerator, and he will get the repair done soon.  (At least 1 of the aerators is now running.)

The annual HOA meeting will be held on Saturday morning, Sept. 17, at 9:00am at the common area. An earlier time was noted to stay away from daytime heat. A note will be sent to all homeowners, inviting them to the meeting. The Board also needs 2 replacements for officers, as Mark & Lynn are set to rotate off this fall. If anyone is interested in serving, please contact any of the Board members.

Several homeowners have asked for more time to complete improvements that were noted by HOA Mgmt.- (129 N Rainbow Lake Terrace & 260 S Forestview Ct.). Both residences have been granted an extension to Sept. 15 to complete the work needed or pay pending fines.

Finally, a special assessment meeting will be held in October (at the fire station), and the Board will recommend a 1-time lump sum of $300 per household be assessed to all residents. 2 biggest cost drivers are rip rap work around the lake (est. $30K for that), and tree removal around the lake. Residents will be advised of the meeting date once it has been set.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:25pm. The next Board meeting will be the annual meeting on Sept. 17, and the October meeting will be held on Oct. 10 at 7pm on at Teresa’s home.

Mark Stolz, Secretary

The July meeting of the HOA Board was called to order at Agnes Johnson’s house on Monday, June 11, 2022, at 7:00pm.  Members in attendance:  Michael Ball, Teresa Powell, Agnes Johnson, Lynn Guinn, Mark Stolz, Jeff Hoetmer, Sandra Zeh, & Al Cavallaro. The June minutes were reviewed & approved as written (unan). One of our residents, Wade Waterbury, was present, as was our HOA Mgmt. rep- Harlee Quintana.

Lynn presented a revised budget that included a raise in dues to $200/yr. This was discussed & will be voted on at the August meeting.  If approved, homeowners will be notified of this raise with the upcoming annual dues invoice.

Al reported that several remodel jobs had been approved by the architectural committee.

Several neighbors complained about the yard at the old firehouse at the Maple entryway. Mark took the action to contact Mark Kerschen to ask about getting it mowed.  (Mark K. was very decent & pledged to get it mowed. 4 days later it was done.)

Wade Waterbury came to the meeting to update the Board on the work on his home. He has made progress on the requested changes, and he is waiting for the weather to cool off before finishing the painting. The Board appreciated Wade’s attendance at the meeting, and it’s apparent that he is making an honest effort to get caught up on the needed improvements.

Costs are still being compiled for work around the lake. The trees around the lake that need work have been marked. Lynn believes that if we get a work crew assembled, some of the tree work can be done by the volunteers to save the HOA some money. We still need another quote on the rip rap work, and Harlee will see about getting that done. We have 1 bid on rip rap, and the Board requested that bid to be held firm until at least Nov. 1. Once a second bid is received, the Board can review both & come up with an action plan.

The Board decided to send a letter to the Breezy Point HOA to notify them of their residents coming over to our lake to fish & trespassing on the common area on the SE end of the lake. Mark will draft a letter for Mike’s review, and we’ll get that sent to the Breezy Point HOA.

The issue on the ditch between Rainbow Lakes & The Dunes has been resolved. The Dunes is responsible for all maintenance of the ditch. They will take action on this when the weather cools off.

Brad Sweet sent a note to the Board & said the lake aerators appeared to NOT be working. Dave Dauffenbach will be contacted to see about needed repairs. (Subsequent to the meeting, Dave checked out the aerators & found them not working. He has gotten one of the aerators going, and he has ordered parts to get the others repaired & operational.)

Finally, once the capital budget has been completed, a special assessment meeting will be held in October, and the Board will recommend a 1-time lump sum of $300 per household be assessed to all residents. Improvements to the lake (rip rap & tree removal) are hugely expensive items, and the HOA does NOT have the capital resources to address them. This assessment, along with the increase of dues to $200/year, should give the HOA enough capital to move forward with the needed improvements.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm. The next Board meeting will be at 7pm on August 15 at the home of Agnes Johnson.

Mark Stolz, Secretary