Carrsbrook Homeowners Association
Pre-Annual Meeting Report, May 2017
Dear Neighbors:
The 2017 Carrsbrook Homeowners Association Annual Meetingis scheduled for:
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Time:7:00 P.M.
Place: Northside Library on Rio Rd. West*
Room: Conference room on hallway across from the library proper
*This building is a refurbished version of the old Phillips Supply Building on West Rio. There are only a few handicapped and non-handicapped spaces at the front of the library, so most of the library parking is behind the building. To reach the main floor from the rear parking lot, enter the building and an elevator or a very long flight of stairs will take you upstairs to our meeting area.
Tom Leinbach, CHA President, has scheduled what should be a very interesting and informative evening.
There will be three speakers from the County government to speak to us and answer questions.
Capt. Pete Mainzer
(Police Department - security)
Rachel Falkenstein
(Rio+29 Small Area Plan, Hydraulic Small Area Plan*)
Kevin McDermott
(Bike/Ped Networks)
These speakers are scheduled to begin their presentations at about 7:30 p.m. so we need to get through our routine Carrsbrook business with some dispatch.
To further that end, as I did last year, I am updating you (see below) on the CHA standing and ad hoc committee from which I have received reports. You will have an opportunity at the meeting to ask some brief questions for clarification, if necessary, but we are hoping to either eliminate or at least keep long discussions to a minimum so that we can have plenty of time with our guest speakers.
Minutes from 2016 annual meeting
Attached to this document
Treasurer’s Report
Deborah Thacker, CHA Treasurer, will be at Northside at between 6:30 & 6:45 p.m. to take your dues which are now $15.00 per annum. Come a little early if you can to settle up with her before the meeting begins. And if you are unable to attend on the 24th, please mail your $15.00check to her at 100 Powhatan Circle, 22901 to help us maintain our modest Treasury with sufficient funds for our annual picnic, future sign area plantings and a small cushion of monies for contingences.
Treasurer’s Report Attached to this document.
Executive Committee
This group met to (1) nominate a slate of officers for 2017, and (2) set the annual meeting agenda. Three of the 2017 officers have agreed to continue to serve, but I will be retiring (after more years than I can remember) as Secretary of the CHA , so the nominated slate for 2017 is as follows, though nominations will be accepted from the floor if offered:
President:Tom Leinbach
Vice President:Mary Ann Thompson
Secretary:Linda Hitt
Treasurer:Deborah Thacker
Block Captains
Their three main responsibilities are (1) to inform the Secretary of new residents and their contact information, (2) to convey to interested non-emailers among us, notice of the CHA annual meeting and the fall picnic and (3) to pass along any security related events or concerns in your section of Carrsbrook to the CHA Secretary.
Sue Bates and Ann Clarke, John Boring, Mair Devoursney, Pat Huber, Charlie and Marie Krizek, Carole and Dick Lear, Kathi Marshall, Eve and Vince Morales, Frank and Margarete Rice, Cecelia and Dean Schultz, Connie Stevens and continue to serve and have our thanks for their time and attention. Two additional block captains, Ann Marie Vinson and Mellissa Malone, may have to be replaced.
Social Committee (Martha Leinbach, chair)
Last year’s annual fall picnic was cancelled because of the threat of rain. I believe it was the first time in many years, if ever, that we have done that. We will try again this year.
SAVE the DATE for this year's picnic: Sunday, SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
Welcome Committee (Kathi Marshall)
Kathi, extrovert extraordinaire, continues to enjoy her job of welcoming new neighbors with a packet of information about Carrsbrook and a gift of home baked goodies or a plant. Block captains, or anyone: please email Kathi at... or the new Secretary (her info will be made available after the annual meeting) when new people move into our neighborhood. If you can’t get any contact information yourself, at least pass along the address and we’ll get a letter out to “resident”.
Landscaping/Maintenance
This is a loose, shifting and sometimes anonymous confederation of volunteers who pick up trash, weed whack, plant, water and mulch in the area of our Carrsbrook sign. Tom and Martha Leinbach very recently replenished the mulch in this area and Mair deVoursney and I picked up two large bags of trash, which seemed to partially reappear almost immediately. Neighbors should feel free to have at this area themselves with trash collection if the spirit moves! Wear gloves.
Building Committee – no report
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Respectfully submitted,
Jane Williamson, Secretary, Carrsbrook Homeowners Association
May 10, 2017