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Cobblestone Homeowners
Meeting
5/22/04
12pm
Location: Cobblestone
Pool
Officers in Attendance:
Jeff
Kobos, President
Scott O’Neal, Vice
President
Steve Wilusz, Treasurer
Kristen
Gentilozzi, Secretary
Board Members: Mark
Abadie & Becky Abplanalp
Architectural
Committee: Sue Kobos and Marion
Stykitus
Jeff
Kobos explained that the main goal of the 2004
administration is to improve the overall appearance of neighborhood and
increase our homes values. We are saving the HOA dues that have been
collected for several projects, which will be voted on next year. The
ideas that we have so far are, a new fence for the pool area, new
mailboxes for the front of the neighborhood, and a light at the “S” curve
on Cobblestone Drive.
The Architectural
Committee has been sending out notices to homeowners whose houses or yards
are in violation of our covenants. On Monday, May 24, 2004, Jeff
Kobos will be meeting with an attorney
regarding the homeowners that have not paid their dues. He will also check
to see how we can fine homeowners that are in violation of the covenants.
Steve Wilusz gave his
treasurer report to be as follows. Dues have been collected for all but 2
homes. We are going to lien those homes that have not paid, and their
amenity privileges have been revoked.
A quick snapshot of our
budget is 34% of our money is going to property taxes for 1996-2004, 13%
to lawn service, 8% insurance, 12% utilities, 5% Landscaping, 5% Pool
Maintenance and 11% pool maintenance.
12,700 balance today, $1,900 reserve, $3,800
spent, and $3,000 to play with (projects such as pool fence). Steve also
paid our income taxes for the tax years 2002-2003. We paid $40 to State
and $135 to Federal for 2000. For 2003 we paid $54 to state and $100 to
Federal. We paid a higher amount for 2002 because it was considered late.
We paid an accountant $300 to prepare both filings.
Lisa
Abadie suggested improving the front of our
neighborhood by raising the flowerbed and extending it out more towards
Buford Dam Road. Gene McLeod said that he knows where we can get 10 tons
of sand for $250. Everyone agreed upon this idea in attendance. It was
decided that we would have a neighborhood workday on June 5, 2004 to
complete this project. ****Meeting
has since been delayed until further notice.
Becky
Abplanalp suggested that we repaint the front
sign. She will take pictures and color them in to give us several ideas.
Becky will do this by the next meeting so everyone can vote on the colors.
For those people that
did not receive the notice, the pool will now have daily adult swim time.
This time will be from 9:30pm-11:00pm, no children are to be in the pool
at this time.
Questions from the
group:
Are we putting a lawyer
on retainer? No, we are meeting with him on a one time basis, and will
look into retaining him at a later date.
Mike
Abplanalp asked how many letters has the
architectural committee sent out? How much are the fines going to be, and
what are the violations? The Architectural committee will send out a memo
outlining what the yards and houses should look like and what the
violations are. Example: The weeds in the yards should be kept in the
minority.
We need new mailboxes
for the first 23 homes in the subdivision. Harold Walter suggested calling
Lanier Tech and asking if their metal shop students can make them. Kristen
Gentilozzi will look into it.
Someone asked if we
could put up a basketball goal at the tennis courts, and the answer is
yes. Jeff Kobos offered to move his goal down
there for everyone to use. However, the courts are to be used for tennis
first, basketball second.
Jessie Hill wanted to
know if the neighborhood has gotten any quotes for a new fence around the
pool area. No, we haven’t yet. State Farm has approved the fence for our
liability insurance, but we still need something taller so the kids can’t
climb it. Lisa Abadie offered to call around
and get quotes.
Mike
Abplanalp suggested that the Association let
the neighborhood vote on how the money will be spent, and on which
project, the mailboxes, the pool fence or street posts. Jeff
Kobos agreed and said we will have a vote at
the next meeting or when we have the funds to complete the projects.
No further questions,
meeting adjourned.
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