Dear Neighbors,
Please allow us to interrupt your summer for a serious message about two important issues that are related to each other: money and the need for CSHOA volunteers.
The June newsletter contained information about the state of our Reserve Fund. In case you missed it, a copy is posted below on this site or click here. If you need another electronic copy of the Reserve Study, you can get it by sending an email to George Newman, CSHOA secretary, at newfair@verizon.net. The bottom line is that if we want a Reserve Fund adequate for our needs, we’re going to have to raise some money, probably by means of a special assessment. The Board is empowered to impose such an assessment without seeking member approval. However, we plan to encourage discussion of this issue at our annual general meeting on Sept. 6. We also plan a referendum to get a sense of the community. This will be an advisory vote, not binding. Eventually the 2008-09 Board, to be elected at the meeting, will have to decide on a course of action.
That brings us to volunteerism. Several Board members will be leaving their posts in September. We need people to run for their seats. Ideally, we’d like to have enough candidates so that the members can consider differing points of view in a competitive election. But we absolutely must have a Board of Directors. We also need committee volunteers. CSHOA has a proud tradition of community involvement, and we’re grateful to those who do volunteer. Notably, we had an excellent Independence Day celebration, thanks to those who gave their time on a warm evening to help with traffic control. But we need more volunteers. You can sign up at the general meeting, but please take the opportunity before then to contact a Board member — contact information is in every newsletter — about volunteering and especially about running for the Board. Please talk up these issues with your neighbors. We want lots of well-informed people at the meeting. If you have neighbors who aren’t yet on our email list, please encourage them to join it by sending an email to newfair@verizon.net
Many thanks for your time in reading this. Enjoy the rest of your summer.
Your CSHOA Board
