The November 2002 Skippack Ridge Community Association Board of Directors meeting was held at Bill Turner's home.  Attendee's included  Bob Arch, Mike Roynan, Fran Tendall, Bill Turner, Mike Washington and community member Ray Geissel.

Topics addressed included:

• Minutes of October 2002 meeting approved.

• Mike Washington prepared and distributed a cash flow analysis of our community's estimated revenue's and expenses for the year's 2003 and 2004.  A detailed review of the information reflects a target deficit in each of these years.  Options to accommodate the deficit are available and will be discussed in future Board meetings.  All options will be presented to the community-at-large prior to any actions being taken.  Options to date include:

• leaving annual dues as is ($240/year) and borrow from our cash reserves

• -or- beginning in January 2004, initiate a phased increase (eg. $40 more / year)

• -or- increase annual dues to accommodate annual expenses and avoid borrowing from any cash reserves 

*** This information is available by sending a request to Board@SkippackRidge.com

• The Board has drafted/approved a letter soliciting each homeowner's annual association fee's.  This letter contains complete instructions for payment and will be distributed to each homeowner in January 2003.  The annual fee of $240 is due by February 15th, 2003 ~ a 15% late fee will be assessed if the fee is not received within 30 days.

• Issue: Fieldstone originally installed wooden corner fences on some lots.  These fences were a pre-requisite to having the community dedicated to the township.  Some folks have asked if they may remove these fences. 

  Resolution:   The Skippack Ridge Board of Directors has authorized removal of these fences pending approval from your next door neighbor!

   

• Issue: It's been rumored that Fieldstone may have dedicated Skippack Ridge to Skippack Township in September, 2002.  We are unclear on this transaction.

  Resolution:  Mike Roynan will contact the township regarding this matter.  He will also research the deed which may be turned over to the Skippack Ridge Community Association.

   

• Issue: Lot 30, Quan and Jessica Nguyen:  One of the trees on their adjacent common ground was struck by lightning and damaged ~ leaving a potentially hazardous situation; they've asked to have this precarious situation rectified by having the association pay the nominal fee to prune the damaged tree. 

  Resolution:  Fran and Bob Arch have placed multiple calls into Cedar Hill Landscaping but have not received any feedback.  This matter is still under investigation.

   

• The Board of Directors is in the process of assessing the various estimates received from landscaping contractors for the maintenance of all common areas.  The preferred vendor list includes:

• Providence Landscaping Co.

• Forever Young

• Cedar Hill

• Issue:  Our 18 month warranty on street trees needs to be addressed. Several trees throughout the development are in very poor shape (and dead).  These tree's need replacement.

  Resolution:  Bob Arch will follow-up with Fieldstone and Cedar Hil with this request.

   

• Issue:  A continuance of poor drainage in the retention basin between lots 11 and 12 .

  Resolution: Bill Turner will contact John Genovese and Joe Thoma of Fieldstone once again.  To date, a stone layer has been installed around the retention basin to allow for better drainage.

   

• Issue:  Trailer axle on development property ~ near front entrance.

  Resolution:  Fran contacted Fieldstone; they removed the trailer axle.