Wednesday February 9, 2005 Minutes

Board Members present:  Barb Hallman, Jim Klementisz, Albert McCormick, Pam Ley, John Pritchard
Homeowners present:  none
Meeting location:  Albert McCormick’s home

• Barb Hallman resigned from her position as Board President and Board Member, due to personal reasons.  We thank Barb for all her time, effort, and dedication.

• Skippack Ridge Community Association Board elections are due to be held at the next meeting on Tuesday, April 12, at 7 PM, at the Skippack Township Municipal Building (in the Community Room), 4089 Heckler Road, Skippack.  If anyone is interested in the Board President’s position prior to then, please contact  Board@skippackridge.com or send a letter of interest to SR Community Association, PO Box 1411, Skippack, PA, 19474.

• Reviewed and accepted last meeting’s minutes.

• Skippack Township Manager, Ted Locker, informed Albert that he has inquired among homeowners along Perkiomen Creek Road as to the ownership of the wandering guinea hens seen throughout the neighborhood. No one has claimed ownership, and it appears that the birds may have been left behind by a previous owner.  Please do not feed these hens, as many neighbors, dogs, and children consider them a nuisance.
   
• Jim received an estimate from Providence Landscaping for the grass-cutting of our common areas again this year.  Spring mulching and planting will be done once again by Skippack Ridge volunteers, in order to keep our costs low.  A flyer will be put in the mail in mid-May for a date and time for volunteers.
   
• John presented an updated 2005 Budget which is now available on the Skippack Ridge web-site at www.skippackridge.com
   
• Jim gave an update from Fieldstone and Associates (our builders):  the bond was released and all required work has been completed.  A safety grate was not required to be placed over the water-retention drain at the front entrance area.
   
• Pam presented information on hiring a property management company. Estimates are $10-$12 per home per month, in addition to what our approximate costs (dues) are now. The property manager would work with the Board, and be responsible for preparing a budget for our approval, for collecting all dues and for handling any problems or complaints in the neighborhood.  We will have more of an open discussion at the next meeting in April to get input from SR residents.
   
• Any volunteers interested in helping with common-areas snow removal for compensation must contact Pam Ley at Board@skippackridge.com IN ADVANCE  before shoveling designated areas. Pam will assign volunteers specific areas to be responsible for, and they will be compensated accordingly.  We are grateful to have Nickolai Jablokov do such a fine job shoveling for us these last few snowfalls.
   
• We will hold another annual SR Clean-Up Day in the spring.  A flyer will be placed in the mail with more information at a later date.
   
• Nominations will be accepted for three Board Member positions (each for a two-year term) prior to the April 12 meeting, when voting will be held.  Information to follow in the upcoming weeks.
   
• A new SR residents’ telephone/address directory will be updated and sent out soon to all residents.