Wednesday October 3, 2007

Board Members present: Kim Zavasky, Jennifer Roynan, Larry Giannone, Melissa Waltrich

Homeowners present: Fran Tendall, David Marks, Christie Aronow

Meeting Location: Kim Zavasky’s home

Concern was raised over the condition of the walking path. A decision was made to acquire estimates for sealing the entire path and filling in a pothole (located at the bottom of the large hill at the top of the circle).

Further concern was raised over the portion of the path behind the Geissel’s property. Permission was previously granted to the Geissel’s to plant trees behind their home to block the view of the Hillendale parking lot. The roots of these trees are now causing damage to the path. They will be notified that the trees and the roots are going to be removed in the future. Because they were given permission to plant these by the board, they will not assume responsibility for the cost of removal. A decision was made to begin contacting paving contractors for the removal of the trees, roots, and repair of that portion of the path.

It has been noted that a couple of trees along the path connecting our neighborhood to Hillendale are dead. Several tree farms will be contacted for estimates on the replacement of these trees.

Fran offered to decorate the front entranceway again this Fall. A notice will be sent out requesting help in the clean-up of the front gardens.

Light in the front entrance seems to have a problem with the sensor; Larry will look into this.

Front entrance sign needs painting and the brick path leading to the gazebo needs some touching up; will discuss further in the Spring.

Board was contacted by someone outside the community for support in his fight over the TCE concern in the Skippack area. The board has elected not to take action ourselves, but wants to make this information available to individuals looking to help. Please check out the website collegevilletce.com for further information. This is a serious matter that you should at least be aware of even if you are not interested in joining his cause.

Speeding is still a MAJOR problem in this neighborhood. Please be mindful that the speed limit is 25 MPH, but we all agreed this is still to fast.

2 cars in the neighborhood had pumpkins thrown at them; one resulted in a broken window. If you come across any suspicious activity, please take notice of who and what is going on.

We would like to make all newer residents aware of our neighborhood website. Please visit skippackridge.com at your leisure. Typically, quarterly meeting minutes are no longer distributed on paper, as they are posted on this website. We decided to hand these out this time to make everyone aware of our process. If you would like to be listed in the email distribution list for updates, etc. please click on ‘email distribution’ at the right of the homepage. Our neighbor Bill Turner volunteers his time in running this site and he will add you to the list. Only Skippack Ridge residents have access into this email directory.

Additionally, we would like to put together an updated neighborhood directory that can be printed for your personal use. Please email Melissa Waltrich at m.waltrich@comcast.net with your names, address and phone number if you would like to be included in this directory. Once completed, a file will be posted on the website that can be printed out.