April 28,
2014
Dear fellow
residents of Ingleside Woods Subdivision,
I am the
current president of the Ingleside Woods Home Owner’s Association (IWHOA). My contact information is at the bottom of
this letter. I will be happy to serve
until someone else wants this job. Nominations and volunteers are welcome from
the floor at our upcoming annual meeting.
I am, however, the sole reason this annual dues statement is late this
year, as I am a notorious procrastinator.
The other
officers of the Association have been ready for several months to get the dues
statements out, but they have been waiting on me in order to include this cover
letter. There are several topics that I
would like to discuss and they are, in no particular order, severely delinquent
dues ($50 a year is not a burden), cars exceeding the 25 MPH speed limit within
our subdivision, dogs barking excessively, cars being parked overnight on the
street, boats, trailers and basketball goals, Margo Kenirey’s (our Treasurer) change
in duties for our association, our need for two new HOA officers (Vice
President and Secretary) and our need for HOA volunteers for the Decorating and
Communications committees.
Most of
this letter can be summed up by my desire for mutual consideration and respect among
our neighbors. Seek ways to avoid making
yourself a nuisance. Provide no cause
for your neighbors to have the slightest irritation or aggravation because of
your actions or those of your family, children or guests.
Every
property owner in Ingleside Woods is a member of the IWHOA by virtue of their
ownership of property in our subdivision.
The only exception is Mr. Hadaway’s property at 3111 Stinsonville Road
We need
everyone’s dues to be paid timely for the common betterment, enhancement and
beautification of our community. You may
have noticed, for example, the recent plantings in the common areas. Please read the included budget to see how
your dues are being used. Margo put a
lot of time into preparing these statements. If you have any concerns with the usage of
your dues, please give me a call.
The speed
limit for our community and most every residential area is 25 MPH as
established and enforced by Macon-Bibb
County
I’m sure that
speeders feel that their lives, needs, schedules and appointments are more
important than their neighbors’ own sense of well being and safety. Any driver exceeding residential speed limits
is oblivious, inconsiderate and dangerous.
Can I share an event to illustrate my point?
I don’t
know if you’ve ever attended a visitation for a 5 year old boy killed by his
speeding, inattentive neighbor. I have. The little boy was dressed in his favorite
Atlanta Braves t-shirt and baseball cap.
His parents were inconsolable. I lacked
the guts to attend the little boy’s funeral.
Exactly how
important is it that you arrive at your destination one to several minutes quicker? Is it worth the life of a child? Could you not just leave for your destination
one or several minutes sooner and then drive in a lawful, sane, rational and respectful
manner? And it is not just our
subdivision that has a 25MPH speed limit.
Most streets leading to our subdivision also have a 25 MPH speed limit
and there are 4, 5 and 6 year old boys and girls who love their families living
among us and all around us. Please share
this with all your drivers.
Barking
dogs are a ‘pet’ peeve of mine as I believe that companion animals belong
inside the house with their people most all the time. They should not be left outside predominately
or continuously so that they become a nuisance to your neighbors. Dogs bark. I get it.
But, they would bark less if they were inside your home where they can
serve their primary function as your companion animal. Dogs and cats are not yard ornaments and
deserve the companionship of their responsible owners out of the elements of
rain, cold and heat. If you live near an
irresponsible pet owner, please contact the Sheriff’s Department.
As a
reminder from our restrictive covenants (see http://inglesidewoods.blogspot.com/)
“Section 6(c.) Prohibited Uses: No trailer, camper, motor home, boat,
boat trailer, jet ski…, race cars, school or other buses, trucks
or commercial vehicle over one ton capacity or tractor (other than a small
garden tractor), shall be permitted on any lot for any purpose unless housed in
a total enclosure (i.e., 4 walls and a roof) screening it from view from
any street right of way and all adjacent property. Neither shall any vehicle or equipment be
kept, stored or parked for more than eight (8) hours on any street right of way
within said development or on any lot contained therein. Section 14(f.) Miscellaneous: No basketball
goal nor backstop shall be placed between the house and the street or
streets on which the house abuts.”
Margo
Kenirey has long been a faithful supporter of IWHOA with her time and talents
as our Treasurer. Since my knowing her
and having first hand knowledge of the time she invests in our HOA, I have felt
that she should be on the HOA payroll. She
refuses to accept any compensation. She
has devoted countless hours to faithfully record and deposit our dues, timely pay
the bills of the HOA and present accurate and timely invoices and spreadsheets
for our members, budgets and bank accounts.
Margo has
requested that she be allowed to step into the background as a non-voting
member of our group of officers while continuing to faithfully maintain our records
and bank accounts. Margo has asked that we appoint another officer to assume
her current duties as a voting officer for our association. Margo will continue to be our Treasurer and
for this I am extremely grateful.
Also, Rachel Fortuna has submitted her resignation as our Secretary as
they will be moving from our subdivision.
I am grateful for Rachel’s service to our organization and their family
will be greatly missed in our community.
Thus, we are now accepting nominations and volunteers for the positions
of Vice President and Secretary of the IWHOA.
We are also
accepting nominations and volunteers for the Decorating and Communications
committees. Decorating sees that our
seasonal and holiday decorations at the front entrance and common areas are displayed.
Communications is in charge of the IWHOA
blog (see above link), IWHOA facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/301825423905/) and twitter
(https://twitter.com/inglesidewoods).
Please choose to invest a little of your time for the betterment of our community.
With that
being said, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Landscaping
Committee consisting of Art Butler, Neila Young and Garnell Horwitz and to the
Welcoming Committee consisting of Lily Bradley and Michelle Stanley for all of their
evident hard work and tireless efforts on our behalf.
Our annual
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3rd from 6pm sharp to 7pm
sharp in Fickling & Company building on Riverside Drive P.O. Box 7234 ,
Macon , GA 31209
If you find
this letter politically incorrect, offensive, unpleasant or just condescending,
please come to our annual meeting and elect a better president. My wife and I would appreciate that very
much. Until that time, please feel free
to contact me at any time for any HOA need or concern that you might have.
Sincerely,
David J. Griffin
David J.
Griffin
Email:
davidjamesgriffin@yahoo.com
Home:
478-474-0465
Cell:
478-747-0222
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