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Winter 2014/15 | Wingfield Springs Community Association Newsletter
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“We will rejuvenate Wingfield Springs Road medians, complete the Singing Hills project, plus begin to cut back on turf in areas where it is difficult to water efficiently.”
e hope you all had a great holiday season. We also wish you a prosperous and healthy year 2015. Board director elections: This year, three seats were up for re-election. The incumbents all re-upped and there was no new candidate submission. In the end, no election was required and the same Board members of 2014 will represent you this year. I must admit that this result tickles me pink: we work well together; have become familiar to the same level with the challenges in our community; plus we roll up the sleeves to get things done. We also elected officers with the following results in alphabetic order: Marilyn Brainard Secretary plus prime for governance affairs and documents Ray Case Treasurer prime for all aspects of financials plus help in landscaping Lou Dauria Vice-President plus prime for landscaping and security Bob Denis President plus help for irrigation and security plus prime for management interface Rick Jones Director prime for irrigation plus help for financials 2015 will be significant on several fronts for you and your Board of Directors. • New home construction: This will more than likely commence in the remaining open space villages of our community plus for the remaining open amenity lots; I encourage you to visit the City of Sparks website to familiarize yourselves with the master plan for Wingfield Springs. All this activity is healthy for us and we (Board plus partners) need to ensure it is performed in a safe and orderly manner. We will be very active in this realm. • Legislature 2015: A key decision forum for Community Associations in general. We are fortunate to have Director Brainard on our Board. Marilyn is very active in preparing for and participating in this most important effort. With some volatility after the November election, we remain positive this time around since CAI’s legislative committee has received funding from multiple community associations (including us) to engage a lobbyist to voice our concerns and shape our requests for better living in organized communities. We look forward to positive results from this strategy. We will update our community website with pertinent information during the entire time and as related news develops. • Landscape: We have an aging landscape design that needs to be upgraded to these times we live in. This means water efficient and colorful plant material. Specifically we will rejuvenate Wingfield Springs Road medians, complete the Singing Hills project, plus begin to cut back on turf in areas where it is difficult to water efficiently. • Security: We will complete the installation of our “Electronically Gated Community” system. This is a major assist to our patrol and SPD for several types of crime reports. • Board meetings: We strongly encourage you to attend. 2014 was a banner year for homeowner attendance and we sincerely thank all of you who took the time to join us. The Board puts in a lot of effort to make these meetings productive and informative to our owners. What happens during the meetings? • Keynote speakers from the City and County are often invited. • Landscape and security patrol activity for the quarter past and ahead is reviewed. • Polite dialogue with present owners often takes place as appropriate. • Our financial status gets presented. • Business resolutions are discussed and adopted that positively impact this community. In brief, we cover most aspects of how we spend your monthly fees. I hope to see you all during the year. In closing, your Board of Directors and service partners look forward to another great year of serving you.
Bob Denis
PRESIDENT, WINGFIELD SPRINGS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION