The board of trustees held a working meeting on June 26th and we wanted to share the highlights with our neighbors.
There was a switch of board positions with Carol Osten becoming Vice President and Anne Doyle assuming the role of member at large.
The upcoming board elections were worked on and the process for filling the positions were set.
There are two positions opened for the upcoming elections in September. They are Frank Cangiarella’s and Carol Osten’s current positions.
An email/letter will be sent to all advising of the Board openings and we will request a 1 page resume from anyone wishing to serve on the Island Gate board.
Anyone interested in serving must submit their resume to Associate Advisors no later than July 31, 2011 to be listed on the ballot.
Ballots will be sent to all Homeowners around August 1, 2011 with a requested return no later than September 1, 2011 to the AA Office. Ballots will also be accepted at our open Island Gate meeting to be held on September 9, 2011. The meeting is scheduled to be held at Stafford town hall on September 9, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Judges will be appointed at the meeting to count ballots for the election results.
The board continues work on getting the trim on our homes painted. We have established that the by-laws should be formally changed to include trim but we currently have a legal opinion that allows us to paint them. Funding is the next issue and we are working on determining how to fund this project.
The board is also looking to pressure wash homes this year and still stay within our budget.
The driveways will be sealed in the fall time frame we are currently soliciting bids for this.
Stop signs will be installed in the community making all intersections 3 way stops. We have received a number of complaints from neighbors about the speed of traffic in the community. The board believes that the stop signs are the least invasive way to slow traffic down while making the community safer.
The sprinklers continue to be an issue and our sprinkler company is scheduled to walk the property with some board members to review issues. We will share results with the community.
The dead trees in the community are being addressed. We are calling the town to have their landscape architect determine which trees are dead and approve tree removals. New tree installation will not take place until the fall at the earliest (planting conditions) and the board is working on ways to allocate funds for plants and landscaping.
Pets in the neighborhood were discussed and we all need to be more diligent in picking up after them.
