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In Attendance: Steve Freeborn, Mark Bunger, Nancy Krueger, Sherry Murchison, Pete Keller, Vicki Bengeult, Greg Bengeult, Leigh Strinsky
Minutes from the February 7, 2011 were accepted as written.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Keller
Current balances:
Savings $1623
Checking $8397
7-month CD $10,000 Pool Resurfacing fund
2011 annual assessment notices have been sent to all homeowners. 14 payments have been received.
Significant February transactions:
Income
$6820 Assessments
Expenditures
$336 Puget Sound Energy
Maintenance – Mark Bunger
Larry has passed the torch to Mark on pool maintenance. Many thanks to Larry for his contributions! Work parties have been tentatively scheduled for May 7th and 14th. Look for more info next month.
As suggested at the annual meeting, Mark is going to investigate getting the Mar Cheri signage placed on the other side of the Dash Point entrance.
Recreation – Nancy Krueger
Opening day has been scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and will be open weekends only until June 17th. To encourage new associate members, will be hosting a “Come see the pool & swim for free day” over the Memorial Day weekend. Look for more info about this next month.
Letters will be going out to all associate members at the end this month, encouraging them to sign up for this season. As a reminder, cost is $275 per associate member and $3 for each visitor.
Thank you to Sue Freeborn, who has volunteered to help Nancy coordinate pool activities this summer.
Architecture – Sherry Murchison
As a reminder, now that spring is here, trees and bushes are growing and may be blocking your neighbor’s view. Many thanks to all of you who have already trimmed your foliage!
Sherry also received a complaint from one of our neighbors concerning our waste and recycling containers. He indicated that he is very tired of looking at his neighbor’s containers. The containers are left out and are frequently never put away.
The covenants state that trash/garbage shall be kept in receptacles “hidden from view.”
As a reminder, the containers sitting on the sidewalk or street are unsightly and certainly distract from the visual appeal of our neighborhood. Ideally, we should all be more considerate of our neighbors and put these containers away after collection on collection day.
Website Update – Vicki Bengeult
Vicki has been hard at work getting the Mar Cheri website (www.marcheri.org) up and running. You will find many resources there, including pool info, meeting minutes. She is also setting up a feature that will allow neighbors to connect in groups and share ideas and information. Vicki will be giving us a tour of the new website at the next meeting.
The public area of the site is currently available. Look for information on how to register for the members-only features in the next newsletter. If you have digital photos or ideas for features, feel free to email Vicki. The official webmaster email is: info@marcheri.org. Thanks!
Community Directory – Vicki Bengeult
Help! We are in the process of updating the Mar Cheri directory. If you’d like your email address added, or if your information has changed, please email updates to info@marcheri.org. If we don’t hear from you by early April, someone will be visiting each household to verify the current information. So if you can spare a minute to let us know that there aren’t any changes necessary, we won’t have to knock on your door in the middle of dinner hour.
If there is a babysitter, pet sitter or lawn mower in your household who would like to be featured on our new Baby Sitter, Pet Sitter, Lawn Mowing Listings page in the printed directory, please also let us know about that, with appropriate name, phone number, and any other details you’d like included.
New Business
Would you like to receive your newsletter and board minutes via email? If so, please send an email to info@marcheri.org or give Leigh Strinsky at call at: 253-946-3363
The meeting adjourned at 8:15pm and the next meeting will be held on Monday, April 25th at Vicki Bengeult’s house.
Respectfully submitted,
Leigh Strinsky
Mar Cheri Secretary