Minutes of the February 22, 2017 Meeting of the Liberty Square Homeowners Association
Meeting Time: 7:00 pm
Attendees:
Liberty Square Board of Directors: Tony Weatherington ,Bill Jury, and Vicky Loy
Property Manager: Unable to attend
Homeowners:Dave Gamble, Mike Loy, Dan & Eileen Regelski, Flora Odom, Grace Tagoe, Gloria Dunaway, Cyrilla Smith, Angela Durham, Marlene Nikoukaru
Minutes:
The meeting was called to order at 19:07
HOA Board updates:
Financial:
- Operating account currently – approximately $40,000
- Reserve account currently – approximately $27,000
- Delinquent Dues currently- approximately $17,000( 2 at $1000 ^ )
**reminder that all HOA dues must be current before pool keys can be given out**
Neighborhood Update
A neighborhood update was given on the current status of the neighborhood and recent activities on behalf of the residents of Liberty Square:
- Special thanks to Tony Weatherington & Bill Jury for hanging our new flags at the entrance way.
- Privacy fence beside the pool had a portion that was knocked to the ground by apparently someone backing into it. Fence has been repaired.
- Two of our residents Mike & Vicky Loy recently found a homeless camp being set up in the woods between Liberty Square and Ingles (if coming from Ingles on the left hand side (2nd outlet) They went to Ingles & reported this to their assistant mgr who immediately phoned the police, who in turn arrived within minutes into Liberty Square. The next day there was no sign of the camp. Ingles said they would be happy to take care of this problem immediately but someone has to report it to them.
- All residents should be vigilant and advise Ingles immediately of your findings. We spoke to Mindy (assistant mgr) and she said she is always available to assist our neighborhood with anything that involves Ingles property.
- Two of our residents, Mike Loy & Dan Regelski attended a town meeting a few weeks ago where they approached the mayor and Acworth City Manager regarding the parking position demarcation lines that needed to be re-painted. Past requests to have this done had been unsuccessful. Special thanks to both of them for attending the meeting & going directly to the source. They attended the meeting on a Saturday, the stripes were painted on the following Tuesday. Both of them are also following up on having a police officer or City Mgr come into our neighborhood and review the roundabout as you enter the subdivision. Concerns and complaints regarding how unsafe and confusing this area is has been voiced. Hopefully stop signs or arrows can be added. They will update the board as they get updates on this project. Again, thanks!
- Repair to tennis court cracks has been scheduled for April. It was suggested that pictures be taken of the tennis court prior to the repair to keep on file.
- Costs are being obtained for sail shades which will be a more permanent replacement for the pool umbrellas which continue to be destroyed each year.
Open Discussion The floor was opened for discussion regarding any neighborhood topics;
- Board will reinstate having residents sign a document that has the pool rules listed before they will be given a key to the pool. Still concerns about the gate not being secure enough to keep non-residents out.
- Letter was sent out to all residents covering several items of concerns. Dog poop and dogs off of leashes is a continuous problem which was one of the items addressed in the letter. Hopefully signs will be posted soon to indicate that IT IS THE LAW –to pick up your dog’s poop,and that all dogs are required to be on leashes. Signage will include that fines can be imposed if residents do not follow these rules.
- Landscaping quotes have been rec’d /reviewed by the board for landscaping projects (budgeted for this year) which will include the front entry behind the flag and the corners of each commons area. This will be something that will be started and completed within the next 3 months.
- Liberty Square is responsible for the upkeep of the detention ponds which are for flood control. As you enter the subdivision (behind the iron fence) will be the first one that will be cleaned out as it has not been maintained for at least 7 years or longer. Quotes rec’d so far are too high, board has asked for multiple quotes before we proceed with this project.
- A resident voiced concern about not having a firewall behind their homes. Board will look into who/what is necessary to address this concern.
Meeting adjourned at 19:45.