Meeting Time: 17:00

Attendees:

Liberty Square Board of Directors: Tony Weatherington, Marty Marks, Carl Sulzer

Property Manager: Chardon Wyatt

Homeowners: Jeff Bixler, Brian Solomon, Elaine Rojas, Dennis Hinton, Karlene Hinton, Deshon Bullock, Shelley Bullock, Mike Loy, Cyrilla Smith, Harold Kellogg, Sharon Williams, Shu-Min Yen, Sandy Hayes, Sally Latino, Shannon Darrah, Ginger Oliveto, Ernie Oliveto, Gloria Dunaway, Les Dunaway, Bill Jury, Martha Rawan, Rhea Jeanne Starnes, Floralynn Odom, Myron Smith, Hal Moore, Karin Agnetti, Karen McPhee

Minutes:

The meeting was called to order at 17:05 and began with introductions around the room

Neighborhood Update

An update was given on the currents status of the neighborhood and recent activities being undertaken on behalf of the residents

• HOA financial status was reviewed
• Pool Issues were detailed
  • The pool opening is scheduled for Mother’s day weekend
  • Tiles have begun falling off the pool once again. The pool company who did the resurfacing work has been informed and they will be out to repair it free of charge. This may delay the pool opening – we will hear more from them in the coming week
  • Pool/Tennis/Bathroom locks have been replaced and new keys are being distributed. Keys were distributed from 1800-2000 on 5/3 and will be distributed again on 5/9 in the clubhouse. Old keys must be exchanged for new ones
• Painting Works were detailed
  • The clubhouse has been repainted and the decking stained
  • A repair was made in the Men’s bathroom following a burst pipe over the winter. New cutoff valves have been installed and drywall repaired with an access panel
  • The entryway fence and fence at the rear of the neighborhood will be painted white by the same company as soon as the weather permits
• Landscape issues were reviewed
  • Gold Touch Landscaping was out to walk the property with Team Management and a board member on 5/1. Issues to be followed up include improvement of the corners where dead bushes have been removed and potential replacements for trees that have been removed
• Tree management was discussed
  • The trees removed in the neighborhood were removed due to their root systems causing damage to utility lines or sidewalks. The absolute worst cases were targeted for removal
  • Several arborists were consulted before the decision was made to remove trees, and all of them agreed that the space the trees were given was not conducive to trees growing to maturity. There is too little space.
  • The City of Acworth has refused to repair neighborhood sidewalks until the trees were removed
  • The city is working with the HOA to ensure the sidewalks are repaired and the trees are properly replaced where needed. They are very open to replacing the trees in different locations with different species, they ask only that the HOA keeps them informed of its intentions
  • The board is currently evaluating urban trees as replacements for those that have been removed
  • Street tree removal activities are finished for 2015.

 

Open Discussion

The floor was opened for discussion regarding any topics

• A resident was concerned about the current state of mulch at the playground. Team management will take action to get mulch as needed
• A resident was concerned with the playground equipment being dirty. Team management will take action to have the equipment cleaned
• A resident brought up the topic of a basketball hoop being purchased for the tennis court to keep children from playing in the streets
  • This is something that was decided some time ago, but the volunteers who were to install it moved away
  • After much discussion, it was agreed that residents favored a hoop in the tennis court with the explicit rule that any basketball players would defer the court to tennis players. The board must vote on purchasing the hoop
• A resident was concerned about the equipment being used to mow lawns inside of back yard fences. Team Management has informed Gold Touch to begin using small push mowers in these areas
• Several residents voiced strong opinions both for and against the tree removals in the neighborhood
  • A motion was put forth that an ad-hoc committee be formed to determine the tree replacement strategy for the neighborhood. The motion was seconded and passed with no opposition by those homeowners present, with the board abstaining from voting.

The meeting was ended at 18:20.