Tuesday, July 21, 2009

APPLETREE POINT SHOREOWNERS ASSOCIATION 2009 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

The meeting was held on Saturday, June 20th at the home of Kit Ardell, 195 Appletree Point Road.

The meeting was called to order by Jeff Haig, President of the Association. Introductions of those in attendance followed Jeff’s welcome. The reading of the 2008 minutes were waived and accepted.

Chris Campbell, Treasurer, gave the treasurer’s report. The current balance is approximately $9500.

Jeff Haig gave the Road Report. The condition of the road is quite good this year. It may need a little patching at some point. A motion was made and passed that no funds for the road would be needed this year.

Rich Kenney gave the Beach Report. A motion was made to sell the tractor this year. Rich will take on this project. Eric Miller said Charlie Krumholz would be willing to work on the beach, if needed. A motion was made and passed that no funds would be needed for the beach this year. The current Tractor Committee will remain in place and will make future decisions on the need for work on the beach.

A motion was made and passed to charge no dues or fees this year.

Election of officers and the Board of Directors followed. The directors and officers for 2009-10 are as follows:
Jeff Haig, President
Chris Campbell, Treasurer
Kit Ardell, Secretary
Rolfe Eastman
Mike Furlong
Doug Campbell
Rich Kenney

NEW BUSINESS
1) TAX APPEAL - Mike Furlong reported on a possible appeal of the new tax assessments. Mike spoke with Bob Hemley, an attorney who lives on Sunset Cliff. Homeowners on Sunset Cliff and Crescent Beach Road are considering appealing their new tax assessments. The basis of the appeal would be the selectivity and arbitrariness of the partial re-assessment. If a homeowner wishes to join their group appeal, they should first follow all the appeal steps with the Board of Assessors as an individual homeowner. The group appeal is expected to cost $50,000 and take several years to work its way through the courts. The hope is that all who are interested will contribute to the appeal.
2) SPEED BUMP — Andrea Kenney passed around a petition to ask the city to remove the extra speed bump leading up to the bike path. Those who wished signed it.
3) NO WAKE ZONE — Ty Danco expressed his concern for the safety of swimmers. Due to the shallowness of the bay, swimmers have to swim fairly far out. Boaters should respect the rights of swimmers and carefully watch for swimmers. This is a safety issue for all of us. Ty plans to look into a buoy system to remind boaters to slow down.

The meeting adjourned at 11:20pm and a delicious potluck followed and was enjoyed by all. Thank you to Kit Ardell and Stephanie Morse!


[Editor's note: And thank you to Andrea Kenney for her service as Secretary! -Jeff]