Monday, March 9, 2015

March 2015 KHHA Board Meeting Minutes

Kings Hill Homeowner Association Board Meeting
March 9th, 2015 - Lower Westford Town Office
Called to Order at 7:15 pm

Present:  Jim Nichols, Ann Laramee, Martha McClintock, Janice Edler, Eric Johnson, Anne Cummings

Guests: None

Open Forum: No new items discussed

Secretary: The minutes for the February board meeting were approved. 

Treasurer: The treasurer's report for March was read and accepted.  Six properties have dues outstanding.  With regards to the Wells Fargo account, question on should we transfer the funds to the KHHA account at People’s?  Ann and Eric to call People’s and discuss.  Board will review in April.

Roads: On 2/26/15, Jim and Eric toured all the roads.  Everything was reported in good shape at that time.  Also reported was that the sanding has been much better on all roads.

The Board to discuss tree cutting options for Birch Ridge Road and road repair.

Trails:   The trails are in good shape. 

KHHA Handbook: A draft copy of the handbook/directory was sent to board members.  Anne drafted a form for homeowners to fill out with their contact information to put in the handbook and keep on file.   Board members will be going through the neighborhoods with the forms for Homeowner’s to fill out.  Target date for sending out the Handbook is early May.

Covenant Committee:  Jim held a meeting with the committee members.  Focus was on cleaning up typos (which is almost complete) and updating the document to reflect the current situation of the Association (removal of obsolete terms).  Next step – the Future – was not discussed.  The Document is being updated in Word to keep track of all changes.

Policy Development: Generate standards and templates:  Handling of meeting minutes, format for policies, collection of outstanding dues, and handling of all Association documentation.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm.  The next meeting will be on April 13th at 7:00 pm in the lower Westford Town office.

Respectfully submitted,
Janice Edler

Monday, February 9, 2015

February 2015 KHHA Board Meeting Minutes

Kings Hill Homeowner Association Board Meeting
February 9th, 2015 - Lower Westford Town Office
Called to Order at 7:15 pm

Present:  Jim Nichols, Jake Cady, Ann Laramee, Martha McClintock, Janice Edler, Eric Johnson

Guests: None

Open Forum:  Gauthier’s request to KHHA to place dumpsters at the condos on North Road has been declined by the Association.  To Condo homeowners: Please pick up bins after trash pickup.  There have been concerns raised about safety due to blowing trash cans/bins in the road.

Secretary: The minutes for the December and January board meetings were approved. 

Treasurer: The treasurer's report for February was read and accepted.  Dues were paid in full on one delinquent property.  One lien was released.  Six properties have dues outstanding.

No updates with regards to the Wells Fargo account – should we move it?

Roads: We have asked Loukos to put more sand on the roads but please drive carefully in winter driving conditions. 

The Board is still assessing when tree cutting on Birch Ridge can be scheduled. 

Jake spoke with an Engineer about the intersection of Birch Ridge and Forest Lane and he stated to wait until spring for an evaluation to be performed.  The board will be soliciting civil engineers to assess the intersection and generate suggestions on how to make the intersection safer.  The board will review all estimates prior to a vote. 

Trails:   The trails are in good shape. 

KHHA Handbook: A draft copy of the handbook/directory was sent to board members.  Anne drafted a form for homeowners to fill out for their contact information to put in the handbook and keep on file.

Covenant Committee:  The committee members have been sent a copy of the covenants to study.  Nothing new to report this month.  Jim to schedule a meeting in the upcoming weeks.  Suggestion made to start with reviewing covenants for grammar, spelling, etc.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.  The next meeting will be on March 9th at 7:15 in the lower Westford Town office.

Respectfully submitted,
Janice Edler

Monday, January 12, 2015

January 2015 KHHA Board Meeting Minutes

Kings Hill Homeowner Association Board Meeting
January 12, 2015  Lower Westford Town Office
Called to Order at 7:15 pm

Present:  Jim Nichols, Jake Cady, Anne Cummings, Ann Laramee, Martha McClintock, Janice Edler, Eric Johnson

Guests: None

Open Forum:  Gauthier’s approached KHHA to place dumpsters, trash and recycling, at the condos located on North Rd.  To be discussed at the next meeting.  Concerns included: size, small animals getting into dumpsters, odors, and environmental appearance.  This would need to be submitted to the environmental committee for approval.

Secretary: The minutes for the December board meeting were tabled for review by the BOD. Review to be completed prior to the February meeting. 

Treasurer: The treasurer's report for December was read and accepted. Dues were paid in full on two delinquent properties.

Roads: We have asked Loukos to put more sand on the roads but please drive carefully in winter driving conditions.  Snow banks have been pushed back.

The Board is still assessing when tree cutting on Birch Ridge can be scheduled.  We will look into the price of renting a chipper to deal with the wood that is cut down.

The board is investigating hiring an experienced road expert to look at the intersection of Birch Ridge and Forest Lane and generate suggestions on how to make the intersection safer.  Priority for road improvements in 2015 is Birch Ridge Rd.

Trails:   The trails are in good shape.  Some trail clearing was performed after the heavy snow fall.  Ann has trail head signs.  One activity mentioned for the spring time was the repair of a bridge on the red trail.   

KHHA Handbook: A draft copy of the handbook/directory was sent to board members and work is being done on a final draft.  Anne to draft a form for homeowners to fill out for their contact information to put in the handbook and keep on file. An updated map of KHHA will be incorporated into the handbook.

Covenant Committee:  The committee members have been sent a copy of the covenants to study.  No feedback from members to date.  Suggestion made to start with reviewing covenants for grammar, spelling, etc.

Secretary Role: Eric Johnson nominated Janice Edler for the secretary position; Seconded by Jim Nichols.  Janice accepted the position.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.  The next meeting will be on February 9th at 7:15 in the lower Westford Town office.

Respectfully submitted,
Janice Edler