November 2020

Minutes from Village Grove HOA Board Meeting

Thursday, November 5, 2020

  • Meeting started 6:25 PM
  • The board reviewed the budget.  Village Grove will have enough money to pay the bills for the upcoming month.
  • News shared about Alyceanne’s cat passing away.  A condolence card will be sent from the HOA board.
  • The need to increase HOA dues was discussed; $0, $15, $25 or $40.  Taking the pandemic into consideration, the board voted unanimously to only raise the dues $15, bringing the overall amount due to $400/month.
  • Village Grove’s bills for water, gas and trash all increased significantly.  Possibly due to more people working from home, more members in households, pond hoses being left on accidentally)
  • Pond bills decreased (as planned) and plumbing bills decreased
  • Gate expenses were high, but needed to be done for safety.  New mesh looks awesome!
  • Safety concerns about the ramp area outside the planter box was brought up and will be addressed ASAP.
  • Concerns regarding the water pooling at the base of the area outside of the planter box were brought up and need to be addressed ASAP.
  • Residents with filthy garbage piled in their viewable area need to get letters and later fines if they do not correct the infraction
  • HOA board elections are upcoming.  Tammy is running, but Maggie and Barry are not.
  • Signs needed regarding not leaving packages in guard shack and putting condo packages by condo mailboxes instead of townhome mailboxes
  • Next HOA board meeting: Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 PM (or earlier to help with chairs)
  • Next HOA homeowner meeting: Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 PM
  • Sign needed to announce HOA homeowner meeting
  • HOA info will be posted to Village Grove Facebook page