Pouring the deck
The improvements in our pool are progressing on schedule. Today Gonzalez Masonry poured the concrete for the new pool deck. On Monday May 18th Corby-Gould will begin the fiberglass resurfacing of the pool itself.
The last one to take a dip in the old pool before it was completely drained was a visiting duck.
One last dip
Work will begin Monday, May 4, 2015 on a series of upgrades to the pool and spa. These include:
We are working to schedule completion of all work before Memorial Day for the opening of the pool. This is obviously a major project with multiple contractors involved. Your cooperation is needed.
NO ENTRANCE WILL BE ALLOWED into the pool area during the construction work on the deck and pool. The spa may be accessed through the front door of the clubhouse until we begin the tile work.
The 2015 Annual Meeting of the Barron Square Homeowners Association was held on April 15, 2015 in the clubhouse with approximately 30 members in attendance. A total of 35 ballots, constituting a quorum of the membership, were received. Two incumbents, Maurice Green and John Morrissey, were re-elected to the Board and the Tax Reduction Resolution was passed.
In his President’s report to the membership, Maurice Green reviewed the accomplishments of the past year and described some of the current issues and ongoing and upcoming projects for the association. These included:
Additional details on many of these projects are found in other articles on this website.
The Association Treasurer was unable to attend the Annual Meeting. He provided the following statement regarding financial activity for the previous year:
Homeowners were provided a copy of the Reserve Study and Annual Operating budget. The monthly assessments were increased due to lack of increases in earlier years even as operating expenses increased, increased operating expenses mostly expected as annual inflation, and shorter than expected lifetimes for capital assets and previous repairs, even as unplanned reserve expenses were transferred to the homeowner, e.g. windows and sliding glass doors. Keep in mind that monthly assessments are for operating expenses and to contribute to the reserve fund. Also keep in mind that the reserve fund is a method to avoid special assessments.
Further information regarding the current financial status is included in the minutes of the monthly Board meetings.
Marion MacGillivray provided a brief report from the Landscaping Committee. Board Secretary Jo Stiene expressed the appreciation of the Board and the Association for services to the community by:
President Maurice Green then expressed thanks to our longtime Board Secretary ‘Perky’ Perkins who had retired from the Board and presented her with a bouquet of flowers in appreciation of her 10 years of service to the community.
The Barron Park Association is happy to announce a new type of event for Barron Park residents: the BPA Meet and Learn. The basic idea of BPA Meet and Learns is to harness the expertise of residents and friends of Barron Park for informal seminars in small groups. This could be a dietician giving a lecture about nutrition, a baker teaching a cooking class, or a financial planner providing advice on estate planning. BPA Meet and Learns will initially happen on a roughly monthly schedule and be generally limited to 15-30 people, depending on the event and the venue. They will generally be free, except for the cost of materials, if any. Given limited resources, we are aiming to make this event as low-overhead and easy to manage as possible. We will use the BPA-News email list and Nextdoor for announcements and EventBrite for sign-up.
BP resident Catherine Hendricks has agreed to organize the first set of BPA Meet and Learns, ensuring a trial of this new type of event with high-quality speakers. Longer-term, we hope to identify BP residents who would be interested to talk or teach on their favorite topic. Do you have great gardening tips for urban farmers? Travel advice for the adventure seeker? Whatever it is, there likely are some BP residents who would love to meet and learn about it.
Hot water heaters age and can leak when they fail, causing serious damage to your own or your neighbor’s Unit. The average life span of a hot water heater is 8 to 10 years. We have had two recent incidents which need to be brought to the attention of all owners. Continue reading »