The Annual Budget Meeting of Linwood Farms Homeowners Association, Inc. has been scheduled for March 25, 2010 from 6:30pm to 9pm:

The Charles Mack Citizen Center
215 North Main Street
Mooresville, NC 28115

Our agenda will be:

• Welcome & Introduction of Board of Directors
• 2009 Accomplishments
• 2010 Goals & Priorities
• Question & Answer Period
• Adjournment

The Board Meeting minutes for January 2010 have been added to our site: Here

2009 was an interesting, yet exciting time for the two newest members of the Board. Dan and I weren’t seated until the end of July and Mauro resigned sometime after that. Not having any documentation from the previous Board, it took several months before Dan and I obtained copies of existing contracts and legal papers. Once that happened, we rolled up our sleeves and started working. Rhett Dusenbury, Mooresville’s Commissioner At Large, has joined our Board. All contracts have been reviewed and new companies will replace existing ones. In February, we will sign a new contract with a different Landscaping company that should do a better job than the previous one. And, we are in the process of cancelling our existing pool contract and going with a company that offers us more options. We have replaced the lights in front of the pool house and will have them re-wired so they can be turned on without having the main lights go on. Meetings have taken place between the Board, the Town of Mooresville and Duke, and a new light has been purchased and will be placed at the main entrance to Linwood Farms. This should light-up the whole intersection and cut down on the vandalism that has taken place. Most of the stone work at the front entrance has been repaired and a street light with be installed near the curve at the center of Centerpoint Drive. Also, due to the keen eye of Dan, he has spotted that the town has been charging us for sewer and water on a piece of property that has irrigation only. The Town is refunding the sewer part of the bill. Go Dan.

The Board is currently working on establishing new committees, i.e. Landscaping, Handyman and Covenants, so more people in the community can be involved. In February, the Board will have its first ever open meeting. This meeting will be limited to 15 people (one per household) who sign up due to room size. This will not be a “come and complain” meeting. The board will conduct its normal business and the attendees will then be allowed to address the Board. All questions will be submitted in advance and any person that wants to speak will be given 3 minutes. Anyone who wishes to attend & participate will need to register on line on the Linwood Farms Website.

As always, any comments or suggestions can be sent to us on the Linwood Farms Web Site, HERE. We wish you and your families a Happy New Year.

Jeoff Greenfield
President, Linwood Farms HOA

The November 2009 Board Meeting minutes have been added to the site. There was no meeting in December, so the next minutes to be posted will be for the January meeting.

September and October board meeting minutes have been added to the website. You can view and/or download them HERE.

The Board of Directors is always accepting ideas and advice on how to better our neighborhood. You can contact the BOD for any non-Cedar Management matters, concerns, and things that you would like to see happen in Linwood Farms. Please contact us. We value your opinion!

You can use the Suggestion Box here on the website, or you can send it to our new Post Office Box at this address:

LF HOA
PO Box 1258
Mooresville, NC 28115-1258

On July 1, 2009 two new board members were elected by the community. Dan Callaghan was elected to the 3 year term, and Jeoff Greenfield was elected to the 2 year term. Mauro Messina is the remaining member, and his term will expire next year.

Watch the website for more information about our new Board members in the near future!

The 2009 Linwood Farms HOA Annual Meeting will be held at the Charles Mack Citizens Center on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7 pm. We will be electing 2 new board members this year, during that meeting. Please try to make it to show your support for our Community and to exercise your right as a member of the HOA to vote! If you can’t be there, you can designate a neighbor to cast a vote for you using this Proxy. The following residents have been nominated as a candidate for the 2009 Board of Directors Election:

Address: 116 Fontanelle Drive

Professional Background: Almost 30 years of Business experience of which the last 20 years was in mid to upper management in both major corporations and companies in their infancy. Extensive budgeting and organizational experience.

Education: B.S. Biology/Chemistry; Post Graduate work in Physiology; NYS Paramedic

What I would bring to the board:

• Impartiality
• Professional Ethics
• Extensive experience in managing organizations
• Strong organizational skills
• A strong commitment to the community:

Commitments

• A commitment to represent the homeowners not just show up
• Not bring any hidden agendas of my own or my friends
• Act according to the voting majority of Linwood Farms homeowners
• Form a covenants committee to examine if any changes need to be made to the existing documents. ( Community vote and approval needed for any changes to take place )
• Maintain an open communication policy between the Homeowners and the Board

Summary

From the day we moved in, I believed that homeowners needed to control their own destiny. That is why I joined the first committee that was formed. Even though I unsuccessfully ran for the first board, I maintain a belief in community participation. That is why I remained involved with other committees within our community. I believe people need to get involved with all areas of the community and not just run for the board.

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RESIDENTS: If you have been nominated, or plan to be, please send your information to the Webmaster before July 1.

PLEASE READ-CONTAINS NEW INFORMATION! The 2009 Linwood Farms HOA Annual Meeting will be held at the Charles Mack Citizens Center on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7 pm.

The Agenda will be:

• Welcome & Introduction of Board of Directors
• 2008 Accomplishments
• 2009 Goals and Priorities
• Nomination/Election of TWO (2) Board Members
• Question & Answer Period
• Adjournment

If you would like to nominate yourself or a neighbor for the one of the open Board of Directors spots, please fill out this FORM

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you plan to be nominated, please get your nomination in to Cedar Management by June 30, 2009. We will be receiving names and information about all nominees to place on the website, so that residents can become somewhat familiar with nominees before the election on the evening of July 1. If you’d like to go ahead and send your information directly to us to be put on the site (pictures can be included, as well), email it to the webmaster. Check the website on July 1st for nominee information.

If you can’t be there, you can designate a neighbor to cast a vote for you using this Proxy.

We did not have enough people present at tonight’s meeting (5/26/09) to meet quorum, so we’ll have to reschedule. Watch your mailbox for a letter with the new date and time.