Hello Stonehurst Neighbors!
Thanks so much to all of those who attended our 5-02-18 SHOA meeting. A few quick alerts before the minutes:
• The board is in search of an ATTORNEY, hopefully a Stonehurst neighbor, who would be willing to do some consulting on a PRO BONO basis.
• SHOA is introducing PAYPAL as a convenient new option to pay your enclosed ANNUAL DUES.
• The Stonehurst GARAGE SALE is scheduled for June 1st and 2nd, Friday and Saturday.
Minutes from the 5-02-18 meeting:
Updates:
• The budget was passed out for fiscal year 6-01-18\5-31-19. Also all checkbook transaction from 2016,2017 & 2018 were available, in following the new board’s commitment to transparency.
• Past due notices have been hand delivered to homeowners delinquent on dues. This resulted in payments from 8 of 14 homeowners and over $3000. For those who did not respond, property liens will be filed shortly. Some prior liens have just resulted in some ‘unclaimed property’ checks received from the state of Kansas.
• The city has begun repairs on the damaged lighting wiring, sprinkler systems & will begin sodding.
• Three bids were obtained on the mailboxes. A decision has been made on a contractor, and this time there will be a written contract. Repairs will begin within weeks on the posts that are in dire need. The preliminary plan is to reset wood posts and replace the mailboxes with galvanized steel boxes, but also to reuse parts where possible. At this point, we do not foresee any need for an increase in dues for this project. A contact at the post office has advised that the locations can mostly stay the same though some adjustments need to be made (i.e. some posts have too many boxes to be sturdy).
New Business:
• The topic of rental homes in Stonehurst and the upkeep of them was raised. We discussed whether rental homes are something that we want to allow/restrict/limit in our community and the legalities of adding this to the bylaws.
• The idea of creating a Group 529 College Savings Plan with SHOA as the sponsor was presented, as utilizing a group set up could add some additional financial benefits for participants. Of course participation would be completely voluntary.