Summer 2020 Newsletter
WHAT DOES A BOARD DO FOR AN HOA?Below are listed the LeaWood residents who make up the volunteer LeaWood board of directors. Remember please, that if the board did not exist and its duties were handed over to a management company, that would significantly increase each member’s HOA dues!
President–Jean Goodbar
Vice-President –Bob Hunton
Secretary-Jane Dods
Treasurer -Marie Hinds
Board Members at Large-
Paul Mead
Joe Harris
Jeanne Bishop
Deanna Von Epling
Greg Smith
At every Board meeting, the members try to move the goals of the HOA community forward with resolve and purpose and a strong awareness of the trust the members have placed in us. We have a fiduciary responsibility to act with due diligence to maintain the architectural integrity of the buildings and the common outdoor space and thereby sustain individual property values. Upon buying a LeaWood residence each homeowner automatically becomes a member of theHOA. This means you have a voice in the issues that come before the Board each month. Please do join us at monthly board meetings or simply contact us with your concerns and ideas.
BOARD MEETINGSBoard meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00p.m.in the small clubhouse at the back of the greenway. Lea Wood homeowners are welcome to attend! The next board meeting will be the third week in June, date TBA.
OARD NEWS As may have been noticed, WMCO is doing the outdoor maintenance on all the buildings and will continue to do so as specified in the previous newsletter. This week they are working in the 1300 block, mostly caulking.
Once WMCO finishes, the staining and upgrading of privacy fences will commence.
Permission was requested by a homeowner to rent out their unit but the request was denied by the Board.
The extension of the fence on the SE corner of the HOA property is still in abeyance.
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t has been reported that there is more foot and bicycle traffic through the LeaWood property. The board will take this up at a future date. If a member has any information or ideas to contribute to this discussion, please join a meeting or email the board. All members are requested to keep front and back outdoor lights in good repair and turned on when needed so the property is well-lit.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!We have had several new members join us in the past few months. On behalf of all the members, the Board wishes to extend a warm welcome to our new neighbors!
ALL members: please feel free to email your questions, concerns or suggestions to the Board at leawoodhoa97402@gmail.com.
NEWSLETTER NEWS Is there any member out there with a burning desire to take on the task of writing the LeaWood newletter?
I told myself I would do the job for two years, which means I will write the fall newsletter as well and then step down January of 2021. At that time, another member can volunteer and put her or his own stamp on the HOA newsletter.
An issue is generally published every season, so there is a fall, winter, spring and summer newsletter, usually two pages long.
It’s a great way to stay up to date on all the HOA and neighborhood news and to contribute to the well-being of the LeaWood community.
Cheers!
Jeanne Bishop
COVID 19 NEWS The board has been meeting via email since the governor put in place the Phase 1 restrictions. In Phase 2, effective with the June meeting, the hope is to have the meetings outside, if weather permits.
Tips from the City of Eugene Stormwater Management Program: Pesticides get rid of not only the bugs that like to eat your plants, but also 95% of bugs that are harmless and even beneficial to a yard and garden? If used, choose the least toxic option and apply very carefully only where needed.
Use a commercial carwash instead of washing a car in a driveway or on the street to prevent the runoff of soap and other contaminants into storm drains.
Happyrivers.org recommends a simple rolled-up towel placed as a barrier to a storm drain can prevent debris-filled water ending up in a catch basin or ends up in the river.
Watch that yard and driveway debris and outside spills do not end of in the street and then flowing into a storm drain, especially during rain storms.
Let’s protect and preserve our rivers & waterways!
