Duquette
Pines Homeowners Association
General
Session Board Meeting
August
5, 2008
Location:
Persons present: all board members, Michelle Garcia, Bruce Reichert, Jim White, Al Stubblefield
Board members congratulated
Roy Doan on his re-election and Jared Harrington, division 3, on his successful
election to the board.
Both will serve a three year term. The board thanked Bruce Reichert for his
6 years of devoted service. Bruce has agreed to continue
maintaining our web site. Board elections were held and Brent Adamson was
re-elected president and Jon Long vice president. Kim Heintzman
will take over the duties of secretary.
Al Stubblefield presented
plans for a home to be built at 23 Willis Way. The proposed square footage,
siding and roofing were found to
be acceptable. When a copy of the house and site plans are delivered to the
board and the proper set backs are confirmed the plans will be
approved.
Jon Long, assistant manager,
gave a detailed manager's update. The current water plant generator is old
and hard to start so a
replacement was discussed. The board agreed to purchase an updated generator,
but will wait until we can find an excellent price on a
replacement.
There was a lengthy discussion
regarding Triple Ridge road. While no home is currently built on this road,
it was agreed that road
maintenance should be given equal treatment since the adjacent lot owners
pay a road fee. Additionally, the emergency exit at the end
of the road is being used by the public as a short cut to Bear Run. It was
never intended to be used in this way and a gate will be
constructed at the Bear Run egress to halt public access. In talking about
public access it was decided to construct a no trespassing sign
at the ATV path at the top of Meadow Drive to alert the public they are entering
private property.
Jon has been spraying
along the road right of way for knap weed. There is quite an overgrowth of
noxious weeds in the subdivision and
all lot owners should be aware that they are responsible for the eradication
of these weeds. If county officials see noxious weeds on
private property the can site the owner. The county also has the authority
to spray on private land and bill the owner. If you have
any questions about noxious weeds, please contact Jim White or Jon Long.
More dead trees are appearing
in the subdivision. Owners should remove these trees at the first sign of
bug infestation. Owners
should be aware that they may be exposed to some liability if their failure
to remove a dead tree results in a spread of disease to
neighboring lots. Please help us to preserve our beautiful subdivision.
The second stand pipe
(used for fire protection) should be installed in the next two weeks. Additionally,
the fire hydrant adapters
mentioned at the annual meeting will arrive at the same time. Contact Brent
Adamson if you would like one of these adapters for
your community water system hydrant.
Jim White has agreed to come back as our full time manager. The board enthusiastically welcomed him back!
Jim mentioned that there
are 16 to 18 lots signed up for the final installment of slash removal. This
ground clearing has taken place
over the past 2 years and has made our subdivision much more resistant to
ground fire. Even those lots cleared two years ago are
in a much better position, as this new growth actually slows the progression
of a ground fire.
Jim also mentioned our
community water truck needs a new battery before we can fill it's tank for
a water reserve. The expenditure
was approved.
Bruce Reichert will publish
an ad asking for bids on our road maintenance contract. This is a two year
contract that expires on
October 1st. All interested parties are invited to submit a bid.
The question of political
signs was brought up. While there is no restriction on these signs, they must
be out of the right of way and
removed right after the election. Any non-political sign is restricted to
one per lot not to exceed 2' by 4' and out of the right of way.