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Dues increase approved

Our quarterly dues were raised to $355 per quarter, effective Jan. 1, 2007, at a special meeting of the Terrace Homeowners Association on Monday, Oct. 16.

The increase, passed without dissent, is $2.79 per week per residential unit. It will fund the anticipated increase in lawn care services now being finalized by Grounds Committee Chairman Harvey Bailey under authorization of the Terrrace Board granted at its Oct. 7 meeting.

Dues in 2007 will be due on or before Jan. 1, April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1.

Special meeting on dues hike

A special meeting of the Terrace at Highpointe Homeowners Association has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, October 16, at Faith Lutheran Church.

As discussed at the Oct. 2 general membership meeting, the special session is being called for the single purpose of voting on a quarterly dues increase, raising dues from $320 per quarter to $355, an increase of $2.79 per week per residential unit.

The increase is needed to pay for a new lawn services contract with a new vendor. Details were explained by Grounds Committee Chairman Harvey Bailey at the Oct. 2 session. At the same time, a non-binding "sense of the community" motion was proposed to ascertain sentiment about changing lawn services because of widespread discontent with the level of service we had been receiving. After thorough discussion, it was passed unanimously.

President Bill Dowd said at the time he would call a special meeting of the Association Board to review the lawn services proposal Harvey received (as well as a snow plowing contract for 2006-07 with the current vendor). If, in the Board's judgment, a dues increase would be necessary to cover the price increase, a special meeting of the membership would be called as quickly as possible to take a vote. That process, too, was unanimously approved as a "sense of the community" motion.

The Board, joined by Harvey, met on Saturday, Oct. 7, to review the proposals. It was ascertained after due diligence in reviewing the organization's finances that a dues increase would be necessary. Secretary Pat Whitman was instructed to mail out notices of the special meeting, which also is being publicized on the Terrace web site and posted at the mailbox gazebo.

We would like to have each residential unit represented at the Oct. 16 meeting. Because each unit gets only one vote, it is necessary for only one person from each unit to attend the meeting.

Thanks for your participation.

Join the holiday party committee

April Dowd has volunteered to chair the committee for the annual Terrace Holiday Party.

Getting her to agree was the "easy" part even though this will mark the third time she has been on the committee. Now, she needs committee members as she searches for a site and a date and begins getting the many details of the event lined up.

If you'd like to help, please call April at 238-1950, right away.

This would be an ideal activity for those of our Terrace residents who haven't been involved in helping plan and carry out Terrace events in the past (you know who you are). That way, we're not continuing to rely on the same people all the time.