Terrace at a crossroads

Dear Terrace Residents:

We have reached a bit of a crossroads in the operation of the Terrace at Highpointe Community Association (THCA). What it means is that the possibility is growing that your quarterly dues could significantly increase, as much as 100% or more.

Why? Because we don't have the level of volunteer participation we need. While simply purchasing a home in a community does not mean one has to socialize with everyone there, helping with its operation creates a pleasant atmosphere and strong property values. Too many Terrace residents do not participate in the THCA.

We are nearing an opportunity to change that attitude. We will be electing three new members to the Terrace Board of Directors at our October meeting.

Jerry Gordon and Joan Richardson will remain on the board, but we need successors for me after three terms as president, and for Harvey Bailey and John Milliren.

Past President Bob Hayward again is chairing the Nominating Committee. If you are interested in volunteering to stand for election, please contact him ASAP.

Because we run the THCA using the business, legal and other expertise of volunteers from the community, we are able to avoid paying a professional management company to handle our affairs. That keeps your dues low. But, with a continued lack of broad resident participation and the fact that the same core of people doing the work year after year is becoming onerous, we will be facing a move to a management company.

Based on the experience of other community associations in the region, you would be looking at doubling your dues payments as well as losing direct access to board members and receiving rapid response to architectural applications and to problems.

I urge each of you to seriously consider running for a seat on the Board. It is your community and we need more people sharing the workload.

Bill Dowd
THCA President