Report from your THCA Board

As required by the bylaws of the Terrace at Highpointe Community Association (THCA), your elected Board held a reorganization session on Monday, November 13.

Attending were six of the seven members unanimously re-elected at the recent THCA meeting. Absent was Ned Alaskey who was in warmer climes.

For reorganization, the membership votes on members of the Board and, as such governing organizations as the British Parliament does, that Board then decides on who fills each Board seat. In this instance, after discussion the Board unanimously decided to maintain the current slate of officers as follows for 2024-25:

President: Bill Dowd

President Emeritus: Steven Sanders

1st Vice President: Sid Legg

2nd Vice President: Ned Alaskey

Treasurer: Jerry Gordon

Secretary: Ellen Gordon

At Large: Bill Shover

The key takeaways from the meeting:

• Bill agreed to accept yet another two-year term as THCA president, which will result in more than a decade in the position. To help alleviate some of the year-round pressure on such a volunteer position, Steven has agreed to fill in for Bill as needed.

• For example, Bill and Steven will share duties as sole contacts with Skyview Landscaping, Bill for the "green months" and Steven for the "winter months." Any resident who has questions or comments about grounds services is asked to contact them directly via email rather than interacting directly with Skyview employees which has caused problems in the recent past. 

• The Board established a Finance Committee, with THCA Treasurer Jerry Gordon as chair and Peg Savchick as an "understudy" member. The logic is to create a stronger depth of fiscal knowledge on behalf of the THCA which has for many years relied perhaps too heavily on one person.

• Janet Fowler, who spearheaded the recent improvements of the planted area around the mailbox gazebo, was added to the Beautification Committee to succeed Colleen Walsh who resigned. The Board thanks Colleen for her service, as it does for chair Paula Fox Murphy and member Florine Rogers.

• Jim Cotter resigned from the Grounds Committee. The Board thanked him for his service, and found no need to appoint a successor since we have point persons to provide contacts for our grounds vendors (see item above) and returning members Ned Alaskey, Bill Shover, and Bob Malphrus can handle grounds matters not involving outside contractors. Bill Dowd and Steven Sanders can handle communications since they are here year-round

• All other standing committee members have been reappointed. They will be listed on the periodically-updated THCA roster distributed by Jerry Gordon.

The THCA Board thanks those Terrace residents who have volunteered to serve or continue to serve on the Board and various committees. Their contribution of services continues to help us avoid contracting with a professional management company that would wildly increase our dues.

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