Snowater Timeshare Association
January 2007 Newsletter
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a
wonderful holiday and will enjoy a happy and healthy New Year.
ANNUAL MEETING: The next annual meeting will be on May 19th at Snowater. Mark that date on your calendar and please attend. The Board values your input! Suggestions that owners made at the last meeting (beds, knives) have already been acted on as you can see below.
NEW BEDS: The process of replacing the queen size beds
will begin next spring. The Board is allocating
more money than the last time around to purchase new mattresses and they will
be installed next year. Based on preliminary reviews it looks like
the quality of the beds will be great!
KNIVES: The Board
authorized the purchase of new and better quality knives. They have been placed in all the units.
SOFA/SLEEPER BEDS: The Board is looking at replacement of the
sofas – this spring they will be 8 years old and some leave a lot to be
desired. We are looking at several different types that hopefully will provide
a more comfortable sleeping experience.
RENTAL PROGRAM: Based on the comments received at the Annual
Meeting as well as comments made at our Board meetings we are making some
changes to the program. If a unit has
not been rented the owner or the owner’s guests will be allowed to use it. So as to avoid confusion I strongly suggest
checking with the office and confirming it’s available to use, since many
rentals happen at the last minute! We
will also be charging more for holiday periods, and requiring a 3-day rental
period for those times. These changes to
the rental fees will go into effect January 10, 2007. A revised set of
guidelines is available from the STSA Office upon request.
ROT REPAIR/STAIR COVERS: As you know, we are performing major repairs
to our condominium buildings, stairs and decks over the next two to three
years. This work is comprised of repairing the dry rot that has been
found in our buildings as well as repairing decks and stairways. While we
are replacing the
stairways, we are covering them to help prevent recurrence of the rot and
reduce future maintenance costs. This work can only be performed during the
months when there is minimal rain. Therefore, work will begin in late
spring and continue through the summer months. We will try to keep the
impact on this work on our owners to a minimum, but some disruption and noise
will be inevitable. Please bear with us!
BUDGET: Your
Board has approved the Timeshare budget for 2007. There will be NO
increase in quarterly assessments!
Again, best wishes for the New Year.
And if you have any suggestions to make Snowater an even better place feel free
to email me at merkulov@ix.netcom.com
Carol Smith-Merkulov, STSA
President
