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Spring 2009 Newsletter (February 25, 2009)

I can not tell you how much I appreciate the hard work and wonderful support received from Trustees Craig Sherman and Scott Russom during the last year. You and I are very fortunate to have wonderful people like these living in our subdivision. They care about each one of our residents like they were one of their next door neighbors. I am very impressed. It is comforting to all of us to have neighbors like this, willing to serve our subdivision. Next time you see them, tell them how much you appreciate the great work they do.

Others like them live here; we just need to find three more good residents to serve as trustees for the future. If you are an individual who cares about your neighbors please contact one of the trustees today and offer to serve as a trustee. See the meeting minutes for contact and other information.

We had a wonderful year. Effective expense control allowed us to add $10,000 to our subdivision reserve fund. In the last three years we have been able to increase our subdivision reserve fund from $40.000 to $71,000 as a result of support from you in the form of increased annual assessments and frugal expense control by our trustees. Both of these things are necessary to make that possible.

A resident at the annual meeting asked why we need a reserve fund. The answer given was to take care of unusual expenses like re-striping and resealing the tennis court (more than $30,000 when last done 10 years ago) or work necessary to stop erosion at the inflow to the retention pond. Another answer is to have funds available in case something happens so serious that prevents residents from paying assessments.

We would at least be able to keep essential services like street lights going for few years. That is not likely, but more possible in these times of economic crisis. According two books I recently read; When Markets Collide by Mohamed El-Erian and The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb that is more possible now than before. If you want more information about these books, email your request to me.

With the cooperation of the City of Wildwood we were able to have most of the missing trees replanted on the dirt bank between Fullerton Meadows DR and the Pine Tree Apartments. There are just a few trees left to be replaced. The City, at our request, removed a very dangerous dead tree from the Brockman Family Cemetery that was damaging the home of one of our residents. That cemetery is located at 16413 Westglen Farms DR. Nine members of that family were buried there from 1878 to 1914. The cemetery is private property; it is not part of our common grounds.

The city is working to clean up the area in back of the commercial strip center in front of our subdivision. It is also considering our request to take over the retention pond located in our subdivision at some time in the future.

I have some packets of information that were given to those attending the annual meeting. If you would like one of them do not hesitate to get in touch with me. They are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Go to our website to check out subdivision indentures and much more. Join our trustees in making 2009 a terrific year for Westglen Farms Subdivision.