Board Meeting Minutes

Jen Whitehurst, BWCA Secretary

Attendees:

Valerie Balkot, President
Lisa Jolley, Vice President
Lindsey Barbee, Treasurer
Jen Whitehurst, Secretary
Fumi Ariga
Peggy Nemeth-Wright
Jodi Allinder
Joe Obergfell
Kari Riskedahl
John Chartkoff

March Agenda

• Consider recommendations from Neighborhood Task Force regarding neighborhood improvement project(s)

  • Push that item to the next meeting

  • Water meter: Think it went up in the summer for watering and then back down after the summer months. Think the charges were correct

• Lindsey – Dues campaign

• Approve budget

• Discuss graduation activities: Neighborhood
  graduation sign, neighborhood graduation
  parade

• Woods Lore

Finance Updates

• Dues Campaign Update: So far 67% of homes have paid, 199 houses have paid as of now. A couple people paid double dues. More than one person made a general donation, saying it was a tough year and wanted to make a contribution to the neighborhood in general

• Budget: Board approved budget.

Graduation Updates

Board voted to do a neighborhood high school graduation sign and a graduate parade in 2021. A community member believes that we can get sign for half the cost paid in 2020. Board to create a subcommittee of parents of graduates and community members to organize parade. Woods Lore to include an invitation to parents to reach out to Board via email if family has a graduating senior this year.

Block Watch Update

Car break-ins happened in colder months; John will write a Block Watch summary for the Woods Lore

Woods Lore

• Discussed items to include in the next issue of Woods Lore:

  • Budget

  • Dues Overview: Detail what dues cover; for example, snow plowing, landscaping, etc. ; More than one person made a general donation, saying it was a tough year and wanted to make a contribution to the neighborhood in general

  • Graduation: Add to Woods Lore an invitation to reach out to Brookside Woods email if you have a graduating senior, and want name to be on the sign and/or want to participate in the parade brooksidewoodscolumbus@
    gmail.com

  • Include info about neighbors who provide following services: handymen, babysitters, lawn mowing, dog walkers, snow shovelers, etc. Send an email to brooksidewoodscolumbus@gmail.com

  • Block Watch update – John will draft for the newsletter