HAPPY NEW YEAR

The entire staff of the Chester Village Green News joins in expressing our hope that you had a very Merry Christmas and that you will have a very

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NOTICE OF ANNUAL HOA MEETING AND AGENDA (See POLLS in left panel.)

(Click on letter below to enlarge it.)

In addition to the agenda listed in the letter above, two By-Law ammendments will be presented to the membership for approval at this meeting:

1) Expansion of the Board from three members to five. (See By-Laws, Art. VI, Sec. 2.)

2) Lowering the quorum requirement for Annual and Special Meetings of the Membership. The present requirement is 50% of the membership, based on one voting member per parcel. This reqjuirement is difficult to achieve, and failure to do so can prevent action on important matters. (See Art. V, Sec. 7.)

SEE POLLS AT TOP OF LEFT COLUMN.

REPORT ON HOA BOARD MEETING, DEC. 2

The HOA Board of Directors met on Dec. 2, 7:00 PM, at the Library. Present swere all three Board members, the Asso. manager, and 13 home owners.

The Board has begun to accrue funds for major projects which will be facing us in the future, especially repairs to the alleyways and tree replacements.

The Board unanimously approved $8600 to complete a promised security fence.

The Board agreed to present two By-Law ammendments to the membership for approval at the Annual Meeting on Jan. 6, 7:00 PM, at the library:

1) Expansion of the Board from three members to five. (See By-Laws, Art. VI, Sec. 2.)

2) Lowering the quorum requirement for Annual and Special Meetings of the Membership. The present requirement is 50% of the membership, based on one voting member per parcel. This reqjuirement is difficult to achieve, and failure to do so can prevent action on important matters. (See Art. V, Sec. 7.)

The 2009 budget will also be voted on. (The Board received input for the budget from members at the Dec. 2 meeting).

HOA BUDGET MEETING TONIGHT, DEC. 2, 7:OO PM, LIBRARY

The HOA will hold a special budget meeting on Tue., Dec. 2, 7:00 pm., in the Chester Library to adopt a budget for 2009. (Normally, HOA Board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month in the Village Hall (the Association of the Arts office), but the officers felt that the Village Hall might not accommodate the larger number of homeowners that would want to atttend a budget meeting, and the library was not available for Wednesday evening. That is also the reason that the Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Library.)

FOUNTAIN REPAIRED AND WORKING AGAIN

Our fountain's motor has been rebuilt and is now working again.