February 21, 2023
Annual Meeting Update to DMIII Members:
The Board Meeting, Annual Meeting, and Board Organizational Meeting were held last Wednesday, February 15th.
The Minutes of those meetings are posted on the website, www.desertmeadows3.com.
Please read through them and stay up to date on the happenings with our HOA.
The Highlights were:
2022 Financial Report was audited and 2023 Budget was approved.
While our front yards look pretty good, the alleyways are out of control. The Fire Department came out and did an assessment. Homeowners are responsible for their ½ of the alleyways. Per the Fire Department, cacti, shrubs, plants, and hanging tree limbs do not belong in the alleyways. If a fire truck is damaged (scratched) while traversing the alleyway, the Homeowner will be billed for the damage. Dry plants and weeds are also a potential fire hazard. Time to trim back the shrubbery and trees and weed those alleyways.
Morris Brown was elected by majority vote to the Board for a three-year term and the 2022 Minutes were approved.
John Powell will continue for another 3 months but will be resigning from the Grounds & Weeds Committee after that. We are in need of volunteers. He and Eduardo Cavazos have been serving on the committee but suggested that more help is really needed. It is a big task for just two people.
It is important to remember to call 911 for anything you see that is out of the ordinary for our neighborhood. Reporting things as they are happening is imperative to get the Sheriff’s Department involved. It does work. They have responded to several “incidences” in our neighborhood.
If barking dogs are an issue they can be reported too. Pima County Animal Control will respond. If the nuisance continues, ASPCA can get involved.
Board Officers for 2023 are:
Bill Mulesky – President
Randy Drenning – Vice President
Debra Woolley – Secretary
Tom Marek – Treasurer
Marsha Eades – Assistant Secretary
Morris Brown – Assistant Treasurer
Mike Norman has resigned from the Board due to employment conflicts.
The Board members should total an odd number so this creates an opening on the Board. If you have any desire at all to volunteer and find out how our Board operates, you can be appointed to Board Member-At-Large for one year until the next election.
Please consider it and let us know. You can email any of the Board members. Their contact information is on the website. You can also call Debra at 360-601-2018.
Board Meeting dates for 2023 are May 17th, August 16th, and November 15th.
For a full update please read through the Minutes posted on the website. There is a lot of information there.
For those of you who have already paid your 2023 dues, thank you. If you haven’t yet paid, please do so as soon as possible. Invoices, HOPA forms, and Ballots were mailed out December 30, 2022 and due back by February 1, 2023. If you didn’t receive it please let us know so we can get an invoice to you. The DM3 HOA dues are $35.00. That is for the whole year. It ensures that we can pay our GVC dues and cover postage, office expenses, insurance, taxes, etc. to operate Desert Meadows III, Inc. HOA. Because we are an HOA we can maintain our 55plus status with Arizona State. Through our CC&Rs we also try to protect our property values. This year one member even contributed extra to go toward the Legal Fund.
Looking forward to a productive 2023!
Your Board of Directors,
Bill, Randy, Debra, Tom, Marsha, Morris, and ?