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– Received –

Dessert Meadow 3 HOA 

Candidates for Board Election

Nominations Committee:  M. Norman, Joan Walker, Anne Reid

Final Report:  Effective December 1, 2021

 

 

Self- nominations follow; noting qualifications, statement of interest, etc.:*

 

 

Georgette Lauzon.   Nov. 19, 2021

 

My name is Georgette Lauzon and I am submitting my name as a candidate for DMIII Board.  I feel I would be an asset to DMIII as I have been involved with the board for the last 7 years, I have followed the meetings since 2011, when I moved here to DMIII, so therefore I have seen many changes in DMIII. 

 

 

Randy Drenning.  Nov. 19, 2021   

 

Resident of DMIII since 2006, previous board member, Architectural Chair and current interim board member.  I have tried to keep the board on an even keel for the past three years and i wish to continue that effort.  Resident of Arizona for over 20 years and retired special education teacher in Nogales, Az.   I want to continue to assist in maintaining a legal and common-sense approach to our board activities.  We have a lot of work to complete in upgrading our CC&R’s to meet legal requirements for Arizona HOA’s.

 

 

Debra Woolley.  Nov. 20, 2021 

 

I am currently serving on the HOA Board as Secretary having been appointed when there was a gap to fill after the last election.  I have 34 years of experience owning and running a business and serving as Secretary on that Corporate Board, as well as, previously serving as Secretary on an HOA Board in WA state before my husband and I relocated here in April of 2019.  I am choosing to run for an actual 3-year term because I feel that there is work to be done.   In addition to maintaining the HOA records, there is the matter of our By-Laws and CC&Rs.   Many of them are outdated, poorly worded, and contradictory.   With proper Attorney input we can get this HOA back on solid footing which will aid in protecting our 55+ community status and our property values.   I don’t believe in strong arm tactics.   I believe a community grows strong through a spirit of cooperation, goodwill, and cohesiveness. 

 

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Tom Marek.  Nov. 30, 2021

Hello.  My name is Tom Marek.  My wife and I have been residents of Desert Meadows III since April, 2015, and homeowners here since January, 2017.  (We were renting and bought the house from the landlord.)  I helped with the audit in November, 2020, and we agreed with the recall election this past spring.  When the previous Treasurer resigned last spring, I stepped in and filled the Treasurer position by appointment.  Knowing the value of a more permanent Board and position, I now wish to be elected to the Board and Treasurer for a 3-year term. Thank you for considering me. 

 

Marsha Eades.  Nov. 30, 2021

 

We moved to Green Valley in 2012 from the beautiful Olympic Península in Washington State.  I worked in a construction office, doing estimates, invoicing, payroll and taxes.  We did foster care and had a juvenile detention home working with the Juvenile court system.   In the last 3 years, I have been actively working as a real estate agent.  As the HOA secretary I worked with several of our members to set up a computer with our files, building on all of the work that our past President Cathy Tewksbury had done scanning boxes of old files.  I enjoy seeing this current board functioning and working together in a friendly, business, neighborly way, and many of us have a desire to see this continue. 

 

 

 

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Nominations / Elections 

Timeline

 

• Letter to Homeowner’s                            Nov 1                        Completed Nov 1
• Candidate Submissions/Bios back by       Dec 1                 Completed Dec 1   

                                                                                                        Five received.  See above    

• Mail out Ballot   (Dec 30^th)                        Jan 1, 2022
• Ballot return postmarked by                    Feb 1
• Ballots counted on                                    Feb 11
• Results announced Annual Meeting        Feb 16th          

      

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 Final Report (Mikenorman.100@gmail.com : 12/1/2121)

 

November 1, 2021

To: Desert Meadows III Homeowners

From: Your Nominations Committee (Mike Norman, Joan Walker, and Anne Reid)

Greetings! It’s time to think about our 2022 Elections. There will be five (5) openings on the Board for 2022. Last year only two of the Board members, Bill Mulesky, who is currently serving as President, and Mike Norman, who is currently serving as Nominations Chair, were actually elected by the membership for a three (3) year term as directors.

The other five (5) positions (Randy Drenning-currently Vice President, Debra Woolley-currently Secretary, Tom Marek-currently Treasurer, Hugh Cox-currently Grounds Chair, and Johnnie Powell-currently Member at Large, also on Grounds Committee) were appointed for a one (1) year term as directors or until the next election. Some of these appointees might also run in this election.

As long as you are a member in good standing, meaning your HOA dues are current, you are eligible to run for a position on the Board. Submitting a short biography and/or reason you would like to serve is not required but is strongly suggested because it is a way of letting the voting members know who you are.

Just because there are only five (5) openings doesn’t mean we will only accept five (5) submissions. All eligible Members who submit a request to serve on the Board will be placed on the Ballot. The five (5) Members receiving the most votes in the election will be elected to the Board. After those Members are elected to the Board, an Organizational meeting is held in which Bill Mulesky and Mike Norman (currently on the Board) and the five (5) new Board members decide which Member will serve in which Board and/or Officer position. If not enough community members run for a Board position and there are still openings after the election, the Board will have to find members to appoint to positions as they did this past year.

You can email your submissions to nominations@desertmeadows3.com or snail mail them to Desert Meadows III, Inc. HOA, PO Box 271, Green Valley, AZ 85622. You may also hand deliver them to Mike Norman, Chair of Nominations, at our next Board meeting on Wednesday, November 17th, at 3pm at Abrego South.

Submissions must be received by December 1, 2021 to make it onto the Ballot.

Our HOA owns no common property. Everyone is responsible for maintenance on their own lots and homes. However, Desert Meadows 3 is a non-profit corporation with Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, and CC&Rs as our governing documents. One purpose of the documents was to establish a 55+ community. Another purpose, through our CC&Rs, is to maintain our property values.

Since we are a 55+ community, we must adhere to our governing documents to maintain that status.

None of this work gets done by itself. It takes volunteers, like yourselves, from this community, willing to donate a bit of your time and talent.

Serving on your HOA Board of Directors and Committees is a wonderful opportunity to get involved and contribute to your community. We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Thank you!

Hello Fellow Homeowners!
Following are 2 items for your consideration. The first is the announcement about our upcoming Social. Hope to see you there!
The second is a message from our Grounds & Weeds Chair.

Desert Meadows 3 Social
Wed., July 7, from 4 PM to 6 PM
Abrego South Center
HAPPY HOUR
Please come, meet new neighbors and long-time owners you have not seen recently.
It has been too hot for food preparations. Please bring a “happy hour” snack or finger food to share.
And, bring your choice of beverage with you.
Social committee will have available: ice, water, ice tea; napkins, plates and 8 oz. cups.
Do you have a new homeowner in your neighborhood? Please talk with them and encourage them to attend. Maybe offer to bring them with you.
Your committee at work,
Lynne, Shirley, Mary

Message from Grounds & Weeds:

Rain is coming and so are the weeds! If you don’t mind using a chemical weed preventer, you might consider spreading some Preen (available at True Value, Ace Hardware, etc.) or other brand of weed pre-emergent as soon as possible.
I like to rely on rain to get it into the ground, but you also can use a hose to soak it in. It won’t prevent every weed, but it can make a big difference — as many of you already know.
Thank you!
Hugh Cox
Grounds & Weeds Chair

Greetings to our Fellow DMIII Homeowners

From your HOA Board of Directors

The Unapproved Minutes of the Special Meeting held June 9th to appoint new Board Members and Committee Chairs can be found on our website, desertmeadows3.com. The website has been updated with additional contact information.

To summarize, 2 new Board Members were appointed and 2 Committee Chairs were appointed. Below is a list of all Board Members and Committee Chairs to date.

The Grounds and Weeds Committee is still in need of a volunteer to serve with them so please, if you have any interest at all, contact one of us.

President – Bill Mulesky
Vice President – Randy Drenning
Secretary – Debra Woolley
Treasurer – Tom Marek
Board Member – Mike Norman, Chair of Nominations Committee
Board Member – Hugh Cox, Chair of Grounds and Weeds Committee
Board Member – Johnnie Powell, Member of Grounds and Weeds Committee

Chair of Architectural Committee – Suzanne Stadler
Architectural Committee Members – Randy Drenning, Morris Brown, Dan Cady
Chair of Audit Committee – Mary Wood
Member of Audit Committee – Jeanie Richardson

Social Committee Members – Mary Wood, Shirley Girod, Lynne Connolly

Hope to see you at the Social on July 7th from 4-6pm at Abrego South. Details of that will be out soon.

The next regular Board Meeting will be August 11th at 3pm at Abrego South.

Thank you and have a great summer!

Dear Community Member: 
Your Risk as the Coronavirus Careens Out-of-Control
Green Valley and Quail Creek are basically Senior communities. Therefore, most residents are very aware of their vulnerability to the Coronavirus. If we seniors are following the guidelines of wearing a mask, washing our hands and are not gathering in groups, then “risk” becomes the most vulnerable point in our protection. We all experience risk when we go shopping, pump gas, handle money, when a friend invites us to dinner, on and on and on. Everyone needs to consider how much risk they are willing to take. Because we live in a community of Seniors, we residents ought to be able to significantly reduce the spread of the virus in our community!

Pima County’s Voluntary Curfew
Pima County has recommended a voluntary curfew running from 10 PM to 5 AM. The curfew started on November 23, 2020 and will run through the end of December. For most of us in Green Valley this should not be a hardship as most of us are “early” to bed and “early” to rise. And though the sun has not yet risen, remember do not leave your house for your morning constitutional before 5:00 AM. For those of you who are planning to raise your glass one more time, remember you need to be sober to take yourself home by 10 PM. Although the curfew is voluntary, barring essential or emergency activities, if everyone practices social distancing by observing the curfew, then we can help reduce transmission of the coronavirus.

Pima County and Arizona Covid-19 Dashboard Statistics
In the last week of November, the total number of people in Arizona who have tested positive for Covid-19 is 325,995 and the number of deaths is 6,634. In Pima County, the number is 38,668 positive cases and 682 deaths. The death rates for the county and state are comparable, at .017 for Pima County and .020 for Arizona.

Free Covid-19 testing is available. “Pima County has opened sites offering free testing to anybody in the community, ages 5 and older, without a doctor’s order and even if you do not have symptoms. These sites offer the PCR test that can let you know if you have an active Covid-19 infection and may be able to spread the disease to others.” There are locations for both walk up and drive thru testing.

See the Pima County website for location information:The web page address is https://webcms.pima.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=575060.You may also find the page by going to the Pima County website, click on Health, then click on Education and Outreach, then Pima County Combined Covid-19 Information and Resources, then Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19 Information & Resources), then Pima County Covid-19 Testing Centers. This is a cumbersome process, so you may want to bookmark the Pima County pages you use regularly.