April 2024 HOA Meetings

In April, there will be two board meetings:

April 17th, 7-8:30 pm 11310 Country Club Road with Teams Meeting

This will be a short(er) work session-style meeting with no committee reports or other business due to our annual meeting on the 27th.

1. Review plans for the annual meeting and election.

2. *Vote on a Treasurer's candidate (Ellen Wagner's resume sent to you previously)

3. *Vote to go into Executive session for review/discussion (but no vote) on results of attorney consultation & consideration of next steps

4. (assuming vote is successful) Discussion/review of attorney consultation and consideration of next steps. No votes will be taken.

5. Adjourn

Executive or closed work sessions are authorized under the MD HOA Act to discuss a specified number of issues including legal consultations and sensitive negotiations. Any decisions or votes taken on this issue will be taken at a meeting that is open to all homeowners with the opportunity to comment. Questions? Email president@westwindshoa.org.

WWHOA Annual Meeting & Board Election

April 27th, 2024 10:00 a.m. - noon Raj’s Pavilion, 11330 Country Club Road, New Market, MD.  Please bring a folding or lawn chair - water, donuts and/or muffins, and coffee will be available. This Annual Meeting is required under the WestWinds bylaws to (1) elect Directors to fill Board vacancies, (2) hear reports from officers and volunteer committees, and (3) provide homeowners with a forum to ask questions and provide feedback to the Board.  The agenda is below:

1.       Roll Call and Certification of Proxies

2.       Proof or Waiver of Notice

3.       Reading and Disposal of Minutes from Previous Meetings (if any)

4.       Officers and Committee Reports

5.       Election Results for Board of Directors

6.       Old Business

7.       New Business

8.       Adjournment

April 2024 WestWinds News

Today is the last call for candidates for our upcoming election at the WW Annual Meeting. With so many big changes facing us this year (LLA's purchase of the former golf course, the Cherry Run connector road, to mention just a few) the Board really needs the input and involvement of a variety of WestWinds residents. Email president@westwindshoa.org if you are interested, or if you have questions about serving!

WestWinds annual dues are due by May 1st! Slightly more than half of homeowners have paid, but there are still 3 weeks to go! See the linked blog post for more information.

Wednesday yard waste pickups have started for 2024, and LLA's board of directors election is underway. You can vote online or at the meeting on May 4th. LLA Spring Bulk Pickup is Saturday, 4/20. List of acceptable items at the link - get your items out to the curb early to avoid disappointment! LLA is only offering one pickup this year, so don't miss it!

Come on out to the WW Spring Fitness Walk on Saturday 4/20 from 8 am to 10 am, starting in the parking lot of Raj's WestWind Bar & Grill. Flyers were delivered to the neighborhood yesterday. Big thanks to the WW social committee and local sponsors Raj Singh, Prospect Pantry, FIT2SHINE studio, 5 West Cafe, and Juice Plus. Warm up and dietician's advice from WestWinds residents Melissa Perlman and Deb Schulze!

Interested in serving as or finding out about the WestWinds Village Chair position? Attend the virtual meeting Wednesday, 4/24 at 7 pm. More information at the link!

You are cordially invited to attend the WestWinds HOA Annual Meeting on April 27th, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - noon inside Raj’s Pavilion, 11330 Country Club Road, New Market, MD.  Please bring a folding or lawn chair - water, donuts and/or muffins, and coffee will be available. This Annual Meeting is required under the WestWinds bylaws to (1) elect Directors to fill Board vacancies, (2) hear reports from officers and volunteer committees, and (3) provide homeowners with a forum to ask questions and provide feedback to the Board. 

ATTAINING QUORUM   To make quorum and hold the meeting, at least 25% of eligible Members (one per household) must attend in person or by proxy.  If we fail quorum, the meeting must be adjourned - no business or votes can take place. MEETING AND ELECTION INFORMATION is going out this week by email, posts on our web site, NextDoor posts, and snail mail - stay tuned!

WWHOA Call for Candidates

All of a sudden, Spring has arrived! The cherry trees are blooming, bulbs are popping up all over, and the grass is coming in green and lush.  I can’t help thinking back to three years ago when then-President Mike Scott asked for volunteers. A small group of homeowners answered that call. Most had never been involved with the WWHOA before. Certainly, I knew next-to-nothing about the community I had lived in for 10 years (except that I love living here).

Since then, some pretty big changes have come to pass:

• The pool parking lot was repaved, with new concrete curbs replacing crumbling asphalt.

• Framed traffic and street signs with decorative black signposts replaced ugly bare-steel posts.

• The rotting wooden retaining wall at the basketball court was replaced with a new, masonry wall.

• A fenced trash enclosure in the pool parking lot replaced the bright blue dumpster.

• 39 dying ash street trees infested by the Emerald Ash Borer were removed.

• 30+ years of paper ECC records were digitized and uploaded to our SharePoint site.

• The 1st island at the main entrance was beautifully re-landscaped, with plans underway to replace the dying cherry trees.

• The WW board leased the land surrounding the retaining wall at the corner of Sanandrew and Country Club. An unkempt and unsightly area was cleaned up and mowed, with Butterfly bushes planted this winter to add seasonal color.

• Black lampposts with solar lamps will be going in at major intersections in the back half of WestWinds this Spring.

• The Homeowner Reimbursement program provided incentives for homeowners to fix or replace deteriorating lamp posts and mailboxes.

• A reinvigorated Social Committee held several successful parties and plans many more events this year.

• Electronic annual dues billing and online bill pay now saves the HOA time and money and makes it easier for residents. The PayHOA portal provides online ECC applications and violation tracking.

• Lastly, unsafe concrete sidewalks and part of the asphalt path system were replaced, with new trees going in soon.

This is just a partial list! But these things didn’t happen on their own. They came about because WestWinds residents volunteered their time, energy, and brainpower to make our community a more beautiful, safe, and welcoming place to live and work.

With the 2024 Annual Meeting and election coming up (April 27th), we urgently need volunteers to fill two Board Director positions, a part-time paid Treasurer slot, and staff our volunteer committees.

There has never been a better time to get involved. With developments (Creekside and Cherry Run) going in to our north and south and the pending sale of the former golf course, we need YOU to represent WestWinds, guide our community’s responses, and steer our course to an even brighter future.

To submit your name as a candidate for the WW Board, Treasurer’s position, or simply volunteer on a committee, please send your name to our Secretary, Suzanne Gross, no later than April 10th.You can also email me – I have served on the board and several volunteer committees and will be happy to answer your questions.

I hope you’ll choose to give back to your community. With so many challenges facing us, a modest time investment can lead to a big impact. If you’re considering getting involved, ask a friend or neighbor to do the same! We need you to ensure all areas in WestWinds are represented.

2024 Candidate Bio Form

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Candidate bio form (for board director positions only)