Middleridge Civic Association

August Meeting- August 3, 2017 at David Simon’s Home

Call to Order: 7:21 PM

Members Present: Mike Torrey, David Simon, Catie Morales, Carolyn Vaughan, Al Obuchowski

Review of Minutes: Mike Torrey; Approved

Treasurer’s Report: (Did not occur)

Membership Committee: Al Obuchowski

• Currently 377 members signed up
• 157 signed up already for next year. This is about 50% of what is expected by the end of 2018

Other Committee Reports:

• Welcoming -Carolyn Vaughan – gave an update on new neighbors welcomed over the past month
  • 6 new neighbors greeted
  • 7 houses either sold or rented
  • 4 houses pending
  • 9 listed for sale or other
• Newsletter – Catie Morales
  • Receiving photos for the newsletter is an issue – people need to be more proactive in sending them in
• Neighborhood Watch
  • Ongoing – no known issues

Past Events (Recap)

• Tour of Homes & Gardens (July 8^th)
  • Event was well attended
• National Night Out
  • A successful NNO with a high turnout
  • Robinson apologized for not utilizing the provided grills and hope to be back and use them next year
  • Robinson made a profit at the event
  • Ideas for next year:
    • Increased Recycling- Very difficult without monitors to ensure trash is not included
    • May be able to use NNO as a vehicle to achieve needed numbers to rework the Association’s bylaws
  • Lessons Learned
    • More people are needed for cleanup
    • Storage is becoming an issue in the U-Store for the Association
    • Likely need an additional $100 added to the NNO budget- Likely went over this amount this year

Upcoming Events:

• Movie Night
  • Fun Flicks Setup is ready to go
  • Cotton candy and popcorn information was sent (will need additional popcorn bags)
  • Flier is in the newsletter
  • The Pool will be open and available
• Yard Sale
  • Expected to take place in late September followed by dumpster day one week later
• Dumpster Day
  • Looking to do 2 dumpsters as part of an agreement with the neighboring community
  • Look to carry out the event over Saturday and Sunday
  • The Board hopes that closing the gates to the pool area will ensure that the dumpsters are not messed with overnight
• Feed the Firefighters in November
  • Will be held Saturday November 11^th
  • The Simon Family is volunteering to lead the effort
  • The budget is expected to be ~$100

Other Business:

• Most frequently asked question for the website seems to be for the floor plans page

Place of Next Board Meeting: September 14^th at either Mary’s or Caties’s house