HOWISWINDSORDOWNMAINTENAINCEBEINGSCHEDULED?HiAll,someresidentshavebeenaskingmewhenwilltheirnaturestripwillbedone&howisthemaintenanceofWindsorDownsbeingscheduled?(AlongwithacoupleofotherWDHOAmembers,weareundertakingyetanotherroadtrip/siteinspectionaroundtheestateoverthenextfewdaystodoanoverallreview).Atfirst,aspartofthe'WindsorDownsOperationClean-Up’,wehavebeenfocussingoureffortsstrategicallyaroundsomeoftheareasthatwerethemostvisibleandthosethatrequiredmoreurgentattentionthanothers.However,byfar,thefairestwaythatwecanschedulethemaintenanceoftheestatefromnowonistoscheduletheworkbaseduponensuringthatthemaintenancedonebenefitsthelargestmajorityofthoseresidentswhoactuallypayforthemaintenance(asfairlyaswepossiblycan)v’sthosewhodon’tpay.It’squitesurprising(anddisappointinglyhypocritical)howmanyresidentshavecontactedmeandaskedmeiftheirstreetcouldgetdoneearlier&yetwhenIlookupthepaymentrecordsitturnsoutthattheyhaven’tpaidtheirmaintenancefees.Seriously,comeonpeople.Thefreerideneedstostop!YourWDHOAareprovidingagreatserviceandareaddingvaluetoyourcommunity(voluntarily),butwecan’tcontinuetoimprovetheestatetothelevelthatitneedstobewithoutyourfinancialsupport.Whetheryouhaveorhaven'tpaidinpastisn’ttheissuenow?Idon’twanttohearthereasons/excuseswhyyou’vechosennottopayinthepast.Thepastisthepast.Let’sdrawalineinthesandandstartoffwithacleanslate.TheWDHOAhaveinitiatedastrategicapproachtothe‘WindsorDownsOperationClean-Up’with2separatemaintenancecrewsworkinginsync(bothdoingagreatjob),whichisalreadyimprovingtheoverallpresentationofourestateandwewanttobeabletostayoncoursewithourprojectplanningsothatwecanachieveapositiveoutcomefortheentireestate,butresidentsnowneedtocontributetothemaintenancefees(only$150peryear)orremainvery,verypatient.TheWDHOAannualmaintenancefeesfor2017arenowdue(payableby31stofMarcheachyear).ThepaymentdetailsareenclosedintheWDHOAnewsletter.IfanyresidentisunsurewhetheryouhavepaidornotpleaseemailWDHOATreasurer,GlennMilleratglenn@skylonchemicals.com.auorcontacthimon0419481881.ThankYouinadvanceRegardsGregVincentWDHOAInterimPresidentPS:IMPORTANT:PleaseUSECAUTIONandSLOWDOWNwhendrivingpasttheWindsorDownsMaintenanceCrews.Thesecrewsareworkingwithintheroadreserveandeventhougheveryprecautionisbeingtaken,pleaseunderstandthatwhilsttheyareoperatinganymachinerytheyhavetowearprotectiveearmuffsorearplugswhichcouldlimittheirabilitytohearyourcar.Thehazardsigns,highvisibilitysafetygearandwitcheshatsarebeingusedforareason,yetmanyresidentsareconstantlydrivingpastatanunsafespeedpasttheWindsorDownsMaintenanceCrews.TheMaintenanceCrewshaveaskedmetoaskallresidentstoPLEASESLOWDOWN!Ortheymaynolongerbeabletoworkinourestate.