BWHA General Meeting, May 18, 2010

Minutes:
BWHA General Meeting, May 18, 2010, 7:30 – 8:45 PM, Groce UMC

27 Botany Woods residents attended the 15th annual general meeting of BWHA.

1. The minutes of the 2009 annual meeting and the Treasurer’s report (Bal: $1869.39, 61 members) were approved.

2. The Yard Sale will be held 8AM-2PM Saturday, June 5, and the waste container (30 YD) will be on Botany View Ct for the weekend of June 19-20.

3. Not everyone got the latest Bulletin & Directory, and some were not aware of the BWHA Blogspot Blog. The Bulletin & Directory & http://bwha.blogspot.com/ link & member list will be emailed with the minutes of this meeting.

4. Charles Bunner, Mark Grimwood, Rob Quayle & Jo Anne Thompson were elected by acclimation to fill four vacant seats on the board. Rob will fill the position from which Melissa resigned. The board will meet later to elect officers &c. The newly constituted board is:
Name: Elected: Term Expires: Address: Phone: Email:
Diana Sanderson 2008 2011 31F 298-2752 recurvearcher57@charter.net
Alex Poblet 2008 2011 9D 707-2885 apoblet@gmail.com
Rob Quayle 2010 2011 1BVC 298-2844 rgquayle@gmail.com

Buck Thompson 2009 2012 45S 299-0782 buck.thompson@charter.net
Jane Tara 2009 2012 26S 628-6715 janetara@mac.com
Melinda Brown 2009 2012 12D 505-1238 melindafar@aol.com

Charles Bunner 2010 2013 4BVC 298-9741 docbunner@yahoo.com
Mark Grimwood 2010 2013 112B 333-5062 markygg@gmail.com
Jo Anne Thompson 2010 2013 45S 299-0782 j.a.thompson@charter.net
Mark also agreed to become editor of the Botany Bulletin. Buck’s 12 years of loyal & superior service were applauded. Because Thursdays are a problem for scheduling, default meeting times will be changed to Tuesdays.
5. Problems with visibility from Botany Dr looking south on Lower Grassy Br Rd will be checked & fixed.
6. The importance of trapping and getting shots for stray cats was emphasized by the experience of one resident having to endure the time, trouble & expense ($5,000) of rabies shots after a cat bite. This is a good candidate for a Bulletin item.
7. The importance of knowing and keeping in touch with your immediate neighbors was emphasized by the winter power outages. This is a good Bulletin item as well.
8. Speeders on Driftwood & elsewhere are still a problem. Speaking to them or (politely) gesturing to slow down may help.