Thanks to all who responded to the Summer Newsletter regarding another Community Yard Sale!
A Fall Yard Sale is a go!!!!!
Saturday Sept. 16th 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
The Board will place signs on SC 11 and at all three of our neighborhood entrances. Mrs. Cozak graciously offered to also advertise our Yard Sale in The Journal.
Update 9/23/2023:
The Association had a great turnout for our Special Meeting yesterday. We exceeded our quorum of 60 and the results of the business under consideration was as follows:
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Association will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Walhalla High School auditorium. Notices were also mailed out on Monday, July 1st, 2023 per the by-laws.
It is important for us to have a quorum to vote on our options. A quorum will be 60 votes. Please find a list and the contact information of your neighbors included with the mailed notice. The Board encourages everyone to attend this special meeting or submit their proxy allowing someone else to attend the meeting and act on their behalf. We have heard a lot of people voice their concerns regarding the present signage at the main entrance, it is important we get this all cleared up.
The Board is receiving a lot of calls about covenants violations in our neighborhood. The biggest complaints are:
Please review our covenants on our website https://falconslairhoa.com/. If these violations continue the Board will contact you.
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SUMMER….
The neighborhood had an actual bear sighting on 8/6/2023 at approximately 7:00am. A resident took a small dog out for his morning business, when turning the corner on his house, a bear popped up. The bear was approximately 4 foot high on four legs, and weighted an estimated 400 – 500 pounds.
Please remember that a few ways we can help reduce the presence of bears in our community is to remove the feeding sources (bird feeders and trash) by placing trash in your garage until early on trash days and not put bird feeders out until after daylight and taking them in at sundown.
Meeting Minutes:
The meeting is called to order at 6:04pm on June 8, 2023, by Greg.
Members Present: Greg, Rick, Butch, Howard.
Other community members present: Laura LInder
Approval of the Agenda: Approved Without objections
3. Treasurer’s Report:
4. New Business:
5. Next meeting date: To Be Determined
Motion made for meeting to be adjourned at 7:30pm By Howard, seconded by Butch.
Meeting Minutes:
The meeting is called to order at 6:18pm on May 9, 2023, by Butch Harrison.
Board Members Present: Butch, Greg, Rick, and Howard. ARB Members present: Nancy, Stephanie, and Rosemary. A quorum was present.
Other community members present: Laura Linder
Approval of the Agenda: Rick moved to approve agenda, seconded by Greg, and approved 4-0.
3. Treasurer’s Report:
4. Website Update:
5. Covenants Concerns: None.
6. Old Business:
7. New Business: None.
8. Next meeting date: To Be Determined
9. Motion made for meeting to be adjourned at 7:58pm by Rosemary and seconded by Butch. Motion passed 4-0.
The annual Falcon’s Lair Easter Egg Hunt was held on March 25 at the Linder’s home on Troon Lane. Approximately 50 adults and children of all ages participated in the Easter fun. Many thanks to the Linders, the Bunnings, and the rest of the community who helped or participated.
Meeting Minutes:
The meeting is called to order at 6:09pm on March 28, 2023, by Howard Wiley.
Members Present: Greg, Jamie, Nancy, Howard, Rick, Rosemary, and Butch.
Other community members present: Laura Linder
Approval of the Agenda: Jamie motioned/ Seconded by Butch
Motion was made by Rick to use Garden Club budget to cover flower beds/planters for seasonal planting Seconded by Butch and approved by unanimous consent.
The total cost was $496.69 – some purchases (eggs and signage) can be used next year so will not have to be purchased again.
There were over 50 neighbors present for this community event.
5:00 – 7:00 – See about closing off the road and using Faye’s driveway as homebase (where food will be) but have the roads for games and an area for children
Save the date for July 2nd for neighborhood Independence Day Bash
Motion made for meeting to be adjourned at 8:06pm By Howard, seconded by Rick
UPDATE October 14, 2023:
We now have the capability to receive your payments for annual assessments online. The by-laws amendment adopted at the special meeting allowed our checking accounts to be classified as commercial accounts which opened up electronic banking options for the Association. Using our Quickbooks subscription, you will receive an invoice via email and that invoice has a link for you to make a payment online. The payment automatically is received into Quickbooks almost immediately and posts into the Association bank account.
The Treasurer is researching various ways to offer property owners the option of payment of annual dues online. The biggest obstacle is the balance of convenience to the membership with keeping costs to a minimum. One avenue that is being looked into is using an online money transfer site like Venmo or Zelle, our bank currently uses Zelle. All changes to our business banking account profile require going through an approval process with Oconee Federal which is taking some time. The Treasurer will send an email when a payment option is established.
In the near future the Board would like to meet with the community members and discuss the acquisition of a lot to develop into a community playground and common area. The discussion and potential decision will be a community-wide effort.
