4-19-2024

April 4, 2024 Special Board Meeting

The April 4^th (special) board meeting was very well attended with over sixty (60) residents present.  Thanks to Penelope Meyers for arranging pizzas for the event. The purpose of the meeting was to give the community information regarding the upcoming ballot.  The items on the ballot are:

1. Remove the nine-month residency requirement
2. Continue regulating public roadways
3. Occupancy
4. With regard to property maintenance, amend the declarations per the City of Scottsdale code

For detailed information on each ballot item, click the voting box to the left. This icon is also available from the home page of https://www.villamonterey3.org

April 9, 2024 Regular Board Meeting

The key items of the (regular) board meeting of April 9 are:

1. Per Treasurer, Wayne DeBus, any bill submitted that exceeds $100.00 must be approved by the board before payment.
2. Vice President, Ralph Whitney, explained the contractor’s advice that the spa heater must be relocated at a cost of $1,000.00.  The Board approved.
3. The top 3 projects – electrical box, bathroom windows, kitchen drain/sink – will proceed with the additional task of relocating the spa heater.
4. Lynn Helferich resigned her position as head of the Property Maintenance Committee, due to a lack of board support as the committee worked with the City to report violations.  It was noted that this job is a tough one; so tough, that enforcement has been, for the most part, ignored for 14 months.  We are in need of a replacement committee head.
5. Election Logistics:  A paper and electronic version of the ballot will be provided.  For those without email, a ballot will be delivered to their home.  Thanks to the volunteers who are in place.  The election begins on May 4.  It concludes on May 14 at the board meeting.
6. Neighborhood Watch reminds us that carport crime continues to increase and that carports do contain attractive targets for thefts.
7. The social committee continues to make VM III a terrific place to live.  Look for the ‘Movie Night’ of April 23.  Cinco de Mayo (May 5) is sure to be a fiesta to remember!

A Thornwood resident shared this with me before the April 9 meeting:  “Regardless of whether the city or the HOA notifies us of infractions, we can remind ourselves that we all want the same thing – to live in a well-maintained neighborhood.”

Karen Fleming

President, VM III Board of Directors