Hi Amanda, I agree with you. But please explain why no email notice was sent nor was the meeting announcement posted at the Board installed clipboard?? There must be a reasonable explication, and I welcome to hear it.
How far ahead does the Board plan for a meeting?? How long does it take the Board to plan to send an email?
Ken
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On 4/6/2022 9:25 PM, Amanda Paddock wrote:
I can understand the frustration that is being felt. I do believe the board realizes that there was not enough communication about the meeting. I myself, did see the notice on the mailboxes but can understand how it could have been missed. It may be beneficial to poll the best way to post meetings and how much notice will be given. I am confident this poor communication of a meeting was an oversight.
I do encourage us all to not place mal-intent without evidence, to give our neighbors benefit of the doubt, and work together to find viable solutions.
Amanda Paddock
On Apr 6, 2022, at 21:10, Ken Cameron via groups.io <rocks@...> wrote:
?Was this meeting just called tonight, at maybe 5:30? What kind of planning is that?
Hal says, "We missed an opportunity to advertise using this email group account." How could an opportunity been missed? How long does it take to send an email?
Matthew says, " We sincerely apologize if not everyone saw the notice." Was it posted on the clipboard the Board installed at the corner of Fairfield Circle and Paseo Venando? I watch that clipboard and didn't see it.
An obvious interpretation could be that the Board wanted to limited the attendance at the meeting, but I'm sure the Board will have a reasonable explanation showing it wasn't their intent.
The Board is one of our most important governmental agencies that affects us. It collect 21.98% of our property tax. For our house, that ~$1000/year. What do we expect of them? Efficacy and economy?
As Amanda has said several times on these emails, the Board are volunteers and busy, which is absolutely true. But have they spurn others in the community who have volunteered to help and reduce costs on the mailboxes? Was that in the best interest of the community and the best way to spend our tax dollars?
Ken
On 4/6/2022 7:40 PM, Matthew Paddock wrote:
Neighbors,
The FERMID Board met this evening. We sincerely apologize if not everyone saw the notice. We were unaware the notice had blown off the mailboxes. In the future we will be attaching a sign to the mailbox barriers to post future notices. Additionally, we will be sending out notices over the email group as a back up to the physical notice. With that being said, I wanted to say thank you to all that helped get the mailboxes installed. It was a significant accomplishment, and though it certainly took longer than any one wanted, in the end we were successful.
Regarding the mailboxes, there is already evidence that some individuals are driving up onto the concrete pad to attempt to check their mail from inside their vehicle. The board is respectfully asking individuals to park their cars and exit their vehicles to check their mail. There is to great a potential for a car to hit the mail boxes if you attempt to pull up close enough to check your mail without exiting your vehicle. We feel to much effort and money has been spent to have our new mailboxes damaged in this fashion.
Secondly, there has been a few concerns with vehicles speeding down Fairfield and Paseo Venado. Again, the board is respectfully asking that residents of the district as well as their guests please obey the posted speed limit. As an added incentive, the board is exploring installing speed humps to encourage vehicles to slow down. This will be a discussion at the next board meeting.
As always thank you all for the support this neighborhood shows each other and we look forward to continuing to improve our district.
Respectfully,
Matthew Paddock
