Review

Thanksgiving is a week away, hard to believe the year has flown by so fast. There is much to do besides making stuffing and carving the turkey.  Christmas is also fast approaching and the New Year is just around the bend.   Lest we forget,  an election of the local kind is about to take place right here in our little community.  

So I thought this would be a good time to review the blog information.


I just want to mention the things available on the blog, in case you are one of those people that just read the post and are so busy you don't have time for anything else.  I understand.


  There are listings for all kinds of Seminole County helps, like building permits and most are located on the bottom of this page. Right now accessing it for this long awaited road issue will be a godsend so please  don't forget.


  


At the top of the page are tabs for the link to the by laws in case  you need to check the accuracy of the goings on, whatever that would be.
There is also info for Neighborhood Watch and what to do and who to contact, whether it is the person in charge in our community or Seminole County Sheriffs Dept.
Pinnacle Property Management link is also available and has the Architectural  guidelines and other info pertaining to Beacon Hill-ites.
Not sure who to use when it comes to fixing up?  Angie's List is also there.


 Don't Dump Donate  is full of places to call instead of leaving items at the dumpster and causing our fees to rise.  Extra money is paid out to haul things away and if you multiply that by all people in this community, it can add up to quite an expense.  So please use this area and besides  you'll be doing a good deed and donating to a good cause. Oh and by the way, most of these places pick up if you call ahead.  They are running on volunteers and few employees and need notice.


I hope this has been helpful and if you have a question or an idea, please email us or contact Vernon, his phone number is located in the Neighborhood Watch tab.  
Each person counts in this community, and together we can make a difference.

At the Cabana..

We had a good meeting last night for the Community,  it was sad to note many of you weren't there. We did have one new couple and we appreciate them for coming.

 Hopefully, we'll be seeing you at the next Board Of Directors Meeting this coming Monday at the Cabana by the pool at 7 pm.  

If there is something on your mind, something you need to get off your chest, this is what the meetings are for.

What happens here affects all of us in one way or another.

FYI.

for those of you who may not know this, the BOD used to meet at the library, they have chosen to meet at the Cabana by the pool in our community at the urging of the people who attended the community meetings.  

We

then took the info to the BOD meetings. 

This is why we now meet at the Cabana.

 The moral to this story is--- we can make a difference.

(I'll post later the results of the meeting)

Let's talk Turkey

There is much going on this month, not just the Turkey.  

It's a preparation kind of month.

Elections are the focus from now until January.

   We're revving our internal engines and checking our bank balances for Black Friday, as well as marking  our calendars to make sure time is set aside for the meetings for Beacon Hill, both Community and BOD.  

In the upcoming weeks, we'll have more information posted on the sidebar of this blog, where it will remain until after January, for what to do to prepare for the upcoming election.

 In the meantime, here is a link from the bylaws stating what happens during election time, as well as some information provided by Lisa Ruckman, Secretary,  on the Board.

ANNUAL BOARD ELECTION:

Each January there is an Annual Meeting for the Members. Members vote for the Board of Directors. The terms are for one year. At least 1/3 of the total members must vote in person or by proxy for the vote to be valid.

"Nomination for election shall be made by a Nominating Committee. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the annual meeting." The officer positions (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer) are appointed at the first business meeting of the Board of Directors.

Any member in good-standing may submit an application to the management company to be on the ballot. If the application is received in time, the information may be sent out to the the homeowners along with the letter announcing the Members' Annual Meeting.

At the election, members -or their proxies- may cast one vote for each vacancy. Voting is by secret ballot and the person receiving the largest number of votes is elected.
Last January, we did not have enough members in person and signed proxies for the vote to be valid, so the vote was postponed until February when more proxies were present.

(this is why we need to get involved)

Please contact the Nominating Committee and recommend someone that they could consider nominating for the Board.

I'll be posting the list later.

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"THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIRMAN, WHO SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE BOD, AND TWO (2) OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ... THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE AS MANY NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION TO THE BOD AS IT SHALL IN ITS DISCRETION DETERMINE, BUT NOT LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT ARE TO BE FILLED. SUCH NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE FROM AMONG MEMBERS OR NON-MEMBERS." 

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Now for some news immediately affecting all of us. 

The Community Meeting at the Cabana, Tuesday,  Nov. 8, 2011 7:00 pm 

Please show your support for our community, whether you own or rent.  

BOD Meeting Nov.  14, 2011    6:30

Red Bug Lake Road /436  
link for the road construction 
 Seminole County Resident Information