Ventana Lakes Property Owners' Association www.vlpoa.org

Announcements

Monday, January 5, 2009
Happy New Year to everyone.

As a reminder, all residents should make sure that the Management Office has up-to-date emergency contact information.

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Board:
As the Board has no necessary business that must be voted on in December, the decision has been made to cancel the regularly scheduled monthly Board Meeting, which was originally scheduled for December 13th. There will be a Coffee Forum on Saturday the 13th of December in the Yacht Club, with a Coffee Social beginning at 9:00 am, followed by the Forum at 9:30 am.

CC&Rs:
Think PINK and GREEN
Please bring your approval forms the Management Office at your earliest convenience. Volunteers are now ringing doorbells in all but one division of Ventana Lakes, to deliver documents to those who were unable to attend a CC&R meeting. Please greet the ringers with a smile, and review our work ASAP. Remember to bring the two approval forms to the MO.
Thank You!!!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Board:
As the Board has no necessary business that must be voted on in December, the decision has been made to cancel the regularly scheduled monthly Board Meeting, which was originally scheduled for December 13th. There will be a Coffee Forum on Saturday the 13th of December in the Yacht Club, with a Coffee Social beginning at 9:00 am, followed by the Forum at 9:30 am.

Operations:
Please keep in mind, that if you are going to run for the Board, and you wish your resume posted to the January issue of Ventana Views, you need to get your resume to Tina, by Friday, December 12th.

The Architectural Committee will not meet on December 22nd or December 29th. If you put in a request form they will not be processed until January 5th. Thanks and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Please come in or call the Management Office and give them your e-mail address to receive the latest information on what is going on in your community.

Please come into the Management Office or call them to update your information card in case of there is an emergency and the office needs to call someone.

Monday, December 8, 2008
Board:
As the Board has no necessary business that must be voted on in December, the decision has been made to cancel the regularly scheduled monthly Board Meeting, which was originally scheduled for December 13th. There will be a Coffee Forum on Saturday the 13th of December in the Yacht Club, with a Coffee Social beginning at 9:00 am, followed by the Forum at 9:30 am.

Operations:
During the past month, we have had repeated occurrences of a dog using the Quilting Room as a bathroom. We will have twice cleaned the carpet in the Quilting Room at a cost of $150 each time. I have, therefore, changed the locks on both the Ceramic and Quilting Rooms. The keys for these locks will be available in the office when the rooms are to be used.

Please keep in mind, that if you are going to run for the Board, and you wish your resume posted to the January issue of Ventana Views, you need your resume to Tina, by Friday, December 12th.

On Sunday, December 7, 2008, Ventana Lakes resident Tom Weaver passed away.  He had been a resident here for ten years.  The Board of Directors and the Management Staff wish to extend their sympathies to Tom's family. Funeral services are pending.

The Architectural Committee will not meet on December 22nd or December 29th. If you put in request form they will not be processed to January 5th. Thanks and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Please come in or call the Management Office and give them your e-mail address to receive the latest information on what is going on in your community. 

Please come into the Management Office or call them to update your information card in case of there is an emergency and the office needs to call someone.

Thursday, December 4, 2008
Operations:

You may notice that the water levels in some of the lakes has dropped. The reason - The lakes recirculating pumps have been turned off for one week, so that the "A" team can replace the damaged baskets. The new baskets will be re-installed next Tuesday, the 9th, and the pumps will be turned back on.

Hooray, the paving and striping of the Management Office is complete and, we can all get off the street and use the lot.

The following is compliments of Keith Rabb:

Subject: Please pass this on to others

Do you know about this new AZ law? I just checked my car and sure enough the license plate holder does cover half of the name Arizona. I did check this out on the az.gov/ website and it is in the archives. The link
below does not take you directly to the place where it is stated, but it is there when you search "license plate holder".

Everyone please read carefully! This new law takes effect Jan 1, 2009.

Please understand you can have a license plate frame holder as long as it doesn't cover the name Arizona on the top your license plate, if the license plate frame holder covers the name Arizona, you'll receive from the police officer a $130.00 ticket! This is your responsibility as privileged Arizona drivers to know new motor vehicle laws - the state doesn't send out mailings. For more info on new motor vehicle laws click on the link below.
So if you have a frame holder that covers the name Arizona on your license plate remove it before Jan 1, 2009 and replace it with one that doesn't cover the name Arizona.

      ..Please forward/pass along to everyone you know..
      http://www.azdot.gov/MVD/WhatsNew/whatsnew_2008.asp

   License Plate Holder Law - State law* requires that the state name at the top of Arizona license plates must be visible. Any license plate holder or cover that prevents the license plate from being clearly legible is in violation of this new law.
      * A.R.S. 28-2354(B.)

CC&R Update:

If you haven’t received your 2008 documents and approval forms, the committee will be available in the Management Office Monday through Thursday, December 8th -11^th  from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm to distribute them and offer a brief summary of changes.

In addition, there will be one final meeting at the Yacht Club on Tuesday, December 9^th at 6:30 pm for residents to receive documents and hear the full presentation of changes to the Bylaws and CC&R’s.

For those who have already received their documents, THANK YOU FOR TURNING  IN YOUR APPROVAL FORMS ASAP.

Thanks to Volunteers

Many, many thanks to the volunteers who offered to assist the Revision Committee with door-to-door distribution and explanations.  Currently 14 of our community divisions are being visited.  Volunteers will always wear their ID badges and identify themselves.  We still need representatives to cover Country Greens I and II, Heritage I, and South Bay I & II.  Call Judy Mabie 566-5937

Monday, December 1, 2008
The Work Sessions previously scheduled for December have been cancelled until further notice.

There is a misprint in the December Ventana Views that stated that the next CC&R meeting would be on December 8th. The next CC&R meeting is to be held on Tuesday, December 9th, at 6:30 pm in the Yacht Club.

Friday, November 21, 2008
Board:
The Board has set the assessment for 2009. Commencing on January 1, 2009 there will be an assessment increase of $6.00/month, $18.00/quarter. The bills to be sent out in early December will reflect this change from the current assessment at $183.00, to $201.00

Operations:
Paving of the Management Office parking lot will begin on December 1st. They should be finished by Saturday December 6. If you are visiting the MO on these dates, please park on the streets of W. Chino Dr., 108th Ave and 109th Ave. And, please park carefully and exit and enter your vehicle carefully.

Thursday, November 20, 2008
The following came from a concerned resident. Please remember, if you park in your driveway, take out anything of value and lock your vehicle.

Several cars were broken into at the Shores on Runion Dr.  A window was broken out of one car and the alarm went off.  Nothing was taken.  Down the street a truck was unlocked and some change and some  gum was taken. All were reported to the police.

Monday, November 17, 2008
The CC&R Committee Needs Your Help:
The CC&R Committee of 5 is getting ready to start visiting each neighborhood in our community to collect approval forms from those of you who already have documents but have not yet returned the approval forms to the box in the office. We will also be distributing documents to those of you who did not attend a meeting.

Please, help us by returning your forms to the office ASAP so we can eliminate MANY door-to-door visits. There isn't a deadline, but if we don't have your forms returned, it means we will have to make a stop at your home.

We thank you for your help in this mammoth undertaking.

Judy Mabie

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
WRONG - WRONG - WRONG
The Architectural Committee meeting originally scheduled for November 17th has been cancelled.  No future date has been scheduled.

RIGHT - RIGHT - RIGHT
There will be no meeting of the Architectural Committee this coming Monday, November 17th.  Meetings will resume on Monday November 24th.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Architectural Committee meeting originally scheduled for November 17th has been cancelled. No future date has been scheduled.

To all Veterans living in Ventana Lakes, from the Management Staff, we remember each and every one of you and give you our thanks.

We are seeking volunteers to serve on the Architectural Committee. If interested please call the Management Office, leave your name and phone number and you will be contacted by the Chair of the A/C

Please do not call our auditors, as they cannot give out any information concerning the audit.

Friday, November 7, 2008
The lakes Committee, like the Marines, is looking for a few good men (or women). Come to the organization meeting on November 20th at 3:30, at the Management Office. If you are interested please call Karl Ford.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Operations:
The Management Office will be closed on Wednesday, November 5th from 12 Noon to 1:00 pm.

On Monday, Nov 3rd Ventana Lakes resident found a male grey Llasa Apso dog just wandering around near 102nd Dr. Potter. Please call Sandy at 362-1841 if you lost your dog.

Error was printed in the November News regarding the Christmas Program on Sunday, December 7th at 2:00 pm at the Yacht Club. Tickets are not $3.00 per person they are FREE!! SORRY...