Summary of the Annual Meeting held May 3, 2023

Dear neighbors:

Our Annual Meeting last night included election of officers as follows:

OFFICERS:
President (1-year term): Norie Nelson
President-Elect: Felix Gafner
Vice President: —- open position —-
Treasurer: Kathy Bergan
Secretary: Ilene Oliver

DIRECTORS:
Social Events and Activities: Mary Ann Jacobs
Wes Miller Park: Pete Cinquemani
Legal and ByLaws: Kelli Relich
FIreWise Coordinator: Richard Flores
Neighborhood Watch Leader: Bob Larkin
Membership: Donna Fullerton
Webmaster/Database Manager: Mike Oliver
Architecture: Allan Honda
Newsletter: Rich Holladay
Philanthropy: Anthony Body
At-Large: Ben Jacobs

We still have an opening for vice president. This position has included a number of responsibilities over the years depending on the talents and interests of the individual. Compliance with CC&R management has been one of them. Call me if you have an idea about the position or interest in serving.

A highlight of the annual meeting was a presentation by the Fire Chief, Karl Isselhard. He reinforced the importance of our FirewWise Program, headed up by Richard Flores.

The Chief talked about the training the firefighters undergo to combat wildfires and also what homeowners can do to keep their own properties safer. While we have shared this info with you a number of times, it is worth repeating. Keeping our property as free as possible from potentially combustible materials is critical. Examples are grasses, weeds, shrubs. With a wetter than usual winter, weeds and grasses are flourishing. Cleaning up and removing these materials will help protect your property and the neighborhood.

The Chief also shared they respond to 3600 calls a year for removing venomous snakes or other poisonous critters like Gila monsters. By law they are prevented from killing rattle snakes but will relocate them.

Burning is allowed on private property within Pima County but a permit is required. Contained and controlled cooking fires and warming fires are allowed, but as always be cautious about winds.

Rural Metro will also replace smoke detector batteries when the apparatus is too high for a homeowner to safely reach. Obviously, this is done as time permits.

Chief Isselhard said if a resident has any concern, call 911, and the call will be routed appropriately.

We so appreciate the excellent rapport we enjoy with Rural Metro. The chief’s presentation to our Annual Meeting is an example of “getting your money’s worth”.

–Norie