Address CorrecLlon 8equesLed W o o d b r l d g e P C A n o w u p l o a d s a c o p y o f L h e n e w s l e L L e r L o o u r w e b s l L e . C o n L a c L u s a L W o o d b r l d g e W l c h l L a [ g m a l l . c o m a n d w e w l l l e m a l l a c o p y o f L h e n e w s l e L - L e r L o y o u a n d s a v e L h e c o s L o f p a p e r a n d p o s L a g e . I N S I D L 1 n I S I S S U L : We are on lacebook! 1 2012 8udgeL 1-2 WCl ConLracL updaLe 2 MeeLlng noLlce 3 Sprlnkler 8epalrs 2 8oard Member LlecLlons 3 W e are always sLrlvlng Lo malnLaln and lmprove communlcaLlon wlLh our members. We sLarLed a webpage a couple years ago Lo provlde a secondary means Lo dlsLrlbuLe and recelve lnformaLlon. lL has noL recelved much aLLenLlon from Lhe membershlp Lo daLe. 1herefore, we now have a lacebook page Lo compllmenL Lhe webslLe and make lL even easler for members Lo recelve lnformaLlon concernlng Lhe PCA. lL's easy Lo forgeL upcomlng evenLs. 8uL wlLh lacebook, you can recelve emall noLlflcaLlons lnsLanLly whenever we updaLe our Wall" wlLh evenL lnformaLlon, meeLlng noLlces, and remlnders. uue Lo rlslng cosLs assoclaLed wlLh hosLlng Lhe webslLe comblned wlLh lLs apparenL low use, Lhe fuLure ls a llLLle uncerLaln for Lhe webpage aL Lhls Llme. lL ls sLlll avallable, and hopefully wlll sLay. 1he lacebook page ls a nlce alLernaLlve for easy communlcaLlon LhaL doesn'L requlre our mem- bers Lo remember Lo check ln for updaLes. noLlflcaLlons can be auLomaLl- cally senL Lo your emall accounL or cell phone.
Check ouL Lhe lacebook page and Llke us! hLLp://www.facebook.com/ pages/Woodbrldge-Pomeowners-AssoclaLlon/138983347329021 or slm- ply enLer facebook woodbrldge homeowners wlchlLa" ln a Coogle search and our llsLlng wlll be aL Lhe Lop of Lhe page. L ach year Lhe board of dlrecLors revlews Lhe assoclaLlon expenses. We look for Lrends and Lry Lo anLlclpaLe upcomlng expendlLures as besL we can. We have kepL Lhe general assessmenL as low as posslble, especlally Lhe pasL couple of years, desplLe a shorLage ln our reserve fund. 1he declslon Lo lncrease Lhe general assessmenL Lo $83 ln 2010 was a conLenLlous one for Lhe board. Some dlrecLors wanLed a larger lncrease because our mandaLed reserve fund was dwlndllng and malnLenance lLems were belng deferred. CLhers worrled abouL Lhe Llmlng and wanLed Lo delay an lncrease as long as posslble. 1he $10 lncrease LhaL was lnsLl- LuLed was a compromlse lnLended Lo glve Lhe assoclaLlon a llLLle Llme LIkL US CN IACL8CCk! 2 0 1 2 8 UDGL 1 W C C D 8 k I D G L n C M L C W N L k S ' A S S C C I A 1 I C N .C. 8ox 12301 WlchlLa, kS 67277-2301 WOODHl DGE WOODHl DGE WOODHl DGE WOODHl DGE NEWSLETTEH NEWSLETTEH NEWSLETTEH NEWSLETTEH november 2011 www.WoodbrldgeWlchlLa.com 2011 8oard of D|rectors resldenL Lynn acker 371-3099 vlce-resldenL naLhan 8rownell 201-4781 1reasurer !oe 8onglsh 990-6664 SecreLary CrysLal Cldeon Member-aL- Large CSl1lCn vACAn1 461-7332 2 0 1 1 C L k A 1 I N G 8 U D G L 1 Lawn Care $7,100 MalnLenance $400 lnsurance $1,000 Cfflce Supplles $430 uLlllLles $330 Mlscellaneous $400 1C1AL $9,700 lease see 8uuCL1, age 2 AnnuAL ALL-MLM8L8 MLL1lnC Cn uLCLM8L8 6! SLL ACL 3 before we would have Lo address Lhe reserve fund. 1he ma[orlLy of Lhe currenL board has declded an lncrease ln Lhe general as- sessmenL ls warranLed aL Lhls Llme. 1he Ceneral uues wlll lncrease Lo $110 per year ln 2012, Lhe maxlmum lncrease allowed wlLhouL placlng Lhe meas- ure on a balloL. 1hls lncrease appears Lo puL our general assessmenL aL Lhe low end of oLher PCAs ln WlchlLa wlLh slmllar amenlLles. Cur research showed general assessmenLs for Lhese PCAs ranged from $113 Lo $183 per year. 1he addlLlonal lncome should sLarL Lo rebulld our reserve fund, whlch ls man- daLed by our 8y-Laws Lo ensure we can afford Lo malnLaln Lhe assoclaLlons' lnLeresLs ln Lhe evenL of slgnlflcanL non-budgeLed expenses. lL wlll also help Lhe assoclaLlon Lake approprlaLe care of Lhe commons areas. Powever, Lhe lncrease ls noL enough Lo pay for caplLal pro[ecLs or ma[or lmprovemenLs. 1he breakouL of Lhe 2012 budgeL ls presenLed on Lhe lefL. 8oard members wlll be avallable aL Lhe All-Member meeLlng on uecember 6 Lo dlscuss Lhe budgeL and currenL expenses. ALLend Lhe meeLlng and brlng your quesLlons! 8 UDGL 1 I k C M A G L 1 WAS 1 L C CNNL C 1 I CNS C CN1 k AC 1 U DA1 L A s mosL everyone undersLands, Lhe assoclaLlon conLracLs wlLh WasLe ConnecLlons, lnc. ln order Lo provlde all of us wlLh dlscounLed raLes for our Lrash and recycllng needs. 1he recenL acLlons of Lhe ClLy Councll Lo adopL a new pay-as-you-Lhrow" Lrash plan has broughL quesLlons as Lo how Lhls wlll affecL our currenL conLracL, whlch explres ln Aprll of 2013. 1he clLy's new plan wlll Lake effecL nov. 1, 2012. We conLacLed WasLe ConnecLlons Lo flnd ouL how Lhe new clLy mandaLes wlll affecL our conLracL. 1he shorL answer ls Lhey don'L know yeL. lL wlll llkely be summer of nexL year before WasLe ConnecLlons purchases new carLs and deLermlnes Lhe new prlclng scheme. We wlll keep you lnformed as Lhls lssue develops LhroughouL nexL year. SLay lnformed on Lhe spoL by llklng us on lacebook or vlslLlng our webpage aL www.WoodbrldgeWlchlLa.com. lf you have any speclflc quesLlons, feel free Lo emall us aL WoodbrldgeWlchlLa[gmall.com. age 2 W C C D 8 k I D G L N L W S L L 1 1 L k Pave you Laken Lhe assoclaLlon member survey? LeL us know where Lo concenLraLe our ef- forLs. 1ell us whaL you llke and don'L llke. lL ls avallable onllne aL www.WoodbrldgeWlchlLa.com. 2012 8udgeL Lawn Care $7,100 MalnLenance $1,000 lnsurance $1,130 Cfflce Supplles $600 uLlllLles $430 Mlscellaneous $400 1C1AL $10,700 --------------- Ceneral AssessmenL $110 S k I Nk L L k k L A I k S L veryone by now has noLlced Lhe deep hole ln Lhe ground near 21sL n and arkrldge SL. lL was belleved LhaL a sprlnkler head had blown. Cnce Lhe area was dug up, lL was dlscovered LhaL Lhe ser- vlce llne under arkrldge SL had falled. A new llne wlll need Lo be bored un- der Lhe sLreeL Lo reconnecL Lhe sprlnkler heads on Lhe wesL slde of arkrldge Lo Lhe well near Lhe pond. 1he work ls scheduled be compleLed Lhls fall. 1he holldays are upon us, buL noL everybody ls ln Lhe splrlL. 8urglarles lnevlLably lncrease Lhls Llme of year. keep you per- sonal lLems ouL of slLe ln your car, remember Lo close Lhe garage door, and don'L leave your car runnlng unaLLended for any amounL of Llme. nollJoy 5ofety new 8oard of ulrecLors wlll be elecLed aL Lhe All -Member MeeLlng on uecember 6. age 3 W W W . W C C D 8 k I D G L W I C n I 1 A . C C M
Official Notice of Annual All-Member Meeting
It`s that time o year again. Our annual meeting will be held 1uesday, December 6, 2011 at Northwest Christian Church ,10850 \ 21st St N,. 1he meeting will start promptly at 7:00pm. A quorum o 15 o paid homeowners is not required to be in attendance or this meeting. 1here are no items that require a ote by the membership. 1he agenda is as ollows: I. Calling o Roll II. Proo o Notice o Meeting III. Reading and disposal o any unapproed minutes IV. Reports o oicers ,1reasurer`s Report, V. Llection o oicers VI. Uninished Business VII. New Business VIII. Adjourn meeting
New Business All association members are encouraged to attend the meeting. 1he board o directors will be aailable at the meeting to discuss the current state o the association, and discuss in more detail how the new General Assessment was determined. 1his is a great opportunity to learn more about the association and gain a better understanding o the issues currently being aced.
1ve.aa,, Decevber , 2011 P.O. Box 12501 \ichita, KS 62-2501 December 6, 20JJ \OODBRIDGL lOMLO\NLRS` ASSOCIA1ION 8 CAk D ML M8 L k L L L C 1 I CNS DL C L M8 L k 6 n ew board members are elecLed aL Lhe Annual All-Member meeLlng each year. As always, we need 3 assoclaLlon members Lo volunLeer Lo serve. WheLher you are happy wlLh Lhe currenL dlrecLlon of Lhe assoclaLlon or noL Lhls ls a greaL opporLunlLy Lo geL lnvolved and make a dlfference ln your nelghborhood. ConLacL any currenL board members lf you have any quesLlons abouL Lhls opporLunlLy or you can emall us aL WoodbrldgeWlchlLa[gmall.com.