MEADOWCREST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

MCA Management Message - December 2011

(re-printed from Dec - Jan edition of News & Views)

The year is coming to a close and as we look forward to the Holiday Season, we also reflect and are thankful for all of our bountiful blessings and our family and friends both near and far. The following is a brief update of MCA accomplishments over this past year.

Over the past year we have completed many upgrades and projects that had been previously planned and funded. The clubhouse is almost completely renovated and upgraded with new bathrooms and new clubhouse furniture to compliment the new carpet and interior paint. The back door of the clubhouse was equipped with a smart key card reader and 2 additional security cameras were installed overlooking the clubhouse parking lot. After the winter season, the clubhouse kitchen will also be renovated and upgraded; this will complete the renovations on our still very functional and beautiful 25 year old clubhouse. Along with the physical upgrades a committee of dedicated residents reviewed and revised the clubhouse use and reservation policies and procedures to insure the continued responsible use of our facilities.

The MCA Board along with each of the POA member Boards approved a master drainage maintenance plan and along with annual funding of the program into reserves. Our engineers updated the master drainage plan map of the entire community which had not been undertaken since the original development was planned and identified the components of our shared system. We will continue to identify costs and create a maintenance and repair plan of the drainage system throughout the community.

A new master key system for the many accesses throughout the community has been completed and we were able to consolidate fifty different key accesses to one master key system. What a weight out of one’s pocket!

Our business members along Meadowcrest Blvd. plead for additional identification and exposure along the boulevard and two new directional signs were placed in the median; one at the entrance to the SunTrust building and the other at Vantage Point. Each of the businesses listed on the signs participated in the cost of the new signage.

The upper tennis courts next door to the clubhouse have had additional fencing installed to heighten the partition between the two courts to help keep the balls in the court and eliminate a potential fall hazard. Additional fencing and gates were also installed to enclose the courts completely to discourage non tennis usage of our new court surfaces (wheels on the courts). We are in the planning stages of installing additional security cameras that will cover the upper tennis courts and lower pool areas.

In anticipation of the County moving their constitutional offices to Meadowcrest and the increased traffic this addition to our community will bring, additional Silverthorne bushes were planted to fill in the hedge along Meadowcrest Blvd. adjacent to the Arbor Court and Fairmont borders. The MCA Board continues to explore the community’s options for turning over Meadowcrest and Meeting Tree Boulevards to the County.

The MCA 2012 operating budget was prepared and approved and again no increase in the amount of dues to our members! Thank you to the finance and budget volunteers that spend a great deal of time and effort each year on this process each year.

We love to hear from our members! Please remember your management team is here to serve the entire community. Robbie, Donna and Jim welcome your comments, suggestions and requests, please do not hesitate to contact us; you may reach us by telephone at 795-1372 or via email at meadowcrestcommunity@tampabay.rr.com or stop in and see us!

Submitted by Robbie Anderson & Kerry Smith

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