BOARD MEMBERS

President: Maureen Thomas
Phone: 248-698-0965
Vice President: Craig Leonard
Phone: 248-321-9969
Treasurer: Dave Weber
Phone: 248-698-7797
Secretary: Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
Email
cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

CIHA MEETING NOTES
JUNE 14, 2010 7:00 PM

Members present: Maureen Thomas, Craig Leonard, Kelly House, Judy Paulson, Sherry Woodbeck, Bill Fitzgerald, Richard Brooks, Shelly Brooks, Matt Slicker, Sharon Jacob, Michael Marcum, Linda Tolman and Renee Brodie.

FIREWORKS
Fireworks are scheduled for Friday July 2 with a rain date of July 10. We are still in need of donations. As of the date of this newsletter, we have raised almost $9000 of the $11,000 needed. Richard Brooks will be going door to door during the next two weeks. If you haven’t donated yet, please send a check to Dave Weber, or give it to Richard when he stops by.

Parking: We will be taping off the park again for extra vehicle parking to alleviate some of the parking concerns we have had in the past. Please ask your guests to park on one side of the street (across from the mailboxes) and pull off of the road on to the grassy county right of way to allow traffic to pass in and out of the subdivision.

TREASURER’S REPORT
As of June 14, 106 members have paid dues. A copy of the current financial report is attached.

BOTTLE & CAN DRIVE
We raised almost $500 with our Bottle & Can Drive at the park. Thanks to Sherry Woodbeck for the great idea. Thanks also to Kelly House, Renee Brodie, Linda Tolman, Maureen Thomas & Sherry Woodbeck for doing the dirty work! We are considering holding another one after July 4th (with the other side of the lake) to start the fund for next year’s fireworks. Contact Sherry Woodbeck or Renee Brodie to volunteer.

SPRADER'S FUNDRAISER
The Sprader’s on the Lake fundraiser was a HUGE success despite the rainy weather. $1025 was raised for the fireworks and everyone had a great time with friends and neighbors. Thanks to Matt Sprader, Patti Page, Marv & Denise Younger and Pat & Tom Schwind for sponsoring the event again this year.

PARK CLEAN-UP
Park Clean-up was May 1. In addition to the usual clean up of branches, weeds and debris; the fence was painted and repaired. We still have a pile of branches to burn and a portion of the fence still needs painting. If you’d like to help, contact cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com.

Thanks to this year’s volunteers: Dave Weber, Craig Leonard, Chuck & Kelly House, Maureen Thomas, Renee Brodie, Jeremy Macbeth, Bill Fitzgerald and John Macbeth

BOAT LAUNCH
The township still has not drafted the ordinance to monitor the boat launch despite our suggestions to overcome funding issues. Maureen plans to talk to Township officials and/or the Township legal counsel to try to get this moving.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER
This year’s progressive dinner will be July 31(the date in the directory is incorrect). Two more host homes are needed. Contact Shelly & Richard Brooks to host or sign up to attend.

LADIES WINE TASTING
We are looking for volunteers for the ladies wine tasting. We need one volunteer to hostess the party. The hostess gets to pick the date but does not need to supply food or drink. We are also looking for a coordinator to organize the menu. Email cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com if you are interested in hosting or organizing.

GOOSE ROUND-UP
John Morawski and Maureen Thomas attended the DNRE class and handled the nest removal in May. The round up took place last Saturday. The names of the volunteers and number of geese removed were not available at the time of printing and will be reported in the next newsletter.

WEBSITE
If you have any pictures of the lake or neighborhood activities please send them to Kelly House at cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com to be posted on the website www.ciha.us.

DIRECTORY UPDATE
We will not be putting out a full directory this year. We will distribute an update with new neighbors and a 2011 calendar in the fall.

ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
Summer is here, please remember to shut your garage doors & turn on outside lights to deter crime.

GARAGE SALE
We will be holding our annual neighborhood garage sale Friday and Saturday, Aug. 27&28.
Please contact Kelly House for more information: cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com.

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
Board meetings are open to the entire association and are held quarterly. Dates will be published in the newsletter and/or reminders posted on the park sign. We welcome your attendance and are interested in your opinions. If you have an item to add to the agenda, please contact a board member a few days prior to the meeting.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FIREWORKS
July 2 at dusk (July 10th alternate rain date)
NEXT BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2010
DATE AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

LOOKING TO BUY A PONTOON
Wanted year 2000 or newer, 20-22 foot pontoon
Contact: Mike at 248 431 0534

LOST KAYAK
Yellow tandem pelican kayak lost in last storm. If seen, notify Marshall Tauber (248) 360-6484

BELANGER'S MOVING SALE
Norm and Pam Belanger are moving and are having a huge moving sale on Thursday - 06/25 and Friday - 6/26 with lots of fishing gear, boating stuff, furniture, coolers, patio stuff, fountain, ice fishing equipment, gas ice auger, ice shanty, yard tools and much more! Please stop by and help them move less!

PAID LISTINGS
If you have a business or product you would like to
promote, ad space (business card size) is available
for $10 per newsletter.
Contact Kelly House

Phone: 248-698-6959
cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com
Please email artwork in business card format to cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

YOGA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
9927 Burgess Ct on Monday-Wednesday-Friday mornings, 8:45-10. $5 per class, drop-in. Bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. Questions? Heather Barnes, 248.830.4854, or hebarnes@comcast.net

MARCO ISLAND, FL CONDO

Marco Island Florida condo available.  2 bed, 2 bath, sleeps 6, across from the beach with beach access.  Available now-January 2011.  Contact Marilyn Sonderman for exact rates: 248-698-3282

Cedar Island Homeowners Association March 2010 Meeting Minutes

Please Pay Your Dues & Save Your Cans & Bottles for Fireworks Fundraiser June 1st

BOARD MEMBERS
President: Maureen Thomas
Phone: 248-698-0965
Vice President: Craig Leonard
Phone: 248-321-9969
Treasurer: Dave Weber
Phone: 248-698-7797
Secretary: Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
Email
cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

CIHA MEETING NOTES
MARCH 9, 2010 7:00 PM

Members present: Maureen Thomas, Dave Weber, Kelly House, John Morawski, Sherry Woodbeck, Linda Fitzgerald and Sue Tonkovich.

BOARD ACTIONS
Lawn care bid forms were sent to all members via email and to last year’s bidders. Komisarz & LaFontaine won the lawn cutting bid. The remainder of the work had been contracted to CIHA member Linda Tolman. .

PARK CLEAN-UP
Park Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday May 1. We received a bid to replace the fence in the park, but it would be significantly over budget, so we’ll need some help repairing it at the clean-up. We also located the pergola canopy which the Woodbecks have been kind enough to store over the winter. If you’d like to help with the clean-up, contact Craig Leonard, or email us at cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com.

BOAT LAUNCH
The township has advised that it currently lacks the funds to monitor the boat launch. We are looking into funding enforcement through a special assessment that will apply to all water front owners on the lake. 98% of responses to our email survey were in favor of this approach. John Morawski has offered to talk to Township Clerk Terry Lilly about this possibility.

TREASURER’S REPORT
Invoice mailing went out earlier this year. So far only 68 members have paid dues as of March 9. A second notice will go out soon. PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES TODAY.

FIREWORKS
We will be having a bottle & can drive to supplement fireworks donations the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Save those bottle & cans and drop them off at the park on June 1st on your way to work. We are also contacting people across the lake to host bottle drives in their neighborhoods.

CHRISTMAS BONFIRE
The Christmas bonfire was a big success. We were glad to see many new neighbors attending and helping out. Thanks to Craig for organizing this event and to Brian Bomarche, Matt Brown, Bill Fitzgerald and Matt Slicker for helping out with the fire and Mike & Linda Kucera for putting out the luminaries.

GOOSE ROUND-UP
The Goose Round-up was approved at the meeting as part of the 2010 budget. Golden Shores will again pay half of the cost. Some of the requirements have changed since last year. This year the DNRE will be charging $200 for the permit and the relocation price has increased slightly. We are also required to do nest destruction. John Morawski and Maureen Thomas will attend a training course.

BUDGET
The budget was approved. Once again we will only publish a directory if we can cover the cost through advertising. We also added line item for funeral acknowledgments. We will re-bid insurance in fall since the cost went up again. We also plan to plant trees in the Burgess and Coledale Ct. cul-de-sacs. A survey of the people living on the cul-de-sacs was sent out before the meeting. Coledale Ct. approved the tree planting with five yes votes and one no, while Burgess had two yes votes in favor of new trees. Next we will obtain estimates and opinions on what types of trees to plant.

ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
The speed limit on Oxbow Lake Road has recently been raised to 45mph. If you are having trouble pulling out of the subdivision, please call Oakland County Road Commission with your complaints at 877-858-4804.

DOG OWNERS: PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.  Keep your dogs on a leash when outdoors. It's the law in Michigan. When you look at your dog you see the beloved family pet that would never hurt anyone. But kids walking to the bus stop or a friend's house and folks walking or jogging through the subdivision for exercise (who don't know your beloved family pet) see an unleashed, barking animal racing at them ready to attack. And don't forget to take the pooper scooper when you walk your dogs or take them to the park.

FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS
Board meetings are open to the entire association and are held quarterly. Dates will be published in the newsletter and/or reminders posted on the park sign. We welcome your attendance and are interested in your opinions. If you have an item to add to the agenda, please contact a board member a few days prior to the meeting.

Upcoming Events

Easter Egg Hunt In the Park
Saturday, April 3

NEXT BOARD MEETING
MAY/JUNE 2010
DATE AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

PAID LISTINGS
If you have a business or product you would like to promote, ad space (business card size) is available for $10 per newsletter.
Contact Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com
Please email artwork in business card format to cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

CIHA Newsletter Nov. 2009

CIHA MEETING NOTES
November 17, 2008 7:00 PM

Board Members
President: Maureen Thomas
Phone: 248-698-0965
Vice President: Craig Leonard
Phone: 248-321-9969
Treasurer: Dave Weber
Phone: 248-698-7797
Secretary: Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

Members present:
Maureen Thomas, Renee Brodie, Dave Weber, Kelly House, John Morawski, Richard Brooks, Sherry Woodbeck, Chuck House.

Board Actions
Our insurance policy has been renewed and the annual report has been sent in to the state.

Snow Removal Contract
We have hired Komisarz & LaFontaine as our snow removal contractor this year. They were the low bidder.

Please note the following: The contractor does not plow unless 4 inches of snow has fallen and does not begin to plow until the snow stops falling. Snow will not be cleared the full width of street. Residents are responsible for marking their property lines to avoid sod damage near the street. Any other damage not reported within 24 hours is waived. The county is responsible for plowing and salting our streets but needs prompting from several residents.
If the roads are icy please call Oakland County at 248 858 4804.

Boat Launch
We sent a letter to the Township Board of Trustees and Township Supervisor Mike Kowall regarding enforcement of the new boat legislation. Kowall has informed us that our suggestions have been forwarded to the Township attorney.

CIHA Website
This is the last hard copy newsletter that will be sent to everyone in the CIHA. If you would like to continue receiving this hard copy letter please complete the attached form and return to Kelly House at 10042 Cedar Shore Dr. or contact me by phone at 248-698-6959. If requesting a hardcopy also be sure that your street number is clearly marked on your mail box so that we can deliver it to you.

If you do not contact me, the newsletter will only be available electronically both as an email attachment and on our website at www.ciha.us.
Please provide your email address to us at cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com so that we can forward the minutes to you and notify you of any announcements or posting to our website.

Treasurer’s Report/2009 Budget
Dave Weber reviewed the current financial statement. A copy is attached to this newsletter. 107 of 145 members have paid their dues so far this year. If you have not paid your dues, please send a check for $50 payable to CIHA to Dave at 10033 Cedar Shores. Extra directories are available. Please call Kelly House 249-698-6959 if you need one.

Halloween Bonfire
The Halloween Bonfire was a great success. Thanks to Craig Leonard for organizing this event. Thanks to the volunteers: Dave Weber and Jake House and thank you to Rowena Elick for locating and delivering the pallets. The winners of the pumpkin raffle were Elli Leonard and Bill Fitzgerald. Congratulations!

Christmas Bonfire
The Christmas bonfire will be Sunday Dec. 20 at 7 pm. Santa will be there will gifts for the children and hot cocoa. We will also be having a food drive to benefit Open Door. Children may bring a non perishable food item. We have already located a number of volunteers to assist with the preparation, but we need someone to step forward to serve as the “on site manager" of the event. Please call Craig Leonard at 248-321-9969 to volunteer. We also need 5-6 volunteers to help with luminaries, a bonfire master and someone to locate and deliver pallets to the park.

Future Board Meetings
Board meetings are open to the entire association and are held quarterly. Dates will be published in the newsletter and/or reminders posted on the park sign. We welcome your attendance and are interested in your opinions. If you have an item to add to the agenda, please contact a board member a few days prior to the meeting.

Community Email
Sherry Woodbeck has volunteered to be our moderator for our new community email. She has created a Yahoo group for us. Please check it out at the link below:
Home Page:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CIHA
Group email address: CIHA@yahoogroups.com

Please email Sherry with any community events, issues, births, deaths, lost & found items or concerns and she will post them here. Please follow the links above and join our group if you would to receive this information.

Member Events
In the past the Association had welcomed new members to the subdivision and we would to revive this. Whenever a new neighbor moves in we will be giving them a packet with a welcome letter, a copy of the latest newsletter, a directory and a copy of the by-laws. Please notify us when a new neighbor moves in so we don’t miss anybody.

We will also be acknowledging the death of any association member if we receive timely notice.

Thank You
CIHA friend and neighbor John Mancogna passed away in October. The Mancogna family would like to thank their friends and neighbors for their help and support during this difficult time.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kelly House, Secretary
November17, 2009

Upcoming Events

NEXT BOARD Meeting
March 2010
Date and location to be announced

Paid Listings
If you have a business or product you would like to
promote, ad space (business card size) is available
for $10 per newsletter.

Contact Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

Please email artwork in business card format to cedarislandhoa@hotmail.com

Meeting Tuesday November 17 at 7:00 PM

The next Cedar Island Homeowners Association meeting will be held Tuesday November 17 at 7 PM at 10042 Cedar Shores.

Agenda
Cedar Island Homeowners Association
November 17, 2009 7:00 PM


Welcome…………………..………………..Maureen Thomas

Board Actions……………………………..Maureen Thomas
annual report filed
insurance renewed
snow plow contract signed


Treasurer’s report………….………...…..Dave Weber


Old Business:

Halloween Bonfire Recap……………………...Craig Leonard
Delivery of newsletters via email/website…..Kelly House
Boat Launch Ordinance Follow Up …………..Craig Leonard
Community Email ………………………………..Maureen Thomas


New Business:

Christmas Bonfire ……………………………...Maureen Thomas
Acknowledging Member Events………………Maureen Thomas

Cedar Island
Homeowners Association October 2009

New Board Elected
President: Maureen Thomas
Phone: 248-698-0965
maureenthomas123@hotmail.com
Vice President: Craig Leonard
Phone: 248-321-9969
jenniferandcraig@comcast.net
Treasurer: Dave Weber
Phone: 248-698-7797
dkweber4@comcast.net
Secretary: Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
cnkhouse@comcast.net

Meeting Notes
October 7, 2009 7:00 PM
Present: Maureen Thomas, Renee Brodie, Dave Weber, Kelly House, Craig Leonard, John & Barb Morawski, Richard Brooks and Rowena Elick

Association Directory
The 2009 directory is being distributed with this newsletter. CIHA raised almost $500 with the advertising! Thank you to Steve Cooper, Renee Brodie, Maureen Thomas and Dave Weber.

Garage Sale
Great weather and a big turnout made this year’s garage sale a big success. A special thanks to Tom Woobeck for making our permanent garage sale sign. Due to several requests next year’s sale will be shortened to two days, Friday and Saturday only.

Ladies Wine Tasting
A great time was had by all at this years Ladies Wine tasting. Thank you to Judy Hepfer for doing a great job hosting this event.

Goose Round Up
Another fun and productive goose round up with 37 relocated this year. Thank you to our CIHA goose busters. See the Directory for a list of the volunteers.

2010 Fireworks
Next year’s firework will be held on Friday, July 2nd with a rain date of Saturday, July 10th. The contract has been signed and the deposit has been paid. This was the only date we were offered.

Park Fence Replacement/Repair
We will be getting quotes to repair the fence at the park. If the jobs is over budget we will also look into repairing the fence ourselves at next spring’s park clean up.

Bushes Blocking View at The Entrance
We had complaints from many members that the bushes at the home at 245 Oxbow Lake Road were not being trimmed and it was difficult to see oncoming traffic unless you drive a truck or SUV. We communicated with the homeowners in August and September. They agreed that a safety hazard existed and have trimmed the bushes this month.

Boat Launch Ordinance
The state has passed the bill regarding the boat launch enforcement; however the township has not passed an ordinance to enforce the restriction due to budget constraints. We have sent a letter to the township suggesting several ways that they could monitor the launch at little to no expense and are currently waiting for a response.

Feeding Ducks & Water Fowl
There have been compaints about residents
feeding ducks and other waterfowl in the neighborhood. Please see the attached notice from the DNR explaining why this is neither good for the ducks nor the lake.

Treasurer’s Report
Dave Weber reviewed the financial statement. Highlights: 106 of 145 members paid their dues so far this year and we had income from newsletter and directory ads. We raised $10,947 for fireworks and did not need to borrow money from the Association to pay the 2010 deposit.

Lake Levels
Last spring we had experienced some issues with high lake levels. There is a new county employee handling our lake who has admittedly had a few problems controlling the levels of the lakes. When we notice the level getting too high we need to immediately contact the Oakland County Water Resource Commission and let them know so that they can adjust the levels 248 858-1127 or wrc@oakgov.com.

CIHA Website
We have had an association website for a few years now but have never really utilized it. Beginning with this newsletter we will begin posting all CIHA newsletters to the site at www.ciha.us. In the future will we offer homeowners the choice of receiving the newsletter electronically or hardcopy. Those receiving the electronic version would be notified through the CIHA email list. Please check out the site. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome! Also thanks to Adam Woodbeck for setting up and administering this site.

Halloween Bonfire
Craig Leonard has volunteered to chair for the Halloween Bonfire. Halloween falls on a Saturday night this year so we are expecting a large turnout. Please contact Craig to volunteer at 248-321-9969.

We are also looking for volunteers to chair the Christmas Bonfire. Please call Craig Leonard to volunteer at 248-321-9969.

Snow Removal Contract
The majority at the meeting voted in favor of hiring a contractor to plow our snow again this year. The bidding form was sent out via email Oct. 13. If you know someone who would like to bid and need a form, please have them contact Maureen Thomas 248 698 0965 before Oct. 26th.

Please note the following: The contractor does not plow unless 4 inches of snow have fallen and does not begin to plow until the snow stops falling. Snow will not be cleared the full width of street. Residents are responsible for marking their property lines to avoid sod damage. The county is responsible for plowing and salting too, but needs prompting from several residents. If the roads are icy or snow covered please call Oakland County Road Commission at 248 858 4804.

Other Items That Were Voted On
The majority voted to publish the names of those who paid dues and /or contributed to the fireworks.

There was an on-line vote regarding the use of our CIHA email list. We had 5 votes for official CIHA business only, 2 votes for CIHA business or anything community related and 14 votes for two different email lists, one for CIHA business and a separate email for community events. If anyone is interested in administrating this second email listing please contact Maureen.

The majority approved planting new trees in the Burgess cul de sac now that Oakland County has repaired the drainage issues. We will look into a free tree grant through DTE to pay for trees and may add some benches to the area. Input from neighbors living in the cul de sac is welcome.

Future Board Meeting
Board Meetings are open to the entire Association and are held quarterly. Dates will be published in the newsletter and/or reminders posted on the park sign. We welcome your attendance and are interested in your opinions. If you have an item to add to the Agenda, please contact a Board Member a few days prior to the meeting.

Next Meeting
The Next Meeting will be Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:00 pm – at the House’s – 10042 Cedar Shores Dr.

Respectfully Submitted,
Kelly House, CIHA Secretary

Upcoming Events

Halloween Bonfire
Saturday, October 31st
8:00 pm at the park
(Trick or Treating is 6:30 – 8:00)
Classified Ads

Paid Listings
If you have a business or product you would like to promote, ad space is available starting at $10 (business card size) per newsletter.
Contact Kelly House
Phone: 248-698-6959
cnkhouse@comcast.net

Please email artwork in business card format to
cnkhouse@comcast.net

ANNUAL MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY OCT. 7 AT 7PM

The CIHA Annual Meeting will be this Wednesday October 7th at the Township Board Room at 7:00 PM.

Elections of Officers will take place at this meeting. Maureen Thomas - President, Dave Weber - Treasurer and Kelly House - Secretary have agreed to run again. We have one nominee for VP - Craig Leonard. You may nominate someone at the meeting too.

We will also vote on whether to have snow removal this winter. Please attend. We'd like your input.