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Annual meeting
on Jan. 26, 2009
The annual meeting for Islesworth will be held Jan. 26,
2009, at the Martin Downs Sports Resort -- 2661 SW Racquet Club Way in the
Martin Downs Country Club community.
The main order of business will be the election of the board
of directors for the coming year. A notice packet will be sent out to all
residents that will include an "intent to run" form. Any Islesworth resident
interested in seeking a board position should send in this form.
Please contact the property
manager if you have any questions about running for the board and if you want to
express interest.
Budget OK'd for 2009
Islesworth's annual budget meeting was held Nov. 10, and residents approved a
budget that would enable the community to put more money aside for resurfacing
roads in the future. During the meeting a motion was made to increase the road
reserve budget line item further than the initial 2009 proposal, increasing the
Islesworth quarterly maintenance fee to $430 per quarter starting Jan. 1, 2009.
Read more about the budget meeting >>
Bulk cable portion of the budget
In 1999, Islesworth residents approved a 10-year bulk cable
contract that provides basic cable to all our homes at a deeply discounted rate.
The current contract stands at $15.65 a month – an incredibly low price held in
check because of the bulk cable contract.
That original contract is expiring this year, and Comcast has presented new
contract options to Islesworth to continue such guaranteed discounts. The 2009
budget proposal includes pricing for a bulk cable package that is presently
worth about $56 a month but will only cost residents $28.50 and will be included
in the quarterly HOA fee.
The package is called Full Basic plus Digital Starter Service, which consists of
basic and expanded cable channels plus the Digital Starter tier. It includes one
converter box and remote, 1,700 hours of free video on demand (VOD) programming,
and 45 channels of music.
Additional services you have or want -- such as more converter boxes, remote
controls, premium channels and Internet service would still be billed separately
through Comcast.
Please visit www.comcast.com or call
1-800-COMCAST or (772) 692-9010 for more information about the channel lineups
and your own billing questions.
Amendment added for debris and waste
At the Oct. 13 meeting the Islesworth Board of Directors
approved a regulation that states: Yard waste or debris produced by landscape
contractors, building contractors or other contract vendors must be removed from
the property within the same day by such contractor.
Read more about the amendment >>
School crossing: Entrance closed
Islesworth will continue closing the front entrance to all
traffic during after-school dismissal from Hidden Oaks Middle School. This
occurs from approximately 3:40-4:00 p.m. on school days. This is to
protect the children who are walking across the entrance.
Meetings
Meetings of the Islesworth Homeowners Association
are held at the MDPOA offices, 3228 SW Martin Downs Blvd., Suite 5,
Palm City. That's in the Butterfly Building, next to the shopping center
with the Palm City Grill. The Jan. 26, 2009, Annual Meeting will be held in a larger
facility -- the Martin Downs Sports Resort at 2661 SW Racquet Club Way in the
Martin Downs Country Club community.
Don't forget ARC approval!
Homeowners must submit an Architectural Review Committee
(ARC) form for any exterior change to their house. Click Here
for the ARC request form (PDF).
A separate ARC form is required for each project, along with a
complete description of the work to be performed. All homeowners should read the
application form and be familiar with its contents and requirements.
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