Our required annual meeting will be Thursday, December 3rd @ 7:00pm. This meeting is open to all residents, and we’ll be electing two (2) new Board members as part of the agenda. Additional information on nominations and voting will be sent to all residents.

As always, we’ll be meeting at the John Torok Community Center in Green – 4224 Massillon Road.

The HOA Board of Directors held its first public meeting of 2015 on July 9th. If you weren’t in attendance, here’s a summary of the issues/items discussed:

Board Attendees:
Scott Infante – President
Tim Piatt – Vice President
Deneen Wittlinger – Secretary
Mike Hart – Treasurer
Ran Varadarajan – Member At Large
Erika Finley – Attorney, Kaman & Cusimano, LLC

Residents:
13 Total – Names Withheld

Update from Board’s Law Firm – Kaman & Cusimano

• Gave explanation of HOA and responsibilities
• Kaiman & Cusimano promotes communication over litigation
• Handout on responsibilities of Homeower and responsibilities of HOA

Issue/Item Summary –

If the Bylaws are outdated, should there be amendments and if so, could we post them on the Spring Hill HOA website?

• Erika Finley – DeHoff wrote the Bylaws, they cannot be changed until we have complete ownership of HOA

Property Damage by Drees Homes builders and sub-contractors –

• Drees Homes sub-contractors have been driving over resident’s lots with their trucks, damaging sewers and causing them to not function properly
• Drees Homes and Dan DeHoff came out and inspected lots – determined nothing was wrong
• Builders and sub-contractors continue to speed through neighborhood and damage property regularly – The HOA Board will request additional squad cars from Summit County Sheriff to patrol neighborhood during times when work is being done

Open Forum from Residents –

Cars parked on Kenway Blvd. at beginning of neighborhood are causing safety concerns with cars entering.

• HOA stated that is to be addressed by the City of Green
• Residents have approached the ones parking in the street and were told that they do that to control the speeding on Kenway

Should speed bumps be installed?

• HOA stated that is to be addressed by the City of Green

Whose responsibility is it to replace the trees on the devil strips in front of each property?

• HOA stated that is a homeowners responsibility

Whose responsibility is it to make a claim to Ohio Edison for the street lights?

• HOA stated that is a homeowners responsibility
• Residents also asked if more lights could be added? – HOA stated this is a DeHoff decision

It was brought up that there are blocked drains in the neighborhood, what can be done about this?

• HOA stated that Department of Environmental Services has been contacted and they will rectify the problem

There are 2 residents that have lots that are unfinished with no lawns or landscaping, what are the restrictions regarding lawn/landscaping installation following construction and/or move in?

• HOA Board has sent four (4) letters to residents that have not installed lawns or landscaping, two (2) have replied with dates and plans, two (2) will be receiving a second notice with penalty assessment per month until work is started (amount being determined by HOA Board & law firm)

Are there any plans for a community pool?

• HOA replied No

Will a traffic light be installed on the intersection of Boettler and Kenway?

• HOA will inquire with City of Green

Who is responsible for the sidewalk in front of empty lots?

• HOA replied the Incoming homeowner is responsible

What is the law pertaining to dogs?

• HOA remarked dogs must be on a leash or fenced in, electronic fence is not a legal form of restraint

Is fishing allowed on the pond?

• HOA replied no and signs will be looked into for posting around pond to deter people from fishing
• HOA currently working on beautifying the pond by adding an aerator/fountains

Our first of two public resident meetings for 2015 will be held on Thursday, July 9th @ 7:00pm. We’ll be meeting at the John Torok Community Center in Green – 4224 Massillon Road.

The next open public meeting will be on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 – 7:00pm @ John Torok Community Center (next to the Green Fire Station). At this meeting, we will be electing two (2) new Board members to fill positions expiring 12.31.2014. If you’re interested in having a position on the Board, please attend the meeting in December.

In addition to the election of new Board members, we will also be covering the following topics that have been brought to our attention by residents since the summer:

• Entry Lighting Repair
• Fence Repair
• Entry Sign Repair
• Holiday Decorating Contest

If you would like anything added to the agenda for the December meeting, please send your ideas/comments to the Board by using the Contact HOA Board link above and completing the form.

The HOA will once again hold a quarterly public meeting, open to all residents of Spring Hill. The next meeting will take place Tuesday, June 3 @ 7:00pm at the Torok Community Center, 4224 Massillon Road (next to Green Central Fire Station #1, just south of the roundabout).

If you’re new to Spring Hill, these meetings are open to all residents and cover a variety of topics as well as an open discussion/Q&A with the Board.