The first item of business in September was the organizational meeting to determine officer positions. Michiel Oostenbrink stated that he wanted to step down from his role as president and he nominated Eric Holt to serve in the role. Holt accepted, and the board unanimously voted him into office. The board also unanimously voted to […]
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September 8 marked the Annual Voting Member Meeting and board elections. WCA President Michiel Oostenbrink opened the meeting with some brief board updates. Nominating Committee Chair Eric Holt then invited the six candidates who had declared their candidacy by Aug. 31 deadline to take seats at the front of the room. He then briefly explained
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During the Aug. 13 board meeting, Treasurer Eric Holt reported that the Westchase Community Association is approximately $250,000 ahead of budget currently. He said he expects some expenses to come in so the margin is unlikely to be as large at the end of the year, but overall finances are looking good. Holt added that
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At the August Voting Members meeting, Document Review Committee Chair Eric Holt reported that individual versions of each INSG are now on record, and the committee plans to provide each VM with their neighborhood’s INSGs for review. Holt explained that they are also trying to ensure the accuracy of the neighborhood lists, as there is
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WCA Board President Michiel Oostenbrink reported at the July Voting Members meeting that the board is working with Inframark to prepare for the upcoming transition from lifeguards to Community Service Attendants (CSAs). He also referenced some staffing changes, noting that the Community Association Manager 2 will be leaving her role. He added that the board
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Treasurer Eric Holt reported that a draft of the annual audit had been reviewed and everything was in order. He recommended that the 2027 budget process begin soon, including a review of existing and upcoming reserve projects. The association’s accountant typically attends a meeting to officially present the finalized audit, but Holt suggested that it
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WCA President Michiel Oostenbrink opened the June VM meeting by expressing his frustration with a number of emails that were exchanged among the VMs shortly before the meeting. Without directly discussing the content of the messages, he referred to some of them as “mean-spirited” and “contentious.” Oostenbrink reminded the VMs that they have the ability
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The WCA board voted unanimously at the April meeting to approve Westchase resident Linda Senkowicz’s 2026 contract to teach water aerobics at the Countryway pool. The rate per lane per hour increased from $4.38 to $4.97 in the new contract. Treasurer Eric Holt then took the floor, informing the board that the first quarter had
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In the resident forum, Covenants Committee members Russ Crooks and Charles Stephens took the floor at the start of the meeting to express concern that there had only been one committee meeting since June. Crooks said he was worried that the violation process was getting backed up and wanted to bring it to the
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WCA Board President Michiel Oostenbrink shared some updates from the board, then gave the floor to Document Review Committee (DRC) Chair Eric Holt. Oostenbrink explained that Holt worked with Kathleen Reres, the association’s legal counsel, to summarize the failed amendments to the CCRs, articles and by-laws. Chelmsford VM Joanne Maurer asked why they needed to
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