From Your Board of Directors

BY ANNETTE DOERR

Chances are that by now you have seen the improvements we have made in our community over this past year for yourselves. In June we held Grand Opening ceremonies for both our new pool facility as well as our new playground. Investing in and improving the assets of Pocono Farms aids in keeping your home’s value higher than if you lived in a non-amenity filled association. (You can view the home valuation study we had done a few years ago, on our website.) Both the pool and the new playground were large, complex projects, and both of will continue to serve our members for years to come. Get out and enjoy them - just make sure you take along your 2023-stamped resident badge, to help our staff identify who is a resident.

Since it is summer, please remember that both the township as well as our administrative code 111-3 strictly prohibits fireworks. You will incur an automatic fine of $500 for each incident.

As we head toward our Annual Meeting later this month, I would be remiss if I did not wholeheartedly thank the four residents that are running for three open positions on the Board of Directors. It is a beautiful thing when there are more candidates than the number of available positions themselves. It shows that our residents care about our wonderful community, and that is exactly what we need! I wish everyone good luck in the election, I urge you to get your ballots in before the due date to make sure that your vote counts. We need to keep Pocono Farms the wonderful, safe, amenity-filled community we all choose to live in.

I look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting on July 15th.

admin@poconofarms.com

Board Of Directors

President

Annette Doerr

Vice-President

Jim Ribardo

Treasurer

Bill Weimer Jr

Secretary

Steve Baker Director

James Yando Director

Richard McCormick

Director

Collette Ong Director

Renee McClure

Director

Pete Volpe

Committees

A & B, Environmental, Crime Watch

Rich McCormick

Finance

Bill Weimer Jr

Golf

Jim Ribardo

Recreation, Tennis, Pool, Fitness

Steve Baker/Peter Volpe

Communications/Long Range Planning

Renee McClure

Department Heads

General Manager

Dave Timko

894-4435 ext. 100 dtimko@poconofarms.com

Asst. General Manager

Katrina Weithman 894-4435 ext. 132 katrinaw@poconofarms.com

Controller

Milt Kwasnik 894-4435 ext. 103 controller@poconofarms.com

Golf Pro

Kyle Monahan 894-4435 ext. 110 golfshop@poconofarms.com

Greens Superintendent

Jeff Lesoine 894-4435 jeffreyl3@poconofarms.com

Chef

Tom Mack 894-4435 ext. 130 pfkitchen@poconofarms.com

Recreation/Fitness Director

Krissie Aylward 894-4435 ext. 113 fitrecdirector@poconofarms.com

Public Safety & Compliance Director

Artie Furman 894-4435 ext. 105 afurman@poconofarms.com

Maintenance

Dave Winters 894-4435 pfmaint@poconofarms.com

Member Services

Susan Nevarez 894-4435 ext. 106 admin@poconofarms.com

Pocono Farms Realty

Lex Colon 894-0300 lex.colon.realtor@gmail.com

Website/Communications Coordinator

Brendan Balara 894-4435 ext. 201 webcomcord@poconofarms.com

Board Of Directors Meetings

All meetings start at 7:00pm in the community room below the clubhouse unless otherwise noted!

2023

July 14, 2023

Annual Meeting

Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 10:00am

From the General Manager

BY DAVE TIMKO, CMCA, AMS, GENERAL MANAGER – PFCCA, INC.

This year’s Annual Meeting will be held on July 15th at 10:00AM at the Mount Airy Resort & Conference Center. The Annual Meeting serves a few purposes. First, it provides the Board with an opportunity to update the community members in attendance with a status report on the performance of the community within the past year. This includes a message from the President and a financial update from the board Treasurer. Second, the announcement of the directors to fill the three positions for the next term (three years) is announced, based on the results that the members submitted to the outside party – Judge of Elections. Third, any voting issues are presented and voted on by those members in attendance. Lastly, it provides the board with an opportunity to address any issues/challenges facing the community.

This year, there are four members of the community running for the three open positions. Ballots were sent to each member, at the address we have on file at our Member Services Office, on or about June 14th. These ballots are sent to a thirdparty Judge of Elections to compile the results. PFCCA, Inc. is then presented with those results in a sealed envelope. The results are then announced at the Annual Meeting.

There will not be an annual dues increase presented or voted on at the Annual Meeting. The board discussed its options, as they do every year, on whether a dues increase should be presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. At this time, due to better collections, better food and beverage performance, golf membership/ operations and an increase in member participation at the association sponsored events, the board feels that a dues increase presented at the Annual Meeting is not necessary.

In closing, we have a great schedule of events and activities planned for our members this summer. We hope to see you out and enjoying all that Pocono Farms has to offer.

• As a reminder, please have your 2023 ID Badge with current year amenity sticker with you when you are frequenting the amenities. Our staff checking to ensure that you have your badge with you only affirms that our members are the ones using the amenities. Please do not be offended by our staff inquiring to see your badge. We are not a gated community nor open to the public and it is our way of securing the amenities for our members and their guests. This includes the Lakeside Grill & Pub as our liquor license prohibits the public sale of alcohol. Thank you for understanding.