NOV/DEC
2013
PUBLICATION OF SAW CREEK ESTATES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Power Line Status Update On Wednesday, September 25th, PPL Electric hosted a brief meeting and site tour exclusively for representatives of Saw Creek Estates. The meeting and tour were planned months ago, during a February 2013 meeting held here in Saw Creek Estates and intended to keep the community up to date on the status of the SusquehannaRoseland power line project. Present for the meeting were: Board President, Bill Montgomery; Vice President, Mike Campea; Treasurer, Bob Shrekgast; Directors, Bob Palmer and Tom Soden, Finance Committee Chairman Pete Derrenbacher, Director of Facilities, Jeff Gaal and General Manager, Dave Martin. Representing PPL Electric were: Transmission Communications Manager, Paul Wirth; Construction Manager, Tim Howell and a representative of Burns & McDonnell, the management firm overseeing the project. The group met initially at PPL Electric’s Lake Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center located on the lake shore, just Construction crew attaching insulators off Route 6, in Hawley, PA. The Wallenpaupack Environmental to newly erected tower Learning Center features an auditorium, science laboratory, resource library, glass museum and meeting rooms. (Continued on Page 18)
Str ategic Pl a nning Update As part of Saw Creek’s Strategic Plan, one of the first enabling strategies for the Board’s overall strategic goal was to develop statements of its mission, vision and values which are unique to its role as the chief governing body of the Association. On October 12, 2013 the following draft mission statement was presented by the Board and is expected to be adopted in a similar form during a future Board Meeting. ARTICLE IV Board of Directors Mission Composition and Selection:
Section A. Mission: The Board of Directors shall oversee the management and control of the business and property of the Association, shall exercise all powers of the Association and determine all matters of policy, except for powers specifically reserved to the members in the Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws. ********************************* A mission statement captures in a short concise paragraph the purpose of the organization's existence and what actions it takes to fulfill this purpose. Mission statements are directly connected to vision statements but, whereas a vision statement describes the desired future state of the organization, the mission statement describes how that vision will be achieved. Ideally, mission and vision statements are crafted through a collaborative process that involves a wide array of community stakeholders and elected officials, usually as part of an overall strategic plan. Mission Statement
• Protect and enhance quality of life and the standard of living through effective leadership and best practices in response to the needs of the business and the membership.
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