WINDSOR
Volume 19, Issue 8
August 2021 PRESIDENT’S PEN Dear Neighbors,
Michele Compton, Board President
The collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, is a tragedy that has concerned many people. “Can that happen here?” is the question I have gotten this last month. Here are several facts relevant to answering that question.
First, we do not have underground garages under buildings. Our underground garages have small tunnels that connect them to the building elevator lobbies, and they are under landscaping and surface-level parking. Secondly, according to USA Today, Champlain Towers South’s HOA had in reserve only 6.9% of the funds needed to make major repairs. According to the same USA Today article, 30% of HOAs nationwide have a weak reserve fund, 40% have a fair reserve fund and 30% have a strong reserve fund. Windsor Gardens’ current reserve funding level is equal to 77.5% of our 2017 reserve study’s recommended funding level. The Long-Range Planning and Innovation Committee is in the process of updating our reserve study to determine the status of our current reserve fund, i.e., weak, fair or strong, and to ensure that we are funding the reserves properly to complete the projects necessary to maintain our buildings and grounds. This is a process that the association goes through every few years to stay current on our reserve planning. Lastly, several years ago, we hired an engineering company to do a complete PRESIDENT'S PEN continued on page 4
In This Issue Community Meetings...............................................pg 3 In Remembrance.......................................................pg 3 Letters.........................................................................pg 3 Board Nomination Deadline & Election Schedule...............................................pg 5 Board in Motion........................................................pg 5 Proposed Revised Signs and Flags Policy...........pg 6 From the General Manager............................. pgs 7-8 From Councilwoman Sawyer..................................pg 9 Community Life Updates............................. pgs 10-11 New Residents....................................................... pg 10 Orientation for New Residents........................... pg 11 Walkability Survey............................................... pg 11 Maintenance Matters................................... pgs 12-13 Window Cleaning Schedule............................... pg 13 Water Leaks: Who to Call When...................... pg 13 Down to Earth (Grounds column)........................ pg 15
Dog Waste Bags................................................... pg 15 Golf News.............................................................. pg 15 Community Response & Covenant Enforcement... pg 16 Dear Cop Shop..................................................... pg 16 Donna Sanford Empowered by Donuts.............. pg18 Debbie Jackson Retires........................................ pg 18 CCH Volunteers Honored.................................... pg 19 Pet's Corner............................................................ pg 20 Resident Profile.............................................. pgs 20-21 Artist Profile........................................................... pg 21 Birdies Restaurant at WG................................... pg 22 WG Library........................................................... pg 23 Activities.......................................................... pgs 23-29 Windsor Writers........................................... pgs 30-31 Puzzles and Trivia................................................. pg 32 Classifieds ............................................................. pg 33 Service Directory.......................................... pgs 34-35