North Shore HOA Neighborhood News - March 2020

Heading into March, the following are selected news items or issues of interest to the residents of the North Shore Villas on Lake Marion in Summerton, SC. These brief items are drawn from postings on the North Shore HOA Web Site, North Shore HOA Facebook Page, Minutes of the North Shore HOA Board Meetings, and other items of interest submitted by homeowners during the month:

• Lake Front Retaining Wall: The project is pretty much wrapped up and I must say the contractor did a great job. Really looks good. It was also nice hearing the detailed report at the recent HOA Board Meeting that it came in on time and pretty much right on budget. Read the latest meeting minutes for more detail. 
• Lease: All the paper work along with an updated plat has been submitted to Santee Cooper in order to get the waterfront property transferred into the HOA’s name. Mr. Roquemore has agreed to sign the transfer papers once they are ready and he has approved the new plat. The new plat basically includes all the property on the lake side of the condos, to include the sea wall.

Hopefully all homeowners received the much more detailed status report emailed out by Calhoun Mays.

• Starting January 1, 2019, Santee North Shore LLC decided that it needed to start charging $40 per month for the boat slips to help offset the cost of operating and maintaining the marina  Stay tuned for more details which have just been mailed out.
• The Board held the Annual Association meeting on Friday January 31st at 6:30 pm in the Clubhouse. New board members elected include Ron Sines and Brenda Wicker. The Treasurer reviewed the 2019 expenditures and 2020 budget, updated everyone on major projects, etc. good discussion on wide range of issues.
• Remember, to pay your HOA Dues, You can use the online payment feature on the the North Shore HOA Web Site,   
• We now have a new custom built Community Bulletin Board located by the mailboxes thanks to Ron and Trudy Sines.  
• Great job by community volunteers this past week mulching/spreading pine straw in flower beds around the buildings.
• Check out the Santee Cooper Country web site for the list of upcoming area festivals and events.
• Also, check out the current list of North Shore Villas on the real estate market according to Zillow. 
• Finally, the Board of Directors has set the following dates for the next Board meetings 
  • 03/20/20 regular meeting
  • 06/19/20 for the annual meeting of the association also
  
  
  The Board invites everyone to attend and encourages you to bring your ideas for making North Shore an even better place to live. Email your topic to the President (lucier1651@gmail.com) at least one (1) week in advance of the scheduled meeting so you can be placed on the agenda. Plan to keep your remarks to a five minute maximum so everyone has an opportunity to speak.  
  
    
  
  
  

Other Selected items from the HOA Facebook Page:

• Line Dancing starting up Monday Nights at 7pm beginning January 27, 2020, in the clubhouse. Also, check out Saturday Game Night in the clubhouse. 
• The Welcome Committee is collecting donations to be sold at the Spring Santee Community Yard Sale. This will help supplement the community Social budget. Contact kdfoodsafety@gmail.com for more details.
• Alleged offshore 'Nessie Sighting' a few weeks ago . Details and picture on the HOA Facebook site. Keep an eye out for future sightings.
• Much needed power washing of entrance ways and decks proceeding well. Home owners are responsible for the decks out back.  
• Update: St. Patrick's Day party in clubhouse cancelled due to latest state and national coronavirus guidance.

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