CRESTLAKE BOARD INVESTIGATING OPTIONS
     Last year was a very busy year for the CHOA Board. A great deal of time and effort went into financing and making repairs to the retention ponds that are enjoyed by all of the Crestlake residents. Mike Anderson, past President of the CHOA Board, and several other Board members worked hard to identify the best possible loan that could be obtained to finance the repairs and find contractors to do the needed repairs in the most effective and economical manner.
     The Board of Directors will have fewer demands in 2011. Unfortunately, there are currently two positions on the Board currently open and one of those positions has been open for over a year. In addition, another member of the Board is looking forward to his retirement and to moving in the near future. A fourth Board member planned to retire from the Board this year but could not because there was no one to replace him.
     As a result of these significant losses to the Board and the inability to locate residents to sit on the Board, Paul Duitsman, Board Treasurer, is investigating whether it is feasible to hire an accountant to manage the financial aspects of the Crestlake Homeowners’ Association and other Board members are looking at ways to significantly reduce the time that their positions require.
     In addition to looking at reducing time commitments as Board members, several members of the Board approached St. Joseph Village officials to investigate if the Village would be interested in having ownership of the ponds and common areas of Crestlake transferred to the Village. At their March 22 meeting, the St. Joseph Village Board of Trustees voted not to take control of the common areas of Crestlake if the Crestlake Board and residents had decided to pursue that option.