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       For those who were not able to attend the Membership Meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 19^th, at the clubhouse (or who are unaware of the outcome of the voting), a brief report follows. 162 Members were present in person or by Proxy – a record turnout! Thanks to all who voted!
       The Membership voted NOT to replace the privacy fences that were removed in the past for deterioration or during the recent paint project; the vote was 115 to 46 (the numbers don't add up to 162 because, apparently, someone did not vote on this question).
       Authorization to roll over the excess funds in our treasury this year into next year's budget was approved 158 to 3.
       Authorization to waive an audit this year was approved 145 to 17 (Florida State Statute requires that an audit be done next time so there will not be a vote on that issue next November).
       During the Board Meeting that followed, the Board approved Dave Flinkstrom to fill the vacancy left by Mike Ashworth who has moved and is selling his unit; Dave will also take over the Architectural Review Committee Chairperson position.
       The complete minutes of both meetings will be posted on our website as soon as they are approved (at the next Board meeting).

The Membership/Budget Meeting will be held in the clubhouse Tuesday, November 19^th, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Information and Limited Proxies have been mailed to all owners' address of record but you may also access the Cover Letter and the Proxy on this website under the Letters/Notices pull down menu on the Home Page; you must be logged into the website to access them. Instructions for filling out the Proxy and returning it are included but you may also scan your completed Proxy and email it back to our Management Company Representative at: (mwalsh@mgmt-assoc.com).

 

It is important that everyone takes part in voting by way of the Proxy; if a quorum of owners voting is not reached, the voting must be rescheduled at additional expense to the Association (your money). Additional Proxies will be made available at the clubhouse if you did not receive one and don't/can't download it.

 

Immediately following the Membership Meeting will be the monthly Board Meeting. The agendas for both meetings are available on this website under Documents> Board Meetings and Agendas.

Red Tree was on the Wedgewood property today cleaning up downed tree branches, etc.. We've just learned that Pasco County will have trucks picking up storm debris tomorrow in the Wedgewood area as well. They are asking everyone to put storm debris at the curb along Clocktower (they will NOT be driving through our development). Of course, John and Matt will do what they can but if anyone else wants to get involved, that would be helpful.

Hurricane Milton is supposed to impact the west coast of Florida, possibly causing high winds and rain to the Wedgewood community (again… we just got hit by Helene!) Pasco County has issued the following:

Many local long-time residents have said that this was the worst damage to impact the New Port Richie to Hudson area in over 50 years. Luckily, Wedgewood did not suffer any structural damage to our buildings. There were, however, many tree limbs (big and small) that came down and some have said “the place looks like a war zone.” John and Matt worked last Friday cleaning up what they could and filled the dumpsters on the property. John and Matt will be continuing to work on clearing up the debris this week, plus, Red Tree is scheduled to be on the property this Wednesday (Oct. 2nd) and again next Monday (Oct. 7th) to remove storm debris. Red Tree is swamped with tree removal work throughout Pasco County so please be patient if they don’t show up exactly as planned.

Once again, there's a rumor going around; this time it says that Ron DeSantis signed a law that Condo Communities can't prohibit trucks from parking overnight on their property anymore (thereby allowing owners to have trucks). The facts are that the law that DeSantis passed applies to HOAs (Home Owners' Associations) where people own stand alone houses with their own property and driveways, but are still part of an HOA. Wedgewood is technically NOT an HOA – we are a COA (Condominium Owners' Association) and we still have the option of passing our own laws, rules & regulations, and the law DeSantis signed does NOT affect us.

It was good to learn that many Wedgewood residents took precautions by moving their loose items off of their balconies, patios, staircases and carports, in preparation for Tropical Storm Debbie. Fortunately, the Hudson area suffered only heavy rains and wind with the storm intensifying to hurricane strength before making landfall much further north. 

 

Aside from lots of leaves, small branches, and debris scattered around the Wedgewood grounds, only one large branch had fallen, blocking the staircase and walkway of one unit on Fairway Drive. It was promptly cut up and cleared by our maintenance man, John Mazzella on Monday morning.

This information was posted last June (2023) but it is being re-posted since many people trying to renew their HO6 Condo Insurance have asked about it.

 

The individual reports for each building HAVE been uploaded to our website. Simply sign in, go to Documents> Member Request Forms> 2023-4-25 Wind Mitigation Reports, scroll down to your building number, and click on it. You may download a copy of the report for your building and present it to your condo insurance company (it may also qualify you for a discount). The insurance companies usually want the report in color and you must sign at the bottom of page 9.

 

The complete Wind Mitigation Reports have also been posted on our Management Company's website (FrontSteps) which all Wedgewood owners are eligible to access by joining as a Member.