August Newsletter published

The newsletter for August 2007 has been posted.
Take a few moments and read up on what your HOA is trying to accomplish.

July 2007 Newsletter

The Board of Directors has published the July 2007 Community Newsletter.

Resident Handbook available

Welcome! As the current President of the Wild Wind Homeowners Association, Inc. (WWHOA) I would like to say on behalf of the 2007 Board of Directors we are glad that you chose Wild Wind as your home.

You need to be aware that Wild Wind Sub Division is a covenants based community with an active homeowners association. Our mission is to promote community involvement, protect the investment of each homeowner has made and make Wild Wind a community where everyone wants to live. The WWHOA holds quarterly meetings that are open to all members of the association. We hope to see you at these meetings and look forward to you becoming an active member.

Please read the enclosed information carefully and feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Once again welcome to the community.

Tamara Isbell
President
WWHOA, Inc.

Sex Offender Registry

We all want to feel safe, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is providing an online tool that can help you and your family be smart and be safe. The official GBI sex offender registry is here.

Another site, not affiliated with the GBI, from what I can tell, provides a map of sex offenders.

Issues with User Accounts

In working on the site over the weekend, I stumbled across some issue with 12 user accounts. I would like to talk to the homeowners identified below to discuss their website accounts and ensure they are able to access the website.

May 2007 Newsletter

MAY 2007 NEWSLETTER WILDWIND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC
P O Box 835
Stockbridge, GA 30281
770-220-1923 (fax & voice mail)
www: wildwind-hoa.org
e mail: wildwind_hoa@yahoo.com
FROM THE PRESIDENT:

We are still trying to collect the dues from a select few residents who feel that they are above paying. When you purchased your home in this sub-division you signed an agreement that stated that you are a member of the HOA and that you agreed to pay the annual dues assessed by the association. Our Management Company is actively pursuing those who are in arrears, by first placing a lien on their property then proceeding to take them to small claims court. You can let a small yearly dues add up to a great deal of expense by ignoring them. I urge you to consider getting your dues paid to prevent a larger expense. We held a meeting on 4/28/07 at the Cochran Library and those in attendance discussed the raising of our yearly dues. We are presently at $50.00 per year with the $25.00 fence assessment. After a long discussion we have agreed to put forth to the members raising the dues to $100.00 per year. We have talked with the management company and they have offered three (3) different pay options for the dues. You can pay the $100.00 at one time, make two (2) payments (Jan & June) at $50.00 each, or make four (4) payments (Jan, Apr, Aug, & Nov) at $25.00 each. The raise in dues is necessary to fund the projects and expenses that the sub-division is encountering. Every year we run out of money during August. For the next four (4) months the expenses of the sub division is paid out of pocket and carried on account. It is time that we step forth and pay enough to run the full year. We have expressed that this increase should last for the next ten (10) years without having to raise dues again. FROM THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY:

Inspections of property are conducted once a week and violation reports are sent to owners every week. Failure to comply with the rules and regulations are handled in the following way: First we write a letter detailing the violation and asking that corrective action be taken with in the next 10 days. The second notice contains notice to assess a fine if the violation is not corrected in the next 5 days. If the violation is still no corrected in the time allotted or we have not been notified about what action is being taken, then we issue a fine for the violation. The fine will be issued monthly for every month that the violation remains. The only acception is for lawns that need to be cut. We will ask once that they be cut and edged within the next three (3) days. If not then we will have someone cut the lawn and charge back to the home owner $65.00. We can not wait an extended amount of time on cutting the grass. Gas lights are REQUIRED to be operational and working. This is a City as well as a sub division ordinance. Wildwind Sub-Division was built without any type of street lights, except the yard light. This is what provides illumination at night. Failure to comply puts all of our homes at risk. We have sent each homeowner, which has a gas light not working, a letter requesting that they repair these lights by May 31st 2007 or suffer a fine of $65.00 per month for every month the light is not working. Lights can be converted to electric by the association at a cost of $250.00. If you need mantles they are available at a cost of $3.50 per set. If you need help lighting the lamp, please call us @ 678-485-3501. We are here to help in any way we can. MOTION TO RAISE DUES

This motion is for the raising of annual dues from Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per year. This increase would occur this year and would result in all homeowners being billed an additional Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) this year and starting in 2008 the dues would be billed at $100.00 per year. The motion states that this amount would remain in effect for TEN (10) Years before they are considered to be raised again.

The reason for needing to increase dues resulted from the detention pond cleanup and maintenance plus other projects that need are slated to take place. All persons who are the homeowner of record, are current in their dues, have no out standing fines will be allowed to vote on this motion. THE MOTION WILL BE VOTED ON JUNE 3rd AT THE MEMORIAL PARK PAVILLION # 2 ON JENNINGS DRIVE. THIS IS THE PARK THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND THE SUB DIVISION. VOTING WILL BE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2PM – 4 PM. Due to a Summer Reading Program at the Library we are unable to use that meeting room. However we will be serving refreshments. Directions are as follows: Take Tye Street (n) to the second stop sign (Second Street) Turn right on Second Street and proceed to Jennings St on the right. Turn right and follow it to the park. We will be in Pavilion #2. PLEASE SEND IN YOUR CORRECT NAME, ADDRESS, & TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE ASSOCIATION SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE CORRECT OWNER OF RECORD FOR THIS VOTE. YOU CAN MAIL IT, OR SEND IT US BY E-MAIL.

MAIL TO:
WWHOA, INC
P O BOX 835
STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281

Site Upgrade Complete

The HOA website has now been upgraded. There are still a few tweeks that I need to make to the site, but all of the functionality should be restored. If you notice anything the does not appear to be working properly, please let me know. (webmaster@wildwind-hoa.org)

V/r,
Charles

Site hacked

I want to let everyone know, that website was hacked/defaced again... I am looking into how it was accomplished so I can secure the site against future attempts. I am working with our hosting provider to restore most of the database content that was removed... Just as a precaution, be weary of any emails that you may receive from unknown senders.

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