JUNE 2009

Board Contact Info THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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Jennie Prettyman, (formerly Jennie Palmer), has served the Wynn Wood
Officers community for several years as treasurer. Recently she and her husband, Bill,
moved into Bill's home in Smyrna. Jennie's home here in Wynn Wood is still for
President: Virginia sale. She and Bill are very reluctant to leave Wynn Wood, but maintaining two
George homes is more than they want to handle. As a result, Jennie has submitted her
615 S. Wynn Wood Cir. resignation as treasurer.
698-1798 The other officers wish them well. We are very grateful for all the time
and effort Jennie has put into her position as treasurer. She has served the
VP: Harry Van community well and faithfully. As part of her resignation, Jennie has requested
Benschoeten that an audit of her work be completed through June 30, 2009. That audit is
397 Wynn Wood Cir. presently underway and will be presented at the July 7th, meeting. Meanwhile,
670-4554 Connie Jaconi is serving as treasurer. At the general meeting on July 7th, we will
ask for a vote for a new treasurer. Connie is willing to complete Jennie's six
2nd Vp: Donald month term, but the floor will be open to anyone else who wants to be considered
Watkins before we vote. Please plan to attend the meeting.
428 S. Wynn Wood Cir.
697-8275 Virginia George, President

Treasurer: **************************************************************
To Be Voted On
GLUB, GLUB, GLUB
Secretary: Joyce Austin
75 Summerhill Ter. Well, the past three years have been dry as a bone, but this year is turning
697-7099 out to be very different. The frequent rains have filled our ponds, sometimes to
overflowing, resulting in not having to run the pumps. A welcome relief! The
fish are flourishing and the ponds look really good.
We have begun a project to keep the cattails under control. We do not
want to eliminate them completely, but they tend to overtake the ponds if left to
Association Address: themselves. Our landscape contractor, Al Gumpman, has treated pond 3 with a
P.O. Box 488 substance that will not adversely affect the fish or wildlife, but will control the
Camden-Wyoming, DE
19934 cattails. The officers have decided to institute pond treatment on a three year
cycle. Each pond will be treated for cattails every three years, this year pond 3
Web Site: and next year either pond 1 or pond 2, whichever needs it more. This should help
wynnwoodhoa.community. maintain a healthy balance in each pond.
officelive.com Hopefully, you noticed how beautiful the individual planting mounds at
the ponds and common areas looked this spring. This is a result of all the work
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our beautification committee did last fall. Thanks to all the volunteers who
wynnwoodhoa@hotmail.com
worked so hard on this project. If you happen to be walking through one of these
areas and see trash, please pick it up and help keep our community beautiful.

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 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7th, at 7 pm at the moose lodge. As mentioned
earlier, we will be voting to elect a new treasurer. We will also begin looking into the possibility of taking part
in the snow removal reimbursement program offered through the Delaware department of transportation. As you
are probably aware, Delaware is having its budget problems, so we will be gathering information between now
and the meeting to see if the program is still available and to what extent. Presently there are specifications as to
what qualifies for reimbursement. We want to be sure we understand all the particulars before signing up. Your
input is important. If we go with this program we need to have input about potential contractors. Please bring
your ideas to the meeting to be considered.
At our last meeting in April we discussed whether to attempt to put the message board up again.
Following some discussion, the vote was overwhelming that we need the message board, that it adds to the
community, and that it needs to be rebuilt. Although it looks like nothing is being done, things are happening
behind the scenes. We have a group of men working on the project, and you will soon see the results of their
efforts. The officers want to thank them in advance for stepping forward and joining together to make this
happen.

BY-LAWS & RESTRICTIONS

Copies of the revised by-laws and restrictions were sent to every homeowner back in October in a large
manila envelope, each one costing over $1.00 to mail. The changes were explained and voted on at the
November 21, 2008 meeting and approved as written. They are registered at Kent County and are the documents
we are functioning under now. Attached to this newsletter are copies of the pages that were signed and
registered with the county. You need to detach them from the newsletter and staple page 7 of 7 (article vi-
amendments at the top) to the back of your by-laws. The other, page 9 of 9, should be stapled to the back of your
restrictions. We cannot undo any previous violations that somehow occurred. Please consult your copy of these
documents if you have any questions about issues that arise. A couple of residents have stated that they did not
receive their envelope, but we have not had any returned from the post office. If you do not have copies or
cannot find yours, please borrow from a neighbor and have copies made. The board supplies copies only to new
residents through the hospitality/welcome committee. You can also go on-line and read them.

wynnwoodhoa.community.officelive.com

Have you visited the revised web site yet? Dan Brown has been working diligently to give us a web site
that is more user friendly and more visually pleasing. We think he has accomplished his goal, and we
recommend you check it out. As stated above, you can now read items on-line, including minutes from the last
meeting, even though these are listed as "pending" until approved at the next meeting. Although the newsletter
will also be on-line, we will still have to print and distribute newsletters since not everyone has a computer.
Communication is the key word, and we are doing our best to make sure every resident knows what is going on
in the community that may affect them.

EVENTS - PAST AND FUTURE

The spring yard sale was a great success. Thanks, Mary and John McGurney for all your work!
Mark your calendar for the community cook-out... October 10... Rain date October 17... Pond 3
The cook-out committee will be distributing a flyer with details prior to the event

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