Clubhouse Issue Will Go to GHPOA Residents

At last night’s GHPOA regurarly scheduled monthly board meeting, proponents of purchasing the Geist Clubhouse presented their findings and signed petitions from property owners. Jim Felli of Admirals Bay led the :15 minute presentation and fielded questions afterwards from board members. Petitioners were signing in favor of purchasing the existing Geist Clubhouse and acknowledging an increase in association dues to cover the costs. The second part of the petition requested a special meeting to be called by the GHPOA board if in fact they do not pursue the clubhouse purchase.

Volunteers canvased and contacted 34% of the GHPOA residents accumulating 719 signatures in favor of the purchase. Only 5% of the residents were needed to call a special meeting of the board.

Felli recommended to the board that a special meeting be called and the issue of purchasing the clubhouse, which they have now termed the Geist Community Center, be taken to a vote of the GHPOA residents.

Two opponents of the purchase, Ron Tuthill and Jim Sweeden of Feather Cove I, spoke briefly against the purchase. In short, they argue that the Geist Clubhouse has little or no impact on their property values given their distant proximity to the facility.

Afterwards, board members discussed moving forward with a referendum to poll residents on their views. It was decided that a smaller group of the board consisting of Jonathan West, Tom Britt, Sandy Willis Bryant, and Terry Fulk would work with the GHPOA legal counsel to draft the language of the resident mailer and outline the guidelines for the special meeting to be called soon.

In other business, dues for GHPOA residents in 2009 will remain the same as the last two years at $425 per household.