11/19/2019 by GOC HOA Board 0 Comments
2019 Annual Meeting Minutes
November 14th, 2019
7:00pm
Lemont Police Department
7:03- Meeting called to begin
Mayor John Egofske and Village Administrator George Schafer opened with some update about Lemont:
-The lawsuit against Lemont (annexation of 17 properties) is over
-Resolved 1 year ago & the 12 month moratorium expires soon
-All 17 properties are remaining in Lemont
-More properties are waiting to annex from Palos to become Lemont
-Lemont water & sewer is significantly lower cost than Palos, so Lemont is very
appealing to new/developing properties
-In Lemont…
-Ground has been broken on an Outdoor Adventure Park
-set to have climbing towers, zip lines, ropes courses, etc.
-this type of family entertainment will hopefully bring in lots of tourist revenue
-Construction on Rt. 83 & Main St
-Projected to be completed by the end of November (or so we are told)
-The property over there is owned by Lemont
-possible gas station to go there
-also looking into Starbucks/retail/restaurant there
-help welcome people into our town as well as provide things that
people need
-Down town Lemont
-New restaurants opened Wooden Paddle, Digs, McCaferty’s
-More to come & new stores in the storefronts to open
-Making Lemont more vibrant & upscale
-Possible Luxury apartment complex to be built in future
-Shopping in Lemont automatically gives 1% back into our community
-Pete’s Fresh Market to open December 12th
-Lemont Township in good financial standing
-looking to use 1% sales tax for road projects, bike paths to connect Lemont
even more
-Cannabis
-Will be legal in IL starting Jan 1, 2020
-Lemont is starting to begin discussions about whether or not to have a
dispensary open in Lemont
-Mayor WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK on this topic
-Email your thoughts on this topic directly to the Mayor
-Pro: It would be a projected added $4,500 for Lemont/year
-Con: Would it lower the standards of Lemont?
7:25pm Financial Report
Board Member Muhammad Matariyeh is joined by Ed Oswald, our advisor from Cambridge Management to discuss the 2019 and projected 2020 budget.
-Community Improvements
-Signs at Dumnoor Entrance
-Fountains in Ponds
-Electric at Dunmoor Entrance
-New website development
-While we have made improvements, the Board has also remained fiscally responsible
-we have enough funds to be secure and still fund future projects
-Cambridge Management has helped to reduce the number of outstanding fees
-only 12 homes remain unpaid in their assessment fees
-Cambridge Management will be mailing another round of collection letters soon
-Ed Oswald said there would possibly be a way to put a “pay assessment fees now” link
onto website. Jamie Strauss will communicate more with him on this.
7:30- Board Elections
3 Board Member Positions were up for elections. As of November 1st, Board Member Jamie Strauss and new candidate Jennifer McCarty were the only candidates running for election.
-In the meeting , Board Members Jerry Lucente and Muhammad Matariyeh decided to run
again, as well as new candidate Slawek Stachasz
-Ballots were passed out and collected
-Ed Oswald assisted Board Member Matt Swanson in counting the votes
7:37- Community Events
While the votes were being counted, Board Member Liz Khouri gave updates on community events
-Summer Party
-Attended by 250+ people
-Collected over $500 for local charities
-Collected a lot of school supplies for kids in need
-If you have any interest in helping to plan/execute /donate or have your company sponsor a
future event, please contact the Board through the website.
-Speeding Issue
-The Board is continuing to work to address the issue
-Newly added “Children at Play” signs installed
-Lemont completed a traffic survey and is set to officially approve additional
stop signs to our neighborhood in Dec.
-Please continue to remind your family and friends of the speed limit (20MPH),
and to stop when a school bus is stopped
Election results are read: The 3 current Board members, Jamie Strauss, Jerry Lucente and Muhammad Matariyeh, were all re-elected to remain on the GOC HOA Board.
Issues brought up by residents regarding the neighborhood:
-Request for some sort of landscaping to block the transformers in the middle of our open area
-Suggested limestone rocks to boarder ponds to give them more appeal
-No fishing signs up around ponds to keep non-residents away
-Query about the ability to expand/deepen the ponds so they don’t overflow as easily
-Request to have the landscaping crew be more mindful and not shoot cut grass into the ponds
-Request for new signage at the Waterford entrance (to match the Dunmoor entrance)
-Request for additional lighting at the Waterford endtrance
-Side walk dips need to be addressed (on Dunmoor near 131st and near Tullamore)
-This is an issue for the village—the Board will reach out
-Trees at Dunmoor entrance need to be trimmed for better visibility
-Again, the village should tend to this—the Board will reach out
8:05pm Meeting adjourned
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