board at work APRIL 2015 Jane Horton, Editor

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1 Jane Horton, Editor APRIL 2015 board at work Because it was two weeks late and rainy, the 2015 Annual Meeting was sparsely attended. The operating budget of $108,398 was approved. Charles Dammann and David Raines are new board members, replacing the seemingly irreplaceable Roseanne Apyan and Chuck Yarbrough. The PowerPoint presentation shown at the meeting is available on the RHA website. Chattanooga Dept of Transportation is repairing the broken asphalt at Bayswater and Stornoway lanes. It is a multi-step project because the roadbed first had to be repaired. Another problem was identified on Stornoway, and both projects will be completed at the same time. The winter weather delayed the project by several weeks. The board approved a $2500 purchase of weed and algae control products for the ponds. The purchase will supply all five ponds for the year. Treatments start in April by Pond Captains Jim Chastain, Charles Dammann, Roger Land, and Al Cemel. At the Annual Meeting, the problem of children coming through yards from Windbrook and playing in the ponds was voiced. We will add no trespassing to the no fishing signs that have been ordered.

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3 bunco, anyone? Several residents are interested in starting a women s Bunco group. If you d like to participate, please contact Terri Lane (Stornoway) at or jl37343@bellsouth. net. The group will determine the schedule. neighborly news Philip Champion (Cheswick N) was recently featured on the cover of Get Out Magazine as part of their coverage of junior rowing. Philip is a junior at Notre Dame High School. He s been a member of the Chattanooga Junior Rowing Team for four years. Parents David and Patty are touring colleges for the third time, with Philip planning to study engineering. Older sister Laura is at the University of Alabama and was recently named to the President s List for her 4.0 GPA. Oldest sib Emily will graduate from UTK in May with a B.S in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology. She has been accepted into the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. A big Ramsgate welcome to new neighbor Ron Sanders at 6119 Bayswater. The brave man is renovating while living there. As a TVA employee, he already has several friends and co-workers in the neighborhood. Darrell & Beverely Houchins joined the neighborhood several months ago, at 6414 Knightsbridge. Also, at 6420 Knightsbridge are new neighbors Steve & Flowerree McDonough. The Ramsgate Homeowners Association website is now up and running. Please remember that it s a work in progress and I am a novice web administrator. That means don t be surprised by mistakes, and don t hesitate to call them to my attention (gently, please). To login, go to You will be asked to enter a user name and password; you make these up yourself. To view the Directory and Referral sections, use password RHA1994. It is case sensitive, so be sure to use caps for the RHA. Please do not give this password out to non-residents! Many of us have included cell numbers and addresses that we do not want shared with the general public. To change your info in the Directory, contact me (jm. horton@epbfi.com). Also contact me to add a business to our Referral section. To change your username and/or password, or to add info to your profile, first login and then click on Site Admin on the right; click on Profile at upper left; scroll down to New Password; create your new password; scroll down and click on Update Profile. Newsletters will now be posted to the website instead of placed in your mailbox. This is your last hard copy newsletter. Karen Chastain is continuing to supplement our operating budget by selling ads for both the website and the newsletters. To place an ad, contact Karen at c2cconsulting@yahoo.com. The Bulletin section is for comments, questions and suggestions. It s interactive; all residents can follow the trail of messages. You can ask to be notified by when a response is posted. Board meeting minutes can be found under the Board of Directors heading, with the most recent minutes listed first. The Residents by Address list is at the end of the Directory; either click on the Y at the alpha menu or scroll through all the names to the end. To tell you the truth, we re not sure how we re going to use the News section, but it s there should we decide we need it. Wondering how you ll know when something new is posted to the website? In addition to checking it daily, you can watch for a sign at the front of the subdivision stating Check Website. By the way, Neighborhood Watch alerts will continue to go out by if timeliness is an issue. website!!!

4 feed the hungry There is some interest by a few residents to volunteer at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank as a neighborhood group. We d most likely work for two hours twice a month. For example, we might choose to work on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 10-12noon. The group will determine the schedule. Contact me if you want to join the fun! save the date Our twice-annual community yard sale is set for Sat, May 16th from 8am--2pm. We ll put out signs at the entrance and place ads; you hold your sale in your driveway. Feel free to put additional signs at your street corner, put up balloons, sell coffee, etc. We usually have 8-12 families participate from cell Some of us, especially Verizon customers, are not able to access from our cell phone. Use instead.

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