Invoices Should Arrive After New Year's Day

The 2012 invoices and minutes will be in the mail just before the New Year holiday weekend.  The invoices will indicate a $115 assessment for 2012 with a due date of January 31st.  2012 marks the third straight year of a $115 assessment.  Last year we had to mail out nearly 75 reminders to late accounts, so please remember to take care of your payment promptly. 

The mailing will also include a summary of the 2011 landscaping projects and the landscaping "master plan" for the next two years.  This document can also be viewed on this website by selecting the tab above labeled "2011 Landscaping Summary and Master Plan."  Also now available on the website are the minutes of the annual meeting and the 2012 budget. 

Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2012 from your WMC Board.

2012 Budget Approved

The annual membership  meeting of the WMC took place on December 5th at Meadowbrook School.  A small group of property owners, bolstered by nearly 120 proxy votes, approved the 2012 budget.  The action ensures that the $115 assessment that has been in place for the past two years will continue in 2012. 

The meeting also included a summary of the general maintenance of the 16 acres of WMC common property, especially the tree trimming and pruning that has taken place in 2011. Additional landscaping projects slated for 2012 include mulching and edging of gardens, courts and playgrounds.   We will also "begin the discussion" about adding rain gardens and restoring native prairie grasses to several areas of the subdivision.

The complete minutes of the meeting, as well as the invoices for the 2012 assessments, will be mailed after Christmas. 

Annual Meeting Preview: 2012 Proposed Budget and Details Available

If you would like to read some details summarizing the proposed 2012 WMC budget, select the page (above) labeled "2012 Proposed Budget." You should have received a copy of the document, along with a proxy ballot.  If you have questions about the proposed budget, call WMC President Frank Remfrey. 

Each year, nearly two-thirds of the proxy ballots are not returned, even though the postcards include the $.29 postage.  Please mail your proxy ballot TODAY! 

Annual Meeting Slated for Dec. 5th

The WMC's  annual homeowners meeting will take place at 7 PM Monday, December 5th at Meadowbrook School.  The annual meeting will include a vote on the proposed budget for 2012 and the election of four individuals to one year terms on the board of directors.  In addition, the agenda will include a presentation by the Landscape Subcommittee on possible initiatives for 2012 and beyond. Prior to the meeting, homeowners will receive a copy of the proposed budget and a proxy ballot.  The proxy ballot may be mailed to the WMC's post office box in lieu of attending the meeting.  If you have any items to add to the agenda, please contact one of the current Board members.

City of Waukesha Announces Leaf Pickup Schedules

The City's website now includes details about the 2011 fall leaf pickup.  Click on the link below to get the details:

LEAF PICKUP SCHEDULE

The Windings subdivision is located in District #5.  

Neighborhood Trees Getting Spruced Up

Following a number of planning meetings and a tour of the subdivision, the Landscaping Subcommittee recommended a series of maintenance actions for the trees and shrubs in the various courts and outlots in the Windings.  The subcommittee and the Windings Board accepted a bid from Woodridge Landscapes, a local landscaping firm headed up by Windings resident and certified arborist Lee Schroedl.  So far Lee has trimmed bushes and trees near University Drive, Woodridge Court and Dartmoor Court.  If you have questions about the work being performed or suggestions for additional projects on our common property, feel free to call Windings president Frank Remfrey (262 542 0176) or Lee Schroedl (414 241 5162).

83 Residents Complete Storm Water Survey

Although not a high percentage, 83 of the 339 property owners logged into the Windings blog and completed the brief survey on storm water damage and sump pump usage.  The survey was requested by City of Waukesha engineer Paul Day, who is heading up a committee to address storm water runoff issues in Waukesha.  The number of respondents is commendable since it is close to the results we get each November when we mail out stamped, addressed postcards seeking proxy votes.  Typically, about 95-100 postcards are filled out and mailed to our post office box. 

The results of the survey have been forwarded to Day and our alderman Paul Ybarra.