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  • Want to make a DIFFERENCE in The Meadows?

    The process to become an MCA Board Director has begun! Below is a “reprint” of an article in the September Meadoword. We’re sending the article out via this channel in case you missed the article but would like to make a difference in The Meadows (or know someone who would). MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION…

  • Special Board meeting Thursday at 2:00pm

    An agenda for a Special meeting of the MCA Board was posted to the MCA website Tues August 19 about 6:00pm. This meeting was not announced via Constant Contact so we are passing it on via this channel (email notification is not a legal requirement but has been a very welcome recent practice of the…

  • MCA Assessments & Reserves Explained

    The following was posted by Richard Sommerfeld on the Meadows Bulletin Board Facebook page (a resident run Facebook group). We know everyone isn’t on that Facebook group so we are sharing it with our subscribers. The PDF below explains the MCA’s assessments and reserves. It attempts to answer the questions raised by Susan Chapmen at…

  • A Possible Way Forward for the Meadows Sports Complex

    The following was sent to the MCA board of directors this morning. The intent is to constructively suggest to the board what needs to be done to deal with the vexing situation with our sports complex. Much of what follows was previously recommended to the MCA back in early April (74 days ago) but ignored.…

  • Don’t PANIC over a potential TMCC bankruptcy filing

    This note was written by Richard Sommerfeld. He sent it to the entire MCA board this morning and posted it on Facebook. It has a lot of important information to help the MCA Board and MCA Homeowners better understand our situation. Yesterday’s email update from MCA included this paragraph: “Also on the agenda is the…

  • Notes on Tues June 17 Special Board Meeting Agenda

    At the recent MCA Board meeting the President noted that there would be a Special Board Meeting on Tuesday. The official notice has been posted on the MCA website, with the Zoom link. The Action items are: The proposed resolutions can be found in the Board Packet that is posted in the Homeowner section of…

  • Full Board Meeting Packet with more detailed Action Items

    Below is a link to the Full Board meeting packet from the Homeowner portion of the MCA website (some Homeowners find it difficult to find). The agenda on the Board packet has additional important details versus the Agenda sent to Homeowners directly, as highlighted below. Most Homeowners are likely not yet aware that there is…

  • Where are we now?

    Communications Communications between the Board and MCA Homeowners have been limited and strained since TMCC announced the early termination of the lease on March 20.  Homeowners questioning Board actions have sometimes been cut-off for being off-agenda, whereas Homeowners with supporting off-agenda comments can continue.  Notably, the TMCC President is given unlimited speaking time. Having and…

  • Ethical Duty of Care

    This article was submitted by Meadows residents Lynne Lockie and John Owen. We think it is worth a read about how we all may have different perspectives and interests, our primary interest should be for the long-term success of The Meadows. Ethical duty of care may be considered a social agreement.  It is the agreed upon,…

  • MCA Options for the facilities

    The following analysis was posted on Facebook and we thought is a worthwhile read to get a better understanding of the situation. The analysis was completed and shared with the Board a few days ago. That was prior to the MCA Treasurer’s announcement at yesterday’s Board meeting that an estimated $110,000 of the original $790,000…