2018 ANNUAL MEETING EDITION What s Inside SLA Annual Meeting Voting Results.. Photos..... Volunteer Recognition..... 2018 SLA and LSCA Directors.. Christmas Decoration Winners..... Advertisers. 1 3 & 4 2 5 8 & 9 2, 6, 7, & 10 SLA President s Message by Mike Hayes Dear Fellow Residents: The Lake Sherwood Acres (LSA) annual meeting was held on January 23, 2018. We had a pretty good turnout for this session based upon recent years. It would be nice to have a larger group, as this is the most important meeting for the residents to participate in the management of the subdivision. In this meeting, the 2018 Budget and the related assessments were approved with a 94% favorable vote. While that sounds great, we only had about 130+ ballots cast. This means that about 34% of the residents actually voted. While we would never expect all to vote, it would be nice to see a higher percentage cast their vote. Once again, we struggled to get a quorum. We need to have 30% each of Lake and Off- Lake residents to cast their vote. Many did vote by proxy. Reaching the quorum is important, as the Annual Meeting cannot be held unless we reach the quorum level of 30%. If the quorum is not reached, we have to prepare another ballot and set another meeting date. We must send our ballot out and give 30 days notice for another meeting. We therefore would incur additional expense and be well into 2018 before we could actually conduct another Annual Meeting. We really need these ballots in as soon as possible. As you know you can vote by proxy and mail, email, or deliver the ballot by hand. I know that each of the Board Members of the Sherwood Lake Association (SLA) and Lake Sherwood Club Association (LSCA) appreciate the positive vote and continued support of our residents. Hopefully, 2018 will be a quieter year than the last two years and the weather will warm up and allow us to get out and enjoy the subdivision. Voting Results for 2018 Below are the results of the resident voting for the 2018 assessment and directors for the boards of the SLA and the LSCA. A total of 115 ballots were cast (remember that lake lots have three votes). This is 10 fewer than last year, and represents a turnout of only 36.7%. However, we are pleased to point out that your vote supported the 2018 Budget and Assessment by a margin of 94% to 6%. Thank you for your support. 2018 Assessment Assessment Votes Participation Off Lake Lake SLA Operations $76 $249 For 168 94% Off Lake 35.8% SLA Special Projects $0 $0 Against 10 6% Lake 39.5% Security $95 $96 Blank 1 1% Total 36.7% Club Operations* $128 $128 Total 179 100% Club Special Projects $116 $116 Total $415 $567 * Plus 3% State Tax
Volunteer Recognition by Mike Hayes As part of his opening comments at the Annual Meeting, SLA President Mike Hayes praised the many volunteers that improve Lake Sherwood by serving on the SLA and LSCA Boards and their committees, and in helping with the Club recreation and swimming activities. Each year a Recognition Board is made and displayed in the clubhouse to recognize those volunteers. Below is a photo of the 2017 Volunteer Recognition board. If you would like to join the effort to improve Lake Sherwood, please contact any director (page 5) and let them know of your interest. Page 2
2018 Annual Meeting Mike Hayes, SLA President, opens the meeting and praises LSA s volunteerism. Buddy Amoroso, District 8 Councilman and SLA resident, introduces the guest speaker from DPW. Kyle Huffstickler, DPW Director of Maintenance, discusses the department s mission and an update on the Weiner Creek work. La Tefy Schoen, LSCA President, presents the Club Annual Report. Don Frattini, SLA Vice President, comments on the Membership Report. He reported that 100% of the 2017 dues had been paid. Doug Pacas, SLA Treasurer, presented the 2017 SLA financials. Page 3
2018 Annual Meeting Photos Residents representing twenty three lots attended the January 23rd Annual Meeting Page 4
This page is separate in the event that you want to keep it handy for contact information for the directors. SLA Directors Elected for 2018 Officers President: Mike Hayes (Jami) 225-295-3853 Home 4118 Lake Sherwood Ave N 225-921-1974 Cell mhayeslsa@cox.net Vice President: Don Frattini (Charlotte) 225-291-5295 Home 3929 Lake Sherwood Ave E 225-803-1293 Cell djfrattini@cox.net Treasurer: Doug Pacas (Debbie) 225-755-0526 Home 12312 Lake LaBelle Circle 225-268-5872 Cell doug@pacasteam.com Secretary: LaNelle Johnson 225-292-5005 Home 12416 Lake Sherwood Ave N jlj1916255 @gmail.com Directors Jim Cazes (Grace) 225-229-5971 Cell 3928 Lake LaBerge Circle jimc7@bellsouth.net Terry Edwards (Judy) 225-292-6463 Home 12216 Lake Lingham Circle teewards@bellsouth.net Dennis Kates 985-735-6855-Cell 4411 Lake Lawford Court dmkates@bellsouth.net Tommy Milazzo (Jan) 225-291-2171 Home 12439 Lake Sherwood Ave S 225-933-8908 Cell tmilazzo@bellsouth.net Samantha Montoya (Michael) 225-266-9175 Home 3632 Lake LaBerge Ct. 225-802-5049 Cell samatha@lafloodcert.com 2018 SLA Officers At the required special meeting of the new board immediately following the Annual meeting, the following were selected by the directors as officers for the 2018 term: Mike Hayes as President, Don Frattini as Vice President, LaNelle Johnson as Secretary, and Doug Pacas as Treasurer. Appointments for the committee chairs will be approved on February 5th at the first regular monthly meeting of the new board. LSCA Directors Elected for 2018 Officers President: La Tefy Schoen 225-292-2329 home 12342 Lake LaBelle Circle 225-939-5570 cell latefy@schoencpa.com Treasurer: Tom Schoen 225-292-2329 home 12342 Lake LaBelle Circle 225-939-5527 cell tom@schoencpa.com Directors: Denise Amoroso 225-293-2812 12336 Lake Sherwood Ave S deniseamoroso@gmail.com Jan Chiles 225-291-2980 home 4026 Lake Sherwood Ave E 225-405-0034 cell janchiles@yahoo.com Directors (continued) Steve (Connie) Jordan 225-276-7007 4515 Lake Sherwood Ave E stevej@core-assoc.com Elaine Meroney 225-292-0904 home 3925 Deerfield Lane, BRLA 225-405-2711 cell emeroney@cjbrown.com Larry Peacock 225-292-0276 home 12325 Lake Sherwood Ave N 225-485-2536 cell larry@peacockhills.net April Reaux 225-405-2619 cell 12510 Lake Sherwood Ave S aprilrox@live.com Kristen Taranto 225-253-0608 home 4201 Lake Livingston Court kikitranto@cox.net Stay alert. Don t forget about this guy Page 5
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3rd Annual Christmas Decoration Competition by Doug Pacas Lake Sherwood Acres is truly alive with the beauty of the season! This year, our judges truly had their hands full trying to pick out the winners of our friendly contest. Some of the residents chose this year to handcraft their decorations which brought their presentations to a whole new level! A big thank you goes out to all who helped make our community more festive by decorating their homes. We all benefit from your efforts!! And, now, without further ado the winners! Best Lighting Streetside Honorable Mention Nicholas Vu 4421 Lake Lawford Best Lighting Streetside First Place Bruce and Andrea Guillory 12213 Lake Leta Circle Most Creative First Place Kevin and Kelly Lastrapes 12222 Lake Leta Circle Most Creative Second Place Theresa and Daphne Smith 4129 Lake Sherwood Ave East Most Creative Honorable Mention Glenn and Monisa Thompson 3838 Lake Latania Most Creative Honorable Mention Jerry and Dorian Redding 3925 Lake Livingston Page 8
Best Lighting Lakeside First Place Fred and Debra Ruiz 12236 Lake Sherwood Ave North Best Traditional First Place Frank and Leah Arrigo 4036 Lake Sherwood Ave East Best Traditional Second Place Leo & Delores Cyrus 11936 Lake Sherwood Ave. North Best Traditional Honorable Mention Mike and Sue Hicks 12112 Lake Sherwood Ave. North Best Traditional Honorable Mention Patrick and Shannon Long 12321 Lake LaBelle Circle Councilman s Choice Award by Buddy Amoroso Lake Sherwood Village 4101 Plaza Tower Drive Page 9
Don t tempt this thief! Thank you for doing your part in securing your home and vehicles. Let s make it impossible for these criminals to succeed in Lake Sherwood Contact Us Editor Don Frattini 225-291-5295 Design-Scott Shean Webmaster-Lisa Peacock Newsletter Printer-LaFleur Printing Follow the Club on Facebook Lake Sherwood Acres P. O. Box 77185 Baton Rouge, LA 70879 Visit your website www.lakesherwoodacres.com Page 10