Oakwood East Newsletter
April, May and June 2006
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OEHA Directors & Officers Gracie Sullivan Director & President
Sam Yearby Director & Vice Pres.
Linda Morphis Director & Secretary
Janet Wheatley Director & Treasurer
Don Boedeker Director & Newsletters
Robert Stone Director & Webmaster
Director Vacant Tracy Chappell Welcoming/Courtesy
Linda Coates Webmaster
OEHA Bookkeepers Gray & McClendon, Inc. Contact Milly: 842-2206
Neighborhood Coord. Cammy Cartmill or Officer Nancy McKinnis 739-8218
Animal Control 427-6640
Newsletters: You should be getting your newsletters quarterly – by the first week of January, April, July and October.
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Please Take Notice!
For insurance purposes, non-residents using our paths or our park facilities must be accompanied by a resident of Oakwood East or they will be cited by Midwest City for a "trespassing" violation. Permission alone is no longer sufficient.Annual Adjourned Meeting:
Our Association’s Annual Adjourned Meeting was held January 19, 2006 and many items were discussed. The budget was approved, and Sam Yearby and Don Boedeker were reelected as Directors for another 3 years. Months earlier the 10 plus sets of covenants and bylaws were consolidated into one set for all of Oakwood East. Our attorney reviewed their contents and made the needed adjustments. 50 copies of these were run off for attendees to have their own copy to examine while being discussed. Very few changes were actually made. After an item by item review and discussion, a motion was made and passed to accept these covenants and bylaws. Consequently, they were filed with Oklahoma County at the courthouse and are now in effect. Every household will receive a copy of these amended documents with this newsletter.Annual
Assessments Billing Process Reminder:(1) In December, 15-30 days before the annual adjourned meeting, assessments and notice of the annual meeting are mailed out; (2) March 15th is the due date to have your assessments paid; (3) April 1st, if your assessment has not been paid there is an interest charge of 10% of the assessment; (4) May 1st, a flat fee of $25.00 will be added; (5) June 1st, if still unpaid, a lien will be put on your property, and the cost of adding and removing such lien is added to your assessment; (6) November 1st, there will be an additional interest charge of 10% per annum on the outstanding balance, and so on progressively. And (7) November 15th, delinquent accounts are turned over to our attorney for collection. His fees will be added to the unpaid bill.
Annual Garage Sale: Our community garage sale will be held May 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2006. You can get a 4-day permit from the city, and use the permit any or all of the 4 days. The permit is purchased from the Water Department at City Hall. We do allow the signs to be put in your front lawn during this time. We DO NOT allow signs (even garage sales) to be put on our common areas or entrances.
Dogs: Many residents have asked that we put a repeat article in the newsletter concerning dogs. The complaints are owners permitting their pets to relieve themselves in others’ yards and not controlling them on a leash. A leash is required by Midwest City Ordinance. Please be considerate of your neighbors when walking dogs. If you have a problem, call Animal Control @ 427-6640 Mon.-Fri. 7:00AM-6:00PM and Sat. 8:00AM-6:00PM.
Director Vacancy: We are a Director short. Anyone interested, please contact a Director or come to one of our meetings on Thursday, April 13, May 11, or June 8 held at 6:30PM at the Midwest City Community Church of the Nazarene.
Web Site: We now have a website up and running. Check out www.oakwoodeast.org. The bylaws and covenants, and various community links are now posted. Linda Coates is Co-Web Master with our Director Robert Stone. We appreciate the job both are doing, and especially all the time Linda put in to initially establish the site.
A "Discussion Board" is included, but content will be reviewed prior to posting.
Special Projects: Hopefully you’ve noticed the cement spur linking Lakeside to the asphalt path for easier access for wheel chairs, baby strollers, etc. A much needed project for this summer is to replace the sheds. These sheds contain high voltage electrical equipment for the irrigation system, ponds, and fountains, and are deteriorating.
Director Don Boedeker:
Don was honored at our Jan.19th meeting for his dedicated service as an OEHA Director for the past six years! He is Mr. Dependable and a valuable asset to our community. He also delivered newsletters to 20 Block Capt. quarterly for the past six years. Don’s associates refer to him as the man with the manners and voice of a "Southern Gentleman."
Neighborhood Fire Hydrants: Grace visited the Midwest City Fire Chief Randy Olsen about us painting our faded fire hydrants. He advised that was not allowed, but they now have approval and funds to paint the fire hydrants in Midwest City. Based on our complaint, Oakwood East would be next on the list. They’ve painted a few hydrants bright red in Royale.
Parental Supervision: The Board has received numerous concerns and complaints about children playing at the ponds/playground with no adult supervision. This is distressing news to us, and we feel compelled to bring this to your attention. Most of the residents know there are snakes that live in and close to the water. We suspect some of these could be poisonous. The soft dirt/mire could make it difficult to escape if such a confrontation occurs. There are inherent dangers around water, playground equipment, and just running and playing for that matter. This is increased considerably where there is no supervision. We want our children to enjoy these areas, but safety must be foremost. There was one incident reported at the annual meeting about a child falling through the ice and other children finally able to pull the child out. Another incident was children playing on the ice and when asked to come off, more children joined them and the resident concerned with their safety had to call the police. There have been other instances of children in dangerous situations without help nearby. Signs are posted requiring adult or parental supervision. The basketball hoop is being stored and probably won’t be put up this summer due to the fighting and bad conduct at the basketball goal. Being called on the phone at 10:30 at night by the police and residents about the problem is not one we’re anxious to resume in the near future.