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This Saturday, June 4th at the Braden River Library is the Creekwood Master Association Town Hall Meeting. Open to all members of Creekwood.

Special Meeting of CMB on Tuesday

Tomorrow, Aug 24th, a special meeting of the Creekwood Master Board will be held to review the bids for removal of invasive Pepper Trees from drainage areas in Creekwood. 2 bids will be reviewed and voted on for approval. This may affect areas in Creekside. This meeting is open to all Creekwood homeowners and will be held at 5:30 pm at the Wingate Hotel, 5464 Lena Road, Bradenton, FL 34203.

CMB July Meeting Summary

Last Tuesday, July 27th, the Creekwood Master Board had their semi-monthly meeting. A short summary of decisions follows:

• A motion to authorize Pond Professionals to install aeration devices in ponds 7 & 13 was approved with a maximum total cost not to exceed $4,500 including electrical wiring
• A motion to authorize Blooming to perform a 1-time preventative spraying of the drainage canal behind Westbrook II of recently removed pepper trees was approved for a cost not to exceed $350
• Any covenant violation in the community is to be reported directly to Argus who will handle enforcement (the sub associations are no longer involved in verification)
  

Some items still in process include obtaining bids for the following:

• Lighting behind the Lakeside wall at recreation area parking lot
• Drainage ditch clearing and restoration in Lakeside II of pepper trees and Creekside (Due to the time sensitivity of the issue, a special meeting will be called when all bids are available)
  
• Video surveillance equipment for the recreation area
• Lighting for the Lakeside sign on the North side of 49th Ave.
• Landscaping for the Creekside sign and Lakeside I & II on Creekwood Blvd next to the vinyl fencing
  

Updates for Creekside Residents

Some updates on events in Creekwood that apply to Creekside homeowners:

-As stated in earlier posts, Creekwood Master Association has retained Argus Property Management to manage the Creekwood community beginning in January 2010. Apparently this includes a change in banks as well. All homeowner's should have received their new payment coupons in the mail. There is currently no news at this time regarding how direct withdrawals will be effected.

-A community improvement grant was submitted and approved by Manatee County to match up to $2,500 in funding. The Creekwood Master Board (CMB) intends to use the funds for a veterans monument, flag pole, light and 3 benches. If you would like to hear more about it or discuss placement of the bench in the Creekside area, Sharon Fannin will meet you at the Creekside sign and show the placement options. Her contact info is shfannin@aol.com or 941-752-7971.

-The December meeting of the CMB was cancelled. The next scheduled meeting will be the last Tuesday in January at a location to be determined.

New Property Management Company beginning 2010

At the October Creekwood Master Board meeting a review and vote was made to retain Argus Property Management, Inc. as the property management company for Creekwood beginning January 2010. The transition from AMI to Argus should occur through the end of the year. Please continue to contact AMI with any issues or question regarding your account and to pay any Master Association dues or fines through the end of December.

Further information will be communicated as soon as possible especially with regards to Bank Account Drafts, payment instructions for 2010 and beyond, maintenance contacts, website access, etc.

The next Creekwood Master Board meeting is scheduled for this coming Tues., Nov. 24th at 5:30 pm at AMI (9031 Town Center Parkway, Bradenton, FL 34202) and is open to all Creekwood/Creekside residents.

CMB Town Hall Meeting on Saturday

Creekwood Master Board Town Hall Meeting this Saturday, Nov. 14th, at the Braden River Library, 10:00 am to Noon. As always this is open to all Creekwood homeowners.

Creekwood Master Association Monthly Meeting Tonight

Tonight is the regularly scheduled monthly meeting for the Creekwood Master Association. As always this is open to all Creekwood homeowners. Meeting begins at 5:30 pm and is held at the AMI offices at 9031 Town Center Parkway in Bradenton.

Colonial Bank is closed. Will be part of BB&T

Last Friday, Aug. 14th, the FDIC closed Colonial Bank. All their accounts were purchased by BB&T bank. The Creekwood Master Association is currently is a customer of Colonial Bank. Based on the website everything should continue as usual. Click the image to the left to visit Colonial's website.

This was the 77th bank failure of 2009 and the 5th largest in history. The public radio program Marketplace has a very interesting discussion of how this FDIC takeover is different from all the previous takeovers.

Creekwood Town Hall This Saturday!

The Creekwood Town Hall meeting will be held this Saturday from 10:00 am to Noon at the Braden River Library. This is open to all Creekwood homeowners to attend and ask the Master Board any questions.

CMB Meeting Tonight

Regularly scheduled monthly Creekwood Master Board Meeting tonight at 5:30 pm at AMI offices. This is open to all Creekwood members to attend. The Agenda is not currently available. As a reminder, June's meeting was canceled due to lack of quorum.

Creekwood Picnic Tomorrow!

Last Reminder:
Creekwood Picnic Tomorrow 6-9 pm at the Recreation Area. Open to everyone in Creekwood and food is FREE!!! If you would like to bring a dish to share, it would be appreciated. There will be Music, Kid games, Activities and Prizes!!!

Creekwood MB Meeting Cancelled

Due to a lack of quorem, yesterday's regularly scheduled Creekwood Master Board monthly meeting was cancelled. We will keep you posted if it is rescheduled prior to July's monthly meeting.

Creekwood Community Picnic June 27th

A Creekwood Community Picnic is set for Saturday, June 27th from 6-9 pm. Please click on the image to gather further details. All Creekwood residents have been invited to attend. This event is being coordinated by volunteers and funded by donations from some of the individual sub associations.

Creekwood Master Board Meeting tonight.

Regular Scheduled monthly meeting of the Creekwood Master Board is tonight, May 26th, at 5:30 pm at the AMI offices, 9031 Town Center Pkwy, Bradenton, FL. As always, this is open to all Creekwood homeowners.

Creekwood Master Board Response to Westbrook I Secessation Petition

This past weekend homeowners in Creekwood received in the mail a response by the Creekwood Master Association President, Michael Walley, to the signature gathering efforts of Westbrook I residents interested in secession from the Master Association. The letter disputes many of the statements made in a Question & Answer info sheet distributed to Westbrook I homeowners by the secessionists. Both Mr. Walley's response and the initial petition flyer are available here on the Creekside at Creekwood website. Please read all 4 pages and share your thoughts on the Creekside message board.

Creekwood Town Hall Summary

Last Saturday, May 9th, the Creekwood Town Hall was held at Braden River Library. It was quite an event. Clearly the 2 main issues were 1. AMI as the management company for Creekwood and 2. Efforts of Westbrook I to secede from Creekwood. These 2 issues comprised the majority of the discussions at the meeting, with it becoming quite heated.

1. Many homeowner's expressed their discontent with AMI as the CMA management company, specifically focusing on lack of communication from AMI. The Creekwood Master Board (CMB) assured those present that the bidding process for the property management contract would begin in earnest this summer. Previously at the March 24th Creekwood Master Association (CMA) meeting, Creekside submitted a written letter of complaint regarding AMI to the CMB. If you would like to share your thoughts on this please visit the Creekside Message Board.

2. There is a group of residents in Westbrook I seeking to break away from Creekwood based on their disapproval of recent actions of the CMB. Clearly a major issue for these homeowners is the maintenance of the Community Pool with some of the attendees from Westbrook I calling for its removal. As expected the CMB was highly resistant to such secession discussion as this would be quite a large change in expenses for all homeowners throughout Creekwood. This would increase the cost for the remaining homes in the CMA for all expenses as they are spread among fewer homes. Michael Walley, president of the CMB, pointed out that as the sub associations do not have any claim to any common property such as the monument walls, stormwater drainage system (lakes), recreation area, open grass areas, lighting, etc., there would be extensive costs to the sub association purchaser of any of these items were they to be divested by the Master Association. There was little discussion of the legal expenses that may be incurred to handle this issue. If you would like to share your thoughts on this please visit the Creekside Message Board.

If you haven't noticed the signs already...

Creekwood Town Hall Meeting to be held this Saturday, May 9th, at the Braden River Public Library at 10:00 AM. This is open to all Creekwood Homeowners to attend. Hope to see you there.

2 Creekwood Master Board Open Seats

As of this morning, there are currently 2 vacancies on the Creekwood Master Board.

During last nights Master Board meeting, in a 6-0 vote, the Directors approved legal counsel's opinion that Ms. Elizabeth Sullivan was ineligible to be elected to the Board at the Creekwood Annual Meeting that took place on March 21st and is therefore not a Director.

This morning Director Carl Hartley notified the Board via e-mail that he is resigning effective immediately.

Based on these events there are currently 5 remaining Board members with 1 individual from each Sub Association. It is expected that the Board will be deciding to either fill both positions with appointees or continue with only 5 members. Creekside News will keep you posted on the outcome.

Creekwood Master Board Meeting Tonight

Tonight is the April meeting of the Creekwood Master Board. As usual this meeting is held at AMI's office (9031 Town Center Parkway Bradenton, Florida 34202) at 5:30 pm and is open to all Creekwood members. The Creekside president will be in attendance to hear what steps the Creekwood Board has taken regarding Creekside's letter of management accountability. An update will be posted in the Creekside newsletter coming soon.

Creekwood Master Board Meeting Tonight

Tonight is the First meeting of the Creekwood Master Board as elected at last Saturday's Annual meeting. As usual this meeting is held at AMI's office at 5:30 pm and is open to all Creekwood members. The Creekside president will formally present the letter to the Master Board detailing Creekside's frustration with the current management company for Creekwood as discussed at the Creekside Annual Board meeting on March 14th. The letter will be delivered via certified mail, return receipt, to AMI's office as well as posted for viewing on the Creekside website following tonight's meeting.