Emerald Ash Borer Expert to Speak at Annual Meeting

Robin Pruisner, State Entomologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, will be the guest speaker at the Bristol Cove Owners Association Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Waukee Public Library, 6:30 p.m.  The title of her presentation is "Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer Risks, Realities and Options."

Did you know that at least 1 in 5 homes in Bristol Cove Subdivision has one or more ash trees in their yard?

All of these trees will fall victim to this deadly pest.

Please join your neighbors in an informative discussion and question and answer session with one of Iowa’s top experts on the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Learn about your options prior to the arrival of the EAB. Receive useful advice, resources and information on how to prepare for it. Discussion topics will include:

• What to look for and expect
• Options for treatment
• Strategies for timing replacement of your ash trees
• Alternative tree species to consider as replacements
• Interest by Association homeowners to work together to contract for services for treatment, removal and/or replacement

Ms. Pruisner's presentation will follow the election of 2015 Board of Directors and presentation of the 2015 Association Annual Budget. Download Annual Meeting Announcement and Agenda >>  Download 2015 Board of Directors Election Materials including Ballot and Proxy Statement >>

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@bristolcovehoa.com.

Cast Your Vote for the 2015 Bristol Cove Owners Association Board of Directors!

The Bristol Cove Owners Association (BCOA) Annual Meeting of the members is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at the Waukee Library, 950 Warrior Lane, Waukee.  Download the Annual Meeting Announcement/Agenda >>  A major purpose of this meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors.  Board members serve staggered two-year terms and this year members will be asked to elect three (3) members to serve on the five-member Board of Directors.

The Association is fortunate to have four individuals (including two incumbents) interested in filling these three open positions.  You are encouraged to consider the candidate statements of interest/profiles in considering how to cast your ballot.

• Tyler Anderson:  My wife Megan and I live on Buena Vista Drive and both work in the Des Moines area as civil engineers. I work in residential and commercial site design and development. Through my profession, I work with developers, contractors and city municipalities from design and through construction a variety of projects in central Iowa. I have served as a board member on YMG of the American Society of Civil Engineers for 3 years. In the past year, I have assisted Jim Langdon on the landscaping committee with maintenance tasks throughout the HOA.
• Carolyn Conner:  Currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer of BCOA. Have served one year on this Board. Resident of Bristol Cove for 5 yrs. Currently retired as a Medical Transcriptionist. Avid quilter.
• Kevin Klein:  Current President of the BCOA. Served 1 year on this Board. Resident of Bristol Cove for 7 years. 24 years as a Financial Advisor and current owner of his own investment advisory firm.
• Matt Wagner:  No information provided.

Your vote is critical!  Download an official ballot/proxy statement for your use to cast your votes for the election of these three 2015 Board positions >>.  You can use the ballot in one of three ways:

1. Complete the ballot and turn it in in-person at the annual meeting on October 14, 2014;
2. Complete the companion proxy statement on the ballot form and mail in your ballot so it is received NO LATER THAN October 14, 2014; or
3. Complete the companion proxy statement on the ballot form and have a neighbor who will be attending the annual meeting hand deliver your proxy statement to the meeting on October 14, 2014.

Regardless of the method that is most convenient for you to use, it is very important that you cast your vote in this election. In order for an election of the Board of Directors to be valid the Association By-Laws require that a minimum of 114 votes (40% of the membership) be cast.  Keep in mind that every time we have to re-cast an election ballot due to lack of participation it costs the Association in excess of $350 in processing and mailing costs. So in order to control costs and keep dues low it is important for each of us to take the time to fill out the ballot and either attend the meeting or send in your proxy vote.

 
NOTE:  The following Annual Meeting Notice/Announcement and Election Materials were mailed to all Bristol Cove Homeowners on September 10, 2014:

 
• Annual Meeting Announcement and Agenda >>
• Memorandum to All Bristol Cove Homeowners Re: Election of 2015 Board of Directors >>
• 2015 Board Election Ballot and Proxy Statement >>
• 2015 Board of Directors Candidate Profiles >>