3/29/25

Louis called the meeting to order.

We nominated new officers for the new year. Crystal Casey nominated and elected as chairman.
Karen Watson is going to serve as co-chair.
Iris Collins nominated and elected as treasurer.
Nel Whaley nominated and elected as secretary.
Louis gave a treasurer report: Checking account balance:24,814.53
Louis turned the meeting over to Crystal.
Karen created a spreadsheet to show past projects and money spent. Karen is going to continue to update this sheet as new projects are done.
New Business:
Mark: Update on wireless speakers and microphone for the shelter. He is continuing to research and search for options. We would like to try to get something installed before the Homeowners Meeting on the first Saturday in June.

Picnic table at the waterfront. We would like to purchase another one. Ginnie will find out cost for purchasing another table.

Pool furniture: Louis suggest purchasing 10 more loungers for the pool. He is going to contact the company in Morehead and check on the cost for ten and get back to the committee by email.

Tarps for the pool. Karen gave an update. Tarps that are durable enough to withstand wind at the pool are very expensive. For now, we are going to continue to replace umbrellas as they break.

Playground Equipment: Karen researched equipment that would be appropriate for toddler aged children and gave an update. We had discussion about types of equipment that would be good. Marty is going to talk to Lynn Everette about making something like the train he made for his grandchild that would be stable on the playground. A motion was made and passed that pending what Marty finds out about the train, Karen will look further into equipment she was researching. Annette Creech suggested we get new balls for the ball court. Louis suggested that we let people bring their own basketballs. Karen will check on the condition of the pickle balls.

Front Decorations: Cindy Long is stepping down from decorating the front/entrance area. We will look for someone to take this job over. Ginnie is going to look into getting new permanent lights for this area. We discussed community day to decorate for the different holidays.

Changing table for the bathroom. It has been purchased and Jerry is going to install it today.

Palm tree at the pool is dead. We discussed what to do about removing it. Karen made a motion to saw it off close to the ground and put rocks to cover up the stump. It was passed. Jerry will saw it down. Mike will talk to the board to get their approval.

Tracy talked to Ginnie about painting a pole at the waterfront. Ginnie researched this project and gave an estimate for completing the project. Her max price is 460$. (Depending on the time it takes her to complete the project.) After discussion, we decided that this is probably a HOA project.

Marty replaced water hoses and was paid for them. Louis will reimburse the account, with enhancement check, that paid Marty for the hoses.

Tracy talked about flag replacement. Mike Truelove will get 2 replacement flags.

Tracy discussed the AED machine. We have one at the pool. It needs to be checked to see if it works properly and getting a more secure storage box for it. Jerry is going to check out the AED and on replacing the box with a weather proof and insulated box. He will let the committee know his findings.

50/50 tickets: Do we want to try to sell at different events/holidays? We tabled this discussion to the next meeting. We also discussed selling 50/50 tickets along with food tickets. We decided to only sell them the day of the banquet.

Food Trucks on Holiday Weekends: We discussed if we want to book trucks for these weekends. We will see if Crystal will arrange for them to come on these weekends. Pam may have contact for the burger truck.

Banquet Information:

We will add lemonade, water and sweeteners to the menu.

We will start looking for places to provide food and prices for food. We need to make sure they bring all the help that is needed to serve on the day. Jerry talked to Smithfield’s chicken about pricing. (He is going to get more information from them.) Lynn Head is going to contact McCalls in Goldsboro for pricing. Kenny has approached Crystal about cooking for the banquet again. Crystal is going to check with Golden Coral in Jacksonville for pricing.

On tickets…we need to add a line for the number of plates sold with that ticket and a line for the phone number of person that purchases. Karen will design and print tickets for free.

Crystal has talked to someone who will make our banner for free.

Electrical Box at the front: Lattice needs replacing to make it look nicer. Ginnie will look into this job.

Old Business:

Thank you Ginnie for taking care of the sign at the front.

The screens at the shelter have been repaired.

Next meeting is set for May 3rd at 9:00.