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NEXT BOARD MEETING

Thursday, March 22 & April 26 7 pm

South Pointe Swim ClubAll Homeowners Welcome!

The Director’s Cut

After what seem like an extraordinary long winter,

spring is finally in the air and with that comes

various changes. This is definitely true on the

HMHOA Board where I, along with Don Krok are pleased to join

the board and help serve our neighborhood.

Since we now do have a full board, we have had several

discussions on goals as we continue on this year. A common

theme has been to increase communication and participation

with the board. One of the easiest ways to get involved with the

HMHOA is to simply attend our monthly meetings. The HMHOA’s

next meeting will be on Thursday, March 22nd at 7 pm at the

South Pointe Swim Clubhouse and all homeowners are

welcome.

The meetings will also be streamed live via the High

Meadow Homeowners Community on Facebook. We have

streamed the last two meetings on Facebook and this is an

excellent option if you cannot attend in person. Additionally,

often times I have been asked the question on how can I reach

out to the board with a question or a concern. The entire

HMHOA Board can be quickly reached by email at

[email protected].

At our last meeting, we discussed that our management

company has changed ownership and with that there has been a

name change. Rowell has been changed to RealManage Illinois

and an official notification has been sent out to all homeowners.

Everyone will also be pleased to hear that the HMHOA is in

great financial shape after completing an audit by Cantey &

Associates with no issues to report.

WANTED: Yard of the Month! Finally a neighborhood

favorite will be returning in May with our Yard of the Month

contest. Each month one yard will be selected and awarded the

prestigious signage designating them as High Meadow’s Yard of

the Month! Feel free to send in any suggestions of homes you

feel are worthy and we will be on the look out as well here at the

board along with our management company.

Enjoy Spring!

www.highmeadow.org

March | 2018Stu Jacover | Secretary | HMHOA

The Meadowlark

“Preserving, enhancing and promoting the value of the High Meadow subdivision and community.”

South Pointe Swim Team ..2

Comings & Goings ............2

Garage Sale ........................2

Board Directory ................3

Youth Services List ............4

Security Corner ................5

Treasurer’s Report ............5

Resident Chat ....................5

Board vs. Management ......6

News to Share ....................8

Pet Tales ............................9

The Official Newsletter of the High Meadow Homeowners Association

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

WelcomeSpring!March 20th

The Meadowlark2 March | 2018

Comings and GoingsMeet HMHOA Secretary | Stu Jacover

This month’s ‘Comingsand Goings’ isfeaturing our new

HMHOA board member StuJacover.

Stu and his wife Pam movedto High Meadow in 1999, whenthey built their house on WildTimothy. Today, 19 years later,Stu and Pam have 3 daughters.Their oldest Sarah is a Freshmanat Neuqua, Lauren is 12 and in 6th grade at Crone and Hannah is 7and in second grade at Graham. They also try to keep up with theirGolden Doodle Hazel who is 4.

Stu is Vice President and General Manager at Hoist LiftruckManufacturing and his wife Pam is an attorney with State FarmInsurance. All of the girls pursue dancing as well as they enjoytraveling, but they have not done enough of that as of late!

Asked as to why High Meadow? Stu indicated that their familywas drawn to and continue to enjoy High Meadow for the strongfamily atmosphere in the community. They have made some greatfriends and love how convenient everything is to theneighborhood.

By volunteering on the board, he would like to encouragemore networking among our neighbors as well as expand thesuccessful social events that have been conducted over the years.One goal would be to increase the participation level in scheduledevents. He believes that stronger participation leads to a strongercommunity for us all to enjoy.

Let’s all give Stu a big welcome to the board and thank him forvolunteering his time to ensure our community remains a greatplace to live.

Early “Shout Out”!The HMHOA will likely sponsor a garage sale if thereare any interested parties. Over the past few years,High Meadow has partnered with the residents of

South Pointe and held an annual garage sale.The subdivision garage sale usually occurs in late May

or early June.We welcome any residents to participate in theplanning of this event. This is a minimally time

consuming, fun event to help keep our subdivision onthe garage sales map. Signs were printed last year and

are ready to go.If you are interested, please contact any boardmember or attend the next board meeting on

March 22, 2018 at 7 pm at the South Pointe Clubhouse.

The MeadowlarkMarch | 2018 3

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY

HIGH MEADOWHOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Fred Harms ~ President ....................................630-904-3661

2131 Yellowstar Lane • [email protected]

Ed Spriggins ~ Vice President ..........................630-486-4848

2308 Snapdragon Road • [email protected]

George Howard ~ Treasurer ..............................630-983-1662

2619 Saltmeadow Road • [email protected]

Stu Jacover ~ Secretary ....................................312-307-3472

2643 Wild Timothy • [email protected]

Don Krok ~ Director-at-Large ............................630-904-4304

2503 Saltmeadow Road • [email protected]

Board members are elected to 2 year terms. Their position on

the Board is determined by the Board annually.

PHONE NUMBERSEMERGENCY (Police-Fire-Ambulance) 911

Police (non-emergency) ........................................630-420-6666

Fire (non-emergency)............................................630-420-6142

Poison Control ......................................................800-942-5969

Animal Control ......................................................630-420-6178

Chamber of Commerce ........................................630-355-4141

City of Naperville ..................................................630-420-6111

Edward Hospital ....................................................630-355-0450

Nicor Gas ..............................................................888-642-6748

Naperville Park District..........................................630-357-9000

Main Post Office (Ogden Ave) ..............................630-717-2662

Electric Department ..............................................630-420-6131

Wheatland Township ............................................630-851-3952

Will County Offices................................................815-722-5515

YMCA (95th Street) ..............................................630-904-9595

Graham Elementary School ..................................630-428-6900

Crone Middle School ............................................630-428-6400

Neuqua Valley High School ..................................630-428-6000

WEB SITES

City of Naperville www.naperville.il.us

High Meadow www.highmeadow.org

School District 204 www.ipsd.org

NEWSLETTER ARTICLE DEADLINE

20th of each even month

Editorial deadlines are the 20th day of February, April, June, August,

October, and December. Newsletters are distributed to residents in mid

January, March, May, July, September, and November.

THE MEADOWLARK is a bi-monthly publication for the

High Meadow neighborhood.

Submit Newsletter Information to the Co-Editors:

Bob Papa 630-904-9450 and

Pamela Rekar-Pyrce 630-922-8336

at [email protected]

Residents may, at no cost, place personal classified ads, for sale ads,

and notices of lost/found, announcements (such as births, marriages,

graduations, and special occasions). A personal classified ad is

something to sell, looking for something to buy, lost items, found items or

in need of childcare. That ad must be submitted by the 15th of each even

month of the year.

COMMERCIAL DISPLAY AD DEADLINE

15th of each even monthJan Foster • Preferred Business Services, Inc.

971 Waterside Court, Aurora, IL 60502

630-585-9340 • Fax 630-585-8232

E-mail: [email protected] • www.pbspublications.com

“Publication of paid advertisements in the

Association’s newsletter is not an endorsement

or recommendation of any advertised product or

service. The Association or PBS, Inc. is not

responsible nor liable for the content of any

advertisement published, here.”

Board MeetingsThe High Meadow Homeowners

Association Board of Directors meets

on the fourth Thursday of each month

at 7 pm at the

South Pointe Swim Club. The annual

meeting is October 25, 2018.

All homeowners are invited to attend.

Please contact a Board member if you

need more information.

RealManage Illinois 847-991-6000

2587 Millennium Drive, Suite H Fax 847-991-6122

Elgin, IL 60124

Email: [email protected]


YOUTHS LOOKING FOR JOBSIf you would like your name added to the job list send an email to

[email protected] including the following information: Name, Year

Born, Phone Number and Services Provided: Babysitting (BS) • Yard Work (YW) •

Snow Removal (SR) • Pet Sitting (PS) • House Sitting (HS) • Tutoring (T)

IF YOU APPEAR IN THE JOB LISTING ABOVE, PLEASE ENSURE

THAT THE INFORMATION LISTED IS CURRENT AND YOU ARE STILL

AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THESE DUTIES FOR

RESIDENTS OF HIGH MEADOW.

Youth Services List

Jaden Chapman 2003 BS, PS 704-975-3719

Noah Ernst 1999 BS 630-904-5955

Kassidy Falduto 1999 BS, PS 630-904-8414

Alyssa Fitzgerald 1999 BS, PS 630-904-3933

Emiy Harner 2004 BS 630-416-0859

Kalyn Henderson 1999 BS, PS 630-904-9657

Kellie Irmick 1997 BS 630-484-1612

Caroline Johnson 1999 BS, PS, HS 630-904-9976

Julia Kelliher 1998 BS, HS, T 630-336-7483

Jonathan Kim T 630-416-4338

Emma Litzer 2000 BS, PS 630-957-7341

Katherine Litzer 2002 BS, PS 630-957-7341

Evan Litzer 2004 PS, YW 630-957-7341

Juliana Marks 1993 BS, PS, HS, T 630-369-5144

Natalie Marks 1996 PS, HS 630-369-5144

Drew Massie 2001 YW, SR 331-201-8944

Dong Nimon 1998 YW SR 630-848-9446

Ellen O’Connell 2000 BS, PS, HS 630-922-5825

Corinne Oscarson 1997 BS, HS, PS 630-922-1240

Hannah Pawelski 2000 BS, PS 630-904-5810

Jennifer Pochyly 2000 BS, PS, HS 630-904-7774

Alison Powers 1999 BS 630-904-4745

Aaliyah Redmond 1997 BS, PS 708-979-6399

Brittany Regnier 1998 BS, PS, HS 630-904-4109

Michael Romano 1997 BS, HS, YW, PS 630-904-3768

Joey Romano 2000 YW, SR, HS, PS 630-904-3768

Renee Shiao 2001 BS, PS, T 847-529-1866

Zaire Shakur 1997 BS, PS, SR 773-558-4043

Katie Sheehan 1997 BS, PS 630-983-4118

Alexandra Stromidlo 1997 BS, PS, HS 847-275-8493

Maggie Stromidlo 2000 PS 630-301-0447

Elaine Sun 2002 BS, PS, T 630-605-9063

Callie Tuma 2004 BS, PS 630-486-5165

THE MEADOWLARK

EDITORIAL POLICY

The Meadowlark is the official newsletter of the High Meadow Homeowners

Association which is located in Naperville, Illinois. The purpose of the newsletter

is to preserve, enhance and promote the value of the High Meadow subdivision

and community. The Meadowlark is a bi-monthly publication for the High

Meadow neighborhood.

Newsletter information is submitted to co-editors. Editorial deadlines are the

20th day of February, April, June, August, October and December. Newsletters

are distributed to residents in mid January, March, May, July, September and

November.

High Meadow residents may submit suggestions for articles and photographs

related to the subdivision and its residents. The co-editors have the discretion

to edit any submitted material to conform to the editorial policy.

Residents may, at no cost, place personal classified ads, for sale ads, and

notices of lost/found, announcements (such as births, marriages, graduations,

and special occasions). A personal classified ad is something to sell, looking

for something to buy, lost items, found items or in need of childcare. That ad

must be submitted by the 15th of each even month of the year.

The High Meadows Homeowners Association is under contract with Preferred

Business Services, Inc. (PBS) for the publication of the Meadowlark. The

newsletter is supported solely through commercial advertising revenue sold by

PBS. Paid advertisements (commercial display ads) are solicited by PBS.

Publication of paid advertisements in the newsletter is not an endorsement or

recommendation of any advertised product or service. Neither the High Meadow

Homeowners Association nor PBS is responsible or liable for the content of any

advertisement published in the Meadowlark.

The “Director’s Cut” is submitted by the High Meadow Board for bi-monthly

publication and is submitted to the co-editors on or before the fourth Friday of

even months.

Any commercial ad that addresses political beliefs; or presents positions of a

local, regional, state or national individual, body, or political party must be

identified as a “Paid ad” in boldface (including the source of funding for the

political ad and/or article). Neither High Meadow Homeowners Association nor

PBS is responsible or liable for the content of any political commercial

advertisement published in the Meadowlark.

www.HighMeadow.comCalling all residents to visit our ‘Home on the Internet’ and register NOW for access to news, neighborhood discussion

forums, registered homeowner directory, upcoming events and email updates.


Do you have an idea, suggestion, comment or concern aboutour neighborhood? Please submit your thoughts to

[email protected].

“As a High Meadow resident, how do I keep up to date on information fromthe City of Naperville about emergencies and community activities?”

ANSWER: The City of Naperville has a system to send messages quickly and directly to individuals about emergency and

community events. The system is called Naper Notify and was launched in 2013 which allows residents to sign‐up to

receive notifications. The notification can be a phone call to a cell phone, work phone or home phone as well as a text

message or email. The two types of notifications are for emergencies and Naperville community messages. Emergency

messages are related to public safety, such as explaining police activity in certain areas, robberies, or anything that could

be a current pending threat. There are a couple of categories for community notifications which include updates on Brush

Collection, Winter Operations, Utility outages and more. To sign up, go to the Naperville website

www.naperville.il.us/napernotify.aspx and stay informed.

Resident

Chat This month’s question is...

Treasurer’s ReportCheck disbursement December 2017 to January 2018 submitted by George Howard, Treasurer, HMHOA

Date Check # Amount To Regarding

12/01/2017..........1738....................$2130.00 ............Am. Holiday Lights ....Monument Light Decorations12/05/2017..........1739....................$89.57 ................Rowell........................Print, Postage, and Service Fees Nov. 2017 12/14/2017..........1740....................$1109.00 ............Brightview ................Shrub Planting Rt. 5912/14/2017..........1741....................$120.00 ..............Fred Harms................HMHOA Signage Exp - Reimbursement12/14/2017..........1742....................$177.50 ..............Kovitz, Shifrin and Nesbit - Legal Opinion 01/01/2018..........1743....................$2350.00 ............Rowell........................Management and Service Fees - Jan. 201801/05/2018..........1744....................$68.00 ................Rowell........................Print, Postage, and Service Fees Dec. 1701/16/2018..........1745....................$318.80 ..............Am Family Insurance Insurance Premium - Invoice 211801/17/2018..........1746....................$171.00 ..............Kovitz, Shifrin, and Nesbit - HMHOA Annual Report02/01/2018..........1747....................$2350.00 ............Rowell........................Management and Service Fees Feb. 2018

In Your SECURITY CornerHMHOA SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS REMINDER

During the past several months the High Meadow Homeowners Association became aware ofseveral suspicious vehicle activities reported to the Naperville Police Department by localresidents. Reported activities generally occurred during late night or early morning hours on

various dates, times and locations. The vehicles were parked in between residential homes, the enginerunning with occupants. It remains unclear whether the occupants left their vehicle.

Residents are reminded to report unusual or suspicious activities to the Naperville Police Department at the soonest forappropriate response. The non-emergency phone number for Naperville Police is 630-420-6666 or in an emergency dial 911. Foryour convenience other police contact numbers are posted in this newsletter.

For additional information regarding public safety and security matters residents are encouraged to visit the Naperville PoliceDepartment’s web page under the tab “Community Education and Crime Prevention - Neighborhood Watch”. We all want a safe andsecure environment for all concerned.

“IF YOU SEE SOMETHING… SAY SOMETHING!”


Continued on next page...

Board of Directors vs. Management CompanyBy Kimberly Sutherland, MBA, CMCA®, AMS® | Directory of Community Association Management

Rowell, Inc., a Branch of RealManage Illinois


Continued from previous page...

RealManage Illinois2587 Millennium Drive, Suite H, Elgin, IL 60124

p. 847‐991‐6000

f. 847‐991‐6122

e: [email protected]


Board Tips & AnnouncementsThe HMHOA wants to remind residents that there are

multiple ways of learning more about High Meadowactivities. The Meadowlark is one method of learning aboutour community.

The official website for information iswww.highmeadow.org. Register there now for access tonews, neighborhood discussion forums, registeredhomeowner directory, upcoming events, email updates andofficial subdivision documents, including the covenants andmeeting minutes and more!

Some of our residents who are Facebook fans aremembers of the High Meadow’s Homeowners Community onFacebook. This closed group is not an official arm of oursubdivision, but informally many residents exchangeinformation and ideas there. Get more active in ourcommunity.

Do you know any neighbors that we canfeature as a High Meadow Hero?

If so, send an email to [email protected] with the name,address and phone number along with a short summary of the

reason why you think this person should be featured. Thenominations will be presented to the HMHOA Board of Directors for

their review. Thanks for helping us share information about ourgreat neighbors!

NEWS to Share from the HMHOA

Yard of the Month UPDATEThe High Meadow Board is reevaluating the Yard of the Month Program. Look for changes to the process next calendar year.In the meantime, remember a home with great “curb appeal” (great looking landscape in the front of your home ) can bothincrease your home value and shorten the time your home is on the market. More importantly, a well maintained front yard ispleasing for all to look at – Let’s keep our community desirable and beautiful.

LANDLORDS AND RENTERS PLEASE NOTE

The HMHOA wants you to know that "per the CommonInterest Community Association Act of 2010, a friendlyreminder that any lease entered into after July 29, 2010 thehomeowner is required to provide the Board or managementcompany a copy of the signed lease or, if the lease is oral, amemorandum of the lease no later than the date ofoccupancy or 10 days after the lease is signed, whicheveroccurs first. This new law will be enforced by the HighMeadow Homeowners Association, and non compliance willresult in a warning, and followed with possible fines. You canfax any leases to Rowell Inc. 847-991-6122, or email them [email protected].

Easter Egg Hunt There has been some chatter on the High

Meadow Facebook page discussing a HighMeadow Easter Egg Hunt. It might be too latefor something to be organized for this year. Inyears past, the HMHOA used to have a socialcommittee that would plan such events frominput from the residents.

There has been some chatter on the HighMeadow Facebook page discussing a HighMeadow Easter Egg Hunt. It might be too latefor something to be organized for this year. Inyears past, the HMHOA used to have a socialcommittee that would plan such events frominput from the residents.

The board is always looking for ideas tomake High Meadow a more family sociableneighborhood. Board members can becontacted via email or attend a monthlymeeting to voice your suggestions.

The board is always looking for ideas tomake High Meadow a more family sociableneighborhood. Board members can becontacted via email or attend a monthlymeeting to voice your suggestions.


Sim Sim Do you ever dream of a day when you have a wonderful cat-panion to call your own? Look no further, yourboy is right here! If there would be one word frequently used to describe Sim Sim it would be: animated! Ilove to sit and talk to the birds outside the window and I can be quite chatty with them. If you like lasagnathen we also have something in common because that seems to be a favorite of mine! Now that you know alittle about me, stop in and get to know me even better! I will be in the lobby waiting to greet you!

RoxieAre you looking for that special friend to share your home with? Well come and see me! My name is Roxieand I am looking for a home where I can be the only pet. I maybe small, but I am very smart and needmental activity and daily exercise. I think this could be very rewarding because we could bond togetherwhile doing these activities! A quieter home where people aren’t always in and out would probably be bestfor me because I might get anxious and protective of my family. Once I am tired from our daily activities Iwould enjoy a nice bed and some relaxation time. So if your home is empty and you need a friend to share itwith please come see me! I just want to be the center of attention in my new forever home!

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