Parking in Numbered Parking Places

The board received an email from Anwar Khan, a resident who has a problem with other people parking their vehicles in his reserved space. While our residents are aware that numbered spots are reserved for the resident of that house number, our guests might not know this. When guests come to visit, please make sure that they know not to park in a numbered (reserved) space. Please inform workmen as well. Here is Anwar's email:

Subject: Reserved parking

Hi Art,

I am not sure if you are the person to send this message to. If not,
can you please forward it to the right officer. I am having a problem
with guests and work crew parking in my reserved space. A part of the
problem might be that the reserved marking on my spot is worn and
faint. I would like to have it repainted. Could you also send out a
reminder to homeowners to let their guests and workers be aware about
the policies concerning reserved spaces.

Thanks.

Anwar Khan
8024 Inverness Ridge Rd

Does anyone have any advice for Anwar about repainting his house number on his parking space or perhaps have a set of the stencils used by contractors to paint numbers on parking spots? If you do, please leave a comment on this post or send me an email and I'll forward it to Anwar. Thanks.





Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

Herbicide Survey Results and the Board's Decision

The Herbicide Survey, which closed March 11, marks the first time the Inverness Board used an online survey to solicit opinions from our residents before making a decision on an important issue.

About 20% of the households on the mailing list took the survey (not counting board members who did not take the survey), which is a high response rate. A total of 26 homeowners responded to the survey questions. Here are the results:

8 people wanted the community to continue using herbicides
1 person did not have a strong opinion either way
17 people wanted the community to stop using herbicides.

Fifteen residents provided written comments as part of their survey response. I've collect those comments together into a message on the IFA website's Message Board. Here is a link to the residents comments:

Residents comments on the use of herbicides in Inverness Forest

After hearing a presentation on the results of the herbicide survey, the board voted 7-0 to stop using herbicides on the common lawn for a one year period. A year from now the board will evaluate the state of the common lawns and decide on a long-term policy.

I want to thank everyone who took the survey. Your participation provided the board with valuable feedback on an important issue. The high response rate has encouraged the board to use online forms to request feedback from Inverness Forest residents on future issues.

I would like to thank Danie Pearson for raising the issue of herbicide use on the common area lawns. As you read the comments on the Message board (see link above), you will see that many people on both sides of this issue feel strongly. Knowing your opinion on important issues is valuable to the board when it considers important decisions. While the board can't make decisions based solely on residents views, those views are one factor that should be considered.

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com