Most of you have heard by now that I will be retiring as General Manager at the end of January. This is something I have been considering and finally decided this was
the best option for me and my family. I have never considered my position with StillWaters Residential Association a job, it was just what I enjoyed doing each day.
I will miss everyone in StillWaters, I consider everyone in StillWaters as family, even the ones that may not always agree or approve of me. I will still be around to
assist SWRA with the transition to my replacement. My wife and I have sold our house in StillWaters and will be moving to Auburn after the sale is finalized. We are
not going far and hope to keep in touch. My cell phone number is not changing and I am happy to take calls to discuss general homeowner association questions.
Thank you for the support you have given me over the past twelve years. I wish all the best.
By now all property owners should have received their SWRA 2023 annual fee invoice. Please contact the SWRA office if you have not received your invoice.
Included in this year’s invoice is a voluntary payment request of $50 to help fund a better security option for StillWaters. The goal for a new security option is $55,000.
Please consider paying this fee to help make StillWaters a safer place.
Owners who utilize the easy access transmitters (aka clickers) to enter the StillWaters gates received an increase in the annual gate fee from $50 per year per transmitter
to $75 per year per transmitter for properties under the 87’ covenants. If your property is under another covenant but you pay the voluntary maintenance and voluntary
assessment fees, your gate fee will be the same as the ‘87 covenants. This increase was necessary to help pay for the increased cost of maintaining and repairing our
entrance gates due to inflation. Maintenance items and repair parts have increased by more than 30% over the last two years. Also, the one-time cost to purchase a
transmitter has increased from $80 to $100 due to the increased cost of the device to SWRA.
Over the past month, our area has experienced several strong storms. Our maintenance and landscape crews are cleaning up the debris from the storms as
quickly as possible; however, our crews must also continue their normal daily tasks required to keep our community functioning. Please be patient as we complete the
cleanup of all the roadsides and SWRA property.
The 2023 StillWaters property owner window decals will be available to owners who have paid their 2023 annual fee after January 31st. Two window decals will be
mailed to all owners in good standing along with the ballot for the annual director election around February 10th. Owners may also come by the SWRA to obtain their
window decals.
The SWRA nominating committee has chosen three candidates to run for election to the three available SWRA Board of Directors seats. Information about those three
candidates and one candidate that is running by petition is in this newsletter. An owner whose property is under the 87’ covenants and is in good standing with SWRA
may still run for one of the three board of director seats by petition. Anyone who would like to run by petition must obtain a petition form from the SWRA office and
return the completed form on or before February 8th to qualify and be listed on the election ballot. Should someone decide to run for the board of directors by petition,
their biography will be printed in the next newsletter which will be published before the election ballots are mailed.
During my tenure with SWRA, I have encouraged property owners to volunteer and get involved in SWRA. It is difficult to volunteer when you are working and have
a family but only you can help improve our community; if you don’t try no one will.
Kevin Eason, General Manager