By Tom Sopko – RRA Board President

The Board wishes each Member a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

I apologize for canceling January Meeting. The weather was bad, and forecasted to get worse. It seemed to be the prudent thing to do. We contacted as many regular attendees as possible. Hopefully you got the message.

As we discussed at the December meeting, the Association will host Roger Corlett, the Ashtabula County Auditor at the Clubhouse. Roger will discuss Read more

By Tom Sopko – RRA Board President

1. The Board and the Association wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday, and a Happy New Year.

2. The RomeRock Association is a Homeowners Association. The members of RomeRock Association consist of the owners of real property within the Roaming Rock Shores Subdivision along with their spouses and others approved for membership in accordance with the Association’s By-Laws.

“Homeowner’s associations (HOA) are formed by planned communities with single-family homes or multiple unit or Read more

1. In the past Month of October 2016, the Mayor has commented many times, “Sopko said” or “Sopko was right”, or “Sopko pointed out”.
   1. I just wanted it to be clear that Sopko is just another Association Board Member who happens to be the President representing the Board. What I say has been vetted by the Board and represents the Boards position.
   2. If I make my own comment, I state that it is my feeling at the beginning of the Read more

By Tom Sopko | RRA President

1. Summary of the Election for Directors
   1. Election for 3 Directors to serve for 3 years.
   2. Candidates
      1. Ed Baitt *
      2. John Lindemann *
      3. John Martin *
      4. Jack McMillin
   3. * indicates winning the election
   4. Thank you to all the candidates for running.
   5. Congratulations to the winners.

2. Officer Elections for the 2016/2017 Association operating year, same as last year.
   1. Tom Sopko – President
   2. Jim Swartz – Vice President
   3. John Martin – Treasurer
   4. Dave Emick – Secretary

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By Tom Sopko | RRA President

Hide Away Hills and Pine Lakes jointly sponsored the Spring 2016 Ohio Lakes Communities Association (OLCA) meeting held at Hide Away Hills.  We did not see any of Pine Lakes.  Jen Addair, one of our office employees, is a Board Member for OLCA.  RRA Board attendees were Dave Emick, Jim Swartz and myself.  Dan Mullins, our Association Manager attended.

1. Hide Away Hills (HAH) General Description
   1. Extremely rural, heavily wooded.
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By Tom Sopko

The Board taking positions on Issues.  The Board does not always take position on an issue.  However, individual Board Members may take a personal position on an issue just as any other Member can do.  A position by an individual Board Member does not constitute a Board Position.

Members running for the Board.  Three seats open; there are four candidates.  There will be a ballot; dues/assessment paying members who have filled Read more

By Tom Sopko RRA Board President

1. In general, the Board does not respond to non-dues paying member comments. There is insufficient time to respond to all Member inquiries, let alone those inquiries of non-dues paying Members.

2. In response to the question about “does it exist in any of the rules that someone can be prohibited from buying property?”   We cannot prevent people from buying property.  We can make rules preventing certain convicted people from living in the Read more

By Tom Sopko

1. The Board is charged with making decisions in the best interest of the entire Association.
   1. The Board members are volunteers.
   2. The Board believes that we are acting in the best interest of the Association
   3. The Board represents about 1100 Active Members. Not just those Members who attend Board Meetings or those members who attend special meetings like the location of the new Office.
   4. Update: The Board announced that the new Office is being relocated to Route Read more

By Tom Sopko The following is a summary of the President’s Comments for the December 2015 Board Meeting.

1. The Lawsuit filed against the Association by Neighbors for a Better Roaming Shores, Barry O’Connell, Joseph Petraus, and Pat Long.
   1. The Lawsuit Docket can be viewed at: http://courts.co.ashtabula.oh.us/eservices/home.page.2 And then following the prompts. In the Search Box for Company, insert “neighbors”. For the Start Date insert “March 20, 2014.” It should bring you to case: 2014 CV 00234.
   2. The case is Read more

By Tom Sopko, Secretary

The RomeRock Association Board of Directors met on May 7, 2015 with all Directors present. (Note that the Board was one Director short, explained later.)

President, Dell Rodgers, spoke in the President’s Comments about:

1. The successful Village Trash Day and the successful Village Expo. Both were well attended. Dell thanked the Mayor and Council of Roaming Shores.
2. For our Board election only one person was running for two spots: Tom Sopko was elected. We will Read more