{"id":15563,"date":"2020-04-05T16:56:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/?p=15563"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:32:45","slug":"a-message-from-your-rra-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2020\/04\/05\/a-message-from-your-rra-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from your RRA Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is very difficult time for everyone.&nbsp; What is happening now is worldwide and the impacts will be felt for a very long time.&nbsp; It is not \u201cBusiness as Usual\u201d for anyone.&nbsp; It is up to all of us to keep our community safe and minimize any negative financial impact as best as possible.&nbsp; The phrase \u201cWe are in this together\u201d is certainly true.&nbsp; Your property owner\u2019s association is committed to honor this phrase in both spirit and practice.&nbsp; Our goals are simple, safety first for both our residents and our employees.<\/p>\n<p>There are many uncertainties and long-term plans cannot be certain and will reflect the changes imposed by our state and Federal governments.&nbsp; Social distancing is a requirement and until that ban is lifted no public spaces will be open including pools.<\/p>\n<p>We are doing what you are doing in your own households; reviewing what needs done and how best to do it.&nbsp; Until the pandemic situation has ended, our employees will continue to function for basic tasks only.&nbsp; There will be no long-term maintenance tasks or purchases in the next 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>Our Mayor, Jennie, has said many times\u2026&#8221;One lake, one community&#8221;, that has never been more important.&nbsp; We are working with the Village in the best interest of all residents.&nbsp;&nbsp; We need your help as well.&nbsp; Please honor the mandates from our Governor.&nbsp; Do not feel you are exempt from either the rules or the virus.&nbsp; You are not!!!!&nbsp; Listed below are the actions and updates of Your Board at this time:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dues &amp; Assessments &#8211;&nbsp; <\/strong>If you can, please pay your dues as scheduled by the May 1 due date.&nbsp; If you can\u2019t, we understand and will not assess any late charges until July 1, 2020.&nbsp; About 40% of you have already paid and for that we are very grateful.&nbsp; Your Association is not-for-profit and all money collected is put back into the community.&nbsp; Thank you for understanding the importance of this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Priorities &#8211;&nbsp; <\/strong>The 2020 budget was pretty tight.&nbsp; We did this so we would not have to raise dues.&nbsp; We are reevaluating each and every dollar to ensure they are spent appropriately with the understanding that funds will be reduced this year because of the pandemic.&nbsp; Other revenue streams such as clubhouse rental and outstanding collections will also be reduced.&nbsp; The Board is working with Association Management to focus spends on safety issues and general maintenance, like grass cutting.&nbsp; We are also looking at some creative ways to generate income that will also provide benefits to our residents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake Updates \u2013 <\/strong>Our lake is a great place to practice social distancing but please be mindful of safety issues.&nbsp; Last year we experienced a great number of complaints regarding violations of both ODNR laws and RRA regulations.&nbsp; Our lake safety committee has been working all winter on a new program which included working with our Village Police and the ODNR to provide a presence on the lake.&nbsp; Unfortunately, these enhancements cannot go into place until the world returns to normal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each one of us needs to use common sense.&nbsp; Not one of our hospitals would appreciate the burden of taking care of someone who is hurt because of a foolish accident. &nbsp;Please review all rules and regulations.&nbsp; Make sure any watercraft powered by more than 10 hp operated by anyone&nbsp; born on or after January 1, 1982&nbsp; has completed a boating course approved by the National Association of State Boating Association Administrators (NASBLA) or completed a proficiency exam approved by the ODNR Division of Watercraft.&nbsp; &nbsp;All 2019 RRA boat decals have been extended by 30 days and will not expire until May 22, 2020.&nbsp; However, make sure you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/online-rra-boat-decal-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/online-rra-boat-decal-request-form\/\">get your 2020 boat decals<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; We have made this process much easier but the decals cannot be issued until your dues and assessments are current.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monthly Board Meetings \u2013 <\/strong>These are still being held but are being done through software that allows us to meet using phone and laptop technology.&nbsp; It is always harder to convene this way and not meet face to face but your directors are making the best of it and will continue to focus on all association business.&nbsp; Unfortunately, we do not have a way to include you, the members.&nbsp; Until such time as the public meeting ban is cancelled, we have not choice.&nbsp; Please feel free to direct your questions and comments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/contact-us\/\">through our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Meeting \u2013 <\/strong>This, too, has been affected by the public meeting ban.&nbsp; We will continue to monitor the situation and reschedule it for later this year if possible.&nbsp; In the meantime, we will be publishing our annual President\u2019s report and our annual financial report.&nbsp; Watch for these later this month.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Reporting Problems and Questions &#8211; <\/strong>&nbsp;Please call the office or <a href=\"m&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;o:&#73;&#84;&#x40;&#x72;oa&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x67;sh&#111;&#x72;&#x65;&#x73;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#x67;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;o&#58;&#x49;&#x54;&#x40;r&#111;&#x61;&#x6d;&#x69;n&#103;&#x73;&#x68;&#x6f;r&#101;&#x73;&#x2e;&#x6f;r&#100;\">send an email<\/a>. You may not reach a person directly but someone will contact you.&nbsp; Our team members may be working staggered hours so be patient about your response.&nbsp; If it is an emergency, please contact the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all for your commitment to our community.&nbsp; You are the heart and soul of Roaming Shores and what makes it an awesome!&nbsp; We appreciate your understanding and your willingness to do whatever it takes to get us through these challenging days.&nbsp; Stay safe, stay healthy!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is very difficult time for everyone.&nbsp; What is happening now is worldwide and the impacts will be felt for a very long time.&nbsp; It is not \u201cBusiness as Usual\u201d for anyone.&nbsp; It is up to all of us to keep our community safe and minimize any negative financial impact as best as possible.&nbsp; The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2020\/04\/05\/a-message-from-your-rra-board-of-directors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Message from your RRA Board of Directors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}