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PRESIDENT’S UPDATE
By Gary Dahl, Board President

In October, many enjoy the • Patrol Services has seen a rise in noise complaints and
Halloween festivals which fea- excessive dog barking. This is another area of concern
ture special costumes and sug- because if the noise and/or excessive dog barking con-
ary treats. Others enjoy the fall tinues, the unit owner will be referred to the Covenants
foliage unfolding as the leaves Committee for potential policy violations. So please be
give off brilliant colors sure to keep the noise level in your unit to a level that
throughout the month. Our does not disturb your neighbors and manage your
park-like atmosphere created dog’s barking if applicable.
by the landscape here at Watergate at Landmark (WAL)
makes this time of year a very special one indeed. I’d like Paving Work
to share the following items with you this month: The Board approved a $37,425 paving and concrete con-
tract with NVM Paving and Concrete to provide road re-
Changes to the Board of Directors paving work on the Upper Terrace roof and road/parking
The Board recently appointed Luke Lopez to the Wa- along with other concrete work on property. Expect to see
tergate at Landmark Board of Directors. Luke is serving some road and parking impact as a result.
in the Board position vacated by Jamie Samans after he
resigned due to moving away from WAL in August of this Staff Changes
year. As we welcome Luke, we wish Jamie all the best in Last month, LaShonda Graham resigned as the Executive
his new location. Luke’s current appointment expires at Assistant to the Board of Directors and has transitioned to
our next Annual Meeting on Monday, March 2, 2020. other employment opportunities. Many of you are familiar
with her welcoming personality, constant help in interpret-
Neighborly Courtesies ing Association policies for residents in a variety of situa-
• As you walk through the halls and common elements tions, and overall impact throughout the Association. We
here at WAL, please let Resident Services know if will miss her dearly and wish her well on her new endeav-
there is some repair that needs to be made. You can ors.
help our grounds continue to look first-class via re-
porting such issues so that our Maintenance team can The Association promoted Brittney Copeland from her
schedule these repairs. current position as Administrative Director/Resident Ser-
vices Manager to that of Administrative Director to the
• Construction sounds easily travel from one area of the Board of Directors. We are actively interviewing for
building to another, which results in resi-
dents routinely reporting construction Changes are coming to the Association
sounds. Some reports turn out to be author-
ized and approved remodeling projects Management structure with the goal of
while others are not. You may contact Pa-
trol Services to alert the Association to con- optimizing services for the community.
struction sounds. This helps to identify and
stop unauthorized and unapproved projects until prop- Brittney’s replacement along with delegating some respon-
er permits are obtained. sibilities to other departments to optimize services for the
community. These changes will be officially announced
• There’s also been an increase of reports from residents later this month.
who’ve had water landing on their balconies from their
neighbors above them. When one uses too much water See you at the October Board meeting on Tuesday, Octo-
to wash the balcony or water their flowers or plants, it ber 29, in the Terrace Lounge at 7:30 p.m.!
results in water flowing over the ledge and onto other
balconies. This is not only a policy violation but also Note: New Association dues and fees go into effect begin-
creates challenges for those whose balconies are wet ning Tuesday, October 1. Copies of the FY 2020 Fee
due to the water overflow. Please consider those below Schedule are available online or at Resident Services.
you when using water on the balcony.

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