Message From The Otta President, Fern Bomchill Davis

Hello OTTA Members and Friends,

           It is truly amazing how time flies.  Here we are in September, following another successful (albeit damp) Art Fair.  The summer has been warm and wet (to the pleasure of some and the chagrin of others).  Summertime is for relaxation, but your OTTA board has been diligently working in an attempt to improve the association and provide our members with what you want and need.  Remember the survey you filled out last summer.  Your responses were given to a newly formed Long Range Planning Committee who designed a wonderful roadmap for the association in the years ahead.  The full OTTA Board considered, supplemented and approved the report for implementation and will produce the full report for your information next month.

            As you will see, the report puts into action one of our oft-repeated goals--get everyone involved.  There will be new and improved committees for which we want and need our members' involvement.  As a start, I am looking for OTTA members who would be interested in serving on the Nominating Committee.  Please let me know if you are interested.  It's a wonderful way to get to know your neighbors and the current and future Board of Directors.

            Another one of our goals is to increase our transparency as your organization.  To that end, we will publish our year end financial statement for our just ended fiscal year, 2009-2010, in the upcoming edition of the Old Town Triangle Times. We will do our best to address any questions or concerns you may have. Feel free to stop by the triangle office or email treasurer@oldtowntriangle.com. 

           This summer the Board of Directors also approved some necessary repairs to our condominium (windows, flooring, paint); and one of the newly-created committees will be considering more substantial capital improvements.

            Please enjoy these dwindling dog days of the summer.  As you know, soon we will notice a crispness in the air with leaves filling the sidewalks followed by colder temperatures and white crystals replacing those green and brown foliage.  Our city (and of course our neighborhood) is great!