Fall 2023 Newsletter
ANNUAL MEETING
The 44th Annual Meeting of the Washington Pond Homeowner’s Association was held on September 18, 2023, at the KofC on Pascack Road. The meeting agenda included review of budget, completed projects, changes that took place, announcements, and an open forum with questions and discussion of all homeowners.
ELECTIONS
The Election Committee tallied the votes. There were 32 ballots received and counted. Elected to the Board: S. Burgermaster (32 votes).
The Board consists of 7 members: S. Burgermaster, M. Kolax, W. Kolax, L. Mason, A. Mason, S. Raigo, and Y. Raigo.
BOARD MEETING
October 2, 2023. The Board elected officers and committees:
William Kolax, President
Lana Mason, Vice President
Sophia Raigo, Treasurer
Yana Raigo, Secretary
Board members: Susan Burgermaster, Margret Kolax, Alex Mason
Maintenance Committee: Sophia Raigo, Head | Alex Mason, Susan Burgermaster
Architectural Committee: William Kolax, Head | Lana Mason, Yana Raigo
Recreation Committee: Yana Raigo, Head | Val Kitaychik, Debra Press, Lana Mason
PR Committee: Yana Raigo, Head | Lana Mason, Susan Burgermaster
Pond Maintenance Committee: William Kolax, Head | Bob McDonough, Ilya Zwieback, Yana Raigo
Budget Committee: Sophia Raigo, Head | Christine Bole, Alex Mason
The Nomination Committee will be formed 4 months prior to the next annual meeting.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Justine Kiernan (222), Tiffany Evangelou & Alex Tsiros (209).
Acknowledgement
Unfortunately, we lost several of our longtime residents this past year: Mickey (145), Milton (304), Marlene (222), Sera (203), and Susan (209). Our condolences to their families, we will remember them fondly.
PROJECTS OF 22/23
MAINTENANCE FEE
The monthly maintenance is increasing by $20 to $460 monthly starting with October 1, 2023. Notification along with the corresponding budget was distributed to all homeowners on August 31st. Most of the budget increase was due to higher property insurance and waste management/disposal costs.
WORK IN PROGRESS
As discussed last year, our pool is due for a replacement of the pool liner. The project was not completed due to an issue with the vendor. We’ve had help searching for a new vendor (thank you Debra Press) and are happy to report that the project is now in progress and scheduled to be completed this fall, so our pool will be sporting a brand-new liner for next season. The vendor is local to New Jersey. As the work is progressing, we’ve uncovered a problem with the return lines connections at the steel walls of the pool. The connections have deteriorated and will need to be repaired or replaced as the installation of the liner progresses.
Gardening Water Pipes (Winterizing)
Don’t forget to winterize the gardening water pipes before the temperatures drop! Please read the FYI post for more information or look for the Gardening Pipes post in the News section of the website.