LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES: December 10, 1998

The meeting was called to order at 7:50 PM at Sangster Elementary School.

Members present: John Bevis, Phil Berne, Bev Franklin, Steve Gilbert, and John Landry

1. The minutes from the General Session meeting on June 11, 1998 were approved.

2. Gene Cole presented the budget. Gene discussed the Association's move to get better interest rates on our bank accounts at Wachovia.

3. Steve Gilbert started a discussion on the possibility of increasing dues and replacing the information signs at the entrances to the Community. The decision on dues was left open with the understanding that reserve requirements would have to be better defined before the increase issue is raised again. Board members will look into getting estimates on replacing the entrance signs.

4. Bev Franklin presented some information on the Adopt-A-Highway program. It would probably require a commitment to policing a 2-mile stretch of the Parkway. Discussions were held on some alternatives:

• Doing less than a 2-mile stretch

• Partnering up with some neighboring communities

5. Steve Gilbert summarized several meetings he attended concerning the "Pohick School" issue. The school board has ~50 acres which was originally donated by developers for a school site. The County did not use the land in a "reasonable" amount of time and the developer filed for permits to build on the land. The School Board sued to get the land back and won, but the site must be build on in the next several years and it must be used for a high school, according to the terms of the judgement. Most of the local communities around this site are opposed to a new school (over crowding, noise, traffic, etc.) and Hayfield parents want an elementary on this site. More to follow.

6. Lois Davis of Peoria Ct would like to see some action on the ditch at the junction of Cervantes and Maritime Lanes. She stated that the drainage problem had not gone away and it was allegedly causing alignment problems with her car. The membership discussed a variety of possible solutions, such as reworking the area again, or installing a metal grate over the ditch. However, by far, the prevailing consensus was to leave the intersection alone because it acts as a "reverse speed bump" and slows traffic coming through the intersection. Steve Gilbert will talk with VDOT and see about getting signs to warn traffic of the condition.

7. Doug Franklin of Maritime Ln asked the LFCA to look into possible uses for the 7 acres of community property (once designated for the pool/club house).

Without further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:57 PM.