Month: March 2023

ANNUAL MEETING

The Mill at Tar Branch Condominium Association held its Annual Meeting via Zoom on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 10:30 am.  After verifying the presence of a quorum in person and by proxy, the Association conducted business.

President’s Report 2022

Alison Turner wished all participating a happy new year and thanked all who joined the meeting.

She welcomed new residential neighbors Whitney Ray [Unit 212], Jamon Dark [Unit 214], Del and Kim Long [Unit 312], and new businesses Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods and Forsyth Futures [Unit 313], and Fontenot and Oyler, PLLC [Unit 314].

Alison highlighted three notable improvements last year:

• Painting all exterior + interior common doors, including the People Doors on the garage structures.

• Removal of nuisance trees whose roots were encroaching on the paved sidewalks. Thanks to the Building 1 Owners who researched viable replacements and financed new trees to offset COA costs for this Common Area improvement.

• Replacement of the overhead doors on the Marshall Street garage structure. The original doors had significantly degraded over the years and were upgraded to doors of lighter, more durable materials. Thanks to the Garage Owners who researched and funded 50% of this Common Area improvement.

2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board Members serve three one-year terms and guide the well-being of our community. They meet in person regularly throughout the year and are available ad hoc to residents for clarity on governing, protocol, and assistance on all issues related to life at The Mill. Residents should not hesitate to contact any member with questions, concerns, and positive feedback.

LET THERE BE LIGHT!

As was brought forward at the Annual Meeting and then discussed at the Board level earlier this month, there are resident concerns about the lack of lighting on our two brick stairways.

Bobby Fehribach has identified appropriate solar illumination. These very well-constructed lights will have a long life in this application. The COA purchased the fixtures and once they are delivered, Bobby will do the installation gratis. In the meantime, carry a torch for safety.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Back in 1999, The Mill at Tar Branch joined other historically significant structures on the National Register of Historic Places.  Patrick Turner [Unit 328] and Board Secretary Barbara Fehribach [Unit 326] collaborated on sourcing elegant brass plaques spotlighting this US Department of the Interior designation. Earlier this month, Bobby Fehribach mounted the six plaques of various dimensions on our masonry walls. Thanks to the neighbors who answered Barbara’s fundraising call and generously contributed towards our crowd-funded project. So very exciting to have these permanent reminders of what a special place it is where we together live and work!

PARTY!

Rick Miller [Unit 223], during the Open Forum portion of our Annual Meeting, pointed out that it’s high time we meet in person rather than virtually.  The Board agrees! How about a late spring/early summer Sunday afternoon get-together in our Common Area? Looking for several neighbors to team up and plan this potluck social event. Those interested should reach out to Alison Turner at alison@alisonturner.com.

SEE A WEED, PLUCK IT UP! ALL DAY LONG, YOU’LL HAVE GOOD LUCK!

by Sherry Moss [Unit 114]

To paraphrase the “See Something, Say Something” campaign enacted by the Department of Homeland Security to bring potential terrorist activities to the attention of authorities, I’d like to wage a war on weeds by asking those who are able to “See It, Pluck It”. We are indeed in weed season, my friends! As I walk my dog up and down the sidewalk behind Building 1, I find myself constantly pulling up weeds from their roots and properly disposing of the offenders. But I know there are weeds everywhere on our beautiful campus. I ask all who are able to pull up a weed if you see one to do so. This will spread the responsibility of removing unsightly “volunteers” to willing residents and reduce the need to spray harmful chemicals on our grounds to control unwanted sprouts.

Next time you walk to your car, the mailbox, or to the recycle bins, look down and see if you can contribute to the “Pluck It Up” movement!