Richard Stichter opened the meeting and stated that the purpose of meeting was to elect an 11-member board of directors for the HOA.

Nominees on the ballot, that were in attendance, stood and gave a brief bio and why he or she wanted to be on the SHA – HOA board as follows:

• Bob Dowd: 39 year resident – stated that securing the emergency exit is his only desire to be on the HOA – after this resolution, he’ll probably resign.
• Karla Balogh: 39 year resident – stated that she also wants to put this emergency exit to rest, once and for all – the end.
• Michelle Consylman: 5 year resident – states that she wants us to be part of a large SHA committee, not an HOA and to have yard sales and block parties.
• Mark Crawford: states that he wants to resolve the emergency exit property and move on. End the HOA.
• John Fair: 5 year resident – wants to figure out options for emergency exit and then decide whether the board must go.
• Bill Forker: 19 year resident – his goal is to get the land at emergency exit maintained and get it done through the HOA – after that, he’s undecided about the dissolution of the HOA.
• David Herrold: 8 year resident – resolve emergency exit and have it maintained and then dissolve the HOA.
• Jim Hull: Absent.
• Mark Keefer: wants no HOA after a clear path of the emergency exit is solved.
• Steve Lyter: Absent.
• Jonathan Meyer: 35 year resident – stated that he was a member of the board a long time ago. He feels we need to have the emergency exit resolved and maintained. He objects to Hartzel and wants to get it accomplished without him. He’s undecided about shutting the HOA down afterwards …. In light of other larger neighborhood issues….like that Steckbeck has just purchased large property behind Larch Circle.
• Bob Nunemaker: Absent.
• Tracy Salinger: Says to get the emergency exit solved and disband the HOA afterwards.
• Fran Sparrow: He wants to have the emergency exit resolved. Keep the board together for other main purposes.
• Mathew Stauffer: NOT for the HOA, get the current HOA dissolved and keep the emergency exit property. Fund raise for upkeep/taxes.
• Melissa Stewart: 20 year resident – Not for an HOA, resolve emergency exit.
• Carl Stump: Absent.
• Paul Virts: 10 year resident – states that we need a resolution on the emergency exit property and is undecided about the HOA afterwards. He did note that a small community of folks need to focus their efforts and concentrate to get this first issue completed.
• Wallace Vitez: Absent.
• Brent Werner: 23 year resident – finance/admin background, he wants what’s in the best interest of the neighborhood – also to deal with liability concerning the front entrance.

How to do a write in vote was explained; but, none were added. It was explained that only members who are current on dues, can vote. Members were given the opportunity to pay their HOA dues and vote that night. 

For the election to be valid, a quorum of 60% of the dues-paid members must be reached. With 97 dues-paid members, a quorum of 60% was 0.6 x 97 = 59 minimum votes. 

Proxy votes are accepted if accompanied by a written authorization.

Voting by ballot was executed and the meeting adjourned.

After the meeting, three non-nominee people counted the votes. They reported that they received 52 ballots on Thursday night with an additional 8 proxy votes, totaling 60 ballots. Four additional four proxy ballots were not counted due to lack of written authorization. We achieved a quorum with 62% voter participation. 

The eleven elected board members are: 

• Robert Dowd 
• Brent Werner 
• Melissa Stewart 
• Bill Forker 
• Mark Crawford 
• Wallace Vitez 
• Paul Virts 
• Tracy Salinger 
• David Herrold 
• Matthew Stauffer 
• Carl Stump 

The first meeting of the new HOA board was later scheduled for 5/28/2025.