January HOA Newsletter

Book Club: The Maid by Nita Prose

Jan 23, 2023

Come enjoy good company and a good discussion of the book, The Maid (description below). Please bring a drink or snack to share.

Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by.

Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.

But Molly’s orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what’s happening, Molly’s unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had united with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black—but will they be able to find the real killer before it’s too late?

A Clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different—and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart.

Lake Renovation Update

The Board has secured a loan to cover the cost of the repairs to the lake. The contractor has begun work on the lake renovation but has had delays due to weather. This is to be expected because we missed our timeline for doing this work during the dry months while the lake was low.

We hope to be able to complete the vote to pay for the loan by special assessment instead of slowly paying it off over a 5-year period with very high-interest rates.

If your household has not yet voted for the special assessment please consider doing so now.

The board plans to once again print and distribute flyers to those 75 households that have not cast a vote in January. We will include a section that will allow for voting by paper if some are uncomfortable with a digital vote.

The Vote page has been edited to reflect our current plan to use the special assessment to pay back the loan instead of paying the contractor directly. If this changes your vote you can contact communication@grandlakehoa.com to have your vote reset.

These are the steps you will need to do in order to vote.

1. Register on grandlakehoa.com using this URL: https://www.grandlakehoa.com/register
2. Wait for your account to be approved and verified as an eligible voter (You will receive an email).
3. Then go to https://www.grandlakehoa.com/lake-renovation/ to cast your household’s vote. You will be asked to log in and then if you have been approved as a voter you will be able to cast your vote.

If you have questions or need support contact communication@grandlakehoa.com.

Board Elections

The election committee is working to prepare for the board election. This year we will have 3 seats to fill. We will be looking for at least 3 nominations or volunteers to run for these board seats. The term for a board seat is 2 years. The election will be held in the month of February and the results will be tallied and presented at the annual community-wide meeting on February 20, 2023. The board and the election committee will be utilizing the digital voting system on our website grandlakehoa.com. We will have backup paper ballots for anyone that does not want to cast their vote digitally. If you would consider being a candidate for the upcoming election please send your contact information to election@grandlakehoa.com. The cutoff for being considered for a board seat will be the first week of February.

Annual Community-Wide Board Meeting

The annual community-wide board meeting will be held on February 20th, 2023 at 6:30 pm. We encourage at least one homeowner for each household to attend. This meeting will be to certify the election results and assign board positions to new members, Present the annual budget, and discuss the plan for the year.