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Westchase is a vibrant community with an active governing body and several committees that help ensure our neighborhoods and facilities are maintained to the standards that make this such a wonderful place to live. The best way to stay up to date with all that is going on in our community, and to make sure […]
WCA Board Approves Budget at Nov. 14 Meeting
A Westchase resident took the floor at the regularly scheduled November WCA meeting to request that the board agree to convert Countryway tennis courts #1 and #2 into dual-use tennis/pickleball courts. He stated that while there are eight tennis courts and six pickleball courts, demand for pickleball far outweighs that for tennis, especially during peak […]
WCA Board Analyzes Reserve Item List at Nov. 7 Meeting
The Nov. 7 meeting was called to discuss the reserve item list prior to finalizing the coming year’s budget. President Michiel Oostenbrink began by explaining that the previous board had prioritized each of the 147 items on the reserve list on a scale from 0 to 5, with 0 assigned to projects that had recently […]
WCA Board Reaches Compromise on Property Management Contract
WCA Treasurer Michiel Oostenbrink reported at the September meeting that he had received final revisions to the reserve study, allowing him and Association Manager Debbie Sainz to update the current draft of next year’s budget. There were overages of approximately $163,000 in this year’s budget as a result of pool deck repairs, pool resurfacing, bathroom […]
VMs Elect Four Board Members from Pool of Eight
On Sept. 10, Westchase Voting Members (VMs) held their annual meeting, which marked the election of the WCA Board of Directors. Winning the four seats were Jessica Siddle of The Greens, Jack Maurer of The Fords, Nancy Sells of Harbor Links/The Estates and Theresa Lanzar of Wycliff. They join current board members Michiel Oostenbrink, Terry […]
WCA Board Votes to Negotiate Three-Year Contract with Greenacre
The Westchase Community Association Board of Directors held a special meeting on Tues., Aug. 27, to further discuss the candidates for property management following interviews held with incumbent Greenacre Properties Inc. (GPI) on Aug. 12 and Inframark on Aug. 16. Vice President Michele DelSordo kicked off the conversation by informing the audience that both Greenacre […]
VMs Debate Videorecording Their Own Proceedings at August Meeting
WCA Board Member Terry Boyd called the August Voting Members’ meeting to order in President Shawn Yesner’s absence, then moved on to new business. West Park Village Single Family Homes VM Mary Griffin took the floor to ask her fellow VMs to reconsider videorecording their monthly meetings. She acknowledged that Kathleen Reres from Shumaker, Loop […]
Board Discusses Masters Swim Program, Facility Hours and Budget Prep
During their Aug. 8 meeting, the WCA Board considered several facilities proposals and set budget workshop dates. Coach Patrick Piper of Pipeline Swimming took the floor at to ask the WCA board to consider reinstating a masters swim program at the Countryway pool. Several residents have requested the return of the program, he explained, because […]
RFP Committee Presents Findings to WCA Board and VMs
Findings were presented to the board at a special meeting on July 8 and to the VMs at their July 9 meeting. Westchase last conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for property management in 2007. Voting Members and the WCA Board agreed it was time to research what services exist as industry best practices for […]