Meeting was called to order by President Talbot at 7:00 PM. Those in attendance were Ken Talbot, John Hammond, Walter Jernigan, Carol Kurtz, Ken Benjamin, Mark Luftig, Shani Cohen, Jim Morlan and Leonard Kreisman and Laura Summe represented CAMS. Thirty residents were in attendance.

In his opening remarks, President Talbot noted that a number of Open Meetings will be scheduled this year since there will be key issues where resident input would be sought. There will be by-law changes, as well as a recommended 2011 Budget which will be posted 30 days before the annual meeting. Arrangement has been made so that there will be no conflict with service groups' annual meetings. The FHA annual meeting has been set for November 14^th.

The Treasurer's report was delivered by Walter Jernigan and he indicated that the finances were in good shape and that after some issues the Board was now receiving regular financial statements from CAMS. Laura reported that there had been problems with the dues notices but action had been taken to resolve the issue.

President Talbot continued by dealing with some specifics. He mentioned the fact that there were seven different data bases and that Jim Morlan was involved in a major move to consolidate the number. Commenting further on the by-law revision Ken noted that there was a need for continuity on the Board and since the President and Vice President served one year terms, this presents a problem which by-law revision is trying to address. User fees for the Gathering Place are being reviewed. Another major project involves revisiting the Reserve study. There is a need to prioritize and update some of the items that were listed in that study since it is a number of years old. To cite just a few the future need to re-roof the Gathering Place, possible upgrading of the HVAC system, repaving of the parking lot, lighting upgrade for the Gathering Place, additional landscaping needs, upgrading street signs, an energy audit, just to mention a few.

Ken Benjamin noted that the spring cleanup was scheduled for April 12^th and urged residents to get their garden debris on the curb the night before.

Shani Cohen reported on the development of a Chat list. In contrast to the Bulletin Board this would provide an opportunity for residents who are interested in particular topics to exchange views. With younger people moving in this would provide a mechanism for sharing information on topics which may be of special interest to them as well as to other residents of the Village. Shani reported that on May 1^st from 10 to 12 the FHA has made arrangements for a shredding service at the Gathering Place, at no cost to residents.

The floor was then opened to resident comments and concerns. A number of residents expressed concern about speeding in the Village as well as the accidents by those making left turns from 15/501 on to Village Way. It was suggested that more residents should take the safe driving course as a way to better familiarize themselves with safe driving habits. The Road Safety Committee made a plea for additional membership and also noted that it was conducting a campaign to educate residents about safe driving habits.

Another issue involved responsibility for the upkeep of the Village's roads. It was pointed out that roads with double lines down the center are the responsibility of the NCDOT and in the next few weeks they will be advised about the potholes so that they can schedule appropriate repair. The service groups are responsible for the other roads and members of particular service groups who note issues involving those roads should call that to the attention of whoever is in charge of that service group. Once the ground is a bit drier arrangements will be made for reseeding along the edges of the roads.

Concern was raised by other residents about the disturbance caused by buses s and the minimal ridership. It was noted that the experiment would run through the end of the year but the Board would take into consideration resident concerns.

A request was made that the monthly financial statement be posted at the kiosks. This would reinstate an earlier practice. The Board agreed to follow through on this issue.

Another resident reported that plans were underway to celebrate Arbor Day in the Village on April 23^rd and asked that the Board appropriate funds to plant a tree on that day. The Board agreed to consider that request.

The last item involved resident interest in the deer problem. It was noted that Governor's Club had undertaken a bow and arrow hunt and that had caused some major disputes. It was suggested that residents look at some of the stories in the N and O about this problem. There seemed to be agreement that the way the issue could be resolved would be through legislative action to change the hunting laws.

Since there were no additional comments the meeting was adjourned
at 8:15 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Leonard T. Kreisman, Secretary