Communication Is The Key

We are a community of talented but busy people. Since taking office in late November the Board has endeavored to increase communication with residents. Agendas for Board meetings now describe exactly what we believe will be discussed. We are trying (not always with success) to answer an avalanche of emails in a timely fashion.

In the works is a community newsletter and a revamped version of our official website. The current website is an impressive accomplishment by owner/resident Aya Takeuchi. Unfortunately it requires a fairly high level of technical knowledge to maintain. So, the Communications Committee, under the leadership of Carol Fukumoto and Chuck Seel, is looking at options that will allow less technically minded people to maintain the site so we can keep it current. Hopefully, much of Aya's work can be preserved in the process.

The Board also encouraged owner/resident Kim Crump to revitalize the existing Yahoo! Group discussion board. If you have never visited the group I invite you to do so. A link is provided at the bottom of this blog. Since Kim stepped forward the discussion site has gained a large number of new members and discussions are lively, freewheeling and informative.

Independent of Board action, one owner/resident started her own blog. A link to that is also posted below. It is full of useful information about the village and indicative of the creativity and talent available in our building. Check out her blog as well. A link is provided below.

I'm an old man (over the half century mark) so blogging is new to me. But the work of our talented residents has inspired me to try this new technology as well. As president of the Association I want to be able to talk to residents about the things that concern our community. And to do so in a manner that allows for real conversation and the flow of information.

I am certainly not going where no one has gone before. But for me it is new territory. Please bear with me and help me make this a useful tool...and a useful two way conversation.

Live long and prosper,

Captain Ray