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We did not make this decision lightly, particularly during the pandemic and school closures. As community members and parents we know that daycare is a great service to any community. This is not a decision any of us wanted to make; unfortunately, we did not find any alternatives. This is not a decision about Tyler and Play Date. It would apply to any daycare. We want the best for Tyler and the future of Play Date. We hope he is able to find a new location to continue Play Date’s School Age program.

Since March 2020, the HOA Board has devoted many meetings and hours of discussion to the issues of allowing a private daycare to use the clubhouse. These meetings were discussing a contract with a private business; therefore, they occurred in executive session as provided by law. This is to protect the privacy of the business being discussed. We reached out to legal experts, insurance experts, and HOA management consultants. After consulting with these experts, the Board determined it did not make sense to continue to allow this private daycare to operate in the common area. There were many factors that went into this decision, and the Board hopes that you will trust your elected directors who take their fiduciary obligations seriously. We as a volunteer Board did our best to weigh all of the information and consider the interests of the HOA.

We informed Tyler of the potential issues in June 2020 and July 2020 and told him we were working hard to find a creative solution, but that we might not be able to find one. We continued to search for any kind of solution and proposed countless scenarios to the experts. There was no viable way to allow a daycare to operate in the clubhouse. For example, the options considered that might have made the daycare possible would have cost tens of thousands of dollars, or more, that all of the residents would have paid through assessments, and even then it would not have resolved all of the issues. Even if we chose to ignore the advice of the experts, continuing to host a daycare would incur significant ongoing financial and resource costs to the HOA.

After six months of trying to find a solution, it became clear that the GDRA does not have adequate resources to allow a daycare to continue using our facilities. A public statement was not initially made out of respect for Play Date and Tyler. We thought it best to allow him to control notification of families. We also wanted to make sure that we gave him time to try and find a new location and therefore did not end the lease until the end of December 2020.

THE POOL WILL BE OPEN SUNDAY SEPT 6, AND MONDAY LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 7th

RESERVE YOUR POOL TIME

8/21/2020 POOL is closed today due to poor air quality

Board Meeting August 13th

When: Thursday, August 13, 2020 Time: 6:00 pm Where: Teleconference

Please join us for the next GDRA Board Meeting!

We like to hear from GDRA Members!

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Pool Update

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have navigated the waters of opening the pool this summer. We tentatively plan on opening Wednesday, August 5th, 2020. Sign ups will begin on July 29th, 2020.

Further instructions will be sent and posted as we get closer to the opening date. Pre-paid reservations for the day and time slot will be required.

Please be aware that opening can stop at any time due to state and county guidelines and/or the safety of our members and staff.

Pack up the pool bag and the sunscreen,
we are excited to see you!

* Please make sure you have your user name and password for eSoft (this is how you reserve and pay for your time slot) before hand so you are ready to go! If you are a new homeowner or having trouble logging in, please email glenshiredevonshire@gmail.com.

2020 Board of Directors Election Update

There were two (2) open seats on the Board for the 2020 election, but as of the close of nominations, there was only one (1) candidate. Only owners who placed their name into nomination before the deadline are eligible to be on the ballot and elected.

As a result, since the election outcome is inevitable, the Board has decided it is in the best interests of the Association to not send out ballots, and to just appoint the candidate to the Board for a full term. This will save a considerable amount of money, but still ensure the person interested in serving on the Board can do so.

The remaining vacant seat will be filled separately by the Board once the Board is able to choose a qualified member. We are grateful for the willingness of this candidate to serve, and look forward to welcoming our new director, who will be announced at our next meeting.

Please email info@glenshiredevonshire.com with any questions.

Thank you!

Board Meeting Nov 4th, 6pm

Special Board Meeting – Oct 27th

Board Meeting October 14th

Special Meeting – Member Open Session Oct 7th – Please pre-register

Board Statement Concerning the PlayDate Lease Decision