Updated Surplus Numbers

Updated Surplus Numbers
Updated Surplus Numbers: Actual surplus 2018 per audit was $85,163.
Boards 2011-2018 implemented policies and procedures with specific goals:
stabilize owner fees, achieve maintenance objectives and achieve annual budget surpluses.
Any surplus was retained by the association.
The board elected in fall 2018 decided to increase owner fees, even in view of a large potential surplus

Average fees prior to 2019

Average fees prior to 2019
Average fees per owner prior to 2019:
RED indicates the consequences had boards continued the fee policies prior to 2010,
BLUE indicates actual fees. These moderated when better policies and financial controls were put in place by boards

Better budgeting could have resulted in lower fees

Better budgeting could have resulted in lower fees
Better budgeting could have resulted in lower fees:
RED line = actual fees enacted by boards,
BLUE line = alternate, fees, ultimately lower with same association income lower had
boards used better financial controls and focused on long term fee stability

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Using Panoramio to Publicize BLMH

Google Earth and it's related site Panoramio provide an excellent opportunity to publicize our association.  I sent an email to the board with this information on April 20.

As a trial, "I recently submitted five photos of BLMH to Google Earth. Two have been selected for display on “google earth” and may be viewed by anyone who types in an address of BLMH at maps.google.com and zooms in.

Two of the BLMH photos were also nominated for the next Google photo contest under the category “scenery.”

This I think is excellent advertizing for BLMH. Of course, that’s my opinion. Anyone can do this, and if done well, it can aid sales efforts. If done poorly, it can also be detrimental. This could also be a committee task under “sales and marketing.”

Photos can be posted directly from a smart phone. To get the best possible impact, I’m using a digital camera, cropping and editing the size and adding my ID to the photos “NORM60189”"

Here's a quick link to get to BLMH at Panoramio:

http://tinyurl.com/BLMH-Panoramio

Any location can be found, and there are photos from all over the world. To get to a specific city, such as "Wheaton, IL" here is the procedure:

  1. Go to:  http://www.panoramio.com/
  2. Type “Wheaton, IL” in the “Search Place” Box.
  3. Then click the “Search” button.
  4. You’ll find several photos I posted of BLMH, as well as many posted by others.
 Enjoy!

Posted by NormR at 8:03 AM
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Sometimes we forget just how beautiful our grounds are until you see these great pictures. Thanks Norm.

    All the more important that we be very diligent in maintaining such a quality place for current residents, but future ones as well.

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