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General Manager’s Comments

Rob James

General Manager

HLR Association

February 2012

It is with great anticipation that I look forward to 2012 and the many challenges before us. I welcome two new Board members who will be instrumental to the growth of Holly Lake Ranch throughout the year. Greg Demko and John Sparks both were elected for a two year term as Board of Directors of Holly Lake. John served previously from 2006-2009 and Greg is a first timer. I can tell you that these two new members have hit the ground running as we have met multiple times in preparation of the many projects on tap.

These projects include the new Security Building, Emergency call system, Weed removal boat, the sodding of the 18th hole and landscaping of the of the front entry of the golf course/Fore Seasons, repair to the pool showers and $220,000 worth of road repairs up from $200,000 from last year.

I would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Garland Ford and Jim Atchley for their service the past two years on the Board. They unselfishly gave of themselves in an effort to improve Holly Lake in many ways.

Several of the projects that were completed under their watch were the spraying of Lake Greenbriar for harmful foliage, stocking of fish in Lake Greenbriar, the repair of the pro shop lift station, the reroofing of the fitness center, the updating of the putt putt course and the replacement of the driving range mats.

I also want to recognize Larry Bowman and Jeanette Sterner who return to the Board of Directors for 2012. All these board of Directors are deserving of your appreciation. They all ran for these positions for no other reason than they wanted to make a difference in their community. They catch a lot of flak expecting very little praise. They work tirelessly trying to do what is best for the majority of homeowners. Sometimes you may not agree with them but I hope you will always respect them.

One of the new initiatives the new Board has proposed is to have two of the Open B Board meetings on Saturdays. They have scheduled those dates to be March 24 and September 22 at 10:00 at the Holly Hall. This is in hopes of enticing other homeowners to attend the meetings. The other four meetings will remain on the third Tuesday of the months of January, May, July and November.

For those that work out, the Board has authorized the purchase of two new Vision Quest treadmills. These will replace the last two original treadmills. They are both commercial grade and will be an upgrade to the facility. A Fitness Center work group has been established to help make decisions on future equipment purchases and possible enlargement of the facility.

The Golf Course survived the drought and the maintenance crew is currently preparing the course for the spring through aerification, pre-emergent herbicide applications, spring slow release fertilization and lime application on the tees and fairways. They also repaired the fountain and replaced the aerifier in the #12 pond. They put out winter rye on several holes in order to prevent balls from rolling too far out of play. This helps speed up the round.

Thanks to the rain and the fire department, we were able to burn the brush dump. It burned very fast and it allowed us to not miss a brush dumping. It still remains the second Saturday of the month and Jay Blint deserves a lot of credit for it being open. He volunteers to manage it for all the homeowners. Both Golf Maintenance and regular maintenance have taken advantage of the brush dump being opened as they have taken down a multitude of trees around the ranch.

I was very pleased with the results of 2011 and I am very excited about the upcoming year. It is our goal to improve Holly Lake Ranch in order to continue to make Holly Lake a wonderful place to live. Also I would like to thank my entire staff who work so hard to better the ranch.

Rob James

General Manager

Holly Lake Ranch Association