Message from the Board:

The Meadows Community Association Board of Directors is pleased to introduce MSI, LLC as the new management company for our neighborhood beginning November 1, 2010.  After careful and detailed review of the alternatives and needs of the community, the Board unanimously selected MSI to handle this important function.With this decision, there are a number of important changes to contact information that are outlined in this newsletter.  The key advantages our community will receive from this new management company are:

• Lower costs
• Better Communications
• Consistent Covenant Enforcement

Through the better use of technology, every homeowner will have access to community information and be able to better communicate issues to the Board and Committees.  You will have the ability to use web-based tools to manage your account, access newsletters, communicate with homeowners, and be more informed about our Association.  If you have access to the web and email, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you setup this account information described in this newsletter.  The Association will be saving thousands

of dollars by using these electronic methods and we need your help to get this setup correctly.  This is a giant step forward for our community and we look forward to your participation.

Homeowners Meeting:

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the Grange - We cordially invite all homeowners to a community meeting to introduce our new management company.  At this forum the Board and our full-time property manager will be available to address any question you may have about this transition.  We look forward to seeing you at this meeting!                             

Community Manager

Our Community Manager for The Meadows Community Association, Inc. is Lallis Jackson.  Please call your Community Manager if you have any questions or concerns at (720) 974-4255.  

Automatic Assessment Withdrawal

MSI is pleased to offer an alternative method of payment to all homeowners, where your assessments are automatically deducted from your checking account and transferred electronically to the Association.  Enclosed is the ACH form needed to take advantage of this payment option.  If you would like to use this service, please complete the form and mail it with a voided check to our offices.

Assessment Payments

Please make your check payable to The Meadows Community Association, Inc.

If you use "on-line bill pay" (internet banking), please be sure to use the following address for all payments:

US Bank
c/o MSI, LLC
PO BOX 54136
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0136

Our Accounting Technician may be reached at (303) 420-4433.  Be sure to make your check payable to your Association and have your property address listed on the check, due to the fact that your bank cannot send a coupon with your internet payment.  This will help in identifying your payment and posting it accurately.  Thank you.

Who Do We Call???

Beginning November 1, 2010 please contact your Community Manager at (720) 974-4255.  After business hours, contact MSI at (303) 420-4433.  This number serves as an emergency line after hours.  Calls are monitored continuously and any emergencies will be promptly addressed.  Normal MSI business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with Customer Service & Support available for clients via phone from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday.  Exceptions are New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  

MSI Inspections

As everyone knows, The Meadows Community Association, Inc. is a Covenant-controlled community.  The Community Manager from MSI checks the area for possible Covenant violations.  When a violation is noted, it is monitored closely.  If it is not remedied within a short period of time, a letter is sent requesting the homeowner to comply with the Covenants.  Many times a violation occurs because a homeowner is unaware of what the Covenants state.  A copy of the Covenants should have been included in your closing papers at the time you purchased your home.  It is important to know what the Covenants allow.  If everyone adheres to the Covenants, The Meadows Community will remain a beautiful area in which to live, and property values will be maintained as well.

MSI will be in the community three to four days each week doing careful inspections to assure compliance with the declaration of covenants and the rules and regulations. MSI uses a state of the art GPS enabled mapping system to accurately track violations and issues within the Association.  There will also be an independent parking monitoring company visiting during the late evenings and overnight to professionally track violations of the street parking rules as well.

MSI will also be updating their data base with pre-existing covenant violation history from the prior management company.  It is the policy of your Association that if a violation is repeated at a home, even if some time has passed since the initial violation, that the enforcement and fines will commence at the level reached prior.

Patience, Please

As MSI begins to  manage our Association, we will be going through a period of transition.  One of their first missions is to  obtain all of our Association's records and integrate them into their record system.  Although cooperation from our former management company is anticipated, MSI does not know the condition of records or exactly when they will all be received.  MSI will do their best to make the transition successful.  We ask for your patience during this necessary period of transition.

Design Review Request Form

Enclosed for your use is a Design Review Request form.  It is important that all homeowners submit any planned exterior improvements to the Design Review Committee for approval.  Make sure your submission is complete. 
If you have questions, please contact your Community Manager, Lallis Jackson, at MSI, (720) 974-4255.

About MSI

  MSI, LLC is pleased to have been selected to manage our Association and they look forward to serving our community!  MSI employees will do their best to provide the most professional, ethical and responsive management possible.  The following are some facts about MSI:

¨ MSI is dedicated to the highest standards of business ethics.  This commitment means that MSI puts people first, basing its decisions on what is best for the people it serves and its employees, not on monetary gain.

¨ MSI is in its 27th year of providing professional management to Associations.  During the first 20 years of its existence, it grew based strictly on referrals.  The vast majority of clients continue with MSI's services for many years.  The facts speak for themselves in regard to the quality of
MSI's performance.

¨ All MSI employees are dedicated to the client's well being.

¨ Custom maintenance contracts are prepared for each Association.

¨ MSI takes a great deal of pride in assisting Associations to meet their financial and maintenance goals.  They have achieved phenomenal success in managing Associations and are now the largest management company in Colorado.  MSI's professionalism and expertise have enabled Associations to reverse past decline, improve maintenance standards, and build up reserves.  This is their commitment to the people of our Association.

We encourage you to visit their website at www.THEMEADOWSCOMMUNITYASSOCIATION.com . MSI has an impeccable reputation for professionalism and quality in all aspects of Association management.  Any questions or problems regarding our Association should be directed to:

Lallis Jackson, Community Manager
c/o MSI, LLC
7921 SouthPark Plaza, Suite 102
Littleton, CO 80120-4506
www.THEMEADOWSCOMMUNITYASSOCIATION.com

Online Service Overview-www.THEMEADOWSCOMMUNITYASSOCIATION.com

 Soon, our Association will be online to provide you with more convenience, a wealth of online services and opportunities to share information, news and announcements, access to the online Resource Center for important Association documents and forms, a member directory, and much more.  We're excited about offering online Association services and consider the service a valuable amenity for our Association.  Below is an overview of the service and a few ideas as to how it can help save you time and get you connected with our community.

Simply go to www.THEMEADOWSCOMMUNITYASSOCIATION.com , and click Sign In (upper right corner) to access our online Association services.  If you are new to the service, be sure to complete the Sign Up information to set up a user name and password to the private and secured portions of the site.

Resident Services: Puts our management office online to provide you with more convenience and an office that never closes.  You can fill out Information Requests, Accounting Requests, Report a Violation, and other common forms. 

Stay Connected: Find the latest scoop on community news instead of waiting for the newsletter for up-to-date announcements.

Calendar: Find out instantly what's happening in the community with our online community calendar.  Whether it's the next Board Meeting, the community garage sale, or other special event, it will only take a moment to glance online at the calendar and find out what's going on. 

Directory: Use the searchable directory for contact information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers.  You can even share information about yourself and seek other neighbors with common interests if you like.  Share favorite sports teams, hobbies, clubs, etc with your neighbors.  Since the website is secured and password protected, only Association members will have access to this information. 

Resource Center: The Resource Center offers a secure, easy-to-organize, centralized location for important Association documents such as Covenants and Bylaws, Association governance policies, financials, Board Meeting minutes, and more.  Our Association information is in one place, online and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Be sure to use the search capabilities to help you easily find exactly what you are looking for―no more paging through documents when it's online and easy to find.

Email Notification: This service makes extensive use of email to extend the reach and timeliness of our community information.  In other words, we'll use email to bring important information to you.  If you haven't already signed up and wish to help save our Association money by reducing the cost of printing and postage, go to My Profile and update your contact preferences today.

Check Your Account/Pay Online: View your account history and current balance.