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News & Notes from
Windward Community
Services Association
Winter 2013
volume four | issue one
Original Windward Sales Ad from 1983.
The Mainsail is the official newsletter of
Windward Community Services Association (WCSA)

Helping Families
Fulfill Their Dreams
“My goal is to build a relationship of
confidence and trust with buyers and sellers,
with listening and helping them make informed
decisions and protecting their interests
throughout the real estate transaction.”
The Mainsail ■ Winter 2013
Linda Buckingham
678-907-7970
LindaBuckingham@Remax.net
www.LindaBuckingham.net
Specializing in Windward, North Fulton & South Forsyth Communities
Residential, Investment & Second Home Sales
Accredited Relocation Specialist • Windward Resident
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Windward Community Services
Association
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Georgia Barrow
678-339-0898
gbarrow@sent.com
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE
Vice President
Pat Corkill
404-680-2392
patrickcork@comcast.net
Assistant VP and Treasurer
Windward — A
Legacy of Thirty
Years
5
Mike Knottek
Mknottek@aol.com
Secretary
Chris Palmer
770-475-0722
cbampalmer@bellsouth.net
Property
Committee Report
7
First Annual Wine,
Dine, and Jazz
Event — Sold Out
14
Lake Chair
Ed Tessaro
770-410-1981
etessaro@comcast.net
Covenants/Modifications Chair
Finance
Committee Report
8
Modifications
Committee Report
14
Georgia Barrow
678-339-0898
gbarrow@sent.com
Property Chair
Pat Corkill
404-680-2392
patrickcork@comcast.net
Windward Women’s
Club Kick-Off
30th Anniversary
10
Golf Club of
Georgia Update
17
Communications Chair
Chris Palmer
404-402-5918
cbampalmer@bellsouth.net
Social Committee Chair
Lake Committee
Report
10
Lake Windward
Yacht Club and
Save the Date
18
Martine Zurinskas
mar_rawlings@yahoo.com
Member-at-Large
Ron Bloom
770-740-1446
ronbloom@bellsouth.net
Communications
Committee Report
12
Platform Tennis
Added at Lake
Windward Club
18
Windward Website
www.windwardcommunity.org
Property Manager
For property/covenants related
questions, contact
Penelope Morgan-Hilliard
Phone: 678-551-7550
Community One
Mainsail Newsletter
Curtis Martin, Editor
chmartinjr@yahoo.com
Welcome:
to our New Property
Management
Company
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The WCSA annual meeting and elections will
be at 6:30 PM on March 27, 2013 at Creek View
Elementary. Candidate bio’s are due to Chris Palmer,
WCSA Secretary by February 1, 2013. Electronic
voting will start March 1, 2013.
Social
Committee Report
21
Alpharetta City
Council — A Year
in Review
22
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WINDWARD–A Legacy of Thirty Years
By David Baker
As part of the original team assembled to
launch Windward in the early ‘80’s, the
legacy that Windward’s success would
leave on Alpharetta and the region was
beyond our vision or that of anyone else
. . . in the beginning.
Thirty years ago, ‘Dunwoody’
and ‘Perimeter Center’ were
the epic centers for north
Atlanta’s live and work activity;
‘Roswell’ was a leap-of-faith
for most home shoppers; and,
virtually, no one had heard of
‘Alpharetta’ including Realtors
who, at the time, rarely crossed
north over the Chattahoochee
River to show homes and who
greatly influenced the buyingdecisions
of families, especially
transferees who were key to
Atlanta’s home-sales success
throughout the ‘80’s.
Still, Mobil Land Development
Corporation had a unique
vision for a master-planned,
mixed-use live-work-and-play
community on a quietlyassembled
parcel of 3,400
acres in a rural town called
Alpharetta. Little did anyone
realize then, but ‘Windward’s
destiny’ was the catalyst for
the decisions to build North
Point Mall, the springboard
for Alpharetta’s corporate and
residential developments, and
the growth of the Georgia 400
corridor through Cumming to
Dawsonville, west to Milton
into Cherokee County, and
east through John’s Creek
and Suwanee.
The first to commit to Windward’s office park
were Digital Communications Associates and
AT&T; their commitments were based upon
Mobil’s keen foresight to install high-speed
fiber-optic cable within the underground
infrastructure of Windward Parkway to attract
high-tech corporate decision makers.
For years, the Webb Bridge Road entrance
was the only gateway to our residential
neighborhoods; Windward Parkway ended near
Alderman Drive and Lake Windward Drive
concluded at the northern edge of the dam. First
to develop were Clipper Bay I and The Bluffs off
Lake Windward Drive; in late 1982, when I first
drove to Windward, the sewer lines and curbs
were in on Clipper Bay Drive, but the roads had
not been paved and water from Caney Creek
and Big Creek was filling our 196-acre manmade
lake. Once filled, Mobil stocked the lake
with 8,000 bass and 50,000 brim, placing an
eighteen-month moratorium on any fishing to
allow the fish to acclimate and spawn.
Staghound Court was the setting for our sales
center and two designer models; at the time
‘model homes’ in Atlanta were, otherwise, nonexistent
. . . so their presence were an inquisitive
draw for area locals. In August of ’83, Windward
opened with an amazing invitation-only event
along the lake on Dashing Wave Lane to the
sounds of an orchestra, a dance floor, cocktails,
dinner, fireworks over the lake, and a ribboncutting
tour of the models. Attendees were
impressed, but dismayed that anyone would
make a sizable investment this far out in a rural
setting that included a drug store; a dingy, illstocked
grocery store; a hardware store; and a
dairy farm where North Fulton Hospital would
eventually be built. Pioneering residents would
travel to Roswell for most conveniences.
Our promotion of stunning
model homes and a pristine
196-acre lake (30 minutes closer
in than Lake Lanier) attracted
the curious; fortunately, at
the same time, Rockwell
International was relocating
from Ohio to rural Duluth,
and five Rockwell families
bought homes in Clipper
Bay, prompting immediate
new-home construction, and
helping to stem the isolated,
pioneering experience. When
the ATLANTA JOURNAL &
CONSTITUTION featured
a full-page, front-page story
on Windward one Sunday, a
single-day surge of over 1,200
people to the community
signaled our official launch!
As sales manager, my mantra
for Windward’s success was
to communicate to buyers
and Realtors that “you moved
further out for a quality of
life unavailable closer in” . .
. and ‘the seed was planted’
with consumers; skeptical,
uncommitted, naysayers
would return, regularly, to
examine our progress and,
eventually, a few would
purchase. Grass-roots
marketing and word of a
perceived sales momentum
would reach Realtors, and a fear of buyers
discovering Windward without them, prompted
their eventual support.
Within a year of ground-breaking, other
upscale communities emerged in Alpharetta
to the east along the Chattahoochee River,
and corporate decision makers migrated north
with their families’; as ‘corporate leases expired
in Perimeter Center’, these decision-making
executives would make commitments to
relocate their operations to Windward to avoid
the longer Georgia 400 commute.
By the late ‘80’s, Cousins Properties was
entertaining the idea of ‘a new mall’; by
then, Windward’s booming influence and
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Continued from page 5.
construction activity in Roswell
were market evidence that the next
great ‘layering of suburbia’ (north of
Perimeter Mall) was Alpharetta. As a
result, Cousins committed to North
Point Mall, began construction of
North Point Parkway from Mansell
Road to Haynes Bridge Road, and
developed the big-box retail centers,
restaurant sites, and theaters flanking
the parkway, almost overnight.
As Windward’s corporate growth
continued, support staff that
previously commuted from the more
affordable bedroom communities
of Smyrna, Tucker, and Stone
Mountain to Perimeter Center
found their new, extended drive
north to Windward increasingly
difficult. Since Windward had
signaled ‘a land rush’ in Alpharetta
and affordable land had disappeared,
builders looked to the then-rural
sub-markets of Canton, Cumming,
Dawsonville, John’s Creek, and
Suwanee in the early ‘90’s to build
and sell moderately-priced homes . . .
to satisfy demand from Windward’s
corporate employment boom.
Looking back thirty years, a forwardthinking
Mobil Land Development
Corporation was the impetus that
stimulated Alpharetta’s small-town
City Council to THINK BIG. Now
in 2013, Alpharetta’s mayor and city
council are ‘the forward-thinking
visionaries’, the pied pipers, growing
and advancing Alpharetta’s techsavvy
reputation to retain preferred
corporate relationships and attract
new ones to our city’s doorstep,
while maintaining and enhancing an
enviable quality of life for its citizens
and work-week commuters.
About the Author: David Baker
is an Atlanta-based real estate
sales and marketing professional
specializing in single-family,
multi-family and new urbanism
developments. His work and
successes been recognized locally,
regionally, and nationally. He
makes his home in The Spinnakers
with his three canine companions.
Property Committee Report
By Patrick Corkill, Committee Chairperson
A
new year is upon us and with it new goals for our community. 2012 was a busy year and we were
able to accomplish many things. We completed our first phase of landscape upgrades to the common
areas, including new landscape accent lighting at our main entry’s and the dam, 5 miles of new
plantings on the shoulders of our main thoroughfares, cleaning up of the native buffer areas, limbing-up our
large street trees, and removing dead or dangerous trees. We have replaced the roofs on the pavilions at the
Sports Park & Boat Launch, replaced the lake walls at the Pocket Parks & the Boat Launch, and installed
a new, state of the art gate system at the Boat Launch gate.
We have worked closely with the City of Alpharetta, and with
the help of Pete Sewczwicz — Director of Public Works, ensured
that the plantings at the Douglas Road roundabout & Webb
Bridge-Shirley Bridge intersection put Windward’s best foot
forward. We have new decorative black light poles installed
for all of Lake Windward Drive, replacing the old wood poles.
The City has installed a new and modern crosswalk system
between the Sports Park & the Boat Launch, along with a new
sidewalk connection — complete with ADA accessible ramps.
The Windward Community Services Association Board has
successfully negotiated a new grounds maintenance contract for
the next three years with NatureScapes Landscape Services. We
have been able to upgrade the services provided in the contract
and specifications for a lesser cost than our previous contract.
NatureScapes is a local company, owned and operated by the
same man who built it from a pickup truck and a mower. They
have agreed to open a satellite office less than two miles from
Windward, guaranteeing us prompt and immediate care.
2013 will be a busy year with the completion of the second
phase of landscape upgrades. The final 1/2 mile of streetscape
will be completed on Southlake Drive, from Lakewind Way to
Clipper Bay Drive. Another section of Lake Windward Drive
will have been completed from Clipper Bay to the dam. The
landscape on the dam has been opened up to obtain better views
of our gorgeous lake and new lighting has been installed, uplighting
the trees. A very special thank you to the Windward
Women’s Club for their generous donation of new benches and trash receptacles. Their donation
also included a new community bulletin board on the wall of the bathrooms at the Sports Park.
The goal of the third phase of landscape upgrades is to finish the road shoulders, start upgrading
individual subdivision entries and cul-de-sacs, and continue to add and upgrade our lighting. In addition,
the Sports Park and Boat Launch will continue to see upgrades, such as new landscape, picnic tables
& benches, baby changing stations, trash receptacles, and upgrades around the play area and dog park.
Improved access to the dog park and user-friendly pocket parks will be one of the goals of 2013.
We will continue to work with the City
on issues affecting the streetscape of our
community, such as the continuation of
the Douglas Road sidewalk improvements
from Oak Tree Hollow to the edge of City
limits at Jones Bridge Road — scheduled to
be completed in the first quarter of 2013.
The Property Committee and the WCSA
Board of Directors continues to strive to
improve our community and its resident’s
quality of life. WCSA sees the property of
Windward as its finest asset. We continue
to work at upgrading, maintaining and
adding value to our community. We have
accomplished a great deal recently, and we
continue to add goals of value for the future.
The entire community of Windward thanks
Peter Sewczwicz, Engineering and Public
Works Director for the City of Alpharetta,
and William Canady, Lighting Services of
GA Power, for the replacement street lights
being installed along Lake Windward Drive.
Pat Corkill (Property Committee Chair) and I
met with Director Sewczwicz early November
and one topic discussed was replacing the
old wooden street lights with the new black
metal poles. Thank you Mr. Sewczwicz for
meeting with Mr. Canady, and for making our
community a GA Power priority.
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Finance Committee Report
By Mike Knotteck
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The Board of Directors of your Windward Community
Services Association has always done a diligent job of getting
the biggest bang out of your annual assessment dollars. The
Board’s effectiveness is pretty evident when you think that the annual
assessment has remained same, at $475 00 , since January 2005.
However, every year is a greater and greater challenge as costs continue
to rise and the amenities, landscaping, and common areas continue
to age — no matter how well maintained — requiring maintenance
and replacement. This past year, 2012, your Board decided to do
an exhaustive study of Community Associations’ best practices
in order to find more and better ways to stretch your dollars. You
may have read in an earlier Mainsail article about the completion
of this “White Paper” effort in September 2012. One of the many
things that came out of this study was a more structured approach
to our vendor management. One of the best practices implemented
in 2012 was “All contractual arrangements need to go to bid every
three years unless specifically approved by the Board.” Using this
best practice, two of your major vendors — Property Management
and Landscape Maintenance — were taken out to bid. In both
instances new vendors were selected. During the intense RFP process
the Board was able to streamline practices, better align vendor
performance to higher standards and, here’s the best part, AT LOWER
COST. There are many more best practices to be implemented.
Also, at the Board’s direction, your Treasurer was asked to prepare
monthly presentations to the Board that condensed up to 70 pages
of financial information to one or two pages of meaningful and
actionable data. By the way, all residents are invited to attend the
monthly Board meetings. Visit www.windwardcommunity.org for
times and locations. The Treasurer developed a two page monthly
“Dash Board” that highlighted the status of reserves, collections
and performance against budget. The Treasurer emphasizes each
month areas of concern, variations from budget, and actions needed
to take place. This new, simplified financial review allows the Board
to quickly take action to bring operations back on budget.
This year a new zero-based approach was implemented for the
2013 budget preparation. The budget was built from the bottom
up, allowing each Board Member and Committee Chair to have
direct input into the budgeting process. This new approach allowed
all involved to have ownership of the budget, ensuring attention
to detail throughout 2013. After final review and adjustment by
the full Board, we ended up with a completely balanced budget.
That is, expenses for the year equal the revenues for the year.
I would like to add that the Board uses, in all cases, the most
conservative accounting principles available. One small example is
the Board does not recognize revenue until it is received (versus when
billed) but expenses are recognized when incurred. And just to make
sure nothing is missed the Association’s annual financial statements
are audited each year by an independent outside accounting firm.
At the risk of boring you all to death I want to talk about some
the financial goals for 2013. First, we are looking to get more
sophisticated in the investing of your excess reserves. The goal will
be to get a higher return, while still providing 100% protection
of the principal. We will seek out an investment advisor to
assist us, which will be done in a process similar to an RFP.
In 2010 your Board sanctioned a Capital Reserve Analysis. What is
a Capital Reserve Analysis? It is a report that gives an estimate of the
amount of money which must be put aside to replace or restore the
common areas, amenities, and building components that will require
replacement in the future. In others words, the analysis indicates how
much money we need to put away today, to fix or replace things in
the future. The 2010 study analyzed every single item for which the
Association is responsible. In 2011 and 2012 the study was used as a guide
as many items were upgraded and replaced. The reserves covered much
of the landscape improvements you noticed being done in 2011 and
2012. Beginning in 2013, the Capital Reserve Analysis will become much
more of a game plan rather than a guide, and in the 2014 budget there
will be specific provision to fund the capital reserves going forward.
Okay, how will these financial goals and projects be accomplished
in 2013? It will be done through the formation and work of a
Finance Committee. As covered in the White Paper, the first order
of business for the Finance Committee members will be to develop
a statement of responsibility outlining their specific duties and
responsibilities. As our best practices study revealed, good Finance
Committees — among other things — work with the Treasurer to:
1. Review and analyze the annual budget.
2. Make recommendations regarding financial controls,
budget procedures and accountability.
3. Review and analyze monthly financial
statements and bank reconciliations.
4. Review insurance provisions and make
recommendations on the adequacy of coverage.
5. Review and make recommendations on the adequacy of reserves.
6. Review budgeted and un-budgeted expenses and make
recommendations regarding adequacy and priority.
7. Review and make recommendations on investment options.
The board is committed to keeping on top of the challenges mentioned
above. As we mark 30 years of success, we look forward to celebrating
our 40 th in ten years knowing we are putting the tools and teams in
place to help us remain the premier place to live in North Fulton.

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Windward
Women’s Club
Kicks off 30th
Anniversary,
Celebrate our
Community!
By Fiona Bagley,
Windward Resident
Lake Committee Report
By Ed Tessaro, Committee Chairperson
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If you have walked, driven, or
biked along Lake Windward Drive
anytime lately, you will have no
doubt noticed a lot of improvements
being made to the landscaping
along the lake-side edge. Thanks
to the Windward Women’s Club
you will soon notice even more
improvements being made to
benefit all Windward residents!
The Windward Women’s Club has
a long history of charitable giving
in the North Fulton community.
With Windward’s 30th Anniversary
approaching, the Club contacted
the WCSA and asked where they
could contribute right here in our
own community. As a result, you
will soon see two new benches
along the lake front, as well as trash
cans. The Windward Women’s
Club also donated a community
bulletin board to be installed
at the Sports Park, along with
two diaper changing stations.
Many thanks from everyone to
the Windward Women’s Club
for their generous donation to kick
off our 30 th Anniversary. Please
remember that they fund their
charitable giving with fundraisers
such as their pine straw sale and
other activities. Please support
these fundraisers if you are able.
For more information on the club
and their social events, please go
to http://windwardwwc.org/.
The new year will bring a number of long-term Lake objectives into focus. The Lake
Committee — now ten volunteers strong — is evaluating work in the following areas, and
will discuss recommendations at the Windward Community Services Association’s annual
meeting on March 27 th :
1. Fish Population: Long-term health and planning
2. Lake Maintenance: Re-assessment of dredging operations, silt-trap cleaning,
launch ramp, and dam inspections–in line with revised City requirements.
3. Boating Guidelines: Emphasis on navigation rules, right-of-way, professional instruction. etc.
4. Lake-Based Community Activities
5. Lake Access
In early January, the Lake Committee invited Aquascape Environmental to join the quarterly
meeting, in order to listen to resident ideas on fish population and forage-fish stocking, and to
offer seasonal tips for anglers. Fisheries Biologist Alfred Mauldin joined Operations Manager
Evan Carpenter for the session, to speak to long-term lake health, and how we might better
manage our community’s largest amenity. Al’s experience ranges over 41 years, including
the Presidency of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, and Chair of the
Southern Division of the AFS Technical Committee. He’s evaluated over 4,000 projects our
size. Recommendations were many, to be discussed with the WCSA Board in February/March.
Look for updates at the March 27 th Annual Meeting, and in the April edition of the Mainsail.
You were likely aware that Lake Windward was dredged in late spring/early summer this year — a big
process we undertake every 3 years or so — to essentially keep clear the paths to the coves. It’s through
these paths that fresh streams feed the lake. Silt Traps are cleaned every 1 – 2 years, and we’ll order
a lake debris pick-up following significant seasonal storms. The City of Alpharetta has had more to
say about the details of these operations however, so the Lake Committee, and professional engineers
who advise the Board, are hard at work on long-term solutions. Again, more details in the spring.
Hope to see you again at the 2 nd Annual Rock at the Dock party in May, and other new events
from the Social Committee.
Boating ideas are flying these days, to make the lake more fun for all residents, and boaters more
aware of their responsibilities to other sportsmen and families. Board members Ron Bloom and
Martine Zurinskas are working on a complete package of navigation and right-of-way guidelines, as
well as boater-training opportunities for this summer. Boater education courses are available online,
many at no cost, such as the Boat US Foundation training, (info at 1-800-336-2628). Also, we hope
as boat-owners you’ve shared your email with us for important messages. The email form is on our
site, as are all lake rules for boats, boaters, and lake access info, at www.windwardcommunity.org.
See you at the Annual Meeting in March. In the meantime, refer all lake questions to our new
management company, Community One Associates, and continue to reach out to Lake Committee
members for more conversation, anytime.

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Communication Committee Report
By Chris Palmer, Committee Chairperson
New and Improved. Do you
ever think those words are overused? In a
30 year old community, would that be a
misnomer? With four new board members
in 2012, lots of energy and fresh ideas for
Windward, the term wouldn’t be a misuse.
For the Communications Committee,
providing you the information you need
without bias, with transparency, with
accessibility to try to engage Windward
and make the community the best it can be
continues to be our mission. Many people
have expressed their appreciation for the
improvements that have facilitated this access.
A year ago, we were introducing the new
website. Since then, it has been fleshed out
with a password protected online directory,
all the forms, guidelines and governance
documents, neighborhood information,
board agendas and minutes, and a regularly
updated calendar. The Mainsail has followed
suit with pieces that describe the key decisions
made by the board, updates to the status of
on-going projects, announcements of new
social activities, and introductions to some of
our neighbors who are bringing recognition
to Windward through their successes.
Better communication with the Golf Club
of Georgia led to Windward Preferred
membership plans (over a dozen have taken
advantage in eight months since it was
announced) and the partnership in the sold out
“Wine, dine, and jazz” event in November.
Goals for 2103 are still new and improved,
expanding on those ideas by providing new
access to your WCSA Resident Account
through the website. Monthly “Talk to
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access to board members, and answers your
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with more outreach, new activities, and
with clearer information about who to
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“Technology City of the South”, Windward
also needs to maintain and improve its position
as the top place to live, work, and play. We are
working on identifying and documenting a
comprehensive view of those new and improved
things that will help us over the next 10 years,
as homeowners and as a community, so that
in 2023 we can celebrate 40 years remaining
the most desirable location in the area.
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remit to address
is different,
now going to
the processing
center in Miami,
FL. You also
will have a new
account number.
If you have
been paying by
automated bank
transfer, you will
need to change
your payment.
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Windward Website:
Resident Account Information
See your balance; pay
your bill, and more!
As WCSA has transitioned our
management functions to Community One
Associates, the Resident Account portion of
the Windward website has been activated.
To access your information, sign in at
the top right. If you haven’t signed in
before, the system will ask you to create a
user name (usually people use their email
address) and password, verifying against
its database created from your closing
documents. Alternatively, you can contact
Seneca Taylor at (678) 554-7569, to create
the user name and password for you.
When you have entered your sign in
information, the Home screen and tab will
become visible, with the account functions
accessible at the top left under your name.
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Welcome!
— to our new Property
Management Company,
Community One Associates
Who is Community One? Established in 2002, Community
One’s 120 person team manages about 130 communities
in Georgia and Tennessee. They are part of FirstService
Residential Management (5,600+ communities). Located just
north of Windward at 1235 Old Alpharetta Rd. (off McGinnis
Ferry), the Windward Community Services Association
board chose Community One because of accessibility, services
provided, and cost. This included operational and systems
flexibility, better financial tools (accounting, budgeting, and
reporting), integrated documentation (scanned contracts,
modifications docs, history, etc. tied to invoices and vendor
records), website integration (ease of use and functionality for
both residents and Community Manager), just to name a few.
Key Community One names to know:
Matt Phillips, CEO
Matt has over twenty years of construction,
development, and property management experience
in the Atlanta area. As a former HOA president, he
understands the challenges and solutions available to
homeowner’s associations and their communities. Matt
holds a Real Estate Broker’s License and is active in
many professional organizations including the Urban
Land Institute, US Green Building Council, and Greater
Atlanta Homebuilders Association.
For 2013:
New Assessment Billing
If you receive an envelope from Community
One Associates, please don’t discard it!
As you can see from the sample, since WCSA
is with a new management company this
year, your assessment billing will have a
different look. However, the contents are
the same. As indicated in a previous article,
the 2013 assessment is the same as in 2012
and remains due on February 1, 2013.
Please note the remit to address is different,
now going to the processing center in Miami,
FL. You also will have a new account number.
If you have been paying by automated
bank transfer, you will need to change
your payment. New options to pay on-line,
by credit card and Automated Clearing
House are included with your statement.
If you have questions, please contact Penelope
Morgan-Hilliard at (678) 551-7550.
Heather Martin, Vice President –
Portfolio Management
Heather is an active member of the Community
Association Institute (CAI), with CMCA
and AMS accreditations and Real Estate
Management ARM certification. Heather joined
Community One in 2008, and has over 15 years
in the property management industry.
Penelope Morgan-Hilliard,
Windward Manager
Penelope brings over fifteen years of customer service,
management, and property management experience
to the role of manager for Windward. She is a licensed
Community Association Manager (CAI) and also
member of the Building Owners and Managers Assn.
Seneca Taylor, Windward
Customer Service Manager
Seneca provides dedicated back-up for Penelope,
as well as being a problem-solver in her own right.
Seneca has been with Community One for five years.
Her background in builder services allowed her to
quickly understand the needs of the modifications
committee, communications with the Windward
residents, and administering the databases
for the website and computer systems.
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Modifications
Committee
Report
By Georgia Barrow,
Committee Chairperson
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1st Annual Wine, Dine, and Jazz Event — SOLD OUT!
It was rumored that it was going to be a great event, with tickets rapidly selling out in less than
four days. 180 lucky residents participated in this new event for Windward, hosted by the
Windward Community Services Association — Wine, Dine, and Jazz.
A very special thank you to our partners for this event: The Golf Club of Georgia
and their great staff for the use of their clubhouse, Dal Cuore Restaurant and Market
for the Wine tasting and The FlyCats Jazz Band for the fantastic entertainment.
We had a wide variety of residents attend — from those who have lived here since the late
80’s, to a couple who moved in just this past August! The diversity of social fabric that makes
up our community is what makes Windward so special. As we celebrate Windward’s 30th
anniversary in 2013, look forward to many more events in celebration of our COMMUNITY!
Quotes from residents…
“While our family has lived in Windward for the last five years,
we’ve never attended an event like this. We really enjoyed
meeting several new folks, but also seeing some familiar faces.
Most times, our meetings with neighbors are rushed as we try
to get the dog walk done, or the kids packed in the car, or
we’re running from here to there. This event was different
for us in that we could actually enjoy the company and
camaraderie that differentiates our community from others
here in North Fulton. I can’t believe we haven’t done
something like this every year.” Melissa Morgan
“Again, I appreciate your efforts in
bringing this event to Windward.”
“Events like this remind us what an
incredible development Windward
is and what great people live here.
November 2013, I will be there.”
Debbie Stewart, Bluffs resident
Windward will celebrate its 30 th
year in 2013. If you take time to
look closely at our neighborhoods,
you’ll be pleased to see we don’t
look 30 years old. Owners have
cared for their yards and made
investments in the appearance of
their homes. The Modifications
Committee has worked to
make sure the neighborhood,
as a whole, reflects this care,
just as a builder does in their
new home sub-divisions.
The Modifications Committee
reviews all of the changes that
are to be made to the exterior
of Windward homes (windows,
paint, architecture, landscaping,
etc). The Committee is comprised
of people who are architects,
landscape architects, nationally
recognized consultant to builders
and developers, members of
the Alpharetta Design Review
Board, members of the Alpharetta
Code Enforcement Board,
Contractors, Real Estate Agents,
and Appraisers. You couldn’t ask
for a better neighborhood resource.
They not only review applications
for the community, they will
meet with you while you are still
in the planning stages for your
renovations or even pre-planning
for that matter. The committee
is constantly reviewing new
materials and products as they
come on the market in order to
guide and assist you in making
design and selection decisions. A
great example of where you could
use that expertise is replacement
windows. Window vendors are
overselling their energy efficiency
and low price. Those homeowners
who don’t know better end up
narrowing the height and width
of the window space and reducing
their home’s curb appeal.
So please ask us. We look forward
to being of service to you and
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Golf Club of Georgia Update
By Glenn Sheeley, Windward Resident & Director of Communications/Membership at The Golf Club of Georgia
Windward will once again be the center of the amateur
golf world on April 4, 2013, as The Golf Club of
Georgia hosts the 16th Georgia Cup Match on its
Lakeside Course between U.S. Amateur Champion Steven Fox of
UT-Chattanooga, and British Amateur Champion Alan Dunbar of
Northern Ireland. The Club also is honored to have former Masters
Champion and Hall of Famer Billy Casper as Honorary Captain.
The Georgia Cup is one of two world-class amateur events
held right here in the Windward Community, following
the 7 th United States Collegiate Championship, won by
our own Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets last October.
For both events, the Golf Club offered complimentary tickets
to more than a hundred Windward residents who requested
them and were able to experience amateur golf at its finest,
while also taking a closer look at The Golf Club of Georgia.
Indeed, it’s been a great 2012 – 2013 for both the
Golf Club of Georgia and Windward.
Late last summer, following an extensive survey of Windward
residents, the Club introduced a Windward Preferred Membership
Program, which offers reduced initiation fees, a year of waived
minimums, and up to nine complimentary guest rounds. More
details on the Windward Preferred Membership Program can be
found on the Windward website, www.windwardcommunity.
org, under the Windward Amenities tab, Golf Club of Georgia.
During 2012, we were pleased to enroll 13 Windward residents
and their families as new members and we expect even more
residents to take advantage of the offer in the spring. If you would
like further information, or to set up a meeting, please contact
Glenn Sheeley, Director of Communications and Membership
at (404) 281-4152 or at gsheeley@golfclubofgeorgia.com.
Keep in mind also, that all Golf Club of Georgia members who join
the Windward Lake Club for swim, tennis, and boating
are not required to pay that facility’s initiation fee.
We’ve made some great strides in the last year or so, getting the
word out to Windward residents that The Golf Club of Georgia
truly is “your neighborhood golf club,” and probably a lot more
affordable and family-friendly than you ever imagined.
We also have made the Club available to Windward residents
(without a member sponsor) for hosting social events — from
weddings and bar mitzvahs, to baby showers, business meetings,
and parties. Just contact Stephanie Lipnick, our Event Coordinator,
for information on pricing and availability. She can be reached
at (770) 772-8160, or slipnick@golfclubofgeorgia.com.
We enjoyed seeing many of you at Windward’s November
30 th “Wine, Dine, and Jazz” event. For some of you, it was a
first visit. For others, it was a re-introduction to a new and
different Club than what you might have seen in the past.
We hope to see many more of you this spring at The Golf Club
of Georgia.
Platform Tennis added
at Lake Windward Club
If you grew up in the Northeast of Midwest, you probably
saw some “crazy people” headed out with wooden “tennis
racquets” in the middle of winter when wet or snow
would have moved most tennis aficionados indoors.
If curiosity moved you to further investigate, you could
have been introduced to the sport of Platform Tennis.
Platform Tennis is played on a smaller court with a spongy
ball and shots can be played off the chicken wire “walls
like squash or racquetball. Over 12,000 people belong to
the American Platform Tennis Association which holds
180 annual tournaments and 26 national championships.
The Windward Lake Club was awarded a grant to
add Platform Tennis to the great facilities already
provided, and in December held the Grand Opening.
Congratulations on bringing this popular sport to our
area and keeping Windward ahead of the game.
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Lake Windward Yacht Club
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Save the Date!
Commodores Ball
5th Anniversary Celebration
February 23rd
Mark your calendars for this festive annual
event — cocktails, dinner, and great dancing
at the Golf Club of Georgia. This is the start
of what promises to be another fun filled
season for LWYC Members.
Want to join? No boat, no problem!
For membership information, please email
lakewindwardyachtclub@gmail.com.
‘Twas early in
December and
Lake Windward was
awash in lights…
Lake Windward Yacht Club’s
annual Holiday Boat Parade
may not be a challenger to the
Palm Beach or Marina Del
Ray, but a record 15 decorated
boats touring the lake in the
balmy weather provided the
same response. Kids were
delighted by Rudolph &
Frosty, and skippers urged
out every watt of energy from
their batteries to illuminate
the lake. Congratulations to
the Lake Windward Yacht
Club on a great show!
The trees sparkling on the
dam contributed to the festive
look of the community, as
did the many homes whose
owners’ efforts brightened
our attitudes on our evening
drives home. If we, as the
Windward Community
Services Association Board,
couldn’t reach out to each of
our 5,000+ neighbors before
now, then let us offer warmest
wishes that your Holidays were
joyous and that 2013 will be
a wonderful, prosperous time
for you and your families.

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Windward Social Committee
By Martine Zurinskas, Social Committee Chair
As we kick off Windward’s 30 th
Anniversary, I am so proud to
be a part of this community,
on the board, and leading the newly
formed social committee. We had two
fantastic test events in 2012 — Rock at the
Dock in May, with well over 500 people
participating; and Wine, Dine, and Jazz
in November, which sold out in only four
days. The success of these two new events
only reiterates the importance of having
events that continue to build Windward’s
community spirit. Windward Community
Service Association’s Board is committed
to supporting the social activities in 2013
and has even added several more events.
We are excited to have a great social
committee in place that will help with
the strategic planning of these successful
events — Kara Johnson, Kim Morrison,
Alison Roth-Patellis, and Kim Kloecker. I
want to thank these residents for stepping
up and supporting our community.
We are excited to announce two new
events in 2013 — Memorial Day Pool
Party, sponsored by WCSA with our
community partner Windward Lake
Club. This will be a fantastic event to
kick off a summer of fun in Windward.
We also will introduce a Windward
Winter Wonderland Celebration on
December 7 th where we can celebrate
the holiday season as a community!
Coming back for more fun in 2013
will be Rock at the Dock May 18 th ,
which again will include the LWYC
Fishing Derby, MORE food trucks,
and of course, the great Rock and
Roll by The Dam Band. Wine, Dine,
and Jazz will return November 16 th
with the support of our community
partner, the Golf Club of Georgia.
Once again, WCSA will continue
to be a prime sponsor of three
other community events this year:
the 4 th of July Celebration, 30 th
Hometown Fireworks Celebration
on September 1 st , and a Newcomers
Cruise in the fall; all organized by
Windward Homeowners, Inc.
As we get excited about 2013, our
continuing theme will be celebrating
Windward’s 30 th Anniversary! As new or
established residents, you can be proud
to be part of the Windward community.
Mark your calendars and don’t miss
out on the neighborhood fun! We also
encourage each individual neighborhood
to plan your own block party to help
celebrate the 30 th ! Send us your pictures.
If you have any ideas for other social
events, or want to help in anyway, please
let me know, Martine Zurinskas, Social
Committee Chair and WCSA Board
member at wcsasocial@gmail.com. ¿
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Alpharetta City Council — A Year in Review
By Chris Owens, City Council Post 3
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Where did all the time go? It seems like just yesterday that we
were ushering in 2012, and here we are looking back on the
year’s events. This has truly been a year to be thankful for,
with more things going on than I have room to write about in this short
article. Some examples of the City’s success this year include:
City Center
Every City Council article this year has covered the progress of City
Center. In December, the Council approved the “Design Development”
plans for this landmark project. The design professionals continue to
make progress on their plans for the site, city hall, and the parking deck.
The City Hall building has taken shape and interior details are being
developed. Look for the project’s ground-breaking in April of 2013.
Downtown
Much of our attention has been focused on City Center, but don’t forget
about Downtown — the area has been literally alive with activity this
year thanks to efforts by our merchants, shop owners, and you. We have
had a number of events that bring thousands of people into Downtown
Alpharetta. We held a regular weekly Farmer’s Market, several art
shows, a monthly event called “Art in the Park”, a European Bazaar, the
2 nd Annual Brew Moon Festival, a Georgia Bulldogs game, and more!
We brought the Taste of Alpharetta back downtown this year with great
success, and held one of the largest Christmas Tree Lighting ceremonies
ever. Several new businesses and restaurants have moved in and more
are on the way for 2013. If you haven’t spent time in Downtown
Alpharetta lately, please plan to stop by and experience it for yourself.
Roadway Improvements
While we have completed the relocation of Haynes Bridge Road in
Downtown, which is the first step in constructing City Center, the single
greatest improvement this year by the City has to be the completion
of Westside Parkway. The roadway was planned as a western parallel
to North Point Parkway, along Georgia 400. It has been constructed
in segments over the years, but the last portion between Old Milton
Parkway and Webb Bridge Road eluded us. This work was completed in
2012 thanks to a commercial bank foreclosure being resolved, so that the
City could acquire and complete the road in partnership with the new
owners of Avalon, our community business leaders and Georgia DOT.
Our annual street paving program, known as Milling & Resurfacing,
is now managed by our Public Works Department using an objective
scoring system that ranks streets based on condition and need.
This ensures that streets in the most dire need of repair receive
funding and attention first. The program is robust — Council
has dedicated $1.5 million this fiscal year alone. A vote was also
taken to match funding for a State Highway Department grant
that will, in total, allocate nearly another $500,000 for paving this
year. Our goal is to be complete with all “poorly” rated streets
in the next two to three years, so that we can begin the process
of more predictable maintenance cycle over future years.
Leadership in Public Services
I cannot express adequately the pride and appreciation that I have
for the City’s professional staff. Across the board, we are fortunate
to be represented by such an accomplished group of people. I am
sure that I will be forgetting someone because their achievements
are so many, but would like point
out a few of these from 2012:
Our Public Safety Officers
continue to keep our community
safe. Officer Terry Joyner was
recognized by Governor Nathan
Deal as a recipient of the Governor’s
Public Safety Award for his lifetime
of contributions to his community.
Officer Joyner not only executes
his duties, but goes above and
beyond to help Alpharetta stay on
the forefront of crime prevention.
Our Public Works Department
received recognition this year from
the Atlanta Regional Commission
for its work at North Park. The storm
water facilities at the park were in
need of routine maintenance, but
our Staff carried the project to a
higher level by incorporating water
quality and flood control into the
project. The Park and surrounding
community will benefit from their
good work for many years to come.
You may remember that the
Recreation and Parks Department
was declared Agency of the Year
in 2011 by the Georgia Recreation
and Parks Association. Well, they
haven’t stopped there. In 2012, they
were recognized for their Senior
programs with the “May is Older
Americans Month” award. The
department won a $100,000 grant
to construct a children’s splash pad
at the Wills Park pool. The City also
brokered two significant agreements
this year for our citizens: the first
is a multi-year agreement with the
Fulton County School Board to
allow City use of the athletic fields
at Milton Center (the old Milton
High School); the second, and most
significant, is an intergovernmental
agreement with the City of Milton
for joint use of each City’s parks
facilities. This is extraordinary
in that Alpharetta and Milton citizens will no longer pay “nonresident”
fees to use each other’s parks. We hope that this will begin
to allow even greater access to first class park facilities for everyone.
The City also earned the President’s Circle Award from Keep
America Beautiful, was designated as Tree City USA for the 22nd
consecutive year and maintained its Green Communities Gold
Certification. The Storm Water Management Program of the
Year and Transportation Agency of the Year awards were also
earned, along with several awards from the Government Finance

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The City joined efforts with Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell and
Sandy Springs to embark on the formation of a North Fulton
Emergency Radio System. This new system will replace the Fulton
County radios that our Fire and Police forces currently use–
providing greater range and better coverage for a lower cost.
Gwinnett Tech announced this year that it would be building a
new campus in Alpharetta, at Old Milton Parkway and Georgia
400, bringing technical training and education opportunities
to our community and making us even more competitive for
future generations. This nicely complements the City’s efforts
to be recognized as the “Technology City of the South”, so
that we can continue to attract high-tech companies and the
economic success that comes with the talent that they desire.
Please join me in thankful reflection on 2012 and I hope you all
enjoy a wonderful and prosperous New Year in 2013! If anyone
has questions about City projects, comments on how we can
improve, or anything at all – please let me know. I can be reached
at cowens@alpharetta.ga.us, or 404-518-5505. Again, thank you for
allowing me to serve you. It is truly an honor and a pleasure. ¿
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Easy Crossword Puzzle #1 by Dave Fisher (puzzles.about.com)
Across
Down
Across
1. Questions
1. Fire leftover
1. Questions
5. Harry Potter to Lily Evans 2. Oceans
5. Harry Potter to Lily
8. Igloo, for exampleEvans
3. Make a sweater, perhaps
12. Emailed 8. Igloo, for 4. example Guitar holder
13. Lonely number 12. Emailed 5. Sort of
14. Opposite of 60 Across 13. Lonely 6. number Yoko __
15. It grows on you 14. Opposite 7. Reporter's of 60 offering
Across
16. Cut grass
8. Gave the meaning
15. It grows on of a you word
17. Fill a dog's dish
16. Cut grass 9. Above
18. Look at intently
17. Fill a dog's 10. Get dish together
20. They have sleeves
18. Look at 11. intently Finishes
22. Animal feet
20. They have 19. Not sleeves cooked
24. With 41 Across, keen on
22. Animal 21. feet __-Hop
25. Fedora, e.g.
24. With 4123. Across, Cavity in the head
28. Spoke quietly
keen on
25. With 50 Down, what one
33. It's pumped in a gym
56. Famous singer
25. Fedora, did e.g. for Easter, maybe
Fitzgerald
35. Social insect
28. Spoke quietly 26. "___ we there yet?"
57. Tell a tall tale
36. "I __ ya!" (challenge)
33. It's pumped 27. Apex in a
58. Rim
37. Lounge in an airport gym
29. Made like a comet
59. Open a banana
40. Lie in the sun 35. Social insect
30. Remy, the chef, is one
60. Opposite of 14
41. See 24 Across 36. "I __ ya!"
31. Period in history Across
42. Burn the surface
(challenge)
of
32. Fox's home 61. Take five
37.
44. Small trees
Lounge in an
airport 34. Not synthetic
48. Come up
Down
40. Lie in the 38. Steal sun
51. Take a trip around
1. Fire leftover
41. See 24 39. Across Hole in the head
52. Mighty tree
2. Oceans
42. Burn the 43. surface Ghost _ (Johnny Blaze)
54. Uses a shovel of
3. Make a sweater,
44. "__ on it!" (hurry up)
perhaps
56. Famous singer 44. Small trees 45. Golfer's target
Fitzgerald
4. Guitar holder
48. Come up 46. Be king, say
57. Tell a tall tale
5. Sort of
51. Take a 47. trip Alone around
58. Rim
6. Yoko __
52. Mighty 49. tree Border
59. Open a banana
7. Reporter's offering
54. Uses a 50. shovel See 25 Down
60. Opposite of 14 Across
53. Band-__
61. Take five
55. Sun__ (day's end)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19 20 21
22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40
41 42 43
44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58
59 60 61
Crossword by Dave Fisher
8. Gave the meaning
of a word
9. Above
10. Get together
11. Finishes
19. Not cooked
21. __-Hop
23. Cavity in the head
25. With 50 Down,
what one did for
Easter, maybe
26. "___ we there
yet?"
27. Apex
29. Made like a comet
30. Remy, the chef, is
one
31. Period in history
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32. Fox's home
34. Not synthetic
38. Steal
39. Hole in the head
43. Ghost _ (Johnny
Blaze)
44. "__ on it!" (hurry
up)
45. Golfer's target
46. Be king, say
47. Alone
49. Border
50. See 25 Down
53. Band-__
55. Sun__ (day's end)
Show this hen the
way back to the barn!
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