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News & Notes from<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Community<br />
Services <strong>Association</strong><br />
Winter 2013<br />
volume four | issue one<br />
Original <strong>Windward</strong> Sales Ad from 1983.<br />
The Mainsail is the official newsletter of<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Community Services <strong>Association</strong> (WCSA)
Helping Families<br />
Fulfill Their Dreams<br />
“My goal is to build a relationship of<br />
confidence and trust with buyers and sellers,<br />
with listening and helping them make informed<br />
decisions and protecting their interests<br />
throughout the real estate transaction.”<br />
The Mainsail ■ Winter 2013<br />
Linda Buckingham<br />
678-907-7970<br />
LindaBuckingham@Remax.net<br />
www.LindaBuckingham.net<br />
Specializing in <strong>Windward</strong>, North Fulton & South Forsyth Communities<br />
Residential, Investment & Second Home Sales<br />
Accredited Relocation Specialist • <strong>Windward</strong> Resident<br />
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<strong>Windward</strong> Community Services<br />
<strong>Association</strong><br />
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
President<br />
Georgia Barrow<br />
678-339-0898<br />
gbarrow@sent.com<br />
INSIDE THIS<br />
ISSUE<br />
Vice President<br />
Pat Corkill<br />
404-680-2392<br />
patrickcork@comcast.net<br />
Assistant VP and Treasurer<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> — A<br />
Legacy of Thirty<br />
Years<br />
5<br />
Mike Knottek<br />
Mknottek@aol.com<br />
Secretary<br />
Chris Palmer<br />
770-475-0722<br />
cbampalmer@bellsouth.net<br />
Property<br />
Committee Report<br />
7<br />
First Annual Wine,<br />
Dine, and Jazz<br />
Event — Sold Out<br />
14<br />
Lake Chair<br />
Ed Tessaro<br />
770-410-1981<br />
etessaro@comcast.net<br />
Covenants/Modifications Chair<br />
Finance<br />
Committee Report<br />
8<br />
Modifications<br />
Committee Report<br />
14<br />
Georgia Barrow<br />
678-339-0898<br />
gbarrow@sent.com<br />
Property Chair<br />
Pat Corkill<br />
404-680-2392<br />
patrickcork@comcast.net<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Women’s<br />
Club Kick-Off<br />
30th Anniversary<br />
10<br />
Golf Club of<br />
Georgia Update<br />
17<br />
Communications Chair<br />
Chris Palmer<br />
404-402-5918<br />
cbampalmer@bellsouth.net<br />
Social Committee Chair<br />
Lake Committee<br />
Report<br />
10<br />
Lake <strong>Windward</strong><br />
Yacht Club and<br />
Save the Date<br />
18<br />
Martine Zurinskas<br />
mar_rawlings@yahoo.com<br />
Member-at-Large<br />
Ron Bloom<br />
770-740-1446<br />
ronbloom@bellsouth.net<br />
Communications<br />
Committee Report<br />
12<br />
Platform Tennis<br />
Added at Lake<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Club<br />
18<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Website<br />
www.windwardcommunity.org<br />
Property Manager<br />
For property/covenants related<br />
questions, contact<br />
Penelope Morgan-Hilliard<br />
Phone: 678-551-7550<br />
Community One<br />
Mainsail Newsletter<br />
Curtis Martin, Editor<br />
chmartinjr@yahoo.com<br />
Welcome:<br />
to our New Property<br />
Management<br />
Company<br />
13<br />
The WCSA annual meeting and elections will<br />
be at 6:30 PM on March 27, 2013 at Creek View<br />
Elementary. Candidate bio’s are due to Chris Palmer,<br />
WCSA Secretary by February 1, 2013. Electronic<br />
voting will start March 1, 2013.<br />
Social<br />
Committee Report<br />
21<br />
Alpharetta City<br />
Council — A Year<br />
in Review<br />
22<br />
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WINDWARD–A Legacy of Thirty Years<br />
By David Baker<br />
As part of the original team assembled to<br />
launch <strong>Windward</strong> in the early ‘80’s, the<br />
legacy that <strong>Windward</strong>’s success would<br />
leave on Alpharetta and the region was<br />
beyond our vision or that of anyone else<br />
. . . in the beginning.<br />
Thirty years ago, ‘Dunwoody’<br />
and ‘Perimeter Center’ were<br />
the epic centers for north<br />
Atlanta’s live and work activity;<br />
‘Roswell’ was a leap-of-faith<br />
for most home shoppers; and,<br />
virtually, no one had heard of<br />
‘Alpharetta’ including Realtors<br />
who, at the time, rarely crossed<br />
north over the Chattahoochee<br />
River to show homes and who<br />
greatly influenced the buyingdecisions<br />
of families, especially<br />
transferees who were key to<br />
Atlanta’s home-sales success<br />
throughout the ‘80’s.<br />
Still, Mobil Land Development<br />
Corporation had a unique<br />
vision for a master-planned,<br />
mixed-use live-work-and-play<br />
community on a quietlyassembled<br />
parcel of 3,400<br />
acres in a rural town called<br />
Alpharetta. Little did anyone<br />
realize then, but ‘<strong>Windward</strong>’s<br />
destiny’ was the catalyst for<br />
the decisions to build North<br />
Point Mall, the springboard<br />
for Alpharetta’s corporate and<br />
residential developments, and<br />
the growth of the Georgia 400<br />
corridor through Cumming to<br />
Dawsonville, west to Milton<br />
into Cherokee County, and<br />
east through John’s Creek<br />
and Suwanee.<br />
The first to commit to <strong>Windward</strong>’s office park<br />
were Digital Communications Associates and<br />
AT&T; their commitments were based upon<br />
Mobil’s keen foresight to install high-speed<br />
fiber-optic cable within the underground<br />
infrastructure of <strong>Windward</strong> Parkway to attract<br />
high-tech corporate decision makers.<br />
For years, the Webb Bridge Road entrance<br />
was the only gateway to our residential<br />
neighborhoods; <strong>Windward</strong> Parkway ended near<br />
Alderman Drive and Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Drive<br />
concluded at the northern edge of the dam. First<br />
to develop were Clipper Bay I and The Bluffs off<br />
Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Drive; in late 1982, when I first<br />
drove to <strong>Windward</strong>, the sewer lines and curbs<br />
were in on Clipper Bay Drive, but the roads had<br />
not been paved and water from Caney Creek<br />
and Big Creek was filling our 196-acre manmade<br />
lake. Once filled, Mobil stocked the lake<br />
with 8,000 bass and 50,000 brim, placing an<br />
eighteen-month moratorium on any fishing to<br />
allow the fish to acclimate and spawn.<br />
Staghound Court was the setting for our sales<br />
center and two designer models; at the time<br />
‘model homes’ in Atlanta were, otherwise, nonexistent<br />
. . . so their presence were an inquisitive<br />
draw for area locals. In August of ’83, <strong>Windward</strong><br />
opened with an amazing invitation-only event<br />
along the lake on Dashing Wave Lane to the<br />
sounds of an orchestra, a dance floor, cocktails,<br />
dinner, fireworks over the lake, and a ribboncutting<br />
tour of the models. Attendees were<br />
impressed, but dismayed that anyone would<br />
make a sizable investment this far out in a rural<br />
setting that included a drug store; a dingy, illstocked<br />
grocery store; a hardware store; and a<br />
dairy farm where North Fulton Hospital would<br />
eventually be built. Pioneering residents would<br />
travel to Roswell for most conveniences.<br />
Our promotion of stunning<br />
model homes and a pristine<br />
196-acre lake (30 minutes closer<br />
in than Lake Lanier) attracted<br />
the curious; fortunately, at<br />
the same time, Rockwell<br />
International was relocating<br />
from Ohio to rural Duluth,<br />
and five Rockwell families<br />
bought homes in Clipper<br />
Bay, prompting immediate<br />
new-home construction, and<br />
helping to stem the isolated,<br />
pioneering experience. When<br />
the ATLANTA JOURNAL &<br />
CONSTITUTION featured<br />
a full-page, front-page story<br />
on <strong>Windward</strong> one Sunday, a<br />
single-day surge of over 1,200<br />
people to the community<br />
signaled our official launch!<br />
As sales manager, my mantra<br />
for <strong>Windward</strong>’s success was<br />
to communicate to buyers<br />
and Realtors that “you moved<br />
further out for a quality of<br />
life unavailable closer in” . .<br />
. and ‘the seed was planted’<br />
with consumers; skeptical,<br />
uncommitted, naysayers<br />
would return, regularly, to<br />
examine our progress and,<br />
eventually, a few would<br />
purchase. Grass-roots<br />
marketing and word of a<br />
perceived sales momentum<br />
would reach Realtors, and a fear of buyers<br />
discovering <strong>Windward</strong> without them, prompted<br />
their eventual support.<br />
Within a year of ground-breaking, other<br />
upscale communities emerged in Alpharetta<br />
to the east along the Chattahoochee River,<br />
and corporate decision makers migrated north<br />
with their families’; as ‘corporate leases expired<br />
in Perimeter Center’, these decision-making<br />
executives would make commitments to<br />
relocate their operations to <strong>Windward</strong> to avoid<br />
the longer Georgia 400 commute.<br />
By the late ‘80’s, Cousins Properties was<br />
entertaining the idea of ‘a new mall’; by<br />
then, <strong>Windward</strong>’s booming influence and<br />
Continued on page 7.<br />
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construction activity in Roswell<br />
were market evidence that the next<br />
great ‘layering of suburbia’ (north of<br />
Perimeter Mall) was Alpharetta. As a<br />
result, Cousins committed to North<br />
Point Mall, began construction of<br />
North Point Parkway from Mansell<br />
Road to Haynes Bridge Road, and<br />
developed the big-box retail centers,<br />
restaurant sites, and theaters flanking<br />
the parkway, almost overnight.<br />
As <strong>Windward</strong>’s corporate growth<br />
continued, support staff that<br />
previously commuted from the more<br />
affordable bedroom communities<br />
of Smyrna, Tucker, and Stone<br />
Mountain to Perimeter Center<br />
found their new, extended drive<br />
north to <strong>Windward</strong> increasingly<br />
difficult. Since <strong>Windward</strong> had<br />
signaled ‘a land rush’ in Alpharetta<br />
and affordable land had disappeared,<br />
builders looked to the then-rural<br />
sub-markets of Canton, Cumming,<br />
Dawsonville, John’s Creek, and<br />
Suwanee in the early ‘90’s to build<br />
and sell moderately-priced homes . . .<br />
to satisfy demand from <strong>Windward</strong>’s<br />
corporate employment boom.<br />
Looking back thirty years, a forwardthinking<br />
Mobil Land Development<br />
Corporation was the impetus that<br />
stimulated Alpharetta’s small-town<br />
City Council to THINK BIG. Now<br />
in 2013, Alpharetta’s mayor and city<br />
council are ‘the forward-thinking<br />
visionaries’, the pied pipers, growing<br />
and advancing Alpharetta’s techsavvy<br />
reputation to retain preferred<br />
corporate relationships and attract<br />
new ones to our city’s doorstep,<br />
while maintaining and enhancing an<br />
enviable quality of life for its citizens<br />
and work-week commuters.<br />
About the Author: David Baker<br />
is an Atlanta-based real estate<br />
sales and marketing professional<br />
specializing in single-family,<br />
multi-family and new urbanism<br />
developments. His work and<br />
successes been recognized locally,<br />
regionally, and nationally. He<br />
makes his home in The Spinnakers<br />
with his three canine companions.<br />
Property Committee Report<br />
By Patrick Corkill, Committee Chairperson<br />
A<br />
new year is upon us and with it new goals for our community. 2012 was a busy year and we were<br />
able to accomplish many things. We completed our first phase of landscape upgrades to the common<br />
areas, including new landscape accent lighting at our main entry’s and the dam, 5 miles of new<br />
plantings on the shoulders of our main thoroughfares, cleaning up of the native buffer areas, limbing-up our<br />
large street trees, and removing dead or dangerous trees. We have replaced the roofs on the pavilions at the<br />
Sports Park & Boat Launch, replaced the lake walls at the Pocket Parks & the Boat Launch, and installed<br />
a new, state of the art gate system at the Boat Launch gate.<br />
We have worked closely with the City of Alpharetta, and with<br />
the help of Pete Sewczwicz — Director of Public Works, ensured<br />
that the plantings at the Douglas Road roundabout & Webb<br />
Bridge-Shirley Bridge intersection put <strong>Windward</strong>’s best foot<br />
forward. We have new decorative black light poles installed<br />
for all of Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Drive, replacing the old wood poles.<br />
The City has installed a new and modern crosswalk system<br />
between the Sports Park & the Boat Launch, along with a new<br />
sidewalk connection — complete with ADA accessible ramps.<br />
The <strong>Windward</strong> Community Services <strong>Association</strong> Board has<br />
successfully negotiated a new grounds maintenance contract for<br />
the next three years with NatureScapes Landscape Services. We<br />
have been able to upgrade the services provided in the contract<br />
and specifications for a lesser cost than our previous contract.<br />
NatureScapes is a local company, owned and operated by the<br />
same man who built it from a pickup truck and a mower. They<br />
have agreed to open a satellite office less than two miles from<br />
<strong>Windward</strong>, guaranteeing us prompt and immediate care.<br />
2013 will be a busy year with the completion of the second<br />
phase of landscape upgrades. The final 1/2 mile of streetscape<br />
will be completed on Southlake Drive, from Lakewind Way to<br />
Clipper Bay Drive. Another section of Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Drive<br />
will have been completed from Clipper Bay to the dam. The<br />
landscape on the dam has been opened up to obtain better views<br />
of our gorgeous lake and new lighting has been installed, uplighting<br />
the trees. A very special thank you to the <strong>Windward</strong><br />
Women’s Club for their generous donation of new benches and trash receptacles. Their donation<br />
also included a new community bulletin board on the wall of the bathrooms at the Sports Park.<br />
The goal of the third phase of landscape upgrades is to finish the road shoulders, start upgrading<br />
individual subdivision entries and cul-de-sacs, and continue to add and upgrade our lighting. In addition,<br />
the Sports Park and Boat Launch will continue to see upgrades, such as new landscape, picnic tables<br />
& benches, baby changing stations, trash receptacles, and upgrades around the play area and dog park.<br />
Improved access to the dog park and user-friendly pocket parks will be one of the goals of 2013.<br />
We will continue to work with the City<br />
on issues affecting the streetscape of our<br />
community, such as the continuation of<br />
the Douglas Road sidewalk improvements<br />
from Oak Tree Hollow to the edge of City<br />
limits at Jones Bridge Road — scheduled to<br />
be completed in the first quarter of 2013.<br />
The Property Committee and the WCSA<br />
Board of Directors continues to strive to<br />
improve our community and its resident’s<br />
quality of life. WCSA sees the property of<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> as its finest asset. We continue<br />
to work at upgrading, maintaining and<br />
adding value to our community. We have<br />
accomplished a great deal recently, and we<br />
continue to add goals of value for the future.<br />
The entire community of <strong>Windward</strong> thanks<br />
Peter Sewczwicz, Engineering and Public<br />
Works Director for the City of Alpharetta,<br />
and William Canady, Lighting Services of<br />
GA Power, for the replacement street lights<br />
being installed along Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Drive.<br />
Pat Corkill (Property Committee Chair) and I<br />
met with Director Sewczwicz early November<br />
and one topic discussed was replacing the<br />
old wooden street lights with the new black<br />
metal poles. Thank you Mr. Sewczwicz for<br />
meeting with Mr. Canady, and for making our<br />
community a GA Power priority.<br />
windwardcommunity.org ■ Winter 2013<br />
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Finance Committee Report<br />
By Mike Knotteck<br />
The Mainsail ■ Winter 2013<br />
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The Board of Directors of your <strong>Windward</strong> Community<br />
Services <strong>Association</strong> has always done a diligent job of getting<br />
the biggest bang out of your annual assessment dollars. The<br />
Board’s effectiveness is pretty evident when you think that the annual<br />
assessment has remained same, at $475 00 , since <strong>January</strong> 2005.<br />
However, every year is a greater and greater challenge as costs continue<br />
to rise and the amenities, landscaping, and common areas continue<br />
to age — no matter how well maintained — requiring maintenance<br />
and replacement. This past year, 2012, your Board decided to do<br />
an exhaustive study of Community <strong>Association</strong>s’ best practices<br />
in order to find more and better ways to stretch your dollars. You<br />
may have read in an earlier Mainsail article about the completion<br />
of this “White Paper” effort in September 2012. One of the many<br />
things that came out of this study was a more structured approach<br />
to our vendor management. One of the best practices implemented<br />
in 2012 was “All contractual arrangements need to go to bid every<br />
three years unless specifically approved by the Board.” Using this<br />
best practice, two of your major vendors — Property Management<br />
and Landscape Maintenance — were taken out to bid. In both<br />
instances new vendors were selected. During the intense RFP process<br />
the Board was able to streamline practices, better align vendor<br />
performance to higher standards and, here’s the best part, AT LOWER<br />
COST. There are many more best practices to be implemented.<br />
Also, at the Board’s direction, your Treasurer was asked to prepare<br />
monthly presentations to the Board that condensed up to 70 pages<br />
of financial information to one or two pages of meaningful and<br />
actionable data. By the way, all residents are invited to attend the<br />
monthly Board meetings. Visit www.windwardcommunity.org for<br />
times and locations. The Treasurer developed a two page monthly<br />
“Dash Board” that highlighted the status of reserves, collections<br />
and performance against budget. The Treasurer emphasizes each<br />
month areas of concern, variations from budget, and actions needed<br />
to take place. This new, simplified financial review allows the Board<br />
to quickly take action to bring operations back on budget.<br />
This year a new zero-based approach was implemented for the<br />
2013 budget preparation. The budget was built from the bottom<br />
up, allowing each Board Member and Committee Chair to have<br />
direct input into the budgeting process. This new approach allowed<br />
all involved to have ownership of the budget, ensuring attention<br />
to detail throughout 2013. After final review and adjustment by<br />
the full Board, we ended up with a completely balanced budget.<br />
That is, expenses for the year equal the revenues for the year.<br />
I would like to add that the Board uses, in all cases, the most<br />
conservative accounting principles available. One small example is<br />
the Board does not recognize revenue until it is received (versus when<br />
billed) but expenses are recognized when incurred. And just to make<br />
sure nothing is missed the <strong>Association</strong>’s annual financial statements<br />
are audited each year by an independent outside accounting firm.<br />
At the risk of boring you all to death I want to talk about some<br />
the financial goals for 2013. First, we are looking to get more<br />
sophisticated in the investing of your excess reserves. The goal will<br />
be to get a higher return, while still providing 100% protection<br />
of the principal. We will seek out an investment advisor to<br />
assist us, which will be done in a process similar to an RFP.<br />
In 2010 your Board sanctioned a Capital Reserve Analysis. What is<br />
a Capital Reserve Analysis? It is a report that gives an estimate of the<br />
amount of money which must be put aside to replace or restore the<br />
common areas, amenities, and building components that will require<br />
replacement in the future. In others words, the analysis indicates how<br />
much money we need to put away today, to fix or replace things in<br />
the future. The 2010 study analyzed every single item for which the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> is responsible. In 2011 and 2012 the study was used as a guide<br />
as many items were upgraded and replaced. The reserves covered much<br />
of the landscape improvements you noticed being done in 2011 and<br />
2012. Beginning in 2013, the Capital Reserve Analysis will become much<br />
more of a game plan rather than a guide, and in the 2014 budget there<br />
will be specific provision to fund the capital reserves going forward.<br />
Okay, how will these financial goals and projects be accomplished<br />
in 2013? It will be done through the formation and work of a<br />
Finance Committee. As covered in the White Paper, the first order<br />
of business for the Finance Committee members will be to develop<br />
a statement of responsibility outlining their specific duties and<br />
responsibilities. As our best practices study revealed, good Finance<br />
Committees — among other things — work with the Treasurer to:<br />
1. Review and analyze the annual budget.<br />
2. Make recommendations regarding financial controls,<br />
budget procedures and accountability.<br />
3. Review and analyze monthly financial<br />
statements and bank reconciliations.<br />
4. Review insurance provisions and make<br />
recommendations on the adequacy of coverage.<br />
5. Review and make recommendations on the adequacy of reserves.<br />
6. Review budgeted and un-budgeted expenses and make<br />
recommendations regarding adequacy and priority.<br />
7. Review and make recommendations on investment options.<br />
The board is committed to keeping on top of the challenges mentioned<br />
above. As we mark 30 years of success, we look forward to celebrating<br />
our 40 th in ten years knowing we are putting the tools and teams in<br />
place to help us remain the premier place to live in North Fulton.
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<strong>Windward</strong><br />
Women’s Club<br />
Kicks off 30th<br />
Anniversary,<br />
Celebrate our<br />
Community!<br />
By Fiona Bagley,<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Resident<br />
Lake Committee Report<br />
By Ed Tessaro, Committee Chairperson<br />
The Mainsail ■ Winter 2013<br />
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If you have walked, driven, or<br />
biked along Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Drive<br />
anytime lately, you will have no<br />
doubt noticed a lot of improvements<br />
being made to the landscaping<br />
along the lake-side edge. Thanks<br />
to the <strong>Windward</strong> Women’s Club<br />
you will soon notice even more<br />
improvements being made to<br />
benefit all <strong>Windward</strong> residents!<br />
The <strong>Windward</strong> Women’s Club has<br />
a long history of charitable giving<br />
in the North Fulton community.<br />
With <strong>Windward</strong>’s 30th Anniversary<br />
approaching, the Club contacted<br />
the WCSA and asked where they<br />
could contribute right here in our<br />
own community. As a result, you<br />
will soon see two new benches<br />
along the lake front, as well as trash<br />
cans. The <strong>Windward</strong> Women’s<br />
Club also donated a community<br />
bulletin board to be installed<br />
at the Sports Park, along with<br />
two diaper changing stations.<br />
Many thanks from everyone to<br />
the <strong>Windward</strong> Women’s Club<br />
for their generous donation to kick<br />
off our 30 th Anniversary. Please<br />
remember that they fund their<br />
charitable giving with fundraisers<br />
such as their pine straw sale and<br />
other activities. Please support<br />
these fundraisers if you are able.<br />
For more information on the club<br />
and their social events, please go<br />
to http://windwardwwc.org/.<br />
The new year will bring a number of long-term Lake objectives into focus. The Lake<br />
Committee — now ten volunteers strong — is evaluating work in the following areas, and<br />
will discuss recommendations at the <strong>Windward</strong> Community Services <strong>Association</strong>’s annual<br />
meeting on March 27 th :<br />
1. Fish Population: Long-term health and planning<br />
2. Lake Maintenance: Re-assessment of dredging operations, silt-trap cleaning,<br />
launch ramp, and dam inspections–in line with revised City requirements.<br />
3. Boating Guidelines: Emphasis on navigation rules, right-of-way, professional instruction. etc.<br />
4. Lake-Based Community Activities<br />
5. Lake Access<br />
In early <strong>January</strong>, the Lake Committee invited Aquascape Environmental to join the quarterly<br />
meeting, in order to listen to resident ideas on fish population and forage-fish stocking, and to<br />
offer seasonal tips for anglers. Fisheries Biologist Alfred Mauldin joined Operations Manager<br />
Evan Carpenter for the session, to speak to long-term lake health, and how we might better<br />
manage our community’s largest amenity. Al’s experience ranges over 41 years, including<br />
the Presidency of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, and Chair of the<br />
Southern Division of the AFS Technical Committee. He’s evaluated over 4,000 projects our<br />
size. Recommendations were many, to be discussed with the WCSA Board in February/March.<br />
Look for updates at the March 27 th Annual Meeting, and in the April edition of the Mainsail.<br />
You were likely aware that Lake <strong>Windward</strong> was dredged in late spring/early summer this year — a big<br />
process we undertake every 3 years or so — to essentially keep clear the paths to the coves. It’s through<br />
these paths that fresh streams feed the lake. Silt Traps are cleaned every 1 – 2 years, and we’ll order<br />
a lake debris pick-up following significant seasonal storms. The City of Alpharetta has had more to<br />
say about the details of these operations however, so the Lake Committee, and professional engineers<br />
who advise the Board, are hard at work on long-term solutions. Again, more details in the spring.<br />
Hope to see you again at the 2 nd Annual Rock at the Dock party in May, and other new events<br />
from the Social Committee.<br />
Boating ideas are flying these days, to make the lake more fun for all residents, and boaters more<br />
aware of their responsibilities to other sportsmen and families. Board members Ron Bloom and<br />
Martine Zurinskas are working on a complete package of navigation and right-of-way guidelines, as<br />
well as boater-training opportunities for this summer. Boater education courses are available online,<br />
many at no cost, such as the Boat US Foundation training, (info at 1-800-336-2628). Also, we hope<br />
as boat-owners you’ve shared your email with us for important messages. The email form is on our<br />
site, as are all lake rules for boats, boaters, and lake access info, at www.windwardcommunity.org.<br />
See you at the Annual Meeting in March. In the meantime, refer all lake questions to our new<br />
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Communication Committee Report<br />
By Chris Palmer, Committee Chairperson<br />
New and Improved. Do you<br />
ever think those words are overused? In a<br />
30 year old community, would that be a<br />
misnomer? With four new board members<br />
in 2012, lots of energy and fresh ideas for<br />
<strong>Windward</strong>, the term wouldn’t be a misuse.<br />
For the Communications Committee,<br />
providing you the information you need<br />
without bias, with transparency, with<br />
accessibility to try to engage <strong>Windward</strong><br />
and make the community the best it can be<br />
continues to be our mission. Many people<br />
have expressed their appreciation for the<br />
improvements that have facilitated this access.<br />
A year ago, we were introducing the new<br />
website. Since then, it has been fleshed out<br />
with a password protected online directory,<br />
all the forms, guidelines and governance<br />
documents, neighborhood information,<br />
board agendas and minutes, and a regularly<br />
updated calendar. The Mainsail has followed<br />
suit with pieces that describe the key decisions<br />
made by the board, updates to the status of<br />
on-going projects, announcements of new<br />
social activities, and introductions to some of<br />
our neighbors who are bringing recognition<br />
to <strong>Windward</strong> through their successes.<br />
Better communication with the Golf Club<br />
of Georgia led to <strong>Windward</strong> Preferred<br />
membership plans (over a dozen have taken<br />
advantage in eight months since it was<br />
announced) and the partnership in the sold out<br />
“Wine, dine, and jazz” event in November.<br />
Goals for 2103 are still new and improved,<br />
expanding on those ideas by providing new<br />
access to your WCSA Resident Account<br />
through the website. Monthly “Talk to<br />
the Board meetings” will be held for ready<br />
access to board members, and answers your<br />
questions. Improvements are underway<br />
in getting new residents involved sooner,<br />
with more outreach, new activities, and<br />
with clearer information about who to<br />
talk to and how to get things done.<br />
As Alpharetta builds its new branding as<br />
“Technology City of the South”, <strong>Windward</strong><br />
also needs to maintain and improve its position<br />
as the top place to live, work, and play. We are<br />
working on identifying and documenting a<br />
comprehensive view of those new and improved<br />
things that will help us over the next 10 years,<br />
as homeowners and as a community, so that<br />
in 2023 we can celebrate 40 years remaining<br />
the most desirable location in the area.<br />
Please note the<br />
remit to address<br />
is different,<br />
now going to<br />
the processing<br />
center in Miami,<br />
FL. You also<br />
will have a new<br />
account number.<br />
If you have<br />
been paying by<br />
automated bank<br />
transfer, you will<br />
need to change<br />
your payment.<br />
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<strong>Windward</strong> Website:<br />
Resident Account Information<br />
See your balance; pay<br />
your bill, and more!<br />
As WCSA has transitioned our<br />
management functions to Community One<br />
Associates, the Resident Account portion of<br />
the <strong>Windward</strong> website has been activated.<br />
To access your information, sign in at<br />
the top right. If you haven’t signed in<br />
before, the system will ask you to create a<br />
user name (usually people use their email<br />
address) and password, verifying against<br />
its database created from your closing<br />
documents. Alternatively, you can contact<br />
Seneca Taylor at (678) 554-7569, to create<br />
the user name and password for you.<br />
When you have entered your sign in<br />
information, the Home screen and tab will<br />
become visible, with the account functions<br />
accessible at the top left under your name.<br />
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Welcome!<br />
— to our new Property<br />
Management Company,<br />
Community One Associates<br />
Who is Community One? Established in 2002, Community<br />
One’s 120 person team manages about 130 communities<br />
in Georgia and Tennessee. They are part of FirstService<br />
Residential Management (5,600+ communities). Located just<br />
north of <strong>Windward</strong> at 1235 Old Alpharetta Rd. (off McGinnis<br />
Ferry), the <strong>Windward</strong> Community Services <strong>Association</strong><br />
board chose Community One because of accessibility, services<br />
provided, and cost. This included operational and systems<br />
flexibility, better financial tools (accounting, budgeting, and<br />
reporting), integrated documentation (scanned contracts,<br />
modifications docs, history, etc. tied to invoices and vendor<br />
records), website integration (ease of use and functionality for<br />
both residents and Community Manager), just to name a few.<br />
Key Community One names to know:<br />
Matt Phillips, CEO<br />
Matt has over twenty years of construction,<br />
development, and property management experience<br />
in the Atlanta area. As a former HOA president, he<br />
understands the challenges and solutions available to<br />
homeowner’s associations and their communities. Matt<br />
holds a Real Estate Broker’s License and is active in<br />
many professional organizations including the Urban<br />
Land Institute, US Green Building Council, and Greater<br />
Atlanta Homebuilders <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
For 2013:<br />
New Assessment Billing<br />
If you receive an envelope from Community<br />
One Associates, please don’t discard it!<br />
As you can see from the sample, since WCSA<br />
is with a new management company this<br />
year, your assessment billing will have a<br />
different look. However, the contents are<br />
the same. As indicated in a previous article,<br />
the 2013 assessment is the same as in 2012<br />
and remains due on February 1, 2013.<br />
Please note the remit to address is different,<br />
now going to the processing center in Miami,<br />
FL. You also will have a new account number.<br />
If you have been paying by automated<br />
bank transfer, you will need to change<br />
your payment. New options to pay on-line,<br />
by credit card and Automated Clearing<br />
House are included with your statement.<br />
If you have questions, please contact Penelope<br />
Morgan-Hilliard at (678) 551-7550.<br />
Heather Martin, Vice President –<br />
Portfolio Management<br />
Heather is an active member of the Community<br />
<strong>Association</strong> Institute (CAI), with CMCA<br />
and AMS accreditations and Real Estate<br />
Management ARM certification. Heather joined<br />
Community One in 2008, and has over 15 years<br />
in the property management industry.<br />
Penelope Morgan-Hilliard,<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Manager<br />
Penelope brings over fifteen years of customer service,<br />
management, and property management experience<br />
to the role of manager for <strong>Windward</strong>. She is a licensed<br />
Community <strong>Association</strong> Manager (CAI) and also<br />
member of the Building Owners and Managers Assn.<br />
Seneca Taylor, <strong>Windward</strong><br />
Customer Service Manager<br />
Seneca provides dedicated back-up for Penelope,<br />
as well as being a problem-solver in her own right.<br />
Seneca has been with Community One for five years.<br />
Her background in builder services allowed her to<br />
quickly understand the needs of the modifications<br />
committee, communications with the <strong>Windward</strong><br />
residents, and administering the databases<br />
for the website and computer systems.<br />
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Modifications<br />
Committee<br />
Report<br />
By Georgia Barrow,<br />
Committee Chairperson<br />
The Mainsail ■ Winter 2013<br />
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1st Annual Wine, Dine, and Jazz Event — SOLD OUT!<br />
It was rumored that it was going to be a great event, with tickets rapidly selling out in less than<br />
four days. 180 lucky residents participated in this new event for <strong>Windward</strong>, hosted by the<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> Community Services <strong>Association</strong> — Wine, Dine, and Jazz.<br />
A very special thank you to our partners for this event: The Golf Club of Georgia<br />
and their great staff for the use of their clubhouse, Dal Cuore Restaurant and Market<br />
for the Wine tasting and The FlyCats Jazz Band for the fantastic entertainment.<br />
We had a wide variety of residents attend — from those who have lived here since the late<br />
80’s, to a couple who moved in just this past August! The diversity of social fabric that makes<br />
up our community is what makes <strong>Windward</strong> so special. As we celebrate <strong>Windward</strong>’s 30th<br />
anniversary in 2013, look forward to many more events in celebration of our COMMUNITY!<br />
Quotes from residents…<br />
“While our family has lived in <strong>Windward</strong> for the last five years,<br />
we’ve never attended an event like this. We really enjoyed<br />
meeting several new folks, but also seeing some familiar faces.<br />
Most times, our meetings with neighbors are rushed as we try<br />
to get the dog walk done, or the kids packed in the car, or<br />
we’re running from here to there. This event was different<br />
for us in that we could actually enjoy the company and<br />
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“Events like this remind us what an<br />
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November 2013, I will be there.”<br />
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<strong>Windward</strong> will celebrate its 30 th<br />
year in 2013. If you take time to<br />
look closely at our neighborhoods,<br />
you’ll be pleased to see we don’t<br />
look 30 years old. Owners have<br />
cared for their yards and made<br />
investments in the appearance of<br />
their homes. The Modifications<br />
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as a whole, reflects this care,<br />
just as a builder does in their<br />
new home sub-divisions.<br />
The Modifications Committee<br />
reviews all of the changes that<br />
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paint, architecture, landscaping,<br />
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They not only review applications<br />
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Golf Club of Georgia Update<br />
By Glenn Sheeley, <strong>Windward</strong> Resident & Director of Communications/Membership at The Golf Club of Georgia<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> will once again be the center of the amateur<br />
golf world on April 4, 2013, as The Golf Club of<br />
Georgia hosts the 16th Georgia Cup Match on its<br />
Lakeside Course between U.S. Amateur Champion Steven Fox of<br />
UT-Chattanooga, and British Amateur Champion Alan Dunbar of<br />
Northern Ireland. The Club also is honored to have former Masters<br />
Champion and Hall of Famer Billy Casper as Honorary Captain.<br />
The Georgia Cup is one of two world-class amateur events<br />
held right here in the <strong>Windward</strong> Community, following<br />
the 7 th United States Collegiate Championship, won by<br />
our own Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets last October.<br />
For both events, the Golf Club offered complimentary tickets<br />
to more than a hundred <strong>Windward</strong> residents who requested<br />
them and were able to experience amateur golf at its finest,<br />
while also taking a closer look at The Golf Club of Georgia.<br />
Indeed, it’s been a great 2012 – 2013 for both the<br />
Golf Club of Georgia and <strong>Windward</strong>.<br />
Late last summer, following an extensive survey of <strong>Windward</strong><br />
residents, the Club introduced a <strong>Windward</strong> Preferred Membership<br />
Program, which offers reduced initiation fees, a year of waived<br />
minimums, and up to nine complimentary guest rounds. More<br />
details on the <strong>Windward</strong> Preferred Membership Program can be<br />
found on the <strong>Windward</strong> website, www.windwardcommunity.<br />
org, under the <strong>Windward</strong> Amenities tab, Golf Club of Georgia.<br />
During 2012, we were pleased to enroll 13 <strong>Windward</strong> residents<br />
and their families as new members and we expect even more<br />
residents to take advantage of the offer in the spring. If you would<br />
like further information, or to set up a meeting, please contact<br />
Glenn Sheeley, Director of Communications and Membership<br />
at (404) 281-4152 or at gsheeley@golfclubofgeorgia.com.<br />
Keep in mind also, that all Golf Club of Georgia members who join<br />
the <strong>Windward</strong> Lake Club for swim, tennis, and boating<br />
are not required to pay that facility’s initiation fee.<br />
We’ve made some great strides in the last year or so, getting the<br />
word out to <strong>Windward</strong> residents that The Golf Club of Georgia<br />
truly is “your neighborhood golf club,” and probably a lot more<br />
affordable and family-friendly than you ever imagined.<br />
We also have made the Club available to <strong>Windward</strong> residents<br />
(without a member sponsor) for hosting social events — from<br />
weddings and bar mitzvahs, to baby showers, business meetings,<br />
and parties. Just contact Stephanie Lipnick, our Event Coordinator,<br />
for information on pricing and availability. She can be reached<br />
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We enjoyed seeing many of you at <strong>Windward</strong>’s November<br />
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different Club than what you might have seen in the past.<br />
We hope to see many more of you this spring at The Golf Club<br />
of Georgia.<br />
Platform Tennis added<br />
at Lake <strong>Windward</strong> Club<br />
If you grew up in the Northeast of Midwest, you probably<br />
saw some “crazy people” headed out with wooden “tennis<br />
racquets” in the middle of winter when wet or snow<br />
would have moved most tennis aficionados indoors.<br />
If curiosity moved you to further investigate, you could<br />
have been introduced to the sport of Platform Tennis.<br />
Platform Tennis is played on a smaller court with a spongy<br />
ball and shots can be played off the chicken wire “walls<br />
like squash or racquetball. Over 12,000 people belong to<br />
the American Platform Tennis <strong>Association</strong> which holds<br />
180 annual tournaments and 26 national championships.<br />
The <strong>Windward</strong> Lake Club was awarded a grant to<br />
add Platform Tennis to the great facilities already<br />
provided, and in December held the Grand Opening.<br />
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<strong>Windward</strong> Social Committee<br />
By Martine Zurinskas, Social Committee Chair<br />
As we kick off <strong>Windward</strong>’s 30 th<br />
Anniversary, I am so proud to<br />
be a part of this community,<br />
on the board, and leading the newly<br />
formed social committee. We had two<br />
fantastic test events in 2012 — Rock at the<br />
Dock in May, with well over 500 people<br />
participating; and Wine, Dine, and Jazz<br />
in November, which sold out in only four<br />
days. The success of these two new events<br />
only reiterates the importance of having<br />
events that continue to build <strong>Windward</strong>’s<br />
community spirit. <strong>Windward</strong> Community<br />
Service <strong>Association</strong>’s Board is committed<br />
to supporting the social activities in 2013<br />
and has even added several more events.<br />
We are excited to have a great social<br />
committee in place that will help with<br />
the strategic planning of these successful<br />
events — Kara Johnson, Kim Morrison,<br />
Alison Roth-Patellis, and Kim Kloecker. I<br />
want to thank these residents for stepping<br />
up and supporting our community.<br />
We are excited to announce two new<br />
events in 2013 — Memorial Day Pool<br />
Party, sponsored by WCSA with our<br />
community partner <strong>Windward</strong> Lake<br />
Club. This will be a fantastic event to<br />
kick off a summer of fun in <strong>Windward</strong>.<br />
We also will introduce a <strong>Windward</strong><br />
Winter Wonderland Celebration on<br />
December 7 th where we can celebrate<br />
the holiday season as a community!<br />
Coming back for more fun in 2013<br />
will be Rock at the Dock May 18 th ,<br />
which again will include the LWYC<br />
Fishing Derby, MORE food trucks,<br />
and of course, the great Rock and<br />
Roll by The Dam Band. Wine, Dine,<br />
and Jazz will return November 16 th<br />
with the support of our community<br />
partner, the Golf Club of Georgia.<br />
Once again, WCSA will continue<br />
to be a prime sponsor of three<br />
other community events this year:<br />
the 4 th of July Celebration, 30 th<br />
Hometown Fireworks Celebration<br />
on September 1 st , and a Newcomers<br />
Cruise in the fall; all organized by<br />
<strong>Windward</strong> <strong>Homeowners</strong>, Inc.<br />
As we get excited about 2013, our<br />
continuing theme will be celebrating<br />
<strong>Windward</strong>’s 30 th Anniversary! As new or<br />
established residents, you can be proud<br />
to be part of the <strong>Windward</strong> community.<br />
Mark your calendars and don’t miss<br />
out on the neighborhood fun! We also<br />
encourage each individual neighborhood<br />
to plan your own block party to help<br />
celebrate the 30 th ! Send us your pictures.<br />
If you have any ideas for other social<br />
events, or want to help in anyway, please<br />
let me know, Martine Zurinskas, Social<br />
Committee Chair and WCSA Board<br />
member at wcsasocial@gmail.com. ¿<br />
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Alpharetta City Council — A Year in Review<br />
By Chris Owens, City Council Post 3<br />
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Where did all the time go? It seems like just yesterday that we<br />
were ushering in 2012, and here we are looking back on the<br />
year’s events. This has truly been a year to be thankful for,<br />
with more things going on than I have room to write about in this short<br />
article. Some examples of the City’s success this year include:<br />
City Center<br />
Every City Council article this year has covered the progress of City<br />
Center. In December, the Council approved the “Design Development”<br />
plans for this landmark project. The design professionals continue to<br />
make progress on their plans for the site, city hall, and the parking deck.<br />
The City Hall building has taken shape and interior details are being<br />
developed. Look for the project’s ground-breaking in April of 2013.<br />
Downtown<br />
Much of our attention has been focused on City Center, but don’t forget<br />
about Downtown — the area has been literally alive with activity this<br />
year thanks to efforts by our merchants, shop owners, and you. We have<br />
had a number of events that bring thousands of people into Downtown<br />
Alpharetta. We held a regular weekly Farmer’s Market, several art<br />
shows, a monthly event called “Art in the Park”, a European Bazaar, the<br />
2 nd Annual Brew Moon Festival, a Georgia Bulldogs game, and more!<br />
We brought the Taste of Alpharetta back downtown this year with great<br />
success, and held one of the largest Christmas Tree Lighting ceremonies<br />
ever. Several new businesses and restaurants have moved in and more<br />
are on the way for 2013. If you haven’t spent time in Downtown<br />
Alpharetta lately, please plan to stop by and experience it for yourself.<br />
Roadway Improvements<br />
While we have completed the relocation of Haynes Bridge Road in<br />
Downtown, which is the first step in constructing City Center, the single<br />
greatest improvement this year by the City has to be the completion<br />
of Westside Parkway. The roadway was planned as a western parallel<br />
to North Point Parkway, along Georgia 400. It has been constructed<br />
in segments over the years, but the last portion between Old Milton<br />
Parkway and Webb Bridge Road eluded us. This work was completed in<br />
2012 thanks to a commercial bank foreclosure being resolved, so that the<br />
City could acquire and complete the road in partnership with the new<br />
owners of Avalon, our community business leaders and Georgia DOT.<br />
Our annual street paving program, known as Milling & Resurfacing,<br />
is now managed by our Public Works Department using an objective<br />
scoring system that ranks streets based on condition and need.<br />
This ensures that streets in the most dire need of repair receive<br />
funding and attention first. The program is robust — Council<br />
has dedicated $1.5 million this fiscal year alone. A vote was also<br />
taken to match funding for a State Highway Department grant<br />
that will, in total, allocate nearly another $500,000 for paving this<br />
year. Our goal is to be complete with all “poorly” rated streets<br />
in the next two to three years, so that we can begin the process<br />
of more predictable maintenance cycle over future years.<br />
Leadership in Public Services<br />
I cannot express adequately the pride and appreciation that I have<br />
for the City’s professional staff. Across the board, we are fortunate<br />
to be represented by such an accomplished group of people. I am<br />
sure that I will be forgetting someone because their achievements<br />
are so many, but would like point<br />
out a few of these from 2012:<br />
Our Public Safety Officers<br />
continue to keep our community<br />
safe. Officer Terry Joyner was<br />
recognized by Governor Nathan<br />
Deal as a recipient of the Governor’s<br />
Public Safety Award for his lifetime<br />
of contributions to his community.<br />
Officer Joyner not only executes<br />
his duties, but goes above and<br />
beyond to help Alpharetta stay on<br />
the forefront of crime prevention.<br />
Our Public Works Department<br />
received recognition this year from<br />
the Atlanta Regional Commission<br />
for its work at North Park. The storm<br />
water facilities at the park were in<br />
need of routine maintenance, but<br />
our Staff carried the project to a<br />
higher level by incorporating water<br />
quality and flood control into the<br />
project. The Park and surrounding<br />
community will benefit from their<br />
good work for many years to come.<br />
You may remember that the<br />
Recreation and Parks Department<br />
was declared Agency of the Year<br />
in 2011 by the Georgia Recreation<br />
and Parks <strong>Association</strong>. Well, they<br />
haven’t stopped there. In 2012, they<br />
were recognized for their Senior<br />
programs with the “May is Older<br />
Americans Month” award. The<br />
department won a $100,000 grant<br />
to construct a children’s splash pad<br />
at the Wills Park pool. The City also<br />
brokered two significant agreements<br />
this year for our citizens: the first<br />
is a multi-year agreement with the<br />
Fulton County School Board to<br />
allow City use of the athletic fields<br />
at Milton Center (the old Milton<br />
High School); the second, and most<br />
significant, is an intergovernmental<br />
agreement with the City of Milton<br />
for joint use of each City’s parks<br />
facilities. This is extraordinary<br />
in that Alpharetta and Milton citizens will no longer pay “nonresident”<br />
fees to use each other’s parks. We hope that this will begin<br />
to allow even greater access to first class park facilities for everyone.<br />
The City also earned the President’s Circle Award from Keep<br />
America Beautiful, was designated as Tree City USA for the 22nd<br />
consecutive year and maintained its Green Communities Gold<br />
Certification. The Storm Water Management Program of the<br />
Year and Transportation Agency of the Year awards were also<br />
earned, along with several awards from the Government Finance
City Hall Elevation Facing Main Street<br />
Officers <strong>Association</strong> for Excellence in Financial Management.<br />
The City joined efforts with Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell and<br />
Sandy Springs to embark on the formation of a North Fulton<br />
Emergency Radio System. This new system will replace the Fulton<br />
County radios that our Fire and Police forces currently use–<br />
providing greater range and better coverage for a lower cost.<br />
Gwinnett Tech announced this year that it would be building a<br />
new campus in Alpharetta, at Old Milton Parkway and Georgia<br />
400, bringing technical training and education opportunities<br />
to our community and making us even more competitive for<br />
future generations. This nicely complements the City’s efforts<br />
to be recognized as the “Technology City of the South”, so<br />
that we can continue to attract high-tech companies and the<br />
economic success that comes with the talent that they desire.<br />
Please join me in thankful reflection on 2012 and I hope you all<br />
enjoy a wonderful and prosperous New Year in 2013! If anyone<br />
has questions about City projects, comments on how we can<br />
improve, or anything at all – please let me know. I can be reached<br />
at cowens@alpharetta.ga.us, or 404-518-5505. Again, thank you for<br />
allowing me to serve you. It is truly an honor and a pleasure. ¿<br />
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Sound Bars<br />
Got a new TV and completely disappointed with<br />
the sound? Well of course! The thinner the TV’s are<br />
getting, the crummier the speakers. The average<br />
TV has two speakers that are just barely larger than<br />
a quarter. You should not be upset with the sound. There<br />
just isn’t enough space to do anything better. Of course, for<br />
those who desire the best in sound, nothing replaces a good<br />
quality surround sound. But what about those rooms like<br />
the master bedroom, keeping room, and other non-focal TV<br />
rooms? In many cases, sound bars are the perfect answer to<br />
your problems. This is just an external speaker that you place<br />
above or below the TV to improve the quality and volume<br />
of sound. The only issue here is that there are about 1,000<br />
different ones to pick from, and unlike TV’s, it’s extremely<br />
hard to judge which one is better than another. Well, I’m<br />
here to help. My favorite way to present sound bars to my<br />
clients is with a “good, better, and best” approach. Because<br />
there are so many to choose from, I’d like to narrow it down<br />
to 3 for you — starting from the cheapest and winding<br />
up at the most expensive: Samsung, Energy, and Bose.<br />
The Samsung is what I call the “entry level” version<br />
of sound bars. They are very thin and nice looking,<br />
but are purely to make the TV louder than currently.<br />
In other words, if you don’t care about quality, but<br />
just can’t hear the current speakers on your TV, this is<br />
the one for you. After all, it retails for about $249, so<br />
you shouldn’t expect earth shattering sound here.<br />
My favorite bang for the buck<br />
is a sound bar made by Energy.<br />
Energy is a sister company<br />
of the well-known and highly The average TV<br />
reputable speaker company has two speakers<br />
Klipsch. This speaker comes<br />
with a very nice subwoofer,<br />
that are just<br />
and delivers very loud, clean, barely larger<br />
and impressive sound for<br />
only $599. The idea here<br />
than a quarter.<br />
is that it can make music<br />
and TV sound full, rich, and<br />
most importantly, warm.<br />
Now let’s talk about the most expensive one, the Bose<br />
Cinemate. At $1,500, the Bose not only has great sound,<br />
but it also comes with a microphone that we put in the room<br />
to calibrate the sound to the room. I’m not usually that big<br />
of a Bose fan. In fact, I am usually of the opinion that you are<br />
better off spending big money on another brand because<br />
Bose charges a lot for their name. Having said that, this<br />
sound bar truly does simulate surround sound, even for the<br />
largest of rooms. We recently installed one of these in a room<br />
that was approximately 20’ x 20’, and it sounded amazing.<br />
Again, I stress that if given the choice, a real surround sound<br />
with 5 speakers and a subwoofer is still the best choice when<br />
adding a sound system to your room. However, when space<br />
won’t allow, adding a sound bar can dramatically improve<br />
your new TV purchase.<br />
<br />
For more information, contact Michael Buckner at 770.479.1000.<br />
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