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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: Monday, December 1, 2024
Subject: CCE - Scheduled Holiday Events!Good morning CCHOA Owners:
It's officially the holiday season y'all! So, let's get the holiday spirit flowing all through CCE with a few family-friendly things to do.
- Christmas Decorations Contest judging will take place 12/20 at 7pm, voting will take place via CCE Facebook Page between the top 3 houses.
- CCE Christmas Tree is up and ready for some ornaments! Bring the kids to place an ornament while dropping letters to Santa! A little suggestion, Dollar Tree has some cute ornaments or the ones the kids can decorate themselves for $1.25!
- Santa's Mailbox is out! We've got it rigged up a little, hopefully to prevent those pesky letter thieves, but parents are responsible for writing their own letters back. We also have Santa letter templates for anyone interested, pick up or email pdf.
See flyers below (and/or attached) on each event for more details. Pic below of Tree and Mailbox
Your CCEHOA Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Subject: CCE - Overview - Annual Owners Meeting & Election - November 12, 2024The CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m. with a total of 19 voting Owners logged in (18 in person, 1 proxies) present. Reading of the minutes from the previous Annual Owner's meeting was dispensed with by unanimous vote.
Hand-outs included year-end 2023 financial overview; all agreed to move to current 2024 Third Quarter financials and those were presented including a review of the approved 2025 Budget, various aspects of which were discussed via questions and answers; ultimately no changes were made. The Outstanding Balance/Delinquency list was also reviewed and discussed at length. The Association will be filing updated liens into Public Record at the St. Charles Courthouse for all major delinquent balances with previous liens. In addition, new liens will be filed on those Owner balances that are now (or will shortly be) over $750.00. To avoid additional late fees and legal expenses being added to your balance, we once again encourage those Owner's to contact us in the Management office (504-887-2800, Tina, ext. 200) to discuss payment options. Remember, the Association does accept Debit/Credit cards if you wish to use either of those as an option.
The floor was then opened for nominations of new Directors for the coming year. Nominations and voting that followed resulted in Amy Philion, Durell Marshall and Tara Vicknair being elected as Directors. A brief meeting of the new Directors resulted in the following positions/offices being decided:
- Tara Vicknair - President
- Durell Marshal - Vice President
- Amy Philion - Secretary
- Christine Creger - Treasurer - (Appointed)Congratulations to the newly elected Directors/Officers! On behalf of all Owners and The ALCOR Group, we thank Jessica Marse for her service and willingness to serve over the past years!
The floor was then opened for new business which led to a lengthy discussion regarding the current prohibition oof metal structures in CCEHOA. Current CCEHOA Rules & Regulations language specifically prohibits the construction of any "metal buildings". The overall feeling was that the original intent was to not end up with a home with exterior metal that would resemble an industrial/warehouse style as a primary residence. Given the existing language, it has been impossible for the Association Architectural Committee Members to approve construction of any metal building, even if it was in the rear yard and out of "street view". The overall feeling of those attending the meeting was that the language needed to be reviewed and clarified so that it would be at least possible to approve a metal structure if it met certain guidelines, the main one being that it would not be prominently visible from the street so as to preserve the overall original cottage style intent of the current CCEHIOA governing documents. It was agreed that the Association would review the language in hopes of arriving at clarification that would meet with the approval of most. More on that as it develops.
During the meeting there was also an in-depth discussion concerning a few homes that present somewhat of an "eyesore" issue when it comes to routine yard maintenance or lack thereof. Things like grass not being cut until very high then blown into the street and left there to rot simply doesn't look good. Additionally, street curbs should be edged rather than allowing grass to grow over and into the street. It was agreed the Association would come up with clarification language aimed at improving the Association's ability to point these issues out in hopes of getting the hand full of homes at issue here "on board" with these and similar items that lead to eyesores. More on that as it develops.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m. From your 2024-25 Board of Directors and we here at ALCOR, we thank everyone for their attendance and encourage more Owners to "turn out" for Association meetings in the future so as to help make CCE all it can be! In the meantime, we hope you, your family and friends have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday!!!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2024
Subject: Reminder Notice - Annual Owner's Meeting & Election - 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2024FINAL REMINDER - CCEHOA - Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections (AOM) see details below & attached.
Hopefully everyone received the formal mailed notices of October 13, 2024 and subsequent emailed reminder notices. This year's Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope St., Norco, La 70079 so please mark your calendars now as we are looking forward to a great turn-out this year. We have attached a Proxy form here in case you will be unable to attend and wish to assign your voting right to another Owner that will be attending in case there are any issues to be voted on at the meeting. Simply complete the form by following the directions at the top of the form, return it to our office and "log it" as a Proxy at the meeting for the record.
As a reminder, under your governing Association Rules and Regulations, a current account entitles the Owner to vote at any CCEHOA meeting(s) regarding any CCEHOA related issues that may be brought up for an Owner vote. With that in mind, if your account is not current, please reach out to Tina in the office (504-887-2800 ext. 200) or by e-mail (Tina@alcorgroup.com) so that she can assist you to that end. If you call and she is not available, please leave a message so that she knows you called and is able to return your call. Remember, if you prefer, CCE does accept Debit/Credit card payment(s) (Form attached) or we can draft a specific bank account (ACH Form attached) for any payment(s) you may wish to make. Simply complete the desired attached form, e-mail it back to Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com) with any special instructions you may have and she will take care of it. Thanks in advance for any assistance regarding this matter.
Hope some Owners find this helpful and please let us know if we can be of any other assistance.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Subject: CCE - REMINDER NOTICE -Annual Owner's Meeting & Election - 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Copy of E-mailed Notice
Hopefully everyone received the formal mailed notices of October 13, 2024 but we wanted to follow-up with the usual reminder notices concerning the upcoming CCEHOA Annual Owners Meeting & Elections (AOM).This year's Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope St., Norco, La 70079 so please mark your calendars now as we are looking forward to a great turn-out this year. We have attached a "Proxy Form" here in case you will be unable to attend and wish to assign your voting right to another Owner that will be attending in case there are any issues to be voted on at the meeting. Simply complete the "Proxy Form" by following the directions at the top of the form, return it to our office and "log it" as a Proxy at the meeting for the record.
As a reminder, under your governing Association Rules and Regulations, a current account entitles the Owner to vote at any CCEHOA meeting(s) regarding any CCEHOA related issues that may be brought up for an Owner vote. With that in mind, if your account is not current, please reach out to Tina in the office (504-887-2800 ext. 200) or by e-mail (Tina@alcorgroup.com) so that she can assist you to that end. If you call and she is not available, please leave a message so that she knows you called and is able to return your call. Remember, if you prefer, CCE does accept Debit/Credit card payment(s) (Form attached) or we can draft a specific bank account (ACH Form attached) for any payment(s) you may wish to make. Simply complete the desired attached form, e-mail it back to Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com) with any special instructions you may have and she will take care of it. Thanks in advance for any assistance regarding this matter.
Hope some Owners find this helpful and please let us know if we can be of any other assistance.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All CCEHOA Members
From: CCEHOA Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group Management Company
Date: October 13, 2024
Subject: Formal Notice of 2024 Annual Owners' Meeting & Election - Copy of Actual Mailed Notice
Please accept this as formal notice of the CCEHOA upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections is set for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, November12, 2024 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. As usual, doors will open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Signs will be placed at the entrance to CCE shortly as and additional e-mail reminder notices will be sent out leading up to the meeting in hopes of getting a large percentage of Owners to turn-out.
We have attached a "Proxy Form"in case you will not be able to attend and wish to have another Owner vote on your behalf on any issues that arise the night of the meeting; simply follow the instructions on the form accordingly. We have also attached the latest list of Outstanding HOA balances; if your name appears on the list, please contact the office as we would welcome the opportunity to work with you to address the balance and bring the account current. As a convenience, the Association does have ACH bank draft capabilities and/or accepts Debit/Credit card payments if you wish to use either of those services, simply complete the attached form accordingly and e-mail to Tina or I (Tina@alcorgroup.com) or via "snail mail" to us in the Management office using the address at the address at the bottom of this notice. As a reminder, you must be in good standings relative to your Association account/balance in order to participate in any voting that may occur at the meeting.
Thank you in advance for your assistance and we hope to see you at the upcoming AOM meeting!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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From: Al Oglesby <AlcorGroup95@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 8:15 AM
Subject: CCEHOA - Outstanding Delinquent Balance Notice - To All CCE OwnersWe hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friend safe and healthy!
Attached, please find the current list of CCEHOA Delinquencies. In a continued effort to resolve CCEHOA collection issues when reasonably possible, the Association is offering a "one-time" wavier of late and legal fees to date on any delinquent account that is either brought current by 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2024 or that enters in to (and abides by) an agreed upon payment plan by that date to resolve the delinquent balance; this deadline will not be extended. As a reminder, under your governing Association Rules and Regulations, a current account entitles the Owner to vote at any CCEHOA meeting(s) regarding any CCEHOA related issues that may be brought up for an Owner vote. With that in mind, once again we ask that if your name appears on the list, please, please, please reach out to Tina in the office (504-887-2800 ext. 200) or by e-mail (Tina@alcorgroup.com) so that she can assist you to that end. If you call and she is not available, please leave a message so that she knows you call and is able to return your call. Remember, if you prefer, CCE does accept Debit/Credit card payments (Debit/Credit Form attached) or we can draft a specific bank account (ACH Form Attached) for any payment(s) you may wish to make. Simply complete the desired form, e-mail it back to Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com) with any special instructions you may have and she will take care of it. Thanks in advance for any assistance regarding this matter.
On a somewhat related note and as an initial notice to all Owners, this year's Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections (AOM) will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope St., Norco, La 70079; details forthcoming in the weeks ahead so please mark your calendars now as we are looking forward to a great turn-out this year.
Hope some Owners find this helpful and please let us know if we can be of any other assistance.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 5:57 AM
Subject: CCE - Tropical Storm/Hurricane Francine - initial preparednessGood morning CCE Owners:
As we image everyone is more than likely aware of by now, we have Tropical Storm Francine in the Gulf of Mexico on a projected path towards South Louisiana. At this time, the system is expected to make land fall as perhaps a Category 2 hurricane sometime Wednesday. We encourage everyone to stay up-to-date on the latest information via local TV and radio stations. While we do not know the exact point of landfall at this point, it appears the Montz area will more than likely be impacted to some degree by some level of high winds and/or rainfall. We encourage everyone to begin preparing as we have seen these storms/hurricanes strengthen beyond original projections in years past; better safe than sorry.
So as not to be caught off guard, personal items around the exterior of your home should be secured and/or placed inside to prevent them from becoming flying objects that could cause damage such as breaking windows or damaging vehicles during the storm/hurricane. If you will be leaving town, please ensure that you take care of any personal items outside of your home prior to leaving.
While we will make every attempt to provide additional CCE specific/related information via e-mails that we may receive leading up to, during or following the event, we hope everyone will stay informed by watching local stations and consider any precautions they may suggest prior to the severe weather reaching the area. Until then, stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: April 16, 2024
Subject: CCE - Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale - THIS WEEKEND - April 20th & 21stThis is the Annual CCE Garage Sale that will be advertised in the Advocate this coming Friday, Saturday & Sunday in hopes of attracting people from outside the neighborhood. Any Owners wishing to participate should have their items in their respective driveways/garage between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. this coming Saturday and/or Sunday. Good luck!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: March 25, 2024
Subject: CCE - Annual Easter Egg Event - Details below
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
To: ALL CCEHOA OWNERS//Members
Sent: January 29, 2024
Subject: CCE - Initial Annual Dues Notice
As always, we hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start and that this notice finds you, your family and friends safe, healthy and ready for the ongoing Mardi Gras season!
While we will be mailing out actual annual HOA dues invoices later this week, we wanted to give everyone an initial reminder. As usual, the actual mailing will include the annual invoice for each Owners' account as well as a statement if there is a previous outstanding balance. An updated list of delinquent account balances will also be included.
The 2024 HOA fee is still $150.00 due March 1, 2024. Annual dues are considered late if not received by the Management office on or prior to March 31, 2024 and become subject to a mandated late fee thereafter. Should you wish to make a payment(s) via credit/debit cards or automatic bank draft, please feel free to call Tina in the office (504-887-2800, ext. 200) or drop her a quick e-mail (Tina@alcorgroup.com) and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make your check payable to CCEHOA and mail it to CCEHOA, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. As a reminder, we will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated delinquent list towards the end of March. To that end, we appreciate any assistance by paying annual dues and/or past due accounts current prior to March 31, 2024.
As further reminder, the Annual Owners' Meeting (AOM) will be held in November, we will notify everyone via e-mail as soon as an exact date has been determined. In the meantime, please feel free to e-mail us with any issue(s) you may wish to be considered for agenda items and we will present them to the Board accordingly.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance and please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, have a safe Mari Gras celebration!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
To: ALL CCEHOA OWNERS//Members
Sent: February 29, 2024
Subject: CCE - UPDATE - Public Hearing on rezoning issue now set for 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 4, 2024Good morning CCE Owners:
Based on the attached St. Charles Parish Council agenda and website, it appears the Re-Zoning hearing/vote for re-zoning of the land immediately adjacent CCEHOA will be held at 6:00 p.m., this coming Monday evening, March 4, 2024 in the Council Chambers at the Hahnville Courthouse, 15045 Hwy 18, Hahnville, La. 70057. Here is a link to the web page that has additional links to the "Meeting details" and "Attachments":
St. Charles Parish - Meeting of Parish Council on 3/4/2024 at 6:00 PM (legistar.com)
Hope this helps for those interested in following this issue.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
To: ALL CCEHOA OWNERS//Members
Sent: February 20, 2024
Subject: CCE - UPDATE - Public Hearing on rezoning issue now set for 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 4, 2024Good morning CCE Owners:
While I am not sure of the technical reason, reviewing the video of the Monday, February 19, 2024 Council Meeting (link to that video below) it appears the actual Public Hearing for the re-zoning matter has been set for the 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 4, 2024 Council Hearing in the Council Chambers of the Hahnville Courthouse. That announcement can be seen in the video at "1:09:12 mark" into the attached video link.
https://stcharlesgov.granicus.com/player/clip/2524?view_id=1&redirect=true
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 10:26 PM
Subject: CCE - UPDATE - Council meeting set for 6:00 p.m., this Monday, February 19, 2024
Good evening again CCE Owners:After sending our earlier e-mail to everyone this evening, as luck would have it, St. Charles apparently published the upcoming Council meeting time and date for 6:00 p.m., this coming Monday, February 19, 2024 in the Council Chambers at the Hahnville Courthouse, 15045 Hwy 18, Hahnville, La. 70057. Here is a link to the web page that has additional links to the "Meeting details" and "Agenda":
St. Charles Parish - Calendar (legistar.com)
We encourage all to check out the web as there is considerable information under the actual agenda item #2004-0089 and we again encourage all who are able to attend to do so. Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 6:18 PM
Subject: CCE - IMPORTANT - Re-Zoning - New future Development - Land between CCE and Thoroughbred - Upcoming Council Meeting
Good afternoon CCE Owners:Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Mari Gras!
We have received a few calls regarding an upcoming issue that could impact CCE homeowners so we wanted to make as many people aware via mass e-mail.
In brief, there is a plot of vacant land (approx. 42 acres) that exists between CCE and Thoroughbred just east (down river) of CCE; the land fronts the River Road by about 450' and it extends back from River Road about the same distance as CCE, see attached drawing with the approx. area circled in red. As we understand it thus far, recently, there was an application by a Developer to the St. Charles Parish Zoning/Planning Department requesting a change in zoning of the land to R-1A; that would basically permit the land to be developed (in the future) as a residential development; that in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. It is important to understand that this is only a re-zoning matter at this point as no one (that we are aware of) has filed for an actual permit to actually develop the land, obviously that would be the next logical step. As we further understand at this point, the Planning/Zoning Department (after their review and meeting on 2.1.24) has sent the request to the Parish Council with a recommendation for their approval; see attached Zoning Staff Report for specific notes resulting from the 2.1.24 meeting. The Parish Council will now hear the matter and vote as to whether or not to formally approve the re-zoning based on the Panning/Zoning recommendation/report; the date of that Council hearing has not yet (as of this e-mail) been/publicized but we expect it will be shortly and the actual hearing would more than likely occur towards the end of February or beginning of March 2024. As with any such potential new development, typical issues of concern from surrounding homeowners would include issues such as installation of additional drainage to handle runoff rainwater resulting from a new development, perhaps the need for expanded sewerage infrastructure, consideration regarding means of ingress/egress in and out of the newly developed area, etc.
With that in mind, we are recommending that interested homeowners plan to attend that Council meeting so as to voice any concerns you may have thereby ensuring the Council considers those concerns and hopefully incorporates them into any approval they may give regarding the requested re-zoning. We are providing the "link" below to the Parish website so that all interested parties can check for the publicized date once it is posted in the days ahead; that link is:
https://www.stcharlesparish.gov/government/council-meeting
For those that may not be aware, your Councilman for CCE (District VI) is Mr. Bob Fisher. Mr. Fisher lives in the Evangeline development so we would presume he too would have a very vested interest in ensuring any concerns are heard and addressed by the Council if they are going to approve the re-zoning and ultimately an actual development of the land sometime in the future. Mr. Fisher's e-mail is BFisher@stcharlesparishgov.net and his office phone is 985-240-0172. You may want to "reach out" to Mr. Fisher via a call or e-mail expressing your interest and/or concerns regarding the upcoming re-zoning vote and potential development when an actual permit is applied for somewhere in the future. By doing so, you are basically giving him a "heads-up" of your serious concerns and he will in-turn hopefully discuss those concerns with his fellow Councilman before a vote is taken on the matter at the upcoming Council meeting. As a voter, showing up at the Council meeting the day this matter is heard would of course re-enforce that position so we would encourage everyone attend that can attend as a show of strength and unity regarding any concerns.
We hope this insight helps and will keep you advise if we learn of any noteworthy new development(s) (including hearing date) regarding this matter. For now, enjoy the weekend!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 12:14 PM
Subject: CCE - Initial Annual Dues NoticeGood morning CCE Owners:
As always, we hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start and that this notice finds you, your family and friends safe, healthy and ready for the ongoing Mardi Gras season!
While we will be mailing out actual annual HOA dues invoices later this week, we wanted to give everyone an initial reminder. As usual, the actual mailing will include the annual invoice for each Owners' account as well as a statement if there is a previous outstanding balance. An updated list of delinquent account balances will also be included.
The 2024 HOA fee is still $150.00 due March 1, 2024. Annual dues are considered late if not received by the Management office on or prior to March 31, 2024 and become subject to a mandated late fee thereafter. Should you wish to make a payment(s) via credit/debit cards or automatic bank draft, please feel free to call Tina in the office (504-887-2800, ext. 200) or drop her a quick e-mail (Tina@alcorgroup.com) and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make your check payable to CCEHOA and mail it to CCEHOA, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. As a reminder, we will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated delinquent list towards the end of March. To that end, we appreciate any assistance by paying annual dues and/or past due accounts current prior to March 31, 2024.
As a reminder, the Annual Owners' Meeting (AOM) will be held in November, we will notify everyone via e-mail as soon as an exact date has been determined. In the meantime, please feel free to e-mail us with any issue(s) you may wish to be considered for agenda items and we will present them to the Board accordingly.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance and please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, have a safe Mari Gras celebration!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023
Subject: CCE - Year-End Outstanding Balance Notice - All Owners - Also Mass e-mailed to OwnersGood afternoon CCE Owners:
As we approach the Christmas Holidays and thus the end of yet another year, we hope everyone has had a safe and successful 2023!
As we have done in the past, we wanted to send out the attached year-end Association account balances in hopes of bringing a few more of these accounts current before the new year. With that in mind, we have attached a copy of the current outstanding balances as of December 18, 2023 for your review. If your name appears on the list and you have not been in contact with our office regarding payment, please call or e-mail Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com or 504-887-2800) as we always welcome the opportunity to work with anyone wishing to begin taking care of any outstanding balance. If she is not available at the time of your call, simply leave your name and number and she will return the call as soon as possible. As a reminder, CCE does accept credit/debit card (Visa/Discover/MasterCard) payments if you wish to use that option.
As always, please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, we wish everyone a Happy and Safe Merry Christmas Holiday and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Sent: Friday, June 9, 2023
Subject: CCE - Delinquency/Outstanding Balance List Reminder - June filings - Also mass e-mailed to All OwnersGood morning CCE Owners:
We hope that everyone who attended the recent Mo Fries event on June 3 had a good time! it appears to have been a tremendous success with considerably more Owners and kids turning out than in past years! Thanks for making it a big success and know that your Association will be working on the next BIG EVENT!
As discussed at the recent Annual Owner's meeting, neighborhood events are one of the benefits funded by annual Association dues. With that in mind, we have attached a copy of the current outstanding balances as of June 9, 2023 here for your review. If your name appears on the list and you have not been in contact with our office regarding payment, please call or e-mail Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com or 504-887-2800) as we always welcome the opportunity to work with anyone wishing to begin taking care of any outstanding balance. If she is not available at the time of your call, simply leave your name and number and she will return the call as soon as possible. As a reminder, CCE does accept credit/debit card (Visa/Discover/MasterCard) payments if you wish to use that option.
In keeping with the Annual Owner's Meeting on May 2, 2023, we will be filing new and/or updated previous liens balances on major CCE delinquent accounts during the week of June 19, 2023. It should be noted that additional filing/admin. fees will be added to each account balance that requires a new or updated lien; those fees had been about $251.00 total. In a continued effort to work with everyone in any way reasonably possible, we would of course like to avoid having to do that. So please, call or e-mail Tina prior to Monday, June 19, 2023 as we cannot waive lien expenses once incurred by the Association.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance and please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2023
Subject: CCE - REMINDER NOTICE - "Mo Fries" Event - This Saturday, June 3, 2023, 6-8 pmJust a quick reminder notice of this Saturday's "Mo Fries" event!!!
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 6:59 AM
Subject: CCE - INITIAL NOTICE - "Mo Fries" Event - 6-8 pm, June 3, 2023 - Group 4Reminder Notices will be sent out as the event date approaches.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Sent: May 4, 2023
Subject: CCE - May 2, 2023 Annual Owners' Meeting & Elections OverviewThe CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The meeting opened at 6:02 p.m. with a total of 45 voting Owners (34 in person, 11 proxies) present. Reading of the minutes from the previous Annual Owner's meeting was dispensed with by unanimous vote.
A brief review of the year-end 2022 financials was then presented followed by a presentation of year-to-date 2023 financial including the approved 2023 Budget and the answering of a few questions. The Outstanding Balance/Delinquency list was also reviewed and discussed. It was mentioned that the Association's unofficial policy was to file formal liens on any balance(s) that reach $750.00 given the cost had been about $250.00 in connection with the filing of any such liens. With that in mind, while collection efforts will of course continue, we once again encourage Owners with outstanding balances to contact the Management office (504-887-2800) in hopes of resolving whatever the issue may be without the need of additional late and legal fees, including the filing of liens by the Association.
The subject of whether or not to allow Delinquent Owners and their respective family members to attended Association sponsored events was discussed at length with several points of view presented by attending Owners. The bottom-line was a motion was made, seconded and voted on. In brief, a Resolution clarifying this issue will be adopted by the Board that basically states all will be permitted to attend, if they so choose, any event within the neighborhood for which the cost does not exceed $1,500.00 with Board discretion with any slight variations. Any major events, especially outside of the neighborhood when substantial costs are incurred by the Association, will be limited to Owners whose accounts are current. The final Resolution with more detail will be distributed via mass e-mail once signed by CCE Board of Directors and will also be uploaded to the CCE website as well as filed into Public Records at the Courthouse for future reference.
The second voting issue involved the potential changing of future the Annual Owners' Meeting & Elections (AOM) to November of each year. The overall reason for the proposal was simply to get it "in-line" with the fact that CCE pretty much does everything on a "calendar" year basis and it makes more sense to reflect on the past year and upcoming year towards the end of the year rather than in the beginning of a new year, including formulation of upcoming annual Budgets. After a brief discussion, a motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously to move the meeting to November of each year. Given last night's AOM, this will take effect November 2024. The plan is to possibly hold a "mid-year" meeting sometime in the first part of 2024 to "bridge the gap between last night's meeting and November 2024. The actual Resolution will be distributed via mass e-mail once signed by CCE Board of Directors and will also be uploaded to the CCE website as well as filed into Public Records at the Courthouse for future reference.
Elections were then held with a motion to elect the current Board by acclamation. That motion was seconded and appeared to pass via a "voice" vote. Some concerns were expressed related to potential proxy votes making a difference; out of an abundance of caution, we reverted to a ballot vote to address the concern. The end result of that vote was in favor (25 For & 16 Against) of re-electing the current Board of Directors. The Directors met briefly after the meeting and each will serve in the following respective positions: Jessica Marse, President, Howard Dilley, Vice President, Durell Marshall, Secretary and Christian Capella, Treasurer. On behalf of Owners and The ALCOR Group, we thank each of them for their past service and willingness to continue for yet another term!
The issue of golf carts and 4-wheelers being used on streets was once again discussed relative to ongoing concern for safety of young drivers/riders. Mr. Songy of St. Charles Sheriff's Department provided a brief overview as to what is required for these vehicles to be legal on the street. He pointed out that they, legal or not, are subject to the same violation potentials a registered vehicle meaning DUI, speeding, unlawful operation etc. Long story short, if a golf cart or 4-wheeler is witnessed on the street being operated unlawfully, the Association suggest the witness call the Sheriff's department call the non-emergency number of 985-783-6807, provide them with the information, including the address of the violator if it is known and a Unit will be dispatched to address the matter accordingly. Mr. Songy also advised that the caller would not have to leave their name so this can be done without creating a "neighbor against neighbor". This is basically the only way we are going to be able to get a handle on this issue so we ask everyone's assistance to that end before someone gets seriously injured, or worse. On a somewhat related issue, Mr. Songy pointed out that they attempted to assist us with the speeders situation on Country Cottage Blvd. sometime back by installing a temporary speed limit/radar indicator on the Blvd. to which much criticism appeared via FB. In brief, we can't have it both ways; if we want the Sheriff's Department assistance, then we need to rely on their expertise/methods or hopefully resolving such issues.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. From your 2023-24 Board of Directors and all of us here at ALCOR, we thank everyone for their attendance and encourage more Owners to "turn out" for Association meetings to help make CCE all it can be!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Sent: May 2, 2023
Subject: CCE - FINAL REMINDER - Annual Owners Meeting - Tonight, Tuesday May 2, 2023 - Group 3Good Morning CCE Owners:
Final reminder that the Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections is set for 6:00 p.m., tonight, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Signs were placed at the entrance to CCE last week and a final reminder notice will be sent out next week in hopes of producing a great turn-out.
We have attached a "Proxy Form" in case you will not be able to attend and wish to have another Owner vote on your behalf on any issues that arise the night of the meeting; simply follow the instructions on the form accordingly. We have also attached the latest list of Outstanding HOA balances, if your name appears, please contact the office as we would welcome the opportunity to work with you to address the balance and bring the account current. The Association does accept auto draft of debit/Credit cards as outlined below.
Thanks and we hope to see you at the upcoming AOM meeting!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Sent: April 25, 2023
Subject: CCE - REMINDER - Annual Owners Meeting scheduled for May 2, 2023Good Morning CCE Owners:
Just another quick reminder that the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections is set for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Signs were placed at the entrance to CCE last week and a final reminder notice will be sent out next week in hopes of producing a great turn-out.
We have attached a "Proxy Form" in case you will not be able to attend and wish to have another Owner vote on your behalf on any issues that arise the night of the meeting; simply follow the instructions on the form accordingly. We have also attached the latest list of Outstanding HOA balances, if your name appears, please contact the office as we would welcome the opportunity to work with you to address the balance and bring the account current. The Association does accept auto draft of debit/Credit cards as outlined below.
Thanks and we hope to see you at the upcoming AOM meeting!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Sent: April 12, 2023
Subject: CCE - REMINDER - Annual Owners Meeting scheduled for May 2, 2023Good Morning CCE Owners:
Just a quick reminder that the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections is set for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Reminder notices will be sent out and we will be posting signs at the entrance/exit of CCE as the date approaches in hopes of producing a great turn-out.
We have attached the latest list of Outstanding HOA balances, if your name appears, please contact the office as we would welcome the opportunity to work with you to address the balance and bring the account current. The Association does accept auto draft of debit/Credit cards as outlined below.
Thanks and we hope to see you at the upcoming AOM meeting!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & The ALCOR Group
Date: April 6, 2023
Subject: CCE - CCE - Egg Drop Event Details - Survey Form neededGood evening CCE Owners:
Due to the weather forecast the next few nights, we have decided to do a "pickup" type egg drop! The way this will work is we are asking families to fill out the following survey form (one per household/address) by no later than 10:00 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023. Once filled out, simply click on "Done" at the bottom of the form and we will receive it; this will allow us to prepare accordingly. On Saturday, we will have designated pickup points, depending on which street you live on, to pick up your eggs for your family between the hours of 5-7 p.m.; here are the locations:
If you live on River Road, Betty, Gretchen or Ann Ct., you will pick up your eggs from 119 Jenny
If you live on Jenny, Arline, Gloria Ct. or Linda Diana, you will pick up your eggs from 100 Judy
If you live on the Blvd, Judy, Nana Gin, Mary Kate or Liza Ct., you will pick up your eggs from 200 Liza Ct
The following link is to the survey form that we are asking you to complete as soon as possible but in no case later than 10:00 p.m. Friday night:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QTPN6HM
Thanks in advance for the help with keeping the event "on track" despite potential weather issues.
Your CCE Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Date: March 27, 2023
Subject: CCE - Reminder Notice - Annual HOA Fee due by March 31, 2023Good afternoon CCE Owners:
Just a quick reminder that the 2023 Annual $150.00 HOA fee was due on March 1st and should be paid no later than March 31, 2023 to avoid late fees. If you would like to pay by credit/debit card, simply call the office (504-887-2800 ext. 200) or e-mail Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com) and Tina will take care of it; if she does not answer, please leave a message so that she can call you back. Alternatively, you can of course mail in a check (address below). We are also attaching editable PDF forms for ACH Draft or Credit/debit card payments in case you wish to use one of those forms of payment. Simply complete the desired form, e-mail it to Tina and she will take care of it. Per your CCE By-Laws, your account must be current in order to vote at the upcoming AOM on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 meeting. If you are uncertain whether or not your CCE account is current, simply call Tina and she will be happy to assist.
Looking forward to seeing as many Owners as possible at the meeting. In the meantime, if we can be of any other assistance, please feel free to contact us at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Date: March 17, 2023
Subject: CCE - Annual Owners Meeting scheduled for May 2, 2023 - Initial NoticeWe hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy! We wanted to update everyone on a few items including the now scheduled Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections set for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Reminder notices will be sent out and we will be posting signs at the entrance/exit of CCE as the date approaches in hopes of producing a great turnout.
As a reminder, the 2023 Annual $150.00 HOA fee was due on March 1st and should be paid no later than March 31, 2023 to avoid late fees. If you would like to pay by credit/debit card, simply call the office (504-887-2800 ext. 200) or e-mail Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com) and Tina will take care of it; if she does not answer, please leave a message so that she can call you back. Alternatively, you can of course mail in a check (address below). We are also attaching editable PDF forms for ACH Draft Form or Credit/debit Form card payments in case you wish to use one of those forms of payment. Simply complete the desired form, e-mail it to Tina and she will take care of it. Per your CCE By-Laws, your account must be current in order to vote at the upcoming meeting.
In addition to elections, there will be a couple of items on the agenda that the Association is seeking Owner input. Specifically, the subject of moving the required Annual Owners meeting to November of each year to better enable all to reflect on the past years activities more timely, discuss the upcoming year and assist Management with by enabling it to develop the required annual Budget before the new year starts rather than waiting till April when the year has already begun. Also, the issue of delinquent Owners/accounts being able to take part in neighborhood events/socials will be a topic of discussion and potential vote. More on these at the meeting.
For those who may not be able to attend the meeting, you can complete a Proxy/Nomination Form to assign your voting right to another Owner. Also, If wish to nominate someone for a Directors' position, please fill out the form accordingly and return it to our office as outlined by the instruction section at the top/bottom of the Proxy/Nomination Form or have your representative bring it to the meeting. Again, if your CCE account is delinquent, your CCE rules do not permit you to vote so we encourage everyone to bring your account current prior to the meeting.
Looking forward to seeing as many Owners as possible at the meeting. In the meantime, if we can be of any other assistance, please feel free to contact us at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2023
Subject: CCE - Notice of Cancellation - Spring Social Event
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2023
Subject: CCE - Spring Social Event - March 25, 2023
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Subject: CCE - Annual Meeting & Dues Notice/InvoiceGood morning CCE Owners:
As always, we hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy and ready for the ongoing Mardi Gras season! While we know it's been a long recovery since IDA, for the most part, CCE is back! Thanks to everyone for the patience and understanding while the remaining few finish recovery efforts primarily delayed as a result of dealing with their respective insurance carriers.
Now that COVID appears to be hopefully behind us, we will be getting back to the normal April Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections. While we do not have a specific date at this point, we will be sending out an e-mail notice once the date has been "pinned down". In the meantime, please feel free to e-mail us with any issues you may wish to be considered for agenda items and we will present them to the Board accordingly. More on that as April approaches.
We are mailing out the actual annual HOA dues invoices; they are going in the mail Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023. The actual mailing will include a 2023 invoice for the 2023 $150.00 annual dues and a statement for each Owner account; previous outstanding balance(s) (if any) will appear on the statement. Once you receive them, if you have any questions regarding the invoice or statement, please feel free to call Tina in the office (504-887-2800 ext. 200) or drop her an e-mail at tina@alcorgroup.com. The annual CCE 2023 HOA fee is still $150.00 and it is due as of March 1, 2023 and they should be paid no later than March 31, 2023 to avoid any late fees. As usual, if you wish to make payment(s) via credit/debit cards or automatic bank draft, please feel free to call Tina in the office and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make check payable to CCE and mail it to CCE, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. We will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated delinquent list towards the end of March so we would appreciate any assistance in getting current and/or delinquent account balances paid as soon as possible.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance and please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, have a safe Mari Gras celebration!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023
Subject: CCE - A New Year!Good morning CCE Owners:
We hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start and that this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy!
While it has admittedly been a "long road" for most following IDA, as can be seen when driving the neighborhood, CCE is back better than ever in many cases! There are only a few homes still dealing with their insurance companies/repairs and hopefully they too will reach resolve shortly.
As usual, we will be mailing out annual dues invoices in February along with a separate statement for any account that has a previous outstanding balance. For now, please take a moment to review the attached Delinquent List to ensure the status of your account at this point. If your name appears on the attached list, we would welcome the opportunity to work with you in an effort to get the account brought current. With COVID and IDA, we understand some may have had issues so we are here to help in any way reasonably possible; simply reach out to us and we will assist. You can e-mail us (tina@alcorgroup.com) or call the office (504-887-2800, ext 200) and Tina will assist to make it happen. Remember, CCE does accept credit card payments (Visa/Mastercard/Discover) in case you prefer to use one of those. If your name does not appear on the list, then your account is current at this point.
As in recent years, the annual CCE 2023 HOA fee is still $150.00. The annual HOA fee becomes due on March 1, of each year and should be paid no later than March 31 of the same year to avoid any late fees. For payments via credit/debit cards or automatic bank draft, please feel free to either call Tina in the office (504-887-2800, ext 200) and she will take care of it accordingly. If she is not available at the time of you call, simply leave your name and number and she will return the call as soon as possible. If you prefer, you can e-mail her, again, tina@alcorgroup.com. If you wish to mail your dues in to the Management Office, please make the check payable to CCE and mail it to CCE, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. We will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated Delinquent List towards the end of March so we would appreciate any assistance in getting 2023 dues and/or any delinquent balances paid as soon as possible.
With regard to a 2023 Owners Meeting, as soon as a date has been set we will be mass e-mailing everyone with those details.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance and please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, stay safe!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: November 11, 2022
Subject: CCE - A few Reminders for the upcoming Holiday Season - GroupGood morning CCE Owners:
As a follow-up to the October 11, 2022 Annual Owner's Meeting (AOM), it was suggested that we send out an occasional reminder of a few ongoing issues/concern brought up by Owners at the meeting. With the approaching Holidays, we thought this would be a great time to do just that.
Speed Limit - The speed limit, as posted on every street in the neighborhood, is 15 mph. CCE has countless children playing throughout the neighborhood. It would be a real tragedy for anyone to get hurt as a result of someone speeding. When entering or leaving CCE, a driver is only on CCE streets for a matter of 2-3 minutes at best. Driving faster than 15 mph isn't going to make any real difference in time so why not drive the 15 mph speed limit and avoid the increased chance of a tragedy happening. Please, everyone drive 15 mph or slower when in the neighborhood. If you notice someone constantly driving excessively fast, call the Sheriff's Department (985-783-6807 for non-emergencies) with the type, color and license plate (if possible) of the vehicle; the life you safe may be the child of your neighbor.
Three Way Stop - Obviously, everyone should stop at all "STOP" signs. The biggest problem we seem to have here is the three way stop at the intersection of Country Cottage Blvd. & Arline Ct. One of the primary reasons for the stop signs on Country Cottage Blvd. is more than likely an effort to "SLOW PEOPLE DOWN" on that long stretch of road; somewhat of a visual reminder of the 15 mph speed limit. With that in mind, please come to a full stop at that intersection…….and all stop signs within CCE for that matter.
4-Wheelers/Golf Carts - Obviously we have a large number of 4-wheelers/golf carts in the neighborhood. It goes without saying they should be registered with the Sheriff's Department if they are used on the street legally. Beyond that, the issue raised at the meeting was primarily focused on some of these vehicles being driven by unattended under aged kids; that is illegal regardless of whether the vehicle is registered or not. If for no other reason than safety, unattended under aged children should not be driving these vehicles on the street. PLEASE do not allow any under aged child to drive these vehicles on the street if you are not in the vehicle with them. If you see an issue that appears dangerous, please call the Sheriff's Department (985-783-6807 for non-emergencies) and they will dispatch a unit to address the issue.
Basketball Goals/Playing in Street - Basketball goals should not be place in or near any street and playing basketball in the street is against Parish ordinance as it disrupts traffic and likewise creates an obvious life safety issue. Do not place basket ball goals in the street or play basketball from the street. If you witness this activity, first we encourage you to call the Sheriff's Department (985-783-6807 for non-emergencies) so that they can dispatch a unit to address the matter. We would also like you to e-mail Management (AlcorGroup95@gmail.com) advising us of the specific incident and providing any information and/or photo(s) you can regarding who the participants are and/or what home address they are associated with so that we can assist in attempting to address the issue as well.
Street Parking - Parking on any street in CCE, or St. Charles Parish for that matter, is again CCE rules and St. Charles Parish ordinance, especially overnight parking. If you witness repeated offenses, of course let Management know via e-mail and we will address it with the mandated fines but also call the Sheriff's Department (985-783-6807 for non-emergencies) so that they can ticket the vehicle accordingly. We understand no one wants to get involved to this level but the fact is you can remain anonymous and sometimes a ticket is the only thing that works for repeat offenders that are unwilling to abide by the rules and/or laws.
We understand not everyone agrees with all rules/laws. Regardless, these are CCE/Parish rules/laws and we would appreciate everyone's cooperation/assistance in helping us help you make CCE all it can be.
We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable upcoming Holiday Season and please let us know how we can be of any assistance in the weeks and months ahead. Happy Holiday!Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 13, 2022
Subject: Overview of the October 11, 2022 Annual Owner's Meeting & ElectionsThe CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The meeting opened at 6:07 p.m. with a total of 31 voting Owners (in person and/or proxies) present. The meeting was monitored by 23 others via a Zoom link, a first for CCE and something the Association hopes to expand on in the future. Thanks Durell Marshall for setting that up and handling it during the meeting!
The agenda order was modified making New/Old Business first in an effort to hopefully improve participation on that section of the agent by having it earlier in the meeting. An overview was provided on the recently added $100.00 ongoing fine with the primary reason cited as being rare and "extreme" cases involving an Owner or two ongoing non-compliance issues from time-to-time. The 105 Country Cottage Blvd. property's current and ongoing condition as an "eyesore" for months now was used as a primary example of the need for such a rule. All present felt it was a good idea in such cases and the Association vowed to continue it's efforts in that regard.
The matter of the a 2/3 vote within the governing CCE documents was brought up by an Owner. A motion was made to basically amend all references requiring a "2/3" vote within existing governing documents to a simple majority vote. After very brief discussion a call for the vote occurred and the motion was approved by unanimous vote of all present. Details of this will be provided in the formal Amendment that is being prepared for signature by the Board prior to filing in Public Records of St. Charles Parish
The matter of potentially permitting 8' fences was discussed at length. After much discussion, a motion was made to permit the use of 8' fences general subject to the existing requirement of formal submittal to the Architectural Review Committee's (ARC). The ARC Members will take into account the overall aesthetics of the homes involved in an effort to avoid potential of adversely effecting overall aesthetics, in the judgment of the ARC judgment. A call for the vote occurred and the matter was approved unanimously by all in attendance. Details of this will be provided in the formal Amendment that is being prepared for signature by the Board prior to filing in Public Records of St. Charles Parish.
The issue of golf carts and 4-wheelers being used on streets was once again discussed. Mr. Songy who heads up the traffic division for St Charles Parish Sheriff's depart provided much insight to this matter from a law enforcement point of view. While much was said, basically it boiled down to if these vehicles were not licensed with the Parish they shouldn't be on the street at all. The biggest concern was of course for the safety of young kids driving them unattended and that Owners should call the non-emergency number of 985-783-6807 if they witnessed any such occurrences, especially where it involves very young kids driving them unattended and/or recklessly.
Another subject involved rentals in the neighborhood. A couple of examples of how the Association was attempting to handle this issue was recapped. Much was said but again the bottom-line was that all present agreed with pursuing these violations vigorously and under full penalty of the existing fines which is $500.00 initially followed by $50.00 per day (or about $1,500 per month) until the matter is resolved. It was noted that the fines are considered retroactively back to the time the Association breaches the issue with any offending Owner(s).
The use of basketball goals in or near the street was also discussed. In brief, it is against the Law to place one in the street. It was pointed out that they should only be used behind any sidewalks (or where sidewalks would normally exist. In other words, these goals should be on an Owner property and no one should be playing basketball in the street. If witnessed, Owners should call the non-emergency number so that the Sheriff's Department can handle the issue avoiding potential confrontation between Owners and/or participants.
The issue of River Road homes potentially succeeding from the Association was once again brought up. In brief, the Association position was once again stated as being there was nothing in the governing documents that address or provided such a thing. The Association's position was once again stated as being that any individual(s)/group that were interested in accomplishing this would best be served by the retention of an Attorney versed in such matters as the Association (nor Management) had any idea as to how that could be accomplished legally or what it would take to make that happen.
The issue of becoming a "gated community" was briefly discussed with the general consensus being the Parish, who owns all streets within CCE, was not going to allow a gate to be installed across a public street for this purpose.
A brief review of the year-end 2020 financials was presented. A presentation of year to date 2022 financial was also presented. The delinquency list was discussed followed by presentation of the proposed 2023 budget which was approved as presented unanimously by all in attendance. Collection efforts will continue; we once again ask delinquent Owner's to contact the Management office (504-887-2800) in hopes of resolving whatever the issue may be without the need of additional late and legal fees, including the filing of liens by the Association. Once again we encourage any delinquent Owners to bring their account current before costly legal action is taken.
The floor was then opened for nominations to elect Directors for the coming year. Following nominations and a vote, Jessica Marse, Howard Dilley and Durell Marshall were elected as Directors and will serve in the capacity of President, Vice President and Secretary respectively. The elected Board Members later appointed Christain Capella to serve as the Association Treasurer. On behalf of all Owners, we congratulate the new CCE Board of Directors. We also extend a special thanks to Jaime Rich who had served on the Board for the past five (5) years; a BIG THANK YOU JAIME FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ASSOCIATION!
More open floor discussions followed with various matters being discussed including the ongoing issue of 4-wheelers and golf carts being used on streets and speeding, particularly at the rear of the neighborhood on Liza. Again, most felt that the best method for enforcement was the Sheriff's office as they will issue tickets to offenders as is the case with anyone parking on the street as that too is prohibited by St. Charles Parish ordinance. It was mentioned that there was no street lights on Liza however, Liza, like other streets within CCE, have street lights on one side of the street. If you are going to use a golf cart on the street, we remind everyone that should be legally registered as required by law. Also, the issue of people not stopping for the stop sign on Country Cottage Blvd. was pointed out. We again ask everyone to please, please, please obey stop and speed limit signs throughout the neighborhood before someone gets hurt. If you see a light out it can be reported directly to the Parish (985-783-6807) or the Management office who will in turn contact the Parish, whichever one prefers.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approx 8:17 p.m. From your 2022-23 Board of Directors and all of us here at ALCOR, we thank everyone for their attendance and encourage more Owners to "turn out" for Association meetings to help make CCE all it can be!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: September 27, 2022
Subject: CCE - New "Ongoing Violation(s)" fine levelGood morning CCE Homeowners:
First and foremost, the following will NOT affect 99% of CCE Owners as it is aimed at that "1% group" who refuse to cooperate no matter how we try to address an issue when it occurs. So please, take a moment to read the following (and attached) so that everyone is clear on the objective here.
As mentioned in months/years past, one of the primary common objectives of an HOA/Board/Management Company is to assist Owners with maintaining and hopefully improving property values for all Owners/Members of the Association/community. One of the ways they accomplish this is through the enforcement of Rules and Regulations aimed maintaining a high degree of overall outward appearances throughout the neighborhood. Despite our best efforts in that regard, there are (and quite honestly always will be) a few who simply refuse to assist in that effort. In most cases, an initial notices/reminder to an Owner of an issue is all it usually takes. Occasionally, when notices are ignored, it becomes necessary to implement fines mandated by your Association Rules and Regulations, something we all wish to avoid if at all possible. In rare cases were an Owner simply refuses to cooperate, fines are assessed until exhausted. At that point the only alternative is to implement expensive legal action involving Attorneys, an additional expense that the offending Owner will also end paying for.
As with many Associations, CCE has to date limited fines to three levels; $50.00 for the 1st offense, $100.00 for the second offense and $150.00 for the third offense, after that, the current alternative is again expensive legal action. Many have called/e-mailed us about a few who simply refuse to cooperate despite the assessment of all available fine levels. To that end, the Association has recently adopted a new fine level for "Ongoing Violations" (copy attached here) for those extreme cases where an Owner continues to ignore and/or refuses to follow applicable Rules and Regulations.
In brief, effective immediately, once the three levels of previous fines have been issued and an Owner still ignores or refuses to comply with the applicable rule(s)/regulation(s), an "Ongoing Fine" of $100.00 per week FOR EACH VIOLATION will be assessed against that Owner until the property is brought into compliance. Please note that this new fine level WILL NOT AFFECT THE OVER WHELMING MAJORITY OF OWNERS BUT RATHER THE SELECT FEW THAT REFUSE TO COMPLY with the Rules and Regulations that all Owners bought into when they purchased their home within CCE. Once the amount reaches a sizeable level, the Association will file a lien against the property. With the addition of the new Ongoing Fine level, the point at which a lien is warranted against the offending property will be reached much quicker hopefully inspiring the offending Owner to cooperate or face the potential of the Association possibly pursuing a Sheriff Sale of the property to achieve compliance and payment of that which is then owed as a result of the Owners failure.
Again, this will only affect the few that have elected to negatively impact everyone's property values by their total ongoing disregard for Association Rules and Regulations aimed at preserving and hopefully enhancing CCE property values for all into the future.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
From: Al Oglesby [mailto:al@alcorgroup.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 9:47 AM
Subject: CCE - Garage/Yard Sale - this Saturday & Sunday, September 24th & 25th - Group 2Good morning CCE Owners:
We wanted to let everyone know that we have scheduled the next CCE neighborhood garage/yard sale for this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 24th & 25th from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. As usual, the event has been placed in Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the River Parish Advocate in hopes of producing a good turn-out for all who elect to participate. While many may see the event advertised on social media, we wanted to notify everyone via e-mail as we know not everyone has or uses social media accounts.
Hope this helps and please feel free to e-mail us with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: September 5, 2022
Subject: Annual Owner's Meeting & Election - Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - Initial NoticeGood afternoon CCE Owners:
We hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy! We wanted to update everyone on a few items including the now scheduled Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections set for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with meeting actually starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We will be mailing out the formal written notices with proxy forms shortly after the upcoming Labor Day Holiday but want to advise everyone now so you could begin marking your calendars. More on that as the date approaches.
As a reminder, the 2022 Annual $150.00 HOA fee was due on March 1st and should have already been paid to avoid late fees. To that end, we are attaching a list of Delinquent accounts as of September 1, 2022. If you are on this list and would like to pay by credit/debit card, simply call the office (504-887-2800 ext 200) or e-mail Tina (Tina@alcorgroup.com) and Tina will take care of it; you can of course also mail in a check if you wish to use that method of payment. Per CCE By-Laws, you must be current on your dues in order to vote at the upcoming meeting. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your account is current, please check the attached list. If you do not appear on the list, your account is current.
While much progress has been made with regard to the Ida recovery/repairs, we still have several homes working through that process; insurance companies have been difficult with some Owners still not receiving funds. To that end, it appears as if we had about 13 travel trailers, pods and/or dumpsters still in the neighborhood in front yards or driveways as of our most recent drive-around on August 29, 2022. With that in mind, if you have one of these items in your front yard or driveway as a result of ongoing Ida repairs, please drop us a quick reply e-mail advising us of the status so that we can note your file accordingly. For those who may have trailers, boats, etc. in front yards or driveways that are not IDA related, please be advised that we are attempting to "clean" those up and are enforcing CCE Rules and Regulation regarding those items. Please help us by returning any such items to their previous storage location as we do not wish to issue fines if we can avoid it. If there is some extenuating circumstances involving any such items, please feel free to contact us via e-mail or phone and we will address the issue accordingly. Thanks in advance for the help.
Hope this helps and looking forward to seeing as many Owners as possible at the meeting. In the meantime, if we can be of any other assistance, please feel free to contact us at your convenience.
Have a safe and Happy Labor Day celebration!!!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: August 2, 2022
Subject: CCE - Back to School Party - this Saturday, August 6, 2022
CCE Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: April 11, 2022
Subject: CCE - Annual Easter Egg Event - Saturday April 16, 2022
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: February 19, 2022
Subject: CCE - Annual Meeting Postponed - Annual Dues Notice/InvoiceWe hope this notice finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy!
Given the ongoing COVID-19 and latest variant, we are going to postpone the annual meeting normally held in early April. As things improve in the months ahead, we will make another announcement regarding the rescheduling of that meeting. At this point, we are hoping for a meeting possibly in September depending on the status of the COVID-19 issue at that time.
In the meantime, enclosed please find your CCE 2022 annual HOA dues invoice in the amount of $150.00. IMPORTANT - If the balance on your invoice shows "$0.00", this means you have already paid your 2022 HOA. For those who have a prior delinquent balance, we have also included a "Statement" that reflects your delinquent amount/balance, inclusive of your 2022 dues. Annual HOA fees are due on March 1 of each year and should be paid no later than March 31st of each year to avoid any late fees. For payments via credit/debit cards or automatic bank draft, please feel free to call Tina in the office at 504-887-2800 and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make check payable to CCE and mail it to CCE, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. We will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated delinquent list towards the end of March so we would appreciate any assistance in getting 2022 dues paid along with any delinquent account balances paid as soon as possible.
While many CCE Owners have completed Ida related repairs, we know there are many others still working in that direction. With that in mind, the rules permitting trailers/dumpster/storage pods, etc. at affected homes is being extended until March 31, 2022. We would however appreciate everyone's assistance/compliance with CCE rules if you have completed those repairs. We are beginning to enforce boat, utility trailers, etc. rules once again at homes with no obvious ongoing repairs. As everyone knows, enforcement is an endless/ongoing process and we sincerely appreciate everyone's help in making CCE all it can be by voluntarily comply with your rules and regulations.
Thanks again for everyone's assistance and please let us know how we can be of assistance to you in the weeks and months ahead! Until then, stay safe!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: February 7, 2022
Subject: CCE - Zip Code Change Request Update from Bob Fisher, CouncilmanReceived the attached letter from Councilman Bob Fisher regarding the status of the requested zip code change for Montz. While it appears to have been mailed to "Residents" not sure if it was so wanted to forward it in case it was not.
In brief, the Parish Council adopted a bill requesting a change from the current 70068 zip to the Norco zip of 70079 back in October 2021. The request has gone through the usual Regional and Federal bureaucratic process and was basically denied. An appeal was submitted and it appears a decision on that appeal is expected any day now.
We will provide an update upon receipt.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: January 12, 2022
Subject: CCE - A New Year update!!! - Group 4We hope this e-mail find you, your family and friends healthy, safe and off to a great start in the New Year!
While Ida repairs continue, our "hats off" to everyone as the progress is evident during our "drive arounds" of CCE. Yes, we still have a number of trailers in yards, Contractors everywhere, tarps and we can still see a few interiors with studs only but keep the faith as we will over come as we have in that past. To us, the biggest battle has been with Insurance Companies but here again, keep fighting as they owe for repairs, that's what we all pay premiums for so don't give up the fight short of what you need to be made "whole" again. Sometimes I think they simply try to wear us out….that "ain't" happening!!!!!
The Annual Owners Meeting & Election normally held in April remains a bit uncertain at this point with the latest COVID-19 "uptick" but we will keep everyone advised as April approaches. Despite that fact, we are in need of a couple of Board Members (Officers) as we have or will be losing one or two this year. Jaime Rich, CCE President, is expecting a new born so she has advised she will need to step down at some point this year. That said if anyone is interested in helping out by serving on the Board for a year, please drop us an e-mail and we will advise the Board of the interest.
As Ida recovery efforts continue throughout CCE, we want to at least begin to "normalize" where ever we can when it comes to compliance with CCE Rules and Regulations that many are calling for. With that in mind, we would appreciate everyone's help with street parking to start with. If you are still under extensive repairs, we get it, with the number of trailers and contractors still in use, parking is difficult. However, if you are nearing or have completed repairs and you have parking available in your driveways, especially at night, please begin parking vehicles in driveways again. While we obviously have homes being repaired along Country Cottage Blvd., any assistance on the main street would be greatly appreciated as it aids with heavy traffic on the Blvd in and out of the neighborhood. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Despite ongoing repairs, no boats should be parked in the street or front yards. Likewise, there are a couple of utility trailers that we had seen occasionally prior to Ida that appear to be back despite no apparent home repairs being conduct; those need to return to their prior storage spots. Again, we appreciate any assistance in this regard as no one ever wants to be "the bad guy" but we do have a job to do and thank you in advance for any assistance and understanding in that regard.
Finally, the annual $150.00 Association fees will be due March 1, 2022. In an effort to "clean-up" a few more outstanding balances, we are attaching a list of those balances. In light of the ongoing effects of COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida, we are once again extending an opportunity to bring your account current by calling the office and discussing the balance. We welcome the opportunity to work with you including perhaps waiving late fees resulting from either of these events. If you have a significant outstanding balance, call us and we will work with you on some sort of payment plan rather than allowing the balance to grow and more liens being placed on the property. Tina can be reached in the office (504-887-2800, ext. 200) or by e-mail (Tina@alcorgroup.com). We are here to assist in any reasonable way possible!
That's it for now except to say we hope we all end up having a Mardi Gras season……we could use a good week or two long PARTY!!!!. In the meantime, if we can be of any other assistance, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail us!!!!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 28, 2021
Subject:: CCE - Two Remaining Great Holloween Events !Good morning CCE Owners:
Just a quick reminder of the remaining two Halloween events this week; see flyers below.
In an effort to make the event as safe as possible, please ask any guest to arrive early and park at your homes so we can minimize the number of vehicles driving around once everyone begins Trick or Treating at dusk.
Looking forward to a great turn-out and hope everyone remains safe!
CCE Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 14, 2021
Subject:: CCE - Three Great Holloween Events !
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: August 27, 2021
Subject:: CCE - Public AnnouncementGood morning CCE Owners:
A CCE Owner asked us to mass e-mail the attached/inserted public Announcement for those who may be in need.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: September 9, 2021
Re: CCE - Trailer and Dumpster matter - Emergency ResolutionGood afternoon CCE Owners:
We finally managed to get internet back at the building and relocated our server back to the office enabling us to send mass e-mails again. I know many have been receiving updates on CCE via social media (FB) so we will not "cloud" the issues by running the risk of giving redundant or second hand information. Long story short, Montz and the surrounding River Parish areas really took it on the "chin" with Ida. While damage is wide spread, we will all bounce back in the weeks and months ahead. To the best of my knowledge, power has been restored to CCE and many have already returned to begin the daunting task of extensive repairs.
In the past few days the issue of temporary trailers and dumpsters surfaced with many asking if it was going to be an issue given the CCE prohibition against such vehicles being kept in driveways. Long story short, the Board pasted the attached "Emergency Resolution" which temporarily permits trailers and dumpsters in driveways for recovery purposes; please see the attached copy for exact details. We will also be adding it to the CCE website under your governing Rules and Regulations page in case you need to review it later. We know it's not perfect thus the phrase allowing the Board to modify it as issues come up that were perhaps overlooked; we just wanted to assure everyone the Association understands the needs and does want any one worrying about this aspect with so many other issue on all our minds.
That's all for now, God bless and let's get on the road to recovery!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: August 31, 2021
Re: CCE - Aftermath of IDA - another thoughtGood evening CCE Owners:
One more major issue I neglected to cover in this mornings e-mail.
To the best of our knowledge, the Parish sewer system (lift stations) are also out as they need electricity for them to be able to run the sewerage pumps. Without electricity sewerage is more than likely going to eventually begin backing up if people continue to flush using say water from their pool. This, in our opinion is the main reason areas are literally not in habitable at this time; if you can't flush a toilet, there is no practical way for people to stay. So, I understand the dilemma but wanted everyone to be cognizant of this fact; if you keep flushing toilets, eventually it's going to back-up and there is absolutely nothing we can do about that. There I no viable solution to this issue that I am aware of except for everyone to stop flushing toilets which basically means, you need to leave and or not return until electricity and sewerage service is restored. Unfortunately, we don't know how long that will be at this point.
Until then, here is a handy link to Entergy's outage site that outlines areas of outage:
https://www.etrviewoutage.com/map?state=LA&_ga=2.230037726.331063346.1630440310-1097202882.1630440309
More as we become aware of any noteworthy news.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.**************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: August 31, 2021
Re:: CCE - Aftermath of IDAGood morning CCE Owners:
First and foremost, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take the time to read this entire e-mail as we are hoping it answers many of the repeat questions being asked.
We hope everyone rode out Ida safely. As we are sure most know by now, the damage sustained in the New Orleans Metro area was catastrophic; including the loss of electricity, water/sewerage services and of course extensive property damage everywhere. As Owner who evacuated return it will undoubtedly take weeks (and even months) to recover. With that in mind, we will be giving everyone periodic update as we learn more in the days ahead.
We returned tot eh New Orleans Metro area yesterday to assess the overall situation. Unfortunately, I was not able to access the CCE neighborhood due to roads being blocked with debris and or water. That said, as we understand it, while there doesn't seem to have been any flooding into homes from rising water that we are aware of at this time, homes did receive various levels of wind damage ranging from a missing shingles to a fallen tree on to a home on River Road. We will advise as we learn more and we appreciate any e-mails from those who may have sheltered in place that we can share with those who have perhaps not yet returned. More as we become aware.
With regard to the Management office, while our office building itself faired extremely well, we are unable to work from there given the utility and internet outages. As with surrounding areas, we are uncertain when services will be restored so we removed our server and will be working remotely until further notice. We have internet phones so the office number (504-887-2800) is working and you can of course reach us via e-mail, assuming you have e-mail service where ever you may currently be.
We regret not being able to provide more insight at this point but will be providing updates as we learn more.
That's all for now, in the meantime stay safe!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: August 27, 2021
Re: CCE - Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ida - initial preparednessAs we are sure everyone is more than likely aware of by now, we have Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ida headed towards the Gulf Coast. At this point, it appears Ida is expected to make land fall sometime Sunday afternoon/evening. While we don't know the exact point of landfall at this time, we encourage everyone to start preparing as we have seen these storms/hurricanes strengthen beyond original projections in years past.
So as not to be caught off guard, personal items around the exterior of your home should be secured and/or placed inside to prevent them from becoming flying objects that could cause damage such as breaking windows or damaging vehicles during the storm/hurricane. If you will be leaving town, please ensure that you take care of any personal items outside of your home prior to leaving.
While we will provide any additionally needed CCE related information via e-mails, we hope everyone will stay informed by watching local stations and heading any precautions they may provide. Until then, stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: June 30, 2021
Re: CCE - REMINDER NOTICE - 4th of July Block Party this Saturday!!!Just a reminder of this Saturday's 4th of July Block Party from 3- 8 p.m. at 136 Gretchen Ct.; see flyer below for complete information.
Hope everyone has a Safe and Happy 4th celebration!
Your Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: June 28, 2021
Re: CCE - 4th of July Block Party!!!Hey everyone! 4th of July block party this Sunday!!
It's going to be a great event! Music, food, cornhole, and fireworks to finish it off!
For cornhole, we have 2 leagues. We have an easy going "we are just here for the party" league, and we have a league for those who want to "buy-in".
** BUY-IN League Requirements**
-$10 buy-in per team
- at least 1 person per team must be a resident of CCE
- Double elimination
- Team win***All teams for cornhole must be submitted by Saturday, July 3rd at 12 pm (noon) so that brackets can be made. ( see additional Facebook posts for team sign up)
If you do not have Facebook and want to participate, please email or contact Jaime Rich at Jaimerich6@gmail.com or text to 601-467-2598.
Your Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: April 19, 2021
Re: CCE - Neighborhood garage sale set for Saturday & Sunday, April 24th & 25th
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: April 12, 2021
Re: CCE - Neighborhood garage sale set for Saturday & Sunday, April 17th & 18th
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: March 2, 2021
Re: March 2021 Newsletter
Hope this posting finds everyone safe adn healthy!We are please to a link to the CCE March 2021 Newsletter from the Association. Please take a moment to review it as it contains CCE related information.
As usual, we continue to try to reach out to Owners by phone or e-mail where we have contact information on file. If in doubt as to whether or not your CCE account is current, please contact Tina or me in the Management office. As a reminder, the Association offers a credit/debt card payment option for anyone wishing to pay their annual $150.00 Association dues with a VISA, MASTERCARD or DISCOVER credit/debit card. We encourage those with delinquent balances to consider this option to avoid additional late & legal/collection fees. For more information, please feel free to give Tina or I a call in the office (504-887-2800) with any questions you may have or e-mail either one of us (tina@alcorgroup.com) or al@alcorgroup.com). Anyone wishing to use the credit/debit service can simply complete the attached Credit/Debt form and either fax it (504-889-1300) or e-mail it back to us and we will take care of it. Please be advised that there is a $5.00 bank charge that the bank charges that is added to the debt/credit transaction when made. We will be mass e-mailing any outstanding balance notices on April 1 to ensure everyone is aware of what HOA fees have been received and which remain outstanding t that time.With regard to the normal April Annual Owners Meeting, we are still waiting on this COVID-19 issue to clear up a bit more so we will advise as soon as a meeting has been scheduled. Thanks for your patience and understanding in that regard.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, as always, please feel free to give us a call or drop us an e-mail if we can be of any further assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: December18, 2020
Re: Christmas Events Reminder - Voting clarificationJust a quick reminder/clarification on the Christmas Decoration contest this evening regarding how winners will be chosen:
1. Any home wishing to be considered needs to have a photo e-mailed to jaimerich6@gmail.com. If you use Facebook, you can send it to Jaime via Facebook if you like. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE IN BY 8:00 p.m. this evening Friday, December 18, 2020 to be considered.
2. The Planning and Gardening Committee will then narrow the entries down to the top six (6) and we will get those out to everyone via e-mail, Facebook and the CCE website (http://www.countrycottageestates.info) on the Bulletin Board page for everyone to view and then send in your vote to jaimerich6@gmail.com or voice you vote via a post to Jaime on Facebook if you like, which ever is easiest for you. Voting will begin Saturday morning and will end at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020.
3. A 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner will be selected based on the voting results.
4. Winners will be announced via mass e-mail and Jaime will also post it on Facebook for those using Facebook.Hope that helps and good luck to all the entries!!!!!
Sincerely,
Your CCE HOA Board of Directors
Jaime Rich
Durell Marshall
Sarah Monteleone
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: December15, 2020
Re: Christmas Event ReminderHello Homeowners,
Just a quick reminder notice of the three Christmas Events later this week/weekend:
If you have any questions let us know.
Sincerely,
Your CCE HOA Board of Directors
Jaime Rich
Durell Marshall
Sarah Monteleone
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: December 8, 2020
Re: Forgot one……Christmas House Decorating Contest!!We forgot one, the annual Christmas House Decorating Contest, here's the information:
Light'em up!
Sincerely,
Your CCE HOA Board of Directors
Jaime Rich
Durell Marshall
Sarah Monteleone
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: December 7, 2020
Re: CCE - Holiday Event Reminders"Hello Homeowners,
A couple of things from your HOA Board of Directors:
1. I promise I am getting on decorating the front entrance!
2. I can't wait for the parade for our party. Since it is a parade if you would like to do "throws" like candy that is awesome, but also optional...no pressure. See the flyer below.
3. We are having our now Annual Gingerbread Competition. See the flyer below.
Can't wait for all of our neighborhood holiday festivities! If you have any questions let us know.
Sincerely,
Your CCE HOA Board of Directors
Jaime Rich
Durell Marshall
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors & Committe Members
Date: November 6, 2020
Re: Post Halloween Mail-OutThe Board and Garden of the Month/ Party Planning Committee just wanted to thank you for your participation in the two neighborhood contests we had this month. As always, CCE made a great showing for Halloween and we had some amazing house decorations! Our winners for the House Decoration Contest were as follows:
#1 with 45 Facebook "like" votes: 106 Arline
" "COVID Season 2020"
The McGovern Family#2 with 19 Facebook "like" votes: 115 Judy
- skeleton on a leash
The Tamporello Family#3 with 17 votes: 209 Betty
- "ring around the spooky tree"
The Boos FamilyWe also had another contest for families to participate in. The pumpkin carving and decorating contest had a great showing as well! We saw some incredibly painted and carved pumpkins this year. The winners are as follows:
*Best Decorated Pumpkin: 107 Gretchen
" Peppa Pig and Popcorn Pumpkin*Best Carved Pumpkin: 101 Gretchen
" Ballerina and Rainbow6 Seige*Spookiest Pumpkin: 201 Country Cottage
" "Pumpkin Man"
Thank you again to all who participated in decorating your homes and pumpkins, and all who voted! Halloween was once again a huge success in CCE.As always, if you have any feedback on these events let us know. Congratulations again to our winners!
Sincerely,
Your CCE Board of Directors:President: Jaime Rich
Vice President: Durell Marshall
Treasurer: Sarah Monteleone
Secretary: Jaime RichAnd CCE Garden of the Month/ Party Planning Committee:
Misty Coupel
Jill DeGruy
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: November 4, 2020
Re: Resolution/Clarification - Permitted Signs & FlagsSo as many of you know, given the sign issues that surfaced earlier this year at CCE, everyone seemed to agree that the original language from existing CCE governing documents of years ago was outdated and somewhat vague in various respects. Based on Owner feedback, everyone seemed to agree that the language needed clarifying and updating. With that in mind, the Association drafted newly proposed language and presented to Owners ahead of the at the September 29, 2020 Annual Owners' Meeting and Election so that it could be discussed and any further input from Owners could be incorporated into the language before adopting it formally.
Since the meeting, the points discussed and ultimately voted on by Owners at that meeting have been incorporated to the new language which has now now been signed by your Board of Directors making it effective immediately. While the new Signs & Flag Resolution/Calcification can be found on the CCE Website Bulletin Board page (along with all other known CCE governing documents) we are providing a "link" to the document here as well for your convenience.
Again the new language/rule is now in place and the Association will begin enforcing it effective immediately.
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts/input leading up to and at the meeting, hopefully this puts the issue behind us.
Stay safe and healthy.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 28, 2020
Re: Contests Postpone till Friday evening, October 30, 2020Hey everyone! With a storm approaching (again), we will postpone both contests this week, Friday evening, October 30, 2020.
If you would like to participate, Please have your pumpkins and your decorations back up Friday evening 10/30 for judging by 9:00 p.m. Our committee will drive around and judge pumpkins and then post pictures of houses for the decoration contest. These will be posted by 8 am Halloween Day and please have your votes in by 4:00 p.m.
Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks!
Jaime Hardwick Rich
Durell Marshall
Sarah Monteleone
Misty Pembo Coupel
Jill Brady DeGruy
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 28, 2020
Re: CCE - Hurricane Zeta - PreparednessGood morning CCE Owners:
As we are sure everyone is more than likely aware of, looks like we are now expecting Zeta to be a Cat. 2 and in the NOLA area late this afternoon/early evening. With the many previous watches and warnings, it is easy to just let the fatigue of the whole season cause us to become complacent. Please do not let yourself become complacent, take time to make the precautions that need to be made and hopefully, this will be the end of this nightmarish season
So as not to be caught off guard, personal items around the exterior of your home should be secured and/or placed inside to prevent them from becoming flying objects that could cause damage such as breaking windows or damaging vehicles during the storm. If you will be leaving town, please ensure that you take care of any personal items outside of your home prior to leaving.
While we will provide any additionally needed CCE related information via e-mails, we hope everyone will stay informed by watching local stations and heading any precautions they may provide. Until then, stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 13, 2020
Re: CCE - Neighborhood garage sale set for Oct. 17th & 18th
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 6, 2020
Re: CCE - Potential neighborhood garage sale - Oct. 17th & 18thThere has been discussion in the Country Cottage Estates social media Facebook group about having a neighborhood garage sale this fall. The date(s) proposed are Saturday October 17th with the potential additional date of that Sunday the 18th. We wanted to make sure that all homeowners were included as we know all do not have social media accounts. If you would like to participate (whether it be selling or shopping) in a neighborhood garage sale these dates, please email us back with a confirmation. This way we can get a count of how many houses are participating for our flyer and ad in the newspaper. We would like to have this email confirmation by this Friday, October 9th at 12:00 pm. You do not have to reply if you do not wish to participate.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Your CCE Board of Directors,
Jaime Rich
Durell Marshall
Sarah Monteleone
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 6, 2020
Re: CCE - Pumpkin Carving & Haunted House Decoration Contests - Oct. 28 & 29th!!!
Hope to see you there!
Your CCE Board of Directors***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 2, 2020
Re: Overview of the September 29, 2020 Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections
The CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The meeting opened at 6:07 p.m. with a total of 49 voting Owners (in person and/or proxies) present.
A brief review of the year-end 2019 financials was presented. A presentation of current financial and the proposed/approved 2020 Budget was discussed; no changes were made. A review of outstanding balances was made with Owner questions answered including voting right of outstanding balances and previous Owner balances. As a matter of record, two (2) votes that were cast at the meeting were not counted due to outstanding balances being the case. Also, while Covenants may indicate prior Owner balances may carry forward to new Owner, the overall consensus, (including Managements') was that it was probably not legally enforceable. Collection efforts will continue; we once again ask delinquent Owner's to contact the Management office (504-887-2800) in hopes of resolving whatever the issue may be without the need of additional late and legal fees being added to those accounts as they will ultimately be paid by the Owner; it's simply a matter of time.
The big issue of the night was the proposed Resolution for revised Sign language during which a very lengthy discussion occurred. A vote was taken regarding whether any restrictions concerning signs was desired and the final vote count result was 27 in favor and 16 against, so restriction regarding signs will continue. A vote was taken to adopt what the proposed resolution as written; the end result was 13 for and 16 against, so an open floor discussion followed. The end result was much of the originally proposed language will be used with the overall end result being a motion that up to 10 political signs and an additional 5 "feel good" signs per lot at any one given time be allowed; ultimately the motion passed with 15 for and 14 against. The words "on or about" the property/lot will be bolded for emphasis as suggested by Owners. A revised Resolution incorporating all the changes is currently under draft and will be mass e-mailed out and posted on the CCE website once signed.
The Owner suggestion of having Association cut yards of abandon homes was discussed. The end result was that the Association will continue using the Parish to mange this situation as they have the best authority to enforce the issue (mainly tax lien) despite the length of time it takes to keep up with the issue.. Another Owner suggestion of allowing Owners to park trailers in their front drives in exchange for a fee to the Association was discussed with the end result being the overwhelming majority of Owners present not wishing to allow this. A final Owner suggestion of a potentially adding control gates at the entrance/exit to CCE was discussed with the end result being most felt the Parish would never allow it as street within CCE are Public streets; based on past experience, Management agreed.
The floor was then opened for nominations to elect Directors for the coming year. Ultimately, a motion was made that the current Board be re-elected by acclamation, a second was received and the motion passed unanimously re-electing the current three (3) Board Members. The 2020-21 Board Members/Officers are Jaime Rich, President/Secretary, Durell Marshal, Vice-President and Sarah Monteleone, Treasurer. On behalf of Owners, we congratulate them on their re-election and thank them for continued service to the Association in what most would agree is often a very time consuming, thankless job. Thanks you all!
An open floor discussion followed with various matters being discussed including the ongoing issue of 4-wheelers and golf carts being used on streets and speeding, particularly at the rear of the neighborhood on Liza. Again, most felt that the best method for enforcement was the Sheriff's office as they will issue tickets to offenders as is the case with anyone parking on the street as that too is prohibited by St. Charles Parish ordinance. It was mentioned that there was no street lights on Liza however, Liza, like other streets within CCE, have street lights on one side of the street. If you are going to use a golf cart on the street, we remind everyone that should be legally registered as required by law. Also, the issue of people not stopping for the stop sign on Country Cottage Blvd. was pointed out. We again ask everyone to please, please, please obey stop and speed limit signs throughout the neighborhood before someone gets hurt. If you see a light out it can be reported directly to the Parish (985-783-5000) or the Management office who will in turn contact the Parish, whichever one prefers.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approx 7:56 p.m. From your 2020-21 Board of Directors and all of us here at ALCOR, we thank everyone for their attendance and encourage more Owners to "turn out" for Association meetings to help make CCE all it can be!Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: September 25, 2020, 6:11 a.m.
Re: CCE - REMINDER NOTICE - Annual Owner's Meeting - Tuesday, September 29, 2020Good morning CCE Owners:
Just a reminder notice that the Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 as an open air meeting so as to comply with current State guidelines for such assemblies. We will do our best to social distance, so be mindful as you place your chairs, and please bring a mask. Water, hand sanitizer, and bug spray will be provided. The meeting will be held at your current President's home, Jaime Rich, at 105 Gretchen Ct. at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Sign-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting set to start at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We have attached a new/revised Proxy here in case you are unable to attend and wish to assign your voting right to someone who will be attending.
As another reminder, while we will present the usual financial report at the meeting, we will also be addressing the current sign rule as it relates to permitted signs throughout the neighborhood. In brief, this became quite an issue in late April and early May with untold e-mails back and forth on the issue. Given the existing sign language was a bit "lite", the overwhelming majority of e-mails clearly indicated the need and desire to update the sign language. With that in mind, the attached revised/clarification language was developed. While the Board is in favor of the clarification and could enact the clarification on its own, they wanted to solicit additional input by Owners at the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting in hopes of making it as comprehensive as possible via an open floor discussion by owners followed by a vote. We encourage you to take a moment to review the proposed clarification/revision and bring any thoughts/suggestions to the meeting for discussion by all.
As you know, the annual CCE 2020 HOA fee of $150.00 became due on March 1, 2020 and would normally have needed to be paid no later than March 31, 2020 to avoid any late fees; that period was extended through June 1, 2020 by your Board given the ongoing COVID-19 event. If your account is not current (see attached list of outstanding balances) payments can be made via Credit/Debit cards or automatic bank draft so please feel free to call Tina in the office at 504-887-2800 ext. 200 and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make checks payable and mail them to CCE, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. In order to attend/vote at the AOM, please ensure that your account is current prior to the meeting or bring your payment to the meeting. As always, the Association is willing to work with anyone that may have extenuating circumstance so please, give us a call so that we can assist in any reasonable way possible. To those who appear on the list and whom we are already working with via payments, we thank you and appreciate the support of your Association.
Thanks in advance for the help and please let us know if we can be of any assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: September 14, 2020, 6:55 a.m.
Re: CCE - Annual Owner's Meeting - Rescheduled to Tuesday, September 29, 2020Good morning CCE Owners:
Given the current projected track and effects of tropical storm/Hurricane Sally on the New Orleans Metro area tomorrow, Tuesday, September 15th, we are regrettably having to once again reschedule/move the CCE Annual Owners Meeting to 6:00 p.m.., Tuesday, September 29, 2020; the meeting location will still be at, 105 Gretchen Ct. and we will be mass e-mailing reminders in the coming days. This notice and the subsequent reminders will also be posted on the CCE website and the FB page used by many home Owners. We will also attempt to place meeting signs of the new date at the CCE entrance in hopes of a good turn-out on Tuesday, September 29th. Under the circumstances, we would appreciate everyone's assistance by spreading the word; hope to see you then!
With regard to preparations for Sally, we once again suggest you survey the exterior of your homes so as to secure and/or place any personal items inside to prevent them from becoming flying objects that could cause damage such as breaking windows or damage to vehicles during the storm. If you will be leaving town, please ensure that you take care of any personal items outside of your home prior to leaving.
We encourage everyone to stay abreast of the latest storm related reports; stay safe and healthy!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: September 11, 2020
Re: CCE - Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections ReminderJust a reminder, our Annual Homeowner's Association meeting is this coming Tuesday, September 15th at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held at 105 Gretchen Court. Please bring your own outdoor chair as the meeting will be held outside (due to Covid restrictions on our normal location). We will do our best to social distance, so be mindful as you place your chairs, and please bring a mask. Water, hand sanitizer, and bug spray will be provided.
Another reminder, you must be current on your dues to be able to vote on the issues on the docket, especially the new proposed sign language so we can resolve that outstanding issue. Please contact the management company (Tina, 504-887-2800 ext 200) to make this payment; remember credit cards/debit cards accepted. We would love for all Homeowners to be able to vote.
Hope to see you all there! Please email us with any questions or concerns. Thank you all!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: CCE Board of Directors
Date: August 21, 2020
Re: CCE - Our Apologies again to Mr. & Mrs BonuraGood afternoon CCE Owners:
Recently, we made an error an applied a payment to the wrong CCE Owner account which resulted in a name appearing on the outstanding balance list that should not have. The error involved Mr. & Mrs Bonura. We corrected the error and apologized repeatedly. It was a human error and it was our mistake. We are now making a public apology and hope that resolves the issue.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: August 20, 2020
Re: Initial notice - Annual Owner's Meeting - 6:00 p.m., September 15, 2020While a formal notice will be mailed out shortly, we wanted to advise everyone that the Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections that were postponed due to the COVID-19 event will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 as an open air meeting so as to comply with current State guidelines for such assemblies. The plan is to hold it outside in front of your current President's home, Jaime Rich, at 105 Gretchen Ct. at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday September 15, 2020. Sign-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting set to start at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We have attached a new/revised Proxy here in case you are unable to attend and wish to assign your voting right to someone who will be attending.
While we will present the usual financial report at the meeting, we will also be addressing the current sign rule as it relates to permitted signs throughout the neighborhood. In brief, this became quite an issue in late April and early May with untold e-mails back and forth on the issue. Given the existing sign language was a bit "lite", the overwhelming majority of e-mails clearly indicated the need and desire to update the sign language. With that in mind, the attached revised/clarification sign language was developed. While the Board is in favor of the clarification and could enact the clarification on its own, they wanted to solicit additional input by Owners at the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting in hopes of making it as comprehensive as possible via an open floor discussion by owners followed by a vote. We encourage you to take a moment to review the proposed clarification/revision and bring any thoughts/suggestions to the meeting for discussion by all.
As you know, the annual CCE 2020 HOA fee of $150.00 became due on March 1, 2020 and would normally have been paid no later than March 31, 2020 to avoid any late fees; that period was extended through June 1, 2020 by your Board given the ongoing COVID-19 event. If your account is not current payments can be made via credit/Debit cards or automatic bank draft so please feel free to call Tina in the office at 504-887-2800 ext. 200 and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make checks payable and mail them to CCE, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. In order to attend/vote at the AOM, please ensure that your account is current prior to the meeting or bring your payment to the meeting. We will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated list a few days before the September 15, 2020 meeting. As always, the Association is willing to work with anyone that may have extenuating circumstance so please, give us a call so that we can assist in any reasonable way possible. To those who appear on the list and whom we are already working with via payments, we thank you and appreciate the support of your Association.
Thanks in advance for the help and please let us know if we can be of any assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Stay safe!!!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: July 5, 2020
Re: Flag pole installed at entrance to CCE - July 2020We just wanted to mention the installation of the flag pole at the CCE entrance; there was a flag rising ceromony to mark the event over the 4th of July weekend.
Hope everyone approves of the improvement.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: June 29, 2020
Re: July 2020 NewsletterHope everyone had a happy and safe July 4th celebration!
Attached, please find the CCE July 2020 Newsletter from the Association. Please take a moment to review it as it contains CCE related information.
As usual, we continue to try to reach out to Owners by phone or e-mail where we have contact information on file. If in doubt as to whether or not your CCE account is current, please contact Tina or me in the Management office. As a reminder, the Association offers a credit/debt card payment option for anyone wishing to pay their annual $150.00 Association dues with a VISA, MASTERCARD or DISCOVER credit/debit card. We encourage those with delinquent balances to consider this option to avoid additional late & legal/collection fees. For more information, please feel free to give Tina or I a call in the office (504-887-2800) with any questions you may have or e-mail either one of us (tina@alcorgroup.com) or al@alcorgroup.com). Alternatively, anyone wishing to use the service can simply comply the attached Credit/Debt form and either fax it (504-889-1300) or e-mail it back to us and we will take care of it. Please be advise that there is a $5.00 bank charge that will simply be added to the draft when made.With regard to the annual Owners meeting, we are still waiting on this COVID-19 issue to clear up a bit more so we will advise as soon as a meeting has been scheduled. Thanks for your patience and understanding in that regard.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, as always, please feel free to give us a call or drop us an e-mail if we can be of any further assistance in the weeks and months ahead.Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: June 29, 2020
Re: - Fourth of July Neighborhood event - 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2020 - Group 4The HOA is putting on a Fourth of July Celebration event for all residents. This event is scheduled for Friday, July 3rd from 6-8 p.m.
Event details:
- There will be a short flag ceremony where we will raise an American flag on a new pole being put in at the front entrance. All are welcome to walk up to the front entrance for the raising of the flag. We invite any and all Military, Veterans, and Boy Scouts to participate in the flag ceremony.
- Following the raising of the flag, the rest of the event will be held at Jaime Rich's house at 105 Gretchen Court.
- There will be pizza served by a gloved and masked volunteer and drinks.
- There will be a corn hole tournament. 2-4 Teams will be playing at one time. Please have your team email (jaimerich6@gmail.com) or PM Jaime Rich to get your name on the list. Include your team name as well as the members names. Each team will need to bring their own bags. Boards will be sanitized between each round of competition. Rules will be posted since there are varying ways to play. The winning team will receive a trophy. Tournament will start at 6:30.Hope to see you there
Your CCE Board of Directors
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: May 9, 2020
Re: CCE - May 2020 NewsletterWe hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy.
Attached, please find the CCE May 2020 Newsletter which has also been mass e-mailed to all known Owners this morning. Hopefully the COVID-19 issue will wind-down this month and we can all get back to our normal routines shortly, including rescheduling the 2020 Owners' Meeting and Elections. We will mass e-mail notices once a new date has been determined.
Until then, Stay Safe! Enjoy the weekend!!!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: April 30, 2020
Re:CCE - OWNER ASSISTANCE NEEDED - ARC Committee Members and remindersWe hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy!
As you may know, your Association has an Architectural Review Committee (ARC) that reviews/approve submittals for any alterations/additions to existing properties within the CCE Development. With the move-out of one of one of your past Committee members, we need to replace him and welcome additional assistance from anyone that may wish to serve. With our Construction background, we here in Management will of course assist the Committee as submittals come in but we need Owner representation on the Committee. With that in mind, PLEASE CONSIDER SERVING. With very few exceptions, these submittals are usual pretty straight forward (i.e. a fence, a pool addition, driveway etc.) that are handled via e-mail so it does not normally require attending any meetings or the like, usually requiring more common sense than anything. While not mandatory, what would be extremely helpful is to have at least one or two Owners that have had any construction related experience, i.e. a Contractor, Architect or simply someone that has been involved with construction on a personal level over the years. Again, the main thing is we need Owner volunteers for the Committee if we are going accept and take on reviews and we need them pretty quick so please respond to this e-mail if you are willing to help us help you and your fellow CCE Owners.
On a somewhat related noted, in an effort to retain current and future Board Members, please, please, please, call (or e-mail) me with any issues or complaints and we will address them accordingly. Please remember that you Board Members have volunteered their time unselfishly but they should not have to be approached every time someone has a complaint, that's what you have us for. So please, call or e-mail us with any complaints and allow your Board and Committee Members to enjoy CCE and their free time along with everyone else.
That said, I personally drove the neighborhood this past Monday morning noting a few issues which we are contacting those Owner about. While we are the Management Company, often perceived as being "the bad guys" we want to avoid having to issue the CCE mandated fines outlines by your Rule & Regulations where ever and whenever possible. To that end, we would appreciate everyone doing their part by willingly complying with your Rules and Regulations and maintaining properties in a neat and orderly fashion (As called for under your Covenants) so that we may all continue to maintain and hopefully enhance property values for all CCE Owners.
Again, we appreciate any assistance and hope everyone stays safe and healthy in the weeks and months ahead. Please consider serving on the ARC Committee!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: April 3, 2020
Re: Notice of cancelled Annual Owner' Meeting - Group 1Good morning CCE Owners:
We hope this e-mail finds you, your family and friends safe and healthy.
Given the extended "Stay at Home Order" by Gov. Edwards through April 30, 2020, we are cancelling the previously scheduled April 14, 2020 Annual Owner's Meeting (AOM) for CCE. We will notify everyone via mass e-mail and a CCE FB posting once this is behind of a new date for the meeting.
Until then, thanks for the patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: March 18, 2020
Re: ALCOR will be operating remotely effective immediately - Group 1Good morning everyone:
Out of an abundance of caution, our office will be closed to visitors until further notice. Other than walk-in traffic, we will remain fully operational remotely and will continue all services as usual. Again, all we are doing is halting walk-in traffic until things calm down a bit over this Caronavirus matter. If you need anything, you will still be able to reach us during normal business hours by calling the office, 504-887-2800. If for some reason we are on another line, simply leave a message and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.
As usual, for emergencies purposes only, you can still reach me via my cell at 504-416-3555, 24/7. If I am unable to take your call, kindly leave a message and I will get back to you accordingly. You of course can also still reach me via e-mail or text to my cell.
Under these extenuating circumstance, the CCE Board of Directors voted unanimously not to charge any late fees in connection with the payment of your 2020 CCE HOA dues through June 1, 2020. In other words, as long as your payment reaches the Management office (address below) on our prior to June 1, 2020 there will not be any late fee. With regard to the scheduled April 14, 2020 Annual Owners meeting, we will advise as that date approaches as to whether or not it will be re-schedule but for now no final decision has been made; more on that as it develops..
Thanks for everyone's patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: March 7, 2020
Re: CCE - A couple of quick reminders - Group 2Just a reminder that your annual CCE Owner's Meeting and Elections (AOM) has been set for Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, La. 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with meeting actually starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We have attached a proxy here in case you are unable to attend and wish to assign your voting right to someone who will be attending.
As outlined by the recent mailing of annual invoices to all known CCE Owners, the annual CCE 2020 HOA fee of $150.00 became due on March 1, 2020 and should be paid no later than March 31, 2010 to avoid any late fees. For payments via credit/Debit cards or automatic bank draft, please feel free to call Tin in the office at 504-887-2800 and she will take care of it for you. If you wish to mail your dues in, please make checks payable and mail them to CCE, 4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200, Metairie, La. 70001. In order to attend/vote at the AOM, please ensure that your account is current prior to the meeting or bring your payment to the meeting. We will be mass e-mailing everyone an updated delinquent list towards the end of March.
We have received complaints of dogs (and/or cats) running around the neighborhood unattended and go carts being operated on streets. Please remember that pets are suppose to be on leashes under Parish ordinance and CCE rules. If you see a pet constantly loose and running around unattended and the Owner is unwilling to assist, you may want to call the St. Charles Animal Shelter (985-783-5010) to have the animal(s) picked up. For those walking your pets around the neighborhood, please also remember to "pick-up" after your pet. With regard to go-carts, to the best of our knowledge, they cannot be operated on Parish streets legally. If it continues to be an annoyance and the offending child's parent(s) are unwilling to abide by the law, the only alternative may be to contact the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's department to have them address the issue formally; they can be reached at 965-783-6237. Hopefully, neither of these alternatives become necessary as we would appreciate everyone abiding by the Parish laws and CCE rules regarding these matters.
Thanks in advance for the help and please let us know if we can be of any assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: February 18, 2020
Re: CCEHOA - Annual Owners' Meeting & Election Notice - Formal Mail-out
The Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections (AOM) for the Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with meeting actually starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. A two (2) hour limit has been set for the meeting with room for extension if there are note worthy issues that arise which owners wish to discuss. As always, we encourage all Owners to attend, if at all possible.A presentation of 2019 year-end financials will be presented followed by a year to date presentation of the Associations 2020 financials. The approved 2020 Budget (subject to any proposed changes that may occur at the meeting) has been included here for your review and comments at the meeting. As a reminder, 2020 HOA dues of $150.00 are due on March 1, 2020 and considered late if not in the Management office on or prior to March 31, 2020 after which the mandated initial $25.00 late fee and additional ongoing $5.00 per month will be applied each month until the total balance is paid in full so we encourage everyone to send in your dues as soon as possible. As a reminder, a formal invoice has also been included here as well as a statement for any accounts that are currently delinquent. Please remember that credit/debit cards are an option for payment so please feel free to contact the office regarding that option if you wish to use it. IMPORTANT - As per CCE By-Laws, you must be current on your dues in order to vote. At the end of the meeting, there will be the usual open floor discussion to address any other items Owners wish to discuss.
Nominations and elections will follow the financial portion of the meeting. As a matter of record, your current Officers/Directors are, Tara Vicknair, President, Christian Capella, Treasurer, Jamie Rich, Secretary. While there will be the usual nominations from the floor the night of the meeting, please let us know if you would like to run for an Officers position by e-mailing (info@countrycottageestates.info) or calling the office (504-887-2800) prior to the meeting night.
In case there is anything else to be voted on, we have also enclosed the usual Proxy/Nomination Form with space to assign your voting right to another Owner, should you so desire. If you will not be attending but wish to nominate someone, please fill out the form accordingly and return it to our office as outlined by the instruction section at the top of the Proxy/Nomination Form or have your representative bring it to the meeting. As a reminder, if your CCE account is delinquent, your CCE rules do not permit you to vote so we encourage everyone to bring your account current prior to the meeting.
From your 2018-19 Board of Directors and we here at The ALCOR Group, we thank you for allowing us to serve your needs and taking the interest and the time to voice your opinion at the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting and Elections. In the meantime, as always, if we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: January 21, 2020
Subject: CCE - A few reminders in 2020 - Group 1Hope everyone is off to a great start in 2020! How about those Tigers!!!
We have a few reminders that will hopefully assist in keeping CCE headed in a positive direction during the coming year:.
1. Just a reminder concerning driving through the neighborhood to be mindful of the speed limit and stop signs as we have a lot of children in the neighborhood that will be out enjoying the fair weather days, well perhaps not today as cold as it is!. Be alert to kids especially when seen playing close to the street.
2. Speaking of kids playing, we have had a concern expressed about kids playing in other people's yards. As we understand it, some Owner(s) may have spoken to other Owners about it to no avail. Just a friendly reminder to be mindful of other Owner's property in that children really shouldn't be playing in other people's yards without the expressed approval of that Owner.
3. Speaking of yards, yards should be kept in neat and ordered condition so as to enhance the over all appearance of CCE for all, especially would-be buyers. We have a few people who tend to let things accumulate in their front yards creating somewhat of an eyesore. Please, help us keep CCE looking the best it can by keeping front yards looking their best.
4. With spring hopefully around the corner, please start thinking about your front yards and related planting areas. We would appreciate everyone focusing on keeping beds free of weeds so they look their best and grass cut routinely.
5. As everyone knows, vehicles should be parked in driveways and not the street; this is a Parish law as well as a CCE rule. No boats, trailers, etc. should be parked/stored in view of the front street.
6. Finally, annual CCE dues will become due on March 1, 2020; the annual dues remain $150.00. While we continue our collection efforts, we have a few that appear to have simply forgotten to pay their 2019 dues. Please, if you haven't paid your 2019 dues, we would appreciate your assistance by calling the office or sending them in which will allow us more time to focus on the handful that have not paid dues for multiple years. Please, help us work on this issue by paying your dues, especially if you only owe for last year. We would appreciate that assistance so that we don't add to the number of long term problem accounts. We will be mass e-mailing the delinquent list out again shortly so please help us help CCE.Thanks in advance for the help and please let us know if we can be of any assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 28, 2019
Subject: CCE - Special Owner's Meeting update - No Rental Resolution/ClarificationJust a quick update on last week's Special Owners Meeting regarding the proposed Resolution/Clarification to the existing CCE Covenants and Restrictions.
In brief, Owners voted unanimously to adopted the proposed Resolution/Clarification with the addition of a stipulated fine for any violation of the stated Resolution, copy of which is attached here. There were a total of 46 eligible Owners present in person and/or proxy and the Resolution/Clarification took effect immediately as outlined by your rules and regulations regarding adoption of such Resolution, Amendments, Rules and/or Regulations. With that in mind, the Resolution/Clarification was formally adopted and is being recorded in the St. Charles Parish Public Records. Once we have a copy of the fully executed and recorded document, we will forward it via e-mail to all and post it on the CCE website along with the other governing documents for future reference.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, should you have any questions please feel free to cont the Management office at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: October 8, 2019
Subject: CCEHOA - Special Owners' Meeting - Formal Notice Mailed out 10.8.19As many of you may be aware, there has been considerable discussion among CCE Owners in recent weeks regarding the issue of rentals within the CCE Development. Based on the overwhelming input from Owners, your CCE Board of Directors adopted and recorded attached Clarification/Amendment to the By-Laws on September 4th basically re-stating the fact that rentals within CCE are prohibited.
In an effort to avoid any further/future potential confusion regarding this issue, the Board has called for a Special Owners' Meeting on to be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday October 22, 2019 at the Norco Civic Hall located at 555 Good Hope St., Norco, La. 70079. The sole purpose of the meeting will be to have Owners formally consider a similar Clarification/Amendment to the existing CCE Covenants and Restrictions to further clarify the issue within those documents. This meeting is needed as only Owners can vote to clarify/Amend CCE Covenants and Restrictions. With that in mind, please accept this as the formal notice of the Special Owners' Meeting.
In brief, your Board will be recommending that Owners vote to adopt a similar Clarification/Amendment except that it will be related to the CCE Covenant and Restrictions governing document. Assuming Owners vote in favor, the document will be signed by the Board and recorded in the public records hopefully putting an end to the uncertainty surrounding this issue. We will do our best to make the meeting as brief as possible as this will be the only issue on the agenda unless some other issue comes up on the floor following the vote.
As usual, we have also enclosed a Proxy/Voting Form with space to assign your voting right to another Owner or to cast your vote on the ballot, should you so desire. Either way, if you will not be attending the meeting but wish to vote on the issue, you can complete a Proxy/Voting Form and return per the instruction on the Proxy/Voting Form prior to the meeting. Alternatively, you can have the person you are assigning your Proxy/Voting Form to bring it to the meeting with them that evening. As a reminder, if your CCE account is delinquent, your CCE rules do not permit you to vote so we encourage everyone to bring your account current prior to the meeting.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, we look forward to hopefully having a good turn-out for this very important matter Tuesday, October 22, 2019.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: April 16, 2019
Subject: Overview of the April 9, 2019 Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections
The CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. with a total of 11 voting Owners (in person and/or proxies) present.
A brief review of Note Worthy Successes/Items during 2018 was presented. These included the addition of credit/debit card service for payment of HOA dues, collection of about $5,000.00 more in previous delinquent dues over the end of the 2017, various civic events like garage sales, Easter, Garden of the Month program, Halloween, Turkey chalk contest, Holiday decoration contests, free Library Book Program/box, Night with Santa and the addition of security cameras looking both ways on River Road at the entrance.
A review of 2018 actual income and expenses followed. A review of the 1st Quarter 2019 financial performance was presented as well as the 2019 Budget. The budget will be increased by $1,300.00 to allow for contract services involving lawn care/maintenance at the entrance during Spring and Summer months. In brief, CCE finished the 2018 with a positive cash flow of $9,853.41 and we expect similar performance in 2019.
Collection efforts will continue including further legal action regarding remaining delinquent accounts by placement of liens on those properties. Given the addition of the ongoing monthly late fees, we once again ask delinquent Owner's to contact the Management office (504-887-2800) in hopes of resolving whatever the issue may be without the need of additional late and legal fees being added to those accounts as they will ultimately be paid by the Owner; it's simply a matter of time.
An Owner had requested perhaps allowing advertising in the CCE Newsletter when they are produced. After much discussion it was decided that we would give that a try at no charge to those wanting to send something in and we will see how that develops. It is important that everyone understand, the Association allowing this will in no way constitute and endorsement of any advertised service and anyone wishing to use any advertised service should interview the specific vendor/contractor and make its own informed decision as to whether or not you should sue the offered service. More on that in the next CCE Newsletter.
The floor was open for nominations to elect Directors for the coming year. A motion was made that the current Board be re-elected by acclamation, a second was received and the motion passed unanimously re-electing the current three (3) Board Members. The 2018-19 Board Members/Officers are Tara Vicknair, President, Christian Capella, Treasurer and Jamie Rich, Secretary. On behalf of Owners, we congratulate them on their re-election and thank them for continued service to the Association in what most would agree is often a very time consuming, thankless job. Thanks!
An open floor discussion followed with various matters being discussed. The biggest issue was the apparent mis-use of four wheelers on CCE streets. Please, if you are going to ride these, we ask that you do it responsibly and not employ any "horse play" acts such as "wheelies", speeding, etc. Owners present all agreed that 911 should be called if this is witnessed as it would certainly be a tragedy if a child or someone was seriously injured as a result of this type of activity.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approx 7:35 p.m. From your 2019-20 Board of Directors and all of us here at ALCOR, we thank everyone for their attendance and encourage more Owners to "turn out" for Association meetings and the upcoming events during 2019-20 to help make CCE all it can be!Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:25 AM
To: CCE Homeowners
Subject: CCE - Reminder Notice - 2019 Dues & Annual Meeting DateGood morning CCE Owners:
Just wanted to reach out to everyone once again and remind you of the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with meeting actually starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We have attached a Proxy Form in case you will not be able to attend but wish to assign your voting right to another Owner; see instructions on the form if you wish to complete and return one.
Also, the 2019 Annual $150.00 HOA fee was due on March 1st and should be in the Management office no later than March 31st to avoid any late fees. If you would like to pay by credit/debit card, simply call the office (504-887-2800 ext 232) or e-mail us (Tina@alcorgroup.com) and Tina will take care of it. Per CCE By-Laws, you must be current on your dues in order to vote. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your account is current, please check the attached list of CCE outstanding account balances. If you do not appear on the list, your account is current.
Hope this helps and looking forward to seeing as many Owners as possible at the meeting. In the meantime, if we can be of any other assistance, please feel free to contact us at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All CCE Home Owners/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: February 1, 2019
Re: CCEHOA - Annual Owners' Meeting & Election - E-mail Notice
The annual Owner's Meeting & Elections for the Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with meeting actually starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. A two (2) hour limit has been set for the meeting with room for extension if there are note worthy issues that arise which owners wish to discuss. As always, we encourage all Owners to attend, if at all possible.
A presentation of 2018 year-end financials will be presented followed by a year to date presentation of the Associations 2019 financials. The approved 2019 Budget (subject to any proposed changes that may occur at the meeting) will be presented and a copy has been attached here for your review. As a reminder, 2019 HOA dues of $150.00 are due on March 1, 2019 and considered late if not in the Management office on or prior to March 31, 2019 after which the mandated late fee of $5.00 per month will be applied each month until the total balance is paid in full so we encourage everyone to send in your dues as soon as possible. As a reminder, a formal invoice will be included with the formal Annual Meeting & Elections noticed scheduled for mail-out on March 21, 2019 in keeping with CCE By-Laws. Please remember that credit/debit cards are an option for payment so please feel free to contact the office regarding that option if you wish to use it. IMPORTANT - As per CCE By-Laws, you must be current on your dues in order to vote. At the end of the meeting, there will be the usual open floor discussion to address any other items Owners wish to discuss.
Nominations and elections will follow the financial portion of the meeting. As a matter of record, your current Officers/Directors are, Tara Vicknair, President, Christian Capella, Treasurer, Jamie Rich, Secretary. Your existing Officers have said they would be willing to serve again if elected. While there will be the usual nominations from the floor the night of the meeting, please let us know if you would like to run for an Officers position by e-mailing (info@countrycottageestates.info) or calling the office (504-887-2800) prior to the meeting night.
In case there is anything else to be voted on, we have also enclosed the usual Proxy/Nomination Form with space to assign your voting right to another Owner. If you will not be attending or wish to nominate someone, please fill out the form and return it to our office as outlined by the instruction section at the top of the Proxy/Nomination Form or have your representative bring it to the meeting. As a reminder, if your CCE account is delinquent, your CCE rules do not permit you to vote so we encourage everyone to bring your account current prior to the meeting.
From your 2018-19 Board of Directors and we here at The ALCOR Group, we thank you for allowing us to serve your needs and taking the interest and the time to voice your opinion at the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting and Elections. In the meantime, as always, if we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowners/Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: October 11, 2018
Re: Halloween Block Party - Saturday, October 20th, 7 - 10 p.m.While this has been up in the air, we have decided to host a Halloween Block Party on Saturday October 20th from 7 - 10 pm.
While we understand this is Homecoming night for Destrehan High School, we believe the date chosen was the best option, considering most people usually have plans the weekend before Halloween. We hope to see as many people that can make it out, it will be a good time as always. There will be light food, drinks, a costume contest and more. Please bring your own "boos" and chairs.
To help try to keep track of the number of people we can expect, please RSVP the number of adults and children below or by email CCE_HOA@hotmail.com
Thanks and Happy Halloween,
Country Cottage Estates
Homeowners Association
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowners/Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: October 10, 2018
Re: October 2018 planned neighborhood eventsWe have a few fun things planned for October. We have listed a few things below to help celebrate Halloween:
*HALLOWEEN DECORATION CONTEST!*
The Garden Committee will pick the top three houses. Then we will post a poll for you guys to vote for the winner. As usual, we hope this will be a fun way to get the neighborhood and kids involved to help pick the winner. Decorations must be up and lit by Thursday October 18th at 7pm. Judges will go around that night to pick the top 3. We will post the poll via Facebook after the top 3 have been picked and voting will be open until Saturday October 20th at 2pm. We will announce winner shortly after. We are super excited to see what awesome stuff you guys have planned! Last year there were some really great decorations, we hope to see even more this year!*PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST*
This year we decided to do a little pumpkin carving contest. Pumpkins must be out at the end of your driveway on Tuesday October 30th at 7pm for judging. Judges will pick the winner and announce on Halloween Day. Please feel free to post pictures of your pumpkins on the CCE Facebook page. Winner will get a special prize! Best of Luck to everyone who participates.*POTENTIAL HALLOWEEN BLOCK PARTY*
We are discussing possibly of having a Halloween Block Party/Cook Off on Saturday, October 20th. Looking for at least 3 volunteers to sign up to participate in the cook off. Pastalaya was done last time, so perhaps Gumbo, Chili, Jambalaya - any other suggestions are welcome. The prize last year for the winner was a pretty good one. We appreciate all the volunteers we had last year and hope to get some more this year. Can be individual or teams. Please email CCE_HOA@hotmail.com or message Tara via Facebook Messenger if you are willing to participate.
Thanks,
Tara
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowners/Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: August14, 2018
Re: July Association Newsletter - Association accepts Credit/Debit cards for paymentsThe August Association Newsletter. Please take a moment to review it as it contains CCE related information.
As a reminder, the Association added a credit/debt card payment option earlier this year so that anyone wishing to pay their annual $150.00 Association dues with a VISA, MASTERCARD or DISCOVER credit/debit card can now do so. We encourage those with delinquent balances to consider this option to avoid additional legal/collection fees. For more information, please feel free to give Tina or I a call in the office (504-887-2800) with any questions you may have or e-mail either one of us (tina@alcorgroup.com) or al@alcorgroup.com). Alternatively, anyone wishing to use the service can simply comply the attached Credit/Debt form and either fax it (504-889-1300) or e-mail it back to us and we will take care of it. Please be advise that there is a $5.00 bank charge that will simply be added to the draft when made.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, as always, please feel free to give us a call or drop us an e-mail if we can be of any further assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: July 17, 2018
Re: July Association Newsletter - Association accepts Credit/Debit cards for paymentsThe July Association Newsletter. Please take a moment to review it as it contains CCE related information.
As a reminder, the Association added a credit/debt card payment option earlier this year so that anyone wishing to pay their annual $150.00 Association dues with a VISA, MASTERCARD or DISCOVER credit/debit card can now do so. We encourage those with delinquent balances to consider this option to avoid additional legal/collection fees. For more information, please feel free to give Tina or I a call in the office (504-887-2800) with any questions you may have or e-mail either one of us (tina@alcorgroup.com) or al@alcorgroup.com). Alternatively, anyone wishing to use the service can simply comply the attached Credit/Debt form and either fax it (504-889-1300) or e-mail it back to us and we will take care of it. Please be advise that there is a $5.00 bank charge that will simply be added to the draft when made.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, as always, please feel free to give us a call or drop us an e-mail if we can be of any further assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Hope everyone enjoys the remaining summer; stay cool!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: April 16, 2018
Re: Overview of the April 10, 2018 Annual Owner's Meeting & Elections
The CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. with a total of 35 voting Owners (in person and/or proxies) present.
A review of 2017 actual income and expenses was presented. While the Association was initially expected to not have any funds by the end of October 2017, CCE finished the year with a positive cash flow position as the direct result of collections of some of the previously outstanding past due amounts.
A 1st Quarter 2018 financial overview of CCE current financials was presented along with the Board approved 2018 Budget. Discussion on how we collect from past due accounts when they are selling their homes was held. In brief, the process involved was discussed and the bottom-line was we have been collecting (including legal and late fees) at time of Sale via the Title companies as lenders want to ensure there are no issues with the Association before lending funds. We have an upcoming Court hearing on yet another delinquent Owner scheduled for May 9th and we will file in Small Claims Court on the next three highest delinquent accounts that same day. Yet another delinquent account is being set for hearing since the Owner failed to comply with the previously agreed upon payment plan; this of course will add legal fees to the Owner's account that they will have to pay. Management and the Board are committed to continuing "down the list" until every delinquent account has either been brought current or a lien is placed against the property via Small Claims Court. That said, we once again encourage those accounts to contact the Management office (504-887-2800) and lets resolve the issue without the need of additional late and legal fees being added to those accounts which will ultimately be paid by the Owner; it's simply a matter of time.
The internet service expense from Cox Cable, which serves the security cameras at the entrance, was discussed. In brief, CCE is under a five (5) year agreement with Cox which will expire July 24, 2019. We have repeatedly attempted to cancel the service unsuccessfully as Cox continues to demand a high percentage of remaining contract amount. The question lead to a discussion on cameras and most felt they are worth having if the right cameras can be purchased and installed. Given the 2018 CCE budget appears to have funds to purchase a new system, all agreed that proposals should be taken so that we can move forward with a new system that provides clear view of license plates allowing us to pursue incidents when they happen. Tara Vicknair pointed out that the Board already had one (1) proposal coming from an Owner who is in that business. Additional bids will be taken; more on that as it develops.
The floor was open for nominations to elect Directors for the coming year. A motion was made that the current Board be re-elected by acclamation, a second was received and the motion passed unanimously re-electing the current four (4) Board Members. The 2018-19 Board Members/Officers are Tara Vicknair, President, Matthew Weber, Vice President, Christian Capella, Treasurer and Jamie Rich, Secretary. On behalf of Owners, we congratulate them on their re-election and thank them for continued service to the Association in what most would agree is often a very time consuming, thankless job. Thanks!
An open floor discussion followed with various matters being discussed. The two main issues were that of the illegal street parking and storage of boats, trailers, RV, etc. behind fences. In brief, it was agreed that perhaps the only real way to stop the illegal street parking is to call St. Charles Sheriff's office each time someone witnesses the violation and have the vehicle ticketed since street parking is illegal in the Parish. Since the handful of repeat offenders continue to disregard attempts by the Association to bring them into compliance, this is the course of action that was agreed upon. That said, we are asking everyone's help with this one. Please, make the call and let these few know that they are going to have to comply with the rules they bought into when they purchased in CCE and Parish law. On a related note, it is unfortunate that two of these violators are NOPD & KP patrol cars as well as a fire fighting vehicle. One would think these would be the "gold standard" for rules and enforcement of the law; unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case here.
With regard to the storage of boats, trailer, RV's, etc. within the neighborhood behind fences, the overall all feeling was that we should continue to push for compliance but with compassion. Simply stated, the current rules/regulations limiting wood fences to 6' and the fact that some of these things can still be seen over the fence was somewhat unavoidable and not specifically addressed in the existing rules and regulations. The main purpose of the existing rule was to prevent people from parking such vehicles in front of homes in plain view of the street. Some felt that taking a very stern position on the matter may in fact lead to bigger problems. That said, the Association will continue to use what power it has to enforce the rule when, in the opinion of the Association, a specific situation falls beyond the pale. Obviously, parking of these items in front or on the street will not be tolerated. All were encouraged to give the matter further thought and to make any suggestion they may come up with to perhaps modify the existing rules to better address the matter as the Association of course remains open to any such suggestions from Owners.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approx 8:09 p.m. From your 2018-19 Board of Directors and all of us here at ALCOR, we thank everyone for their attendance and encourage more Owners to "turn out" for Association meetings and the upcoming events during 2018 to help make CCE all it can be!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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Date: March 12, 2018
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Subject: CCE - Planned Neighborhood Garage Sale - March 24, 2018Good morning CCE Owners:
The HOA will be sponsoring a neighborhood wide garage sale on Saturday, March 24th, starting at 7am until 2pm. We will cover placing ads in the local newspaper, Facebook and Craigslist and place signs out along Airline and River Road. If you wish to participate please just set up at your house the morning of. Please feel free to share this flyer.
Thanks,
Tara
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Date: March 12, 2018
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Subject: CCE - Annual Owners Meetign & Elections set for Tuesday, April 10, 2018Just a reminder that the Annual Owners Meeting & Elections that has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Norco Civic Hall located at 555 Good Hope St., Norco, LA. 70079. This is the same location as last year's meeting. Formal written notice will be sent out to everyone a few weeks before the meeting but we wanted to advise all now in hopes of getting the best turn-out possible so please mark your calendars.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
Date: February 22, 2018
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Subject: CCE Now Accepts Visa, MasterCard or Discover for Payments!The Association now has the ability to accept Credit/Debit Charge Program (Visa, MasterCard & Discover) to pay your CCE Annual HOA dues; simply complete the attached form, return it via scanned e-mail (tina@alcorgroup.com) or fax it to (504-889-1300) and Tina will take care of making the draft. If you prefer, simply give Tina a call in the office (504-887-2800 ext. 232) and she can take the information over the phone. IMPORTANT - Please note that a $5.00 per charge fee will be added for each transaction utilizing the Credit/Debit Charge Program; the charge offsets charges to the Association from the Merchant provider for use of this program.
For those with delinquent account balances, please consider using this payment opposition as this it truly the final attempt to collect the remaining balances without the need for legal collections this year which will result in additional legal fees for those accounts once turned over to an Attorney. If you have any questions, please call us in the office as we are here to assist in any reasonable way possible.
Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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Date: February 11, 2018
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Subject: CCE - HOA Fees Due March 1stIt appears the mailed out printed version of the HOA fee notice states they are due by February 15th; our apologies. CCE annual HOA fees are due on March 1st and considered late after March 31st.
Again, we apologize for the error.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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Date: February 7, 2018
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Subject: CCE - Newsletter and related informationAttached, please find the CCE Newsletter. Please take a moment to review it as it contains information on upcoming CCE events and other related matters.
Please also accept this e-mail as an initial notice of the CCE Annual Owners Meeting & Elections that has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Norco Civic Hall located at 555 Good Hope St., Norco, LA. 70079. This is the same location as last year's meeting. Formal written notice will be sent out to everyone a few weeks before the meeting but we wanted to advise all now in hopes of getting the best turn-out possible so please mark your calendars.
On behalf of the Board, CCE Owners and we here at ALCOR, we would like to thank Danielle Loosemore (Vice President) and Jessica Marse (Secretary) for their service to the Association over the past year; both have decided not to seek re-election due to person commitments and they are stepping down at this point. With that in mind, remaining Board Members have appointed Matthew Weber to finish out the current term of Vice President and Jamie Rich (currently Treasurer) has agreed to serve as Secretary/Treasurer for the remaining current term.
Finally, invoices for 2018 $150.00 annual HOA dues are being mailed out this week along with a statement if the account is delinquent with prior year balance(s) and late fees. As a reminder, annual HOA fees are due March 1st and consider late if not received in the Management office by March 31st of each year. In an effort to expand CCE payment options, we are adding a credit/debit card program which will be available to anyone wishing to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or DISCOVER; that program should be in place within the next week or so. There will be a service charge of $5.00 for each transaction; the fee is being used to off-set the service fees being charged by the bank and service provider. We encourage those with delinquent balances to consider this option to avoid additional legal collection fees. For more information, please feel free to give Tina or I a call in the office (504-887-2800) with any questions you may have; more on this as soon as the program is up and running.
Trusting this meets with the approval of all, as always, please feel free to give us a call or drop us an e-mail if we can be of any further assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Have a safe Mari Gras celebration!!!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: january 22, 2018
Re: CCE - Delinquent ListJust a reminder that 2018 dues will be $150.00 due March 1, and considered late after March 31, 2018. The management company will be sending out invoices but everyone is welcome to start sending payments in now if you'd like. Payments should be made payable to CCE HOA and mailed to:
The ALCOR Group
C/O Country Cottage Estates
4430 S. I-10 Service Rd., W. Ste. 200
Metairie, LA. 70001We are also looking into getting set up to accept credit card payments. All credit card payments would have an additional processing fee. We will update everyone as that progresses.
Please remember that there is an initial late fee of $25.00. In addition, there is an additional monthly late charge of $5.00 being added for every month that a balance goes unpaid until the delinquent amount is paid in full. We have and are currently working with homeowners by offering payment plans; those are not appearing on the attached list. If your name or address is on the attached Delinquent list, we encourage you to please contact Al or Tina directly at 504-887-2800 to discuss your account. We have also gone to court for 3 outstanding accounts and we plan to continue to do so on all accounts with balances. In those cases the legal fees are also added to the balance which can become substantial so we again encourage you to contact Management to discuss how you can bring your account current and avoid these additional charges.
Thanks in advance for helping us keep CCE a premier community!
CCE Board of Directors & Management
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: November 27, 2017
Re: Night With Santa - December 19, 2017
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: September 21, 2017
Re: Halloween Party & Cook Off - October 21, 2017Still have several people who haven't RSVP'd for the Halloween Party & Cook-Off.
For those on the CCE Facebook page: Please mark yourself as attending, maybe or can't go. Or you can Facebook message Tara Vicknair directly.
For those who prefer email: you can send your RSVP to CCE_HOA@hotmail.com, please include your address and how many adults and children.
We are trying to get a head count so we know what to plan for. Thanks so much and hope to see most of you there.
Tara Vicknair
CCE HOA
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeowner /Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: April 16, 2017
Re: Overview of the April 12, 2017 Annual Owner's Meeting & Election
The CCE Annual Owners' Meeting & Election was held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. with a total of 57 voting Owners (in person and/or proxies) present.
A review of 2016 actual expenses was presented; it was obvious that while the Associations had had some reserves in the past, 2016 (and perhaps prior year,s expenses) exceeded that of income leading to a negative cash flow. Simply stated, the Association was spending more than it was receiving in annual HOA dues. This was followed by a review of the 2017 1st Quarter financials which lead to an extensive question & answer session regarding various expense. Collections & what could be done was a major topic. The legal process and options were discussed along with the potential of a collection agency that worked on a percentage basis rather than hourly rates as was the case with attorneys was discussed. Ultimately, after much input from Owners, a motion was made for the Board to "come up" with a strategy/plan to address the problem & to publish the plan to all Owners so that those who were delinquent would be aware of the actions to be taken including recording of the delinquency on individual credit reports followed by what all agreed would be sometimes expensive legal action including liens and potential foreclosure if unavoidable. The motion was seconded & past unanimously. The Board will be meeting in hopes of producing the plan within the next 30 days.
Another major financially related topic that involved lengthy discussion was the cost of third party Property Management. Opinions were expressed regarding various pros & cons of having the service. All present (including Management) agreed that it third party Management was obviously expensive. Following what was sometimes furious but constructive discussion, a motion was made to continue with third party Management for 2017, a second was received & the motion passed unanimously.
The CCE homes/Members that front on River Road was yet another major discussion. In brief, many River Road Owners were in attendance and expressed their desire to secede from the Association given their situation (geographically in relation to the rest of the Association) was somewhat unique situation and that they were subject to different standards by the Parish and/or State like no sidewalks permitted, mailbox issues, etc. While no provisions for potential succeeding from CCE exist within governing documents, it was suggested that a good approach would be to gain signatures of all River Road Owners expressing their desire to be removed from the Association. That could then be presented to the Board for consideration and that, as a show of good faith, those who were delinquent would perhaps "come current" relative to any outstanding balance as that was what they had originally bought into like the rest of CCE Owners. If approved by the Association, they could then approach the Parish and/or State to take whatever action may be needed to perfect that desire. More on this as it develops.
Given the Association financial condition, the subject of potential dues increase was discussed. As can be imaged, this involved considerable discussion among Owners present. The end result was a motion by an Owners was made to increase annual dues beginning 2018 by $50.00 per household/lot. The motion was seconded and a vote by ballot followed. The result was 24 in fair and 17 opposed. The motion carried and the dues for 2018 will be $150.00.
The floor was open for nominations to elect Officers for the coming year. A motion was made that the current Board be reelected by acclamation, a second was received and the motion passed unanimously re-electing the current three Board Members. Tara Vicknair nominated Jamie Rich as a 4th Board Member and she was elected unanimously. The Board has since met and agreed that Tara Vicknair would serve as President, Danielle Loosemore as V. President, Jessica Marse as Secretary and Jamie Rich as Treasurer. On behalf of Owners, we congratulate them on their election and thank them for continued service to the Association in what most would agree is often a very time consuming thankless job.
An open floor discussion followed with various other matters being discussed.With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approx 8:58 p.m. From your 2017-18 Board of Directors and all of us here at ALCOR, we wish everyone a safe and Happy Holiday Season.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeonwers/Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: April 6, 2017 7:07 AM
Re:CCE - FINAL REMINDER NOTICE - 2017 Annual Owners Meeting & Elections, TONIGHT - April 12, 2017Just wanted to send one final remind to everyone of tonight's, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Annual Owners' Meeting & Election meeting at the Norco Civic Hall, 555 Good Hope St., Norco LA 70079.
The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We encourage all Owners to attend as we will be presenting an overview of past and present Association financials, discussing CCE future relative to what Owners may like to see as well as other CCE related matters. As previously stated, we are asking everyone to come out and take part in the meeting as we firmly believe the strength and success of any Association is directly related to the participation and input of Owners.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeonwers/Members
From: The ALCOR Group & your Board of Directors
Date: April 6, 2017 7:07 AM
Re: CCE - REMINDER NOTICE - 2017 Annual Owners Meeting & Elections, April 12, 2017Just wanted to remind everyone of next week's Annual Owners' Meeting & Election scheduled for Wednesday evening, April 12th at the Norco Civic Hall, 555 Good Hope St., Norco LA 70079. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We encourage all Owners to attend as we will be presenting an overview of past and present Association financials, discussing CCE future relative to what Owners may like to see as well as other CCE related matters. As previously stated, we are asking everyone to come out and take part in the meeting as we firmly believe the strength and success of any Association is directly related to the participation and input of Owners. We look forward to seeing as many Owners as possible on April 12th so please plan to attend if at all possible.
We also wanted to once again remind everyone that the 2017 HOA fee ($100.00) is now due; invoices were mailed out in February. If you have not yet sent in your 2017 dues, we would appreciate your assistance by sending it in within the next few days. Thanks in advance for the help.
For those that may have an outstanding balance of any kind from years past, please give us a call as we would like to resolve any outstanding issues that may have prevented you from paying your HOA fee(s) or voting on HOA matters in the past.
Thanks again for allowing us to serve your HOA needs. If we can be of any other assistance, please feel free to call or e-mail us if we can be of any assistance in the weeks and months ahead. Hope to see you at the meeting!
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeonwers/Members
From: The ALCOR Group and your Board of Directors
Date: March 22, 2017
Re: CCEHOA - Annual Owners' Meeting & Election - Formal Notice
The annual Owner's Meeting & Elections for the Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Norco Civic Hall at 555 Good Hope Street, Norco, LA 70079. The doors will be open to Owners at 5:30 p.m. with meeting actually starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. A two (2) hour limit has been set for the meeting with room for extension if there are note worthy issues that arise which owners wish to discuss. As always, we encourage all Owners to attend, if at all possible.
A presentation of 2016 year-end financials will be presented followed by a year to date presentation of the Associations 2017 financials. The approved 2017 Budget (subject to any proposed changes that may occur at the meeting) will be presented and a copy has been included here for your review. As always, funds are "tight" so the presentation may include discussions regarding what Owners would like to see in the coming year with regard to socials or other activities. Given there has not been any increase since the beginning of the Association back in 2006, the subject of annual dues and whether they should be increased will be discussed and voted on at the meeting. IMPORTANT - As per CCE By-Laws, you must be current on your dues in order to vote. At the end of the meeting, there will be the usual open floor discussion to address any other items Owners wish to discuss.Nominations and elections will follow the financial portion of the meeting. As a matter of record, your current Officers/Directors are, Tara Vicknair, President, Danielle Loosemore, Vice President, Jessica Marse, Secretary and Lainey Vicknair, Treasurer. Your existing Officers have said they would be willing to serve again if elected. While there will be the usual nominations from the floor the night of the meeting, please let us know if you would like to run for an Officers position by e-mailing (info@countrycottageestates.info) or calling the office (504-887-2800) prior to the meeting night.
In case there is anything else to be voted on, we have also enclosed the usual Proxy/Nomination form with space to assign your voting right to another Owner. If you will not be attending or wish to nominate someone, please fill out the form and return it to our office as outlined by the instruction section at the top of the Proxy/Nomination form or have your representative bring it to the meeting. As a reminder, if your CCE account is delinquent, your CCE rules do not permit you to vote so we encourage everyone to bring your account current prior to the meeting.
From your 2016-17 Board of Directors and we here at The ALCOR Group, we thank you for allowing us to serve your needs and taking the interest and the time to voice your opinion at the upcoming Annual Owner's Meeting and Elections. In the meantime, as always, if we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.***************************************************************************************
To: All Country Cottage Estates Homeonwers/Members
From: Al Oglesby [mailto:al@alcorgroup.com]
Date: March 7, 2017
Re: CCE - REMINDER NOTICE - 2017 Annual Assoc Fees are now dueHope everyone had a safe and happy Mardi Gras celebration!
We just wanted to remind everyone that the 2017 HOA fee ($100.00) is now due; invoices were mailed out in February. With that in mind, if you have not yet sent in your 2017 dues, we would appreciate your assistance by sending it in within the next few days. Thanks in advance for the help.
We would also like to remind anyone with a past due account to please give us a call as we would like to resolve any outstanding issues that may have prevented you from paying your HOA fee(s) in the past.
Finally, while we will be mailing out formal notices to all Owners, the Annual CCE Owner's Meeting and Election date has been set for April 12th at the Norco Civic Hall, 555 Good Hope St., Norco LA 70079. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the actual meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We encourage all Owners to attend as we will be presenting an overview of past and present Association financials, discussing CCE future relative to what Owners may like to see as well as other CCE related matters. As your new Management Company, and on behalf of your Board of Directors, we are asking everyone to come out and take part in the meeting as we firmly believe the strength and success of any Association is directly related to the participation and input of Owners. We look forward to seeing as many Owners as possible on April 12th so please, mark your calendars now and plan to attend if at all possible.
Thanks again for allowing us to serve your HOA needs and we look forward to working with each of you in the weeks and months ahead. In the meantime, please feel free to call or e-mail us if we can be of any assistance in the weeks and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Al Oglesby
Al Oglesby, CCIM, CPM®, CEA
Property Manager
Country Cottage Estates Homeowners' Association, Inc.
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Date: January 2, 2017
Subject: December 2016 Newsletter
From: CCE Board of DirectorsThe December 2016 CCE Newsletter can be viewed by "clicking" on this December 2016 CCE Newsletter link. A PDF file will open that may be reviewed on-line or printed out so that it can be reviewed later.
Hope you find it informative.
Tara Vicknair
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