Letter from the President

President’s Message

Many thanks to all of our Belvedere Plantation Section 1 and 2 homeowners for placing your trust in me to lead our Belvedere Property Owners Association in 2024. I believe that serving as your BPOA Vice President for the past two and a half years has prepared me well for this honor, and I welcome this opportunity to help our community continue to thrive. Please join me in congratulating our three newly elected officers: Vice President Robert Ayers, Secretary Carla Harvey, and Treasurer Karen Redmond. We should all be encouraged to see new volunteers stepping up to take responsibility for our BPOA as our exemplary volunteerism is the key to how we have kept our dues the lowest of any HOA in Hampstead and because new perspectives are so essential to any viable organization.

A.   We are focused on three missions: (1) sense of community; (2) quality of life; and (3) property values. Everything we do will be tied to at least one of these goals.

B.  We have passed new by-laws which you can find on our website.

C.  Your new officers have voted to pursue filing liens against our homeowners who are delinquent in paying their BPOA annual dues. This may be a long, costly, and complex process, but all felt that it is only fair to the majority who pay their $45/year on time.

D. Your new officers have voted to pursue reviewing our Declaration of Restrictive Covenants. These are essential to maintaining our property values and quality of life. We last updated them in 2006 following a 2-year approval process. This may well also be a long, costly, and complex process, but many have asked for an update. Please feel free to volunteer to help or contact a committee member with your input. The members are Rebecca Spaven, Kent Ottaway, Jeff Barnett, Steve Sholtis, and me.

E.  We are always seeking more VOLUNTEERS for our many functions and activities: Block Captains for our dozen blocks in which our 17 captains have had to double up to cover every home; our several committees working on our covenants, dues liens, beautification, Adopt-a-Highway, Roads, doggie bag stations, meeting signs, architectural reviews, and social events.

F.   Additionally, I would like to find a NC master gardener in our midst who could lead a gardening committee to post helpful regional tips in our newsletters and possibly organize a best garden competition.

G.  Let me close by inviting one and all to join us for our monthly Board social hour and meeting. These are normally held in my home at 418 Lakeview Drive on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. We serve hors d’oeuvres and drinks at 6:00 PM and start the Board meeting at 7:00 PM. We are pretty good about adjourning the meeting by 8:00 PM.

Please come join us in one of our many activities!

Respectfully,

Christian Klinefelter