June 2025 Management and Board of Directors Summary Activity Report:

Complete Management, Board of Director Meeting Minutes, and Monthly Financial Reports are available on the Dunes West POA Website.  

Management:

• Conducted a formal review and bidding program for the security contract.  Included 6 vendors, qualifying interviews, a formal RFP, and a structured bid analysis presented to the Board of Directors
• Prepared for an E-Bike town hall held on June 24
• Coordinated with Town of Mount Pleasant independent arborist to examine the grand oaks identified as failing.   Results expected in early July.
• Sent out semi-annual assessment invoices
• Planted 6 bald cypress trees on Harpers Ferry Way
• Put up “Stay off the Grass” signs where E-bikers have been tearing up the grass
• Ellington Woods monument lights repaired
• Storm damage cleanup
• Started the major infrastructure road paving project.  Expect completion in July. 

Board of Directors: 

• Plan and develop the materials for an E-bike town hall that was held on June 24
• Addressed several resident communications regarding E-bikes speeding and riding off-road.
• Preliminary discussion of traffic safety study of the intersection of Shell Ring Circle and Col. Vanderhorst due to obstructed views and pedestrian traffic accessing the path.
• Discussed the need for an initiative to update the website.
• Communications to Residents:
  • May Management and Board of Directors activity summary
  • Updates on schedule for planned road projects in June. 
  • E-blast and Next-Door invitation to residents regarding the E-bike town hall
  • Development of the town hall handout addressing the classification of e-bikes as they impact the state and local laws as well as Dunes West Covenants.  Also provided recommended programs for E-bike education.
  • Collaborated with Mount Pleasant Police Chief Mark Arnold and two of his senior officers to talk about how the police address E-bike concerns. 
  • Follow-up with meeting minutes of the E-bike town hall