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D'oh!! We forgot to put the Election Ballots in the Membership Package
Posted April 5, 2020
Well, in the "no good deed goes unpunished" realm, it looks like we did a great job putting together the membership package for the Annual Meeting and Kim Pierce and Ricky Hacker spent the day Friday printing, folding, stuffing, sealing, and stamping several hundred envelopes. You should start seeing them soon. We even dutifully put in the return envelopes for the election. Unfortunately, we didn't include the ballot itself.
The good news is that this year we're using an online voting system to vote for those of you that have opted in to voting online. With the COVID-19 outbreak, we hope all of you would choose this option, but we know some folks just prefer paper ballots, and that's OK.
For those of you that opted in, you'll see an email on Monday morning April 6, on/about 8 AM with instructions on how to vote along with your access code. You can vote on your computer, tablet, or smart phone. If you didn't opt in, but would still like to vote online, click secure.electionbuddy.com/m/RXSeguq/pvpoa and use your membership number and last name to gain access to the ballot. If you have any difficulty accessing the online ballot, please call the office at 573-437-2605 or you can email us at peacefulvalleylake@gmail.com to get your access code and password information.
Lastly, click here to open up and fill in a paper ballot that you can return in the envelope you received, or email it to peacefulvalleylake@gmail.com if you're not concerned about anonymity. We'll also place ballots in the newsletter boxes near the guard shacks for your convenience.
Well, in the "no good deed goes unpunished" realm, it looks like we did a great job putting together the membership package for the Annual Meeting and Kim Pierce and Ricky Hacker spent the day Friday printing, folding, stuffing, sealing, and stamping several hundred envelopes. You should start seeing them soon. We even dutifully put in the return envelopes for the election. Unfortunately, we didn't include the ballot itself.
The good news is that this year we're using an online voting system to vote for those of you that have opted in to voting online. With the COVID-19 outbreak, we hope all of you would choose this option, but we know some folks just prefer paper ballots, and that's OK.
For those of you that opted in, you'll see an email on Monday morning April 6, on/about 8 AM with instructions on how to vote along with your access code. You can vote on your computer, tablet, or smart phone. If you didn't opt in, but would still like to vote online, click secure.electionbuddy.com/m/RXSeguq/pvpoa and use your membership number and last name to gain access to the ballot. If you have any difficulty accessing the online ballot, please call the office at 573-437-2605 or you can email us at peacefulvalleylake@gmail.com to get your access code and password information.
Lastly, click here to open up and fill in a paper ballot that you can return in the envelope you received, or email it to peacefulvalleylake@gmail.com if you're not concerned about anonymity. We'll also place ballots in the newsletter boxes near the guard shacks for your convenience.
Peaceful Valley Response to COVID-19 Outbreak and News Update
Updated April 3, 2020
As of April 3, 2020, the Missouri State Governor has issued a state-wide "Stay at Home" order commencing 12:01 AM Monday, April 6th until 11:59 PM Friday, April 24th. Gasconade County has been under the order since Wednesday. The statewide guidelines are slightly different from the county's and is focused on reducing social gatherings of more than 10 and limiting the number of customers that can be in an essential business (such as a grocery store) to a small percentage of the maximum occupancy rate for the facility.
See the note below for the PWSD and PVPOA office closures during the stay at home order. The Water/Sewer company will operate out of the office, but will not be accepting any walk-in traffic. If you wish to pay your bill, please mail it in or drop it in the dropbox in front of the lodge. Keep in mind the dropbox is a high touch item and you should follow CDC guidelines for hand sanitation.
Also, to comply with the Sheriff’s order, we’re closing the playground and swingset and will be chaining off the campground and tennis court. The order encourages solitary activities as long as people maintain a 6-foot separation, so walking, fishing, etc., will still be permitted. The order is in effect until April 24th, but may be extended or rescinded between now and then.
Updated April 3, 2020
As of April 3, 2020, the Missouri State Governor has issued a state-wide "Stay at Home" order commencing 12:01 AM Monday, April 6th until 11:59 PM Friday, April 24th. Gasconade County has been under the order since Wednesday. The statewide guidelines are slightly different from the county's and is focused on reducing social gatherings of more than 10 and limiting the number of customers that can be in an essential business (such as a grocery store) to a small percentage of the maximum occupancy rate for the facility.
See the note below for the PWSD and PVPOA office closures during the stay at home order. The Water/Sewer company will operate out of the office, but will not be accepting any walk-in traffic. If you wish to pay your bill, please mail it in or drop it in the dropbox in front of the lodge. Keep in mind the dropbox is a high touch item and you should follow CDC guidelines for hand sanitation.
Also, to comply with the Sheriff’s order, we’re closing the playground and swingset and will be chaining off the campground and tennis court. The order encourages solitary activities as long as people maintain a 6-foot separation, so walking, fishing, etc., will still be permitted. The order is in effect until April 24th, but may be extended or rescinded between now and then.
- Annual Membership Meeting Postponement:
- We’re postponing our Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for April 25th, until further notice. However, we do need a membership vote to approve a budget, vote for new directors, and approve a change to our fiscal year.
- The good news is for the third year in a row the board is proposing to keep the annual dues at $325 per year. In other good news, last year we approved using electronic means communications and balloting.
- We will be sending out the annual membership package within the next few days. The package includes the agenda for the Annual meeting, minutes of last year’s meeting, a letter from the president, a recap of last year's accomplishments and plans for this coming year and the 2020-2021 budget proposal. The package will be sent electronically to those that have opted in for electronic delivery and voting or via US Mail to those who have not.
- We plan to allow members to vote either electronically or by paper ballot for three measures:
- Election of 3 board members
- Approval of proposed budget
- Approval of fiscal year change from March-February to July-June.
- Ballots will be due NLT May 1st.
Going Paperless at Peaceful Valley--Your Choice
Posted March 13, 2020
At last year’s Annual Peaceful Valley Property Owners’ Association meeting, we approved changes to our bylaws to allow PVPOA to use paperless options for doing business with its’ members. As we prepare for our Annual Membership Meeting on April 25th, voting for 3 board of directors positions, and the upcoming dues invoices coming out in May, we are asking members to choose to Opt-in or Opt-out of going paperless.
You’ll have two options to select:
At last year’s Annual Peaceful Valley Property Owners’ Association meeting, we approved changes to our bylaws to allow PVPOA to use paperless options for doing business with its’ members. As we prepare for our Annual Membership Meeting on April 25th, voting for 3 board of directors positions, and the upcoming dues invoices coming out in May, we are asking members to choose to Opt-in or Opt-out of going paperless.
You’ll have two options to select:
- Your preference of whether or not to go paperless for meeting information. Opting in to going paperless means voting online for board members and obtaining electronic versions of the Annual Meeting Materials, such as the agenda, minutes, etc. Opting out means continuing to get paper versions via US Mail.
- Your preference of how to receive your Annual Dues Invoice in May—either via email, US Mail, or both.
Both PVPOA and PWSD Offices are Closed Until Further Notice
Posted: April 3, 2020
The Missouri Governor has issued a state-wide "stay at home" order for all non-essential businesses. Both the PVPOA and PWSD business offices will be closed to walk-in traffic until the order is rescinded. The PVPOA Office Manager Kim and the PWSD Clerk Alma will both be available by phone during their regular business office hours. PVPOA is available at 573-437-2605 on Monday-Thursday from 9 AM to 2 PM. PWSD is available at 573-437-7808 on Monday-Wednesday-Friday from 9 AM to 2 PM. In case of a water/sewer emergency, contact Don Burrows, Operations Manager at 573-789-5051, or Mike Garlock, PWSD Board President at 314-591-2240.
Location of PVPOA Owners
In advance of our upcoming Annual Membership Meeting in April, we wanted to get an idea of where our members currently live. The map above show the location by zip code of our members. As you can imagine, most are in the east-central Missouri principally in and around Owensville and St. Louis, but you'll notice that we have members all over the country. There are two different ways to view the map, one is with the "lollipops", or you can view a "heat map" by clicking on the black teardrop near the upper right portion of the map.
March Splash Newsletter Available Now!!
Posted March 9, 2020
The March edition of the Splash Newsletter is available at the following link (March_Edition) Hardcopies of the newsletter are available in the document folios next to the guard shacks at the upper and lower levels and in the Lodge next to the PVPOA Office Door while supplies last.
Posted March 9, 2020
The March edition of the Splash Newsletter is available at the following link (March_Edition) Hardcopies of the newsletter are available in the document folios next to the guard shacks at the upper and lower levels and in the Lodge next to the PVPOA Office Door while supplies last.