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In 2020 immediately following a new board election, a member of the Farmcolony Board of Directors abruptly resigned from the board.  His reason for resigning, as he stated at the time, is to comply with our Declaration of Trust which set the initial number of board directors at five. The resignation from the board raised many questions, such as what is a Declaration of Trust and what role does it play in the governance of our association? It’s complicated.In 1983, eight years from the founding of Farmcolony in 1975, the membership met and voted to amend its bylaw Article IV, Directors, Section 1, Number and Qualification to change the number of directors on its board from five directors to seven.  The rationale given at the time for amending the bylaw…

The board sets a new plan for maintenance and upkeep of the community, and how we’re going to pay for it. What do you do when the bill comes due, but you don’t have enough money in the bank to pay it?  If you’re like most families, you turn to savings.  That’s what the Farmcolony Board of Directors has done in past years when our quarterly dues did not fully cover our costs of operation. They turned to the reserve funds to cover the shortfalls, until there were no reserve funds left. Our historical record compiled by Farmcolony Historian Deborah Lee tells the story. Throughout its first quarter century, Farmcolony slowly evolved as a self-sufficient farm relying mostly on cattle and hay sales for revenue. A long list of…

“A camel is a horse designed by a committee,” or so the joke goes.  “A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours” is another knee slapper.  People love to poke fun at committees -- they are the brunt of many punchlines.  If committees are such a joke, why do we have them? All joking aside, the Farmcolony Board of Directors is currently reviewing the community’s committee structure and the necessity of our existing committees, which today numbers fifteen committees.  The board wants to know, are all of these committees necessary or do they create cumbersome paperwork for the association by requiring minutes and records?  The board is beginning its review of existing committees with a survey of the membership.  The survey is asking members which committees…

Farmcolony welcomes seven new families to the neighborhood.  We hope you love it here! Gwenn and Jim Zimmerman (389 Farmview Road) Jeffrey Zulli (Lot 40) Kathy and Mike Foley (30 Farmview Road) Darla and Dennis Wattier (548 Colony Drive) Suzanne and Sandy Culotta (12 Farmview) Lilly and Adam Register (Lot 39) Becky and Gene Lorenzo (8 Farmview Road) The Farmcolony Times asked our newest members to share some information about themselves. So far three have accepted the invitation.    Say hello to Gwenn and Jim Zimmerman, Jeff Zulli and Kathy and Mike Foley.  Gwenn & Jim Zimmerman We are beyond excited to call 389 Farmview Road our home. We were able to spend a couple weeks there in June and were very fortunate to have met so many neighbors…