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Advocate Volume 45 No. 1 | SPRING 2021 ARE YOU CONNECTED? How to keep up with everything in Hot Springs Village
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
The recent resignation of our General smoothly as possible is the task we have
Manager brought to mind an old placed in the hands of the GM.
adage…. “Two steps forward; and one
back.” Even with all that Charles King Does that mean overloading the GM
accomplished in his short tenure with or POA staff with personal demands,
HSV, your POA Board is now tasked with individual complaints, or unrealistic
putting a new General Manager in place. concerns? Hopefully not. And it certainly
does not mean authoring anything
But every cloud has a silver lining. In this disrespectful or hurtful. What it means is
case, that ‘silver lining’ is being prompted good judgment in registering reasonable
to think about who communicates with requests, and weighing in on operational
whom, and when, and why? issues that might affect you on a given day.
As HSV Property Owners, you have As part of the Board’s charter, we will be
entrusted your Board to watch over this asking our new GM to continue to fine-
Village – to keep our gated community tune the POA’s “customer service” model
moving in the right direction. That calls – so that you can continue voicing your
for a great deal more than attending two Tucker Omohundro questions and concerns. In most cases,
Board Meetings a month or monitoring Board Chairman Member Services will be the first step in
an annual budget. It means making that process; but it could also involve key
tough decisions on how we spend our Ideas or concerns on the security of our staff – or even the General Manager. What
increasingly stretched dollars, and community – or thoughts on a legacy we all need to avoid is burying our staff in
knowing what property owners want facility like the Balboa Club – or even the minutia – to the point they can’t deliver
from owning property or living within personal sentiments on whether we are what we are asking them to do.
Hot Springs Village. It also means being staffing and compensating our POA
in direct communication with you, the employees properly, are examples of And when it comes to those longer term
HSV Property Owner. Board-level issues. As fellow Villagers issues – or your constructive thoughts on
who have volunteered to represent you how we can preserve HSV, that’s where
I am not suggesting that our role is to fi x on the POA Board, we invite you to your elected Board enters the picture.
a compliance warning– or straighten a reach out to us – and pose those types of We, as Board Members, are first in line.
road sign – or intervene on where buoys questions.
are place on our HSV lakes. That falls Hot Springs Village is a 50 year-old
to our General Manager, the POA staff, So where does the POA staff fit in that gated community that has given much to
and the respective committees. But I am all-important communications chain? many. And it does so under a three way
saying that you have charged the Board The answer to that question can be found partnership between property owners,
with representing your interests and in the day-to-day. your GM and staff, and your elected
preserving your HSV assets – whether Board of Directors. We all have a role to
those assets are improved properties or Remember that crooked sign referenced play – and a reason to support each other.
empty lots. above, or a yard waste pickup that didn’t After all, this is our home.
happen, or a warning issued by our
To deliver on that commitment, we compliance officer? Those are the day-to- Tucker Omohundro
stand ready to hear from you – on day issues that fall to our POA and General POA Board Chairman
issues important to the future of HSV. Manager. Keeping the Village running as
ARKANSAS HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE EST. 1970 ADVOCATE | Digital Only
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Telephone: (501) 922-5556 | Email: administration@hsvpoa.org | Website: explorethevillage.com
Managing Editor: Paul Sage
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YO U R P O A S TA F F K E E P S
T H E V I L L A G E R U N N I N G S M O O T H LY
Your Property Owners’ Association is funded by your monthly Permitting and Inspections
member fees and revenue from our amenities. We have more Code Enforcement Manager, Building Inspectors, Compliance
than 400 dedicated employees in these service areas: Officers, Coordinators and Clerk, and Beach Patrol
Administration Police
POA Leadership, Member Services Representatives, Police Chief, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Patrol Officers,
Administrative Assistants, Controller Accounting, Staff, Call Administrative Assistant, Dispatchers and Animal Control Staff
Center Representatives, Asset Management Staff, Human
Resources Team, Information Technology Manager and Public Works and Public Utilities
Specialists and Mail Services Staff Administrative Staff, Water and Wastewater Maintenance
Operators, Line Maintenance Workers, Street and Sanitation
Fire Workers, Lakes Ecology & Fisheries Manager, Lakes Staff,
Fire Chief, Lieutenant, Captains and Firefighters Building Maintenance Workers, Fleet Management Staff and
Electricians
Food & Beverage
Restaurant Manager, Sous Chefs, Cooks, Bartenders, Servers Parks and Recreation
and Dishwashers, Bussers, Pantry/Utility Worker, and Food Parks and Recreation Manager, Facilities Managers, Grounds
Expeditor Maintenance Workers, Audio Technicians, Librarians, Fitness
Instructors, Marina Attendants, Lifeguards, Outdoor Recreation
Golf Attendants, Cashiers and Coronado Fitness Center Maintenance
Golf Director, Golf Sales, Tee Time Representatives, Pro Shop
Staff, Golf Course Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents, All our friendly staff work hard to help you live your best life in
Equipment Technicians, Spray Technicians, Greenskeepers, Golf Hot Springs Village. Next time you meet a member of our POA
Cart Fleet Mechanic and Maintenance Workers staff, let them know how much you appreciate them!
Marketing and Development If you’re interested in joining our team as a full-time or part-time
Director of Tourism and Community Affairs, Marketing Manager, employee, visit our Careers page:
Communications Specialist and Discovery Package Team www.explorethevillage.com/careers
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2021 BOARD ELECTION
Eight Compete for Board
Eight candidates submitted applications to serve on the Property Owners’ Association
Board of Directors. Five seats are up for election in 2021 replacing director Peter
Kirk Denger, interim directors Pam Avila and JoAnne Corry, and filling two vacated
director positions.
Applicants are (in alphabetical order): Linda Anderson, Pam Avila, Gary Belair,
JoAnne (Joanie) Corry, Peter Kirk Denger, Chris Jones, Robert McLeod and Marcy
G. Mermel. Candidates must be members in good standing with the Hot Springs
Village Property Owners’ Association and may not be POA employees.
This year the Board of Directors election will be conducted by The Inspectors of
Election, a third-party election service. Ballots will be mailed to property owners in
good standing on February 26, 2021. Detailed voting instructions are included in the
ballot packets. Property owners will have the option to vote online or return the ballot
provided by March 31, 2021. On April 1, 2021, the Inspectors of Election will prepare
an Official Certification Report and provide the results of the election to the board.
The General Manager will issue a press release with the results. Newly elected board
members will be seated at the conclusion of the Wednesday, April 21, 2021 board
meeting.
The following eight candidates have been certified to be placed on the ballot. The
order of appearance of the candidates’ names on the ballot shall be random order
with each candidate’s name appearing first on the ballot an equal number of times,
as mathematically possible. Each candidate has provided a photograph and resume.
All resumes are printed unedited. The POA does not attest to the accuracy of the
candidate’s statements.
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Linda Anderson
Hello Property Owners. Senate at our State Capital to pass a bill to stop cash balance at the end of 2020. There were no alarm
My name is Linda Foreign Laws from prevailing over Arkansas bells about the budgeted culvert ( infrastructure )
Anderson. A resident for Constitutional laws. The bill passed the House and as a maintenance issue. What’s not being addressed
13 years. I attend Village Senate with overwhelming support. are maintenance repairs like the Woodlands /
Bible Church and stand Balboa Club. All buildings and landscape must be
by my Christian faith I have attended most Board Meetings for the past 3 maintained to keep our Village beautiful. The Board
which is built on a years and stood before the Board on many occasions and GM should work together and understand that
foundation of truth. to represent property owners. I am committed to our financial position is still in dangerous territory.
transparency which is to keep property owners Short term maintenance goals must remain the first
I graduated from the University of Oklahoma and informed. The majority Board has stepped back priority.
went to work for American Airlines. One of the and decided not to be transparent about all matters.
valuable lessons I learned was how to work with Case in point: the Board had entered into discussions Without the facts of financial distress, there is no
people. To listen and get the facts before making any and agreed with the GM ( HSV Voice-12/1/20 ) for need to raise assessments.
judgements or decisions. the need to raise assessments using infrastructure
as the cause for financial disaster. A huge jump for I Love Hot Springs Village and I believe it is a
I owned an International trading Company in Los such a claim. There has been no outside audit to show Director’s duty and responsibility to protect and
Angeles. This complex business included meeting financial distress. This is unprecedented especially maintain to keep property values at their highest. I
with business owners in many countries to contract during these challenging times with Covid and ask for your vote to be placed on the Board to help
and ship containers of automotive and industrial job losses. Why place stress upon our community in the decision making process based on sound and
material to the U.S. as well as overseeing the business now when it appears expenses are being controlled reasonable determinations in the best interests of the
operations of secretarial employees and accountants. and showing signs of recovery? According to the Association and Property Owners.
Comptroller statement at the Finance & Planning
I have stood at political organizations and at the Committee ( 10/27/20 ) we have a projected $4.8 Mil
Pam Avila
My name is Pam Avila real estate boom, let’s encourage developers to build Changing to a second career 15 years ago, I became
and I’m asking for your in the Village because new roof tops mean more the first director of economic development for San
vote for the HSVPOA revenue in multiple ways. Luis Obispo County in California. This position
Board of Directors. added experience in the public sector to past
I will bring the same Don’t believe anyone who tells you they have all the experience in the private sector – important here
honesty and integrity to answers for the issues and challenges facing us. I because the POA functions in some ways like a
the position of Director can offer solutions but my answers may not be the business and in others like a government entity.
that I have displayed best, which brings me to the heart of our situation. If
throughout my career and previous positions in we better communicate the issues to every property Almost 4 years ago, I moved to Hot Springs Village.
the Village, including present time as an appointed owner, we can use our collective experience and I quickly found myself on the Governmental Affairs
member of the Board. knowledge to come up with not just answers, but the Committee, serving as Vice Chair and then Chair.
best answers. Today there is technology to harness I was also appointed Chair of the newly formed
The Village is at a crossroads – mired in its past the collective knowledge and experience of all Marketing Subcommittee. Telling leadership things
history and without a plan for moving forward. We property owners. Let’s use it! they didn’t want to hear or know about marketing
are facing major challenges. We must prioritize and proved incredibly challenging! I held strong and
address the infrastructure maintenance that has What expertise and experience do I offer? After in relatively short order most of the committee
been put off for far too long - aging roads, culverts, graduating from the University of Michigan, I recommendations were implemented by the POA.
buildings, our water system and more. We need spent more than 30 years in the Silicon Valley
to find better ways to create the revenue to pay for technology world. I leveraged sales and marketing Most important, I’m not running to promote an
keeping our Village sound and beautiful. Current skills to become first a corporate executive and agenda or my own personal preferences; I’m running
assessments don’t come close to covering today’s serial entrepreneur, then an industry analyst, SME to deliver solutions that are right for the Village –
costs for maintaining the Village. But in addition to (subject matter expert) for venture capitalists, today and tomorrow!
creating a reasonable plan for assessment revenue, keynote speaker, and consultant for such notable
we need other sources of income. Once COVID companies as Microsoft, Cisco, Hewlett Packard,
is behind us, let’s leverage our amenities through IBM, and AT&T.
revenue-generating tournaments. In the current
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Gary Belair
I am Gary Belair, your leadership capacity, I served the Federal Deposit responsibilities relating to HSV’s fiscal management
candidate for the 2021 Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in a variety of roles -- and planning. With the hands-on experience that
HSV Board of Directors. including supervising staff, monitoring contractors Committee role has afforded me, I am well-equipped
With your trust and vote, and Unit procedures, and managing purchase and to hit the ground running, as an elected member of
I will devote my time and sale agreements with Banks. your HSV POA Board.
talents to representing
your voice and interests, My professional career began in the oil and gas Although HSV has made considerable progress over
in support of a strong industry, where I designed, staffed and managed the last 12 months, the challenges we still face are
and sustainable Hot Springs Village. my own business. I was also involved in a real significant. Stabilizing our community’s financial
estate venture – where I was the co-owner and position – and positioning HSV to address our
Before moving to HSV, I served 4 years on the co-manager of a real estate brokerage firm. All of growing infrastructure needs -- are at the top of that
Board of Directors for a Dallas-area Home Owners these roles have equipped me for dealing with the list. But other areas – such as an effective community
Association. 3 of those leadership years were as the challenges facing HSV. marketing, broadband, community security, and
HOA’s President. property owner trust, follow closely behind.
To further evidence my qualifications, I hold a
My success in those roles included recruiting and Bachelor of Science degree in Business, and proudly And while it is easy to focus on what needs to be
contracting a new management company with served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, done, I fully recognize the importance of balancing
state-of-the-art communications and accounting with an active duty tour in Vietnam. the interests and financial resources of our property
capabilities. I also collaborated on developing owners with the challenges presented by a 50 year old
procedures and tools to maintain the Association’s My wife Nancy and I have been fans of HSV for more self-funded community. All of that calls for effective
value, including establishing secure financial than 12 years, and felt truly blessed when we started working relationships within the POA Board – and
reserves. And I led that community in achieving building our Lake Maria home in 2017. with all HSV Property Owners.
a Gold Standard 5 Star Rating for Homeowner
Associations. In 2020, I was selected to Chair HSV’s Finance and With your vote of confidence, I will commit myself
Planning Committee, which is charged with assisting to those goals.
Prior to those 4 years in a Homeowners Association and advising the Board on governance and oversight
JoAnne (Joanie) Corry
My husband and I have and weaknesses. I have observed first- hand how including its 26,000 acres of natural beauty.
called Hot Springs our Village operates, and how it is governed. I have
Village ‘home’ for eight discovered that a wealth of research that has been I also believe that we should do everything in our
wonderful years. It is done over the last 10 years by impassioned individuals power to retain and restore the HSV Infrastructure,
everything we could and groups. And I have grown to appreciate how and our precious amenities.
ask for: natural beauty, important it is for property owners to understand why
unlimited amenities, and how the Board makes the decisions it makes. And I believe that both of these can be accomplished
organizations galore, in partnership with resident and non-resident
and most importantly, good people at every turn. We If I am elected to continue representing you on property owners – with better communications
can’t imagine living elsewhere. the POA Board, I will combine what I have learned and a renewed level of trust.
with the skills and education I bring to the table.
My name is JoAnne (Joanie) Corry, and I am a I am experienced in marketing and marketing How can we accomplish all of that? In part, the answer
candidate for your POA Board. management; I am organized and detail oriented; I is to use the help of HSV’s Information Technology,
know how to work with teams and cross-functional our POA Staff and the many Committees that keep
Educationally, I hold a Bachelors and a Masters groups; I appreciate the ‘big picture’; and I believe in this community running.
degree – plus Specialist credentials in educational effective metrics.
administration. The last 25 years of my career were I also recognize the critical balance between HSV’s
in sales, marketing and product management, with a The challenges we face are many; but perhaps the two Property Owners (whom basically drive HSV’s
Memphis-based international information company. most pressing issues are the critical need for financial revenue) and the POA Board (which is charged with
The challenges I faced during the technological stability, and an effective HSV marketing effort – delivering services and controlling expenses). We all
explosion of the 90s helped make me what I am today. both internally and externally. 2020 was a period of have a role to play.
reorganization. 2021 is our year to move forward.
What I learned during those dynamic times set So how does that translate into my commitment to I ask for your trust, and your vote. In return, you have
the stage for my appointment to the HSV Board of HSV’s Property Owners? my promise that I will dedicate myself to making HSV
Directors, in July of 2020. Over the last 6 months all that it can possibly be.
representing HSV’s property owners, I have I believe that the Board’s primary focus should be
learned much about our community’s strengths on maintaining the Village in all possible aspects,
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Peter Kirk Denger
Raise property us who have fi xed incomes consisting mainly of Hallmark of HSV and should continue to be our top
values, not assessments, our Social Security. The POA’s purpose is to serve priority.
fees and restrictions. Property Owners and maintain our natural common
We should not have properties, amenities and infrastructure. Protecting property value is our goal. Assessments
to choose to leave our based on property value is the best solution. All the
homes and property We changed POA Governance when Y’all elected appraisals are already done by the county assessor’s
because of doubling me in 2020, which is a testament of the resiliency of office. Look at your county property tax statement; is
assessments and our Declaration. Together we have rebounded. I stand your assessment quadruple your real property taxes?
skyrocketing fees to offset administrative frivolous with Property Owners as your representative, open- Your assessment should be about the same or less
spending. Doing the same thing over and over and minded, supporting complete transparency, freedom than your tax because both protect your individual
expecting a different result, which is the loss of of information and welcoming Property Owners property value. Revenue for HSV POA can again
thousands of property owners and their respect. As wishing to collaborate. I support streamlining top have a secure base, when working families can afford
your Director, I work to control spending and balance heavy management, marketing with proven returns HSV real property.
our assessment structure to reduce assessments for on investment and conservative needs spending.
two thirds of property owners and give all property Major expenditures and each restriction of our I am campaigning to guide the direction of
owners the opportunity pay our fair share, creating a property rights shall be executed by the Property the POA and embrace the heritage of HSV which
sustainable economic backbone for the POA. Owner’s vote. created the prosperity we have always enjoyed. Self-
Sufficient, HSV is the natural premier active lifestyle
Hello, my name is Kirk Denger. kirkdenger@ Continuously raising assessments for Property community with mild climate and quality of life that
sbcglobal.net. I bought my first HSV lot in 1979. Owners, who can afford it least, caused over 11,000 everyone wants to live. On our 50th Anniversary,
After graduating High School, I worked in the Property Owners to abandon their property, a $5mil HSV Property Owners reset the course of the vision
home building industry, joining the local carpenters continuous annual loss. The solution to fi nancing our so many of us invested to be part of and that will
union. I built my home in HSV and as a home Village is keeping neighborly Property Owners in continue positive returns and happiness for future
builder, have been serving HSV for 40 years. With the first place, not by wasting millions on marketing generations.
Your vote, I volunteer to again represent You, to fi nd replacement Property Owners. Affordable
fellow HSV Property Owners, including those of property and home ownership has always been the
Chris Jones
Growing up near Dallas My successful career has mainly revolved around of these are made sweeter with personal security,
provided me with many the creation and promotion of full data analysis affordability, and our natural setting. In our
unique opportunities – products. Th is extensive data analytics background current climate, these amenities and qualities are in
not the least of which is used to provide quality predictive and prescriptive high demand, particularly by those living in major
was the short, 5 hour decision making to business leaders around the metropolitan areas. I am prepared to help energize
drive to HSV. Over globe. HSV has a history of questionable decision our marketing efforts to reach those groups – who
the years, and after my making, and I am prepared to apply my expertise to are ultimately the key to meeting our growing
family retired onto HSV’s Lake Balboa, I continued the task of helping the board make quality decisions fi nancial needs.
to build that connection. Even after graduating based on quantifiable data. Th is will propel our
Magna Cum Laude from Univ of Texas at Dallas in gated community to be the best it can be. Hot Springs Village is not just my home; it is also
2011, HSV remained my go-to haven. a product that I want to help flourish. I am ready
I also bring a new perspective to the HSV Board. to leverage both my professional and personal
In 2020, I made Arkansas my full-time residence Like all communities, HSV continues to evolve. backgrounds to achieve quality outcomes that
– by relocating into my own Hot Springs Village That includes the families who call HSV home. I will guarantee our future. 50 years has given
home. represent an age group that is the future of Hot HSV an enviable position in the world of private
Springs Village. I understand what younger families communities. We need to position ourselves to
My degree is in Global Business, and I currently currently living within our gates want and need – ensure that there is another 50 to come.
enjoy a position as Product Manager for Ceridian, and I know what similar populations near and far
a Human Capital Management company. I provide are seeking. With my background in marketing and I am ready to do my part in ensuring a successful
products to clients ranging in size from start-up sales, I know how to reach both of those groups – to future for our Village. My name is Chris Jones, and
companies to billion-dollar corporations. 10 years put HSV on their map. I would be honored to serve you on the POA Board
of advising organizations both large and small of Directors.
has given me hands-on experience in business HSV’s backbone has long-been golf, but we also
planning, profit/loss ratios, marketing and sales, need to capitalize on our other attributes -- such as
Human Resources, and Payroll Management. trails, beaches, lakes, and alternative recreation. All
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Robert McLeod
Hello fellow property Many more that are not in existence any longer Oregon and Washington have turned into northwest
owners. This is Robert because of mergers and acquisitions. I have received versions of California. I grew up in Portland Oregon
McLeod. I am relatively many awards including IBM’s Business Partner of and have watched it turn into a place I do not want
new to Hot Springs the Year seven years in a row. Our major clients to call home. We very nearly purchased a home
Village. I moved here were BP, Nike, Shell International, Fox, Baxter in Savannah Lakes. Luckily, we found Hot Springs
from Oregon in 2019. Pharmaceutical, State of Oregon, Microsoft, Village. We are extremely happy here.
I am a US Army combat Costco, Starbucks, Portland Trailblazers, Columbia
veteran 1968-70. Sportswear and many small to medium businesses Having traveled to many countries in the world,
along with cities and counties mostly in Oregon and the U.S.A. is the best place to live and Hot Springs
I have degrees in Business and Accounting. I Washington. One of our business units supported Village is the best place in the U.S. I would like to
attended Portland State University, Harvard Cascade General the largest dry dock on the west help keep and improve HSV the jewel that it is.
University, and Wharton. coast. Another business unit supported our own
complete software sales and service bureau for I believe my skills running small businesses,
I am a seasoned professional and effectual leader telephone companies from California to Alaska and negotiation, proposal preparation and response,
with a proven ability running consulting businesses. as far east as Texas. people management, marketing, sales, and budgeting
I have extensive marketing, sales, budgeting and would be an asset to the board. I am new so I do
planning experience managing people and projects. My wife and I have travelled around the world for not have any preconceived notion of what is wrong.
I was the driving force behind three different many years on our Sailboat and RV. Most recently I would give the board a fresh look at the problems
consulting businesses in the Pacific Northwest. spending two full years travelling the United States, and opportunities.
All were very successful. I partnered with major Canada, and Mexico looking for our final home. We
corporations such as IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle. knew we did not want to settle back in the Northwest.
Marcy G. Mermel, CCIM, CAC
First of the common from holding corporate officer positions - mitigating (SBA) lending with two National firms as AVP of
issues this election serious conflicts of interest. their Midwest territories, then my own consulting
is Assessments. I A Board Director must have an understanding of firm from 2001 to 2015. Please see my complete CV
support remaining an what a POA/HOA is and consist of experienced on marcymermel.com for more details.
assessment plus fee- leaders having (or the willingness to acquire)
based community. I competencies in financial analysis, group/public After being a 25+ year visitor, I purchased a home in
do not agree with an communications, fair and decisive group decision- 2011 and became a fulltime resident in 2013.
assessment increase making, and an aptitude for strategic planning with
before we fully know and are in control of our measurability and metrics. I have served as a POA Board Director (2015-
spending. I urge the creation of AdHoc Project 2018) and Parliamentarian/Corporate Secretary
Councils addressing first an audit/restatement of I seek a Board willing to engage as a working entity in 2020 (resigned on 9/16/20 due to mother’s death
the 2021 budget with socio-economic applications and assist in all areas, at this critical juncture. and extended stay in Chicago). I am the Creator/
and reasonable compensation. Second, an audit of Facilitator of the original Village Values (2016),
2018-2020 spending, and third, an audit/statement Directors must have the ability to prioritize without and served as Director on the Library and Chamber
of deferred maintenance with real supporting data. prejudice, influence, or ego, and possess the integrity Boards. I am a trained Facilitator in Business
to act on promises made, even when difficult; with Visioning/Goal Setting and have been utilized by our
Fiduciary Responsibility - The Board’s responsibility the fortitude to admit a mistake when made, whether Finance & Planning Committee’s Strategic Planning
to the Property Owners – must include in policy or employment, and act swiftly to correct. Workgroup and the HSV Chamber of Commerce.
Accountability and Notice. which have been I am and will remain the nature and essence of this
excluded for years because these two components Board Director as I ask you to vote for Marcy Mermel Why I wish to serve? The Village deserves the
require true Transparency. in 2021. opportunity to once again thrive in the image and
intent in which it was created.
Governing Documents and needed structure I hold a BS in Business Administration from the
require reinstatement of Roberts Rules of Order – University of Illinois, 1978. More information please go to marcymermel.
they manage meetings and are found throughout com, email me at mgmermel@msn.com, or call
our Bylaws/Policies. Also, utilize telephone/ I was a CCIM-Credentialed Illinois Licensed 312.925.2020
email voting in emergencies only; minimize secret Commercial RE Broker from 1984 to 2015 as well as
meetings, reinstate all Financial Policies/spending a RE Instructor from 1985 to1994. For most of my
limits enacted in early 2020, and prohibit employees career, I worked in Small Business Administration
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Vote for Gary Belair
• Trained for Leadership
• Now Chairs the HSV Finance and Planning
Committee
• President of the Board three years at previous
homeowners’ association
• Held various positions, including supervisory
and managing contracts 27 years in past
employment
• Designed, staffed and managed a business
• Commissioned officer in the U.S. Army with an
active duty tour in Vietnam
• Bachelor of Science in Business
A vote for Gary will help him be part of
Professionalism Does Not Retire! securing the future for Hot Springs Village.
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IMPORTANT NUMBERS
JoAnne (Joanie) Corry
For POA BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERGENCY ....................................................................... 911
FIRE NON-EMERGENCY .............................. 501.922.2210
Over the last 6 months, POLICE NON-EMERGENCY .........................501.922.0011
I have served HSV’s ADMINISTATION ............................................501.922.5556
property owners on the BOOK TEE TIMES ...........................................501.922.2858
POA Board and have ANIMAL SHELTER..........................................501.922.6547
learned much about
our community EAST GATE (HWY 5)..................................... 501.922.5015
WEST GATE (HWY 7) ...................................501.922.1640
I have the professional background and
experience to work for the property WAYPOINT AT DESOTO MARINA ...............501.922.5511
owners to help our Village grow and DESOTO RECREATION/PICKLEBALL.....501.984.0468
retain our precious amenities. CORONADO FITNESS
I ask for your trust and your vote. CENTER & INDOOR POOL ..................... 501.922.1230
CORONADO COMMUNITY CENTER ........ 501.922.5050
In return, you have my promise that I will CORONADO LIBRARY..................................501.922.3555
dedicate myself to making HSV all that it
CORONADO TENNIS CENTER .................. 501.922.5054
can possibly be.
PONCE DE LEON CENTER/WOODLANDS
AUDITORIUM ..............................................501.922.4231
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COVER STORY
ARE YOU
CONNECTED?
There are many ways to stay
connected to the pulse of Hot
Springs Village. Over the following
pages we’ll show you all the
avenues you can take to connect
and stay informed about all the
wonderful things happening
here in the Village.
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HOW TO USE
explorethevillage.com
In 2020, your Property Owners’
Association invested time and talent in https://www.explorethevillage.com/
making our official website better and
easier to use. If you haven’t visited this
site lately, you haven’t seen all we’ve done
to share the Village with the world and
to improve the online experience for our
members.
The Home Page
The starting point of explorethevillage.
com is an introduction to people who are
just getting to know us. On this page you
will find:
• A 2-minute Video Tour that covers our
most popular amenities, including golf,
fitness, tennis, pickleball, pools, dining,
trails and more
• The Advantages of living in Hot Springs
Village, including our cost of living, CAREERS A link to our jobs page. GOLF & RECREATION Golf, Lakes &
natural setting, and community spirit The Property Owners’ Association has Boating, Trails & Rides, Fitness & Pools,
many full-time and part-time career Racquet Sports, Bowling Sports, Parks &
• Links to Testimonials from residents, opportunities. Picnics, and Outdoor Adventures.
the latest news stories, home builders, real
estate agent partners, and our Discovery SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS to our LIFESTYLE Arts & Entertainment,
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Clubs & Organizations, Testimonials, and
Packages.
Twitter pages. a link to our activities Calendar.
At the top of the home page you’ll see
The second row is our primary navigation COMMUNITY Restaurants, Public
two levels of site navigation. The top row
bar. It has links to all the key pages for Safety, Churches, Schools, Healthcare,
includes:
people interested in learning more about Military Advantages, information on
Hot Springs Village. Clicking on each cities in our region, and a link to our
MEMBERS This link takes you to all the
of the six headers provides a dropdown News blog.
online resources for our members. We’ll
cover the Members section later. menu of pages:
Th
eHOT SPRINGS VILLAGE logo
WELCOME About Us and Cost of at the top center will take you back to the
SEARCH This allows you to search for home page from any page on our website.
all occurrences of a word or phrase to Living.
see everywhere it appears on our site, Tell your friends that exploring the Village
including the members section. FIND A HOME Builders, Real Estate
Partners, and the Hot Springs Village is as easy as explorethevillage.com!
CALENDAR This links you to our Board of Realtors®
activities calendar, where you can sort by
category or see everything. VISIT US Discovery Packages, Vacation
Rentals, Come Play Golf, and a Contact
form for any questions.
ExploreTheVillage.com 11J U ST F O R YOU
THE MEMBERS SECTION OF
explorethevillage.com
When you click on the green FORMS LOCAL WEATHER
MEMBERS tab at the top of Registrations and Applications for just The Weather Channel® page on current
explorethevillage.com, you’ll be taken to about everything, including your vehicles, conditions in Hot Springs Village.
a section we’ve set aside just for current boats, pets, and private golf carts.
members and residents of Hot Springs CONTACT HSV POA
Village. There are four areas of this CONTACTS Addresses, phone numbers and operating
Members home page: Addresses, phone numbers and operating hours for POA administration and
hours for POA administration and amenities, plus a convenient online contact
1 The navigation bar that includes amenities, plus a convenient online contact form for communicating with your POA.
Services, Governance, Golf & Recreation, form for communicating with your POA.
Forms and Contacts PROPERTY OWNERS HANDBOOK
2 Quick Links This downloadable and printable
2 Quick Links along the side, linking you This handy side bar appears on most pages document contains important, up-to-date
to the pages our members visit most often of the Members Section. Quick Links is a information such as key phone numbers,
list of pages you’re likely to use often. membership fee structures, public safety
3 Links to pages that require a information, healthcare provider contacts,
member login This includes: local news and media outlet formats,
ACTIVE ADVISORIES along with additional relevant information
4 Links to publicly available information Provides current news on closures and geared towards residents.
that members use to stay in the know operational changes such as road closures.
3 Links to pages that require a
1 Navigation Bar COURSE CONDITIONS, member login:
The navigation bar is organized into topics PICKLEBALL CONDITIONS, These six links take you to pages that
to explore. COURT CONDITIONS can only be reached after you login to
These sections are updated daily to provide the members portal. You will need your
SERVICES golfers, pickleball players and tennis member number and password.
Animal Services, a directory of Clubs, players current conditions and tips for
Organizations and Businesses, Emergency using their favorite sports facilities. ASSESSMENTS & UTILITIES
and Healthcare Services, Permitting and Check your account statements, golf
Compliance, Public Utilities, Streets and GATE ACCESS rounds history, edit your profile and keep
Sanitation. This is the fastest way to request current on your transactions with the
permission for your guests to enter our POA.
GOVERNANCE East and West Gates.
Documentation of Property Owners GATE ACCESS
Association business. Board Members and VACATION WATCH FORM This is the fastest way to request
Meeting Minutes, Committees, Financial A form to advise Hot Springs Village permission for your guests to enter our
Reports, Governing Documents, Mission, Police when you’ll be away from home. East and West Gates.
and POA Leadership. They’ll keep an eye on your home while
you’re gone. PASSES & REGISTRATIONS
GOLF & RECREATION Enables you to register your boat, private
Amenity Contacts, Coronado Library, Dog SUBDIVISION RECORD PLATS golf cart, vehicles, and pets. You can even
Park, Event Tickets, Golf, Golf Calendar, Very detailed diagrams and data on every buy an annual Dog Park pass and sign up
Recreation Calendar, Lakes, Outdoor Pool, residential neighborhood in Hot Springs for GHIN (Golf Handicap Information
Pickleball, Recreational Fees, RV Park, Village. Network).
Tennis, and Trails.
12 The Advocate | SPRING 2021BOOK A TEE TIME RECREATION & GOLF CALENDAR COMMITTEE CALENDAR
Allows you to reserve an available time Our activities calendar, where you can sort A calendar dedicated to meetings of our
that hasn’t already been reserved through by category or see everything happening Board of Directors and its committees.
the Golf Lottery. This page is for tee times on a given day.
less than 5 days in advance. CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
EVENT TICKETS A directory full of contact information for
GOLF LOTTERY Learn about live entertainment and hundreds of organizations and businesses
Where you request tee times 5 to 14 days purchase tickets to events in Hot Springs throughout Hot Springs Village.
in advance. Village.
NEWS
RESERVE A COURT SIGN UP FOR E-NEWS Our blog of Hot Springs Village stories,
Schedule your times at our Coronado A form that puts you on our email list. Not past and present.
Tennis Center. only will you receive our weekly Village
Digest, but you’ll be alerted of other
4 Links to publicly available important news when it happens. This
information: is the most popular way for Hot Springs
These six links take you to pages that Village members to stay informed.
are accessible to everyone, without a
member login.
https://www.explorethevillage.com/members
1
2
3
4
ExploreTheVillage.com 13J U ST F O R YOU
Sign-Up for E-News!
Do you have an email address? If
you don’t, it’s easy to get one. See https://www.explorethevillage.com/members/e-news
the instructions below on how to
get one. If you do, then you can
be on our “E-News” (electronic
news) distribution list in a matter of
minutes. Just go to the MEMBERS
section on explorethevillage.
com and click on “Sign Up for E-
News” at the bottom of the Quick
Links bar. That will take you to a
page that looks like this:
It’s that simple, and you don’t need
a member number to sign up. Once
you’re signed up, you will receive
our weekly Village Digest, and
you’ll be alerted of other important
news when it happens. Thi s is the
most popular way for Hot Springs
Village members to stay informed.
Don’t be left out. Sign up today!
Don’t have an email address? It’s easy (and free) to get one!
Whether you use a computer, a tablet, a mobile phone, or all three, you need
an email address to communicate with friends, organizations and businesses.
Many companies provide free email accounts that are easy to set up. Some of
the most popular email brands are Gmail from Google, Yahoo! and Hotmail,
but there are many others to choose from. Ask a friend or relative to help you
get started on email. It’ll open up a whole new world for you!
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Like our Facebook Page!
Facebook is the most popular social • Hot Springs Village Tennis Center: • Hot Springs Village Police
media platform in the United States. facebook.com/coronadotenniscenter Department: facebook.com/
Americans of all ages learn, connect, HotSpringsVillagePoliceDepartment
collaborate and share on Facebook. • Coronado Fitness Center:
Our Hot Springs Village Facebook facebook.com/Coronado-Fitness- There are many other groups in Hot
audience grew 22% in 2020. Center-1455405574712662 Springs Village with Facebook pages.
Members and fans of the Village Many of these are not affiliated with
learn lots of fun and interesting • Hot Springs Village Fire the Hot Springs Village POA and we
things about activities and events Department: facebook.com/ do not control their content.
in our community through our HotSpringsVillageFireDepartment
Facebook page. We post something
new every day!
https://www.facebook.com/HotSpringsVillageArk
If you don’t have a Facebook
account, it’s easy to start one, for free.
Visit facebook.com and follow the
directions to Sign Up.
If you’re already a Facebook user, go
to our official page at facebook.com/
HotSpringsVillageArk. Near the top
of our page, you will see a box with
a “thumbs-up” icon and the word
Like. Click on that button, and you’ll
see regular updates from us in your
Facebook News Feed.
In addition to our official, main
Facebook page, you can also find
separate pages for other POA-owned
amenities, including:
• Hot Springs Village Parks &
Recreation: facebook.com/
HotSpringsVillageRecreation
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Stay Connected with the
Business World on LinkedIn
Too often dismissed as “a site https://www.linkedin.com/company/hot-springs-village-poa/
just for people looking for a job,”
LinkedIn is much more than a
help-wanted site. With LinkedIn,
you can stay connected to people
from your professional life, learn
new ideas from business and
industry, and create your own
online resume. Go to LinkedIn and
get yourself linked in!
Instagram and Twitter
INSTAGRAM
In addition to our popular
Facebook page, Hot TWITTER
Springs Village can also Twitter is known as
be found on other social microblogging site. Twitter
media platforms, including users post and interact
Instagram. with messages known as
“tweets.” A tweet is limited
You might think of to 280 characters. Follow
Instagram as a lightweight, Hot Springs Village at
more portable version of @hsvpoaAR on Twitter. If
Facebook. It’s a good app you don’t have a Twitter
for your mobile phone, with account, sign up at
more photos and fewer Twitter.com.
words. Instagram is social
media for people with a
short attention span. You
can start your Instagram
account at Instagram.com.
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Our Two YouTube Pages
When you want to watch what’s
happening in Hot Springs Village,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDOUoaPOEsdMwgQzHVFpl4A/videos
go to YouTube. We have two
YouTube pages.
THE FUN SIDE:
Our Explore the Village YouTube
Page. This is our collection of
short videos that showcase how
we live our best lives here in Hot
Springs Village. We encourage you
to share these videos with your
friends who want to know more
about our lifestyle here. The high-
light of this page is our new Video
Tour. Just over two minutes in
length, this Video Tour covers the
biggest highlights of Hot Springs https://www.youtube.com/user/HSVPOA/videos
Village living and amenities.
THE BUSINESS SIDE:
Our Hot Springs Village OFFICIAL
Page. This is where you can go
to watch live and recorded POA
Board meetings, committee
meetings, and presentations from
community officials and experts.
Our weekly Village Digest will
provide links to live streams and
recordings of important meetings
on this page, so be sure to sign up
for e-news.
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