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 BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING
posted: 5/28/2010 Three property owners were elected to serve three year terms as Board Members at the McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association Annual Meeting held on February 16, 2010.
James Draper Gaylene Ori Janet Wilson Officers Elected At a meeting duly called on March 24, 2010, the officers listed below were elected by the Board. Sam Luft, President Dave Wood, Vice President Janet Wilson, Treasurer Gaylene Ori, Secretary Committee Members Appointed Architectural Control Committee Garth E. Saager, Chairman James Jimerson Brian Calabro Architectural Review Committee Garth E. Saager, Chairman Gary Shapiro Kuei Song  Annual Meeting
posted: 1/11/2010 The McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association 2010 Annual Statements are being mailed the week of January 4 - 8, 2010. Payment for the Annual Assessment is due Monday, February 15, 2010. All homeowners in good standing will receive an Absentee Ballot, Biographical Information, and the Rancher Newsletter with their statement. Please take a moment and review these documents, as they contain important information and dates. Absentee Ballots are due back by February 12, 2010, by 4:00 PM.
As noted on the Absentee Ballot, the 2009 UNAPPROVED Annual Meeting minutes are available here for your review. The Annual Meeting of the McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association will be February 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., in the Lakeview Room of the Clubhouse at McCormick Ranch Golf Course, 7505 E. McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ.  |
McCormick Ranch, with an estimated population of 23,000 people, is one of the largest planned community developments in the country.
When the master developer, Kaiser-Aetna, purchased the McCormick working ranch in 1969, it was the largest single piece of property sold for a planned community within the confines of a city's limits and one of the first to commit to underground utilities. The transformation of 4,236 acres of barren land into a world-renowned, mixed-use community did not happen by chance - nor does it continue to grow and prosper without proper guidance and adequate financial resources.
Direction comes from an elected Board of Directors and funding comes from a variety of sources. All residential property owners on McCormick Ranch are automatically members of the McCormick Ranch Property Owners' Association and pay an assessment fee which, in total, equates to 53% of the Association's income. The Annual Assessment per residential property owner for 2005 is $180.00. Commercial property owners' pay an annual "Special Use Fee" based on Assessed Valuation, which equates to 34% of the Association's total income. The remaining 13% of the Association's funding comes from Maintenance Agreements, interest income, transfer and purchaser statement fees, and various other miscellaneous sources.
These monies are utilized to maintain the common areas, enforce the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions, pay for related operating and capital expenditures including capital equipment and capital improvements and maintain a contingency fund for emergency purposes. Amongst other activities, the Association maintains 122 acres of turf, 50 acres of decomposed granite, 34 acres of lakes, 18 acres of medians and 16 acres of other common areas.
It assesses and monitors commercial property valued at $513,267,743 and issued some 1,022 Violation Notices for restriction infractions during the year 2004. The McCormick Ranch Property Owners' Association has become a model for other planned communities across the nation for several reasons.
Foremost, McCormick Ranch is successful because of the pride of its residents. Maintenance of the common areas is a top priority. Enforcement of the recorded Declaration of Restrictions helps retain its character. Guidance and proper planning by its leaders assure that it will always be one of the best places to live and enjoy life.