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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2017 7 By Claudeen Diaz, Board Chief Financial Officer The Town Hall meeting for the front Yard Cost Center was held on May 30. As a result, I and others who live in this section will receive an association dues increase of $10 a month. This is due to several changes: the increase in the minimum wage, the increase in the cost of water, gas and electricity, and other costs related to these increases. The effects of these rising costs are being felt by all Californians. Those Four Seasons residents outside of the Front Yard Cost Center will not be affected by this increase. Please keep in mind that, as unfortunate as it is, prices do not remain the same. By Len Tavernetti, Board President Hospitality is a hallmark of a healthy community. Throughout our 10-year existence we have extended hospitality to our new members as they have settled into Four Seasons at Beaumont. Having been through the adjustments beforehand, we understand the frustrations, mistakes and misunderstandings that co-exist with the excitement of new opportunities, new furnishings and new friendships. It takes patience from both newcomers and old timers. In June, we said good-bye to Brad Alms, a great friend of our community. His familiar scuffed boots, worn dungarees and faded blue sweatshirt will no longer be seen nurturing our plants, trimming our plants or correcting our irrigation system. He has retired. Most of us are familiar with the concept. Brad spent our first decade introducing, mentoring and correcting our landscape as together we learned which plants will survive and thrive at Four Seasons. Great credit for the attractiveness of Four Seasons belongs to Brad and he will be missed. As we move on, two new landscape contractors are picking up the baton. In Phases B-C-D-E we will have experienced work crews learning the tricks and peculiarities of our environment and our landscape palettes. These landscapers are proficient in their trade craft. But we are different here in the Pass Area. A decade of experimentation has brought many changes to the plant life envisioned by the schemes of the builder's landscape architects. It will take patience on our part, particularly during the height of the growing seasons for these newcomers to adapt their practices to our wonderful landscape. They will do it and we can do our part by showing the hospitality that befits our community. THE EVOLVING HOSPITALITY OF FOUR SEASONS Front Yard Cost Center Dues Increase Please be aware that summer is rattlesnake weather and they love to sunbathe on the trails. Several sightings have already been reported to the office. Please watch your pets carefully and stay alert as you go on your nature walks. If you see or hear a rattlesnake… freeze, listen, slowly retreat: 1. Freeze, when a rattlesnake feels threatened, it is best to stop all movement, assess the situation and avoid an attack 2. Locate where the sound is coming from 3. Slowly leave the area Snakesss Enjoy Sunbathing on Four Seasonsss Trailsss