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Neighborhood Representatives

Each of the fourteen neighborhoods in Vista Lakes may elect a Neighborhood Representative; the current Representatives are listed below.

What does a Neighborhood Representative do? The formal responsibilities of the Neighborhood Representatives are spelled out in the Governing Documents (please see paragraph 6.3 of the Declaration of Master Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Vista Lakes for more information); however, the two major ones are:
1) To elect residents to the Board of Directors of the Vista Lakes Community Association (VLCA) – with each Representative casting as many votes as there are residences in his or her neighborhood
2) To chair the neighborhood’s Neighborhood Committee, and represent the Committee to the Board of Directors.

But being a Neighborhood Representative is more than merely electing the Board, and there is more Representatives should do to help their neighborhoods. In fact, they can be considered as the glue that holds neighborhoods together. This can be done by holding occasional neighborhood meetings; getting Neighborhood Watch started if it hasn’t been already; soliciting candidates and holding an election for the Neighborhood Committee; and through the Committee, identifying neighborhood needs and concerns and taking them to the Board of Directors as well as organizing neighborhood events such as barbeques.

How are Neighborhood Representatives elected? Each neighborhood elects its own Representative. Once a year in the spring, every homeowner receives a form they can use to volunteer to run for Neighborhood Representative in their neighborhood, and to provide some background information. All the completed forms are then mailed to the residents in that neighborhood, and the homeowners vote to elect their Representative.

I have an issue in my neighborhood – can the Representative help? Perhaps. Contact your Representative and discuss it. Of course, you can always contact a Vista Lakes manager or Board member directly, but issues affecting a number of neighbors or that are identified by the Neighborhood Committee may get more visibility when they are officially presented to the Board by your Neighborhood Representative.

Our Neighborhood Representative doesn’t do anything and our neighborhood has some issues that need attention, and I can’t get a meaningful response from my Neighborhood Representative. What can I do? Try again, and offer to help! If that doesn’t work, contact a Vista Lakes Manager or a member of the Board. Perhaps your representative is no longer able to devote time to his or her responsibilities and would happily offer to be replaced. Perhaps you could volunteer!

It is solely up to residents to make Vista Lakes an even more wonderful place to live – why not start by trying to make your neighborhood even better!