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Wildwood Word - September 2025
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Notes from our August 2025 Board meeting - Click HERE
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Thoughts, feelings, and concerns
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- If you saw a Wildwood rules violation, or maintenance needed, would you report it?
Answer Poll Question Here
- Did you know that trash not in the dumpster will not get picked up?
Answer Poll Question Here
- Do you notice the messages on the Wildwood Billboard in front of the clubhouse?
Answer Poll Question Here
Please note - Answers to these questions are completely anonymous. Only the total number of answers (yes/no) is tracked. Who answered the question is not tracked.
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Contact Information
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Property Management Company
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Community Associations Services
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11711 North College Avenue
Suite 100
Carmel, IN 46032
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Mon - Fri, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Julie Schaefer
customerservice@cas-indiana.com
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Each year at about this time, the Board of Directors establishes the following years budget. A lot of times we know what our costs will be for the following years, and the rest of the times we have no idea.
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We know that our insurance for the following year will go up from $71,281 to $81,748.
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That is a $10,467 increase OR $5.59 per month in dues. It is not that we don't look for cheaper insurance. We do. This happens to be the cheapest we have found. A lot of insurance companies won't insure condo communities.
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Our clubhouse utilities and lightpoles should remain the same as long as AES does not raise their rates which they are trying to do. They would like a 13.5% increase. If they get it, that would increase our dues .33 cents a month. It could be more because the clubhouse is not considered residential. It is considered commercial which have higher rates.
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Our mowing and landscaping costs will not go up because the Board signed a 3 year contract and this year is year 2.
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An unknown is snow removal. The Board budgets $15,000 a year. In the past 10 years the highest we have spent for snow removal was $7,965 in 2018. Do you reduce your snow removal budget to $10,000 and have a bad winter where you have to spend $30,000? Where does that money come from?
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Legal expenses - Again an unknown. Generally, our attorney is used for collections. Our delinquency policy says "Delinquent account turned over to the Association's attorney to begin pursuing collection at owners expense." The clallenge with that is that he will not give us the money until he gets paid for his services which could cost the association 1,000's of dollars. We also use our attorney to decipher contracts, put liens on properties, and answer legal questions. Generally, the Board looks at current delinquencies and our legal agenda to determine a budget amount for next year.
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Common area maintenance - Again an unknown. Wildwood is over 50 years old. We have also had to spend more on common area maintenance than budgeted. The older buildings get the more it is going to cost to repair them. Weather is a big factor.
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If you look at our present budget you will see that total income equals total expense. The budget shows that the Board is not trying to collect more than is needed to meet bills.
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What's Going On in Wildwood...
- Sargent Shawn Anderson is looking for a relacement for Officer Jeremy Warman. August was his last month working for Wildwood.
- The Board approved this newsletter and said that it could be distributed without their approval. It will be sent to the Board a couple of days for review before sending out to residents.
- The Board approved Midwest Pressure Washing Services LLC to wash all buildings at a cost of $13,175. They will also clean the east side fence behind Coffman Road properties.
- Bartlett Tree Service has been here trimming trees. The company gave us a list of trees that needed to be trimmed. The Board split the list into two parts. Because of financial reasons, Bartlett will be back for a second time soon.
- Our insurance renewed on September 1st. There was a premium increase of $10,467. That is equivalent to $5.59 in dues a month. It now stands at $81,748 a year.
- The pothole at Oakwood Trail and Chrysler Street finally got repaired. There is a flaw in the city's tool to map potholes. If you use the tool and point to the pothole, it becomes a Chrysler address which is a private street. Moving it slightly and it becomes Oakwood Trail which is a city street. Several request were done and nothing happened. We believe that the last request was made recently and pointed to Oakwood Trail and the city fixed the pothole.
- Many requests have been made to the city and Republic Trash to come and get the old trash containers on Wildwood Court. Several residents have moved their containes to the clubhouse parking lot. Joseline Medina (Mayor's Advocate) was not at the Pike Township Residents Association meeting on the 10th. Otherwise, we would have asked her if she could remedy the situation.
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