Administration & Board Updates:

The Bent Tree Board of Directors will hold a Board Meeting on Tuesday, November 12th, at 9:00 AM in the lower level of Club Tamarack. You can view the agenda for the session by emailing tareedarby@bent-tree.com as the website is currently down.  

28 Acres Update

11/15/2024

As promised in our committee’s prior updates, we want to continue to involve the community with all the discussions and options being explored for the 28 acres. This is such an important area at the main entrance of Bent Tree due to the first impressions of residents, employees, other Bent Tree visitors, contractors, suppliers and delivery services. Again, our ad hoc committee was charged by Buddy Creef and the Board with exploring all the options, using the resident survey as a guide to those options, that would provide additional revenue to Bent Tree, with minimal costs and be aesthetically pleasing. The committee has had many meetings since being formed earlier this year. We have explored all the possible options. We have currently come down to two basic options for the property: 1) Leaving it “as is” with residents storing their trailers and small RVs in the back portion of the property 2) Some type of development. All the other options have issues that take them off the table, (i.e. one time sale with no recurring revenue, zoning issues, violation of our 501.c4 non-profit status, additional investment/operational costs, not aesthetically pleasing, etc.). We will be doing a 5-year pro forma (financials) on each active option. Remember, this is an exploratory committee, and no matter what options are presented, the community will vote after town hall meetings to explain the options.

Over the last several months we have talked to 15 different developer/builders to understand the best development option. We have also met with City, County and State officials, septic systems experts, appraisers, and other related parties. We have determined a 55+ Community is the best choice for a development. The area and homes would be no different than the rest of Bent Tree (single family homes, full assessments, gated, amenities, etc.). We have narrowed the list to the final 3 candidates using a specific criteria list for choosing the final developer/builder. We will be doing due diligence in the next few weeks, seeing existing homes built, financial capabilities, looking at property layouts, floor plans, facades, changes to our CC&R’s, etc. We will then get drawings and data from the final candidate to be able to present to the community in town hall meetings. If all the results are positive, we would hope to be able to vote in the 1st quarter of 2025.

I’d like to give a huge shout out to the members of the 28 Acre Committee plus the recently added Documents Committee:

Laird Carmichael--Chair (lairdscar@gmail.com)

Brian Feehan--Board Liaison and Co-Chair (brianfeehan@bent-tree.com)

Rick Patterson

Mary Ann Hoggard

Cathy Rumble

Honorary members:

Buddy Creef—Board President

Jim Pryor—General Manager

Documents Committee

Colin Thompson—Chair

Keith Unger

David Johnson

Jan Mayer-Rodriguez

Melissa Leach--Controller

Seniors Programs

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

The Tavern at the 19th Hole

It'll be a fun day of getting to know your neighbor, being creative with your mind, and learning a super easy dice game!  Laughter Guaranteed.

BTAC December Seniors Event (60+)

Christmas Tate House Tour and Luncheon, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

Special Price of $48.00/person with payment due to BTAC no later than 11/8/24.

Payment by VENMO or check taken to BT Administration office.

Price Includes Lunch Buffet, Mansion Christmas Tour, Tax & Service Charge.

770-710-1133 or pmcmorrow26@gmail.com

Beginner Bridge Lessons

New!

10 week course begins Jan 8th

1-3 PM at the Fireside

Class limit: 12

Cost: $6.00

Registration opens Dec. 1st!

Contact: Cathy Pierce - Call or text 404-433-7884