The April board meeting for the Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District wrapped up earlier than usual, as the directors addressed a short agenda.Jan Pizzi, board treasurer, wasnít able to attend the meeting so Al Kreps, board secretary, gave the treasurerís report. He said the financials were on budget and actually doing better than they normally would be at this point in the year.Keith Moulton, board president, cited the reorganization of the districtís leadership as a main cause for the budgetís health. As reported in the Feb. 2 issue of The New Falcon Herald, the board unanimously approved a reorganization: the former acting district manager, Gene Cozzolino, was hired as the water and wastewater director; the former office manager, Lisa Peterson, was hired as the administrative director; and Eddie Avedikian, former parks and recreation manager, was hired as the director of parks and recreation. The reorganization was estimated to save the district at least $56,000 per year.Avedikian updated the board on several repairs. He said one major repair, yet to be done, involves the parking lots of both recreation centers. They will need to be crack-filled, seal-coated and painted, which should take about one day to complete, he said. The total cost is about $8,000, Avedikian said.Cozzolino brought a major money-saving item to the table during his water and wastewater report. The WHMD is currently part of the Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority Association, and the fees for the districtís membership were due. Cozzolino said that since the majority of the projects the association is involved with wonít benefit the WHMD, he opted to continue the districtís membership as associate members rather than full voting members. The cost of the associate membership is $650 per year, while the full voting membership costs $3,700 per year, he said.The board addressed the water conservation schedule and approved the schedule as follows: under stage 1 water restrictions (the stage at which the district currently stands), residents will be permitted to water three days per week but not between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. This changes the amount of days allowed for watering from four to three per week, Cozzolino said.The change will go into effect May 1 and be enforced through warnings and fines, starting June 1.The next WHMD board meeting is May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Recreation Center West.
