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THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 19
March 2020
CHARBONNEAU NAMED
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
By COREY BUCHANAN
Institute honors ambitious
work done by country club
over past year
A
t a time when Charbonneau
was at odds over the devel-
opment of a new recreation
center and a potential
merger with Charbonneau Golf Club,
the homeowners association that
manages the community received a
piece of good news in January.
The Western Oregon chapter of the
Community Association Institute
named Charbonneau Country Club the
Association of the Year in the “very
large” category. According to its web-
site, CAI’s mission is to provide educa-
tion and resources to community asso-
ciations.
COURTESY PHOTO
From left, Community Association Institute
member Kelly Crouch, Charbonneau Country
Club Board of Directors member Lindy
Anderson, CCC Manager Jim Meierotto and
Community Association Institute member Renee
McFarland pose for a photo at the awards
presentation luncheon.
“We were excited,” said Jim Mei-
erotto, the CCC manager. “It’s a big
award to win and CAI is a prestigious
organization we look to as an industry
standard for practice, governance and
training.”
Laura McDermott, the chapter exec-
utive director, said there was just one
other application for the award.
Meierotto said that, to his knowl-
edge, CCC hadn’t previously submitted
an application to receive the award but
did so this year because of the myriad
changes the club has undergone re-
cently.
Some of the projects Charbonneau
highlighted in its application included
increased collaboration with the golf
club for the purpose of hosting revenue-
raising events, purchasing a former res-
taurant and abandoned building slated
to become the new center, establishing
a task force to assess plans for the cen-
ter, approving a budget with increased
dues and hiring a consultant to provide
financial forecasts.
“It was the year of transition. A lot
of things went from planning to ac-
tion,” Meierotto said. “We got some of
these bigger projects going, started to
modernize. And doing things for the
future of Charbonneau was a milestone
for us.”
McDermott said CCC is a regular
participant at educational meetings the
chapter hosts.
“Charbonneau is a really active CAI
member,” McDermott said. “They have
been a really good partner with CAI
and have worked hard to educate their
board. When you’re educating your
board like that, it shows you’re trying
to make your association better.”
Meierotto said the CAI chapter holds
an annual golf tournament in Charbon-
neau and members often compliment
the community during visits.
“They realize the opportunity and
beauty of Charbonneau,” he said. “They
really value what we have to offer.”
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