BALD HEAD
ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 3030 -
111 Lighthouse Wynd
Bald Head Island, NC 28461
(910) 457-4676 / (910) 457-4677 Fax
bhinews@bellsouth.net
Who are we?
A Brief History of the Association
Current Board of Directors
Committee Members
Committee Volunteer
Application
The Bald Head Association is the Stage I property owners' association on the Island. As the largest property owner's association on the Island, the BHA represents over 1500 properties and works through the use of member-approved Covenant restrictions to protect the value of those properties for the overall benefit of the membership. The Association also provides communication and advocacy services to its members. (Also see Q&A on Home Page).
A Brief History of the Association
In the mid-70’s, the existing five homeowners, along with those in the process of building, met and agreed that an Association was needed to advocate provisions for security and reliable access on the island, as well as other issues of property owner concern. They discussed its formation and the basic initiatives that should be followed. As a result, they mailed a letter to all the property owners to inform them about the meeting and its results. As part of this mailing, a return post card was sent out, asking for a favor/not in favor vote. Out of over 100 responses, only one person did not favor it. The steering committee set up the structure at a meeting in February 1975, and the organizational meeting was in March. This first POA, the forerunner of our BHA, was called the BHI POA. A charter and bylaws were approved, and officers and directors elected.
The original property owner restrictions were put into place at the creation of the developmental premise by Carolina Cape Fear Corporation. It was nothing negotiated between property owners or by the Developer as our current Covenants are. When an offering was made to sell property, the restrictions were part of what was accepted by purchase. If you did not like the restrictions, you did not buy the property. The BHI POA was directly responsible for saving the developmental premise when the economy faltered in the 1970’s. By maintaining that premise, they were able to hold the development intact, keep the golf course open, and prevent the mass selling off of property, until the economy changed. This Association had a deep commitment to what this island was supposed to be, and to holding it together through the economy’s downward slump.
In 1982, because it was inevitable that the Developer would reduce his interest in the island such that services and control of the destiny of the island would have to be transferred to the property owners, the new covenants were created. The anticipation of this reduced involvement by the Developer required the Association to have the authority to assess dues to provide services, which also required that membership in the Association be mandatory. When the Covenants were re-written and modified in 1981-82, it was done to provide for this structure. When CCF successors (Jim Harrington and Walter Davis) bought the island, new Covenants were negotiated, so that as the Developer decreased his interest, the Bald Head Association, as it was now called, would have the authority to provide services in an orderly fashion.
The next change came when the Mitchells bought the island, and a community government system was needed to get certain permits on the island (such as for liquor sales). The Village Council was created, appointed by the property owners on a nominee basis coming from the Association. Later the charter was revised so the Council was elected by resident property owner vote. The formation of a Council diminished the interest in having the BHA provide typically government-provided services. The Association’s primary functions and assessments now support advocacy, the obligation to oversee the Covenants and Architectural Review, protection of the common areas, and representation of the property owner, particularly non-resident property owners.
BALD HEAD ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Jerry VanSant, President
JVanSant@mail.comBoard Members: Anne Boozell, Vice President
Ken Miller, Secretary/Treasurer
Kit Adcock
Buck Cook
Tom SchickStaff: Emily Bonney, ARC Administrator
457-4676 x 22 arcadmin1@bellsouth.net
Rachel Lewis, Association Manager
457-4676 x 26 bhinews@bellsouth.net
Diane Mesaris, Admin. Assistant
457-4676 x 21, bhadmin@bellsouth.netOffice Hours: Association Office
9:00 - 4:00 Monday -Friday
ARC Administrator
9:00 - 4:00 Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
arcadmin1@bellsouth.net
ARC Office Closed Mondays and Wednesdays
Meetings: Board meetings are scheduled on the second Friday of the month, and typically the Board does not meet during the last month of each quarter (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) unless noted otherwise in the monthly Island Report. In January, the Board meeting is the last Friday of the month, the day before the Annual Meeting. The Board meetings are currently held at 1:00pm at the Association Center. Agendas are posted in advance on this website (see Home page). Property owners are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings.
BALD HEAD ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES
Architectural Review
Judy Porter, Chair
Bob Daffer
Doug Ledgett
Walter Poole
Alternate - John Fisher
Board Liaison - Kit Adcock
Communication, Education & Recreation
Sheila May, Chair (910) 454-0465
Trish Barnard
Donna Finley
Joe Hawkins
Colleen Johnson
Larry Kirby
Patsy Perry
Dianne Robinson
Board Liaison - Jerry VanSant
Volunteer Support for the Committee:
Nancy Caponi
Ricki Grantmyre
Jennifer Johnson
Lenn Turner
Brenda Quanstrom
Finance & Administration
Doyle Parrish, Chair (910) 457-1967
John Gottshall
William Johnson
Larry Jones
David Strawson
Board Liaison - Ken Miller
Long Range Planning
Kit Adcock, Chair (910)
457-0732
Brewse Barnard
Jim Bonica
Bob Fulp
Bobby Hardaker
Juanita Roushdy
Board Liaison - John Chamberlain
Natural Resources & Beautification
Donna Finley, Chair, Land Stewardship (910) 454-0184
Sara Fruechtenicht
Barbara McQuaide, Co-Chair, Land Maintenance
Dana Quanstrom
Bill Waddell
Lee Wester, Co-Chair, Land Maintenance
Board Liaison - Tom Schick
Consultant for landscape plans - Brian Reilly