Hot Springs Village POA Board of Directors met for the first board meeting of 2024 on January 17. While the temperatures were frigid outside, the concise meeting was conducted in comfortable conditions at the Ouachita Room at the Ponce de Leon Center. Gary Belair, vice chair, conducted the meeting as Chair Joanie Corry was absent due to a scheduling conflict. Weather conditions resulted in a sparse but attentive audience.

I have extensively reported on the meeting in separate articles, and this article contains the links and connects the separate reports in one place.

The Board announced three committee appointments:

  • Appointment of Steve Rogers to the Finance and Planning Committee
  • Appointment of newly promoted Associate Director of Public Services, Matt Broom, as Staff Member to the Architectural Control Committee
  • David Moore, HSV Corporate Treasurer, was appointed as Board Liaison to the Finance and Planning Committee.

Next on the agenda was General Manager Kelly Hale’s report. Click here to read.


Click here to read “HSV Controller Reports Positive Financials at Board Mtg.”


Click here to read the Public Services Committee Report.


GM Hale Certifies Board Candidates

Hale said, “In accordance with the Bylaws in Article 8, Board of Directors Election Process, Section 3, I hereby certify that the candidates for the 2024 Board of Directors Election are members in good standing. All applications were properly filled out and submitted to my office before the announced deadline. We have four candidates.” (Click here to see the Board Election Candidates’ Resumes.)

“We have Doyle Baker, a member of our Finance and Planning Committee.”

“We have Edsel Archie Frye, Jr., a retired Airforce officer whose wife sits on our Governmental Affairs Committee. He has been an advisor to the Governmental Affairs Committee.”

“We have Mark Quinton, an existing Board Member who also came from the Park and Rec Committee and has been an intricate part of our Urban Deer Hunt (on making that work).”

“And we have Marcy Mermel.”

“Those are the four candidates that we have for the year’s election for this year.”

Belair said the Election Schedule has previously been published.


Click here to read “HSV Board Passes 4 Public Service Motions at Meeting.”


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HSV Board Members (L) Larry Siener and (R) Bruce Caverly Brave Cold to Attend January 2024 Meeting

By Cheryl Dowden


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