Saddlebrook Subdivision- Oak Brook, IL 60523 March 2010

Well spring is in the air. Matt and I will be driving next week and will be doing fines. We waited on fines the last couple of months for the snow to clear and now is the time to get things done outside. Good news on the real estate front- I see only one short sale (priced extremely well) and no foreclosures. Prices have stabilized and with a little economic pick up it is possible we might finally get an upward trend in pricing. As I mentioned at the last homeowners meeting it is up to us to stabilize prices with keeping the neighborhood in top shape and keeping up with our upgrades. I still think you can not build new houses like we have for the prices they are selling at.

The village just cut down 20 parkway trees and will be replanting with a variety of trees. This is keeping with our game plan to replace older trees with more variety and keeping our parkways in top shape.

I will also bring up at the next board meeting replacing the monument on 38th street with a nicer one. The flowers this year at the entrances should be even better than last year since we increased the budget by about 10%. This was done without raising our annual assessment.

As my neighbors know. This is the best subdivision for the money in Oak Brook in our opinion.

Mark Karambelas

Vice President Saddlebrook Subdivision Oak Brook