Cottage owners are the heart of the Campground. We create the neighbor-to-neighbor bonds that give this place its unique character and charm. Without us, the Campground simply wouldn’t be what it is.
The purpose of the Cottage Owners Association is to represent the interests of leaseholders by speaking with one unified voice to the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association Board of Directors. With the growing value of our cottages and the importance of our shared community, it’s only fair that cottage owners have a say in shaping the Campground’s future.
The Charter of the Cottage Owners Association, adopted in October 2025, affirms our shared purpose and sets the framework for how we work together as an organization.
Charter of the Cottage Owners Association
- Name – This organization will be known as the Cottage Owners Association.
- Purpose – To represent the interests of leaseholders by speaking with one unified voice to the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association Board of Directors.
- Membership – All cottage owners and leaseholders are eligible to join the Cottage Owners Association.
- Decisions – Decisions shall be made by majority vote of members of the Cottage Owners Association who vote. Each cottage has one vote. There must be a quorum of 25% of the members voting to be a valid vote.
- Meetings – The Cottage Owners Association shall hold at least one meeting each year. Special meetings may be called by the Chair or at the request of 10% of members. Such meetings shall require 7 days prior notice to the members.
- Officers – Members shall elect a Chair, a Vice Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer at the annual meeting, each serving one year terms.
- Amendments – This Charter may be amended by a two-thirds vote of all member cottages at any meeting with 30 days notice.
Accepted this 2nd day of October, 2025 by the officers of the Cottage Owners Association.
Maureen McDonald
Chair
Kevin Lyttle
Vice Chair
Larry Zielinski
Treasurer
Hazel Allen
Secretary
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