"If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking."
HOA Financials and Spending
2022 Budget
- 15% increase in monthly dues/assessment for 2022.
- 71% increase in snow plowing expense; less service, yet we're paying much more:
- We continue to pay for a set number of occurrences, regardless of snow amounts/events.
- Service trigger for snow plowing increased.
- Time for completion of plowing extended.
- 14% increase in landscaping contract.
- 3 year HOA contractual commitment OVER $1,000,000 (that's right, ONE MILLION DOLLARS) with one vendor for both landscaping and snow plowing. So, we commit over a million dollars in homeowner money to a single vendor and homeowners still lose services.
Analysis Paralysis
JANUARY 2022 Update: Still no proactive, preventive HOA maintenance and repair plan.
JULY 2, 2019 - No productive action from the Asset Management Project Team.
WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR INSPECTIONS AND PROACTIVE, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR OVER FOUR YEARS!
The board announced (3/28/2019) they formed an "Asset Management Project Team." Not an original idea or timely decision. There has been a lack of action and it is costing homeowners thousands of dollars.
We are long overdue for proper inspections and a proactive, preventive maintenance plan. REACTIVE MAINTENANCE IS NOT WORKING!
7/8/2019 WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE BOARD ABOUT OUR OFFER TO HELP.
4/2/2019 WE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK WITH THE BOARD TO HELP THEM IMPLEMENT IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS! NO RESPONSE YET...
Vinyl Siding Issues
1. Answers to some of the most common questions about siding distortion from solar reflection.
🏡 This website contains a Q&A about vinyl siding damage. Click on the button below to visit the website.
https://www.vinylsiding.org/vsi-resources/solar-reflection/
2. Website with video: "Experts call the problem of melting vinyl siding solar distortion."
🏡 Click on the button below to visit the website.
https://www.angi.com/videos/video-are-your-neighbors-windows-melting-your-siding.htm
3. Vinyl Siding Inspection & Repair Guide: Vinyl siding defect recognition & diagnosis.
🏡 This website, inspectapedia.com, contains very detailed, in-depth information regarding all types of vinyl siding issues and problems. Click on the button below to visit the website.
Vinyl Siding Inspection and Repair Guide: Vinyl Siding Inspection, Defects, Diagnosis, Repair Advice (inspectapedia.com)
4. Top Six Exterior Siding Options (HGTV)
🏡 This HGTV website describes the 6 most popular types of siding. Click on the button below to visit the website. https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/outdoor-remodel/top-six-exterior-siding-options
5. A website explaining the primary purpose of a Capital Reserve Funding Analysis and siding.
💲🏡💲 Click on the button below to view the website.
www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/Association/Association_Building_Siding
Opinion/Example: Favoritism & Duplicity
Committees
Is it fair that some residents serve on multiple committees while another resident is denied -- numerous times -- the opportunity to serve on just one?
Why are some individual homes permitted to have multiple respresentives on numerous committees while other homes are denied representation on even one committee?