"To be independent of public opinion is a condition of achieving anything great."
No transparency and open communication from the board.
We haven't had a Reserve Study done since 2017!
7/21/2022 We reached out to the Board to clarify why an updated and accurate Reserve Study is not being conducted.*
*Source: FINANCE, BUDGET & INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES July 14, 2022
Background: At the April 2022 HOA Board meeting, the Board claimed the Reserve Study is "nearing completion." Yet, in July 2022 we have no current Reserve Study.
NO RESPONSE from the Board or Committee.
How can the 2023 HOA budget be completed without an up-to-date Reserve Study?
No response from the Board.
7/17/2022 We asked the Board why homeowners can't see the complete results of the recent survey.
No response from the Board.
why conduct a survey if the board won't share the results?
What is it the Board doesn’t want homeowners to see or know?
Homeowners are capable of interpreting and understanding the results of the survey. We do not need self-appointed, pseudo-intellectual intermediaries on the Board to tell us what the results of the survey indicate. A “summary” from the Board does not convey the actual answers and verbatim comments of individual homeowners. Why not provide transparency?
We ask the Board to please share all the actual survey results including additional homeowner comments. We don't need to be spoon-fed the biased and cherry-picked topics the Board provides in its "summary." Concealing the survey results only leads to suspicion.
What information from the survey is the Board not sharing with us? And why?
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 commitments 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
AUGUST 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?