12-01-2013, 01:47 PM
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Originally posted by rbonplaza
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Before agreeing to a doubling of our fees, I would hope some sort of concrete business plan would be presented detailing where the money would be spent and by when. We need something more than promises from an organization that has a difficult time conducting business meetings civily. How about a detailed bid from the contractor: detailed material and labor costs?
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Actually there is a very specific plan of attack if the money is approved that (I believe) included material and labor costs. I'm pretty sure they said the road committee chairman drove every mile of the development with our new contractor to put together the plan. Wes went over details briefly using a PowerPoint, with a promise to post the full plan on the website. It hasn't been posted yet. The plan will also be described in the next newsletter, which will include teh all-member ballot regarding increasing the fees.
Seems like Orchidland has evolved into three camps: One group that likes living remotely and doesn't want road improvements that would spur population increase or increased property value (the tax argument),a group that wants road improvements but won't pay more until they see progress on their street (and since there isn't enough collected to properly maintain all roads, this is a death spiral argument), and a group that wants the roads brought up to spec even if it means higher maintenance fees.
One thing I didn't know before is that as co-owners of the Orchidland roads, all owners are potentially liable for any accidents that occur in the development. The Association has a blanket insurance policy that covers paid-up owners, but those who don't pay aren't covered.