04-28-2014, 12:55 PM
I voted no on both of them, and then I sent them an email identifying myself and explaining my reasons.
I am one of those people who have always paid the road fees.
I have two side-by-side lots. One will never be developed so long as I own it. If I could afford the lot on the other side, I would have three lots (and it also would never be developed). So three lots @ $300 each = $900/year for road maintenance, even though the three lots collectively have one dwelling with two adults and usually only one car gets used per day.
The neighbors down the way have a bunch of dwellings on one lot. I don't know how many families live there but the traffic is constant. I don't know if they pay their road fees or not, but it hardly seems fair that I could pay $900 for little traffic while they pay $300 for lots of traffic.
I voted NO because it was the only way that I could afford to remain one of the members who pay the road fees.
If they want "yes" votes, they have to take things like this into consideration.
I am one of those people who have always paid the road fees.
I have two side-by-side lots. One will never be developed so long as I own it. If I could afford the lot on the other side, I would have three lots (and it also would never be developed). So three lots @ $300 each = $900/year for road maintenance, even though the three lots collectively have one dwelling with two adults and usually only one car gets used per day.
The neighbors down the way have a bunch of dwellings on one lot. I don't know how many families live there but the traffic is constant. I don't know if they pay their road fees or not, but it hardly seems fair that I could pay $900 for little traffic while they pay $300 for lots of traffic.
I voted NO because it was the only way that I could afford to remain one of the members who pay the road fees.
If they want "yes" votes, they have to take things like this into consideration.