12-24-2017, 05:28 AM
We got screwed, plain and simple.
I hate to keep pointing this out, but we were all screwed the minute County gave final plat approval to the unpaved subdivisions in violation of their own laws.
Replacing the board and upgrading to licensed contractors won't solve this problem; so long as there are mandatory dues with no real oversight, a "rogue board" will step in to seize control of those funds. It's happened before, it will happen again.
County Code clearly documents the policies and procedures necessary to create a LID -- I'm no lawyer (yet) but I'm pretty sure a LID would supercede "private road dues" (whether directly, or as implemented by a change to the existing CC&Rs), leaving the HOA to work on more important issues such as managing the farmer's market and deciding what color to paint the community center.
I hate to keep pointing this out, but we were all screwed the minute County gave final plat approval to the unpaved subdivisions in violation of their own laws.
Replacing the board and upgrading to licensed contractors won't solve this problem; so long as there are mandatory dues with no real oversight, a "rogue board" will step in to seize control of those funds. It's happened before, it will happen again.
County Code clearly documents the policies and procedures necessary to create a LID -- I'm no lawyer (yet) but I'm pretty sure a LID would supercede "private road dues" (whether directly, or as implemented by a change to the existing CC&Rs), leaving the HOA to work on more important issues such as managing the farmer's market and deciding what color to paint the community center.