Roads Are Easements Not Planned Communities Or HOAs

[HiloJulie]

Julie, in answer:

First, I would like to say Thank You for answering my question.

I understand what you have said, but have some additional questions to ask. Perhaps maybe you could answer them as you have my original question.

The voluntary club should use Restricted Road Maintenance Fees, which they collect from OWNERS for Roads- period.

The voluntary club should collect MEMBERSHIP dues from WILLING MEMBERS to pay for non-road, association activities. (This is totally separate from Owners and Roads.)

Any "compensation" the voluntary club feels it is due should be fairly assessed. Renting out the clubhouse, for road related meetings does not cost the voluntary club in excess of $170,000/year. (Which is what they have been skimming from road fees).

Who then pays for the Board of Directors? Costs associated with meetings?

Where in any of the HPPOA financial statements does it state that the road related meetings are costing $170,000.00 a year? Further, isn’t there numerous – for an easier term for all to understand – other “shared expenses” between the road maintenance and voluntary club operations? Such as mailings, which under various circumstances is required. At .73 cents per letter, one mailing a year to all lot owners would cost $5,840.00. Don’t elections require ballots to be mailed? And what about the numerous "recall elections" HPP has endured over the years? More ballot mailings. Isn’t there also a requirement to have one annual mailing of whatever? Isn’t there also shared office expenses? And also, when a lawsuit is filed against HPPOA and its officers and directors, where is the money supposed to come from in order to defend and untimely settle or dispose of these lawsuits?

Any governmental activities (such as, establishing mail service) that are not road related or club related should involve owners and their governmental representatives (county, state). HPPOA should not be acting on any owner's behalf, without their consent. HPPOA is not a quasi-governmental agency.

I don’t really see HPPOA with dirty hands here, but I can agree, that for the USPS, this is a half measure at fixing their original screw up with respect to HPP mail delivery. The arrangement, as I understand it, was the USPS donated the mailboxes and HPPOA sought out and collected voluntary funds from people who desired to have mailboxes convenient to them.

So, if anything, I see HPPOA seizing an opportunity offered by the USPS that does nothing but good for the residents of HPP, nor can I see that any road monies have been or are being spent on this sole issue.

The above would make a lot of owners happy.

I'm sure your answers would make some happy. I just don’t think it's as big as a number as you seem to think it is.

Again, thank you for your answers and I look forward to you possibly answering my follow-up questions.