objection for upcoming May 24 meeting

Doug N Shiela · 2021-05-22T22:59:53.622Z

To whom it concerns: The grounds for my objection for the May 24th meeting are as follows: 1) An equal per lot assessment benefits high end homes more than lower end homes. For example Nyle Head has a high end home, he is president of the board, and his vote for equal per lot assessment benefits him greatly. Another example is even more simple, look at property taxes, some people pay more, some pay less based on the assessed value of their home. 2) Prices for this project are through the roof right now and will definitely increase before completion of the project. We were told mere months ago the price would be $5131.00 per lot now it’s already $5656.00 per lot. With rising costs from everything from fuel cost to labor expenses it is reasonable to say that come July or later there is reason to assume this price could sky rocket and double the $5656.00 figure. 3) The board held a vote to decide how much support they had for the project (70 out of 143 homes voted in favor). However, the Board did not hold a vote to decide how to fairly fund such a project. 4) The board was advised by their attorney in November of 2020 and again in December 2020 to enact a resolution giving them authority to assess properties, and hold a public meeting to receive and consider objections from property owners. Yet the board waited until May of 2021 to pass Resolution 2021-1. 5) When the board holds a public meeting (via zoom…..not really public) they say they will hear objections but they never respond or take action, they simply ignore people and move on to the business of giving themselves more and more and more power over their neighbors who object. 6) My final objection goes back to the original vote in favor. The board defined majority in a way which effectively ignored the wishes of people that are happy with status quo. (i.e.. pay taxes, get roads maintained) The board admits that attendance of meetings is always between 12 and 20 people so it goes to reason that a LOT of people were uninformed of what was going on and that a non vote was as good as a vote in favor. My attempts to get the word out via signage in the neighborhood was met with anger and prompt removal of said signs. Sincerely, Doug and Shiela Gannon

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