Cypress Village HOA

[Standridges]

Rob:
I have to disagree with your statement that "all home owner's assocations do this." I for one, have never lived in a community where this happened other than what was organized by the municipality.

Chad:
You asked if I would rather live in a community where I knew all my neighbors. Absolutely I would. An as a matter of fact, I know the majority of my neighbors on a first name basis. On my street we are all pretty close and watch out for each other. And that hasn't cost the HOA a penny.

The point I was trying to make (and perhaps didn't state clearly enough) was that if this is important to the home owners, then they can/will organize and fund it themselves. If however this isn't a priority for us, important enough for us to do it ourselves, then why should it be judged so and funded by the board on our behalf. Please reference my reply to your indian/chief comment. If I am in the minority, then so be it, but if i don't express my thoughts/opinions then how can I expect the board to represent me.

I didn't criticize (or was even aware of) any fee increases. If you will consider the context of my statement, rather than pull it out in an attempt to misrepresent what I said, I was posing a question in reply to your implication (and I am paraphrasing)that we shouldn't worry about what the boards actions are because they aren't spending millions. I was simply asking how much is enough...at what point are we spending enough that we should start caring about what is being done or our behalf and how our funds (the homeowners, not the boards) are being used.

I get the impression that this has become a personal issue with you. I hope this has not devolved to the point of being adversarial.
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James and Torre Standridge
3706 Mahogany Trail