Candlewick
is forced to no longer allow any guest boats on the lake. Insurance costs
to our association have risen to the point it is not feasible to
continue the practice. Many H.O.A.s with lakes are doing the same.
There
is going to be strict enforcement of fire lanes that are marked as no
parking areas. This is a health and safety issue and the fines will
be steep. Just an F.Y.I. To those parking there. Handicap parking
spaces will also be strictly enforced as I believe they should be. We
all should be courteous to those who have a challenging health issue.
Here
is another idiosyncrasy in the way we are forced to handle your
money. We must have service work on the well at the golf course
because the water pressure is not adequate to supply the sprinklers
for the course. Since we didn't know this was going to be necessary
the expense was not put in the current year's reserves budget. As an
explanation, our reserves are for the replacement and repair of
existing assets and our operating fund is just as indicated, for
operating. The reserves are in great shape but operating is very
tight. Now get this, since we had not budgeted for the well expense
we are not allowed to take the money from the reserves to cover the
cost. It must come from the operating fund. Can it get any more
ridiculous? That is the rule and we are stuck with it. It would be
like an individual having plenty of money in their savings account
and almost nothing in their checking and have a car break down but
can not use the savings to repair the car.
Frustratedly
posted by Ken