OK, let's all understand, this is a planned unit development. All 340 units are one association. In order to operate successfully, there must be continuity in planning and implementing policy over time. Frequent changes in policy and planning creates uncertainty, which translates into owner dissatisfaction. The Board then becomes the target of anger, and increasing dysfunction in the community.
The most recent example is the decision by the wife of the Chairman of the BOD that the colors selected by a prior committee were just too depressing. One of the three colors chosen as the association color scheme was used on 80 units. Now, the BOD has called for "new colors" to paint 64 other units. The color palate selected is entirely new. Why change course because of the whim of one outspoken and abrasive resident? The entire board needs to be more involved in taking responsibility and learning how to effectively set policy. They need to get out of "management" of the association, since they have hired a company to do a professional job.
An example is the decision to award a siding repair contract for more than $345,000.00 . When asked about the action as stated in the published, approved minutes of a board meeting ( called with 3 days notice) I was told, oh, that's a mistake. We will need to amend the minutes. What? Who voted to approve and publish the minutes? This kind of cavalier action, lack of involvement or understanding, and carelessness create larger problems in the community as a whole.
