Why people think they can just drive across our common areas make no sense to me. The damage cause by this vehicle will require an expense on the part of the Association and each of its members. Why more residents here are not totally outraged about damages to our association property also make no sense. Someone had to see who did this. That person needs to pay to fix this!
This is truly sad, BUT makes as much sense to me as MOWING down the iris and compacting the landscape stones that your people who live here landscaped with in the common area by pool before the new management and leaving instead muddy GI-NORMOUS tire tracks from your 50- TON mower…..
Debi, that’s it in a nutshell, these were all located on common property. Common property is for the enjoyment of all homeowners. When we moved the pool fence the Iris ended up in the middle of a grassy area. Besides that, they are perennial and bulbs so they will come back, just like the Cannas.
I do care and probably others do too. But I never see these things happening like what happened on East Creek done most likely by the mail carrier. What is it that you want us to be doing?
Coleen,
What damages on West Creek do you mean? The majority of damages done to the new West Creek chain link fence has been done by our very own residents. A few instances we have photos of them doing it. Please elaborate.
I agree, these people need to be found or caught and made to pay for the damages. It is costing all of us to make these repairs. I will be more observant in the future and watch out for people doing the damage. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Obviously, this damage was more than likely done by either a resident or someone visiting a resident. From the pictures it looks like it was done intentionally, someone out there just seeing how much damage they could do. I wonder if they have the guts to speak up and admit that they caused the damage. They can consider this a challenge to speak up and prove me wrong about having the guts to speak up.
Linda, i am fairly confident someone observed this, especially when you consider whoever this was got stuck. The tire tracks make it appear like another vehicle drove out onto the common area to help get the stuck vehicle moving again. I have personally observed Rent-a-Center’s delivery trucks driving across common areas, and also getting stuck. Apparently, some individuals do not know what happens when you mix dirt with water.
Beside the fact that this damaged our grass, the larger problem is that all of our water and sewer lines are located in the common areas in front of the townhouses. The water supply lines to each home are not that deep. Had this vehicle broken a water line or a sewer line, we are talking a major expense. This is my primary concern; grass and dirt will correct the ruts, but replacing water and sewer lines need to be the problem of the responsible party.
We have had several of our residents run into the new fence along West Creek Lane and cause damage, and yet no one ever said anything to us about it.
I agree they WERE in a common area, but there HAD BEEN authorization to put them along with the landscape bricks there WHEN it had been done. It was kinda obvious that the Assn. had not done this work, but it had been done by residents at a time when the Assn. did not CARE about making the pool area look better; BUT the Assn. THEN had NO problem with those living around it spending their OWN money to do so. In return, without notice to those residents who still were here, the bricks were compacted and the plants were repeatedly mowed down. It WOULD have been nice if someone had cared enough to ask anyone who had lived here for a while, if they wanted it and been given an option to remove their investment. My point was NOT that it should not have been removed, BUT that it was a cold slap in the face to those who HAD invested their OWN money to make the pool area look nicer to find it had just been destroyed and mud tracks left in it wake. I for one would have gladly removed it all had I known. I can see that for obvious reasons they could NOT remain there; it was the METHOD and lack of consideration, not the reasoning that I was disappointed with. MANY of those plants were put in by a deceased neighbor who gave much to the ASSN. and MANY of us would have loved to have kept them, if even in our back yards. The “common” property looked MUCH better because she and others cared and worked together to make it prettier at a time when the ASSN did not want or just did not spend money to make it look better. Thank you for all you do, though, because you ARE appreciated AND the fence is very nice and was very needed.
I was over by the pool a few days ago and the Irises are sprouting again. They are also spreading out over a wider area over the many years since they were first planted. We have worked with you as best we can and have bought some new pavers. But, I must remind you, as the Board changes, so do the goals. Technically, anything planted by a renter or homeowner on the HOA’s common area property requires approval. I would suggest that this approval is given in writing, as the Board changes and people forget. Any written permissions go into the account records, so the next Board can find them.
If you would like some of the Iris bulbs you are welcome to them. I was thinking about putting some nice colorful shrubs along the pool fence later in the year.
About the ruts / driving in the common area I have witnessed a maintenance guy horsing around with a golf cart in standing water and leaving marks. Why can they not stay on the road and walk to where they are going in the common area to work? And I don’t mean on the sidewalks either here they also leave there marks. Also witnessed after speed bump put in back side of townhouse ln drive in the grass to avoid the speed bump again by a maintenance worker in a golf cart, so who is policing the maintenance workers cause they don’t seem to care. Also the mowers are causing damage to our common and private areas seen them cause ruts in the same area you have pictured. When we report this we are told I’ll let him (Don)know with no concerns.
Barb, I am fully aware of the mud tracks left by our maintenance guys and the mowers. I have spoken with the landscapers and they are aware that they will have to repair any ruts they caused with their mowers, and they have done so. But understand this, we have to mow the grass; we cannot allow it to become overgrown or we have other issues. We opted to chance it and we did get a few ruts. I will say, however, that when the landscapers reached standing water over here on Monday, they went around it. They will be back to finish on Saturday once the ground is a bit dryer.
This has been a totally unique situation having had over a foot of rain in May, perhaps more. We still have to do maintenance and we still have to take care of the grounds. There are places we need to get to with the carts that will not allow us to stay on the streets. I have given the guys instructions to stay off of the grass as much as possible, but logistically, we still have to do it to save time and to be productive. Sure, we could have them park in the street and carry everything they need to where they are working, no matter how far away, but what sense does that make? It is a somewhat nebulous and impractical idea.
I also see no commonality between our 900 pound utility carts/mowers when comparing them to a 5,000 pound vehicle driving on the common areas while the ground is saturated. I am aware of the problems and I have addressed them.