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The HOA and Board are planning to send out a Ballot for voting on the Landscape Revitalization Project's funding. About 200 residents have seen the CDAC Landscape Revitalization presentation that is driving the request by the Board to take out a $5,260,000 loan.
The Landscape Revitalization Project is being presented as an “ALL or Nothing” Project that will be completed in 18 months. The Board will decide next Monday whether to spend the $4000-$10000 on a ballot vote to allow the HOA to take out the $5,280,000 loan. . So far, the CDAC committee has not supplied any of the homeowners with access to the Town Hall CDAC Landscape Revitalization Presentation, only the 4 year old RGA Master Plan that served as an example of plants and materials that could be used. Missing still is the actual plan for all 7 phases of the landscape revitalization plan. The CDAC FAQ’S does not address the following:
Let your voice be heard, contact your 7 board members at the following email addresses and ask for answers: Peter Webb pfwebb@telus.net Terri Swartz terriswartz.dp@gmail.com Russ Holowachuk holowachukr@shaw.ca Bob Mangold lingold7096@sbcglobal.net Bill Bergstrom billbergstrom.dp@gmail.com Martin Backstrom backstrom@berkeley.edu Mark Brown mark@310.net We welcome your comments on the Blog
7 Comments
Chere Robertson
4/9/2022 09:10:53 pm
This is ridiculous! I'll be at the Monday meeting. Borrowing for landscaping?
Terry
4/10/2022 09:08:01 am
Yes Chere. Borrowing for landscaping is ridiculous. Given the lack of detail surrounding this five million dollar proposed debt, perhaps it is simply a round-about way to create a large slush fund for a BOD that has a "spending addiction."
Larry Jacobs
4/10/2022 12:50:34 pm
I watched the presentation from my home in Washington , and I thought it was excellent , and explained all our questions, cost ,time , everything we needed, THIS is way over do.
Robert Scot Clifford
4/11/2022 02:11:05 pm
Borrowing $5,000,000 to alter the landscape must not be our priority. Safety of our homeowners, their families and guests has to take precedence over all other mutual concerns. 4/24/2022 05:40:54 pm
This time, can we all agree to take this initiative calmly and not resort to inappropriate comments? Let's wait until we have ALL the facts and details of the plan before we get excited. This is not just a "landscaping" program. The end result is intended to make us less reliant on a very limited source of water, as well as, less grounds keeping costs. For several decades, I have advocated for banning lawns in Southern California. This isn't the midwest or the south where they usually enjoy adequate rainfall. It's the desert. Our landscaping should reflect the region of the country and our very low rate of rainfall. Since the golf courses are a huge source of income and employment in the Valley, we have no choice but to maintain them. However, with the ongoing and worsening drought, we can make a huge impact on our water consumption by eliminating grass around our housing units. Please, let's all think this thing through with the long range results in mind. Yes, it's an expensive proposition, but it's worth taking action now before we really have a critical water supply issue in the near future.
Kim
4/27/2022 03:02:53 pm
Michael, we have had so many missed opportunities to come clean with the owners and because we failed, cynicism is the result. Owners were told when the Board spent in excess of $1M to update our irrigation system we could expect to save at least 20% in water and corresponding billings. That proved to be so wrong, it soured many owners on accepting Board statements at face value.
Lindsay
10/23/2022 08:53:18 am
When your mortgage is the same as your HOA fee. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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