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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
DO YOU THINK THAT THE PICTURES PROVIDED BELOW REPRESENT UNCLEAN, UNSIGHTLY, CONDITIONS THAT SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASE THE BEAUTY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE, OR THE SPECIFIC AREA? IF YOU SAY "YES", WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? YOUR BOARD IS DOING NOTHING!
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I TOOK A MEASURING TAPE WITH ME WHEN I TOOK THE PICTURES, AND THE BULK OF THIS OVERGROWN MESS, MEASURED 62 INCHES!
Yesterday, I had an appointment on John Green. Once again, as I drove down the street, I couldn’t help but notice the grassy lot pictured below. A few things should be noted. 1) This lot is located between two well kept – yards, house, etc., properties. 2) The miserable conditions pictured have cropped up at least two consecutive years. 3) The owner (don’t know who it is), contracts with, pays the contracted amount in advance to the WPA to have the lot maintained – mowed. 4) The WPA fails to keep the lot to acceptable standards. The grounds chair, McMillin sets the terms of the contract as to the number of mowings that will be provided in the growing season, and the total cost of the service must be paid in advance, prior to the growing season, as designated by grounds chair, McMillin. 5) Last year, when questioned about the deplorable conditions of this lot, and others under contract with the WPA, McMillin stated that there were only 4 mowings built into the contract (he develops the contract), and that we had had a particularly rainy season, and that was the problem. It should be noted that the lot adjacent to my home is under contract with the WPA, and IT WAS ONLY MOWED ONCE IN THE ENTIRE MOWING SEASON LAST YEAR. 6) With all that said, this year – recently, when I asked McMillin how many mowings were built into the contracts for vacant, grassy lots, he said 4, and unfortunately, it was another rainy year. He further stated that he wanted to build in more mowings this year, but the board wouldn’t let him. 7) These mowing contracts, which instruct the grounds contractor when to mow, etc., are all built into the overall grounds contract. Who approves that contract? THE BOARD DOES! 8) The ENTIRE BOARD therefore is responsible for the deplorable conditions of general grounds maintenance; many of the individual grassy lots - unsightly conditions, and are failing to set the standards required in our governing documents. While I hold the entire board responsible for just raising their cohesive, old boys’ network, hands and approving this stuff, even more blame falls on president Walton, and grounds chair McMillin. President Walton, who has property, and additional condo property authority, voted to re-up the current grounds contractor’s contract –WITH A RAISE, at the same time he was preparing to fire – very same contractor for the condo area! Once again, there was no discussion of this at the board table.
Who, and what is left in miserable circumstances? You, me, and all of Wedgefield, and our property values.
So what governing documents are they ignoring this time? Our very CONVENANTS are being ignored, which is the core of the promise of Wedgefield, contained in our deeds.
COVENANTS - # 6: “IT SHALL BE THE RESONSIBILITY OF EACH LOT OWNER TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY UNCLEAN, UNSIGHTLY OR UNKEMPT CONDITIONS OF BUILDINGS OR GROUNDS ON SUCH LOT, WHICH SHALL TEND TO SUBSTANTLY DECREASE THE BEAUTY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE OR THE SPECIFIC AREA.”
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