THE WEDGEFIELD EXAMINER IS WISHING AND HOPING THAT WEDGEFIELD ESCAPES ICE STORM DAMAGE FROM THIS STORM
It is noon, and the trees outside my window are starting to ice. If you lived here in February 2014, the thought of ice storm damage leaves you fearful. Yes, we had storm damage then, and clean up went on for weeks, and brought arguments as to who was in charge at the board table, and clean up was handled by the board treasurer, and started at his front door on Francis Parker, and didn't get to the main roads - Wedgefield, and Wraggs Ferry, until the very end.
It is cold out, and the roads are icy, take a few minutes, and read through the articles posted at the time. Let's hope this board doesn't get tested by the weather again.
HERE ARE A FEW ARTICLES - THERE WERE MANY - FROM MARCH 2014:
Sunday, February 23, 2014
HOW IS THE CLEAN UP WORKING OUT FOR YOU? WOULDN'T YOU THINK THAT THE MAIN (EVERYBODY HAS TO DRIVE ON THEM) ROADWAYS OF THE ASSOCIATION WOULD BE DONE FIRST? NOT SO! THE DUKEDOM WAS DONE FIRST!
Today, I took a ride through Wedgefield. For the most part, the sides of the roads are cluttered with debris. That's the case unless you live in the Enclave, or on Francis Parker. I attended the Feb. 18 WPA board meeting. Our Treasurer announced that the clean up contractor would be staging in the Enclave, and would start there first. Wouldn't you think that for once, he'd consider what was best for the ENTIRE association? He hasn't in the past, why would he now? What does staging in an area have anything to do with' where YOU tell them to start. Oh, I forget. The Treasurer lives in the Enclave and has taken care of it at our expense in the past. He's and expert - self proclaimed. Every resident who lives in Wedgefield has to enter, or leave, on Wedgefield Rd., or Wraggs Ferry. Why weren't the masses considered first?
As I drove around Wedgefield, I noticed the number of homes that were for sale. Wouldn't you think that clearing the main roads, would give a better first impression to buyers? At least you could explain that it was a work in progress on less traveled roads. You probably wouldn't want to explain why your board hired a vendor who they knew would have a delayed start, because the contractor was clearing a lot for a new build.
It looks clean and spiffy in the Enclave, Dukedom of our Treasurer. What is most insulting is that he appears to think that if he states something, that it must be so. He appears to think that people are too stupid to figure out his motives. This clean up contract wasn't for all of Georgetown County! That contractor is going to have to make the same trips from the staging area now, that he would have if the MAIN ARTERIES OF THE ASSOCIATION HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FIRST.
Could anyone tell us when the serfs will receive clean up.
As I drove around Wedgefield, I noticed the number of homes that were for sale. Wouldn't you think that clearing the main roads, would give a better first impression to buyers? At least you could explain that it was a work in progress on less traveled roads. You probably wouldn't want to explain why your board hired a vendor who they knew would have a delayed start, because the contractor was clearing a lot for a new build.
It looks clean and spiffy in the Enclave, Dukedom of our Treasurer. What is most insulting is that he appears to think that if he states something, that it must be so. He appears to think that people are too stupid to figure out his motives. This clean up contract wasn't for all of Georgetown County! That contractor is going to have to make the same trips from the staging area now, that he would have if the MAIN ARTERIES OF THE ASSOCIATION HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FIRST.
Could anyone tell us when the serfs will receive clean up.
DOES IT STILL LOOK LIKE THIS AT YOUR HOUSE, OR HAVE YOU PILED ON MORE STUFF BECAUSE YOUR BOARD SAID YOU COULD? THE PILE AT ONE BOARD MEMBERS HOUSE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS!
As I drove through Wedgefield checking on the clean up, 95% of the debris piles looked like the one pictured below.
For the most part, our ice storm brought down pine debris. There might have been a rare incident where other trees were affected. Some on your board have said they know some people will take advantage, and cut and throw unrelated yard debris on the pile, and they are OK with that. Once again, your board serves the deviant behavior of some, and at times the same deviant behavior of individual board members. It appears as though they bless the bad behavior in advance, because they want to excuse the behavior of some on the board. In the end, we all pay, as we follow the rules. We should be use to it by now. We are told to pay our assessments by the end of January. In order to look out for deviants, there are no fines until after March 1. Most of us paid for our own drainage when our homes were built. Maybe your builder wasn't on the favored list. It appears if you are a board member and built homes, and don't like your drainage, or the drainage at the site of homes you helped build, we all pay. If you are a private lot owner receiving mowing services from the association, we are paying for a substantial portion of your lot mowing fees. If you are a board member you can leave large piles of dirt by the road for over a year, let weeds grow on it, and pile all kinds of what appears to be non storm debris, out for pick up, at our expense, and declare that it is OK if residents do it, to cover for yourself.
Take a ride around for yourself. There are instances where the bushes and trees were over grown and now are trimmed. The debris is piled for pick up, at our expense. I was reading about clean up in some areas of Myrtle Beach. If they notice non storm debris in the pile, it stays on your lawn! This isn't hard. Perhaps your board would like to provide this picture to the contractor, and he could do the same. From what I heard at the meeting, debris weight is a measurement, of how much we pay. We are already weighed down with the expense of paying for our board and fellow residents deviant behavior.
For the most part, our ice storm brought down pine debris. There might have been a rare incident where other trees were affected. Some on your board have said they know some people will take advantage, and cut and throw unrelated yard debris on the pile, and they are OK with that. Once again, your board serves the deviant behavior of some, and at times the same deviant behavior of individual board members. It appears as though they bless the bad behavior in advance, because they want to excuse the behavior of some on the board. In the end, we all pay, as we follow the rules. We should be use to it by now. We are told to pay our assessments by the end of January. In order to look out for deviants, there are no fines until after March 1. Most of us paid for our own drainage when our homes were built. Maybe your builder wasn't on the favored list. It appears if you are a board member and built homes, and don't like your drainage, or the drainage at the site of homes you helped build, we all pay. If you are a private lot owner receiving mowing services from the association, we are paying for a substantial portion of your lot mowing fees. If you are a board member you can leave large piles of dirt by the road for over a year, let weeds grow on it, and pile all kinds of what appears to be non storm debris, out for pick up, at our expense, and declare that it is OK if residents do it, to cover for yourself.
Take a ride around for yourself. There are instances where the bushes and trees were over grown and now are trimmed. The debris is piled for pick up, at our expense. I was reading about clean up in some areas of Myrtle Beach. If they notice non storm debris in the pile, it stays on your lawn! This isn't hard. Perhaps your board would like to provide this picture to the contractor, and he could do the same. From what I heard at the meeting, debris weight is a measurement, of how much we pay. We are already weighed down with the expense of paying for our board and fellow residents deviant behavior.
