Kyle, is right. We need guidelines from the Board. All last night and this
morning two of my neighbors parked their cars in guest spots. No car was even
parked in their driveway. Another car was parked completely illegally outside
308.
Are we allowed to have cars towed?
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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From: Kyle Mann <kylemann1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 07/15/2015 6:36 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: highland-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [highland-discuss] Re: Highland Updates July 14, 2015
Hello,
This is a very long and somewhat confusing response, I don’t think anyone
expects the board to be police. If you can outline the procedure to follow when
people see a problem in the pool area such as, a precinct number to call if
someone is violating the rules. Also maybe posting large signs clearly stating
what is what isn’t allowed in the area and not just something faded or written
on 8 by 11. My main concern now is rats running all over the place and what is
being done. We are all busy and from a board I would like to see something
proactive instead of reactive, like fixing the compactor door and having the
area cleaned. Huge rat holes are dug on each side of the side walk walking up
to the compactor door its unacceptable.
From: highland-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:highland-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Highland Unit Owners
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 8:56 AM
To: highland-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [highland-discuss] Highland Updates July 14, 2015
Hi Neighbors!
Based on the ongoing email discussions, it appears that there are several
issues that need to be addressed in our community. As you all know, the
members of the board live in our community as well, and are just as affected by
any problems as you are. However, the board is not the police, and does not
patrol the community looking for problems, so it is important for us to hear
from residents so that we can address any issues, and it is important for the
community as a whole to monitor our property.
1. The pool: The rules of the pool are posted on the entrance gate to the pool.
Clearly there are some residents (both owners and renters) who don't abide by
the rules. The only way for the board to enforce the rules against the
rule-breakers is for us to be informed the identity and/or unit number of the
rule-breaker. We are happy to impose fines or to attempt to restrict pool
access if necessary, but we cannot do this unless we know the identity of the
rule-breakers. For this reason, it is up to all of the members of the
community to make an effort to find out this information when you see someone
violating the rules. Otherwise, nothing can be done. We cannot send out fines
if we don't know who is breaking the rules. We will be sending out a notice to
the entire community specifying the pool rules that seem to be constantly
violated (glass bottles, dogs, propping open doors, etc.).
2. Water: The current system is that the water bill for the entire community is
paid via HOA dues. When our property was constructed, it was designed in a way
such that individual water meters on each unit are simply not possible. It's
unfortunate, but it is the reality. It is for this reason that the
responsibility is on every resident to be mindful of water usage and having any
leaks repaired ASAP. The purpose in hiring a plumber 2 years ago to inspect
units was to ensure that any leaks were found and repaired, and this resulted
in a major decrease in the community water bill, exceeding the money spent on
the plumbing service.
3. Financials: Because of the expressed interest, we will be happy to send an
emailed copy of the financials to members of the community via the email
listserver on a quarterly basis. As you are all aware, the board meets every 2
months to discuss the financials and other matters, and these meetings are open
to any resident who wishes to attend. So if you want to know about the
financials more often than quarterly, please feel free to attend these meetings.
4. Dogs: There have been many complaints about unleashed dogs and residents not
picking up after their dogs. As you all know, these are violations of the
community rules. Similar to the pool matter, we cannot fine residents for
breaking this rule if we do not know the identity and/or unit number of the
culprit. If you see a resident breaking the rules regarding dogs, please make
the effort to determine who the rule-breaker is (or at least which unit is
theirs) and we will be happy to issue a fine.
5. Car break-ins: Any break-in to your car is a police matter. Although this is
a gated community, the gates are not impenetrable, and it is quite easy for
anyone to enter our community if they want to badly enough. Please be mindful
about closing the walking gates behind you, not letting cars follow you through
the driving gate, and not leaving valuables in sight in your cars. If the
burglars stop finding stuff to steal, hopefully they will move on to another
target. If you see suspicious activity, call the police.
Please remember that your interests as residents are not in opposition to the
interests of the board. We live here too, and want our community to be a nice
place to live. However we cannot accomplish that by ourselves.
While this email list is meant address issues please understand that if we
address and issue and do not hear anything else we will assume the issue is
addressed. We in no way are trying to ignore any of the issues as , which was
mentioned above, they are all very important. Also keep in mind due to the
volume of emails being distributed we are doing our best to sift through each
of them to ensure issues are being addressed. No member of the board will be
addressing issues individually. When the board responds it will continue to be
a collective response but again, due to the volume of emails we are doing our
best to address each issue.
Last year we requested that neighbors sign up for committees so we can have
assistance and more involvement in the community. Please see the email below
with that request. Unfortunately we only received 2 responses. This email list
was created by a neighbor who expressed interest and we are very appreciative
of that! If other neighbors would like to get involved to help address and
drive these issues it would be greatly appreciated. Just let us know!
Regarding the other issues that were sent last night, we will get back to you
with a response upon consulting with Dennis.
If you have concerns about your specific unit please email Dennis and copy the
board. Dennis' information is listed below and the board email is
highland-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Dennis F. Hoffman | President & Broker
Community Management Associates | 1465 Northside Drive Ste 128 | Atlanta, GA
30318
404.835.9100 ext. 105 | 404.835.9200 fax |
dhoffman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | www.cmacommunities.com
Thanks,
Highland Board
Begin forwarded message:
From: Highland Unit Owners <highlandunitowners@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 1, 2014 at 12:03:04 AM EDT
Cc:
Subject: Highland Happenings Vol. 3
Hi Neighbors!
I hope this email finds you all well! Attached please find the meeting minutes
from the July 14h meeting. A big thanks to all who attended. It was a very
productive discussion and we covered a great deal. Another thanks to Robert
Mann for presenting during the meeting and working on addressing the concerns
in the minutes. You should notice that each concern was addressed in the
attachment. In the event you feel like a concern was not addressed please
understand that it was not intentional. Feel free to bring it to our attention
and we will answer accordingly. If you email a concern please copy all the
board members and Dennis listed in the CC of this email.
Our next Board Meeting will be held in the clubhouse on Monday, September 8th
at 6:30pm. The meeting participation will only include Board members however,
you are more than welcomed to listen in. Concerns, suggestions, and the like
can either be addressed before or after the meeting.
Notes:
75/85 Sign: A neighbor called the "Commuter Dude" to see if they could move
the sign from directly across from our street to closer to the expressway
entrance. As a result the city is working on a resolve for this. The sign may
not be moved but they stated they will add an arrow to make it more clear for
drivers that they must drive a few feet more to enter the expressway.
In my previous emails I always asked if anyone wants to sign up for the two
committees below. We still need your support. The committees and descriptions
again just in case anyone else would like to sign up. Let me know.
· Communications: Responsible for sending our communications to neighbors
which include emails and flyers in doors when needed.
· Planning: Responsible for coordinating with Communications when planning
an event such as a cookout or meeting (neighborhood watch meetings and
informative meetings to name a few). Responsible for coordinating the event.
· Neighborhood Watch: Coordinate with APD to get one set up here. Perhaps
coordinating with the Old Fourth Ward Association.
Lastly, if anyone wants to be removed from this list let me know.
It takes a village....!
