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Information about Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association 19 Sherwood Dr. Becket, Massachusetts 01223 Phone:     Fax: http://sfroaddistrict.proboards41.com/ Trademember: CAI Rank: No ranking. Summary: Comment 1. Under current law, Sherwood Forest residents have no legal obligation to pay the assessments.- Attorney General "This is an antiquated association who recently went to an extreme BOD and 12 represenatives,12 alternates, 2 at large delegates,then assessments were issued without authority resulting in Attorney. General finding they hold no taxation powers. Other Information: This still leaves us in a quary on how to pay for common lands. An election/ bylaw vote (41yes/10no) was held without notice mailed to all stakeholders,(1,000 plus) although they posted it in small country paper. We live in a unusual neighborhood, individual homes mostly 2nd home owners,who live all over thr world therefore the paper was inadequate notification." Homeowner complaint - January 23, 2005Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association Committee

2. Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association Committees     COMMITTEES Ways and Means Committee Dr. Howard G. Lerner, Chair Joyce Doyle Paulette Feit Nancy J. Fishell Murielle G. Forster Diane Madore Richard Marx Jerry Summit Donna M. Weir Bob Wollenberg, Ex Officio Land Use Committee James Griffin, William J. Osborn & Donna M. Weir, Co-Chairs Gilles Beaudoin Donald R. Carter, Sr. Lee Chessic Mary K. Jubok Dr. Joseph P. Kahan Kay Lerner Patricia A. McEnerney Richard Marx Susan Schneider Sally Springer-Kotelnikov Michael Tchinnis Carl N. Edwards, Ex Officio Lakes and Waterways Subcommittee Stu Eldred and Bill Maier, Co-Chairs Cornelia Fowle Roger Guiel Richard Hackbarth William J. Osborn Ruth & Steve Rosenthal Kerry L. Russell John D. Schneider Motorized Recreation Subcommittee James Griffin, Chair Gilles Beaudoin Paulette Feit Robert Ronzio Carl N. Edwards, Ex Officio Community Affairs Committee Pat B. Carlson& Robert L. Fishell , Co-Chairs Gilles Beaudoin Donald R. Carter, Sr. Lorraine A. Corriveau Paulette Feit Murielle G. Forster Pat Griffin Robert Madore Patricia A. McEnerney Linda S. Searles, L.P.N. Cornelia Fowle, Ex Officio Joint Subcommittee on Special Needs Pat B. Carlson Robert L. Fishell Cornelia Fowle James Griffin Ruth Rosenthal Kerry L. Russell Paulette Feit, Ex Officio Social and Recreation Committee Murielle G. Forster and Mary K. Jubok, Co-Chairs Joyce Doyle Dr. Marylou Edwards Kay G. Lerner Helga Moody William J. Osborn Sally Springer-Kotelnikov Grievance Committee The Delegates of Each District Shall Appoint a District Grievance Committee and the Chairs of these Six District Committees Shall Compose the Council Grievance Committee Health and Safety Committee Carl N. Edwards and Stu Eldred, Co-Chairs Art Bravo Sally Eldred Paulette Feit Cornelia Fowle George Humphrey Marty Powers Robert Ronzio Steve Rosenthal Kerry L. Russell Susan Schneider Committee on Liability and Risk Management Bob Wollenberg, Chair Carl N. Edwards, Esq. Stu Eldred Jerry Summit Legal Affairs Committee Carl N. Edwards, Esq., Chair Caroline Summit Bob Wollenberg Procedural Review Committee Carl N. Edwards, Esq., Chair James Griffin Dr. Joseph P. Kahan Jerry Summit Posted Dec 12 2007 1:20PM CET     Username withheld , California   1. Under current law, Sherwood Forest residents have no legal obligation to pay the assessments.- Attorney General     Attorney General's Letter December 17, 2004 Re: Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association Dear Dr. Edwards: Thank you for meeting with us on Thursday, December 9th to discuss the notices of assessment mailed by the Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association (SFNA) to residents of the Sherwood Forest community of Becket, Massachusetts. We appreciate your view that the SFNA is responsible for maintaining the Common areas in Sherwood Forest. You agreed to consider holding a special meeting and election of the SFNA to ensure that the SFNA properly reflected the views of all residents of Sherwood Forest who wished to participate in the organization. In order to prevent divisive litigation and to ensure that resources are devoted to maintenance of the common areas, an appropriate solution will require that all stakeholders--including all residents who have an interest in the common areas-act together in a consensual manner. In addition, with respect to the notices of assessment, you agreed to the following: 1. No deed or other document filed with the Registry of Deeds contains any reference to assessments by SFNA or requires residents of the Sherwood Forest area to pay assessments. 2. The SFNA assessments are not taxes and do not have the legal status of taxes. Under current law, Sherwood Forest residents have no legal obligation to pay the assessments. 3. The SFNA does not have the authority to enforce the assessments by use of liens or attachment of the property of Sherwood Forest residents. 4. The only document that refers to assessments is the By-laws adopted by SFNA in 2003, The By-laws do not provide for enforcement of the assessments. You also agreed that the SFNA would undertake to inform and educate the residents of Sherwood Forest's concerning these matters. In addition to a clear and plain description of the problems affecting the common areas and a clear and well-documented budget for dealing with these problems, all residents should be informed of the points set forth above. The SFNA should also inform all residents of the opportunities to participate in the governance and activities of the SFNA. Because we have received a number of complaints from community residents, the special meeting and transmission of information to residents should occur in a timely manner. We would appreciate your sending us copies of SFNA's communications with residents concerning these matters. Lastly, we understand that a number of the property owners have retained Attorney Nicholas Parsenios of Lee, MA to represent them. We believe that the most expeditious way for you to create the process for resolving the issues outlined in this letter is for you to contact him directly. Attorney Parsenios can be reached at (413) 243-6086. Yours truly, Janice A. Healy Assistant Attorney General Chief, Western Mass. Division cc: John Novakowski, President, Sherwood Forest Neighbors Association Posted Dec 12 2007 1:01PM CET   Submitted Files Filename Description File Type File Size Click to download CAISherwoodForest.pdf CAI Article on Sherwood Forest Association PDF document, version 1.4 983KB Download   Username withheld , California

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