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A Letter
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My "breath of fresh air" comment about my homeowners asscociation
We don't use a management company and I want to no part of CAI
October 09, 2006
By
Jim Morvay
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I am president of Emerald Towers Association in Parma Heights.,Ohio.
Was on the board 27 years ago and had to come back again due to poor self management and lack of people for board. This is a rental unit for us.
I have joined the CAI and have found the books, templates,email nonthly emails newsletter plus other member benefits very helpful for me to help educate my board on their responsibilities.
My own condo association in Medina,Ohio has been ib top of most things but I have been on board 27 years out of 32years of buying here new. I am an independent insurance agent for 42 years. Advise both associations on proper insurance and how to board manage all attorneys, cpa, insurance, contractors etc. good boards are like good politicians. Both MUST make a 100% comittment foor their positions.
My Parma Heights. condo has 66 units and is self managed. I always set up real working comittiees and give them real guide lines and goals. The CAI books did help on how to build a real community.
Posted Nov 24 2006 3:26AM CET
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David F. Wallace
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Medina, Ohio |
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Jim,
I didn't answer your first comment because you live in West Viginia and I live in California. However, I am really glad to hear that your HOA is a success and your homeowners are happy.
I sent the following comments to another person who asked your same question:
I am a member of the Traffic Committee for our community. We have similar problems; however, our streets are public, not private.
My understanding (which is for California) is that if you are a private gated community, then the association is responsible for traffic safety within the community. This includes speeding and other violations. If your streets were public like ours, you could appeal to the city for resolution.
Because you can't appeal to the city, you are going to have to deal with the problem of speeding as an association. There are lots of ingenous ways to deal with traffic safety and speeding.
Our Traffic Committee has spent the last two years educating ourselves and our neighbors on this process. Probably the single most helpful tool we've found is a website called Traffic Calming.Org (http://trafficcalming.org). If you look at this site you will find that there are many ways to resolve speeding problems without signs. With the fact that you own your own streets, your HOA has the ability to make any of these alternatives as beautiful as you want. As an example, one of the methods is to use "Bulb Outs." A bulb out doesn't have to be ugly. You could landscape it with everything from flowers and plants to the native flora and fauna for your area. You could actually make it so pretty that it adds to the natural beauty of your neighborhood rather than detracts from it.
Bill Mills
Service 1st Mediation & Ombudsman Services
San Clemente, CA
Posted Oct 11 2006 4:36PM CEST
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Bill Mills
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San clemente, California |
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Regarding the speeding problem:
In New York our commiunity imstalled speed bumps and stop signs. Here in Floridsa our community has the gate guards issuing summonses.
I understand gste guards msy not kegally issue s summons in Florida. The only other choice is to have police come in perhaps once a week to let the community know a summons will be issued for speeding.
Hope this is helpful. Joan
Posted Oct 11 2006 3:09AM CEST
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Joan B Lewis
West Palm Beach, Florida |
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