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Neighborhood Reps Needed

 According to the October 2025 Summit Scoop, four neighborhoods need Neighborhood Representatives. They are Autumn Run (80), Indigo Springs (141), Pineclave (33), Waverly Place (264). This means that 518 homeowners (20.9%) are not represented in the HOA! Autumn Run is a new vacancy.  Autumn Glen had been on the list, but a homeowner now is recognized as its Voting Member. The election for four directors will be held on November 11, 2025.  A homeowner in Indigo Springs has been busy collecting signatures to become recognized as the Voting Member for that neighborhood before the Voting Members' Meeting. But he might not get to vote on November 11th. The Voting Members for Autumn Glen and Fawn Ridge also might not get to vote on November 11th. Why not? Because Board President Danny Trapp whined to Brookland Baptist Church Northeast, resulting in a Trespass Notice being issued to those three and to one resident by the Church. That Notice bars the four from Church property an...
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Who Picks Youth Committee Chair?

 In the President's Report in the October 2025 Summit Scoop (Page 1), Board President Danny Trapp wrote, in part, "We are currently seeking chairpersons for the Ponds and Lakes, Youth and Covenants Committees."  As Board President, shouldn't Danny be familiar with the Procedures Reference Manual (PRM)? He was on the Board back in 2016, was recognized as a Voting Member from 2017 to 2024, and has been on the Board and Board President since November 2024. He should know that the Board does not pick the chairperson of the Youth Committee. According to the PRM (Art. III, §L Youth Committee Procedures ), "The Youth Committee will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer every two years." The Board and Danny do not control the Youth Committee. They don't select, pick, or elect the Chair of the Youth Committee.
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Trespass Warning from Church to Summit Residents

On September 19, 2025, the Brookland Baptist Church Northeast issued a letter containing a Trespass Warning to four Summit residents. They were warned not to enter Church property or attend any meeting on the premises of the Church. The Church sent its letter to Danny (not to any of the four residents). Danny waited two weeks and then mailed the Church's letter with his own letter on October 3rd, just in time to be delivered before the October 7th Board meeting. How did that come about? Board President Danny Trapp had sent a letter to the Church that it received on September 15. What did Danny's letter say? Did the HOA's Board of Directors (BOD) approve that action? Did the BOD authorize Danny to send that letter? Two of those restricted from entering Church property are Voting Members. One is almost a Voting Member. None of the three attended the October 7th Board Meeting. All would have, but the Church's letter, legitimate or not, scared them off. Three neighborhoods ...
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Four Questions for HOA Members

Here are a few questions for homeowners in The Summit. Is it wrong for the Board of Directors (BOD) to violate the CC&Rs? Was it wrong for a lawsuit to be filed in the name of the HOA that is prohibited by the CC&Rs? Was it wrong for the Board President to file a lawsuit that had not been approved by the BOD? Is it wrong for the HOA to spend money that the BOD has not approved? If you think these things are wrong, tell (don't ask) your Voting Member to take action on your behalf immediately!
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Will It Take a Lawsuit?

Over the past 5-6 years I have documented many significant Sections of the CC&Rs, By-Laws, and published Guides of the HOA with which the various Boards have failed to comply. In many emails to board members I suggested that they seek competent legal advice. They weren't required to accept any of my suggestions. And they didn't. I am gathering names of homeowners and indications of interest for forcing the Board of Directors and the HOA's officers to comply with the Governing Documents of the HOA. The Governing Documents aren't merely "suggestions"; they are the Code of Conduct and should not be ignored. The past two years have solidified my decision. Now the question is, Who will join me in saying, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" The S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs does not have the statutory authority to correct the problems. The S.C. Attorney General will not act. I've been there three times. I've asked them to act on behalf of 2,480 homeowner...
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Who Is Vernell Butler?

I heard a story last month that Vernell Butler went to the HOA office (before CAMS finished out its contract) and announced that he would be joining the Board of Directors and would be Treasurer again. I've also heard that Vernell showed up at recent meetings of the Voting Members and declared that he was entitled to attend because he was an Alternate. Vernell is a past Board Member. He was elected to the Board on December 1, 2020, to serve a two-year term (2020-2022). On November 1, 2022, he was re-elected to a two-year term (2022-2024). The November 2020 Summit Scoop shows that Vernell was the Alternate for the Summit Hills V neighborhood. The January 2021 Summit Scoop does not show Vernell's name as the Alternate for Summit Hills V. That's because, when a Voting Member or Alternate becomes a Board Member, he must resign as an Alternate from his neighborhood. Vernell's term as Alternate ended on December 1, 2020. In November 2023, when Vernell was not re-elected as Tr...
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Why Is William Hill Clearing Out?

Apparently, William Hill has turned in his letter of resignation from the HOA's Board of Directors. Is he quitting after four months because he now has had a good inside look at how the HOA is run, and he decided he'd better get out while the getting is good? Too late! Danny Trapp tried to appoint him to the Board but failed. The "executive session" on July 1st was not legitimate; the meeting before the Board Meeting started at 6:30PM was just a pre-board (short for "pretty-boring") meeting. Because he was not duly-appointed as a Board Member, he has also not been the legitimate Treasurer. But he has been sitting in the seat and acting like it (some of the time) - enough time that he won't escape notice for approving the illegal disbursement of HOA funds for the illegal lawsuit that was filed in the HOA's name on December 30, 2024. Perhaps his defense will be, "I wasn't really the Treasurer, because I was not legitimately appointed as a Dir...
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