Neighborhood Communications

Would it be helpful to you, as a homeowner or resident, to receive monthly communications about the goings-on in our neighborhood and regarding the Summit HOA's board of directors?

First, what is our "Neighborhood"? Barony Place consists of Barony Place I (34 homes) and Barony Place II (46 homes), for a total of 80 homes. Most are owner-occupied, but not all. Non-homeowner-Residents are a valuable part of the Neighborhood. (The Lakes at Barony Place is not part of the Barony Place Neighborhood.)

Who should be the source of these regular communications? 

According to a listing of primary responsibilities of Voting Members or Alternates, one of the responsibilities is to "Create a Neighborhood Newsletter". This list can be found on the HOA's website (www.summithomeowners.com).   No log-in is required. On the homepage, scroll down to "Neighborhood News"; click on that. Scroll down to "Voting Members/Alternates Memo..." and click on the link. 

That memo was written by the late Neighborhoods Chairman and Treasurer, George Reynolds, and is dated August 7, 2020. It has been around (and ignored) for years.

I've lived here 5+ years and have never seen a Neighborhood Newsletter. Have you?

For example, wouldn't you like to know when the entrance to and the three islands in Barony Place II will finally get some landscaping attention? Pine straw should not be accepted as a landscaping solution in a 46-community of homes valued at over $12,000,000.

Barony Place II homeowners pay $23,460/year in HOA dues. For what?

Would you like to know why Barony Place II residents no longer receive Violation Notices from the office for parking on the street?

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