Barony Place I/Barony Place II

Also on Page Three of the December 2025 Summit Scoop was a second food-for-thought item. Jesse McClinton, former chairperson of the Neighborhood Committee (prior to Reginald Mack) commented on the dues increase. He wrote, "As you know, we have had an increase in our fees of $50.00 per billing cycle." The dues actually increased $50.00 for the year, or $25.00 per billing cycle. He opined about the $96,000 spent on resurfacing one of the pools and estimates less than 5% of Summit residents use the pools. How many residents are there - 6,-8,000? Five percent of 8,000 is 400. How accurate is his estimate? Jesse must know that pool repair decisions are not made by homeowners or by Voting Members. The decisions are made by the Board of Directors.  If anyone wonders when Amaryllis Woods held its last Neighborhood Meeting and elected a three-member Neighborhood Committee, be sure to ask Jesse. Ask him why Amaryllis Woods doesn't have two Alternates.

Work has not yet been completed on the Hard Scrabble Road project. You'll see lane closures for curb, gutter, and drainage work. Drive carefully. Obey Work Zone speed limits. "Let 'em Live", says SC DOT. The speed limit from Kelly Mill Road to south of Clemson Road will be 45MPH. Signing is being corrected. Westbound Summit Parkway at Hard Scrabble Road. There will NOT be a double-left turn installed there. The center lane is for straight-ahead traffic to enter Rice Creek Elementary School. If you are special, go ahead and make your left turn from the center lane. Police will ticket. The right-turn-on-red for northbound traffic on Hard Scrabble Road at Summit Parkway may be restored. Be patient behind Comet buses. Drivers are not permitted to turn right on red. Watch for operation of School Zone flashing lights. When flashing, the Speed Limit is 25MPH to the End School Zone sign. Report speeders, reckless drivers, tailgaters, roadragers. Emergencies: 911 Highway Patro...

Why haven't the Minutes of the November 18th Board of Directors meeting been published yet? This was the meeting that immediately followed the Annual Meeting of Voting Members, at which four directors were elected. The Voting Members re-elected one incumbent (Linda Potter, who had been nominated by the Nominating Committee) and three write-in candidates (Brenda Bryant, Jeff Lummel, and Angelo Turley-Moore (who were not nominated by the Danny Trapp-controlled Nominating Committee). The 2026 Proposed Budget was not adopted, because at least two newly-elected directors had not seen it. Other business may have been conducted on November 18th, but homeowners (Members) have no way of knowing it, because the Minutes have not yet been published. Should Minutes be published within 7-10 days of Board meetings? The December 2nd Board of Directors had to be held at the office, because no arrangements were made to hold it in a venue that would accommodate the usual attendance of 30-40 homeowner...

The December 2025 continues the call for Neighborhood Representatives for four neighborhoods in The Summit. Indigo Springs almost came off the list, but Angelo Turley-Moore was elected to the Board of Directors through a Write-In vote. He is a great addition to the Board. But that leaves Indigo Springs still open. This means that 141 property owners have no representation in the Association. Three other neighborhoods do not have Voting Members: Autumn Run (80 homes) Pine Clave (33 homes) Waverly Place (264 homes) In total, 518 homes (20.9% of the HOA) are unrepresented. Will this be corrected early in 2026?

The December Summit Scoop was published today. Food-for-thought appears on Page Three. The Safety Committee offered, "The new camera system for intersections and parks is nearly complete, with a demonstration expected the following day. Once launched, the CAT officer will be able to monitor the system through a mobile app. Access will be limited to the town, management office, and CAT officer." The previous Board majority apparently did not consider that "intersections" are not Common Property and that the HOA has no authority whatsoever over them. So why was HOA money spent on cameras that cover intersections? It was classic waste. When was "the following day"? Access? Limited "to the town, management office, and CAT officer." What is "the town"? Surely, no one in the management office will be sitting there, watching video of intersections. The CAT officer (RCSD deputy) is not The Summit HOA's private security officer. Her territor...

How is Town & Country doing as the HOA's new management company? Have you received your dues notice ($280  ($255 + 25) due Jan. 1, 2026 (past-due after Jan. 31))  and 2026 Budget yet?  Has the December 2025 Summit Scoop been published yet? (12/10/25) Has a location for the Jan. 6 BOD Meeting been arranged? (12/10/25 Yes) Have the November 18th BOD Minutes been posted yet? Have the September 2025 Financial Operating Results been posted yet? Have the October 2025 Financial Operating Results been posted yet? Has the 2024 Annual Report been posted yet? It should have been posted the day after the BOD received it. Has the 2023 forensic internal audit been posted yet?  It should have been posted the day after the BOD received it. Has the 2023 forensic external audit been posted yet?  It should have been posted the day after the BOD received it. 

Want to see what you are getting for your extra $50.00/year in 2026? The 2026 Budget has been posted on the HOA's website. Try this link:    https://www.summithomeowners.com/editor_upload/File/Summit%20Approved%202026%20Budget.pdf If that doesn't work, log into the HOA's website at https://summithomeowners.com Hover over RESIDENTS;  Click on DOCUMENTS; Click on Annual Budgets; Click on 2026 An important column is missing, just as it has been in previous years. That's the Percentage-of-Change column. For example, in 2025 only $3,000 was contributed to Reserves. In 2026 (Line 8000) the contribution will be $91,081 (+2,900%). (The contribution to Reserves in 2020 was $163,965.) Line 4000 Assessment Income 2025 $1,264,800 (2,480 x $510) 2026 $1,388,800   (2,480 x $560) Percentage-of-Change: +9.8% (This was the maximum increase in Assessment that could be made by the BOD without approval of the Voting Members.) Line 6020 Contract Landscaping 2025 $556,358 2026 $508,860 Pe...

Homeowners and Residents in The Summit can look forward to positive changes in how the HOA is run.  It's my feeling that homeowners (Members) and Residents will experience a new era of Respect that hasn't been here for a long time.  Allow your new Board a "honeymoon" period. The new leadership of the Association (meaning the officers on the Board of Directors) will be hard at work to get a handle on everything that is wrong and to begin fixing it. It won't happen overnight. Be sure to welcome Brenda Bryant, Jeff Lummel, Linda Potter, and Angelo Turley-Moore to their new roles as President, Vice-President, Treasurer,  and Secretary, respectively. If you have something to share with them or a request, I suggest you email it to the Property Manager for The Summit's HOA. Send it to SummitHelpDesk@tcgrd.com . If you want your message to go to a particular officer or Board Member or distributed to all of them, say so in the first line. Same for messages you intend f...

Why haven't the Minutes of the November 18th Board of Directors Meeting been published? There were many errors in the Minutes for the October 7th Board of Directors Meeting. Those Minutes were the responsibility of Noel Weatherbee, presumptive Board Secretary at the time. Were they corrected, before the Board voted to approve the Minutes at the November 18th BOD Meeting? Were Minutes prepared for the November 18th Annual Meeting of Voting Members, and will they be published? Those would have been the responsibility of Noel Weatherbee, presumptive Secretary of the Board, because the new Board members had not been seated and announced. Why haven't the Financial Operating Results been published for September 2025? Why haven't the Financial Operating Results been published for October 2025? When will the 2024 Annual Audit be posted on the HOA's website? When will the 2023 forensic internal audit be released to Members? When will the 2023 forensic external audit be released ...

Every November the Voting Members elect four (or three) directors, who serve two-year terms. Four directors are elected in odd-numbered years; three directors are elected in even-numbered years. Four directors were elected on November 18, 2025. They will serve two-year terms until November 2027. They are: Brenda Bryant (2025-2027) Jeff Lummel (2025-2027) Linda Potter (2025-2027) Angelo Turley-Moore (2025-2027) Three directors were elected on November 12, 2024. Their two-year terms run until November, 2026. They were: Tanisha Holmes LaToya Adams (Resigned in May 2025) Ciara Bates (Resigned in May 2025) The successors of LaToya and Ciara were improperly appointed on July 1, 2025, in what then-Board President, Danny Trapp, called an "executive session"; it wasn't.  But their successors were allowed to sit on the Board, even though they were not duly-appointed. The three with two-year terms ending in November 2026 are: William Hill* (2024-2026) Tanisha Hol...

 In an email from the office on December 2, the HOA announced the officers of the Association for the following year (until November 2026). They are: President, Brenda Bryant Vice-President, Jeff Lummel Secretary, Angelo Turley-Moore Treasurer, Linda Potter Brenda and Linda were re-elected to the Board of Directors on November 18, 2026. Jeff and Angelo were elected to the Board on that date.  Brenda, Jeff, and Angelo were write-in candidates, after the Nominating Committee failed to place them on the ballot. Each was a fully-qualified applicant for the Board who should have been a candidate on the ballot.  In addition to the officers, three other directors are on the Board: Tanisha Holmes, who is serving the second year of a two-year term (2024-2026); William Hill, who was appointed (improperly) on July 1, 2025, to succeed one of the two directors who resigned in May 2025. His term-of-office is 2024-2026. Noel Weatherbee, who also was appointed (improperly) on July 1, 202...

The December Board Meeting will be held tonight at 6:30PM in the HOA's office at 305 Ridge Trail Drive. Due to very limited space, tonight's meeting attendance will be limited to Board members and Voting Members. The Minutes of the November 18th Board Meeting have not been published yet, but apparently there was an attempt by some of the directors to change the Board Meeting frequency from monthly to not-less-than-quarterly. This is yet another reason why officers should have been elected at the first board meeting following the Annual Meeting of Voting Members, which was the Board Meeting on November 18th. This meeting-night mess would not have happened. It's hard enough to Members (homeowners) to know what is really going on with their HOA. The four elected directors (Brenda Bryant, Jeff Lummel, Linda Potter, and Angelo Turley-Moore) want monthly meetings to continue. They welcome the homeowner participation at monthly meetings. The other three directors (Tanisha Holmes, ...

The December 2nd Board of Directors Meeting starts at 6:30PM, only 7 hours from now. But where will the meeting be held? Why hasn't Town & Country, the HOA's property manager since October 1st, announced the location? As of the Summit Scoop's publication in early November, the location was "TBA". It likely will not be at Brookland Baptist Church Northeast. Will it be at the North Springs Park Community Center? It was not possible to learn at 11:15AM, because The Center's voice mailbox (803.736.6070) is full. Why isn't the location shown on the online December Calendar on the HOA's website? Better yet, why isn't the BOD Meeting shown on the December Calendar on the HOA's website?

In the Minutes of the October 7, 2025 Board Meeting are approved expenditures totaling $139,349.66 . See the Finance Committee Report in those Minutes. Every month the Board approves requests for spending, and no one ever asks where the money is coming from. Some of the spending is for Operations; other spending is for or on capital projects. But no one asks; no one tells. Also, every month the Minutes do not show the total for all the spending approved. A popular quote is, "We can't be out of money. We still have some checks left." Was this the financial policy of the previous Board of Directors (before the November 18, 2025 election)? Reserves have been dwindling fast, because of insufficient contributions to Reserves that should have been in the Budgets. In 2024 ZERO was budgeted for Reserves. In 2025 only $3,000 was budgeted for Reserves. The Proposed 2026 Budget, to be voted on tonight, shows $91,081 for Reserves. (In 2020 the budgeted contribution to Reserves was $1...

Do you ever read the Minutes of Board Meetings? They are posted on the HOA's website.  Go to www.summithomeowners.com   Hover over RESIDENTS, click on DOCUMENTS. Scroll down to Board of Director's Minutes.  Find the Minutes you'd like to read; then Click on the month/year. An important entry appears in the Finance Committee report* in the Minutes of the October 7, 2025 Board Meeting. "Association Audit (L. Douglas Johnson CPA): $7,039 – Approved" Is this the long-awaited 2024 Annual Audit? Who is L. Douglas Johnson? An online search shows a CPA by that name in Greensboro, North Carolina. Is that where his office is? Does he have a Columbia office? If not, why did the HOA select a CPA whose office is 174 miles north of The Summit? I may have missed something in previous Board Minutes.  When did the Board advertise for an auditor?  How many bids did the HOA receive?  When did it select Mr. Johnson?  When did the Board retain Mr. Johnson to do the Audit?...

Just in case you are wondering where the HOA's Board Meeting will be tomorrow (Tuesday, December 2, 2025), you won't find that out by viewing the HOA Calendar on the HOA's website. Not only is the location not on the online Calendar, the Board Meeting itself is not on the Calendar. The Summit Scoop for November 2025 announces the Meeting will be on December 2. The location? TBA I wonder just when Town & Country will be informing Members and residents of the location... Will 100 people be emailing and calling the office tomorrow? Email: Summithelpdesk@tcgrd.com Phone: 803.865.0609

Near the beginning of the Minutes of the October 7, 2025 Board Meeting, right under Neighborhood Concerns it reads, in part, "Nominating Committee formed - Members: Carmen Claud, Mary Beth Edwards, Stan Haines.  - Will review board applications.  - Meeting scheduled for second Tuesday of November, may be rescheduled.  - Voting members encouraged to visit the office to express interest in joining committees.  - Must be active and attend meetings." What does "formed" mean? Why did they think, on October 7th, that the November 11th board meeting might have to be re-scheduled? How much did that have to do with the letter that Danny Trapp had sent to Brookland Baptist Church Northeast in mid-September, which resulted in the Church's banning three homeowners and one resident from the church property (and HOA board meetings and the Annual Meeting of Voting Members)? For years there have been Nominating Committees. From December 2023 until October 2024 no chairperson of...

Will Minutes of the November 18, 2025 Annual Meeting of Voting Members (AMVM) be published? This is one of the most-important meetings of the HOA. This is the meeting at which four (or three) directors are elected to the Board each year. In past years no Minutes have been published; thus, Members have no idea what happened at the AMVM. There is no reason for the AMVM to be secret. What should be reported? The Neighborhoods in attendance; Names of the Voting Members (or Alternates);  Names of the HOA officers presiding over the AMVM; Name of the Recording Secretary; Confirmation of a quorum of Voting Members;  Names of all candidates for election; and Names of the top four (or three) vote-getters. Members have the right (By-Laws, Art. VI, §4, ¶(a)) to inspect these Minutes.

Officers of the HOA should be elected at Tuesday's Board of Directors Meeting. The old guard is out; the new is in. Four directors were elected on November 18: Brenda Bryant, Jeff Lummel, Linda Potter, and Angelo Turley-Moore. Danny Trapp was not re-elected. He is no longer on the Board, and he is no longer President of the HOA. On this Tuesday, December 2nd, the Board should elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and a Treasurer. This happens every year. The election should have been conducted on November 18th, but it wasn't. State law requires a President, (legitimate) Secretary, and (legitimate) Treasurer. Tanisha Holmes, soon-to-be former Board VP, will move to the minority of the Board. Will she stay, or will she pull "a Vernell" and bail if not re-elected as VP? Will William Hill resign from the Board, as has been rumored for over a month? What will Noel Weatherbee do? Both Hill and Weatherbee were appointed in a closed, private, pre-board meeting on July...

Has the HOA ever received the 2024 Annual Audit? Or the 2023 forensic internal audit? Or the 2023 forensic external audit?   If they have been delivered to the HOA, why haven't they been published? Shouldn't those be available to the Members of the Association by now? A good place for them is right on the HOA's website, where every Member can view them without asking anyone's permission. The 2024 Annual Audit should have been delivered by August (or earlier in the year). What's the big secret? The 2026 Proposed Budget was available at the November 18th Regular Board Meeting. It wasn't voted on then, because two new board members (Jeff Lummel and Angelo Turley-Moore) hadn't seen it before the meeting. Unlike in some prior years, newly-elected directors were not asked this year to vote on a budget they'd never seen. But all will vote on it on it this Tuesday, December 2. Be sure to attend the December 2nd Board Meeting. It promises to be exciting, for m...

What happened to half of the HOA's Reserves under the leadership of Board President Danny Trapp between November 2023 and November 2025? Trapp was elected as a Director on November 7, 2023, and he was not re-elected as a Director on November 18, 2025. He served as Board President for those two years. As of November 30, 2023, the HOA had $963,023.22 in Reserves. As of October 31, 2025, the HOA had $465,724.18 in Reserves. What happened to $497,299.04 (51.6%)? Does anyone ever remember a Motion at any board meeting to transfer money from Reserves? Who authorized withdrawals from Reserves, and what were the expenditures for? The HOA has not had a legitimate, duly-elected Treasurer since LaToya Adams resigned in May 2025, only six months after being elected to the Board in November 2024. William Hill was not duly-appointed to the Board in a bonafide meeting on July 1, 2025. Because he was not a legitimate Director, he could not be a legitimate officer (Treasurer). Was he a signer on th...

Look out for this driver, who might live in Autumn Glen area. Black Nissan Altima. S.C. license 135 AAE. The driver tailgated me this morning in a dangerous manner on westbound Summit Parkway, after turning from Autumn Glen Drive. I was driving at 35MPH in the right-hand lane. A vehicle to my left was also obeying the speed limit, which infuriated the driver behind me. When the driver could get into the left lane, he passed me closely and then cut back into the right lane before completely passing me. I had to brake and steer toward the curb. Maybe I should have steered left and accelerated, executing a PIT maneuver, but I didn't.  Driver has been reported to Troop 1 of the Highway Patrol, to the RCSD Traffic Unit, and to the RCSD CAT Officer for The Summit. The crazies are out, folks. Be careful today, tonight, and this week-end. If you know where that car belongs, let me know and I'll inform law enforcement.

Town & Country, the HOA's new property management company, emailed* an erroneous message to Members on November 26. It read, in part, "As many residents will be welcoming guests over the holiday, we kindly ask everyone to be mindful of parking etiquette within the community. To help ensure clear roadways and maintain a pleasant environment for all: * Please park your vehicles in your garage whenever possible. * Encourage guests to utilize your driveway. * Street parking should only be used when absolutely necessary. "Your cooperation helps keep our community safe, accessible, and enjoyable for all residents." The Summit's HOA has never identified a Section in the Governing Documents that applies to street parking. The streets are public roadways, owned and maintained by Richland County. Public roadways are not part of the Common Property of the HOA. If your guests or you wish to park in the street, do so. If cars are parked so as to block the roadway, a deput...

Since July 1, 2025, why didn't the acting or presumptive Treasurer of the HOA, Noel Weatherbee, post numerous, important, financial reports of the HOA? the 2023 forensic internal audit,  the 2023 forensic external audit,  the 2024 Annual Audit,  the September 2025 Financial Operating Report, and the October 2025 Financial Operating Report. Somewhere along the way during the summer of 2025, the HOA closed accounts at FCB/CIT and First Community Bank and opened accounts at Alliance (?). There is nothing in the Minutes of Board Meetings that explains these changes in banking relationships. Who authorized them? Who facilitated the changes? Who are the authorized signers on accounts? Has anyone conducted banking business who is not an authorized signer? What is the full name of the "Alliance" bank? All of this should be in the Minutes! The new Board should order a complete forensic audit (internal and external) for the Calendar Year 2025, as soon as the year ends on Decem...

Your Board of Directors will have a pre-board meeting tonight (not open to the Members or the public). On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, The Summit's HOA will hold its December open Board meeting, and this will be your opportunity to meet the officers of the HOA for the next year. The 2026 Budget will have to be discussed and approved. You'll want to welcome a new President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. I believe you can expect a completely different, new, refreshing, and positive experience at Board meetings.  Three past officers will be directors (only). Two of them were never legitimate officers. Hopefully, this will not come back to haunt the HOA. They were not legitimately appointed to the Board on July 1st, because that meeting was not a bonafide "executive session," as was claimed by former board president Danny Trapp. Because they were not legitimately appointed, they could not become the legitimate Secretary or Treasurer. If they conducted business a...

Homeowners haven't felt the impact of last Tuesday's Board election yet, but it's coming. My sense is that the homeowners (the Members of the Association) and residents will realize quickly that the game has changed. From this point on, homeowners and residents will find that this is their Association and that the leadership of the HOA is there to serve them and the community.  I expect an air of transparency, cooperation, respect and honesty to replace what I have experienced in board meetings since 2018. The officers for 2025-2026 haven't been elected yet. The Board will elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. I suspect there will be true organization to the way board meetings will be run.  Remember that the Directors and Officers are homeowners, just as you are. They have lives outside of their HOA duties. They will devote many hours/month to HOA responsibilities. They know how serious their responsibilities are. Be sure to thank them and to help...

On the afternoon after the election of four new directors (one of whom was not Danny Trapp), the attorney for the Association filed a Supplemental Brief in the lawsuit against Gus Philpott. The lawyer knew on Wednesday morning that Danny was no longer the President or on the Board. The filing was titled "Plaintiff's Supplemental Brief in Support of its Motion to Compel and in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Remove Plaintiff." Who authorized the law firm to file that Brief? Do they do what they want or what they think is best, without permission of their Client? Why didn't they wait for the Association to contact them and wait for instructions from the new President of the Association (who hasn't been elected yet)? Did they contact the Board Vice-President and discuss their intention to file, which would have included billable hours for their work? If they did, what was the response of Tanisha Holmes? Did she authorize them to proceed? If so, why didn't...

At last Tuesday's (11/18/2025) Board meeting, officers should have been elected. Why weren't they? The Association now has no President, no legitimate Secretary, and no legitimate Treasurer. State law requires all three. Who is running the HOA now? Board Vice-President Tanisha Holmes. The By-Laws (Art. IV, §2) dictate when the officers are to be elected.  Section 2. Election. Term of Office, and Vacancies. The officers of the Association   shall  be elected annually by the Board of Directors   at the first meeting of the Board of Directors following each annual meeting of the Voting Members , as herein set forth in Article III. A vacancy in any office arising because of death, resignation, removal, or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.   The first meeting of the Board of Directors after the AMVM was last Tuesday at 6:30PM. It is not hard to read and understand that Section of the By-Laws. Sometimes, it's...

Will the Town & Country Property Manager announce the Special Board Meeting by email to all Members of the Association? Special Board Meeting* Date: Time: Location: Purpose:  To elect the four officers of the Association for 2025-2026; To appoint a chairperson of the Nominating Committee; Decision regarding the litigation** filed illegally in December 2025 in the name of the Associatgion  against resident Gus Philpott; and Anything else that can't wait until December 2, 2025. * By-Laws, Art. III, §B, ¶10 ** Why should the litigation be on the agenda for the Special Board Meeting? Every day this continues, it costs the Association more in legal fees. This litigation is prohibited by the CC&Rs. It was never approved by the Board. The past president caused it to be filed without the approval of the Board and without its authority. It has cost the Association thousands of dollars so far.

When a Board Term ends, how does the HOA express its appreciation to those who are leaving the Board? Are there thanks and a round of applause? Does the person whose term ended even stick around for the Board Meeting? Are the thanks half-hearted? Are there even any thanks at all? Is there a great sigh of relief?

When last night's Board Meeting started, the HOA had one officer - the Vice-President. The HOA had no President, no Secretary, and no Treasurer. These three officers are required by South Carolina state law. Why no President? Danny Trapp, Board Member and Board President (2023-2025), was not re-elected. His term ended when last night's meeting began. Why no Secretary? Noel Weatherbee had been improperly appointed as Director on July 1 in a pre-board meeting (not in "executive session", as claimed by Trapp). Since she was not legitimately appointed, she could not serve as Board Secretary. Why no Treasurer? William Hill had also been improperly appointed on July 1 in a pre-board meeting (not in "executive session", as claimed by Trapp). Since he was not legitimately appointed, he could not serve as Board Treasurer. The Board should have elected officers last night, in compliance with the By-Laws (Art. IV, §2).  The Board will have to call a Special Board Meeti...

The election result tonight was very positive for the HOA!!! Brenda Bryant and Linda Potter were re-elected to the Board, and Jeff Lummel and Angelo  Turley-Moore were elected. This is wonderful news for the Association and its 2,480 Members.  The Board should have elected officers tonight, but it didn't. Tonight was the first Board Meeting after the Annual Meeting of Voting Members. The Board repeats its habit (and non-compliance with the By-Laws) by failing to elect officers tonight and delaying the vote for a few days until it holds a Special Board Meeting and elects the officers without an audience. This is the first time in many years that the Association has had a Board that is more likely than not to conduct the business of the HOA in compliance with the Governing Documents. Congratulations to the Voting Members for a job well-done!

At tonight's Annual Meeting of Voting Members (AMVM), four directors are to be elected. The AMVM is held before the Board Meeting starts at 6:30PM. Four seats on the board are open: Brenda Bryant, Patricia Pollin*, Linda Potter, and Danny Trapp. Five candidates were nominated by the Nominating Committee, which was not duly-appointed by the Board. Vernell Butler, Linda Potter, Greg Thomas,  Danny Trapp, and Stephen Van Camp. Three other applicants were qualified, but not nominated by the Nominating Committee:  Brenda Bryant, Jeff Lummel, and Angelo Turley-Moore. Because Treapp is running for re-election, he should not chair tonight's meeting of the AMVM. Vice-President Tanisha Holmes should preside over the meeting, and presumptive Board Secretary Noel Weatherbee should be note-taker and scribe for the Minutes.  Will Minutes of the AMVM be prepared and published? The result of the election should be announced at 6:30PM and the newly-elected directors sh...

This month's Board Meeting will be one of the most important of the year. The Board Meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30PM at the North Springs Park Community Center, 1320 Clemson Road. The Voting Members will meet before that, perhaps at 5:30-6:00PM. They will need plenty of time this year, because the Nominating Committee presented a slate of five candidates for the four open Board spots, and there are three other well-qualified homeowners who applied for the Board. The Board Meeting should include important business this month: Announcement and seating of new Board members; Election of four officers; Appointment of the chairperson of the Nominating Committee; The 2026 Proposed Budget; The 2024 Annual Audit; The 2023 Forensic Internal Audit; The 2023 Forensic External Audit; Board explanation of the illegal lawsuit started in December 2024 that violates the CC&Rs; Board explanation of why Danny Trapp started the lawsuit without the approval of the Board; Treasurer's expl...

The election of four directors to the HOA's Board of Directors is now supposed to take place on November 18, 2025. Will a bonafide, legitimate election happen tomorrow? This year, again, it will a surprise to homeowners (Members) who the nominees are for the Board. Only the "Voting Members" will know in advance, and most of them (all?) won't bother to inform their homeowners or ask for guidance in their votes. The really bad news is that, again, this year massive Voter Fraud will take place on November 18, 2025. The President (Danny Trapp) and presumptive Secretary (Noel Weatherbee) will convene the 2025 Annual Meeting of Voting Members (AMVM). If it's like in past years, the President and Secretary will fail to confirm that only verified, bonafide, legitimate, duly-elected Voting Members (or Alternates) are present and that a quorum of them is present. Each neighborhood should be represented by only one member of its Neighborhood Committee*. The duly-elected Vo...

"How to Protect Your Condo/HOA and Your Own Mental Health in the Face of Increasingly Angry and Aggressive Owners" This is the title of a webinar being sponsored this week by HOALeader.com, which offers suggestions and advice (and membership) to homeowners' associations like The Summit's. The email announcing this webinar leads off with, " We're hearing it over and over—you and your fellow condo/HOA board members are coming face to face with owners who are more vocal than ever, and they're not holding back. They're sending you vitriolic emails and letters. They're demanding answers, often to challenges you can't control..." As I read that, I thought, "W hat this webinar needs to address is the actions of a Board of Directors that result is that reaction from its members! You've heard of "cause and effect" for years. If an HOA is transparent and honest with its Members, it will not get vitriolic emails and letters.  When...

The HOA's Nominating Committee was supposed to follow its Mission to select qualified candidates to present to the Board for election as Directors on November 18th. The Mission is found on the HOA's website on the Committees page. "Mission: Provides quality candidates to hold office on the Board. Candidates will be of the highest caliber, selected for interpersonal skills, dedication to the betterment of our Association and community, and free of any personal agenda." The Committee seriously missed the mark this year. It nominated two applicants who do not meet the criteria. It failed to nominate three applicants who DO meet the criteria.  At the Annual Meeting of Voting Members, which is held before the Regular Board Meeting convenes at 6:30PM, Voting Members may try to correct these errors by making nominations from the floor or allowing write-in votes. The Board should form an ad hoc Co mmittee to investigate the Nominating Committee (Tanisha Holmes, chairperson a...

In two days the Annual Meeting of Voting Members will be held to elect four directors of the HOA for two-year terms (2025-2027). Will the Voting Members "get it right" this year? Will they elect directors who will follow the CC&Rs, the By-Laws, and the published Guides, such as the PRM? And will those seven Directors follow the Governing Documents, when the Regular Board Meeting convenes at 6:30PM? Will the new Board "get it right"? Or will it just be "more of the same"? Attend this year's most-important meetings this Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:30PM at North Springs Park Community Center. NOTE: The meeting IS NOT at Brookland Baptist Church Northeast.

Could a disaster be just around the corner for the HOA? On Tuesday night, recognized Voting Members will elect four directors for a two-year term (2025-2027). What happens if they re-elect Danny Trapp and Linda Potter and elect Vernell Butler and Greg Thomas? That would create a board with Butler, Hill, Holmes, Potter, Thomas, Trapp, and Weatherbee. There isn't a snowball's chance in that hot place that the governing documents (CC&Rs, By-Laws, Guides (incl. PRM)) will be complied with by the Board, yet they will jam them down the throats of the Members (homeowners), as threatened in the November 2025 President's Report in the Summit Scoop. Linda Potter would be the lone voice in favor of compliance, and she doesn't have a record of speaking up against wrong-doing. She'll be out-voted 1-6 on any Motion she makes for compliance, if there even is a Second and a vote. Greg Thomas, former Board Member and past Secretary of the HOA, also doesn't have a record of s...

As the HOA approaches one of the most-important elections of directors in the past decade (maybe longer), I would like to thank the readers of this blog. I started this blog in July 2020. It's now more than five years old. I started it after a parking violation notice was mailed to the house. I asked where that was authorized in the CC&Rs or By-Laws, and I got stone-walled. I recall the words of the then-President: "I don't have to prove anything to you." I began attending Board meetings. You've seen the invitation in the Summit Scoop. "Board meetings are open to all Summit Residents." At that time, the invitation reads, "Board meetings are open to ALL Summit residents." As a former, hands-on Treasurer of a 240-home townhouse association, I understand Association financial statements. I started paying attention to the monthly financial reports.  I thank you readers for your emails and your phone calls. Your support of my efforts on your beh...