What Questions?

What questions are homeowners, non-homeowning residents, and "Voting Members" sending to the office?

Are they getting answers?

If the questions are going to the office, then those questions belong to the HOA. They should be filed and open to inspection by Members. They should be published, so that other homeowners and residents will know what is being asked. They can't get buried.

The answers should be published, too, unless a homeowner inquires about his own residence or dues balance.

The HOA could create a Q&A page on its website.

But what about the questions that are not being answered?

I know that I have asked why "We are not allowed to park in the streets." The chairman of the Safety Committee told me that by email in November 2024, and then he failed to answer my two follow-ups asking why parking is not allowed.

There is no answer. Parking is allowed in the streets.

What else would Members like to know?

Q. Why did the Board deny the Assessment increase requested by the Finance Committee in the Fall of 2024?

Q. How are the variances (over-spending) in the Finances to be paid?

Q. How much are the legal bills, so far, in the lawsuit against Gus Philpott (me)?

Q. How did the HOA start the lawsuit against Gus Philpott (me) in December 2024, when it is prohibited in the CC&Rs?

Q. Why didn't the Board ever vote on whether to start the lawsuit against Gus Philpott (me)?

Q. When the Board votes on Motions every month to spend money, where is the money coming from to pay those bills? Is it already budgeted, or is this "extra" money being spent?

Q. Was there a $6,500 bill in January 2025 for legal fees that never got approved?

Q. Why did two board members quit in May,  only six months after being elected to the Board?

Q. Why is there an ineligible, unqualified person on the Board of Directors?

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