March 3rd BOD Minutes?

The March 3, 2026 Board Meeting was four weeks ago. 

Why haven't the Minutes been published yet?

Only the people at that Board Meeting know what happened. How many were there? 50?

What about the other 2,430 property owners in the Association? How will they know what happened at that meeting?

That meeting was civil. The inquisitive crowd wasn't there.  Only 50 heard the Board President announce that future Board meetings would be held in alternate months. 

Will there, in fact, not be an open Board Meeting on April 7, 2026? Will there be any April Board Meeting? If so, will homeowners be able to attend that board meeting? Where and when will it be?

Or does the Board think there is no important business to be discussed?

What important business is there?

  • The $445,336.86 gone from Cash in 12 months (1/1/25-1/1/26);
  • The $126,351.61 annuity purchased on a previous board member from money in Reserves;
  • The failure to publish the 2024 Annual Audit;
  • The failure to publish five recent monthly Financial Operating Results;
  • The failure to publish March 3, 2026 Board Minutes within four weeks;
  • Revealing the total cost of the litigation against resident Gus Philpott and what effort is being made to recover that expense. 
That litigation violated the CC&Rs and was never approved by  the Board. Attorneys filed the case at the direction of former Board President Danny Trapp, who was never authorized to direct the attorneys to do so.

Who directed CAMS or Town & Country to pay the invoices from the lawyers? Board President Trapp? Board Treasurer LaToya Adams (Nov. 2024-May 2025), William Hill (7/1/25-12/1/25), or Linda Potter (12/1/25-present)?

What's happening in the HOA? Transparency or Secrecy?

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