Barony Place I/Barony Place II

  Here's the third island in Barony Place II. This one is between 32-34 Barony Place Circle. Bushes and trees were damaged during the ice storm. Isn't this ugly? Homeowners in Barony Place II contribute $23,460 to the HOA every year. That's $510 for each of the 46 homes on Barony Place Circle. (In the 2022 Budget $230,570 goes for Salaries; the HOA has NO employees. You might want to ask Treasurer Vernell Butler about that.) Shouldn't this have been restored to the expected level of maintenance by now? Why hasn't it? Because the HOA office staff does not keep a close eye on it or take the initiative in managing the restoration. And the Board certainly doesn't drive through? So who does? What can you do? Make your voices heard. Contact your Neighborhood Representative. Better yet, join with her and become an Alternate on the Barony Place (I & II) Neighborhood Committee.  It may be of interest to you to learn that improvements on the three islands are NOT  sch...

  Here's how to get around the HOA's limit on the number of pets you can have in your home in The Summit. Who wants to be first?

                                                      (Between 14-16 Barony Place Circle) Homeowners in Barony Place II contribute $23,460 to the HOA every year. That's $510 for each of the 46 homes on Barony Place Circle. For that grand sum of money, should homeowners be receiving more in terms of maintenance of the three islands within the neighborhood? It's not like the HOA will have to expend funds from Reserves. Why aren't these islands maintained to an Expert appearance? What can you do? Make your voices heard. Contact your Neighborhood Representative. Better yet, join with her and become an Alternate on the Barony Place (I & II) Neighborhood Committee.  It may be of interest to you to learn that improvements on the three islands are NOT scheduled on the master plan at the office. Why not?  Without a Plan, without a deadline, nothing ...

Is the HOA Board of Directors afraid to tell CAMS what to do? And afraid to call them on it, if they don't do what they are told to do? The HOA pays CAMS somewhere north of $200,000/year to manage the HOA.  Let's start with the Crime Reports from the Richland County Sheriff's Department. The page on the HOA website where you can read the monthly Crime Report is found by clicking on "Public Service Announcements" on the HOA's website . The last report published on the website is for December  2020 .  Several times in the past year-and-a-half I have suggested to the office that an up-to-date Report should be posted on the HOA website. The Safety Committee wasn't able to persuade RCSD to resume providing them. I tried and failed, even after making a personal visit to RCSD to request it be sent to the office and to the Safety Committee.  The Minutes of the June 9, 2022 HOA Board Meeting state that the RCSD Crime Report will be posted on the website.  Before th...

                                                     Between 44-46 Barony Place Circle   How long should homeowners tolerate the low level of maintenance given to common areas in Barony Place II? Earlier this year there was an ice storm that damaged trees and bushes in Barony Place II and in many other areas of The Summit. Why hasn't the HOA restored the areas of damage? The HOA is sitting on about $2,000,000 in cash and reserves. Collecting $510/year from EACH of 46 homeowners in Barony Place II produces $23,460/year to the HOA. More than enough to restore the three islands in Barony Place II without invading reserves. Should all 46 homeowners start calling the HOA office every day or so and emailing the seven board members to get their attention? The office will tell you, "Submt a Projects request". Wrong answer. Don't fall for it. Tha damage on t...

The entrance wall to Pepper Knoll STILL has not been repaired. How many weeks ago was it hit? Today I noticed that yellow tape has been strung. But why hasn't work begun yet? My first article and picture were on May 2, nearly two months ago. The next article was on May 19, and the next was on June 9. This is June 25. Homeowners ought to be demanding that Board of Directors climb all over CAMS about the delay. The annual budget for the HOA is over $1,300,000, and the HOA is sitting on about $2,000,000 in operating funds and reserves. So it isn't like there is no money for repairs. Is it incompetence? Disinterest? Unwillingness to oversee?  The Board should direct CAMS to have a plan in place, so that repairs start promptly. Site clean-up should happen within days after the damage was done. Take pictures. File the claim with the insurance company. Clean it up. There is no reason to wait for the money from the person who caused the damage. The Summit is supposed to be a First Clas...

Does anyone know what this solar panel is for? It's on the median on Summit Parkway, just off Clemson Road. Did the HOA it installed? Richland County Roads & Drainage? S.C. DOT?