Barony Place I/Barony Place II

How many kids, or even adults, know that July 14th is Bastille Day? What the heck is Bastille Day? Ask around. Ask family members, neighbors, co-workers, acquaintances. "When and what is Bastille Day?" Here's one site where you might refresh your memory. Check out Britannica . What was happening in America on July 14, 1789?

Five years ago, on July 14, 2020, I published the first post on this blog. The count is somewhere about 1,100 posts now, and the reader count is increasing. I've been accused in the HOA's lawsuit against me of having an agenda. I do! My agenda is to get the Board of Directors to comply with the CC&Rs, the By-Laws, and the published Guides, such as the PRM. And that makes me a nasty, evil, bad person. Almost every day I find something new to write about.

Edit: An error in this blogpost was realized on 8/1/25 and corrected. Legal expenses are reported on two different lines in the financial statements.  In May 2025 the HOA paid out a whopping $13,643.41 in legal fees.  The correct amount is $8,269.92.  How much of that was for the lawsuit against Gus Philpott (me)?  Line 4219 is "Attorney Legal Fee". This is where a problem may be in the March 31, 2025 monthly report. Line 4219 is listed under Income in the Financials. Line 6500 is "Legal/Professional Fees". This is the Line I have been watching.  First, Line 6500. In May 2025 the HOA paid out $8,269.92, bringing the YTD total to $13,024.69. My guess was the HOA was finally catching up on billed legal fees from Turner Padget. HOWEVER , also in May 2025 the HOA paid ( CORRECTION : received ) $5,373.49 in legal fees (Line 4219). This is in error . The $5,373.49 is recorded as Income, but no source is indicated in Notes. THE PROBLEM? Year-to-Date (YTD) total for...

Just over a year ago, The Summit's HOA retained a new law firm, Turner Padget. There was a Motion and a vote of the board at the May 7, 2024 Board Meeting to "hire" (retain) that firm. I was at that meeting. The Motion is in the Minutes. I have heard, but do not know with certainty, that it was Danny who found the new law firm. As I recall, the Board was uninformed about the fee structure of Turner Padget for legal services. One of the board members said something like, "They have attorneys who do everything." I recall thinking, "They certainly do, for a fee." At another meeting, the Board should have resolved (that's an important legal procedure) to authorize the President (Danny Trapp) and the Secret ary (Tanisha Holmes) to sign an Engagement Letter. That important step (the authorization by the Board) never happened. Who signed the Engagement Letter? The Board has never terminated its relationship with the prior law firm, McCabe, Trotter & B...

  How many managers does The Summit's HOA have? A high school education is a wonderful thing. A public school education is, too. Do schools still teach English? Grammar?  How many times have I looked at "Managers' Report" and not questioned it? The HOA has one Property Manger; a/k/a Association Manager, office manager, site manager. So it should be Manager's Report. It has been that way since March 2018, when it first showed up on Page 1 of the Scoop. My grade-school English teacher would be so proud of me.

Do you still have your 2023 Summit ID card? Did you even live here in 2023? I didn't plan to attend the Summit Day party on July 12 but, after reading what happened to Sherri Lauver when she tried to attend the Activities Committee meeting last Thursday, I changed my mind. Today I went to the office at 4:55PM to deliver my housemate's dues check and to renew my Summit ID card. Danny Trapp was in the office and stood silently about 15 feet from me and never said hello or even looked at me.  Why would a president of the HOA act like that? When I returned home, I looked again at the Summit Day announcement in the July 2025 Summit Scoop. "Summit 2023 ID required" Now where am  I going to get a 2023 ID before 10:00AM tomorrow?

For the first time since May 14, 2018, I read the back of my Summit ID Card. The wording starts with  "By receipt and acceptance of this card, the holder agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of The Summit Community Association." Each Board Member must have an ID Card, or he wouldn't be able to get into the board meetings. Who checks their cards as they enter the meeting room? Do you think each Board Member knows the wording?  What should happen to a Board Member who fails to abide by the rules and regulations of the Association?  Please type your answer in the Comment box below.