Your posting on raising dues is under "Might as well air it out here". Maybe some did not read this because it was not clear that you were talking about dues. How much money do we have in the bank for fence repair? When I left the board, we put $10,000 (?) for the fence repair in a CD to earn some interest as the fence was being replaced. Plus, if I am not mistaken, we had a surplus in the bank. I think we should keep some surplus in the bank, but when I left the board I felt we had too much of a surplus. In my personal finances I keep emergency money,etc, but there is a limit to what the homeowners association should keep especially before raising dues. I don't know what that limit should be, but here would be a good place to discuss what others think an adequate surplus would be. I have a friend in Greenbriar, north of 79th street and she only pays $65/year for snow removal and upkeep of common areas to her association. Are we doing something wrong? I'm not blaming or accusing anyone; I would just like to see some discussion on this topic.