Below is the email my husband and I sent to the board of HOA of Forest Pond:
I know others on Planters Wood feel the same way we do.We have lived here 9 years now and nomraly I dont waste my time on things like this but just could not let this one go...
Good Evening,
We came home to letter today from someone on the board stating that we were not in compliance with our parking rules due to: Our car was parked across the street from our home (and moved into driveway during inspection-which wasn't the case as no one was coming down the street when the car was moved). First of all, whoever had this letter sent had no idea why the car was parked across the street. Perhaps we were cutting our grass and wanted to blow the grass off the drive way or maybe we let our kids draw with chalk on the driveway. Regardless, certain busy bodies on our street, who shall remain nameless, have nothing better to do with their time. I suggest that you guys as a HOA speak to whoever requested that this letter to be sent and clarify the parking rules as this type of vindictive, ugly, and childish behavior is not the purpose of our HOA.
I called and spoke with Roger Huntley because of course who ever sent this to us didn't put their name on it and why would you? You should be proud of yourself for sending a letter like this. In speaking with Roger he stated you are ALLOWED to park on the street during the day and that it is during the evening that we should be parked in the driveway. We all have visitors that park in the street during the day and even over night. This stupidity would be the equivalent of me sending all my neighbors a letter because they had graduation parties this weekend and there were cars parked up and down the street for the party. Did you guys send letters to them as well? I doubt it. Which further illustrates that this was a personal attack on us by this evil and vile neighbor on our block who thinks they run the community.
I really can not believe that there is someone who has the time to send us a letter like this. You can send me a letter to tell me that we parked our car across the street, but can not get the lawn mowing company to cut the grass in the common area behind our home that grows FEET at a time before anyone will cut it. I pay almost $200 a year in dues and someone can send me a letter about PUBLIC parking in a street but can't HAVE SOMEONE TO CUT THE GRASS where snakes and god knows whatever else out there that can hurt my children.
I would like to say thank you for knowing that my $200 that I work hard for goes to great things like this.
P.S.... We plan on posting this example of our HOA dollars hard at work on the Forest Pond web site.
Have a lovely evening!
