Don't you guys get it. Is is a legal good ol boy system. That is what HOA's are about. They take care of themselves and to hell with the rest you "little people". This is evidenced by:
1. closed meetings that are held inconvienent times for the homeowners
2. only one open meeting/year...as if cared what you had to say during it anyway.
3. provides no direct contact numbers to individual committee members
4. no opportunity for open forums
5. they will sue there homeowners at a drop of a hat
I wouldn't be suprised if the company that built the wood fence is somehow related to one of the committe members.$$$ Moreover, the cheaper wood fence was built because the committee may gets a kick back for monies saved during the physical year.
All I am saying is that there is a reason a wood fence was built and it has to do with unethical dirty politics. Don't believe me? Click here: http://loan.yahoo.com/m/primer13.html
Additionally, when was the last time a committee member got on this forum and responed to some of the comments? The committee members knows this exists!! they just ignore it!!!
Lastly, don't be offened by my comments or this HOA. Every HOA is alike. If you leave, there is another HOA around the corner just waiting for your money and for you to stop complaining. I was once pissed like the rest of you....I just recently accepted my wrong doing of buying a home here.