narae wrote:

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I just feel that the HOA is becoming more totallitarian every day. It's our way, idea, etc etc or the highway type of thing. And the residents ideas, feeling etc don't mean crap.

Narae, I couldn't agree more. Awhile ago I called for a revision of our current activities program. I would like to see the Lifestyle director taken out of the party planning business. I would like to see the programs committee budget provided to residents in the form of grants administered by the HOA and the Lifestyle Director but control of what we do and on what scale given to the residents. The Lifestyle director can then be a resource and we take CCMC out of the position of authority when it comes to defining our sense of "community". Activities could happen on a small neighborhood scale as well as on a large community scale. Let the residents decide what kind of arts, fitness, parties, and community activism we want to engage in.

The Lifestyle Director could then also manage the club and we could eliminate one Full time staffer.

I would also like to see more resident control of the use of our community center. If we wanted to host our own holiday Bazaar, under the current policies, it would cost a rental fee because we are not a club limited to resident only participation.

I think we have to remember that corporations are not about community as much as they are about profit and public perception. If we are able to take some of the politics out of the programs process it I think it will benefit the organic development of the community