This Blog applauds and salutes the current Board with what we, the Aquarina Community, have heard with its declared actions that are hoped to actually occur, i.e. the Brassie Grille expansion will be shelved for a re-evaluation, food trucks have been invited to the Brassie Grille parking lot for a period of time, and that the roadways of and the entrance to Aquarina will be priority items on which the Board will take action. However, the question becomes – Will the Board take action on these needs in its budgeting or is this just noise and happy talk, and not signal and performance? Aquarina requires the latter choice, i.e. signal and performance.
The food truck idea is a great and fun way to gather the community, and even better, it would be a revenue stream if a small fee was charged for the truck spaces in the parking lot. This approach could be further applied to the Brassie Grille, where a restaurateur could be found to rent the Brassie Grille premises. The Board could concentrate less on the restaurant business, e.g. employees, food ordering, etc., and more on the Aquarina Community. Further, rent would be paid and our Reserves would not be spent on carrying the expenses of a restaurant, but be bolstered by rent revenue.
Other than maintaining the infrastructure and the maintenance of the community, one of the single most important features that enhances a community like ours is its entrance and roadways. Aquarina’s entrance and roadways are tired, and in need of repair and upgrading. It’s almost 40 years old and looks it; it needs to be addressed asap, even if it is in stages. I have clients who question Aquarina’s appearance of its entrance and roadways, and ask why are they in such disrepair? It can be a negative reflection and reaction on the status of the community, e.g. are there financial issues, are the Board of Directors irresponsible in how the Residents’ funds are spent? Folks coming into Aquarina now, who are paying big numbers for purchased homes, expect a better community presentation than what currently exists. An uplifting of the roadways and entrance will add value to all the Residents’ properties.
The current Board, voted in by the Residents, has shown flashes, at this juncture, of a better path for Aquarina than the path of the previous Board, where Aquarina as a whole had been selfishly handicapped by a dictatorial few. Democracy may have spoken in the election of the new Board Directors. It’s time for a change for the betterment of the whole community. What we see below must be addressed and go away. It’s way overdue.
