Author: 9278surf

Newsletter Comment Part 5 – Board’s and President’s Boasting of Their Construction

How absurd can it become?  Aquarina is crying out for physical attention to its long delayed maintenance; 35 plus years of neglect are before us.  The Board and its President talk about Reserve Studies to be made, which is fine and required by Statute, yet they remain as Studies not addressed or Studies not done properly.  Instead we have a Club House and Gym that were fine, and now with its walls taken down, to create more room for non-paying  “Trainers” to come in, use the added space, and charge the  Residents for classes.

We had an Admin Building that needed modest repair, which turned out to be a complete unneeded renovation requiring extraordinary costs to accommodate the moved Gym.

We had a working Golf Maintenance Yard that needed repair, which turned out to be a complete unneeded renovation requiring extraordinary costs to meet County requirements.

The most important aspect of our community is maintaining its functionality and appearance, repairing first and then replacing, if needed, its common elements, to keep the Community viable and attractive.  This approach solidifies and increases our property values, most Residents’ most important investment, i.e.their homes.

The Board and its President do not have this approach as a priority; their priority is their personal agenda with the spending of the Residents’ funds done ill conceived, selfish, and negligent.

The following are immediate areas to be addressed for the Residents, public, and potential buyers to see when they come into our community.

  • The Aquarina entrance needs refurbishment, i.e. reset and power wash the paver driveway.
  • Power wash the interior roadway curbing, and black coat and stripe the roads.
  • Keep the beach crossovers in constant repair and cleaned, in addition to adding proper railing for the stairways.
  • Add a suitable stainless steel shower tower off the crossover deck for rinsing off.
  • Have daily maintenance checks at the Beach Clubhouse and  Resident Clubhouse to assure clean bathrooms, clean windows, and all mechanical items working, e.g. all lighting, doors, A/C, etc.
  • Create a Daily Checklist for the onsite Property Manager to oversee.  The Property Manager should not be considered to have only all inside work.  A daily time in the field should be expected in the job description.
  • There needs to be a daily responsible party that reviews and addresses any and all working matters in the Aquarina Community.
  • Have a Beach Club elevator where you push the button once for up and once for down rather than hold it for the whole ride.

Folks – we deserve better than those who were voted in to oversee our Community.  They see themselves as re-creators of our Community, and not overseers of our Community.

 

A Time to Reflect

We build the future by remembering the established and successful roots of our past.  This Blog wishes you all a special Thanksgiving Holiday with family, neighbors, and friends.

 

 

Newsletter Comment Part 4 – The Signature Hole Charade

Ah yes, remember the call for donations to embellish Hole 10 as a Signature Hole, which made sense because of its visibility to folks near the crossroad from our entrance. Thousands of dollars were donated.  I donated thinking it was a good cause.  I never heard or saw anything after my donation.  I made an inquiry to Golf Pro Jonas, and he forwarded me the AGI Manager, who recently left.

I was told for which the funds were spent – and it was not for Hole 10.  Apparently, a drainage pond near  Hole 10 prevented them to do whatever by the pond. Any work to spruce up Hole 10, as we all know, would be at the tee box, which has all the visibility, and not the pond.  For example, see how donations were made to add sparkle to the tee box at Hole 9.

How were the funds spent?  They were spent basically on maintenance items throughout the course, which were touted as embellishments.  BTW – some members of the Board agreed with my assessment and recommended that the donations should be returned, which they were not.  I asked for my donation back because of the specious use of the Hole 10 donations.  Instead, I suggested an alternative way to use my donation, with a Hole 3 tournament, which Golf Pro Jonas took under advisement.  I’m still waiting for that suggestion to materialize.