They have one meeting a year, in April..

to discuss stuff and elect new members.. Out of 55 houses, usually 10-12 people are there.. Nobody goes to the meetings.. They discuss where the money went from the monthly dues, yard crew contracts. pool maintenance, and then who, of the people there, is interested in one of the board positions.. Whoever raises their hand immediately gets elected by the other 10-11 people, just so they don't get voluntold to do the position themselves..

At one point, we had a surplus of $25K in the account and discussed improvements we could make with the money.. I suggested turning one of the storage rooms by the pool into a bathroom, which everybody liked.. We "elected" a new president, who only served about 6 months.. Then he moved out of the neighborhood.. At the next board meeting they mentioned we actually had a shortage and needed to raise dues.. I asked where was the surplus and nobody had an answer, nor did they expend much energy into finding out.. everybody knows the president guy who moved took it.. Why they didn't go after him is a hotly debated subject..

Its kind of a joke, which is why nobody goes to them.. I've been to 4-5 over 28 years, but after the surplus went missing and nobody investigated, I stopped caring..

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