I am writing in regard
Our esteemed board has voted to require every lot to pay an additional $1,200 by Dec. 1. This new payment is to help finance fixing a dam problem that they have been aware of for years.
This does not include the $1,200 we have already paid for homeowner association dues for 2009.
I wonder if they are aware of the current national climate. We are in the worst recession this country has seen in years. The percentage of the nation that is out of work is at an all-time high.
The number of homes in Lake of the Woods that are in foreclosure or empty is staggering.
Yet they feel we should be able to afford this additional amount easily.
Do the board members even live in Lake of the Woods? Have they taken into account that Orange County personal property taxes are also due on Dec. 1?
Let us also not forget the approaching holidays. This time of year, most parents start thinking of ways to make their holidays special for their loved ones. I am one of those parents. But now I am concerned that a payment of $1,200 could greatly decrease my ability to provide
I would like to "thank" the board for thinking of the residents when they made this decision. They were elected by us, and yet they did not vote in our best interests.
How do we fight such a bully? Don't pay! I believe
Ashley Oehm
Orange