Apr. 26, 2007 - April 24 Snow Removal
Below is an e-mail that Jeff has been forwarding out to those individuals inquiring about snow removal on the sidewalks within the Townhomes at Red Hawk HOA. We wanted to ensure that all of those that were interested had access.
I have been discussing snow removal with the Board, and the consensus was to let Nature handle it. The Board has been under growing pressure to limit Association spending in an attempt to limit the need for future assessment increases. Consequently and after reviewing the weather forecast, the decision was made to let Mother Nature handle the snow removal.
While we may have received a foot of snow over the last 24 hours, today’s forecast is for clear weather in the 50’s, 60’s tomorrow, and climbing into the 70’s and 80’s yet this week. While the snow we’ve received may be inconvenient, it will melt very quickly. To elaborate on this further:
- The snow is wet and heavy requiring hand-shoveling
- Hand-shoveling is very expensive and time-consuming
- Nature will likely melt the snow as quickly as hand-shoveling
- The community just experienced a rise in monthly dues
- Using community monies to shovel what nature will resolve in about the same time would be wasteful
- The Board and A Vantage Properties are interested in minimizing the necessity to raise dues in the future
While we anticipated receiving responses from unhappy owners who wanted to see someone shoveling, the Board is looking to minimize expenses where Nature will resolve the issue as fast as many men shoveling. I appreciate your input, and hope you understand the Board’s decision.
Have a wonderful week - Jeff
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