HOME OWNERS MEETING- April 19, 2011

DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A HOMEOWNERS MEETING TUESDAY EVENING (APRIL 19, 2011 @ 6:00 PM) AT THE BROOKLYN PARK POLICE STATION?

You probably didn’t receive any notification either! The address is 939 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore, Md. 21225

DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR “ELECTED” BOARD IS CONSIDERING OPENING THE POOL ON WEEK-ENDS ONLY?

School will be closing and there will be a lot of idle teens walking the streets! Also, didn’t our fees just go up again in January? Why was that again?

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT THE BOARD WITH YOUR CONCERNS?

Most of us don’t! We simply write a check for $175.00 each month and hope for the best!

HOW MANY OF YOU KNEW THERE WOULD BE TWO SPRING CLEANING DUMPSTERS?  DID THE “WORKING” FAMILIES HAVE TIME TO PREPARE?

It is not coincidence that we don’t know the Board or what they are up to. It is by design. Some of you have attended meetings in the past and came away disappointed & frustrated due to the unresponsiveness and indifference of the people we have blindly elected to represent us. We have been treated rudely, talked down to, and discouraged from attending meetings.

There are 152 registered units in the Heritage Hill I community. Each homeowner is a member of the Council of Unit Owners. WE HAVE A VOICE! However, our voice cannot be heard if we continue to passively and blindly allow such a small percentage of owners to conduct business on our behalf without consulting us with full disclosure. Maybe they believe this is how we want it!!!

It is vital that you all do everything you can to attend this meeting. You can expect that the issues will be minimized and some not even discussed if we are present. You can expect to be rudely talked down to once again. Who knows…they may even cancel the meeting if a large turn-out is expected. This only means we must attend the “next” meeting in mass to send the message that we will not be ignored. There will be no miraculous turn-around as a result of this one meeting. However, if we remain vigilant and persistent once every other month, we will prevail. If you are a renter, you are also a stakeholder in this community. You better believe that the monthly fee is included in your rent payment! Attend the meeting and notify your landlords.

Talk to your neighbors and encourage them to attend the meetings. Let’s be very clear…this is our community. We are NOT mere subjects to the throne (the board). Our community consists of Allen Road; Colonial Knoll; Heritage Hill Drive (east side); and Lamplighter Ridge.

As of this writing, the police department did confirm a reservation for Heritage Hill I. You can call the management company to confirm the meeting (Residential Realty @ 410-654-4444). If the Board members would publish contact information for themselves, we could confirm it with them.

IF  WE  CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE  HAVE ALWAYS  DONE, WE  WILL CONTINUE TO GET THE RESULTS WE  HAVE  ALWAYS  GOTTEN!