December 8, 2024, 11:54am
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Reported Water Issue (Board Update)
- At the July Association meeting a resident raised concern that there were two units on Autumn Lakes Ct who
were using excessive water for ‘growth stations’ – growing plants – at the expense of the Association. The
resident later identified the two owners to the board. Autumn Lakes Ct and the other Musterman buildings (7)
have individual water meters for each unit. The 45 Hayden buildings have one meter per building.
- The board took the necessary action and reviewed the invoices for 9 units on Autumn Lakes Ct to be able to
compare usage with other units. Invoices from 2024 as well as the March 2020 – January 2021 invoices were
included in the review for additional comparisons. The review found that the two accused owners have water
usage comparable to their neighbors. The resident was basing the claim on old information and misinformation.
- Going forward: Although, AMC previously reviewed the invoices to watch for units or buildings that had
increasing water usage, neither SMG nor CPM provide this service. There has been a suggestion that we
should install water meters on every unit. The board has no idea what it would cost but the board expects it
would be a large, expensive project.
- The board will start a regular check of water usage. They will be tracking water usage by unit (when possible)
or by building. This review will help identify possible problems with leaking toilets or faucets that cause extra
water usage. The board will attempt to identify the reason a unit or building has higher water usage than usual
(leaks, plant watering, car washing, extra guests, etc.).
- If there is some kind of home business that is using excessive water, the board can see if it complies with
the Autumn Lakes governing documents and Maryland Heights’ restrictions.
August 7, 2024
Welcome to Toxic Autumn Lakes, your premier showcase condo community. But, leave your fishing poles at home. Our Board killed all of our fish with shoreline plants poison, weed poison, weed preemergent, fertilizer, algae poison, lilypad poison, etc. It all flows into our storm sewers then into our lakes. Nice job, Board. And we homeowners paid for it with our 28% dues increase. Let's keep our heads in the sand and keep limping forward with this HOA leadership. Nice job, everyone.
August 6, 2024
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And she wanted to be your HOA President...
July 20, 2024
A review of our Autumn Lakes water bill reflects excessive water usage by Building 3. See below for our property map and the 5 unit addresses of that building. Further investigations are underway including reviews of police reports that reference these 5 units. Our Board has been notified that they have 90 days to address the matter with Building 3 property owners. Apparently there are water meters on each of these older 5 units so we will know precisely how much water usage was charged by the water company to each of these 5 units, individually. Indentures state that business activities are not allowed in Autumn Lakes properties. This excess water usage has been ongoing for years and the water charge to this particular building is extreme. Growing of vegetable plants and marijuana for sale is not allowed in Autumn Lakes and those owners must repay our HOA for their years of excessive water usage for their HOA-prohibited activities. Expect to learn more on this soon.
July 18, 2024
The discussion at the meeting last night regarding stealing of HOA water pertains to incidents where a property owner is growing vegetable plants and selling them as a business. Another neighbor is growing marijuana plants and selling it also. These activities consume lots of HOA water that we must all pay for. It is stealing. Psycho told several of us about it over a year ago, and these thefts have been occurring for years under our Boards' noses while they ignore it (because they are pussies).
Excerpt from May 2024 Gazette Newsletter
