So I (Paul) was recently voted into our Homeowner's Association. I did it because for the past few years I have wanted to know what the hell my money was going towards, where this supposed land that the neighborhood owns was, and wanted to know what was going on behind the scenes. My goal on the HOA is to make the neighborhood a place I want my kids to grow up. I don't care about stupid rules that were put in place prior to any residents lived here, so I am not going to be a by-the-book kind of trustee. If it doesn't bother anyone else, I'm good with it.
I started as a simple trustee, but was quickly bumped to the treasurer, having to collect dues and take care of writing checks for the bills and taxes.
The picture above is what I took of the sign for our neighborhood, which will be used on the website I am attempting to create. I plan to utilize polls, forums, and discussion boards to interact with residents as well as giving them the ability to pay their annual dues through Paypal or Google Checkout.
We also have a few cool projects we are working on. The neighborhood has roughly 11 acres that is unused and will never be developed because of where it is located, so we are constructing a nature trail for residents to walk through.
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