Sugar Valley Lakes
Annual Newsletter Mailed
Some members were mailed the Annual newsletter around December 22, 2009. This is the only newsletter published by the Association, so it is important that property owners receive or otherwise have access this newsletter. A copy of the newsletter in Adobe format is available for those property owners who did not receive it In order to download or view this document, click or right-click on this sentence.
Hidden Valley Lake Lots were sold by Bourbon County at Sherrif's tax sale on January 27, 2010
Both Bourbon County and Linn County have been holding Tax Foreclosure sales once per year and every year there are plenty of Hidden Valley Lake or Sugar Valley Lake subdivision lots on the list. Bourbon county has been holding their sale During January, while Linn County usually holds their sale in July or August.
These lots often sold yearly by the County Treasurer are often times just abandoned by their owners who no longer want to pay the Annual Assessments levied by the Homes Association. A few years ago one member contacted me to try to give his lot away but was unable to do so. He was disgruntled with the way his Assessments were being spent. Unfortunately after he stopped paying his assessments, he was no longer sent meeting notices, newsletters or allowed to vote for new directors who would spend his assessment money on different priorities. The only way he could dispose of his lot was to also stop paying county taxes. County taxes on most lots in the subdivisions are less than $7 per year while Annual Assessments seem to go up every year and are now $144 in 2010. Because it takes about five (5) years for the County to Foreclose on a property for non-payment of taxes, these lots usually sit idle for that period and the Community businesses, the County and the Association does not see any revenue from these Sugar Valley Property owners. Some say these members haven't lost their vote, they are voting with their feet and their wallet!
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Another Sugar Valley Lakes Web Link
I have been asked by a SVL property owner to post a link on this SugarValleylakes website to her new web project on Squidoo. This new Squidoo web lens has a lot of positive reviews about the Sugar Valley Lakes area. It also has links to other websites of interest to property owners. There are plenty of pictures and even a video. You can even see how to become a Sugar Valley Facebook fan and begin communicating with each other through social networking. You can even see links to help you buy or sell a lake lot. The link address is: www.squidoo.com/sugarvalley
This Web site is sponsored and operated by a property owner of Sugar Valley Lakes in Linn County Kansas
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