Association Related
Save the North East Bath House at SVL
This article appeared in the Letter To The Editor section of the Linn County News in October 2008. The Audio Excerpt was recorded by the Webmaster at the 2008 Annual Member Meeting. In the clip, you will hear the actual statements from the manager as to why the bath house is being closed.
The leadership from the homes association at SUGAR VALLEY LAKES
intend to demolish this NORTH bathhouse on the east side of the
subdivision. Members are getting different stories as to why this much
needed amenity is being demolished.
Two years ago, after the membership voted down the Board’s request for
an assessment increase, the north bathhouse was closed. The members were
told that the building was unsafe and would not be opened for 2007.
Locks were placed on the doors. Then, deck screws were used to seal the
doors. The members now only had the SOUTH bathhouse to use, however one
of the stalls in that bath house was marked “out of order” throughout
2007. At the annual member meeting in January 2008, I asked why the
north bathhouse had not been opened all last year. The general manager
responded that many of the people that live on that side of the creek
had not paid their dues and the Association was not going to let these
people have free showers and restrooms.
The north bathhouse remained sealed throughout 2008. This past weekend,
I noticed the doors of the bathhouse were off the hinges, so I went
inside. Most of the pluming, including a shower has been removed. Some
nearby residents informed me they had been told that the Association was
soon going to demolish the bathhouse because the holding tank is
leaking. So, now we have three stories. The building is unsafe, the
holding tank is damaged and that the Association just doesn’t want
non-paying members to use it. Well, from what I saw, until the
destruction began, there was nothing wrong with the building. And, if
the holding tank is leaking, why can’t they use their new backhoe to
repair it? That’s why we pay assessments in the first place. Every time
our amenities are neglected, our property values go down. This action
has to be stopped!