Plat I Party

I had the pleasure of extending invitations to all homeowners in Plat I to drop by my home on Saturday, August 11^th for cake, coffee and conversation.  As I have a limited circle of friends and acquaintances in Seven Bays, I felt it would be the perfect opportunity to meet more of the wonderful people that make Seven Bays their home, even if only for week ends.  I did have the pleasure of meeting a few more neighbors and enjoyed talking with each of them.  I truly looked forward to hearing from them about what worries them, what causes them to be upset, what direction they felt the board should take.  Without the input of the community we cannot represent your interests effectively.   

                                                                                                                                        

Before I tell you about the conversations at my home on Saturday,  let me clear the air about a couple of things…first, I have been informed by George that a homeowner questioned who might have paid for the “business card” I enclosed with each invitation.  To not only that particular homeowner but to anyone else who might read this and have the same concern; I paid for the cards, I paid for the postage to mail the letter in which the card was enclosed and I paid for the refreshments I served at my own home on Saturday…and the second…it would seem that some folks feel I need an “overseer” when I decide to entertain guests in my home.  Rest assured concerned homeowners, I am more than capable of entertaining whomever I chose to entertain whenever I chose to entertain without someone to oversee my actions.  To those individuals who expressed a concern about who would “oversee” what I was doing on Saturday, you might more appropriately direct that concern to the actions of the Board as a whole, not one member who offers her hospitality to the people who live in the plat from which she was elected. 

 

Now that I have that off my chest, let me say that the issues of my guests are similar to my own:  the status of both our roads project and our water project and how we will pay for them, a desire on the part of some of the residents of Seven Bays to have a greater knowledge and understanding of the day to day operation of our water system and a willingness to “tag along” with our maintenance staff to learn,  concerns about the state requirements regarding the installation of individual water meters, the Bennett wall,  our increasing annual homeowner dues coupled with the board’s obligation to be fiscally responsible in its spending decisions and finally concerns that one of our covenants is being broken by individuals operating businesses in Seven Bays. 

 

As I promised my guests, I will raise each of the specific issues that surfaced at our next board meeting; however I also wanted to post them to the website as I am sure they echo the concerns of many other homeowners.  Remember blog readers, you have power and a voice; you only need to use them.  Post your own blogs here or comment on others and most importantly, contact the members of the Board, attend Board meetings and the monthly homeowner’s meeting which is scheduled for August 17^th.

 

Margot Rach

Board Member