The Park: We've Been Dupped Folks

Yep! the park has been planted, see all the nice little trees. Make sure you double click so that you can see them better.

Check out your park bench!

Grounds squeeky clean - ya think?

Notice the tin falling off of the roof of the rancho, makes me want to get up there and party. Oh yes and that pile of leaves at the bottom of the hill, just picture a pool there with a little winding path up to the rancho.

This is the entrance to the lovely park.

For those of you involved in this development that follow my blog, you have probably become aware that we are embroiled in discussions with John and Rose about the state of the common areas, ditches and maintenance. I am now going to expose the truth to you in my next few posts. It would appear that we have been dupped as well as lied to about this whole project. We still do not have power and yet here is a note I got from Rose Ryan 10 months ago on Jan 21, 2008.

"Ivan was at the site on Sunday. Alfonso was there as we are to get the transformer and the water turned on. other than that, we are enjoying the condo....."

Fast forward to November the 9th - still no power!!

There has been much discussion about this issue of Homeowners Association fees. In a note that Rose Ryan sent to Linda M. recently Rose stated the following:

"Hi, I will try to respond,
Most of the development was done for 2007. It was an expectation - we
came close.The pool was always shown to be an item completed when there
are actual owners to enjoy it in a sufficient number to justify it. All
are in agreement. There is a gardening company that is keeping grass
etc. cut on a regular basis.
The construction costs are not born in any costs to the owners although
now that they are completed of course they will be. It is a private road
and our responsibility.The $350 is also a projection as there needs to
be maintanance, the common area space has been planted etc. Please go to
your google and look up our competition. The fees are multiple times
what ours are and charged MONTHLY. There is a lot of work and expence
envolved in doing a development."

Rose Ryan and John Wade undertook to do this development, sold us a piece, and it is not our problem if it turned out to be a lot more work and expense than they anticipated. The truth is we have been lied to. There is as yet no power, no park, no gardener, no nice plantings that are visible to the naked eye, nothing but dead grass, piles of rocks pushed up with overgrown grass and a little Rancho plopped on the top of the hill which is already falling apart as you can see by the tin flying off of the roof. I will say that there are 3 little palm trees planted near the entrance to the park that should be big in about 20 years or so and another 3 bigger ones along the main roadway at edge of Alfonso's lot.

This is your park and your homeowners fees will go towards maintaining it....enjoy...