FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2018
Dear Shady Park Friends and Neighbors:
We have taken great strides in establishing and implementing the brand new Shady Park Homeowner’s Association (hereafter referred to as the HOA), in light of the proposed sale of Shady Park Inc., to RHP. A great many rumors have been circulating about the sale and about the establishment of our HOA. I/We wish to let you know that the mission of our HOA is not to govern the park, not to enforce the rules of the park and not to address issues like a dog running loose or someone having a broken down vehicle. The mission as set forth is to assist you, our neighbor in having a voice against any potential changes in rent, facilities and the like.
We have taken great strides in establishing and implementing the brand new Shady Park Homeowner’s Association (hereafter referred to as the HOA), in light of the proposed sale of Shady Park Inc., to RHP. A great many rumors have been circulating about the sale and about the establishment of our HOA. I/We wish to let you know that the mission of our HOA is not to govern the park, not to enforce the rules of the park and not to address issues like a dog running loose or someone having a broken down vehicle. The mission as set forth is to assist you, our neighbor in having a voice against any potential changes in rent, facilities and the like.
So many of our neighbors have already said that they did not wish to join the HOA because they can’t afford it, they don’t think that they need to because nothing is going to change or they have the misconception of our mission. Friends, I can assure you of one thing, if you think you can’t afford to join, you need to reconsider that because you really won’t be able to afford NOT to join. If the sale of the park becomes final, I can assure you that the new company will increase our rents. Joining the HOA will be a way to help protect you from outrageous increases. The owners that are not part of the association may be subject to higher increases over those who are enrolled as members.
Changes are coming. As with any business sale the new owner can and will come in and make changes and having a collective voice to stand up against these changes is all part of being in the HOA. Again, our mission is to be an advocate and voice and our mission is not and will not be to enforce rules set forth by Shady Park, Inc., or by the proposed new ownership.
The Board of Directors and Executive Officers just completed our first meeting together and we are joining together to get as many members on board to protect all of us. With that being said, we have established our first general meeting since the HOA’s inception. We understand that this is very short notice however our general meeting is slated for September 1st, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. and will be located at the common area on Shady Court at the mailboxes near the pump house. Please bring a chair as we will be outdoors. It is in everyone’s best interest to attend, however realizing that it is such short notice, we will understand all that will be unable to attend. We ask that you contact your friends and neighbors who have a vested interested in this neighborhood and tell them to attend.
For those of you who will be unable to attend we ask that you reach out to our Secretary John Shultz at 302-519-4311 and he can provide you with the general consensus of the meeting. Also reach out to him and follow the Shady Park HOA Facebook page as well as keeping up with us on NextDoor.com for updates and information. Again, this is a non-profit organization with the only vested interest in helping each other with the future of our homes. Joining is easy and we invite you to contact us and obtain an application with instructions on the cost and procedures to join. We hope to see you on September 1st.
Regards,
Bill Weber, HOA President
Shady Park Homeowners Association
