Well instead of fixing the existing gates the security committee, ran by extremely poor management, has decided to purchase a new system for $80,000 dollars. Money our POA does not have. How then to pay for it. Illegally charging every vehicle $50 to drive to your property – which is openly guaranteed by law. If this is voted on – REFUSE to pay. We already pay annual amenities to maintain the POA property and if the board cannot live within the dues WE vote on, then they should resign immediately.

You know what is worse. A member of the committee disagreed, so Mr. Volpe kicked him off the committee. Sounds like the American way to me….

We don’t have to pay it folks, here is the NC State Law:  (a2) An association shall not levy, charge, or attempt to collect a service, collection, consulting, or administration fee from any lot owner unless the fee is expressly allowed in the declaration.

This isn’t.

December 2011 newsletter:Link

Special BOD Meeting Thursday, November 10, 2011 – The following people were elected to fill the listed positions on the Board of Directors.

President : Brian Stoll
Vice President : Larry Wojcik
Treasurer : Christy Iampaglia

Apparently a letter advertising a Lions Club event was sent to property owners through Talis which we, the CLPOA membership pay for. This is an absolutely unforgivable abuse of club privileges within our community. Clubs are allowed to use our facilities, if sanctioned by the board, but they are to remain fiscally separate and CANNOT use POA funds (ie. staff time) for their benefit. The Lions Club has continually abused their sanctioning and even advertise outside the community that meetings are held in Carolina Lakes. They have influenced the board to alter our rules to allow more outside membership than has ever been allowed in the last 30 years. This abuse should not be tolerated by the POA membership.

Well apparently, quietly in the night a select group has taken over the Carolina Lakes POA. Our RandR’s were drafted to allow the property owners the control over how much we pay to maintain “our” community. This primary principle of our community existence has been hijacked by Talis Management Company instituting a variety of ever changing, and ever increasing “Fees”, which are not apart of our corporate documents or RandR’s. How then does this system of illegal taxes exist? Because the people of Carolina Lakes lets it continue unchallenged.

We the property owners have the right to decide how much we are willing to pay for the upkeep of “our” community, not a management company in Raleigh, bleeding us dry.

Although we pay an annual amenities tax, now we are again re-taxed to use “our” pool – we are already paying for. The POA wants us to register our vehicles, but “we” have to pay for them to gather information only necessary for themselves. We can go on listing many more examples, all worse than the last.