The board voted to require all dog park users to register their dogs at a cost of $20 for each dog that will use the park. They also voted to spend money expanding the dog park.
Pros
+ $5.00 of the fee pays for ID tags for your dog.
+ You feel safer when using the dog park that other dogs in the park have been vaccinated.
+ Dog Park expansion is probably warranted to rotate sections to give a section at a time a chance to recover or to perform maintenance.
Cons
– Board stated part of the fees are for administration. Aren’t our office staff already being paid a salary. Where is the extra expense?
– Board stated part of the fee is being spent for dog park maintenance. If the board votes to install the dog park it becomes a common area amenity. Therefore, maintenance should be paid for from maintenance budget. There lies the Catch 22. The more amenities the board approves, the higher cost to homeowners for common area maintenance.
This policy is not fair to dog owners as we don’t charge a fee to users of other common area amenities and there is maintenance required for them as well. Would it be acceptable to charge $5.00 per hour to use the Bocce or Pickleball courts? They also require maintenance.
–Why are they spending money on dog park expansion when proposing a $3500.00 Special Assessment.
You may have noticed work has begun on additional bocce courts. You may also have noticed that there is an additional porta-potty behind the porta-potty. Fountain of the Sun is being charged for a construction porta-potty when there is already one on site. This is wasteful spending. Even if this was included in the quote, management should have requested a discount for the porta-potty charge and not had them bring a second one.