Miscellaneous Section
These are items linked to in posts during 2024/2025;
The November newsletter states; “The sale of lot 408 should be closing soon. That will be one less tax bill for the association to pay.”
The tax bill on that property is $8.16
This is an update to a post about seven weeks ago involving tracking cookies on the HOAs website. During visits to the official website (grandinlakeshoreshoa.org) on December 5, four tracking cookies were blocked from being placed on our devices (laptop & phone). As we stated in an earlier post, set up a free email account (make up a name, address and etc.) to use if/when you register on the member only section of the website. It won’t stop the trackers but it will channel any garbage away from your personal email address and can’t give up any of your personal information.
You can set your browser to block trackers (do not set it to block all cookies) and to clear all cookies when you close it. Also, requiring an email address for member registration violates State Statutes. Once again, the directors have chosen to violate a law; they’re certified don’t you know.
An interesting note; The domain name/website was registered as individual, not a company or business.
A postcard from a local realtor has three lots on Rollins Rd. for sale. One of those lots is in violation of County Code. Pay the annual lot fees, don’t worry about anything else.
Here is another lot that is in violation of County Code. It’s only going to get worse unless the “state certified directors” get off their collective backsides.
Ever hear of Interlachen Lakes Estates HOA or Palm Shores HOA (there are many others)? This HOA is becoming an illusion and headed for the same fate.
January’s Yard of the Month was awarded to 749 Lake Shore. It was one thing to ignore all the violations in here, now they are rewarding the members who have County Code and Covenant violations! A slap in the face for all the members who do follow the rules. That property is owned by President Weaver’s son, has at least two code violations and is in violation of the HOA’s covenants.
The deadline to have an operational website has passed and the directors and officers have failed to comply with that law. Continue Reading.........
The following is a quote from President Troy Weaver (Facebook, December 2024) about the new gate at the boat ramp area. Continue Reading..........
We have examined the trackers installed when accessing the associations’ website, as referenced in the above post. Currently, you will encounter four cross-site trackers when you sign into the member area. This enables them to collect your name, email address, and other related information, thereby enhancing their value. In comparison, the data collection from their Facebook page is even more extensive.
All of these trackers originate from WIX, the owner of the website that this HOA utilizes. They are integral components of the WIX infrastructure and the directors couldn’t do anything about them even if they wanted to. At least one tracker is specifically designed to enhance information for the development of first-party data assets, which increase in value over time. The free plug-in calendar they employ is sourced from another company, which is providing it as a courtesy (yea, right). None of these trackers appear to be directly malicious.
Those without protection are cordially invited to join Big Data.
Today (2/15/2025) is the final day to submit your letter of interest for a Board seat. A nominating committee, as spelled out in the Governing Documents, was never set up. Which is odd since the bylaws state it is the nominating committee that sets the due date for the letter of interest.
The following are quotes from the newsletters this year;
January; We have multiple seats open on the Board and sure could use people who are willing to give a few hours of their time once a month to help make this HOA the best it could be.
February; Isn’t it worth an hour or two a month to be able to be a part of how your community is run?
It requires significantly more effort than simply attending a meeting once a month, which typically lasts an hour or so plus travel time, to properly run this corporation. Clearly, it is not managed well at all and it appears that the current board would like nothing more than to keep it this way. Only the wishy-washy need to apply if they choose to acknowledge the “Agreement to Serve on the Board of Directors.” This agreement requires one “to accept the board’s decisions even if I disagree, because I understand there may not always be unanimous support for every action taken by the board”. However, since they are unwilling to obey the law, this includes actions that violate the law and the governing documents.
Something’s up with an A/C company based in Interlachen that members should know about. This Association doesn’t use them but at least one member has and greatly regrets it. The link will take you to an observer website looking into this. The ‘observer’ sites are known to be accurate.
There is a new post regarding Director Certification.
Second Quarter 2025
The annual meeting, which was held on March 29, failed to meet expectations. Not only was there an insufficient number of members present to constitute a quorum for the member meeting, but there was also the same issue for the director meeting, and President Weaver did not attend. It was reported that the food provided was satisfactory.
There are two newly appointed directors: Carole Doswell, residing at 802 Lake Shore, and Tim Ellis, whose address is 838 Lake Shore. Currently, there remains one board position that is still vacant.
Carole Doswell was part of the “team” that, after seven hours, produced the ineffective ‘2024 bylaws’ they insist on using, as referenced in the October 2024 newsletter and many posts on this site. Consequently, her contribution will likely be of no assistance to the property owners. Tim Ellis has been a member approximately a year and a half and will probably be assimilated. Historical evidence suggests resistance to be futile.
However, if Mr. Ellis wishes to attempt to compel this so-called HOA to adhere to the laws, bring the governing documents into compliance and enforce them, we offer him our full support. We are prepared to furnish him with any information he may require, including access to our attorney.
There is a meeting at the Hall Friday, April 18 at 10:00 AM to discuss liens. Pay your annual lot fees even if some are spent inappropriately. Owe back fees and taxes? Want to sell your lot(s)? Contact us.
members@grandinlakeshores.info
The above meeting was rescheduled to Friday, April 25 at 10:00 AM. The April newsletter contained inaccurate information. It was fortunate that the secretary sent a notice to everyone she sent the newsletter to, informing them of the change. What, you didn’t get a notice? Then you’re not a director or officer because they were notified. A notice wasn’t even put on the Hall entrance door. The newsletter is calling it a Governing Documents meeting.
