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Date
Posted: 03/29/10
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GAS LAMP
GESTAPO |
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Posted
by: Fed Up |
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Post #
10-0022 |
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I’d like to post an
e-mail I originally penned to Jomar for the community (and of
course, Jomar and the Board) to read. I wrote this when I was
enraged to receive notification that my “gas lamp” was observed to
be in violation. Once it was written, I thought better of telling
them how I REALLY felt; knowing that I’d be long suffering the wrath
of their neighborhood Gestapo tactics. Apparently a Jomar inspector
detected my “gas” lamp to be out of service on a routine inspection
of our community. (This lamp was converted to electric with a
photo-electric cell approximately 1 ½ -2 years ago!)
So, instead I’ll post my thoughts here for ALL to read, and
encourage all Sierra Ridge community members to voice their
thoughts. Do the masses agree, or are there just a few of us
“malcontents” that are feeling violated and “Fed Up”?? This is only
one of MANY instances I’m aware of where they have demonstrated not
only incompetence but also disregard for us and simply going through
the motions without getting to the bottom of things. They place the
burden of proof back on US, and then fine us if we chose to ignore
their incompetence. Well, they sure have THAT process down to a
science!!. Had I ignored this stupidity on their part, I’d certainly
receive a second notice as well as fines and document fees. Bottom
line, they create a huge inconvenience for us all in the name of
“Maintaining” our community. Well; to that I say “Pffffffttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enough is enough.
Katie Parlette; Jomar Association:
Over the “more than a decade” I’ve lived in Sierra Ridge I’ve
observed countless “inspectors” and “Community Managers” come and go
through the revolving doors of Jomar Associations. Once again I find
myself being harassed for unfounded “violations” on a recent
inspection.
I received your violation notice in regards to my “gas lamp that was
not on” in yesterday’s mail. I would like to take a moment to make
an inquiry or two as well as validate your concern. My first
question is; at what time did your “inspection” of my property take
place? If it’s the same as in previously noted infractions in years
gone by, my suspicion is that it was during your regular working
hours which most likely do not fall between “dusk and dawn”. Now,
this is purely an assumption on my part, but I implore you to prove
me wrong, at which point I will offer my humble apologies. See;
unlike your property management company, I attempt to make a
thorough investigation and have my facts as accurate as possible
before I make any accusations.
Your violation notice clearly states that the resolution adopted by
the Board of Directors in August of 1998 requires “all gas lamps to
be turned on from dusk to dawn”. In complete adherence to the
adopted resolution, my CONVERTED ELECTRIC YARD LAMP WITH A DUSK TO
DAWN PHOTOELECTRIC CELL is always operational and maintained in
proper working order at all times. Had your inspector conducted
their inspection during the “dusk to dawn” time frame I’m confident
they would have been delighted to find it working flawlessly.
Instead, my assumption (again, correct me if I’m wrong) is that
because the energy efficient feature of the photoelectric cell had
turned the lamp off during the daylight hours, your inspector
documented this as a violation. This places me in a defensive
position where I must take the time to validate the accusations.
Failing to do so would most likely result in fines and / or the
“document fees” I was assessed last year when a few weeds appeared
in my yard two months in a row. What the “inspector” failed to take
into consideration was those “violations” occurred after the spring
rains and the timing of the “inspection” just happened to fall each
time the very day before the monthly professional landscaping
service was performed. (My landscaping is professionally groomed
every four weeks on a Friday, and the inspections were conducted
four weeks apart on Thursday.) But did the inspector bother to
investigate the situation fully? Of course not; it’s much easier to
harass and fine the very people that try to make this community a
home by someone we are foolish enough to employ as our property
management company.
This brings me to my final observation of how ludicrous it is that
we continue to allow Jomar Association to strong arm our community.
As I review the budget and annual expenditures of our Sierra Ridge
HOA it appears as two of the largest expenditures are for the
management services rendered by Jomar Association and postage. I
find it a complete waste of assets for Jomar to send out notices
such as the one I just received. A simple adjustment of the
inspection time or a closer inspection of the offending lamp would
have provided the inspector all the necessary validation that the
lamp was in absolute working order.
Instead, it’s easier to make an erroneous observation from the
comfort of the front seat of a vehicle, then waste OUR money sending
out an erroneous violation notice. Then, to add insult to injury,
you hide behind your notices and don’t provide a means of discussing
this issue in person via phone or better yet; knocking on the door
to discuss any questions the inspector may have face-to-face.
Instead, you place the burden on the very people that pay for your
services by requiring them to respond via postal mail. Well, I’m
sorry…..I’m not even going to waste a stamp to return your notice.
If you care to schedule a personal appointment to inspect my
offending gas lamp some morning at 5:00 AM, or in the evening hours
of maybe 8:00 PM or later when it’s nice and dark, I’ll be more than
happy to accommodate you. See, I’m a law abiding citizen living in a
beautiful community. You, on the other hand…are MY employee in this
community. You should be making your inspection at my convenience,
not yours! |
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