In the midst of a global economic crisis and a tightened US Presidential election, boldly the president of the CZ Master Association in the latest newsletter floats a bailout to help non-paying members of the community enjoy the Coto lifestyle: The Estates, the Villages, The Sports Park, The Golf Course…….
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February 2010
One Small Step For Coto de Caza Fiscal Responsibility? Or a Giant Leap to Commercializing Private Information?
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By CotoBlogzz | 01-10-2009 3:30 PM
Coto
de Caza, CA - The Coto de Caza CZ Master
Association subsidizes
other homeowners’ associations and businesses within
the community at the tune of over $3 million dollars
per year. In
an apparent move toward fiscal responsibility, the
Village homeowners association has announced it will
be charged $1.15 per minute to cover the costs of
calling in vendors and guests, supposedly to visit the
Village –once inside the Coto gates however, such
guests and visitors have access to all of Coto’s
amenities and not restricted to the Village.
The
Village HOA? advice?
“Be a good Villager, use your computer,
instead email your list” – in essence, make
use of the new CZ website – which in the past we
have recommended other users to opt-out, given the
questionable privacy
practices.
On
the other hand, assuming that the CZ Master
Association is finally realizing the need to reign in
on subsidies and not merely trying increase website
traffic, perhaps the association can start
collecting dues for the use of other high-maintenance
amenities, such as gate access:
The CZ Master Association spends over $1.5
million/year on cosmetic “security”.
Cost to the Village and other homeowners’
association? Zero,
Zilch, Nada. Or
what about the cost of the California
Highway Patrol (CHP) for proactive traffic
enforcement – cost to the Master Association?
Roughly $120,000/year, while the Village and
other associations is, you guessed it: Zero, Zilch,
Nada
Or
what about the use of horse trails – given that 99%
of the users are non-dues paying Coto guests and or
visitors. Or
what about the use of the Sports Park?
Let’s hope that charging the Village for call center support is a small step to fiscal responsibility and not a giant leap to commercializing resident’s private information.
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