A new President of the POCA Board?

Haha, Have a couple more glasses of eggnog, Scott. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

As a 15+ year resident of the Orchards, I would 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th the previous comment by "Mrs. Claus". I have never been so disgusted to live in this area. Sure has gone down hill over the last couple of years. Some areas of the Orchards are very ghetto-like now.

I will be the third for that wish... If it were a circus JA would be the perfect hire.. He is the clown of clowns. My move from PO was due largely in part to the ineptness of the POCA BOD.. If you think it is ghetto now, give it three years and it will be third world.

Let's see in the last year POCA completely restored the Rotary, Island, and indoor pools; restored the waterfall and fountain behind the Community Center which hadn't worked since the developer turned the community over to homeowners since 2005; replaced several hundreds of sq yds of concrete to eliminate all trip hazards on sidewalks; resurfaced and relined all parking areas; replaced the Community Center roof and all 8 HVAC systems; replaced over 100 missing trees lining the streets; conducted a community-wide inspection and instituted a comprehensive maintainable schedule; and increased speed enforcement throughout the community -- all WiTHOUT raising fees on homeowners. Additionally, community activities have consistently sold out and hit record rates of attendance. And Chris, you are the last person who should be talking trash given the poor decisions you made as Treasurer of your HOA which actually lost your neighbors money. Good riddens to you.

Piney Orchard residents know their community is well-maintained and well-managed and so do prospective buyers which is why properties in our communities command a premium at resale over comparable properties in the area.

"Stephen Shore" nice fake acct just opened today. Too bad there isn't a subdivision in PO called "The Orchards". Losers faking aliases again.

King Jeff ,

Stephen Shore may or may not be a fake acct, but I don't think he was speaking of a sub-division but Piney Orchard as a whole.. as for my time on SRs HOA you are clueless and are talking out of both ends once again. The only major decision I was involved in was replacing a OE playground set that was deemed dangerous by a professional inspector.. 4 out of 5 board members voted to install a new tot lot... You claim a community wide inspection is now in place... How did that come about? It only took 18 months of me raising that point at monthly meetings b/f you realized you wrong to finally take action..Home values have dropped dramatically from market corrections, but I believe it will get worse b/c specific community actions are not taking place. The subdivisions fees are skyrocketing b/c the community system is inefficient.. TH owners paying $800-$1200 a year in fees to sustain their portion of PO in addition to a POCA fee is hardly ideal or necessary... I'm just waiting for your SD to drop down to $200k so I can come in and buy both units next to you... Im sure I can find some PO residents who would love to rent and have your ear on a daily basis (lol).

Chris, first, you couldn't afford to buy in my neighborhood. Second, POCA fees have not gone up in 5 years and are actually lower now than they were in 2008. The association is on a solid financial foundation and anyone driving through PO can see how well we maintain our common areas and facilities. We have an active, friendly community with dedicated volunteers serving in POCA, condo and HOAs, schools, scouting, sports and other community organizations, where neighbors watch out for one another and where we work very closely with local police to help keep our neighborhoods safe.

The inspection you refer to was started right after the new management company came on board (a change you opposed btw) and we have been working down the punchlist of big and small items all through 2012, and have everything on maintenance schedule to keep them looking good and maximize their useful life. In 2013, we will be tackling the 22-year pld Community Center interior, as well as redoing our 20-year replacement plan.

Given the bad financial shape that you left your HOA in as Treasurer -- which your former neighbors are still trying to dig out from -- I doubt anyone listens to you anywhere. Do us all a favor and don't come back. Nobody here misses you.

I love it! Getting accused of things when I haven't even been on here in ages. I see things haven't changed any, and some people are just as arrogant as ever. Will be interesting to see what the POCA Board does now that Mr. Olszanowski has resigned his seat. I'm sure it will be filled with some Dolben crony. Maybe they can get somebody that lives a little bit closer to PO than did Mr. Olszanowski? Or maybe hell will freeze over and they'll actually appoint someone that isn't a Dolben crony and actually lives in PO? You've probably got better odds at the soon to be active craps tables at Maryland Live!

Jeff,

Your spin is laughable... You make the claim that home values have gone up and POCA fees have gone down, but If dues are based on a percentage of home values and fees are lower for homeowners that would indicate the valuation on their home has dropped not increased.

I never opposed a new management company taking over POCA.. My only concerns regarding that matter were if the employees who worked out of the community center would be able to retain their positions with the new management company, and you refused to answer that question on multiple ocasions.

As for the new mgmt company taking the responsibilty of overseeing the upkeep and maintenance of all properties w/i PO when they took over, that is a false statement.. I have countless e-mails to indicate otherwise..

As I stated on my previous post, you are talking out of both ends regarding my time as treasurer for SR... You make a general claim backed up by nothing. Can you provide specifics as to what I did that created this hole that you speak of... Like I said, the only fiscal decision that I was a part of was a new tot lot...Period!!!

Scott, you are dead on with your point... unless you meet the agenda of a few you have no chance of being on that board. When the teen age resident ran for office and was gaining traction it was quickly stifled with words of wisdom to dissuade residents from voting for him... JB had his title of Vice President stripped away for having a different opinion.... your comments at a recent POCA meeting were spot on as well... BOD should not use their position on public sites regarding matters that due not pertain to PO... I may have disagreed w/ some of your positions but at least you would have my ear to voice your opinions and a discussion could/would occur.. It does not work that way with this group.

I just heard that the President of the Community Association of Pihney Orchard has resigned?