Alleged 'rock burglar' arrested after 17 years and over 400 hits | azfamily.com Phoenix

Good News for those hit by the "rock burglar". Could they have come up with a better name? For some of those who were on the board and accused a homeowner of throwing a rock threw a board members window.  How does it feel to once again have egg on your face? 

Suntree board members have have filed police reports falsely accusing an owner of crimes; sent out newsletters saying that someone who lived in Suntree was responsible for vandalizing the landscaping. Why do we put up with this kind of behavior from so called leaders? If you cannot trust your neighbors then you need to move.   Just because someone doesn't agree with or gets upset with another person doesn't mean they are going to harm you or your property.  I would expect that if you were a victim of abuse, but not from two people having a disagreement.  Especially, when the board serves the ownership and is supposed to do as the owners (as a whole) direct them too. 

Alleged 'rock burglar' arrested after 17 years and over 400 hits azfamily.com Phoenix

Suntree BoD it's time to get educated.

Landscaping consists of what exactly?  Water, sunshine, grass, flowers, trees, fertilizers, weed killers, mowing, aeration, rocks, edgers, etc.  And what other important critical life giving component?  THE SOIL!  Soil is the most important component in landscaping.  Don't run out and get the soil tested.  Don't waste the time or money. 

Suntree, What a Waste!

Don't let your HOA board become filled with excuse makers who spend money without changing anything.  Suntree HOA has board members who believe the standard answers given by the landscapers.  Owners complain about water running into the street when the lawns are watered.  Without even checking it out the board or landscapers automatically say, it's water run off and the lawns need aeration.  Aeration is the standard answer given by landscapers before they ever check it out to see what others are seeing.  Oh wait, they never see what others see because they set the water schedule to go off at 2 am then change it to go off at midnight and 2 am.  Instead of water running into the gutters and puddling without running off once a night it does it twice a night.  Not only is this wasting water but is damaging the joints under the street that connect the asphalt and concrete gutters.  It's a double whammy!  Not one person has ever ever known why the city has an issue with water running off onto the street.  So, now you know!

Putting Green Soil

For those of you who have board members hell bent on having lawns that look like the golf courses, they need to forget it. It would be impossible for you to obtain that beauty unless you reconstruct your lawn. I don't mean removing the grass and adding soil or soil amendments. I mean remove the dirt and re-build the entire substrate under the lawn.

Yes, if you have native soil watering will eventually cause your soil to become hard and cause water to run off. It will happen no matter if you use a drip, have different kinds of sprinkler heads, use bubblers, or flood irrigate. You have to have voids in the soil so the water has someplace to go. Which is why people use a layer of pebbles on top of a layer of sand then top the sand with a special mix of soils. The rocks give you the void you need and give roots something to grab onto. They also acts like a filter for water as it drains into underground water aquifers.

See article for the USGA requirements for golf courses and you'll see why it cannot be obtained by your HOA.

Putting Green Soil

Answers from SRP

Here is the answers I got from SRP explaining what the Competitive Customer Service Charge.

SRP Electric Bill Charges

Ever wonder what your SRP rates are made up of?  I did and they don't make it obvious but here is what I found out.

How Lightning fan outwitted petty HOA over playoff sign - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Great Story!! Go Bolts! Steven Paul thank you for having the balls to stand up to your homeowner association's board! Some people just refuse to allow people to express themselves. They want everyone to be like them. What a boring world that would be? It's our differences that bring us together and make us curious about others.

Perfect Your Landscaping; Your Neighbors' Yard Plans

Perfect Your Landscaping; Your Neighbors' Yard Plans

ServiceMagic - The Myths that Lead to Common Landscaping Mistakes

Great article from Service Magic. How many of these mistakes are you or your HOA making? Suntree HOA is buying into these same myths and many more.


ServiceMagic - The Myths that Lead to Common Landscaping Mistakes

The HOA Money Pit

When it comes to the reserve study board members have this belief that it's just a tool that can be ignored.  If that were the case then the Declaration is just a tool that can be ignored.  Right.  Wrong.   In most cases the Declaration does require adequate reserve funds.  To know what is adequate you have to have a professional reserve study completed.  If you have to follow on you have to follow both.