WHAT THE NEIGHBORS SAY

This page will include links to any comments that the HOA board and any of my neighbors in High Gables who have the decency to identify themselves want to post, whether pro or con to my position. I really want to hear it all, whether you are with me or against me. So long as you identify yourself to me, I will post your comments and will not include your name. If you want me to post your name, please specify your request for me to do so in the e-mail message you send to me. To post any information to this page, send it to Larry Oldham by clicking the following link: Send Information

"...We were unaware of the lawsuit until informed by a letter from the HOA. We did not know the identity of the defendant until we received the letter from Larry Oldham on December 14. We read the correspondence section of this web site and feel that the offer of settlement is acceptable. The purpose of the HOA is to ensure the compliance of the covenants. All violations have been resolved or will be with the settlement. The purpose of the HOA is not to 'win' a lawsuit. We would like to encourage the board to accept this offer. We need to turn our focus toward things of importance like children, family, friends, and community. There are men and women fighting for our freedom in Iraq. Some are giving their lives. This lawsuit pales in comparison to their sacrifice."

"As a fellow neighbor, I want to apologize for your cold welcome....I moved into this neighborhood [within the last couple of years]. I have enjoyed my home but do not attend any association meetings. I keep to myself, but will attend a meeting if you called one. I believe there needs to be rules but this is out of hand. I hope there will be a time when you and your wife & children will be able to call this home with no feelings of animosity."

"I had no idea that this situation had elevated to the level that it has. I heard rumors that some neighbors had complained but we have some that complain about everything....If there is anyone that should have issues with "unsightly" neighbors or storm run off I should be one of them. I live at the bottom of [a] hill where all the storm run off ends up....The thing that bothers me the most about the whole situation is that some people think that HOA board members and neighbors/friends are mutually exclusive terms. I am all about protecting my property values and preserving the integrity of the covenants but this to me is neither. It has turned into a personal attack and the neighborhood is being hurt by the whole issue. The key to this whole matter is intent. Unlike the previous situation that we encountered where there was obvious intent to undermine the HOA covenants, your situation has only been a matter of meeting a deadline set by anxious individuals. I believe friendly communication between neighbors could have avoided this whole situation. I believe the majority of the families in the neighborhood are more concerned about spending quality time with their Family, Friends and Neighbors [and] enjoying the Holiday Season than worrying about [your] driveway."

"While I did not know that this had elevated to this level I did know that it was going on from conversations with your wife and running by your house. If I lived closer I may have been more concerned and even then it would not have bothered me as much as most. I’ve never met you but have talked to your wife on occasion and have known her sister for 20 years and know that none of this was intentional or thought you had no plans to complete a main component in a large investment of your time and money. Does anybody remember how rainy June and July were? if you were to pour a concrete driveway during this time you would have been throwing your money away, now having said that August, September and October were plenty dry enough to pour and I’m not clear as to why you did not pour at this time? In an earlier post someone mentioned the Creech incident and I agree these are totally separate cases. I feel the board was correct in enforcing the covenants in this case because it was an obvious case of someone trying to get what they wanted and everybody else be damned but I was not happy with the settlement. I feel as you do in a situation such as this, see it through or do not bother to waste your neighbor’s time or money. I hope that the board will make the smart decision and put this thing to bed, but at the same time you have to be reasonable as well and some of your demands/requests/ actions are not. Best of luck to a speedy and fair resolution to what has become a ridiculous matter."