Quail Hollow property owners and residents,
At the beginning of 2019 the Association raised its dues slightly to make sure we had adequate funds, first, to keep the roads in good shape, and, second, to take care of our aging facilities and a long list of deferred repairs and maintenance. Even with that, though, we couldn’t do everything at once, so priority was given to the clubhouse and pool. In the last 2-1/2 years we have spent over $62,000 replacing the roof, buying a new heat pump, putting in new insulation, replacing the plumbing, painting and repairing the clubhouse exterior, and repairing the pool deck and equipment, plus various other items.
Next up are the tennis courts and bridge. At the June meeting the Board authorized a contract for repairing the bridge, using the same contractor who did such a good job on the clubhouse exterior. He was also preparing a quote on repairing the tennis courts. Then, a little more than a week ago, his wife contacted me with the news that he had been injured, badly enough that he is being forced to retire.
We’re back at square one. As you may know, we’ve had a terrible time finding anyone to do this work. If you can recommend a good contractor, please let me know and I’ll get in touch with them.
Our options on the tennis courts are limited and expensive, and the Board has struggled to find a good way to address the problem. They were inadequately built on unstable, poorly-prepared soil, and will continue cracking no matter what we do. The least expensive option is to fill the cracks, knowing that we’ll have to do it every few years from now on. That will cost thousands. Or we could replace them with properly-built courts; that’s likely to cost several hundred thousand dollars, so expensive that the Board hasn’t given it serious consideration. Or we could convert them to another use that would only require us to kill the weeds, fill the cracks with gravel, and leave it at that. Or we could have them resurfaced at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars, knowing that they would crack again within a few years. Or we could simply tear them down and plant grass – and even demolition would be costly.
The only thing we can’t do is nothing. The Board voted at the July meeting to proceed with the work, and charged me with preparing a report with our options and their cost. Your input would be greatly appreciated, especially if you can suggest competent, reliable contractors who will provide proposals for their recommended solutions.
It’s going to take several months to get all this done and is sure to be thoroughly discussed and debated at the Board’s meetings. Please send me your comments and suggestions, which will be passed on to the Board, and plan on attending the monthly meetings if you have something to say. This is a big issue that isn’t going away. The question is, what to do and how to pay for it?
Cordially,
Ken Gough, Property Manager
Quail Hollow Property Owners Association 