POA needs to go away
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association Board of Directors is struggling to maintain credibility for its continued existence. Just look at the many recreational proposals board members talk about - dog parks, walking trails, new buildings for physical fitness and other recreational enhancements.
All the time the POA Board is making improvement noises, its members are telling property owners the association needs money. They have even hinted at an assessment increase.
I have a proposal for the board that consists of a plan to be submitted to the members of the association to vote on. The POA Board should present a plan to dissolve the association over a three-year period. The board could send the ballots out in 2009.
The city would have time to absorb the lakes and the golf courses by establishing a Department of Parks and Recreation. The golf courses could be placed under the management of a professional golf-course-management company. The city would be responsible for the lakes and parks.
If physical fitness is a priority in Bella Vista, the city could
pursue a commercial organization to establish a center here. Such a
company could provide adequate equipment, a professional staff and such
amenities as childcare. If there is a concern about the cost of such a
transition, keep in mind that the POA virtually gave the Police and Fire
departments to the city - the rationale being that the residents already
owned the property transferred. One major concern would be water. The
POA claims this as common property and requires a vote of the membership
to transfer it. So do it. There is no reason to have two forms of
control. We need to direct our resources toward the city of Bella Vista.
Donald D. Koenig
Bella Vista
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