Dear Toll Brothers Management,
On October 24, The Meadows community held a successful recall vote, resulting in the removal of the entire Board of Directors (BOD or board) of The Meadows HOA, with a strong majority of “yes” votes from participating homeowners. In light of this outcome, an election for a new HOA board is scheduled for December 5th.

The recall vote was initiated in response to serious concerns that the previous board neglected several pressing issues impacting homeowners. There is a strong desire among all of us for a board that prioritizes the interests and goals of homeowners. Our community faces significant challenges that require more dedicated homeowner representation. Key areas of concern
include:

• Opposition to Proposed Industrial Development Adjacent to The Meadows: The 26200 Enterprise IPT project proposes a warehouse and manufacturing facility near our community, with two additional facilities planned. These could potentially operate 24/7 and store and/or manufacture items that might pose unknown risks. This development
project could also bring significant traffic, noise, and pollution to our neighborhood and a nearby senior housing complex. To our great disappointment, the previous HOA board took a hands-off approach to this significant threat.

• Traffic and Safety Issues in The Meadows: Safety concerns have increased in recent years, with numerous adverse incidents around The Meadows as heard and experienced by many of us. A discussion and ultimate implementation of additional measures, such as gated access (with homeowners’ approval), are urgently needed to mitigate risks, present and future, posed by undesirable and potentially dangerous safety and traffic
conditions within and around The Meadows. However, the previous board steadfastly opposed such measures without effective communication with residents.

• Community Amenities and Maintenance: Regular upkeep of public areas and amenities is essential to maintaining our living standards and effectively managing costs for all homeowners. The previous board could have done more and better to address those issues, such as the broken lawn irrigation system in the public areas as well as the resulting water wastage, which has caused mounting frustration among all of us.

Earlier this year, a letter entitled “Request for Removal of the HOA Board and Re-election of a New Board” was circulated and signed by many homeowners, highlighting our concerns and calling for increased homeowner participation in the board. The strong support for this letter
campaign reflects the community’s collective desire for a board that truly represents homeowners.

The previous board composition included three seats appointed by Toll Brothers and two homeowner representatives. However, with 89.5% of planned lots, including those in the Sequoias subcommunity, now closed and largely occupied, we believe it is time to adjust the board structure to more closely reflect the occupancy rate in The Meadows. We hereby propose that the new board consist of four homeowner representatives and one Toll Brothers-appointed member.

Our proposal is not without precedent. The nearby Portola Springs community, with a similar homeowner occupancy rate, has a balanced board of four homeowner representatives and one builder representative on a five-member board. A similar structure for The Meadows can better
represent our established community and ensure proper governance that aligns with homeowner interests.

Another point to consider is the timing of the planned transition from a builder-controlled HOA board to a homeowner-controlled board, which would likely have occurred around now, with the original Meadows development (excluding Sequoias) nearly fully completed. The land now
occupied by the Sequoias subcommunity was initially designated for an elementary school but was reallocated for residential development late in The Meadows’ overall development timeline. Toll Brothers’ decision to retain control of the HOA board while its new Sequoias subcommunity is being developed feels unwarranted and unfair to existing homeowners.

In light of these considerations, we believe it appropriate for Toll Brothers to relinquish its majority control over the board and help create a governance structure that better serves The Meadows community.

Sincerely,
The Meadows Community Homeowners

 

尊敬的 Toll Brothers 管理层,
10 月 24 日,The Meadows 社区成功举行了罢免投票,结果是 The Meadows HOA董事会(BOD 或董事会)的全体成员被罢免,参与投票的业主中有强烈多数投了赞成票。鉴于此结果,计划于 12 月 5 日举行新的 HOA 董事会选举。
罢免投票是针对前董事会未能解决业主关注的若干重要问题而发起的。我们所有人都强烈希望有一个优先考虑业主利益和目标的董事会。我们的社区面临重大挑战,需要更多的业主代表。主要关注领域包括:

• 反对邻近 The Meadows 的拟建工业开发项目:26200 Enterprise IPT 项目拟在我们社区附近建立一个仓库和制造设施,并计划另外两个设施。这些设施可能全天候24 小时运营,并存储和/或制造可能带来未知风险的物品。这个开发项目还可能给我们的社区和附近的老年住宅区带来大量的交通、噪音和污染。令我们非常失望的是,前任 HOA 董事会对这一重大威胁采取了不干涉的态度。

• The Meadows 的交通和安全问题:近年来,The Meadows 周围的安全问题不断增加,许多不良事件发生在我们中的许多人身上。迫切需要讨论并最终实施额外的措施(经业主批准),以减轻当前和未来的风险,这些风险是由 The Meadows 内部和周围的不良和潜在危险的安全和交通状况所带来的。然而,前任董事会坚决反对这些措施,并未与居民有效沟通。

• 社区设施和维护:定期维护公共区域和设施对于保持我们的生活质量和有效管理所有业主的成本至关重要。前任董事会在解决这些问题上本可以做得更多更好,例如公共区域的草坪灌溉系统损坏以及由此导致的水浪费,这已引起我们所有人的极大挫败感。

今年早些时候,一封题为“请求罢免 HOA 董事会并重新选举新董事会”的信件在社区内传阅,并得到了许多业主的签名支持,信中强调了我们的关注点并呼吁增加业主在董事会中的参与。这次信件活动的强烈支持反映了社区集体希望有一个真正代表业主的董事会的愿望。

之前的董事会组成包括三个由 Toll Brothers 任命的席位和两个业主代表。然而,随着包括 Sequoias 子社区在内的 89.5%的计划地块现在已经关闭并大部分入住,我们认为是时候调整董事会结构,使其更接近于 The Meadows 的入住率。因此,我们提议新的董事会由四个业主代表和一个 Toll Brothers 任命的成员组成。

我们的提议并非没有先例。邻近的 Portola Springs 社区有着类似的业主入住率,其五人董事会由四个业主代表和一个建筑商代表组成。类似的结构将更好地代表我们已建立的社区,并确保符合业主利益的适当治理。

另一个需要考虑的问题是从建筑商控制的 HOA 董事会向业主控制的董事会过渡的时间,这可能会在现在左右发生,原始的 The Meadows 开发项目(不包括
Sequoias)几乎已完成。最初为小学指定的土地现已被重新分配用于住宅开发,这一决定在 The Meadows 整体开发的后期做出。Toll Brothers 决定在其新的 Sequoias子社区开发期间保留对 HOA 董事会的控制,这对于现有业主来说是不合理和不公平的。

鉴于这些考虑,我们认为 Toll Brothers 应该放弃其对董事会的多数控制,并帮助创建一个更好地服务于 The Meadows 社区的治理结构。

此致,敬礼

The Meadows 社区业主