Sanctuary

Thank you to all the current Board members for your dedication to the community.  Being on the Board is a time consuming responsibility and if it wasn’t for the dedication of our current and past boards we would not be in as good a shape as we are today.

The HOA has weathered the storms of property manager changes, alleged builder negligence, landscape challenges and a depressing recession.  I’m happy to report that the thoughtful operational decisions made by Board members have kept The Sanctuary HOA in sound condition when other HOAs are  imposing hefty assessments to make ends meet.

The annual meeting is only 6 months away (January 2010).  Since three positions will be available on the Board  I would like to invite  you to think about contributing two years of your time and energy to the success of your neighborhood association.  You can formally submit your intention to run for election by notifying  Pinnacle Property Management in writing.

Committees
We’re always looking for good people to help on various committees. You don’t have to be a Board member to serve on a committee. Covenants, fining and social committees are especially “needy” at the moment.

Painting the Sanctuary
House painting has been a topic of much discussion lately.  The builder originally offered buyers a limited palette from which to choose their exterior colors.  In limiting the color choices, development designers’ intention was to create a harmonious environment that projected just enough “togetherness” to give you the feeling you were joining a community, not just buying a house. Our governing documents strive to protect that environment by assigning control of it to the Architectural Review Committee. The ARC isn’t bound to the original developer colors, but, as representative of entire community, is expected to exercise care in expanding the palette as tastes evolve.

With these evolving tastes in mind, your ARC is putting together a new palette of acceptable colors that promises to be more diverse than the builders’ original while maintaining that neighborhood harmony.

Here’s where you come in. First, and most important: get ARC permission BEFORE you paint.  A number of homeowners have ignored this rule and have had to repaint at considerable expense. Others are facing the even more daunting prospect of legal expenses on top of the cost to repaint.

Second: tell me how you feel about that oddly colored house next door or down the street. Would an official color palette or reasonably diverse range of harmonious color values help you select a new color for your house?  E-mail your thoughts to president@thesanctuaryhoa.org.

Valerie Williams, President (6-18-09)