Darrell Creek Neighborhood Wide Amenity Vote
Hello neighbors,
Hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to an amazing year in 2025.
I’m reaching out to you because your vote regarding the Pool/Open Air Amenity Center is important. This is a friendly reminder to make your voice known as the deadline is quickly approaching this Friday, January 24th at 3PM.
I love this neighborhood and want to see it continue to flourish as Darrell Creek is one of the best neighborhoods in Mt Pleasant, and I want that to remain the case for many years to come.
This vote for the Pool/Amenity Center has been hotly debated now for 2+ years. I believe our community deserves better than what has been proposed without putting the neighborhood into debt for $1,200,000.00 plus loan interest.
I urge you to let the next board determine the direction of the neighborhood and not proceed with the proposed variable percent loan that places homeowners in a precarious position not knowing what the actual assessment amount will be.
This is simply unnecessary no matter what the proposed low monthly payment may be. For these reasons, a “NO” vote would allow the next board to properly evaluate the best options with an objective perspective and provide actual costs – not guesstimates.
Thank you for your attention toward this important matter for all of us in our community. Please remember to vote by 3PM this Friday.
· To vote, you should have an Election Buddy email and/or text dated January 3rd or 4th. Please use that link to cast your vote.
· You can also visit https://secure.electionbuddy.com/ballot/ and enter the 16 digit code provided from the Election Buddy System from Jan 3rd or 4th to your email or from the text.
HOA –Annual Assessments Comparison
Should Darrell Creek owners be ashamed of having some of the highest per square foot sales in all of Mt. Pleasant while also continuing to have the lowest HOA dues?
Essentially for the immediate future our dues would potentially be $675 + $228 = $903 annually. Why?
We can do much better than this and keep dues at the current rate of $675/year or maybe lower. Why would we not want to keep our dues low?
If you think our dues will only go up to $903 with this project, you are mistaken. They will continue to rise and we will surpass all the above neighborhoods except for Dunes West. That is a fact and the only thing we gain is a larger pool. Sounds like a very bad deal for the owners in Darrell Creek overall. This combined with the passage of the WCC will only hurt our cost per square foot and potential sales.
Transparency
This information provided is being provided by homeowners within the community for upcoming decisions under consideration by the Association, but does not represent the views of the Association itself.
Homeowner Survey from Early 2023
The following is an analysis of that survey data by a non-board homeowner and here at the results. At that time, the cost for the Pool, Bathroom Renovations, New Furniture and Security gate was $750,000. Now that cost is at $1.5M. Why and how did the cost double in price?