This web site was originally created as a way to get the October 15, 2001 special meeting transcript from my hands to yours.  This seemed to be the most efficient way to reach you so that you can find out what was said at the October 15th meeting.  In addition to the transcript, I have put many documents and Internet links on the site for your convenience. 

Just to clarify what is taking place, the developer is attempting to expand the Lake Sans Souci Property Owners Association to include a much larger development.  It is not in the best interest of the existing lot owners in my opinion to be a part of the larger development for the following reasons:

First, it gives power back to a proposed developer, more than the previous developer ever had.  The prior developer period expired in June of 1999, resulting in an equal one vote per lot for all members, including the developer.  The proposed new master document gives the developer six votes for each lot it owns.  This allows an effective dictatorship to exist rather than a democratic organization.  The developer's control is further enhanced by the rule that the developer's consent is required for any amendments to the master document while it retains ownership of at least one lot.

Second, additional fees would be mandatory for payment of expenses for common areas for the entire project and recreation facilities that lot owners may not want to use.  The developer appears to be trying to take unfair advantage of the current lot owners in many ways, including disproportional fees toward areas other than the current Lake Sans Souci development.  Whereas the Master Association can assess maintenance and capital improvement fees to all lots, the developer is specifically exempt from paying any fees for the lots it owns.  The real possibility exists that high maintenance fees would actually reduce property values for lot owners.  This happened with other recreational developments.  High annual maintenance fees make it unprofitable to hold lots for speculative investment and therefore owners tend to reduce selling prices to unload the lots. 

In addition to the above arguments against incorporating the existing lot owners into a master plan, the way in which the developer is attempting to accomplish that is not proper.  The developer is using the Lake Sans Souci Property Owners Association as a vehicle to set up a master association that would include the entire project.  After the master association is set up with sub-associations for each neighborhood, the developer plans to amend the Articles of Incorporation of the existing association, and file new Articles for each of the various sub-associations.  We question the legality of this backwards process.  We believe the proper process, if we were to move in that direction, would be to first amend the existing Articles of Incorporation of Lake Sans Souci Property Owners Association to allow expanding the scope beyond Lake Sans Souci Units One and Two which is now limited.   

We want to keep the LSSPOA as a democratic property owners association where individual lot owners have some degree of control.  We need to know if you feel the same.  Please contact us as soon as possible.  The assumed "Master Association" is proceeding very rapidly to file documents that will make it more difficult to challenge the new associations.

Please contact us so that we can work together to protect the LSSPOA.  To make a difference, more than a few voices need to be heard.  We need moral support as well as financial support to continue the process of protecting the existing association.  The fate of our LSSPOA now rest in your hands.  Please respond back via e-mail, snail mail, or telephone.  If you have an e-mail address, please send us an e-mail to let us know the address.  This will allow us to communicate with you quickly and efficiently. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Rosanne Decker
444 Otts Basin Road
Sagle, ID 83860
208-263-0379
email:  rosanne@povn.com