Landen Meadows Residents Forum

I don't have any issues with the Board or the way the Sub-Division is run.  I find everyone very helpful and really approachable.  Have you had a bad experience? Don't forget that the Board Members do this all in their spare time, they have full time jobs and families.

Last edited by Cltangie (2010-06-15 13:58:53)

I agree that would be a great start Yankee, but the board that is in place does not seem to want us to know what they are doing. We have till 2011 to organize and replace some members that may just be set in there ways. Some have been in their position for 12 years! If that is to long for the USA it should be to long for Landen Meadows.

Sadly, we are not the only group of residents in a development in South Charlotte who feel the same way as others have posted here. I was visiting with my older brother this weekend and he lives nearby in a similar but smaller development. They are having the same issues as we are where there is a lack of communication and accountability has the residents threatening legal action. The problems they have mirror ours and I would guess that the economy has a lot to do with it.

Not sure how much better the new management company will be in releasing information to the residents but it sure would be nice to know where we stand as a community in regards to our finances and projects.

Mimiknight your comments and feedback are great !

I think you are missing the point though.
Speaking only from my perspective.....

No one in criticizing the work put in by volunteers in the neighborhood.
I am sure they are do a fantastic job. See, to reduce the problem to absurdity, my volunteering to deliver newsletters or handing out fruit punch at the pool is not going to get Superior AM to start addressing resident's needs or complaints.

The problem is with our service providers and the lack of communication.
We have seen 3 Management Companies come and go that do not perform - I think history speaks for itself here. The last 2 were laughably hopeless at the job we paid them for.
Landen Meadows is a company in which I invest. I expect a return on the investment. I am paying money for a service and if I feel I am not getting adequate service I have every right to whine at every opportunity.

Look at it this way - lets say you buy shares in Google.
You do not see a dividend paid out..you want to know why, right ? You aren't expected to volunteer to work at Google to earn the right to criticise, are you ?
If Google spends the money gained from the share issuance, and does not inform investors how the company is performing, you have every right to complain.

Now, LM is far from a publicly traded company, but the concept is the same.

Speaking out at the annual meetings would really be a waste of time. There are no minutes published, there is no follow up, and an annual meeting is hopelessly inadequate to address the needs and complaints of the residents.

I have said it before and will say it again - constructive criticism is what makes this country great. If we were disallowed from voicing dissent, we would be living in North Korea, wouldn't we ?

I have taken a huge interest in the neighborhood finances and operations, in the past, only to have met with resistance and  indignation at every turn. I gave up eventually, after being treated like a leper at the board meetings. In fact there was a time when I was specifically asked not to attend.

"Silly" user id's are an accepted part of modern day forums.
Regardless, I am always open to a call, and googling a person's name and address/telephone number is about as easy as falling out of a tree.