Resident Information, Activities and More!

Dan Bond allegedly captured on video from local resident taking yard signs that advertised Mill Creek Falls.Info website, following the Saturday Mill Creek Falls Yard Sale event.  This information was relayed to the www.millcreekfalls.info Administrator by the resident.  The video below captures the unethical behavior of taking a yard sign that does not belong to Mr. Bond from a lot that does not belong to Mr. Bond.  Additionally, we know that Mr. Bond was not doing this on behalf of the HOA because he was recently removed from any interactions with the Association per the HOA President, Chris Adams, for violating the Board Ethics Agreement.   One sign was stolen about 5:30 in the evening and then the 2nd was stolen about an hour an a half later when darkness began to fall.  As a community announcement: Please make sure you take your yard signs in at night if you have any advertising of yard sales, home sales, or other events taking place as it appears – nothing is safe now a days.

The Mill Creek Falls Community Yard Sale was a success this past Saturday, with 100′s of non-residents flocking in to search for good deals and hidden treasures.  Beginning about 8:30 am the cars began to flow through, growing in numbers as noon approached.  The herds of treasure hunters raced from yard to yard and many residents found new homes for their items.   Congratulations to the Social Committee for a well advertised event.

The linked article is a great knowledge document for all Members of an HOA and for the Board of Directors.  The article is posted in the Charlotte Observer by Michael Hunter, and is in 2 parts; Dec 10th, 2011 & Dec 17th, 2011.  The article discusses HOAs in regards to NC law, but much of this pertains to SC as well. 

Article Part 1: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/10/2836512/association-answers.html#storylink=misearch

Article Part 2: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/17/2852976/more-common-mistakes-that-hoa.html#storylink=misearch

Areas of Discussion:

1. Boards failure to enforce convenants rules and regulations consistently and uniformly to all Members and Builder owned lots or engaging in selective enforcement.  (Article 1)

2. Failure to consult with professional advisors for large decisions. (Article 1)

3. Board familiarity with HOA governing documents and State laws. (Article 2)

4. Accurate and timely record keeping of Board Minutes and other actions. (Article 2)

Yes – you heard correct, the Treasure allowed the Social Committee to hop away with $300 for a bunny suit and some eggs.  If you attended the last Board Meeting, you were made aware that that Treasurer, Billie Hager-Allen,  approved of the spending of $300 on a Bunny costume and eggs for the Social Committee.  The $300 represents 15% of the Social Committee budget, and with those funds quickly being spent, the Social Committee is looking how to obtain additional monies for other planned events.

That equates to more than 2 Quarters of your dues going for a bunny suit – hopping  mad yet?

Fiscal responsibility and common sense needs to be a requirement for those who control our dues and the funds used to maintain our community.  I can think of a few things that that $300 could have gone for; walking trail upkeep, toward a second play area near the tennis courts, toward picnic tables for the picnic shelter?  Let your Board know how you feel about $300 being spent (board@millcreekfalls.com) – with money disappearing quickly for Social events…. I smell pot luck dinner cooking coming for the Family Fun Day.  Check the minutes out from the March Board Meeting for details – ooops sorry, the Board hasn’t published them yet as required by the MCF Bylaws.  (Correction to article published on 4/10/2012; 5pm – thank you to Brandi Defoe for the added information that the $300 cost to the Members of the Association also included the eggs – “I was at that meeting and I remember what was said. Mr. Klein clearly said that the Easter Egg hunt cost a total of just over $300″.