Subject: Homeowners behind on assessments
If you are a homeowner in Cape Town Village South subdivision who are behind on assessments the Homeowners Association is imploring you to not ignore letters from City and Village Tax Office, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard or Dana McKitrick law firms.
Just ignoring the communications results in very large and burdensome legal fees which are charged to the homeowners. It’s very troublesome when notifying and asking homeowners to pay assessments and it falls on deaf ears, especially when we ( the HOA) is willing to work with you to clear the debt. Sadly, to continue down this path will eventually cost you the ownership of your home.
Please listen to the voice of reason and do what is right. We’re waiting to help you.
Contact City & Village Tax Office @ 314-739-4800
Subject: Request for Trustees
Cape Town Village South is approaching a crossroads in determining the future of the subdivision. Either we’ll move forward with continuing improvements or regress from the progress made in the last 5-6 years.
There has been quite a large turnover in the ownership of homes recently. There’s a good side and a bad side to the changes of ownership. The good side is an influx of younger owners who (I believe along with many of us who have been here for years) truly care about their investment in homeownership. The bad side is that homes are also being purchased as rental properties which in turn cause a continual turnover of people coming and going which means instability in the subdivision.
Moving forward, the HOA indentures are in need of a complete rewrite to fix this problem and any other issues homeowners may be interested in correcting. It would be a large undertaking as it would require approximately 220 “yes” votes out of some 350 homeowners and we know from a previous experience would require door-to-door collection of votes. This would require homeowners who would be willing to help the trustees reach the necessary votes for passage.
Having spoken to 2 separate law firms it would cost approximately $5000 to $9000 to totally rewrite the indentures. So, as a community we need to decide what our homes and the future of this subdivision are worth. Jefferson County Road Works currently maintains the streets, storm sewer inlets, signs, etc. This is a 5 year agreement and we are well into year 3. At year 5 the county will assess the program and decide if they will continue the program or end it.
I personally, as almost all of you would agree don’t particularly care for the yearly “special assessment” which is part of the HOA indentures. If Jefferson County stops maintaining the streets there’s a real problem. The way the indentures are currently written the HOA can only collect $150.00 a year per household outside of a special assessment. That results in approximately $53,000.00 a year if everyone were to pay their assessments, which should be noted does not happen. City and Village Tax Office then takes 10% of that amount leaving about $48,000.00 a year to maintain everything, and since not everyone pays all or even part of their assessments it means the subdivision would once again fall into financial hardship from lack of funds.
You can see where the assessments are spent by viewing: http://www.capetownvillagesouth.com/2021-statements.html
I, (Joe S.) plan on resigning at the next HOA meeting if not sooner. Kerry S. has agreed to stay on as a trustee. We’re in need of 2 more individuals to volunteer as trustees. Please consider volunteering as our future depends on those willing to run the HOA. The job doesn’t require a lot of time and I will help newly elected trustees learn the ropes as it were. Find the Trustees contact info here: http://www.capetownvillagesouth.com/contact.html
Thank you to all of you who live in Cape Town Village South for reading this open letter and consider the request for trustee as well as a rewrite of the indentures.
Thanks,
Joe
If you are a homeowner in Cape Town Village South subdivision who are behind on assessments the Homeowners Association is imploring you to not ignore letters from City and Village Tax Office, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard or Dana McKitrick law firms.
Just ignoring the communications results in very large and burdensome legal fees which are charged to the homeowners. It’s very troublesome when notifying and asking homeowners to pay assessments and it falls on deaf ears, especially when we ( the HOA) is willing to work with you to clear the debt. Sadly, to continue down this path will eventually cost you the ownership of your home.
Please listen to the voice of reason and do what is right. We’re waiting to help you.
Contact City & Village Tax Office @ 314-739-4800
Subject: Request for Trustees
Cape Town Village South is approaching a crossroads in determining the future of the subdivision. Either we’ll move forward with continuing improvements or regress from the progress made in the last 5-6 years.
There has been quite a large turnover in the ownership of homes recently. There’s a good side and a bad side to the changes of ownership. The good side is an influx of younger owners who (I believe along with many of us who have been here for years) truly care about their investment in homeownership. The bad side is that homes are also being purchased as rental properties which in turn cause a continual turnover of people coming and going which means instability in the subdivision.
Moving forward, the HOA indentures are in need of a complete rewrite to fix this problem and any other issues homeowners may be interested in correcting. It would be a large undertaking as it would require approximately 220 “yes” votes out of some 350 homeowners and we know from a previous experience would require door-to-door collection of votes. This would require homeowners who would be willing to help the trustees reach the necessary votes for passage.
Having spoken to 2 separate law firms it would cost approximately $5000 to $9000 to totally rewrite the indentures. So, as a community we need to decide what our homes and the future of this subdivision are worth. Jefferson County Road Works currently maintains the streets, storm sewer inlets, signs, etc. This is a 5 year agreement and we are well into year 3. At year 5 the county will assess the program and decide if they will continue the program or end it.
I personally, as almost all of you would agree don’t particularly care for the yearly “special assessment” which is part of the HOA indentures. If Jefferson County stops maintaining the streets there’s a real problem. The way the indentures are currently written the HOA can only collect $150.00 a year per household outside of a special assessment. That results in approximately $53,000.00 a year if everyone were to pay their assessments, which should be noted does not happen. City and Village Tax Office then takes 10% of that amount leaving about $48,000.00 a year to maintain everything, and since not everyone pays all or even part of their assessments it means the subdivision would once again fall into financial hardship from lack of funds.
You can see where the assessments are spent by viewing: http://www.capetownvillagesouth.com/2021-statements.html
I, (Joe S.) plan on resigning at the next HOA meeting if not sooner. Kerry S. has agreed to stay on as a trustee. We’re in need of 2 more individuals to volunteer as trustees. Please consider volunteering as our future depends on those willing to run the HOA. The job doesn’t require a lot of time and I will help newly elected trustees learn the ropes as it were. Find the Trustees contact info here: http://www.capetownvillagesouth.com/contact.html
Thank you to all of you who live in Cape Town Village South for reading this open letter and consider the request for trustee as well as a rewrite of the indentures.
Thanks,
Joe
Welcome to Cape Town Village South!
Cape Town Village South is a 360 home community in High Ridge, Missouri located just 6 miles south of Fenton on Hwy 30. Our residents enjoy convenient access to the Saint Louis County metropolitan area and the shopping, dining and community resources of High Ridge. Located in beautiful Jefferson County our subdivision enjoys secluded wooded landscapes and quiet streets. It’s a place where you will get to know your neighbors and see them actively participating in making Cape Town Village South a great place to call home.
Cape Town Village South, through its Board of Directors, provides maintenance of community common areas, oversight of architectural / landscape controls, and management of resources.
This website serves as a tool providing pertinent information about our community to Cape Town Village South residents.
Trustee's can be reached by phone on the Contacts Page
Cape Town Village South is a 360 home community in High Ridge, Missouri located just 6 miles south of Fenton on Hwy 30. Our residents enjoy convenient access to the Saint Louis County metropolitan area and the shopping, dining and community resources of High Ridge. Located in beautiful Jefferson County our subdivision enjoys secluded wooded landscapes and quiet streets. It’s a place where you will get to know your neighbors and see them actively participating in making Cape Town Village South a great place to call home.
Cape Town Village South, through its Board of Directors, provides maintenance of community common areas, oversight of architectural / landscape controls, and management of resources.
This website serves as a tool providing pertinent information about our community to Cape Town Village South residents.
Trustee's can be reached by phone on the Contacts Page
Note: “Cape Town Village South” and “Cape Town Village (NORTH)” share part of Medford Dr and Water Tower Rd. See map below.
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Cape Town Village South
Roads Included - highlighted in red: Somerville Spur Somerville Dr Woburn Dr Cambridge Rd Winthrop Dr Braintree Dr Belmont Dr Water Tower Rd Wellesley Medford Dr Ridge Dr Weymouth Dr Forest Ln Plymouth Dr Waltham Ct Cape Town Village Rd |
Cape Town Village (NORTH)
Roads Included - not highlighted: Jacqueline Ln Hyannisport Rd Gloucester Rd Water Tower Rd Salem Ct Chelsea Ct Nantucket Ct Medford Dr |
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If you would like to ask a simple question pertaining to Cape Town Village South, and it can be answered outside of an official meeting or has already been discussed in the past, it will be added to a frequently asked questions page that is now being compiled and will be released soon.
For all other inquiries, or if you need a solution or attention to an Immediate problem please call the Trustees, (click this link for information).