Notes from the March 29, 2023, HROA Board Meeting

All seven board members were in attendance, as well as Mark Hills from Association Solutions and 11 residents.

Residents expressed concern about the increased parking on the streets, especially commercial and recreational vehicles, and what could be done about it.

The Association does issue violation letters for commercial and recreational vehicles as per the HROA documents, where possible. But we are unable to when we cannot reasonably identify the owner, such as at the entrances. If you see vehicles parked illegally, please call County Code Enforcement. Putting up a “no commercial vehicle parking” sign at the entrances was discussed. The board suggested that the homeowner bring it up at the CDD meeting as the signs would have to be placed on CDD property.

The board discussed if the widening of driveways on alleyway lots should be allowed. The board has recently received a couple of driveway widening applications which were denied due to the rules in the guidelines. It was brought up that the County Ordinance Sec. 22-50.6, specifies the maximum allowed driveway width as 24 feet. Possible flooding issues, if too much impervious surfaces are added, were also brought up. The board table the issue pending further research.

How neighborhood inspections and viola tions are handled was discussed. Mark Hills explained that they do weekly inspections with half the neighborhood one week and the other the next week and so on. After some dis cussion, the board suggested that in April no trash cans violations would be cited to see how it impacts coverage of other areas.

The Nature and Animal Committee reported they have been working on maintaining the trails. There has been some vandalism along the trails with trees down and chairs broken or thrown in the water. They will be looking for new committee members, especially to help with the feral cats.

Mark Hills went over the financials and indicated we are within budget for the year. He let us know that insurance rates are through the roof and to expect a large increase when he does the proposed budget for next year. We will not know the exact amount until the end of summer. We will discuss and vote on the proposed budget at the May 31st meeting. One way everyone can help with the budget is to give Association Solutions your email so they have permission to email you versus paper mail you, which will save on paper and postage.

Association Solutions gets many calls and emails from our residents weekly. Some of these calls and emails are about applications, violations, and payments. They also have been receiving multiple phone calls on a couple of other concerns recently that we wanted to mention:

Loud music from a neighboring house: Per County Code Ordinance Sec. 9-110 (b)

If the sound level beyond the real property line exceeds the specified level, it is too loud. Please be respectful and keep the music at a reasonable volume. All noise complaints should be directed to county code enforcement. (407) 742-0400

Underaged drivers driving golf carts: Osceola County Ordinance 2019-54 allows the operation of golf carts on designated roads within the Harmony Community. A golf cart may only be operated by a driver with a valid, current driver’s license and liability insurance coverage. All traffic-related complaints should be directed to county code enforcement or the non-emergency complaint line. Phone: (407) 348-2222 n

UPCOMING HROA SOCIAL EVENTS

May 7 – Harmony Sunday Market: 10am–2pm, Town Square

May 27 – Street Party: 7:30pm–10:30pm, Five Oaks Drive in front of the Clubhouse

May 31 – HROA Board Meeting: 6pm, Harmony Ballroom

Contact information for the HROA: https://myhoasolution.com

407-847-2280 info@myhoasolution.com https://portal.topssoft.com/login

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• Speaks Spanish and English

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• Has an impressive sneaker collection of 30 sneakers

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