The recent development plan filing by Morgan Creek LLC has stirred up a firestorm of comments from our community. While most are heartfelt and show an accurate grasp of the history and facts, many are inaccurate and misleading. This can be counterproductive and provide ammunition to supporters of the golf course development..

There are currently two community sources of accurate information; One is from our elected officials usually via Town Square. The second is through this independent BLOG. The former is one way. The BLOG is two way allowing your thoughts to be heard. Most of the community are subscribers. Please use it. Have your neighbors sign up if they haven’t. http://www.mcowners.com. Use the registration page.

The following was posted on Town Square recently. We support it’s intent. If we are to be successful in trying to keep the golf course open and preventing housing development, we need a strong, fact based, united voice. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts.

“In response to the postings that have been made because of the email originally sent by Mark Baker.

The golf committee has been involved for nearly three years in preparing for virtually every action suggested in these posts. To reiterate what was posted on Town Square, the HOA has retained the services of a highly knowledgeable and experienced land use attorney and development consultant. The Board and golf committee have consulted with them continuously and the Boards approach is based largely on their expert recommendations.

The LLC has filed its third predevelopment plan in as many years. The latest and most complete plan was posted on Town Square where official information from the Board is posted. No actionable developmentplanhasbeensubmittedtotheCounty. TheHOAwillknowwhenthathappens.This latest action by the LLC appears to have been an update of a former submission but was in response to a new CA law passed late last year (SB330). This law affects many timeframes which must be met by a potential developer, the governmental response to such developers, and the response and meetings allowed by the law for community input.

We need to be unified in our response, and the timing to act will be when there is something that can be acted upon, the actual “Development Application” to the County.

For those of you who think you know what has been going on between the Homeowners Board, the Golf Course Committee, the County, the owners of the golf course (LLC) and the legal and land development advisors for the past several years and can jump in at this point and act without any authority to negotiate on behalf of the Homeowners, you may want to brush up on the structure of HOAs. While anyone can speak for themselves, self-appointed or self-proclaimed representative of the community have no authority to negotiate on behalf of or speak on behalf of the community, only themselves. The structure of the HOA is established by law, not some ad hoc group of individuals. Many of the comments posted reflect that the posters have not been paying attention for the past few years as the Board has, with some restrictions for negotiation and legal purposes, been trying to keep the community informed as much as possible without violating any of the rules, regulations, and confidentialities. While some may not agree with the tactics or strategy of the Board, they have been receiving input and advice from professionals in the respective fields. Most of the points raised in the postings have been explored by the Board. It is not like no one has ever thought of them, and some have been discussed with the LLC owners and explored in other fashions. While the posters focus on one supervisor, there are a total of 5 supervisors who may vote on the proposal if it passes through the planning department and planning commission.

Some of what has been posted reflects a lack of awareness of the structure and circumstances we find ourselves in. The golf course has been a separate entity since its inception. The HOA has never owned it and therefore could never transfer ownership. The HOA has never maintained the golf course. There are agreements in the CC&R’s about some of the perimeter maintenance. The golf course has some easements over owner’s lots which are on the course and at other locations. If you have not read the CC&R’s, which you should have received upon purchase of your home, you are encouraged to do so. Also please note that the proposal is being submitted by Morgan Creek LLC, the partners are Joe Syufy and Charlie Gibson.

If you want to continue to receive accurate information, please sign up on Town Square. This can be done by calling Sarah at 916-474-5627. Comments can be made on the mcowners.com blog which is a homeowner driven bulletin board. “