Although the City of Iowa City has reaffirmed its position that the city is not responsible for maintenance of the stormwater management facility located in the Olde Towne Village subdivision, it continues to receive complaints from residents about the system that the appearance of the wetland is an “eyesore and nuisance.” Read the article……………………………………
Five HOAs join fight for Cypress Creek flood remediation (TX)
Adamek knows flooding and he knows transportation and isn’t fooled by the pat answers and chicanery he hears at meetings. A retired engineer from General Electric, he works part-time in Washington, D. C. for the Department of Transportation. One of his first orders of business was to put some more strength behind efforts he and […]
Dispute over collapsing backyards along Mossy Oaks neighborhood pond raises long-term questions (LA)
A nearly year-old lawsuit on an Ascension Parish drainage issue has now cleared early attempts to dismiss the litigation before deeper investigation could begin. The lawsuit alleges a floodwater retention pond for the Mossy Oaks neighborhood was built so poorly that it caused the backyards of two homes to partially collapse into the pond. Read […]
Briar Chapel Sewer Company Struggles Continue (NC)
……In the meantime, the NCUC allowed three additional groups to participate in the process as intervenors — the Briar Chapel Community Association, StopChathamNorth and the Fearrington Homeowners Association — and more than 600 residents signed a petition against the project. The petition later become part of the public record for the NCUC investigation. Read the […]
No quick fix for Bluff Road (MI)
Mike Skurski, Mission Hills Homeowners Association president and Bluff Road property owner, blamed the road commission for letting the erosion get so bad. The HOA’s beach access off Bluff Road is impacted by the closure and the group paid $20,000 for a fix last summer. Skurski accused the road commission of missing several chances to […]
Tips on road maintenance in a property owner association (NC)
I have heard from a number of people who live in homeowner and property owner associations and the concerns they have regarding roads, as well as water runoff and the issues which can be related with them. Having recently been involved in the review and selection process of evaluating solutions for road work, it pays […]
Road maintenance woes: Chesapeake Ranch Estates man talks of lingering issue (MD)
Lack of maintenance at a subdivision that was developed in southern Calvert County in the late 1980s and early 1990s has at least one resident upset. Dennis Burger said he purchased a house on Crazy Horse Trail in 2009 and although the Chesapeake Ranch Estates homeowners association was responsive initially, since 2017 it hasn’t been, […]
Killen residents want to know who’s responsible for fixing badly damaged road (AL)
Many of you likely use the public boat dock at Lock 6 in Killen. If you’ve driven that stretch lately, you know it’s rutted with pot holes. Homeowners there say they’ve been asking for years to have the stretch of road resurfaced. The problem is they say they can’t find a road department responsible for […]
Council votes to accept seven private roads as public ways (MA)
A years-long process to turn seven city streets from private ways to public roads is almost complete after a first reading by the City Council on May 21……Onyski said the Devon Manor Homeowners Association and neighbors on Hillcrest Circle all did a lot of the work. “It was a great team effort,” he added.Read the […]
System Failure
Regular reserve studies and funding aren’t enough to cover the increasingly common threat of infrastructure failure. How do we fix the system before more tragedies strike? Read the article………………………..
Michigan dam disaster an example of what could happen in many other communities
When the dam broke, the geography here was almost instantly redrawn. Houses that once sat lakeside with private docks now stare out over mud flats pocked with pleasure boats heaving awkwardly on their sides. Below, where all the water went, businesses and homes look churned and strafed, the roof of a car dealership has collapsed, […]
Three weeks after breach, preparations underway for Wilkinson County Dam repairs (GA)
After the Wilkinson County Dam breached and was left for three weeks without water, Memorial Day on Lake Tchukolako is going to look different this year. Richard Brantley, President of the Holiday Hills Homeowner’s Association which owns the dam, says they are working as hard as they can to bring the water back up. Read […]
Feds revoked failed Edenville dam’s license in 2018 over inability to handle big floods (MI)
The Free Press asked EGLE officials whether it’s prudent to raise the lake levels by 3 to 8 feet in early spring, at times of record-high water across Michigan and amid several years in a row of unusually strong spring rains. They hadn’t responded as of Wednesday afternoon. In its statement Wednesday, Boyce said the […]
Parkland’s Pine Tree Estates Sues the City Over Ownership, Maintenance of Streets (FL)
A legal battle is brewing among residents of Pine Tree Estates against the City of Parkland, and it’s not getting resolved for a while. Hundreds of homeowners have put together a grassroots campaign to fight the city’s efforts to take part of their land as well as the allure of their Parkland community. Read the […]
Escambia County to review how it became responsible for Innerarity Island’s sewer system (FL)
Escambia County will be re-examining how it became responsible for building a new sewer system on Innerarity Island, after a revelation from the county attorney that the county did not have to take over the project. The Escambia County Commission discussed the project Thursday after the Innerarity Island homeowner association board of directors passed a […]
Dam in Middle Georgia Bursts, Draining Lake
A middle Georgia dam has burst, with a local official saying the failure was caused by recent heavy rains…..Bacon said she found in February that the dam needed repairs. Ivey Mayor Brenda Broach says the city, county and Holiday Hills Homeowners Association have been working together in recent months on repairs. She called the breach […]
Who should pay for Springboro dam repairs? Fight continues in court (OH)
The owners of the Marketplace at Settlers Walk are weighing whether to solve issues with a substandard dam between the shopping center and homes in the Springboro planned community without waiting for resolution of the state lawsuit brought to force action on the dam. Read the article………………………….
Neighbors battling over who should pay $20,000 to fix private road (ME)
A road to a housing development in Woolwich that residents said was never built properly has sparked a feud among neighbors. The argument centers on who is responsible for paying $20,000 to fix Norway Drive. Read the article…………………………..
Homeowners may have to fork over $800K for new dam (GA)
A big dam is becoming a big headache for some homeowners in Fayette County. Mandates and zoning changes are forcing residents of a community lake to possibly fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars. The reason is the Georgia Safe Dams Program which, according to its website develops and maintains “inventory of dams, classifying dams, […]
Lake dam could fail; up to 20 homes in Bartholomew County threatened (IN)
Almost two dozen homes are under a flash flood watch through Saturday. A dam about 15 minutes from Columbus is at risk of failing. The homeowners association is taking action and pumping water to take some stress off the dam. The lake association at Lamberson/Staller Lake refused to talk to News 8. In fact, when […]
Vestavia Lake residents want city to help clean up lake (AL)
People who live around Vestavia Lake want the city of Vestavia Hills to clean up some of the silt and debris that’s built up in the lake. However, city officials argue that it’s not the city’s responsibility because it’s a private lake. Watch the news report…………………………
Hundreds of dams lack emergency plans in rain-soaked South (MS)
When recent heavy rains swelled a private Mississippi lake and began eroding its earthen dam, Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham was scrambling for a plan. He had no contact information for any of the homeowners who might need to evacuate, so he drove to the scene and began knocking on doors. Read the […]
Volusia couple says retention pond is creeping closer to home (FL)
A Volusia County couple said the retention pond behind their home is creeping closer and closer, and they believe the clock is ticking before it damages their property. The view from Norman and Barbara Blodgett’s Florida room is picture-perfect, except the view is getting too close for comfort. Read the article……………………………
Johns Creek, homeowners, county to share dam repair costs (GA)
The Johns Creek City Council has approved cost-sharing agreements with a homeowners association and Fulton County for repairs – initially estimated at $1 million – to bring the Seven Oaks Lake dam into compliance with state regulations. Read the article……………..
Off-Site and Community Septic Systems in HOAs (TX)
Does your HOA have an off-site septic system? You may even be wondering what exactly an off-site septic system is? Read on to find out what you need to know about off-site community septic systems and how they affect your community. Read the article……………………….
Community Stormwater Systems 101 (FL)
A homeowner association and a condominium association have a duty to maintain their common property. That duty is generally provided for in Florida Statutes and the express duties are usually set forth in the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions. For homeowners’ associations, the duty is set forth in Fla. Stat. 720.305(1) (“Each member and the […]
Hotly-Contested Fearrington Village-Briar Chapel Wastewater Transfer at a Standstill (NC)
Following the North Carolina Utilities Commission’s decision late last month to delay a decision on a proposed transfer of wastewater systems, residents of both Briar Chapel and Fearrington Village are waiting on their sewage’s future. The Old North State Water Company, based in Raleigh, had filed for a transfer of Fearrington Village’s wastewater to the […]
Investigation finds some unsafe dams in Western Pennsylvania
He said Hull was named a high hazard dam just two years ago. Action News Investigates repeatedly contacted the president of the homeowners association that owns the dam, but got no response. Dams may look beautiful, but experts said if they are not maintained they can be dangerous. Read the article………………………….
Neighbors take proposed seawall battle to court (MI)
A legal battle is brewing along the lakeshore among a group of neighbors who disagree about a project aimed at protecting some cottages from erosion. The neighbors, who are part of the Dunes Homeowners Association in West Olive, want a judge to block the construction of a rock revetment wall that could protect some homes from […]
Lake association aims to restore the shore (MN)
The Bald Eagle Lake Association is offering a matching fund program in 2020 for shoreline restoration projects around the lake. The association will provide matching grants to help finance projects that the Rice Creek Watershed District RCWD approves for Bald Eagle Lake residents in 2020. RCWD created a grant program to provide homeowners with technical […]
ICYMI: Subdivision doesn’t get break to fix its streets (MO)
The Jefferson County Council narrowly decided against setting a precedent in its two-year-old program that allows the Public Works Department to take over maintenance of private subdivision streets in unincorporated areas. The council voted 3-3 with an abstention not to amend an ordinance that would have accepted the Harmony Hills subdivision just south of Arnold […]
Lake Conroe to Kingwood: Look elsewhere for help with flooding (TX)
This past week, the two sides marched into battle at a packed public hearing in a Conroe convention center, where each speaker was given three minutes to state his or her case. The crowd included three busloads of residents that David Hartman tailed down Texas 105 from Walden on Lake Conroe. Along the way, they […]
Raleigh residents claim neighbors, state officials ignoring deteriorating dam (NC)
This isn’t about just fixing an eyesore. Instead, residents living on the other side of the Winchester Lake Dam consider this a matter of life and death. “Too late is when that dam breaks and the tidal wave comes down the spillway,” said Tim Throndson, whose home in North Raleigh sits only a few hundred […]
Springboro dam lawsuit moves toward settlement or trial (OH)
The lawsuit the state filed in August over the condition of a dam holding back water that could flood the Settlers Walk neighborhood and an adjoining shopping center is moving toward settlement or a trial in November. Read the article…………………………..
Private roadway in Lorain could turn public, with engineering study moving to full council (OH)
The city is looking at engineering needs to take over a private roadway and assess condominiums for the necessary repairs. Council’s Streets and Utilities committee met Monday evening to discuss if the engineering department should investigate construction costs and property assessments to rehab a private drive turned public if nearby property owners agree. Read the article…………………………
Kingwood HOA takes on flood mitigation with $500K dredging operation (TX)
The Kingwood Service Association has applied for a permit with the City of Houston to dredge an area of River Grove Park where sand was deposited during Hurricane Harvey. The dredging will be from the left of the boat ramp, around the pier, and down to the right to the end of the boardwalk to […]
Howell demands Wall, developer take responsibility for flooding: Lawsuit (NJ)
Besides Wall, the lawsuit names as defendants Howell Properties LLC and Pine View Estates LLC jointly as a developer, as well as their managing member, the development’s homeowners association and Crest Engineering Associates Inc., which Howell claimed designed the basin. Read the article………………………..
Middleburg Hts. officials troubleshoot Wexford Glen detention pond problem (OH)
A frequently clogged detention pond outlet in the Wexford Glen neighborhood in Middleburg Heights has become a concern for residents living in the 50-home community. Councilman Bill Meany assembled city officials and met with Pat Greco, Wexford Glen homeowners’ association president, at a special Dec. 9 meeting to troubleshoot the problematic pond. Read the article…………………
Magistrate assigned to Springboro dam safety lawsuit (OH)
The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 2 by the Ohio AG against the Settlers Walk Homeowners Association and MCS Land Development, is one of 10 currently pending in Ohio courts, filed on behalf of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as part of efforts to get dam owners to take steps to take proper care of […]
Massive pothole on Kirkley Drive raises concerns for neighbors (MS)
A steep crater-like pothole is difficult to avoid for people living along Kirkley Drive in Jackson. Billy Gooch, President of the Norwood Homeowners Association, said after notifying the City of Jackson about the issue they have yet to repair it. Read the article………………………….
Gated San Diego neighborhood declared ineligible for city’s utility undergrounding (CA)
The Alvarado Estates, an upscale area near San Diego State, is struggling this fall with an unexpected consequence of being one of San Diego’s first gated communities. The neighborhood has long wanted its telephone poles, power lines and other utilities undergrounded as part of a multimillion dollar city program. But City Attorney Mara Elliott says […]
Campbell Co. voters pass referendum to dredge Timber Lake (VA)
“It means great things for our conservation efforts of dredging the lake and keeping it clean and preserving the lake and what we have here as homeowners,” said D.D. Gillette, president of the Timberlake Homeowner’s Association. “So we’re very excited about it.” Read the article…………………………
Watershed Improvement District clears final hurdle, paves way to dredge lake (VA)
After efforts spanning more than a generation, the end is in sight for residents of Timber Lake. A referendum victory at Tuesday’s election gives the Timberlake Watershed Improvement District the power to levy a tax and incur indebtedness or issue bonds — necessary to cover the costs of dredging Timber Lake, hoping to reverse decades […]
With Lake Forrest Dam repairs to come, residents sue over lost view (GA)
After nearly a decade of repairs being ordered by the state for the Lake Forrest Dam, Sandy Springs approved a contract for the repair design at an Oct. 1 meeting. The design could restore the lake, but the process could take as long as two-and-a-half years and involve a 12-month closure of Lake Forrest Drive. […]
Judge ruling means no end in sight for Olmsted Falls bridge saga (OH)
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Russo’s ruling last week regarding the decades-long Baker’s Creek bridge saga in Olmsted Falls provides no long-term resolution for all parties involved. Read the article…………………………
Lake Forrest Dam repair to move ahead in face of homeowner lawsuits (GA)
A repair to the Lake Forrest Dam could be coming within 31 months – and require a year-long closure of Lake Forrest Drive – as the city of Sandy Springs approved a design contract while facing lawsuits from two of the dam’s private owners. Read the article……………………
Gotha lake threatens homes, Orange County does nothing, residents say (FL)
Though it hasn’t rained in 12 days, water is still creeping toward Stacey and Paul DeHart’s front door in Gotha. Lake Nally’s mysterious rise has turned lawns into ponds and forced a neighbor to abandon her home as if it were a sinking ship. Read the article…………………….
CBU Invites Neighborhood and Homeowner Associations to Learn About Stormwater Management Options (IN)
Neighborhood and homeowner associations are invited to schedule a visit from the City of Bloomington Utilities’ Stormwater Education Specialist to learn about options for addressing stormwater. CBU and other City departments offer various initiatives to assist neighborhoods with stormwater concerns, including residential stormwater grants, the new Adopt-a-Drain program, curbside leaf collection, and more. Read the […]
Extension granted in Springboro dam lawsuit (OH)
The lawyer representing a Springboro homeowners association has been given more time to respond to a state lawsuit over the condition of a dam in the Settler’s Walk neighborhood…….The lawsuit filed Aug. 2 claims the HOA and MCS Development, owner of a strip center anchored by Dorothy Lane Market, failed to take action after multiple […]
Four lakes along Guadalupe River will not be drained after settlement reached (TX)
A settlement has been reached, which will keep four lakes along the Guadalupe River from being drained. This was a big victory for those who like to take a boat out onto one of the lakes. Although the drainage is delayed, it’s not permanently decided on. Read the article……………………..