Tuesday, March 3, 2009
So many questions...AND BOTTOM LINE: the pond needs a lot of maintenance
Does Mallard Point have to keep on fighting?
If so, who do we have to fight?
Whose responsibility is it to clean up the "pond?"
Whose responsibility is it to keep it clean?
Is the pond the ONLY problem?
Do drain tiles (or pipes) need to be connected all the way to the Rob Roy Creek?
Could that even happen?
Does the solution involve an HOA or an SSA? (And by the way, if you thought that if the residents of Mallard Point voted against an SSA-that would keep one away? Well, you would have been wrong. The right for the village to impose an SSA is there legally. And apparently you signed off on it when you bought your house.)
But I really don't want to get ahead of myself here.
Trotter's first phase was revealed at the meeting tonight.
BOTTOM LINE: The pond needs a lot of maintenance.
Looks like the village will be out helping to clean this up. Will a one-time clean up be enough? No way. This is going to have to be maintained regularly. An annual burn would help as well.
Several board members seemed very sympathetic to our plight. At least one wanted to make sure we knew that the board has to keep in mind that they have to be fiscally responsible to all of Sugar Grove.
All I know is when we bought this house, we had no idea that Mallard Point was like the lowest land in all of Kane County. We did not know that there was an unmaintained pond nearby. We were told they were protected wetlands. We did not know that those same wetlands would get clogged up and end up costing us our basement. Bringing us much stress. We lost a lot of money when the basement flooded. We lost the carpet as well as some furniture. We lost the funnest (is funnest a word??) room in our house. A place where our kids would play. A place my husband and son would play videos games. Gone. Likely to never be redone like it was. We are too gun-shy to put carpet back and currently too poor to pay the couple thousand it would take to replace.
What is this whole water situation doing to our already plummeting home value? Why would anyone want to buy a house in Mallard Point knowing that there is this water problem? A water problem that we don't even know the solution to. And a water problem that at least one board member is quick to remind us that is not the highest priority in Sugar Grove.
If so, who do we have to fight?
Whose responsibility is it to clean up the "pond?"
Whose responsibility is it to keep it clean?
Is the pond the ONLY problem?
Do drain tiles (or pipes) need to be connected all the way to the Rob Roy Creek?
Could that even happen?
Does the solution involve an HOA or an SSA? (And by the way, if you thought that if the residents of Mallard Point voted against an SSA-that would keep one away? Well, you would have been wrong. The right for the village to impose an SSA is there legally. And apparently you signed off on it when you bought your house.)
But I really don't want to get ahead of myself here.
Trotter's first phase was revealed at the meeting tonight.
BOTTOM LINE: The pond needs a lot of maintenance.
Looks like the village will be out helping to clean this up. Will a one-time clean up be enough? No way. This is going to have to be maintained regularly. An annual burn would help as well.
Several board members seemed very sympathetic to our plight. At least one wanted to make sure we knew that the board has to keep in mind that they have to be fiscally responsible to all of Sugar Grove.
All I know is when we bought this house, we had no idea that Mallard Point was like the lowest land in all of Kane County. We did not know that there was an unmaintained pond nearby. We were told they were protected wetlands. We did not know that those same wetlands would get clogged up and end up costing us our basement. Bringing us much stress. We lost a lot of money when the basement flooded. We lost the carpet as well as some furniture. We lost the funnest (is funnest a word??) room in our house. A place where our kids would play. A place my husband and son would play videos games. Gone. Likely to never be redone like it was. We are too gun-shy to put carpet back and currently too poor to pay the couple thousand it would take to replace.
What is this whole water situation doing to our already plummeting home value? Why would anyone want to buy a house in Mallard Point knowing that there is this water problem? A water problem that we don't even know the solution to. And a water problem that at least one board member is quick to remind us that is not the highest priority in Sugar Grove.
# posted by Julie @ 10:08 PM 
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I have been monitoring this site since its origination. Just curious but how many people had problems like this since they first bought there home? Sounds like the land should not have been built upon in the first place. I have heard that the developer who developed this land has the same water problems in other developments. Just a point to consider.
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: March 4, 2009 at 2:21 AM
: March 4, 2009 at 2:21 AM
I can't feel your frustration in your blog post.
Wasting your energy and efforts dealing with government will only make you more frustrated. They have no intention on paying. But they may have an intention in helping.
We have a retention pond in our neighborhood and pay a nominal fee every year as part of our HOA assessments to maintain it. We also pay into a long-term reserve for big ticket items.
There is a SG Homeowners Associciation Alliance. Contact them and find out what you need to do. Everyone of these HOAs has ponds. They all deal with pond issues. You should be able to get some good feedback.
Wasting your energy and efforts dealing with government will only make you more frustrated. They have no intention on paying. But they may have an intention in helping.
We have a retention pond in our neighborhood and pay a nominal fee every year as part of our HOA assessments to maintain it. We also pay into a long-term reserve for big ticket items.
There is a SG Homeowners Associciation Alliance. Contact them and find out what you need to do. Everyone of these HOAs has ponds. They all deal with pond issues. You should be able to get some good feedback.
# posted by : March 4, 2009 at 8:13 AM
: March 4, 2009 at 8:13 AM
RD, how can we maintain a pond that is owned by someone else???
# posted by : March 4, 2009 at 8:14 AM
: March 4, 2009 at 8:14 AM
I for one see last nights meeting as progress. The primary causes of our problems were identified and some basic quick fix solutions were offered.
The village seems willing to progress with the first step which is to clean out the southern pipe and allow it to slowly drain the pond. Nothing can really be done with the other locations until this primary issue is dealt with. Once water is flowing in the proper direction then the other locations can be looked at to determine if they were installed correctly and what is required to correct them.
Long term solutions do need to be looked at, however the first step in anything is small. You need to crawl before you can run. I say we get this started and then look further.
I would like some feedback from HOA’s as to what their annual maintenance costs on their ponds are. If anyone can come up with a list of HOA’s that have a pond email it to me at kattosha1@hotmail.com and I will gladly do the legwork. Hard numbers always look better than anything people have in their head and will give everyone the same base to work off of.
The village seems willing to progress with the first step which is to clean out the southern pipe and allow it to slowly drain the pond. Nothing can really be done with the other locations until this primary issue is dealt with. Once water is flowing in the proper direction then the other locations can be looked at to determine if they were installed correctly and what is required to correct them.
Long term solutions do need to be looked at, however the first step in anything is small. You need to crawl before you can run. I say we get this started and then look further.
I would like some feedback from HOA’s as to what their annual maintenance costs on their ponds are. If anyone can come up with a list of HOA’s that have a pond email it to me at kattosha1@hotmail.com and I will gladly do the legwork. Hard numbers always look better than anything people have in their head and will give everyone the same base to work off of.
# posted by : March 4, 2009 at 4:54 PM
: March 4, 2009 at 4:54 PM
RD from Sugar Grove
Here are 2 area HOAs with ponds and waterways.
www.windstonehoa.com
www.bwtowners.org
Walnut Woods, Lakes of Bliss Woods, Hannaford Farms, Windsor Pointe & Windsor West all have HOAs and all have retention ponds they deal with.
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Here are 2 area HOAs with ponds and waterways.
www.windstonehoa.com
www.bwtowners.org
Walnut Woods, Lakes of Bliss Woods, Hannaford Farms, Windsor Pointe & Windsor West all have HOAs and all have retention ponds they deal with.
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