The contribution by the developer results in a direct savings of about $200 in maintenance assessments for my Unit and Lot in District 14. No doubt the expenses will still be there next year, and we could expect at least the balance of the 56% increase needing to be assessed then, as the District is now fully built out. The number of landowners 'lots' never changed-what changed quicker than most districts in past years is the amount of common area land that now needs to be maintained. As explained well by Commissioner Wiley, you didn't have to mow, irrigate, fertilize and care for sand and clay in the last fiscal year-but this year it's all landscaping and drainage and ponds and........ That's where the increase kicked in. As for the Board of Supervisors in District 14-there are now 2 of 5 that are residents of the District (more recently appointed based on 2 resignations) and 3 seats are up for re-election (or election, as they were originally appointed) this November. Regarding motives-my belief is that this is a good business decision by the 'developer'. The $2 million will quell what was quickly becoming some very vocal negative 'press'. It will take only about 25 or 30 home sales to recoup those funds, and the outcry had a chance at inhibiting those same home sales in the new build areas. I can tell you from personal experience that once announced, conversations in gatherings and on social media quickly turned elsewhere. I even saw the re-emergence of a strain about dog defecation and related disposal issues, which always signals a return to normalcy in any community.
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