[Bjeanj]

What a mess! I am embarrassed for the lot of them for belatedly discovering this. The outcome will unlikely be any different, and I am not pro or con on the actual issue of the speed bumps. Not the point of this rant.

Rather, I question the decision-making process that occurs on occasion. Shouldn't there be some type of due diligence?

Another example of this might be the re-seeding of the grass along El Camino last year. The grass looked fine, but someone decided to get rid of the grass and re-seed. Looks awful now (you've seen it, right?) and never really looked right last summer, despite the fact that it was watered regularly. Yes, I know it was hot last summer, but it should have looked better than it turned out. Last I heard from the minutes of the meeting, the Supervisor has discovered that there may only be a 30-day warranty on the job and it's too late to make it right unless we spend big bucks. Again.

If I'm paying for this out of amenity fees, I want to see value for my money, not a Three Stooges re-run.

[Jim 9922]

Seems like its getting to be more like "big government" as time goes on....
speed bumps, closing of 2 "adjoining" sports pools for at least 6 weeks to maybe 3 months at the same time, "no photos in TV" (see another thread) , a million $ plus to save a few trees on "sunset island", etc., etc. Little planning, lots of talk, left doesn't know what the right is doing.

[Bjeanj]

Yeah, I guess I feel a little bit better now.

Thanks, everyone!

[bob47]

The reseeding along El Camino Real cost around $10,000 and was funded by the non ad valorem taxes paid by residents in CDD2. Since each household pays about $310 per year, the taxes of over 30 households was wasted.

And now more taxes are going to be spent to do the job again.

[Bay Kid]

I just hope they remove the speed bumps.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

I just hope they remove the speed bumps.

I do too, especially at that location.

[justjim]

Did somebody get hurt going over a speed bump? This whole issue of the speed bumps reminds me of our church parking lot that became a shortcut for some and the next thing speed bumps appeared because the cars were driving too fast thru the lot. Then they were taken out out and then put in place again again over the course of a couple of years and believe it or not they were taken out again recently. I could see this happening here. Speed bumps are put in for safety reasons. You traverse one slowly and go on your Way. As somebody says "no big deal".

[Ooper]

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

What a cluster****!
Another example of this might be the re-seeding of the grass along El Camino last year. The grass looked fine, but someone decided to get rid of the grass and re-seed. Looks like c**p now (you've seen it, right?) and never really looked right last summer, despite the fact that it was watered regularly.

Killing the grass is part of the process of reseeding it. They are under the process now of discing the area to prepare for new sod. Should look fine by the time the snowbirds arrive.

[Bjeanj]

Originally Posted by Ooper

Killing the grass is part of the process of reseeding it. They are under the process now of discing the area to prepare for new sod. Should look fine by the time the snowbirds arrive.

My point is, it looked fine before they killed the grass. This was a year ago when they did that. Then they re-seeded and watered. And it didn't take. Cost us big bucks with no value.

[justjim]

Strange how easy it is to spend somebody else's money. The government is an expert!

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by justjim

Did somebody get hurt going over a speed bump? This whole issue of the speed bumps reminds me of our church parking lot that became a shortcut for some and the next thing speed bumps appeared because the cars were driving too fast thru the lot. Then they were taken out out and then put in place again again over the course of a couple of years and believe it or not they were taken out again recently. I could see this happening here. Speed bumps are put in for safety reasons. You traverse one slowly and go on your Way. As somebody says "no big deal".

This area already has a drainage area on each side of the road that is a speed bump in itself. I travel over the 4 bumps many times a week.

[ColdNoMore]

I hate speed bumps...as they make me slow down!

[charmed59]

I'm not sure why that particular gate has speed bumps, while others up and down Buena Vista don't. I cringe watch some of the elderly folks try and softly go over it, only to then bang down on the drainage gutter. It's not good for bones or carts.