Pointe Royale property owners will be deciding if they want to reopen the community's indoor pool and Jacuzzi, as well as have paid staff man the gate.
In July, the 953 property owners turned down a $390 special assessment and less than a day later, guards who worked at the gate house were let go. Within days, two of the community's three pools and a Jacuzzi were closed. Now, owners will have another chance to bring back the amenities.
"There was a petition by the owners," said General Manager Terry Dody, who explained the petition was for a revote. "At the request of the owners, the board chose to allow a revote."
The property owners will soon have a chance to vote whether or not they support a $351 special assessment.
Revenue shortfalls are blamed for the closing and need for a special assessment.
A letter distributed to property owners earlier this summer stated that the unusual wet weather in April and May and the state of the national economy has had a direct and significantly negative impact on projected revenues.
Board President Dr. Louie Keener said it would have been impossible to have forecast that the economy would have gone down the way it did.
"It makes it tough on everybody," Keener said.
He said the same economic downfall that has affected communities across the nation is also taking a toll on Pointe Royale.
"We are all facing the problem," he said. "It is just not isolated in Pointe Royale."
But, he said, property owners at Pointe Royale still have a lot to be thankful for. He said property values have not dropped the way they have in other areas.
"We luckily live in an area people want to move to," he said.
Votes for the special election will be collected until Sept. 11. If approved, the indoor pool and Jacuzzi will reopen a few days later. The process would also begin to bring guards back to the gated community. |
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