Michael C. Hamilton, Sammamish, WA
20418 NE 41st St.
A violation notice regarding front yard gardens was received on March 8, 2022. The notice referred to a paragraph in the ACC Guidelines that forbids fruit and vegetable gardens, and raised garden beds. I will have much to say about this in a position paper to be posted in a week or so. In the meantime, below is my initial knee-jerk response. The link to last year's violation notice is HERE
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Regarding today’s notice of violation
of alleged TCC rules for 20418 NE 41st……specifically
my front yard garden (applauded by all my neighbors).
This is my first response.
There will be much more to come.
Great news!
Let’s go to the mat.
I spend most of my hobby time on bird photography
but I guess I can squeeze in another hobby…..protesting this inappropriate
action by the TCC board.
Maybe even a third.
I will reverse my position in November and run for
the board, my platform being to pursue the dissolution of the TCC and the
cancellation of the Navigate contract.
In fact, I formally request that the board instruct
our attorneys to define the legal procedure for this dissolution.
It would be laughable if it weren’t
so pathetic that the board should pursue this complaint against front yard
gardens.
How self-centered, naïve, and narrow minded.
Especially in this modern time of pandemic and the
potential for world war!
Effectively, they deny such gardens to at least
half the neighborhood because of sun and shade issues.
Come on folks!
Get a grip!
When we get to the point of a
hearing, I insist that it be open to all residents and that is communicated to
all residents by Navigate.
There is no chance that the majority will support
the board’s view.
Look, the ACC is elected by no one.
They are simply ad hoc advisors to the board.
As reflected in the vote tally for the November
election, only around 10% of the residents voted.
There is a message in that, if you get it, as to
how important the majority of residents are likely to consider the grievousness
of front yard gardens.
Last year the board heard by email from at least
ten residents supporting my garden.
There will be more to come.
At a hearing I will have a petition demanding the
deletion of Paragraph 1.05 that will have names and addresses of more than half
of those voting in the last election.
There is no chance the board will be able to equal
those, or come close.
That’s enough for now.
The notice of violation and any future
correspondence on this subject will be posted on my personal website.
I will post an extended dissertation on the issues
on my website in the next week or so and will advertise its availability there.
I hate Facebook but I will have to activate my
Facebook page to invite comments on dereliction by the board on this issue.
I don’t need to supply my webpage link since you
have it from last year’s correspondence.
If you don’t, Navigate is remiss in it’s record
keeping.
M. Hamilton
20418 NE 41st
St