Road
maintenance in CRE is a joke. They shovel filler out of a pick-up truck and run over it with the back tires.
The rain washes it away soon after. We now pay twice for what we have. What started as a 5-year (STD) road program has been extended to 10 years. Why? They swore they could do it in 5, but now they are saying 10.
My street was supposed to be paved in year 3 of the old plan and now it has been pushed to year 8. For 10 years there has been no maintenance (except the pothole fillers) on it and it's falling apart.
Frank's right about the stables and the campsite being self-supporting but add the airstrip also. Those that use it pay and maintain it, for the most part, as I understand. There is a lot of wasted money. Remember when they had gates? Thank God they did away with them. We were paying employees $10-$12/hr for people to basically sit and watch TV all day. There are nice beaches, a lake, and a boat ramp, playgrounds, ballfield, basketball court, etc.
We are
not a part of the golf course (tennis courts) or marina any longer. I think it costs $175 if you want to rent the clubhouse that we are already paying for. There is no trash pick-up, but you can pay a private company for that. They do an excellent job of plowing and keeping the roads open for the most part, during bad weather.
Besides the HOA fee approx $350, (did I mention that some owners are exempt from
any paying fees?) we also pay over $1800+ in County taxes (including the STD). The county basically ignores us and uses our money elsewhere because we are a private community.
Not that I mind (too much) because I love it here. I have a private beach and it's quiet because my street backs up to the bay. You gotta live somewhere right?