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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 3106F RE1'ERE ROAD n 1 <br /> HILL'HORO1 (;H, NORTH CAROLINA 2'271( <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Oranoe County Board of Commissioners <br /> FROM: Greg Szymik, Planner III ( Current Planning) <br /> SUBJECT: Wildwood Subdivision - Homeowners Association <br /> Comments <br /> DATE: June 10, 1987 <br /> i contacted Steven Mortkowitz, the President of Wildwood <br /> Homeowners Association, to discuss residents opinions about <br /> the subdivision. Specific questions were: Are there any <br /> problems in Wildwood that the Homeowners Association was <br /> concerned about; and has the Homeowners Association taken a <br /> position on whether it would consider transferring ownership <br /> of the Wildwood recreation area to a public agency. <br /> In response to the first ouestlon, Mr . Mortkowitz said <br /> that the only specific concern that the Homeowners Associa- <br /> tion had about Wildwood subdivision was the failure of the <br /> developer to deliver on promised improvements . As an <br /> example, street. lights promised to residents have not been <br /> installed. Thus, cooperation from the developer was the <br /> Homeowner Association ' s primary concern. <br /> In 'response to the question about the recreation area, <br /> Mr. Mortkowltz said that he personally favored transferring <br /> the recreation area to e. public agency and would support such <br /> a proposal to the Homeowners Association. The recreation <br /> area is presently eouipped for passive recreation use: <br /> picnic tables, access trails . The Homeowners Association <br /> found that while it could afford to install active recreation <br /> equipment such as playground equipment, it could not afford <br /> and, in fact, may not be able to obtain liability insurance. <br /> Unless that situation changes, it is unlikely that the <br /> Homeowners Association will be able to make much use of the <br /> recreation area. Transferring it to public ownership seems <br /> an attractive alternative . <br />