Updates

The use of water is a hot-button topic in the desert Southwest, just as it is here at The Pointe.  We hear much about the depletion of our water resources, so this Advocacy Group would like to help bring some information and ideas to you so we can do our part to conserve what we…

Being a homeowner at Pointe South Mountain automatically makes you a member of the Association, as per the Declaration of Homeowner’s Benefits and Assurances.  As such, you have the right to inspect the records of the Association.  This article is to inform you of your rights and to provide some good advice on how best…

As your Advocacy Group, we believe that stability is at the heart of mutually beneficial outcomes. Unfortunately, these outcomes are illusive in the face of recent The Pointe South Mountain Residential Association (PSMRA) Board Leadership.  Here is the latest update: At the July 18 PSMRA Open Board Meeting, Board Vice President Eric Wagner announced that…

Have questions about the new Courthome Project Manager?  Before asking them in person at the upcoming meet-and-greet, PSMRA owners are encouraged to learn more and come to the event prepared to ask questions that go beyond the basics. Saturday, June 3rd is the date set for PSMRA residents to meet our newly-hired Courthome Project Manager. …

From 1863 to 1876, in response to his acknowledgement that he had no idea how to run a meeting and because of his discovery that meetings across the land were being run in a myriad of different ways, sometimes chaotic and ineffective, Henry Martyn Robert, an engineering officer in the regular Army, set about to…

The Arizona Open Meeting Law (A.R.S. 33-1804 / Condo A.R.S. 33-1248) makes it clear that associations, including the Pointe South Mountain, must follow specific and consistent rules of engagement.  Phoenix-based Mulcahy Law Firm, a group of community association lawyers, helps to clarify those rules, which were created to address consistency in adhering to an association’s…

“Almost every successful venture begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and we have the power to make it so…” —Unknown The quote above serves as inspiration for what has become a long and difficult path for many who live at the Pointe South Mountain. Notwithstanding the history of friction…

Serving on an HOA Committee can be informative, fulfilling, rewarding and fun. It can also be a challenge. Getting an HOA committee underway is usually the result of owners within a community like ours recognizing a need to help enlighten the Board about a certain problem, or help them with a particular task. Sometimes it’s…