Southbridge Forest HOA
Below is a summary of the 2024 vote. 10 page PDF below shows more details. Every single question asking to spend money was voted down, except for the neighbors in need program. The President will submit CCR and bylaws changes to the City of Charlotte Register of Deeds for recording.
All 5 people who ran to be on the board will be on the board due to bylaw updates being approved.
Do you approve of 3 changes to the SBF HOA CCR's.
82.6% approved
Do you approve the 2025 HOA budget? 93.8% approved
Should the HOA accept about $60K easment money and allow the City's easement request? 81.3%
If the above easement is approved, What should the HOA do with the approximate $60,000 from the City of Charlotte? 60.4% refund owners fair share
Should bylaws be updated to increase home owner powers and hold board more accountable? 92.4% said yes.
Should we spend about $600 for two aluminum soccer goals in the park failed 52.4% voted no
Should we spend about $300 on a volleyball net and posts in the park (approximately $2 per homeowner) Failed with 50% saying no.
Should we spend money on frisbee golf goals? Failed with 73.8% saying no.
Should we spend $6500 to upgrade the dog fence to aluminum fence Failed with 60.3% saying no
Should we spend money for dog playground equipment, like dog ramps, tunnels, etc? failed with 61.1% voting no.
Should we spend money on making a bordered 80 ft long mulch walkway from the playground area to the dog park? failed wtih 67.5% saying no
Should the HOA start a neighbor in need program. Passed with 73% voting yes
Should we spend $2750 plus labor to install a front entrance message board? About $19 per owner. Failed with 55.6% voting no
How often should inspections be done? 66.7% voted for free online reporting
Should HOA dues only be used for essential spending (lawn care, insurance, postage, utilities, taxes, maintenance & admin)? 66.7% agreed
Are you interested in helping volunteer for the Architectural, violations, Social or Grants committee, reporting broken street lights, Website updates, etc? only 16.8% volunteered
Does our HOA communicate well?
58.7% agreed
30% were neutral
11% said no.
Our HOA is heading in the right direction?
56% agreed
29% neutral
14% disagreed
Only 11% (15 owners) of the neighborhood uses the park more than once a month. If we spent $50,000 to upgrade park this would only increase about 10% or about a dozen people.
Should we cut more grass and do more landscaping in the park? 70.9% said no additional landscaping is needed.
Demographics of people living here:
1-10 years old = 44 people
11-17 years old = 21 people
18-24 years old = 18 people
25-34 y.o.= 34 people
34-54 y.o.= 88 people
55+ y.o.= 77 people
2024 sbf hoa vote ballot result.pdfBelow are the results of our 2023 Vote. 63 voted out of 154. In every category people voted to reduce spending and dues.
2023 HOA vote results 63 total.pdf2023 Mgt Company Survey is below:
Below is a 4 page pdf file with the results from the May 2023 survey about Mgt Companies
HOA dues increase Survey RESULTS.pdfFall 2022 Annual Meeting Survey is below.
hoa vote results.pdfSouthbridge Forest Virtual Annual Meeting (2022-10-04 19_05 GMT-4)_Trim.mp4We have a privately run Facebook group found named Southbridge Forest Residents. Lost a package? Have something for sale? Want to praise a neighbor? FB is a great place for that. However it's not the place to ask for an ARC request or submit formal complaints.
It is not run by the HOA to allow free speech and criticism of the board. The board does not actively monitor it, so it is best to contact us directly via mail, email or this website for concerns.
It is not run by the HOA to allow free speech and criticism of the board. The board does not actively monitor it, so it is best to contact us directly via mail, email or this website for concerns.