This is just one more example of grant money that could possibly be made available to be used to benefit Staffordshire. It’s certainly NOT the only other grant besides the grant Staffordshire is pursuing concerning mapping our water system, is it? https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Weeds/Pages/GrantProgram.aspx I wonder…what if Staffordshire had a dedicated group that searched for and obtained […]
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Is it a forgone conclusion that our common area will continue to be damaged by a minority due in large part to the apathy of the majority?
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Possible solution for writing the text of a Transfer Fee.
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Hi, my name is Stephen Short, a member of Staffordshire Homeowners Association (SHOA). I created Friends of Staffordshire (“Friends”) as an auxiliary to Staffordshire Homeowners Association and Staffordshire Water System (SWS). “Auxiliary” means “offering or providing help”. “Friends” is NOT subsidiary to SHOA or SWS; we are independently here to help. This site is not
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Lane County Land Management Division Property Records Online website
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Mark and Stephanie Sorensen donated two elevated garden beds and boy, do they look great! The beds are already fully planted with fall veggie seeds. Thank you!! https://friendsofstaffordshire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Stephanie-Mark-Sorensen-Elevated-Garden-Beds-Donation-scaled.jpg
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Don Begines resigned on August 1, 2023, effective August 2, 2023, in front of a group of 60 members/residents in the Clubhouse by having another member read his resignation letter, part of which I copied here and attached, below: “It is with the utmost regret I am taking this opportunity to submit my resignation as
I got a follow-up letter from Oregon Department of Agriculture the other day. According to this letter, a “follow-up use investigation has ben initiated by the Department, ODA Case No. 240030.” The full letter can be viewed here: https://friendsofstaffordshire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pesticide-Cases-240099-240030.pdfOn a related matter, as I understand it, one of our fellow SHOA members is going to
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These two letters are meant to open a cooperative dialog between the two Staffordshire Boards of Directors and all stakeholders in Staffordshire Estates, especially voting members.
Please read these letters carefully, and you will know that I am simply asking our present Boards of Directors to govern our Staffordshire community according to Oregon statutes, our Bylaws and other applicable legal governing documents.
It is my sincere hope that when the boards work transparently with our membership, our community can rebuild lost trust and also chart a clear path toward fiscal stability.
To rebuild mutual trust and stabilize our financial health requires facts and transparency.
Addressing these few simple requests and concerns will help Staffordshire Estates begin to build trust and replenish our reserve funds.
I am conducting a feasibility study that could possibly help to substantially replenish the reserve funds of both SHOA and SWS, but until I am certain that the boards of directors are lawfully and properly executing their fiduciary duties, I cannot in good faith entrust further funds into their hands.
After we have the boards’ cooperation and assurance to abide by Oregon statutes, our Bylaws and other legal requirements, we can discuss ways to increase our mutual prosperity.
I have found a possible way to increase the prosperity of Staffordshire Estates that still needs due diligence before I am at liberty to reveal it and I hope that with a more transparent and cooperative community other members will share THEIR ideas, too.
Stephen Short
85682 Hampstead Lane
Eugene, OR 97405
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