I agree with the suggestion to charge new home builders an additional road fee that could be rolled into the price of the new home and, in turn, used to get our roads up to standard. Does this need to be voted on or is this a fee that the TVACC can add to their current requirements?
We asked Karen Pinard, general manager of the water district, to reply to your question. Said Karen, “The ACC previously charged builders, gave the money to the road district, and we used that money for road repairs. They tried several years ago to increase the fee and were threatened with a class action suit from one of the builders. Further checking found that the water (road district) did not have the authority to request or implement any other road fee outside of the $60 per lot per year given to us by the Texas Legislature. The only thing we can do is make a builder pay for damages caused to one of our roads but that requires proof and many dollars in legal fees. We would love to get help with any funds for road maintenance. If it were not for TVPOA right now, we would not even have materials to repair pot holes. You can see what a problem this is for the subdivision.
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