Community-run info for Medley at Southshore Bay
We all love our Medley Community but it can be difficult to keep informed. Your neighbors have created this friendly, informal site for just that.
MedleyMembers.Net includes the links you need to keep informed and get involved in community management. Please share with your neighbors and comment.
November 10 - Board Meeting to discuss and consider/approve the 2027 budget ,
- The draft budget has been mailed to us but may not be final. The earliest that the board can vote on it will be at the November 10 meeting. You can attend and ask questions. Castle Group, Medley's Finance Committee along with Medley's past and newly elected Treasurer are responsible for preparing the budget.
- If you cannot read the budget mailing's tiny font either, insist that the budget be emailed and posted on TownSquare so that you can zoom the display size on your laptop or ipad.
- So far, proposed single family home fee increase is "only" ~7.5% compared to prior years. There may even be none for Villas. However, the mailed budget is not final and there is a wishlist of other items which if approved by the board could still affect the estimated monthly dues.
- Hidden Creek CDD Update 😕
- We continue to have shared representation between the CDD and Medley's boards. Maybe this term they will address how Medley's residents are getting fleeced by the Lagoon Shore gate. See earlier blog post here:https://www.medleymembers.net/blogs/post/gates-grift.
- Both the CDD and Medley's board have a fiduciary responsibility to represent us but look who's benefiting by we homeowners paying 90% of the Lagoon Shore gate expenses. 😠
- Attend Mon. Nov 9 CDD meeting to inquire! 6:30 pm @ Vista Palms Clubhouse, 5019 Grist Mill Court, Wimauma, FL
- Note: The zoom link and agenda for the Nov. CDD meeting do not appear on hiddencreekcdd.org. The October meeting was cancelled. What's going on? Nothing says transparency like: "To obtain Zoom access information for a District Board meeting, please call the District Management office at (813) 344-4844 prior to the meeting."
Medleys' new board was seated at October 13th Annual Meeting
President: Tom M.VP: Jerry I.Secretary: Karen C. (continuing on Hidden Creek CDD)Treasurer: Barb K. (continuing on Hidden Creek CDD)Director: Linda H.(Note: Former Medley HOA president also on CDD board)Also present: HOA attorney Dan Greenberg of Greenberg Nickoloff P.A. at approx. $325/hr.(Typically, the Community Association (CAM) Firm runs the Annual Meeting.Castle Group's director Susan Wells was seen as well.)
😀 A majority of Floridian's (~62%) voted to approve Amendment 3It will reduce property taxes for fulltime Florida homeowners by increasing our homestead exemption.Why was this Amendment needed?For Hillsborough County, the official FLORIDA AUDIT identified $278M in "Excessive, Wasteful Spending"Growth in our property taxes has been 30.4% above inflation and population growth for 2015–2025!Disclaimer/Promise: We strive to be accurate. However, this is crowdsourced info by your neighbors. Please reply with any corrections on Policy page or other pages here.
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SPA = $170k Special Assessment; $108 Club fee is the 15 year purchase loan
(Quarterly Master HOA and Lagoon payments are additional)
SPA = $170k Special Assessment; $108 Club fee is the 15 year purchase loan.
(Quarterly Master HOA and Lagoon payments are additional)
Catch up: Here's our full blog index (includes guest posts)
→ 'The $30 Letter Admin Fee boondoggle'* 'Some Medley policies conflict with Florida statute!' (webpage on menu)read https://www.medleymembers.net/Policy then comment here→ 'Financial Responsibilities of boards. Pay attention now or pay $$ later.'→ 'Clubhouse ownership: Freedom or moneypit?"→ How was our $170k January 2025 Special Assessment spent?→ How many homeowners control our $2 million budget?