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Most non profits love to live in the world where the less people know, the better. SCHOA is not broke or even nearing being broke. In addition to the voluntary membership fees, they have other income streams. Hell, there was a time (2012/2013?) when i was on the RCSC board and they (SCHOA) approached us for a meeting. They had just lost their largest outside revenue source (helping produce the Sun City phone book at roughly 75 k per year) and some of their board were terrified it would put them out of business.

Other members of their board were clearly angry they were in the room and the meeting quickly ended. One of the RCSC GM's concerns was if we somehow managed a merger, would we immediately become subject to Title 33? The RCSC's argument was we had been created before Title 33 and we were absolutely not akin to being a Home Owners Association; which we weren't.

SCHOA found other avenues to generate money and the RCSC moved further away from community involvement and claimed our sole obligation was to provide for the members needs. Oddly over the years the RCSC board became more vested in the organization's needs.

As far as your first comment Tom, when the Home Owners Association was first started (circa 1961), everyone in positions of power were convinced we would ultimately vote to incorporate and become a city. When that happened the HOA would become insignificant with most of their duties assumed by various city departments.

Even back then, those who had control failed to understand how members felt.