Hello Fellow Hatties Place Residents!
This is the official petition for a neighborhood pool to be built in Hatties Place!
If you are interested in a community pool for our beautiful neighborhood please read and consider signing our petition.
Where did this Pool idea come from? Great question!
Back when my wife and I were looking around at neighborhoods, comparing locations, amenities and home builder's plans, we spoke with Dixie from Southland Realtors. She was very enthusiastic about how great Hatties Place was going to be, and when we asked about a community pool, we were told that it was in the plans and would probably come in with Phase II/III of the neighborhood. Great! Awesome news we thought. After moving in, we confirmed with other Phase I home buyers that they were told there would be a pool as well. Fast forward a year, and as Smithbilt works on Phase II and III, there is no more talk of a neighborhood pool. However, there is still a place that a pool can be placed in the neighborhood master plan. This petition has been created to show Smithbilt that many of us were expecting a pool and/or are interested in one being built in Hatties Place.
Worried about a huge HOA Increase? You shouldn't be!
Of course we are approaching Smithbilt with this request with the foreknowledge that a slight increase in HOA fees would be necessary to maintain a neighborhood pool. However, a neighborhood pool does not have to break the bank! Hatties Place will have 190 houses total when complete. With just a $200 a year increase this would put $38,000 a year towards pool maintenance (year 1 could go towards offsetting the construction costs). Based on research of pool construction and maintenance, this would be more than enough to cover a non-staffed pool.
But I wouldn't use the community pool so I don't want to pay for it. Consider this...
When you go to sell you home you'll want to ask top dollar, and you should! The homes in Hatties Place are beautiful and they should appreciate in value. You should be able to compete with other beautiful homes in adjacent neighborhoods. A community pool will only help increase the appeal of Hattie's Place to potential buyers! You'll reap the benefits of a more attractive community even though you never took advantage of the pool.
A community pool would offer a great place for neighbors to congregate and build on our already fantastic sense of community! And as I have spoken to so many people in the neighborhood, most everyone agrees it would provide the families of Hatties Place an awesome place to cool off during the summer!
Updates
May 26, 2017
I have been reviewing the master plan documents to better understand the initial commitments regarding our neighborhood amenities. It is clear that the development of our community space requires a more formal proposal for the builder to review.
20 Comments
We were told that when Phase II & III happened so would a community pool. Watching Phase II & III being built now, so can't wait for the promised pool!
We will be moving to Hattie's Place in the fall and that was my only disappointment - no pool.
A pool was included when we bought our house, it was a selling point so shouldn't be allowed to back out. Too many families promised a pool. This is a family orientated neighborhood and would be a HUGE asset.
My wife Julie and I were also told a pool was in the works for phase II or III. We were told that the HOA fees would only go up about $100 to $200, so it wasn't just a "maybe" the pool would be built. I know that nothing was put in writing, but if the petition doesn't work then I think we need to take it to the next step since so many people were told the same thing. I hate the thought of litigation, but from my understanding the reason the pool was pulled is because the land for the other phases cost more than originally planned and the homes are selling fast enough that a pool isn't necessary as an incentive to potential buyers. I just want what I was promised.
Hey Brad, Thanks for putting this together. The pool being mentioned, during our selling process, was a selling point for us in this neighborhood. If there is room for a pool, then we agree, and it makes sense to build one for everyone to enjoy.
We need a pool!
We were most definitely told about the pool as well, being completed in the 3rd phase! We would love to see the follow through of this!
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Hello Fellow Hatties Place Residents!
This is the official petition for a neighborhood pool to be built in Hatties Place!
If you are interested in a community pool for our beautiful neighborhood please read and consider signing our petition.
Where did this Pool idea come from? Great question!
Back when my wife and I were looking around at neighborhoods, comparing locations, amenities and home builder's plans, we spoke with Dixie from Southland Realtors. She was very enthusiastic about how great Hatties Place was going to be, and when we asked about a community pool, we were told that it was in the plans and would probably come in with Phase II/III of the neighborhood. Great! Awesome news we thought. After moving in, we confirmed with other Phase I home buyers that they were told there would be a pool as well. Fast forward a year, and as Smithbilt works on Phase II and III, there is no more talk of a neighborhood pool. However, there is still a place that a pool can be placed in the neighborhood master plan. This petition has been created to show Smithbilt that many of us were expecting a pool and/or are interested in one being built in Hatties Place.
Worried about a huge HOA Increase? You shouldn't be!
Of course we are approaching Smithbilt with this request with the foreknowledge that a slight increase in HOA fees would be necessary to maintain a neighborhood pool. However, a neighborhood pool does not have to break the bank! Hatties Place will have 190 houses total when complete. With just a $200 a year increase this would put $38,000 a year towards pool maintenance (year 1 could go towards offsetting the construction costs). Based on research of pool construction and maintenance, this would be more than enough to cover a non-staffed pool.
But I wouldn't use the community pool so I don't want to pay for it. Consider this...
When you go to sell you home you'll want to ask top dollar, and you should! The homes in Hatties Place are beautiful and they should appreciate in value. You should be able to compete with other beautiful homes in adjacent neighborhoods. A community pool will only help increase the appeal of Hattie's Place to potential buyers! You'll reap the benefits of a more attractive community even though you never took advantage of the pool.
A community pool would offer a great place for neighbors to congregate and build on our already fantastic sense of community! And as I have spoken to so many people in the neighborhood, most everyone agrees it would provide the families of Hatties Place an awesome place to cool off during the summer!
Updates
May 26, 2017
I have been reviewing the master plan documents to better understand the initial commitments regarding our neighborhood amenities. It is clear that the development of our community space requires a more formal proposal for the builder to review.
20 Comments
We signed our contract in March 2016. Dixie told us we would have a pool in the summer of 2017.
We were told that when Phase II & III happened so would a community pool. Watching Phase II & III being built now, so can't wait for the promised pool!
We will be moving to Hattie's Place in the fall and that was my only disappointment - no pool.
A pool was included when we bought our house, it was a selling point so shouldn't be allowed to back out. Too many families promised a pool. This is a family orientated neighborhood and would be a HUGE asset.
My wife Julie and I were also told a pool was in the works for phase II or III. We were told that the HOA fees would only go up about $100 to $200, so it wasn't just a "maybe" the pool would be built. I know that nothing was put in writing, but if the petition doesn't work then I think we need to take it to the next step since so many people were told the same thing. I hate the thought of litigation, but from my understanding the reason the pool was pulled is because the land for the other phases cost more than originally planned and the homes are selling fast enough that a pool isn't necessary as an incentive to potential buyers. I just want what I was promised.
Hey Brad, Thanks for putting this together. The pool being mentioned, during our selling process, was a selling point for us in this neighborhood. If there is room for a pool, then we agree, and it makes sense to build one for everyone to enjoy.
We need a pool!
We were most definitely told about the pool as well, being completed in the 3rd phase! We would love to see the follow through of this!
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We signed our contract in March 2016. Dixie told us we would have a pool in the summer of 2017.