[Birdieman]

Originally Posted by LisaT

And you have to look at the big picture. If RMA has to hire more to fill functions that it feels CSD can no longer provide, then we pay on the other side. We need to look for savings from both sides, and see where this is leading down the road.

Right now we have a large number of non-RMA'ers that use RMA roads which we pay to maintain. The same is true for the parks. What is really going to happen once the multiple HOAs come in, etc.? There are financial considerations to look at regarding some big issues. Security is one of those issues and would have to fit into the big picture of where we are headed as a community. This is a "big picture" idea, and not just a single issue that is being looked at.

None of us want the type of increases that we have been having on either side. Granted, CSD increased dramatically only because they weren't increasing their rates as they should have been to pay the bills.

The mantra of RM is the best of everything, and we want everything, but the paying that bill is scary. Gate services is one thing. The functions that the gate officers do are much more than what, say, occurs at Serrano, from what I am told. But this community will raise holy heck if anyone tries to decrease that level of service.

Pretty soon, when development starts, if we want to be smart as a community, some important decisions should be made. If we want to be smart, we take this downturn in building to figure out what direction we want to head in.

Spoken like a true disciple of Wilbur.