Pam Padgett ... teacher
I have previously shared that the land behind my house was once a
golf course that has been sold to a developer.
At first I was quite
concerned about this, wanting to hold onto how open the land has
been ... until I turned to God. I was helped when I heard (I
believe from the Holy Spirit) ... people try to preserve things as
they are, but everything we see with our eyes is temporary and will
be destroyed at the end of the world. I was also reminded to take
no thought for tomorrow ...
Matt. 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof.
Recently an email was sent from the homeowner's association (HOA)
with information about the golf course property and I wanted to let
you know how this is working out.
The water district for this area has very limited water resources.
The developer, water district, and HOA have agreed for the developer
to develop lots for 56 single family homes and then give the rest of
the property (about 90 acres) to the HOA. The developer has not yet
released where the 56 lots will be on the property.
The HOA plans to leave the land they are given open with trails and
picnic areas that can be used by the community. The property will
not be irrigated, but will be mowed periodically and the weeds dealt
with. This suits me very well.
In the past the HOA has had very modest expenses. They reported
that $150,000 has accumulated over the past years. They plan to use
a some of this money to improve what had been golf cart trails and
to add picnic areas. And they said there should be no problem in
meeting ongoing expenses, such as insurance and periodic mowing of
the property.
The annual dues right now are only $45 per year. These dues will
probably be raised yearly over the next several years. The
covenants of the HOA limits the amount the dues can be raised to 5%
each year. Financially, this is no problem at all for me.
Interestingly, when the property was a golf course, I enjoyed seeing
the open area behind my house. But the golf course management did
not allow us to go on the property even in the evenings after there
were no more golfers on the course. In order to walk my dogs I
either had to walk them on the streets or drive to a place where
there were hiking trails. Since the golf course was shutdown I could walk the dogs there but the weeds grew very tall and the golf cart trails were not maintained and became washed out. The current plans would provide
maintained trails I could use to walk the dogs within walking
distance from my house.
Romans 8:28 ... 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.