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Residents of Josie Ranch urge Carrollton to repair crumbling perimeter walls, say voluntary HOA cannot cover costs
Summary
Multiple Josie Ranch residents told council that perimeter walls damaged by vehicle collisions and decades of wear are unsafe and unaffordable for their voluntary homeowners association; residents urged the city to assume repair responsibility or provide funding.
Several residents from the Josie Ranch neighborhood used the public forum to press the City Council for help repairing crumbling perimeter walls and addressing safety concerns they say have gone unresolved for years.
"Mandatory HOAs own their common areas and can get insurance; voluntary associations like ours cannot," said Heather Ashwell Hare, identifying herself as a resident of Savoy of Josie Ranch. She described the limitations of voluntary associations, volunteer-run finances and the inability to obtain liability…
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