Residents at two swanky North Carolina communities have sounded the alarm over alleged trespassers taking over their pools, claiming that their homeowners associations (HOA) are not doing enough to stop the rowdiness.
The complaints have emerged at Edge of Auburn in Garner and Trace at Olde Towne in nearby Raleigh, with residents saying they have become afraid to use their amenities funded through hefty HOA dues.
Dramatic footage from one of the pool areas showed a spat between residents and nonresidents, WRAL reported.
It was not clear how or why the confrontation started, but homeowners described how it embodied the tension inside the placid communities.
Ben Myer, who lives at the Edge of Auburn, said his ‘beautiful community’ was now seeing parties of ‘between 20 and 50 teens’ on what seemed like a weekly basis without an apparent solution in sight.
‘We’re paying for a pool, we’re paying for a basketball court, beautiful development, walking trails and people are scared out of using it,’ Myer told the outlet.
A separate video shot by a Ring doorbell camera showed a group of about 20 people showing up to an unauthorized gathering.
The crowd walked calmly in the middle of the street and chatted among themselves before allegedly partying.
Easy Solution
Try handing out Job Applications
They will run off
Their generations have been on government handouts.for decades , and working scares them
Didn’t have to see the video, already knew what race they were. They think people owe them and it’s ok to do whatever in the hell they want
German Shepherds and Firehoses have been effective in the past.
Ocean Pines used to run an Easter Pool Party for the kids. It was great at first – all the local kids were there with a few who were grandchildren of residents. We all kicked in cans and snack like we do with trunk or treat. Within two years, the brain surgeons who took over the event director / Assistant activities Director began to advertise as a free event for all, and sure enough the dregs of society showed up with their kids and wrecked the whole thing. None of us who live here were happy. We attended the homeowners meetings, wrote letters and complained. The Director clearly had no idea what she was doing, and certainly didn’t anticipate the disaster she caused.
There hasn’t been a party since – I don’t think the director is around anymore. Lesson to be learned “free” and”open to the public” events like this all end the same way.