Scott sent us a link to an article about a Homeowners’ Association in Evans, Georgia which initially approved and then denied permission for Homes For Our Troops to build on a lot in their neighborhood;<\/p>\n
Homes for Our Troops — a national organization that has built or remodeled homes for more than 100 severely injured veterans — had planned to build a house for Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean Gittens and his family this weekend. Gittens suffered concussive head injuries while serving in Afghanistan. After he returned home, a brain aneurysm caused a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.<\/p>\n
Homes for Our Troops worked for four months with the Knob Hill Property Owners Association to get the design approved, according to John Gonsalves, the group’s founder. But at an association meeting, members said the 2,700-square-foot home was too small and neighbors thought it would bring property values down, Gonsalves said. A cease-and-desist order was issued as the site was being prepared last week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ya know, it’s one thing to keep an area exclusive and well-kept, it’s quite another to be a fricken dick about it. Know what else will bring property values down? Having a reputation for being elitist snobs.<\/p>\n
UPDATED:<\/strong> As Claymore points out in the comments, the members of the HOA are revolting against the HOA board’s decision (read the comments)<\/a> and hundreds of Evans, Georgia volunteers are standing by to begin construction.<\/p>\n
UPDATED:<\/strong> Claymore sends a link from the Augusta Chronicle<\/a>;<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all just very disappointed,\u201d [Sharon] Gittens said, adding she found out about the problem late Tuesday.. \u201cWe got real excited when we saw that they cleared the lot, cut the trees down and everything, and started doing some work.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Brown Neck Gaitor sends this from the HOA’s covenants<\/a> (.pdf);<\/p>\n
ARTICLE SEVEN MINIMUM SIZES<\/p>\n
SECTION 1. “Lot Size”: No improvement shall be constructed on a lot having a square footage of less than as indicated on the record plat, provided that the developer may cause the re-subdivision of up to IS developed lots, provided that the final re-subdivision shall not reduce the size of any single lot by more than 20% of its original size, and further that any such re-subdivision shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission of Columbia County , Georgia .<\/p>\n
There are no other mentions of \u201csq\u201d (square), \u201cfoot\u201d or \u201csize\u201d in the covenants.<\/p>\n