Update Letter from Trustee, Barbara Blackmer

Dear SunCrest Residents:

As the resident Trustee on the SunCrest Owners Association Board, I would like to update you regarding the latest developments with Zion's Bank, the SunCrest Market, Comcast, and Covenants Enforcement in our community.

Zion's Bank:
Zion's informs me that they are in active discussions with at least six potential developers who are making serious offers to purchase the assets of SunCrest LLC and take over further development at SunCrest.

Zion's says it is looking for two primary qualifications: financial capability to undertake such a project, and experience with hillside development -- both of these qualifications are essential for success.

It appears unlikely, however, that one or more new developers would actually be able to take over much before the end of the year.

Zion's Bank is willing to appoint two Trustees to the OA Board, as required of the declarant, in order for the Board to be able to function in the interim. That should happen soon, and we can anticipate a September OA Board meeting.

SunCrest Market:
I am attaching a letter written to SunCrest residents by the owners of the Market, informing us of their intent to close the Market in roughly two weeks, and giving the reasons why. Please take the opportunity to shop there as they close out their inventory and express your appreciation to them. (Contents of the letter are found in the previous post)

Comcast:
We are awaiting the decision of the Bankruptcy Court on the proposal by SunCrest LLC to assign the Comcast bulk services agreement to the SunCrest OA. If this happens, we can review our options with Comcast.

Covenants Enforcement:
The management company (CCMC) has been working very hard to maintain the quality of our community and enforce the covenants. They have visited many homeowners who are not in compliance and have sent dozens of enforcement letters. Many of these have resulted in collection of amounts due, payment plans, and actions resolving issues such as parking and landscaping. In other cases, the homeowners (or absentee property
owners) have been unresponsive, and some of these issues have been turned over to the OA's attorney for further action, and/or reported to Draper City in cases where municipal ordinances are being violated. The City is taking at least one homeowner to court.

Under the CC&Rs and By-Laws, there are some actions that CCMC can take on behalf of the OA without further legal process. For example, CCMC has had Kimball Landscaping cut weeds on some neglected properties, and CCMC has removed trash cans from the streets and arranged for dumpsters to clean up some of the worst areas. I arranged last week for LDS Facilities Management to clean up the church site off SunCrest Drive and haul away illegally dumped trash and construction materials.

As residents, you can help us in these efforts by reporting to CCMC any illegal dumping, encroachment, improperly parked vehicles, and damage to property (if possible, provide a license plate number and description of the vehicles involved and ideally photographs). As an example of such damage, the undeveloped portion of Deer Ridge has become a site for drinking parties, fires, and possibly poachers. We have worked with the City to block access to this area, but residents can help by calling CCMC (572-1233) or the police if you witness such unlawful conduct.

Obviously, where legal process is required, it takes some time to get results, as property owners (those who are violating the CC&Rs) must be given a set amount of time to respond to each notice. The Covenants Committee of the OA has been hearing appeals and resolving disputes concerning fines and other enforcement actions.
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Please communicate this information to your neighbors, and pass on any additional thoughts or concerns to me or CCMC.

Barbara Blackmer
OA Board Member