I live in a lake community.  There are 400 homes only 110 of which join the association that takes care of the lake, clubhouse & dam maintenance.  We want to have all homes be responsible.  Becoming a park district would enable us to assess a fee to all the homes and thereby provide us the funds to keep up the lake and the value of our homes without having to always do fundraisers that bring in very little money in comparison to what is needed for upkeep.
215006
thats wrong if they don't use the lake and club house then they shouldn't pay
222087
Many state parks have shelter houses and/or camping areas. Maybe a big camp out would work? Everybody brings their own stuff, including food, and then no one is put out.
166245
First - what is priciplens?  Did you mean principles? What context is the owership (I assume you mean ownership)? If I were to guess, I would assume you meant to ask about helping a community to build and improve and to give responsibility for maintaining back to those who live in the community - such as that of a ghetto-like environment where the poor have been forced into living one atop another and the surrounding area is destroyed by those who live there.  Honey, that's a whole range of books and many years of schooling to come up with answers - read your text, your professor probably got the question from there or perhaps said it in class.
455935
I recently retired from the Park Service, and can tell you my favorite seasonal employees were those over 50.    The NPS web page related to employment has great information.  Each individual park, historic site, etc. controls their own housing.  In some parks housing is a lottery system for permanent employees only, and in others housing is only available to seasonal and volunteer workers.  Some "dorms" are actually houses with several bedrooms and you may get a room to yourself which is very nice.  Others are more primitive.  Believe me, the range is huge.  I served two federal agencies as a Housing Manager, and can tell you the main theme of any available housing is "clean, safe and decent".  Additionally, there are almost 100 associations and friend's groups  (you can read about them at Association of Partners for Public Lands) which hire employees to work at information desks and do book sales.\n  I've included Grand Canyon Association's link, as a "for instance".\n  Good luck and have a great, enriching time!
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You are screwed.\n\nWhen you bought a home that belongs to a HOA, you agreed to abide by all their regulations and by-laws.  Period.\n\nRun ads in the paper, penny saver, post outside of your neighborhood, boards at grocery stores, laundromats etc.\n\nYou can also pay for yourself to list your home in the MLS, go to www.mls.com.\n\nGood luck
677175
I am guessing that this is on South Africa.  The first thing I would do, find out if there is a way to make it an endangered species wetland with the government.  There are many ways to tie up the sales of property with this type of maneuver.  Getting an injunction against the sale of the property is one way to do it.  Then I would find out if you can get it marked as a wetland park.\n\nTo buy the property is noble, but is it enough property that it will not be affected by other properties in the area.  Most wetlands must be at least 2 kilometers square to keep the effects from adjacent properties to a minimum.  \n\nAs for your questions, selling partial ownership can cause some major problems, as not everyone has the same idea about what should be done, and no one person will be able to have majority control, even though that may be the way it is set up.  Life memberships are an interesting idea for a resort, but that will adversely affect what you are trying to do.  A certificate is a great thing, but people want more involvement than that.  My suggestion is selling memberships for a group cause.  A membership, say $20, may get more interest than someone who was spending $100 or more.  Make it an annual membership, that way there is always an interest in people doing some good, plus the annual funds will help in the upkeep of the lands.  Just make sure to send them a calander or something.  I would support that, but make it an international non-profit agency, it has more appeal to people.
76604
HELL NO!!! Use that money to repair the stuff in New Orleans, or get ready for disasters. There's other money making ideas out there. Most sports owners are corrupt, and it would be way unfair to the public if their tax dollars are going to fund some sports arena. What if they don't like sports???
285464
This is a difficult question to answer, because this kind of thing is decided on a local basis. You will have to go to your local planning authority to ask what steps to take. If there are other people who live along your road, you may need to make a group petition. Also, be prepared for your property taxes to go up. Many times, municipalities will charge a special assessment to the properties that benefit from this kind of improvement.
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Ever see "Flip This House"?  Good money. Good investment...if you're in the right neighborhoods.  I would look more towards the rural areas where city growth is being pushed...especially around lakes, within reasonable drive to cities. Buy the houses instead of working for someone else & making them the real profit.
439645
you might want to consider which organized crime group controls the neighborhood you want to open one in and get their input. They might have people on their payroll who can grease the wheels of beauracracy for you, and besides you will end up having to deal with them anyway.
91057
Would you be renting them yourself?, or just selling them to people?\n\nI would think that you would need building permits ect. and even heating/plumbing/and electric too..thats added cost.\n\nBut if the property was in a popular travel destination, and the view was good, people might stay in em.\n\nCall some lodges/camping grounds, and see if they are looking to expand?
42309
You need to go straight to the power.  Talk to your principle and if that dont work go to the board of ed. in your town.  You need to have a lot of people interested(enough to make a team).
323304
Firts approach the hall where you want to have it. Find out the cost of hire. Playgroups are usually non-profit but you will need to charge a couple of dollars to cover expensenses.Until recently I was a treasurer for a playgroup. We had adults morning tea on a roster system-someone differant bought something each week. The same with a craft.We did raffles in our group.Eg Easter time we all bought an item or two to raffle off in hampers to raise some money for things like new toys coffee etc. You can ask local schools to put ads in newsletter for unwanted toys, and also new members. Start with a few friends, and if you have to advertise in the local paper. The important thing is you need donations to start with. In QLD Australia we have a state wide Playgroup Association who have good ideas, and starting points, but I have no idea if these things are world-wide. You could approach local business for your basics...coffee, tea etc until the funds started coming in. For the kids morning tea each parent would bring a piece of fruit, and we'd cut it up and share it
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Damn you, lake! Damn you!  \n\nIt's actually "dammed."  I don't think "damning" a lake would do much to preserve it. :-)\n\nI think rather than building your own dam, you need to work on getting the other one removed.  If you're coming at this from an environmental perspective, fewer dams has got to be better.  Please don't build another one--you CAN fight to have the other dam removed.
415242
Ha ha! Nice try.\n\nBy now most landowners consider game on their land a marketable resource. Prepare to pay.
404567
Wow.  What a concept!\n\nWhen their assets are sold, make sure the money goes to people in their district.\n\nAnd it would solve the overcrowding in America in the large cities.
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I think both of those statements are false.  We can be thankful for anyone who helps support the golf courses.  They golf coures need as many players as they can get, a lot of golf course are fixing to go under.  Why would you care?  Just worry about your own game and what clubs you play