{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Shadybrook Property Owners for Accountability.","home_page_url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com","description":"Shadybrook Property Owners for Accountability.","author":{"name":"Shadybrook Property Owners for Accountability."},"items":[{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/stand-up-for-accountability-vote-for-carol-and-robert","html_content":"

Remember that no matter what anyone tells you, you have a right to vote if you own property in the Shadybrook POA. NO MATTER WHAT! Anyone telling you otherwise does not want you to vote.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/stand-up-for-accountability-vote-for-carol-and-robert","title":"Stand up for accountability! Vote for Carol and Robert.","summary":"Remember that no matter what anyone tells you, you have a right to vote if you own property in the Shadybrook POA. NO MATTER WHAT! Anyone telling you otherwise does not want you to vote.","date_modified":"2026-08-02T21:41:18Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/unalienable-your-right-to-vote-under-shadybrook-tyranny","html_content":"

Unalienable Rights: Your Right to Vote Under Shadybrook Tyranny

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/unalienable-your-right-to-vote-under-shadybrook-tyranny","title":"Unalienable: Your Right to Vote Under Shadybrook Tyranny","summary":"Unalienable Rights: Your Right to Vote Under Shadybrook Tyranny","date_modified":"2026-08-02T00:18:19Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/welcome-to-the-shade","html_content":"

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension-a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of an absolute bureaucratic ...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/welcome-to-the-shade","title":"Welcome to the Shade ","summary":"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension-a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of an absolute bureaucratic ...","date_modified":"2026-08-01T01:12:40Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/the-natural-beauty-and-community-spirit-worth-fighting-for","html_content":"

Setting all organizational frustrations aside, Shadybrook possesses an undeniable foundation of natural beauty and community spirit. It is a neighborhood wrapped in the peaceful landscape of East Texas, offering an abund...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/the-natural-beauty-and-community-spirit-worth-fighting-for","title":"The Natural Beauty and Community Spirit Worth Fighting For!","summary":"Setting all organizational frustrations aside, Shadybrook possesses an undeniable foundation of natural beauty and community spirit. It is a neighborhood wrapped in the peaceful landscape of East Texas, offering an abund...","date_modified":"2026-07-28T05:33:44Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/the-pink-bubble-telling-us-to-just-move-is-a-cowards-answer","html_content":"

We have all heard the flippant, patronizing lectures from affluent apologists who sit on, or blindly worship, the structures of Owners Organizations.\n\n When a disgruntled owner stands up to blow the whistle on decades of...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/the-pink-bubble-telling-us-to-just-move-is-a-cowards-answer","title":"The Pink Bubble: Telling us to \"Just Move\" is a Coward's Answer","summary":"We have all heard the flippant, patronizing lectures from affluent apologists who sit on, or blindly worship, the structures of Owners Organizations.\n\n When a disgruntled owner stands up to blow the whistle on decades of...","date_modified":"2026-07-25T00:31:26Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/erasing-our-rights-freedom-dies-in-the-dark","html_content":"

We are a Property Owners Association, not a Board Association. Historically, the annual membership meeting has been the one guaranteed forum where residents can look the board in the eye, raise issues from the floor, and...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/erasing-our-rights-freedom-dies-in-the-dark","title":"Erasing our Rights: Freedom Dies in the Dark","summary":"We are a Property Owners Association, not a Board Association. Historically, the annual membership meeting has been the one guaranteed forum where residents can look the board in the eye, raise issues from the floor, and...","date_modified":"2026-07-24T22:12:08Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/how-tyranny-is-driving-shadybrook-into-absolute-ruin","html_content":"

In any property owners association, board members are granted a profound level of authority over shared finances, infrastructure, and rule enforcement. They hold the keys to community harmony and property values. But whe...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/how-tyranny-is-driving-shadybrook-into-absolute-ruin","title":"How Tyranny is Driving Shadybrook into Absolute Ruin","summary":"In any property owners association, board members are granted a profound level of authority over shared finances, infrastructure, and rule enforcement. They hold the keys to community harmony and property values. But whe...","date_modified":"2026-07-24T00:51:32Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/smoke-and-mirrors-uncovering-a-timeline","html_content":"

For years, community members who stand up to ask hard questions about our finances are systematically ridiculed, labeled as troublemakers, or dismissed entirely. But what if the data proves they were right all along? Wha...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/smoke-and-mirrors-uncovering-a-timeline","title":"Smoke and Mirrors: Uncovering a Timeline","summary":"For years, community members who stand up to ask hard questions about our finances are systematically ridiculed, labeled as troublemakers, or dismissed entirely. But what if the data proves they were right all along? Wha...","date_modified":"2026-07-22T21:05:59Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/blind-to-the-truth-how-management-failures-broke-our-community","html_content":"

A multi million dollar financial crisis does not happen overnight. It probably started small at first. Some money here to cover a temporary shortfall. Some there for a new security gate. A little bit leaked here for dock...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/blind-to-the-truth-how-management-failures-broke-our-community","title":"Blind to the Truth: How Management Failures Broke Our Community ","summary":"A multi million dollar financial crisis does not happen overnight. It probably started small at first. Some money here to cover a temporary shortfall. Some there for a new security gate. A little bit leaked here for dock...","date_modified":"2026-07-22T01:53:31Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/two-tiers-of-justice","html_content":"

When a POA board repeatedly violates its own bylaws, fails to collect dues equitably, or allows infrastructure to crumble, a lone homeowner or group of homeowners face a steep uphill battle to force accountability.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/two-tiers-of-justice","title":"Two Tiers of Justice","summary":"When a POA board repeatedly violates its own bylaws, fails to collect dues equitably, or allows infrastructure to crumble, a lone homeowner or group of homeowners face a steep uphill battle to force accountability.","date_modified":"2026-07-20T01:24:54Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/rotten-to-the-core-shadybrook-poa%E2%80%99s-own-financial-numbers","html_content":"

An analysis of the Shadybrook Property Owners' Association Notes to Financial Statements, provided to members at the 2025 annual meeting, reveals a staggering financial crisis.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/rotten-to-the-core-shadybrook-poa%E2%80%99s-own-financial-numbers","title":"Rotten to the Core: Shadybrook POA’s Own Financial Numbers","summary":"An analysis of the Shadybrook Property Owners' Association Notes to Financial Statements, provided to members at the 2025 annual meeting, reveals a staggering financial crisis.","date_modified":"2026-07-18T04:51:12Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/a-potential-place-for-fraud-abuse-and-waste","html_content":"

This context needs to be explored with examples starting with the duties Board Members hold.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/a-potential-place-for-fraud-abuse-and-waste","title":"A potential place for fraud, abuse and waste.","summary":"This context needs to be explored with examples starting with the duties Board Members hold. ","date_modified":"2025-01-11T06:02:18Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/apparently-it-is-none-of-our-business","html_content":"

I understand that a decent amount of members showed up to the monthly meeting on Tuesday. I am sure some of them enjoyed the show just as much as I am sure some lamented what was going on.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/apparently-it-is-none-of-our-business","title":"Apparently it is none of OUR business.","summary":"I understand that a decent amount of members showed up to the monthly meeting on Tuesday. I am sure some of them enjoyed the show just as much as I am sure some lamented what was going on.","date_modified":"2024-05-30T15:41:56Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/rights-and-responsibilities","html_content":"

This is going to be a touchy subject for some of you readers.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/rights-and-responsibilities","title":"Rights and Responsibilities","summary":"This is going to be a touchy subject for some of you readers.","date_modified":"2024-05-23T23:14:25Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/there-he-is-said-james-barnes","html_content":"

I happened to be in the area the day James Barnes was working on this culvert with who I assume was his crew. That man just had to try and get my attention by yelling out, \"There he is!\" while trying to wave me down. I ...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/there-he-is-said-james-barnes","title":"\"There he is.\" said James Barnes.","summary":"I happened to be in the area the day James Barnes was working on this culvert with who I assume was his crew. That man just had to try and get my attention by yelling out, \"There he is!\" while trying to wave me down. I ...","date_modified":"2024-05-17T01:28:47Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-can-be-done","html_content":"

Let's talk about avenues the POA Board could take when it comes to run down properties and squatters.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-can-be-done","title":"What can be done?","summary":"Let's talk about avenues the POA Board could take when it comes to run down properties and squatters. ","date_modified":"2024-05-07T22:50:05Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/that-is-some-shady-sit","html_content":"

Some board members are always finding ways to be SHADY.

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/that-is-some-shady-sit","title":"That is some Shady S#IT","summary":"Some board members are always finding ways to be SHADY.","date_modified":"2024-05-03T05:25:37Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/a-waste-of-poa-funds","html_content":"

This past Saturday was the Community BBQ and we had a great time! Met some of our residents and talked for hours. Everything was pretty much perfect for what we wanted to do that day. There were only a few problems. Two ...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/a-waste-of-poa-funds","title":"A waste of POA funds","summary":"This past Saturday was the Community BBQ and we had a great time! Met some of our residents and talked for hours. Everything was pretty much perfect for what we wanted to do that day. There were only a few problems. Two ...","date_modified":"2024-04-29T00:18:03Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/pay-your-bills","html_content":"

What is a Utility Assessment? A lot of residents have been asking that question. And I cannot find an answer. The board will say it is a special assessment. Then why is it listed on my maintenance assessment and not with...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/pay-your-bills","title":"PAY YOUR BILLS","summary":"What is a Utility Assessment? A lot of residents have been asking that question. And I cannot find an answer. The board will say it is a special assessment. Then why is it listed on my maintenance assessment and not with...","date_modified":"2024-04-21T17:39:18Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-are-we-to-believe","html_content":"

There are many issues that plague this POA and one of the main ones are these new assessments. We are expected to continue to pay these fees when the money seems to go nowhere. There are washed out roads, clogged culvert...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-are-we-to-believe","title":"What are we to believe?","summary":"There are many issues that plague this POA and one of the main ones are these new assessments. We are expected to continue to pay these fees when the money seems to go nowhere. There are washed out roads, clogged culvert...","date_modified":"2024-04-21T16:58:04Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/imagine-that","html_content":"

Patricia an 80 year old wife was driving home one night in the rain. In the passenger seat sits the love of her life, Duane. Neither one of them can get around like they used to when they were younger but the love is sti...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/imagine-that","title":"Imagine that......","summary":"Patricia an 80 year old wife was driving home one night in the rain. In the passenger seat sits the love of her life, Duane. Neither one of them can get around like they used to when they were younger but the love is sti...","date_modified":"2024-03-18T21:03:08Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-is-going-on-with-our-finances","html_content":"

On June 26 of 2023 I made a request to the Shadybrook POA Board for a copy of the finances from 2017-July 2023. The email I received was a sob story about how there were not enough volunteers with free time working with ...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-is-going-on-with-our-finances","title":"What is going on with our Finances?","summary":"On June 26 of 2023 I made a request to the Shadybrook POA Board for a copy of the finances from 2017-July 2023. The email I received was a sob story about how there were not enough volunteers with free time working with ...","date_modified":"2024-03-06T05:20:39Z"},{"id":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-is-going-on-here","html_content":"

All of this started several years ago when I bought my property in the Shadybrook POA. It is a beautiful area with plenty of wildlife and kind people. It is what drove me and my wife here in the first place. The lake is ...

","url":"https://shadybrook-poa.com/information-that-matters/f/what-is-going-on-here","title":"What IS going on here?","summary":"All of this started several years ago when I bought my property in the Shadybrook POA. It is a beautiful area with plenty of wildlife and kind people. It is what drove me and my wife here in the first place. The lake is ...","date_modified":"2024-03-06T04:16:24Z"}]}