PLEASE VOTE - LOT 108 AMENDMENT

Dear Old Stagecoach Homeowners:
 
Middle Township currently holds the deed to OSC Lot 108 and has offered to transfer it to our Association if we agree to make the lot a common element.  The Board had explored the possibility of making this lot a common element earlier in the year but tabled the move in favor of completing additional research.  
 
Since then, the Board has completed its research and concluded the following: 

• OSC had already been treating lot 108 as a common lot.  Until early 2023, the Board did not realize that it was owned by Middle Township and was not a common element.  
• While the OSC lawyer was working with the Middle Township lawyer relative to Lot 502, the Township lawyer proposed transferring Lot 108 to the Association as well.  
• Evidently Lot 108 was on the Township’s land auction list approximately 18 years ago, but it never changed hands.  However, the Township did not offer it in their land auction in January 2022.  
• Even though the lot is just over 1414 square feet, its triangular shape cannot accommodate the setback requirements for a park model mobile home with parking for two (2) vehicles.  And it certainly will not accommodate a deck.  Even adding a shed to the property would be challenging.  Therefore, the Board is considering this is a non-buildable lot. 

• Initially looking at the lot while on site, it appears to be bigger than it truly is.  Several survey pins have now been located and the actual property lines are stepped in from the road on both sides, inside the tree line that borders the road.  The property line along Lot 107 is also set back further into 108 than the existing railroad ties depict.  ​
• The sewer line on the 100 block has not been extended to Lot 108 and would need to be installed at the Association’s expense.  The water risers currently on the lot are not connected to the system.
• The septic system on the 100 block is currently strained and will need to be remediated in the next few years.  It would not be prudent for us to add an additional home to an already compromised system.
• If the lot becomes a common element, it would be removed from the Township tax rolls and would not show up on the “auction block” in the future (and the Board would not need to monitor the auctions).
• Prior Boards have also concluded that this is not a buildable lot due to its small size and shape.

 
Based on this rationale and findings, the Board of Trustees recommends that we incorporate Lot 108 as a common element.  But, in order to do that, we need the approval from our Association members to amend our Master Deed.
 
Enclosed you will find the proposed Amendment that will need to be filed with the County Clerk as well as the update to Exhibit H. 
 
Please vote “YES” to approve the incorporation of Lot 108 as a common element or “NO” to indicate you do not approve of making Lot 108 a common element.  
 
Please return the ballot to Property Management Consultants via regular mail to 15 N. Shore Road, Marmora, NJ 08223, via email to [email protected], or via FAX to 609-390-0244.  You may also drop your ballot in a sealed envelope addressed to “PMC” into the OSC mailbox located outside the Laundry Room. (Please do not use this option until AFTER MARCH 1, 2024.)   Unfortunately, we do not have a method for anonymous voting at this time so please include your name, lot number, signature, and date or the ballot will be considered invalid.  Only PMC will see your actual vote.  They will not be reporting individual votes, just the totals to the Board.
 
PLEASE VOTE!  A 51% approval from Association members is required to pass this amendment. 
Voting will remain open until we receive a 51% approval vote for this Master Deed amendment or until Monday, July 15, 2024. 
 
If you have any questions about the proposed amendment, please reach out to the Board via their email – [email protected]
 
Thank you in advance for attention and cooperation in voting on this proposed amendment to the Old Stagecoach Campground, A Condominium Master Deed.
 
Sincerely,
OSC Board of Trustees

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