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Newest HOMEOWNERS - commenTS & Feedback
NEW - We need to return to a more "open" Board, that listens to the community and is totally transparent and open to everything happening. It just feels more and more that things are being done secretly behind closed doors. I don't know the justified reason for reducing the Board from 7 to 5 members, but I would think that should be a community vote and decision, not just a Board decision. The Board has to remember that they represent the community and must listen to the community. This Board does not seem to care to hear from the community at all. 3.4.26
NEW - There should be a recall!!! Your decisions ARE NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE HOMEOWNERS!!! 3.3.26
NEW - Board is not listening and diverts answers to the lawyer excuse, the fact that something is privileged information, or that we can't get involved with day-to-day business even though we foot the bill for everything. They only want to hear everything is wonderful even when it is not. We are chasing repair bombs going off and then getting ripped off by AAM (pay for an activity director & all we have is redundant TAD concerts inside when we hate that because we make money off of the tickets we pay extra for.) Everything seems to be about us paying more and getting less. 3.3.26
NEW - Listen to the homeowners! They need to give adequate time during board meetings for residents to speak. 3.3.26
NEW - Article 3 of the Bylaws details the rules and roles of the Board of Directors. Article 4 of the Bylaws details the rules and roles of the Officers of the Board and Corporation.
Article 3.2 of the CC&R’s defines Membership
Based on the “rules”, we can have an “owner non-occupant” who can be a member of the Board of Directors. I surmise this rule was included to allow persons who were “snowbirds” when the development was started the opportunity to participate in managing their investment from afar.
However, if we were to currently have an “officer” within the Board of Directors that owns a home in Corte Bella, but is a homeowner and full time resident of Sun City West, do you feel that would create a “conflict of interest”? Do you feel that a situation like this might influence a vote on moving from 7 Board members to 5? Do you feel that a situation like this might impact recent questions surrounding our finance committee?
The bigger question is “Did the Board (or ANYONE) on the Board know about this situation? If so, do you feel that it should have been disclosed for transparency?
This situation is provided for in our governing documents, but that does not mean that the membership should not be made aware of it. Especially if ANYONE on the Board was aware.
I would like to hear opinions on this matter as we are approaching a new election.... 3.3.26
NEW - Comments on the questions: 1) If we are having trouble having seven volunteers, then five should work. 2) I think the Finance Committee should be separate, but the Treasurer should have a vote. 5) I am not all fully informed to make this comment. 6) The funds should be going towards maintenance and reserve. So far the grounds appear to be maintained well. 3.2.26
NEW - Resign or start working on behalf of the community. Quit saying, “it’s the board’s decision” or, “ It’s the board’s policy.” No one disputes that the BOD has the final decision but you were elected to represent the community’s desires and interests, not personal agendas. There is a lot of disrespect towards community members that try to voice their opinions or concerns. This is demonstrated in being interrupted or talked over when members are speaking. 3.2.26
NEW - President resign. Her hand picked not voted for board member resign. 3.2.26
NEW - The Board, with their recent email, only showed their disdain for the community. They immediately hit out with "misinformation and disinformation", which they learned from the mainstream media. For your information, Board, opposing views and debating contentions points is NOT mis or disinformation. It's a democratic way of discourse, which, unfortunately, doesn't exist in our splintered society. Stop hiding behind labels and be willing to debate opposing views. 3.1.26
NEW - The Board has made attempts to provide value for our money but they must ensure proper checks and balances in the process. This is why I’m in favor of a finance committee with a strong finance background and 7 board members, representing a “diverse” population of the community. The Board is chosen to represent the whole community and must not forget to listen, weigh out input and discuss options to make the best decisions for the whole. With only 5 like minded members and “Board only” decisions, it is clear the Board is not interested in options, alternatives or anything the rest of the community has to say. We also lack a strong, experienced HOA GM who can assist the Board. Netta is doing the best she can but she doesn’t have support she needs from AAM. Unfortunately CB has proven over the years to be difficult to work with and AAM has chosen to take path of least resistance. AAM and the Board simply trying to please each other at the expense of residents desires for the community. 3.1.26
NEW - Our neighbors including Sun City West, Sun City Grand, Happy Trails, Trilogy and Pebble Creek all require their visiting court teams to sign liability waivers as does Corte Bella. Did you also know that those neighbors use a form that is only one page long, or they use an on line electronic system. OUR HOA REQUIRES PRINTING AND SIGNING A THREE FULL PAGE PAPER FORM!!! THREE pages! Fire the lawyers and start using a little common sense. 3.1.26
NEW - For the best interest of the community the Present Board should all resign! 3.1.26
Newest HOMEOWNERS - commenTS & Feedback
NEW - Why are the HOA Financial still awaiting audit. October 2025 = "contingent on audit report." November 2025 = "contingent on audit report." December 2025 = "contingent on audit report." January 2026 = "contingent on audit report." 3.1.26
NEW - How can we push for answers and get resolution? For this board to think it’s not a big deal to lose $66,000 in one month (December) and not have to answer for it trellis me they all need to go! They don’t know what they’re doing!
Regarding the reduction from 7 to 5 board members, shouldn’t that be a homeowner vote/decision, not just a few people on the board?
I am feeling more and more that this current board does not have our best interests in mind and they well on their way to destroying our community. These board members must have deep pockets, I do not!
Finally, the BV restaurant. After several recent horrible experiences in the lounge area, I will not be going back, unless I’m out on the patio and know I’ll have to walk up to the bar and get my own drink. I have become
So frustrated and embarrassed by this restaurant that I so desperately wanted to support. It’s very sad that you can get better service and better food at the Golf Club, with their tiny kitchen, than at the BV. Yet not one person is doing anything to address the know issues and complaints. They haven’t changed or corrected anything since it opened. My last HORRIBLE experience was the evening of February 4th, I was so embarrassed at the extreme lack of service and the horrible food.
Ok done venting. But I am curious to know what we can do to force someone to listen and actually start resolving known issues. 2.28.26
NEW - My husband was involved in taking over a corrupt HOA board 2 years ago in our Mexico neighborhood in puerto penasco (Rocky point) They found 100’s of thousands of dollars in fraud and have brought transparency, honesty and lower fees to homeowners. He is interested in helping Corte Bella 2.28.26
NEW - CB has a Board President & Treasurer that don't seem to understand the HOA Financials (hard to believe but true.) CB has the AAM General Manager that cannot answer questions about the financial details during the meeting. The Finance committee has not met for over 4 months. The HOA had a LOSS of $66,000 in just December 2025 alone that either they could not or would not provide a clear accounting for and were not able to clearly explained. There is an ongoing financial audit for the last 3-4+ months with unanswered questions regarding HOA finances. Homeowners better get engaged & involved ASAP! 2.27.26
NEW - I was present for one and a half hours. But I was not impressed with the board. The board is very disrespectful and full financial statements should be available and audits are required! I am a retired CPA. 2.26.26
NEW - How can the Board approve the financials if there are losses & expenditures that are unexplainable? That is breach of fiduciary duties & not just for month of December but what was resolution of Oct & Nov that they could not approve or finalize months prior? Those unexplainable actions by the Board of persistent inaccuracies can lead to personal liability for each member of the Board. 2.26.26
NEW - Pretty clear to me that the Board and especially the Treasurer are not competent when it comes to financial matters. They were not able to answer questions about the financials they were presenting, and it got worse when they were describing the abnormalities the auditors were questioning. The board has made it clear that they are in charge, and don’t want input from the finance committee .
I think they feel pressure from the home owners, so they publicly claim to want a finance committee, but they were not willing to make a board member a liaison to the committee, or allow the committee direct access to the various departments to get answers to their questions.... 2.25.26
NEW - I was quite disturbed about the meeting which was very stressful. 1) I would like to see 7 people on the board, the finance committee reinstated and report to anyone other than Tim. He doesn’t seem to care what the finance committee says as I assume he doesn’t understand accounting/finance.
2) I feel Sharon is quite confrontational in conducting the meeting.
3) I feel that we ask questions that we are fed a line like the board or HOA will look into it to avoid the question.
It was a rough meeting to sit through. 2.25.26
NEW - We need to return to a more "open" Board, that listens to the community and is totally transparent and open to everything happening. It just feels more and more that things are being done secretly behind closed doors. I don't know the justified reason for reducing the Board from 7 to 5 members, but I would think that should be a community vote and decision, not just a Board decision. The Board has to remember that they represent the community and must listen to the community. This Board does not seem to care to hear from the community at all. 3.4.26
2.25.26 Board of Directors Mtg update:
✓The meeting was nothing short of a disaster
✓The Board & Treasurer had a difficult time explaining the financials including at $66,000 loss
✓Multiple Board members rude and screaming at CB Homeowners
✓Social hall was packed plus 17+/- on Zoom
✓ Meeting last 3.5 hours (only 10 minutes assigned to Homeowner Open Discussion)
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Homeowners comments & FEEDBACK ...
NEW - Can't believe the board didn't resolve the October and November financials from the last meeting. They said they would have them corrected and would give us both the old and corrected reports and be transparent about it. Didn't happen. 2.26.26
NEW - Why doesn’t Keith from Kemper talk later on the agenda? I’m guessing because he likes to report “at us” before financial info is released & then avoids questions he doesn’t want to have to answer! Why doesn’t the board move him on the agenda after being asked to do so? Why does the board appear to protect management companies instead of residents???
Some one please ask board to be transparent on the voting of the BV room being a usage charge for residents! Who on the board voted they say they did & why? They need to step up to bring the transparent board they promised to be!
Why doesn’t the board & management companies only care about making money off residents & building repairs instead of fixing the sad state of moral around this community. 2.24.26
NEW - The solution that Brad suggested for the back gate before he left was never presented to the community. I would be interested in looking into that as a community to see how it could benefit us. The back gate is always broken and I’m sure we’re spending a lot to maintain it. 2.19.26
NEW - I wanted to let everyone know that the ladies door going into the hot tub area does not have a safety lock on it. Meaning you push the button and the door unlocks so you may enter the ladies hot tub area from the outside. This is a safety feature for children, in case they enter the hot tub area unaccompanied by an adult. Numerous emails to Netta and Lindsay to get this fixed. This is a safety/code violation and it has never been addressed for months or more. We have not been given emails in return. Also, the clock does not work in the Spa area, the lights above do not turn on in the spa area. Our emails have fallen on deaf ears with property management and the Board. The Board was always included in these emails and nothing has been done. 2.19.26
NEW - Need to immediately increase the size of the HOA Board and provide monthly, transparent financial reports. 2.16.26
NEW - FIX ZOOM so remote residents may hear what is going on and be allowed to speak during the meeting when called upon. 2.16.26
NEW - I don't feel that the board is transparent. to many closed sessions. 2.16.26
NEW - I have a problem with not being given the Cost and / or Net Profit for any HOA activities. More importantly what is Cost and / or Net Profit for the Kemper run outside businesses that use our Social Hall. I would like to know how many extra's we pay for? An example would be as far as maintenance. What is actual their job? Who cleans pool area / chairs? Who cleans the outdoor furniture behind B. V.? Who cleans our windows? It seems all we pay them for consistently is chair set up. $125 is a lot to move chairs and tables! And who is in charge of a maintenance schedule? Do we have a schedule of rotating maintenance for our building etc.? 2.16.26
NEW - I meant to also suggest that we need a recall, sooner than later! 2.13.26
NEW - Thank you for doing this. We have many questions ourselves that appear on this site. We want to ensure that our beautiful community is being represented in the best possible way. It needs to be open, transparent and fair. No need to be spending needlessly for "legal consultations" on every matter that comes up. This won't help with our increasing HOA's. We need a board of 7 members. Additionally, we need the finance committee back. We have a wonderful thing here at CB so let's keep up with the times while letting all residents be a part of it! 2.13.26
NEW - Given the screwy nature of this whole election process, I would suggest that they completely start over with a change back to 7 members and then issue an entirely new call for candidates. This would likely be a legal issue, but one that might be possible….The Board needs to:
- Reinstate the entire Finance Committee immediately
- Cancel the election
- Move to restore 7 Board seats
- Issue a Call for candidates for a new election 2.11.26
NEW - I don't understand why our HOA doesn't at least have an accountant review all the finances for the year ending 12/31/25 in preparation for a full audit for the year ending 12/31/26. It isn't an overly expensive proposition, we would receive the benefit of increased confidence by our members knowing our funds are not being squandered. The suggestions which an audit would provide to improve methodology, accountability, accuracy and timeliness seems to be worth it. Hiding behind lawyers advice is an easy way to cover almost any position on any issue, maybe opening up to the community what the legal problems are would help eliminate some of the suspicion about cherry picking legal opinions until you get the one you want. (Closing the Christmas lights to residents only was a horrendous narrowminded decision, cheating many families who don't live here from the joy they had looking at all of the lights and exhibits, and the benefit it had to the Salvation Army. Is it possible to find out and publicize who the Scrooge was behind this one who hid and blamed it upon an attorney) On another topic, I don't go into the HOA office often, but when I do, it is usually depressing, 3 people there waiting upon who knows what, everything appears to be done as it was 20 years ago, on paper. Procedures are important, but I haven't found anything that couldn't be done online and eliminate much of the staffing, building costs, and air conditioning. Maybe it is time to review all of the processes that are needed and see which ones can be updated, removed, streamlined, or put online. On going to use the gym, I was told two months ago the system wouldn't accept the Corte Bella App on our phones, it needed to scan our cards, and it still isn't fixed. Maybe there isn't enough of an incentive to fix things, or improve upon them before they are broken. 2.11.26
CB Board listening to & working for the homeowners? ? ?
Did you know in recent months the Board of Directors...
✓1 applicant for open Director slot 1/1,650 homes =0.0006%. Could reasonably be viewed as no confidence for Board’s leadership.
✓Reduced Directors down to 5 from 7
✓Proposed "temporarily terminate" Finance committee
✓NO Finance mtgs in 2026
✓Raised HOA fees $120/year (+$120 previous year)
✓Lost volunteers-Board Members, etc
Next Board of Directors Meeting:
March 10, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m.
Recent updates:
- 1.18.26: NO Finance meetings schedule for Jan.
- 1.12.2026: On January 7, the Treasurer and a Board member proposed temporarily terminating the Finance Committee, citing “legal advice.” Just five days later, on January 12, the Board emailed CB homeowners with the subject line “Volunteers Wanted: Finance Committee.” These actions appear contradictory. Is the Finance Committee being terminated, or is the Board now seeking to add members?
Plan on attending the next Board meeting and let the Board know your thoughts about OUR community
RECENT HOMEOWNERS - commenTS & Feedback
How can we get open board meeting immediately to take homeowner input. 2.12.26
I am a daily user of pool, gym and men's showers. Two weeks ago I and others reported that one shower had a totally plugged drain and another was partially plugged. This is a relatively simple fix - take the drain cover off remove the hair plus and pour in a drain cleaner. This is a 10 minutes job that does not require special skills. Given that we have three maintenance people on staff plus a cleaning I was very surprise to see a plumber doing the clean out. I talked with him and he confirmed it was just a build up of hair! Why was this not done by one of our three maintenance people? 2.12.26
I would like to know why there are three board members that are having meetings off site and excluding the other two. 2.6.26
To the resident that said we have never had an independent Audit, he is totally wrong. Corte Bella has had annual audits by a third party CPA Firm. Instead of hiring an outside firm to do a review they should have taken advantage of the Corte Bella Finance group to do the reviews. The Finance Committee has extremely knowledgeable and experienced individuals. Hope you can include this in the next email. 2.6.26
The board has been taken over by one power hungry person. They appointed their own person to serve out an elected board position term. Deleted 2 other board position. Then let us vote on another open term board position that faced an election last year. This selective use of rules and procedures to benefit one power hungry board member is wrong! 2.1.26
Shouldn't all residents receive this?
And I agree that the issue of the board. 2.1.26
What facility is used by our Residents more than any other - Our gates and guard shack!
What facility takes on more maintenance than any other - Our gates and guard shack!
What facility has received the least attention by our Board of any other - Our gates and guard shack! 2.1.26
Everyone wants transparency and in order to know exactly where we stand financially, we need to request an OUTSIDE audit of our finances. We suggested that some time ago and a board member poo pooed the idea saying it would cost too much. Yes it would cost us but the reality is, it might cost us a whole lot more if we aren't financially solvent down the road due to mismanagement or worse. We need an INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE CERTIFIED AUDIT. We have lived here 19 years and we do not recall that one have ever been done!! Other community boards that we have had experience with have outside independent certified audits of the finances every few years. Now, that's transparence!!! 2.1.26
I think this board is the worst Board then the one recalled a couple years ago. I have lived here for 10 years and I think this is the worst Board I have ever seen. 2.1.26
I do not understand why you do not have full distribution of e-mails of our residents. Who are you?
-I am in total agreement with the points you listed.
-I do NOT believe a Board of 5 people is sufficient to guide this commnity of 1650 homes.
-Assigning a new board member without an election is certainly not in accordance to CC&R's when an election can take place.
-I suspect this board of 5 members wants to have a few of their favorite friends to have existential POWER over our full community membership.
Grateful for your starting this discussion. 2.1.26
Thank you for this website. Yes, after attending most Board meetings over the past couple years, I see something bad going on. Transparency has been pushed onto a back burner and too many good Board members have resigned for all to be ok. 2.1.26
RECENT HOMEOWNERS COMMENTS & FEEDBACK ...
2.6.26 I had not been to the gym in months. I was very disappointed to see what appears to be a huge lack of attention to cleaning of the equipment and the overall facility. Machines appeared to need cleaning and service and there were dust bunnies and dead bugs in corners along baseboards. Worse yet, I ran into a friend who was so upset about that and the things being discussed on this site that he said he was ready to move if there weren’t so many houses on the market. Can anyone reading this share if they have heard of people leaving for any reasons such as this?
2.5.26 The leadership of the CB Board of Directors appears to confuse motion with progress. Busy work, endless activity, and checking boxes may create the illusion of productivity, but they are not the same as delivering real results for the community. Homeowners deserve outcomes, accountability, and measurable improvements—not just noise, resistance and motion without impact or community improvements.
2.4.26 When a company fails, it’s usually because of weak strategy and poor leadership at the CEO level.
When an HOA fails, the cause is no different—lack of clear strategy, ineffective leadership, and an absence of accountability at the Board level. Without vision and direction, both organizations drift, decisions become reactive, and the people they serve ultimately pay the price.
2.3.26 ZERO. That is the number of Finance committee meetings on the 2026 CB Community Calendar.
1.27.26 The current Board leadership seems to want yes-people, not independent thinkers or voices. Only one person is running for the open director position—1 out of 1,650 homeowners (0.06%). If elected, we hope this candidate will listen to residents, act in homeowners’ best interests, and avoid the politics and nonsense that have dominated this Board.
1.24.26 After living here for nearly 5 years, I fail to understand why anyone would want to be on a committee. The people that do are definitely appreciated by me. It does seem that input to the board falls on deaf ears from these committee members . I have known some of the volunteers for the Fitness center committee, ARC, and Finance which have shown their frustration in the position. I think that if the board members feel they do not have the time to discuss issues in an open forum, then they are not qualified. Do not hide behind "this is what our attorneys advise". Attorneys are NOT always correct in their assumptions. If there are valid reasons for unpopular actions taken by the board then they should be able to articulate that.
1.21.26 Thank you for these emails. Having lived in CB since the beginning, watching the first Board be developed and see the visons of that and subsequent Boards, and comparing them with our disgusting representation today, we are in a very sad situation. This is no longer a community striving for the betterment of its residents, but a community being managed with secrets and control. This is no longer a community for residents to enjoy, but one of many rules and regulations that make no sense, run by individuals who never use the amenities, yet claim to know what the residents want from these amenities. Briarwood now earns an amazing amount of money from CB resident functions, that should be held here in CB. I wish you would reveal who you are, there are a lot of very unhappy residents who will support changes. Thank you.
1.20.26 My thought is in regard to the Bella Vista. If we accept that our restaurant is an amenity and may lose money occasionally. If we accept that it is very hard to run a restaurant in terms of food inflation, labor costs and seasonality in an age restricted community. If we accept that we give the current management company, Kemper, rent free access to our property and do not assess utility charges. Why under these circumstances would we cut the only benefit solely for residents, the Sunday brunch? Cutting costs would be possible in a variety of manners. I am confident given the apparent lack of financial acumen that other options were not considered.
1.18.26 Since the Board has a self imposed cutoff time for Board meetings, which does not accommodate the Residents who have valid questions and comments, I suggest the Board hosts a monthly “Town Hall” meeting where Residents can ask questions and voice their concerns. I am hopeful this would lead to the Board being open and transparent to the Residents.
1.12.26 Several items: 1) Like to know the finances of the Bella Vista. Is it under water? 2) What happened to the back gate security committee? I volunteered to help but was told they had enough members and they would handle it. 3) We need to see the comparison of the "draft accounting for Oct. and Nov. " and the final accounting. They said they would be transparent about the outcome. Where do we find these changes? 4) Are the video cameras monitored for the back gates? 5) The incoming front gates need reflectors or lights, as they are hard to see coming in on a dark night. 6) Would like to retain the cypris trees remaining. They will need additional water in the summer months.
1.11.26 I attended the Board Meeting on Wednesday and for me it was the Board wanting to be in control 100% (even to the extent they cut off Residents who had valid questions or concerns!). Someone at the meeting put together the anonymous email I am forwarding. Please read it and pass on to others within Corte Bella as in my opinion things are slowly spiralling downhill.
Just a suggestion. Have the open meetings early evening so people that work can attend. I believe these meetings are scheduled to discourage maximum attendance. Thanks
1.7.26 Board of Directors Mtg update:
✓Treasurer proposed "temporary termination" of the Finance committee
✓Oct. & Nov. 2025 Financial reports NOT fully approved due to outstanding "issues"
✓Asked to articulate the Board's VISION for CB, the response was the Board has a reserve study
✓Meeting ended abruptly by Board President w/homeowner questions unanswered
Announcement
NO Board or Finance meeting in Jan. 2026!
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