What needs to be fixed
Indian Hammocks Hunt and Riding Club (IH) Declaration of Restriction and By-Laws were created in 1973 by the Developers, protecting the Developers’ interests and vision for IH.
Amenities that did not exist in 1973 are now essential and changed the way communities operate.
Since 1973 IH has transformed from a Hidden Weekend Retreat lots and cabins to mostly full-time and some part-time residences of an outdoor-oriented community.
IH Owners’ needs changed, and the Governing Documents need to be revised and updated to accommodate the technologies and demographic changes that took place since 1973.
The outdated documents and IH members’ apathy allowed the IH BOD to overstep their authority and caused erosion in IH Owners’ rights.
What I want to achieve
As of November 2019, I am campaigning for IH’s Owners’ Rights and got to the stage where actions and finance are needed to achieve important goals.
I will use GoFundMe to benefit the IH members, desiring changes in IH outdated Declarations of Restrictions and By-Laws and looking for restoring and protecting the Owners’ rights in Indian Hammock.
These are the three issues/goals I intend to address.
1. Restore and Promote Owner’s rights on his Lot:
We already have three Governmental bodies imposing Restrictions and Laws, limiting individuals’ usage of their privately owned Lot.
We have Federal Laws, State Laws, and County Laws.
It makes no difference if one believes that there are too many of these Laws or not enough; we cannot change or remove any of these Laws or Restrictions by voting in IH.
I believe that we should not further restrict Owners on what they can do or can’t do on their Lot.
I believe we should not add more laws and restrictions in a fourth, lower governmental body, being IH Club and its Board of Directors (BOD).
The BOD should not be allowed to establish any Guideline, Law, or Restriction concerning an Owner’s Lot; we have enough of those imposed by the Federal, State, and County
Let remove the Laws and Restrictions imposed on Owners’ Lot by IH Club and the BOD.
2. Enforcement in Indian Hammock to be done by Okeechobee County:
IH does not have the workforce or the financial resources, and many times the BOD lacks the interest to enforce the restrictions and laws.
This fact creates selective enforcement, total injustice, and a high level of animosity and mistrust.
The management or any objecting Owner can refer all alleged violations to Okeechobee County.
3. Limiting the BOD control in the Common Area:
The BOD will have the authority to manage the common area.
The BOD should only administrate and maintain the common area.
The BOD should not be allowed to make any changes to the common area’s usage without obtaining 200 or more votes supporting such change.
The BOD Should not issue any law or restriction in contradiction to the Declaration of Restriction or the By-Laws.
What will be paid for by “GoFundMe”
A. Obtain and maintain Email Marketing Software to keep supporting owners informed.
B. Hire legal services to:
1. Research IH Documents.
2. Established the legal procedures to amend IH documents in the spirit of the above set goals.
3. Prepare proxies requests to obtain 200 votes for each required change.
4. Deal with the BOD to secure the amendments to the Declaration of Restriction and By-Laws.
Join me if you agree.
David Etzion
Lot 246
Indian Hammock Owners' Voice 
Who wrote this?
On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 9:40 AM Indian Hammock Owners’ Voice wrote:
> myself313 posted: ” I was asked to explain what I want to achieve in > Indian Hammock and for what I will use the money donated via GoFundMe. > Please see a short description of the three issues/goals I intend to > address. To do it, I need to:A. Develop and maintain bette” >
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Are you running for the BOD? If not why and isn’t this the first place to start?
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No, Hank, it is not the first place to start.
BOD member must always fulfill his Fiduciary Duties to the members, even if it requires actions AGAINST his “Personal Agenda.”
Serving on the BOD to fulfill one’s Personal Agenda is a gross violation of the BOD member Fiduciary Duties.
For example, in the “Chickens issue,” any BOD member who has an “Anti Chickens” agenda and was part of the 24% NO voters, and if he uses his “power” to stop the BOD from serving the wishes of the 76% “For Chickens” YES voters, he is in a serious breach of his Fiduciary Duties.
I want to achieve my three goals: my “Personal Agenda,” and I will do what it takes until I am successful. I should not become a BOD member to use my “power” to achieve those goals, no matter what.
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