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Apathy in Alpine Forest

Hello, I just received in the mail a notice that our H.O.A. was not able to reach a quorum for electing a new board of directors. Again ! This is the second attempt for this election.

I do believe apathy is the reason for this, no one wants a continuation of mismanagement on the part of the board of directors. I think those who have not voted yet have not done so, hoping that the association will just fade away.

Will this be the case, or will it just allow the current inadequate board to stay on as the free spending mismanage rs that they are ?

What is the scenario now ?

An awsome story at Kryptonian's blog

Have you looked at Kryptonian's blog ? He's posting a story he wrote- sci-fi- in increments and it's really good.

Check it out. and tell him to put it up all at once !

Pilot Truck Stop in Tehachapi

I haven't heard any comments on the city planning dept' approving the plans to build a Pilot Truck Stop here.

I have been driving trucks since 1974, for the longest time I traveled around the country with Rock Bands hauling their equipment. I stopped at or slept at ALOT OF THEM.

Pilot Truck Stops are the worst ! They are the fast food version of a truck stop. They don't really provide for overnight parking of trucks, they cater more to those who need to fuel and go.

It would have been better to have the Petro Truck Stop in town than to have a Pilot at an exit /on ramp. Here is exactly what the situation is going to be when this gets built.

1.There will be backed up traffic (cars & trucks) blocking the lanes on the Fwy. both directions.

2. An increase of truck traffic on Hwy. 58 both directions (probably more than double)

3. Accidents involving big trucks and little cars.

4. Traffic jams ALL OVER the whole area on Tehachapi Blvd., both sides of the fwy. from at least the Chevron Station to Willow Springs.

5. More litter and "pee bombs" (from the idiots who don't care or who are mad at whoever). Pilot doesn't provide enough parking, so these guys will park where ever and then litter.

These are just SOME of the problems that WILL HAPPEN. Tehachapi blvd. and Willow Springs are designated as Truck routes they can drive on them and park on them, in front of the chamber, the antique stores, burger spot, the German Bakery, any where they want. These need to be changed to NO TRUCKS, NOT A TRUCK ROUTE.

You think the occasional slow truck on Willow Springs/ Tehachapi is a nuisance wait until the word gets out that trucks can avoid going through the Truck Scales by going over the grade. it will be bumper to bumper trucks, not to mention the rookies who shouldn't be driving anyway and lose their gearing and can't get going again.

Go to Four Corners on Hwy. 395 & Hwy. 58 and look at the mess Piolot has created there. Then go to I-5 at the Grapevine and look at the Petro Truck Stop and see how they provide about 300 parking spaces and hace a nice resturant and other convienances.

The city wants revenue so badley they are willing to sell our way of life out for it.

Tehachapi is really going to be ugly from the Freeway.

Alpine home owners association

I live in Alpine Forest and our home owners association board of directors have decided to change our By-Laws to allow themselves to have a quorum without a majority. They want to make changes in the way our small community is ran, without any of our input.

They are citing changes in the Davis-Stirling act for the need, saying that there are new laws that they must comply with. I looked up the Davis-Stirling act and didn't see any new laws that would justify changing a quorum.

They want to make Alpine more restrictive, more in line with the way Bear Valley Springs is ran. I love Bear Valley's beauty and remoteness but the reason we did not buy there was because of the restrictive home owners association. We bought here because of the beauty and remoteness and the fact that our guards don't harass anyone unless they need to. When I looked here the guard just waved to me to pass, when I asked why he didn't stop me he said I wasn't young enough. They only stop those who need to be stopped and questioned.

What do you know about the Davis-Stirling act, and what is your opinion of our HO A's attempt