7.13. SR 06-16-1997 - Laserfiche WebLink

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To who it may concern: We built our home on Pinewood Golf Course in February 1992. We didn't know anything about golf, but thought it was a nice area,small quiet neighborhood, beautiful view etc. All this is true, but in the spring we learned real fast a little about golf. The first year, we had a few balls hit the house and alot of people in our yard looking for their ball. We didn't mind them in our yard, but it was the rude ones that thought they can hit anywhere, including our yard, that left us with a bad impression about the game. Every year we see that there are more and more people taking up the sport. Consequently, we are seeing more damage being done to our property, more dents in the house, broken windows, broken patio table, dented car etc. We pick up an average of five balls a night. These are just the ones golfers can't find. It has gotten so bad ,we are always having to watch for people teeing off while we mow our own yard, for fear of being hit in the head or face. I"ve been standing in my FRONT yard and had unexpected balls go by my head so quick, all I saw was a white blurr. That is a little too close for my comfort. Two years ago we approached Paul Krause with some of the problems we were having and have had in the past. He agreed something should be done, but he didn't know what. We felt the only thing that he could do was to put up a net near the T-off, because he can't move the hole, there is nowhere to go with it and it would be too costly. We approached him with the idea of putting up thenet, and we would pay half, suddenly it wasn't his problem or concern! We feel that we have the right not only to protect our property and ourselves, but enjoy it. We feel like prisoners in our own home, and Mr. Krause is getting paid to do it. According to the Protective Covenants of Pinewood, someone has the right and duty to provide for the safety of the residents. If we can't get a net put up near the tee-off we want to put one up on our property line,of course at our expense, and we would have to maintain it. If Paul puts one up, we think he should maintain it. Our neighbor hopes it goes on the course, but if we put it on our property, he understands our situation. He has seen the damage done and knows we are at risk in our yard. If we put up a net, we would try to make it as "attractive" as possible. It would be a regular net like other golf courses use and it would have to be twenty five feet high and eighty feet long. Please help us solve this issue if you can. Sincerely, Natalie Johnson