Malfeasance

During the Open Forum at the September 9, 2026 Board Meeting homeowner Marta Manus read out loud the letter she had sent to the Board of Directors and repeated her demand for a response. See her letter at this link. Ms. Manus is a former HOA Board President in a larger community and a local attorney. Her even-handed reading primarily focused the origins of the rental cap issue and the formation and charter for the Rental Cap Committee chaired by James Wesley with the follow

At 7:32 PM on September 9, 2026, with no notice or statement, Director Louise Wesley walked out of the Laurel Bay HOA Board of Directors meeting; with major decisions still to be addressed on the agenda. Her actions came during the “Unfinished Business” portion of the agenda after she and two directors (Lorie Taylor and Nancy Chase) who are on the Rental Cap Committee voted their majority against fielding an opinion survey of all homeowners on the rental cap. The charter of t

The July 8, 2026 Board Meeting: During Open Forum, James Wesley, Chair of the Rental Cap Ad Hoc Committee, repeatedly interrupted homeowners who were expressing opposition to the rental cap and discussing the divisiveness it has created in the community. This conduct goes completely against the committee's Board-approved mandate: "for the purpose of investigating owner’s preferences whether or not owners are in favor or against instituting a rental cap." During the subsequent