July 2007 Meeting with Mag Land
		Allan McClellan with MAG Land Development met with members of the Curtis Pond Board of Directors to discuss possible solutions to the question of unifying the phases. Present were Allan, Brad Clyne, and Wendy Petrie. At Allan's request, former board members Troy Newell and Denise Clark were also present. The meeting was frank and open. Allan explained that MAG Land, while committed to a united Curtis Pond, is a business interest and that he has responsibilities to the home buyers of phase 2, 3 and 4, his partners, as well as to the builder. MAG Land's investment in our community has to be protected. At the same time, Allan made it clear that his company's reputation is valuable and that MAG Land is a member of this community, one that has invested, and will continue to invest, in our success and our quality of life. The members of the board pointed out that those who originally purchased in Curtis Pond, in 'Phase 1', many of them, believed that they were buying into a 300 home community with the amenities that are in place today. Those who purchased after 2004, in all phases, have been promised, guaranteed, or lead to believe, that certain amenities that were in place or that were coming based on meetings held in 2004, both with the Town of Mooresville and with the community, would be available to them. Everyone agreed that MAG Land never promised a home buyer anything and that MAG Land shouldn't be held responsible for promises made by others. Even with that understanding, based on agreements that were made in 2004 regarding amenities to support the annexation of 'Phase 4', MAG Land is committed to providing certain amenities to support the community. Either a united community, or a stand alone HOA consisting of lots owned by MAG Land and the builder, with those residents of phases 2,3 and 4 who choose to join them. Troy Newell and Denise Clark explained the importance of unifying the phases. One community is very simply cheaper to manage. Discounts from management companies and other vendors are easier to arrange when there are more homes. The property values of stand alone communities are less than the property values of larger communities with ongoing construction and a choice of amenities as well. After two and a half hours it was decided that future meetings were worth scheduling and that it was possible to begin drafting a plan that could be acceptable to all parties: to MAG Land, to the Members of the Curtis Pond Owners Association, and to those Members of the new HOA, and those residents who are currently unaffiliated. Rather than rehashing the events that lead us to this place it is hoped that everyone can learn from our mistakes and consider every point of view as we move forward. If we begin by giving everyone the benefit of the doubt and assume that everyone acted in what they believed was in the best interests of the community using the best information that they had available we can sit in a room and accomplish something together. At this point everyone is in agreement that membership in a HOA is paramount.