Residents Petition to Atlantic Coast Properties

June 11, 2007

Mr. James B. Luquire
General Manager
Atlantic Coast Properties
2042 Columbia Highway North
Aiken, SC 29805

Dear Jimmy:

Recently, the public hearings conducted by the City of Aiken’s Northside Task Force planning for future growth gave strong testimony that Summer Lakes is considered by many the premier housing development on the northside. There is no doubt that Summer Lakes is ‘coming of age’ with lots continuing to be sold, more new homes being constructed and the price of lots and homes escalating.

With so much happening and so little official communications between Atlantic Coast properties and the current residents of Summer Lakes, we request our first neighborhood meeting. This session will provide for two-way dialog between Atlantic Coast Properties (acting as the manager of the Neighborhood Association) and residents. Among the key topics needing to be addressed:

Atlantic Coasts’ current program for the care and maintenance of all public areas (plantings, watering, maintenance, etc.).

An accounting of how Association dues were expended in 2006 and the plan for dues expenditures during 2007.

Monitoring and enforcement of existing covenants and deed restrictions to serve the best interest of the entire community.

Plans to appoint residents to Summer Lakes’ Architectural Review Board (ARB) as outlined in the covenants dated September 19, 2003.

A plan to improve and increase the quality and frequency of communications from Atlantic Coast to residents whether via future neighborhood meetings, newsletters, e-mails, a designated portion of your web site reserved for residents use only, etc.

Transition of the neighborhood association to residents.

The future vision for Summer Lakes and how the new area being excavated off Wire Road will impact our existing neighborhood.

No doubt there will be other questions that will be raised by those in attendance, but the topics listed above are a good starting point. We all share a mutual goal – having Summer Lakes be the very best it can be.

We ask that this neighborhood meeting be conducted during July 2007.


Respectfully submitted by the undersigned:

(Signed by most residents)