Orchidland Estates may Increase Fees 

Tthe Orchidland Community Association wants to create a "legal defense fund" to supplement insurance protecting the financial assets of the association's 11-member Board of Directors.

It's proposing a new annual $50-per-lot fee be charged each of the Orchidland Estates subdivision's nearly 2,500 lots, generating more than $100,000 each year.

The proposal is the subject of a special membership meeting set for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 17, 2009 at the Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP) Community Center.

The association buys insurance to cover directors and officers sued for their official actions.

Orchidland Estates property owners now pay an annual $65-per-lot "mandatory road maintenance fee" that will increase to $85 next June.

They also are charged a yearly "special assessment," currently $100 per lot, to do road paving.

Details of Special Orchidland Membership Meeting - January 17, 2009