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Welcome to West Cotati
Oaks Homeowner's Association unofficial web site.
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The
digitally scanned image you see below is from the old map
of the City of Cotati which showed our Association's privately
owned and maintained common area adjoining the freeway as
a frigging CITY OWNED PARK. Do you believe it? I couldn't
either. This was done in complete disregard for our private
property rights in an attempt to take this property through
the doctrine of "adverse possession and eminent domain"
in good time and sell it to the county as a Park N Ride for
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Luckily for the H.O.A.,
a concerned association member stepped in to protect this
land grab from actually taking place, an issue that the management
company refused to take any interest in after repeated warnings
of this erroneous map and its ramifications for the homeowners
if we sat back and did nothing.
Thanks
to George Barich, a vocal and concerned member of the W.C.O.H.O.A.,
the city did not succeed in their subtle attempt to take this
private park for political and financial gain. Repeated demands
made before the Cotati City Council to have this map corrected
for the record on numerous occassions was stone-walled for
years by city staffers and city leaders in hopes of stealing
this property for the city's benefit. The map was recently
and finally corrected for the benefit of all the members of
the homeowner's association by a lot of hard work of one lone
homeowner. The proof that this private park is now one step
closer to remaining private is now shown in the new city map
which is part of the recently adopted Land Use Ordinance of
the City of Cotati passed in June 2005. It's our private park
again folks, and a victory for WCOHOA.
George
Barich's sole effort to have this official map corrected has
saved the H.O.A thousands of dollars in legal fees, and possibly
hundres of thousands of dollars by saving our huge common
area from being taken over by city and counties agencies.
Being vigilant and responsible can be a thankless job. But
while some homeowners watch reality TV at night, others live
it and fight the good fight to protect private property rights
in California.
( George heading out to manage his
other property. )
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