Druid Hills Truth:
SADLY THE POA HAS BEEN GIVEN A PERMIT TO HANG THEIR CHEAP STREET SIGN TO REPRESENT THIS SUBDIVISION, BUT THE TRUTH IS PREVAILING.
THIS DOES NOT AUTHORIZE OR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OWNERSHIP WITH THE POSTS, THE DRUID HILLS POA’S VOLUNTARY STATUS, OR GIVES THEM ANY IMPLIED POWERS OVER DRUID HILLS HOMEOWNERS.
I contacted the police and informed them of my intent to protect our posts from the Druid Hills POA intentions of cutting them down, replacing them or whatever they had in mind to take over our subdivision and wipe out any memory of our past in hopes to continue to mislead our community. Now they have their opportunity to do what they want as far as putting up their misleading signage and put up whatever works to hang their own street sign on. The matter of their unauthorized use of the posts is resolved now and this should be the end of that.
This saddens me to have to do this, but our heritage needs protection from the Druid Hills POA.
The WOODEN front entrance Druid Hills sign was covered up by the POA’s fiber board street sign without permission nor did they mention or care about the fact that within that same time the back WOODEN sign was torn down landing on the ground in the road, as if the one post was pulled down by a vehicle and not the wind as some may suggest.
If you ask me, and I am very knowledgeable of events that have occurred in this subdivision, the Druid Hills POA’s disregard for property not belonging to them or lack of caring was evident when they damaged the wooden sign using it as a backboard, hiding it. We cherish our heritage in the Druid Hills Subdivision the two original wooden entrance signs added to its aesthetic value and the restoration work I do, the cost comes out of my own pocket, this is my contribution to our community. I feel like I am hugging a tree to save the sign and posts that Ken Barber erected in 1971.
POA REQUESTING A PERMIT FOR THEIR SIGN ALREADY HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE ON THE RIGHT AWAY COUNTY PROPERTY
As of June 12, 2018, the Druid Hills POA was granted a permit to hang their street sign (that has been hanging for over a year) to only, hang their sign. This has absolutely nothing to do with their legitimacy or the fact that they are still a voluntary rogue association. I personally, talked to the Planning Director, Dan Williams, to clarify the truth and my side of the story, the actual sequence of events about the fraudulent, deceptive, malfeasance, etc. the Druid Hills Property Owners Association has imposed upon us for so long. He thanked me for clarifying the other side and I most respectively have found an official that is actually doing his job.
ABOUT THE POA ACCUSATIONS ON THEIR WEBSITE COMMENTS ON STOLEN SIGN, TALKING ABOUT CRIMINAL CIVIL COURT ACTION STILL AFTER A YEAR
On April 30, 2017, I wrote a letter of intent to David Rusterholtz that I would be retrieving the front entrance sign that belonged to me and was part of this subdivision, within 10 days. The Druid Hills POA disregard to property or lack of caring was evident when they damaged the wooden sign using it as a backboard to screw their street sign onto, and was done to destroy the Druid Hills heritage we cherish in this subdivision. The POA failed to respond to my letter sent on 5-3-17 by certified mailing, but they did call the police some time after I retrieved the sign saying ‘our sign is stolen’.
A deputy came out and I told the deputy he could contact Ken Barber’s son Doug Barber as he could confirm that his dad bought the entrance signs back in 1970-71, the statement the POA made that they purchased the entrance signs was absurd and they had no claim to them or saying I stole the POA’s sign.
I never heard another word after that from anybody, it has been over a year. The truth is evident.
POA PRESIDENT LIES TO POLICE
David Rusterholtz told the police the Druid Hills POA purchased the original wooden entrance signs in our subdivision. Truth is the Developer Ken Barber purchased the original wooden signs in 1970 or 1971 when our subdivision was developed and DIANA FORACI (me) has maintained both the front and back entrance signs for the past 31 years.
Why the Druid Hills POA lied and said they purchased the wooden signs is hard to comprehend and they actually expect people to believe what they are saying is true, is unconscionable. I can only imagine they are trying to hurt me in keeping a genuine effort of my contribution to our community from being recognized.
DRUID HILLS HOMEOWNERS
The front entrance sign is almost restored to its natural beauty and I look forward to putting it back up when it is safe to do so. The POA stated in their meeting agenda 1-18, 2018 that member Tim Gray will change posts this summer, oh no these posts held up the original sign, therefore, I put some lettering on the post that said ‘PROPERTY HOA’, to my shock the POA removed those vinyl letters within four days, I cannot risk the chance of the POA destroying the posts or the original sign that represents our subdivision.