Residents bond over a sticky matter at Palermo

In late December, ponds formed in Phase 2 of Palermo

Controversial note says HOA may have to pay for re-gluing

In September 2010, Positively Palermo posted this: "A vaguely worded sign has been taped up around the clubhouse, concerning the spraying of a green material to control the dust on the Phase 2 portion of Palermo. Depending how one reads the sign, it could be read to say the road access will be cut off, either for one day or permanently. The road, Enterprise Way, is a real street that extends from the developed portion of Palermo all the way to San Rafael Drive, where there's an exit gate. The city required the secondary access for safety reasons. The taped-up sign in part reads: 'Effective Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, No vehicles of any type will be allowed access to or on the undeveloped south end of this community due to 'gluing' of the ground surface as required by the city of Palm Springs for PM-10 dust control. This restriction includes walking with or without pets as the surface will be disturbed and break up the 'glue' which will make it less effective requiring another expensive application. We are sorry to have to restrict this area. If we observe any violation of this new policy we may ask your HOA to participate in future expense of gluing.'" Shortly after that posting of the sign by the developer, management sent out an e-mail that cleared up the confusion that residents had about the road. They added this sentence to the sign's wording: "PLEASE NOTE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE PAVED AREA TO UTILIZE THE BACK EXIT GATE ON SAN RAFAEL." But that didn't end the discussion because statement, "If we observe any violation of this new policy we may ask your HOA to participate in future expense of gluing," concerned residents who didn't want to be stuck with the expense. Since then, they have noted here that trucks have made numerous trips on the dirt to collect water from the underground pipes and take it off site to the Murano subdivision. Big trucks have been parked on the dirt for days (see the above picture). Last week another vehicle was parked on it (see the Jan. 13 posting for a picture). The rain also has washed away much of the green glue. Clearly, the homeowners shouldn't be stuck with any bill. Miss Penny Lane says: She turns green with envy when she thinks of the day when glue is gone and 94 more condos, another pool, tennis courts and dog park fill up Phase 2.