Somewhere along the line, the role of SHPOA Board President seems to have stopped being about serving the community and started becoming one giant personal ego trip.
The position is supposed to represent property owners, encourage communication, and help improve the neighborhood. Instead, what residents are watching unfold feels more like a social media power obsession wrapped in SHPOA politics.
Apparently, questioning leadership is now considered a personal attack.
Disagreeing with the Board President?
Dangerous.
Asking for transparency?
Offensive.
Pointing out problems?
Unacceptable.
And if you dare refuse to blindly applaud every decision made by the “leadership,” there’s a good chance you’ll suddenly find yourself blocked from the official Facebook groups entirely.
Because nothing says “mature leadership” quite like silencing the very people you represent.
The real problem here is not hurt feelings or online drama. The problem is that these Facebook groups are being treated like the President’s personal kingdom instead of official communication platforms for the entire community.
Residents pay dues.
Residents own property.
Residents deserve equal access to community information.
But apparently access now depends on whether the President and certain admins personally like you.
That is not leadership.
That is ego.
The SHPOA president should be capable of handling criticism without acting like every disagreement is a declaration of war. Unfortunately, the current atmosphere feels less like community governance and more like an ongoing attempt to control narratives, opinions, and conversations.
And the irony is impossible to ignore.
The louder leadership talks about “respect,” the faster residents get blocked.
The more they preach “community,” the more divided the community becomes.
The more they demand “positivity,” the more they try to erase anyone asking legitimate questions.
At this point, the official SHPOA groups resemble a carefully managed fan page where only approved opinions are welcome.
Even worse, when admins personally block residents, those property owners often lose visibility into posts, announcements, events, updates, and discussions entirely. So in effect, community information is being restricted based on personal disagreements and bruised egos.
That alone should outrage every homeowner in the association.
And despite what some people in leadership may believe, blocking residents does not actually stop information from spreading. Screenshots get shared. Neighbors talk. Posts circulate. People still see what is being said and posted.
The only thing the blocking accomplishes is exposing how thin-skinned and insecure the leadership has become.
A confident leader answers criticism.
An insecure leader suppresses it.
A professional leader communicates openly.
An ego-driven leader controls access.
And when admins abuse their authority to settle personal grudges or silence criticism, they should absolutely be reprimanded and removed from those positions. Community communication tools are not supposed to be weapons for people on power trips.
At the end of the day, the SHPOA Board President is not royalty.
The Facebook groups are not private kingdoms.
And property owners are not subjects expected to bow down and stay silent.
The board exists to serve the community — not the ego of one individual.
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