Tamarack’s Dispute WithMorse Landing Neighbors
HOA Board addresses Cicero Town Council after weeds violation letter: "We're going to put up a fence in between us and Morse Landing."
“We’re going to put up a fence in between us and Morse Landing. Okay? Morse Landing won’t have to look at our pond. We won’t have to look at the back of the houses in Morse Landing where they store all their stuff behind their sheds, throw all their brush back there, and all the eyesores our community is looking at. So, that’s what we plan to do.” . . . “We might just start with no trespassing signs and see if we can’t control it like that.”
HOA Board addresses Morse Landing dispute in HOA meeting
“At one point, we thought we were going to put a fence up there and just block off Morse Landing completely and say it’s not your problem now. You don’t need to worry about it.” . . . “We’re definitely doing no-trespassing signs.”
Warner sends letter to Cicero Town Council: “It matters to me that Tamarack has good relationships with our neighbors, local churches, and Town leaders.”
Warner’s letter supports the landscaping committee’s erosion control efforts and asks that neighbors on both sides of the pond be consulted before a dividing fence is considered. Warner advocates for a collaborative solution: “We should be good neighbors to Morse Landing. I don’t think putting a dividing fence between two neighborhoods is the right response to this violation notice.”
Election meeting turns to unrelated personal jabs at Warner’s Cicero letter
Near the end of the meeting, a committee member brings up shifts discussion to Morse Landing dispute, blasting Stephen by name over his letter. Audio recording shows that Warner is accused of “targeting,” deliberately stalling Board work, sowing discord, and delaying landscaping projects in the Villas. No evidence was produced for these claims, and the Board denied Warner the opportunity to share the letter at the meeting: “Post it on TownSQ.”
Board posts Warner’s letter to the Town of Cicero in a TownSQ Announcement
A committee member mentioned the letter during the election meeting, made accusations, and took personal jabs. Warner pointed out that the statements were untrue and asked to read the letter aloud. The Board denied Warner’s request. Board President Jacquie Farr later posted the letter on TownSQ, stating: “Stephen asked to read the letter at the meeting tonight but was denied.”
