Hide A Way Hills was born in the
Year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred Sixty-One. From 1961 to the
present time, the "Hills" has gone through many changes to make it
what it is today. The Original developer was Hide-A-Way Hills
Company, whose managing partner was Jedo Estates, Inc (same owner,
different corporation). Hide -A-Way Hills Company then controlled
the development, as well as the facilities of Hide-A-Way Hills.
In 1965, construction began on
the dam for the Lake of the Four Seasons, by C.M. Luburg
Construction Company and Ken Jewells & Associated Engineering firm.
The dam was completed in 1966 at a cost of 1/2 million dollars. The
dam contains 437,000 cubic yards of dirt (if placed in line 12
inches high and 12 inches wide, it would extend 2,235 miles,
approximately the distance from Columbus, Ohio to Seattle,
Washington).
Hide A Way Hills, Inc
controlled and managed the "Hills" until February 21, 1973.
With ground work laid by the
Board of Trustees, Hide A Way Hills Club, an established Ohio
Corporation owned by the Members, assumed ownership, management, and
remaining the debts and began operating as it is today.
Like all land developments,
Hide A Way Hills Club was not without its problems. Salespeople
working fro the developers on a commission basis made promises that
fell to the right side of ridiculous, to sell lots. Older members
may still remember promises of paved roads, artesian wells, shopping
center, lots with no snakes, sauna under the pool, teen center and
other promises made to move lots. There were also problems
with management, operations, and finances.
Fortunately, our Hide A Way
Hills Club has been consistently adjudged to be free of blame or
responsibly for thee actions of the developer.
Although there have been many
members (probably enough that their names would fill another page)
who have worked diligently for many long hard hours for the benefit
and wellbeing of the "Hills", special notice should be taken that
our Board of Trustees and other members during the early seventies
had enough visions, wisdom, and common sense to the the
"hand-writing on the wall" and to start the wheels in mothio for the
complete take-over of the "Hills".
Articles of Incorporation had
been submitted and were approved by the Sate of Ohio on the 28th day
of September 1972.
On that day was born Hide A Way
Hills Club, a corporation not for profit. Although at that time, the
"Club" had no control over the operations of the "Hills" or how the
assessment dollar was spent, the members with the leadership of
their Board of Trustees continued to reach out for more control of
their own destiny.
A promise was made by Hide A
Way Hills, Inc. That somewhere in the future all assessment dollars
would be spent for the benefit of the members and facilities, and
that an accounting would be given to the Club for same. The promised
that eventually this would lead to complete control of the "hills"
by the members.
A Negotiation Committee was
formed. After many days and nights of difficult, but wise,
negotiations on the part of that committee
on February 21, 1973, an
"article of Agreement" was signed by Hide A Way Hills Inc. (the
developer) and Hide A Way Hills Club (the membership). The members
were now going to manage the "Hills" with their owner assessment
dollars.
On Many 6, 1973, at a special
membership meeting a Cod of Regulations was voted on and approved by
the members as guidelines in governing themselves. Negations
continued for hide A Way Hills, Inc to transfer title of all common
property within the boundaries of Hide A Way Hills to the Hide A Way
Hills Club. The transfer was finally accomplished and the Club
received the deed to the common property in December of 1973.
One small item that was not as yet settled was the fact that there
were first and second mortgages on Hide A Way Hills, Inc. Property
in the "Hills", including the common property, totaling hundred of
thousand of dollars. Back to the negotiation table, After many
negotiations, propsalds and counter proposals, Hide A Way Hills,
Inc, and the mortgagor holders agreed to cancel all mortgages and
liens on the common property if the membership would buy of find
buyers for enough remaining lots to total One hundred and Fifty
thousand dollars ($150,000). The members again worked hard and on
February 10, `974, bought or found buyers for not only the goal, but
exceeded that by Then thousand dollars ($10,000) worth of
1974 was the beginning of a
completely new era. With the Club owning all common property
and facilities free and clear, collecting and disbusing it's own
assessment dollars and with no developer or sales force to contend
with, the members began to look at the "Hills" as truly their own.
Their first concern was survival and to this money was needed. On
December 8, 1974 at a special membership meeting, the members voted
ono increase their assessment from the $15,00 per month to $20.00
per month, effective January 1, 1975. So much for the past...
In 1991, the membership voted
to approve a Special Road Assessment to control the dusty roads by
applying chip & seal to the main roads. The assessment is now $150
per year. Since 1991, the Club has completed the main roads and
greatly reduced the dusty conditions.
Repairs to the older recreation
facilities caught up with the Club in 1992 through the Sated Dam
Inspections and County Pool Inspections. tThe membership voted to
approve a Special Assessment of $300.00 to make those needed
repairs.
The Club installed a
Microbrewery as an addition to the Lodge in 1993. The Brewery and
equipment was paid for by member donations and is equipped to
produce 900 gallons of beer a month.
A Brew master has been employed
to brew several different styles of the beer, which is marketed
under the trade name of Rushcreek Lager. The bee is served at the
restaurant and golf clubhouse, and sold in one-half gallon
containers for carry out at both locations.
Hide A Way Hills Club is
operated by a nine member Board of Trustees. At the regular annual
membership meeting, the third Sunday of August, all members have the
opportunity to vote for three members to serve as members of the
Board of Trustees.
The Board, in turn, appoints
five (5) members as a Management Committee who controls the day to
day operations. The serve at erhe pleasure of the Board. All Board
and Management committee members serve without pay or compensation
of any kind.
Your rights and
responsibilities as property owners of Hide a Way Hills are covered
by the protective covenants of your deed. There rights and
responsibilities as members of the Hide A Way Hills Club are covered
by Hide A Way Hills Club General Code of Regulations. The Coded of
Regulations was a approved by the membership for self-governing
and can only be amended by a two-thirds vote of the membership A ten
day notice must be sent to all members prior to the meeting advising
them of the time and location of the meeting and the amend as it
will voted on at that meeting.
The Hide A Way Hills Rules
control the use of the Club facilities by its members and are
authorized in the recoded covenants. There are normally written by a
committee, appointed by the Board, to study and make recommendations
for the operations of a particular facility. The Board had the power
to adopt, make additions, deletions and corrections to all rules.
Information about HAH History
was obtained from the 2006-2007 HAH Member Directory.
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