ABOUT US
The Martin Downs Planned Unit
Development was created August 08, 1980, by Southern Realty Group, Inc. Control
of the 3,800-home development was turned over to the Martin Downs Property
Owners Association (MDPOA) May 01, 2000. The Planned Unit Development covers an
area of approximately 2,600 acres and is home to approximately 10,000 residents
within 23 individual residential associations. An integral part of the
community is the three major shopping centers with banks, restaurants, gas
stations, churches, medical facilities, specialty shops, general retail
outlets, offices, and a supermarket. Many residents of Martin Downs have the
convenience and comfort of having all these services and amenities within
walking or biking distance of their homes.
The mission of
Martin Downs Property Owners Association, Inc, is to preserve and enhance the property
values and the quality of life of the property owners. Responsibilities and
activities of MDPOA are funded through assessments paid by the residential
and commercial property owners.
The affairs of the Master Association are managed by a Board of Directors. Each of the 48 Members appoint one representative to sit on the Board. The Board appoints an Executive Committee consisting of 7 members. This Committee governs MDPOA and consists of 4 Officers and a representative from Meadows, Monarch, West Villages, East Villages, Sunset Trace, and the Institutional Parcels. The day-to-day operation of MDPOA is managed through the Executive Committee by an on-site Administrator.
Representation for the residents:
When MDPOA was
organized, our Members were made up of representatives from the Associations
and Commercial/Institutional properties within much of Palm City. Each
member is responsible for selecting a Representative of their choice to sit on
the Board of Directors. Unfortunately, there appears to be a disconnect
or lack of communication between MDPOA, each association’s Representatives, and
their member residents. MDPOA information is not always being shared by
the representatives. To help each Representative and the
Associations they represent better inform their residents, MDPOA will begin
posting on this website the Minutes of our Meetings. It is our intent
that this will help answer questions and better inform the residents of the
important services provided to the infrastructure within the Martin Downs
community. In addition MDPOA will continue to encourage each Member
association board to provide their residents the information they learn when
sitting on MDPOA Committees and attending Board Meetings.