These roads were not built to county specifications and after several years, most deteriorated and subsequently became impassable since maintenance remained at a minimum. Some roads were never built or completed. Several roads entering onto White Sands Drive were constructed to minimal county specifications. Road maintenance by the developer during this period was generally restricted to a minimum of those needed to allow passage for owners of lots who built residences.
In the early 70's, after privacy of the roads was abandoned, some parcels of the development were turned over to an organization known as Vacation Estates for marketing. White Sands Investment Company acted as their sales agent. Both corporations were solely owned by F. J. Chesley.
White Sands Civic Association, Inc., an organization of the property owners at White Sands, was organized by the developers July 1975. The Articles of Incorporation were recorded in Liber 187, folio 39 of the Calvert County records.
After selling the greater portion of their properties, the marketing organization and the White Sands Corporation proposed turning over “amenities” such as roads and stables, to the newly formed White Sands Civic Association, Inc. The Association became caretaker for the community of White Sands to assist property owners in developing their properties.
The White Sands Corporation assigned maintenance of the roads and communal properties and the right to collect assessment fees to Diana Broussard, heir of F. J. Chesley. The assignment is dated February 3, 1977 and can be found in the Calvert County records. Diana Broussard turned the maintenance of the roads and communal properties and the right to assess property owners to the White Sands Civic Association, Inc. This assignment is dated May 27, 1977, and is also located in the Calvert County records.
The first annual meeting of the White Sands Civic Association, Inc. was held June 1976. At that meeting the members present set up an assessment fee to be paid by lot owners. The members voted an assessment for the next fiscal year at each subsequent annual meeting. The fees were intended to assist the White Sands
Prior to the organization of the White Sands Civic Association, Inc., community roads were owned by the developer, known as the White Sands Corporation under Ephraim Freeman and his wife Vera. Development of roads concentrated on the entrance road, White Sands Drive to the Bancroft section, for the purpose of marina and restaurant construction and as a center for the marketing of properties surrounding the area. Survey and platting of the area was completed and most of the roads were broken through.
These roads were not built to county specifications and after several years, most deteriorated and subsequently became impassable since maintenance remained at a minimum. Some roads were never built or completed. Several roads entering onto White Sands Drive were constructed to minimal county specifications. Road maintenance by the developer during this period was generally restricted to a minimum of those needed to allow passage for owners of lots who built residences.
In the early 70's, after privacy of the roads was abandoned, some parcels of the development were turned over to an organization known as Vacation Estates for marketing. White Sands Investment Company acted as their sales agent. Both corporations were solely owned by F. J. Chesley.
White Sands Civic Association, Inc., an organization of the property owners at White Sands, was organized by the developers July 1975. The Articles of Incorporation were recorded in Liber 187, folio 39 of the Calvert County records.
After selling the greater portion of their properties, the marketing organization and the White Sands Corporation proposed turning over “amenities” such as roads and stables, to the newly formed White Sands Civic Association, Inc. The Association became caretaker for the community of White Sands to assist property owners in developing their properties.
The White Sands Corporation assigned maintenance of the roads and communal properties and the right to collect assessment fees to Diana Broussard, heir of F. J. Chesley. The assignment is dated February 3, 1977 and can be found in the Calvert County records. Diana Broussard turned the maintenance of the roads and communal properties and the right to assess property owners to the White Sands Civic Association, Inc. This assignment is dated May 27, 1977, and is also located in the Calvert County records.
The first annual meeting of the White Sands Civic Association, Inc. was held June 1976. At that meeting the members present set up an assessment fee to be paid by lot owners. The members voted an assessment for the next fiscal year at each subsequent annual meeting. The fees were intended to assist the White Sands Civic Association, Inc. perform those duties and improvements originally undertaken by the developer and marketing company, even though the titles for the roads and communal properties were retained by the original developer.
The initial White Sands development included plans for approximately fourteen (14) miles of roads. From 1975 to 1981, meager road maintenance was furnished by the White Sands Civic Association, Inc., supported by limited paid assessments. This was in a period of rising costs for the road work contractors performed.
With the election of a new President and Board of Directors for the Association, an operating budget was established. Committees were selected with road improvements the primary goal. The increased dues collection enabled the Association to construct the first road to county specifications at a cost of $60,000. Title to the roads was finally conveyed to the Association by the original developer and the owner of Vacation Estates.
From 1983 to 1986, reconstruction of two additional major and several minor roads was instituted by the Association and, after satisfying new county specifications, were completed at a cost of $175,000.
As costs of road construction became greater and state and county requirements became more complicated, the costs exceeded Association funds. Applications were made to the county for the inclusion of six more roads into county Road Tax Districts.
At the present time, the Association has built all the roads that could be built to county standards. They still have a number of roads to be built as common driveways. These are roads that cannot be built to county standards, generally because of the topography of the land.
