Attention Southshore Bay HOA homeowners
Annual Meeting - Mon. Dec 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm
(for DR Horton, Lennar (Medley) and Holiday homes, Wimauma. )
The ANNUAL MEETING -- WHY IT MATTERS
- We homeowners are all paying nearly $1000/yr ($236.30 quarterly) in assessment fees but are we getting the services promised by the Board and community managers Kai Connnected LLC (a.k.a Breeze)?
- The SSB HOA board is still run by the Metro Development LLC appointees who have not been transparent -- avoiding public meetings and not responding to residents.
Keep reading for info on attending the 2026 budget meeting and/or voting by proxy for resident director candidate.
- We homeowners are all paying nearly $1000/yr ($236.30 quarterly) in assessment fees but are we getting the services promised by the Board and community managers Kai Connnected LLC (a.k.a Breeze)?
- The SSB HOA board is still run by the Metro Development LLC appointees who have not been transparent -- avoiding public meetings and not responding to residents.
Keep reading for info on attending the 2026 budget meeting and/or voting by proxy for resident director candidate.
RECAP
- The SSB HOA didn't meet publicly with homeowners for an entire year in violation of Florida Statutes §720. (See 720.306(2))
- We were not mailed an announcement of Annual Meeting in 2024 as required by FL §720.306(5).
- During that time, it appears that our community's master plan was silently changed (without notice to homeowner or buyers) to maintain corporate developer control.
- Voting rights: the Developer (as 'Class B member') already gets 3 votes to our 1 homeowner ('Class A') vote until the homes are sold, per our Declaration.
- Even worse, it appears that the owner of Skymor's new single family rentals "SFR" will now get to vote on behalf of 178 Rentals.
- Those rental units, now called "plotted townhomes", were originally shown as individually-owned Villas per the Developer's Master Community Plan.
- We were not mailed an announcement of Annual Meeting in 2024 as required by FL §720.306(5).
- During that time, it appears that our community's master plan was silently changed (without notice to homeowner or buyers) to maintain corporate developer control.
- Even worse, it appears that the owner of Skymor's new single family rentals "SFR" will now get to vote on behalf of 178 Rentals.
- Those rental units, now called "plotted townhomes", were originally shown as individually-owned Villas per the Developer's Master Community Plan.
There is one opportunity per year to get answers about the budget and to elect a resident director.
Attending in person
Monday, Dec. 29, 1:00 pm
Ruskin Holiday Express & Suites
226 Teco Road, Ruskin, FL
Bring your Proxy vote with you (or give it to someone who will be there. See next section for proxy info.)
Proxy voting option
- Download and sign the form and use "option B" to name a neighbor you trust to bring it to the meeting and vote for you.
- It's not advisable to use option "A. for Association Secretary" because the board will control both the agenda AND your votes.)
- If you are a 'snowbird' or use a different mailing address, you must enter your SSB Home's address on the Proxy.
- You must sign and date the proxy and get it there before 1:00 with your designated neighbor.
- Already submitted a proxy but want to change it? You can revoke it and write a new one. Just be sure to sign and DATE with new date.
Agenda
Two meetings are back-to back.
1. Annual membership meeting which includes Election of Directors.
See below for our endorsement for resident director.
(10% of members must be present in person or by proxy for a quorum to proceed.)
2. Budget meeting of Board of Directors.
No zoom link has been provided! 😒
Help elect Pamela Korzep as resident HOA director
Pamela Korzep is a Southshore Bay homeowner, public administration professional, and longtime HOA resident. With experience in budgeting, grants, and public-sector leadership, she is committed to protecting homeowners' rights, property values, and community standards. Pam believes in transparency, accountability, and standing up to Developer overreach so residents -- not outside interests -- have a say in their neighborhood.
Write Pam Korzep's name in on your Proxy form (as Option B) to help nominate her and to vote for her as director (and also represent you on any other meeting business , if you can't attend.)
The Budget - initially neglected for 9 months, then increased disproportionately based on number of new homes.
The southside developments to our HOA (which we didn't vote on) will increase the number of homes from 1419 homes to 2039.
The addition of the new southside homes and rentals is a 43% increase in homes
(as well as a longer wait until the HOA is under homeowners' control.)
Yet the budget is increasing by 50% -- when we should be getting economies of scale instead.
- The budget presents the 2025 to 2026 increases as "Monthly variance per home" to give the illusion it's not a lot of money.
- For example, they introduced $15,000 for unspecified "Contingency" which is shown as "only 61¢ per home per month." (But that's still $15 grand for who-knows-what! 😕)
- In 2024, when SSB HOA and Breeze/Kai decided to simply rollover the 2024 budget "until the 2025 Budget has been approved." for three entire quarters! Meanwhile , Kai Connected (formerly/Breeze) was sued in court for withholding documents for the CDD that they also managed (they've since been replaced there). There is even a complaint against Breeze/Kai with Florida's DBPR licensure board. Also, their budget apparently inaccurately reported the number of Medley homes on which the budget was based.
- Evidently our budget even subsidizes a private company (Metro Lagoon) to help pay for their private security, gates, etc Is that why the DR Horton interior's common areas beyond Lagoon Shore Blvd. are being neglected? Medley already pays for its own gates.
- Where are the audited financial statements required by §720.303(7)?.
- No wonder so many homeowners are frustrated and in the dark!