County

officials are hopeful that residents of Harbor

Lakes subdivision will soon be able to use the

neighborhood's recreation facilities, something

the homeowners have been waiting three years for.

"We

are trying to resolve it now," said David

Borkowski, a code enforcer with the county

Engineering Department.

"This

is the third summer that our children have had

nowhere to swim," said Tana Thompson, one of

the angry homeowners.

Borkowski

said the hold-up is due to the fact that

developer Dan Stinchcomb didn't build the

swimming/tennis amenities for the subdivision

according to the plans that were approved by the

county three years ago.

"When

we went out to do the final inspection, it wasn't

what was approved," said Borkowski.

"The plans had shown a large clubhouse, but

what was built was a 900-sq. ft. unheated pool

house, and they built only one of two tennis

courts."

Some

of the parking was in the county right of way, he

added. And the facilities are encroaching on a

watershed, he said.

"We've

been waiting six to nine months for a revised

site plan to come in," he said. Stinchcomb

also has filed a request for a variance to allow

the watershed encroachment.

Homeowner

Thompson said the homeowners' association is

trying to pressure the builder and the county to

move the process along.

If

the variance and new site plan are approved, his

department will conduct a new final inspection,

said Borkowski. "Hopefully it will pass and

everybody'll be happy," he said.

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