Anderson letter to the editor

So much has been read into this “request for arbitration” that is not there. Lesley has not called for the firing of any BOD member. She is simply asking that these two Board members have an understanding of what there job is and how to do it. It is clear they came on the Board determined to tear up our current financial reporting systems. Liz said in an earlier Board meeting that Diana wanted to take over some of the duties she is responsible for in her job description and eliminate some of the guard rails currently in place. This is uncalled for. It’s like a bull in a china shop. Let’s let an outside , unbiased person explain what her job is and how to go about making suggested changes. We definitely don’t need to throw out all the work done by those who have worked for our community before this Board. They have been thinking, intelligent people, and Diana and Dick need to respect their work. Then, maybe they will be able to work for the betterment of our community, without all the animosity.

Ms. Anonymous said “Some of the dishonesty is from those who don’t know the truth and some is from those trying to get their movement against our Village accepted.”

Ms. Anonymous neglected to mention the the resounded defeat of Proposed Declaration changes which would have allowed for the full implementation of the Comprehensive Master Plan. Not one single amendment passed.

The movement is not against the Village or the people of the Village, in fact, it is very much pro-Village. In a nutshell, we are against the mismanagement of the Village and it’s resources. We have a property owner subsidized real estate company named Village Homes & Land that is failing, we are building a swimming pool, and trying to build a lodge within the gates.

At the same time management is deferring critical infrastructure repairs to the point where we are either tearing down or planning to tear down historical buildings at great expense. Don’t even mention Balboa golf course. Property owners want their Village taken care of. They don’t want the rainbows and unicorns promised by the 4 hold-over board members and the management team which is enshrined in the CMP.

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It becomes increasingly more difficult to be a leader without followers.

W. Carter…..Don’t bail out……yes a couple of the four engines are belching smoke but it’s not time to quit. Keep flying this thing to a safe landing. Yes, the Villagers feel asleep at the wheel and foolishly trusted the management of the Village, however they have awoken. A ground swell is emerging because of a group of people who have dug in their heels and said….”Enough of this strong arm, backdoor management, no transparency and the latest crushing of free speech. How dare we Villagers point out the failed management. How dare we point out the failure of the BOD to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities to the property owners. How dare we speak up!! Those who, last year, started speaking up and providing facts…yes facts, have withstood the names we were called. Despite the insinuations and condescending comments by the supporters of a failed regime….we have stood our ground. More and more property owners are now understanding the bamboozle, and the realization of the lies and underhanded maneuvers carried on by the CEO and her group. The cramming of the CMP down our throats despite the majority do not want it. We are told we are harming the Village because we are telling the truth. There is, and has been great harm done because the Villagers were asleep. We are in this fight because we love the Village. Forty eight hours before the new BOD members were to take their position the “old” BOD extended the CEO’s contract. They also pushed through the pool project which we can’t afford. Those who were against it were not against a pool….we were against doing it at this time. We’re swimming in red tape yet they did it anyway. Now they want to raise millions for the Balboa project. How? With an assessment…..how else?
Do you remember when HSV management said they put 1.5 million into the reserve fund earlier this year as a way to imply HSV finances are in good condition? Many of you thought this information meant HSV’s financial status is good……that was the idea. That’s what they wanted you to think. The statement was true regarding 1.5 million being added to the reserve fund, however it did not explain the source of the money. The truth is management uses a category they track called cash and cash equivalents……it’s in the financial report. The HSV reserve fund was already low before the transfer. Moving money from checking and putting it into the reserve fund is smoke and mirrors. If I have $10 in my right pocket (reserve fund) and $20 dollars in my left pocket (checking/savings), removing the $20 dollars from the left pocket (checking/savings) and putting it in my right pocket (reserve fund) doesn’t increase the amount of money I actually have. I still have only $30 dollars.
This is the nonsense our management is pulling.
Do you all realize the severity of the situation regarding our rights as property owners? When a CEO can decide they don’t like what board members are doing because they are making the job “difficult” so a grievance is filed to remove them…and let’s be honest…that is the intent. These two BOD members are simply watching our backs and the CEO doesn’t like it. Shame on the rest of the BOD members for allowing such shenanigans. Free speech? Free thoughts and discussion? Not here in the Village. Summon the police! Silence the culprit….how dare the peasants ask questions. How dare they point out flaws and failures of management. The dictator has spoken. We are at a tipping point. If the dictator gets away with what is happening the CMP will be crammed down our throats lock stock and barrel. Property owners will have zero say in what is being done to us. The BOD must take back their rightful position as the managers of the Village. THEY are the ones who SHOULD be telling the self appointed CEO what to do….not the other way around as it is now. We property owners MUST continue the fight. We must rid this community of the CEO (and the title….should be a GM) , and vote in a BOD with a backbone.
As an aside…..any anonymous comment is worth nothing…..absolutely nothing. If you don’t have the fortitude to place your name on a comment then it is either such a lame post you are embarrassed about it, or not willing to really make a stand for what you believe to be the right path.