06-03-2014, 05:50 AM
Hi everyone. i have lived on f rd for 7 years now and i have never paid dues to either HACA or HARC. i am stunned and dismayed by the actions and responces of the people involved in the McDonald/HACA saga. How is it possible that our entire budget has now been spent on legal fees? if these law suits are frivolous, as they may well be, than the court will say that. If the board has done nothing wrong then they don't need indemnity. if they have, they need to settle before any more of our money is wasted. Irrespective of whether i agree with them, the McDonalds have a right to be heard. I have spent many years working in the psychiatric services, and believe me it doesn't matter how crazy you are, it doesn't necessarily mean you're wrong.
There does appear to be problems with transparency and openness. this thread for example should be on the HACA's own web site but we are not allowed to post there or even on the google chat line specifically opened for that purpose. Of course people should not be serving if they do not own property in the acres. can someone tell me definitively right now that this is not true? of course people should not be serving under assumed names and properties. again please publicly confirm this is not true. of course people have a right to see where and how their money is spent (not me of course or for that matter the Mcdonalds)
it seems obvious that the HACA needs restructuring and reviewing. to insinuate that those attempting to do that will render themselves personally liable for the alleged mistakes of the previous office is simple fear mongering. There are people in this world that have nothing, and i mean nothing, in their lives but this sort of negativity. They thrive on it. it is the only excitement and the only confirmation of life they have. I live in joy, so my heart goes out to them. The board members posting here have no reason for anonymity. even if you do not disclose your name, please disclose your interest (i.e. 'current board member'). the same of course applies to the McDonalds. why hide behind pseudonyms? As for 'informing' people; imagine the negative energy it takes to write to all the property owners living offshore to encourage them not to pay. To deliberately make it your business to make things for the rest of us worse? Imagine the negative determination required to drive around looking for examples of road works to manipulate opinions.
Of course the McDonalds are partially responsible for the flooding along their property. EVERYBODY that bulldozes chunks of this forest creates runoffs that contribute to this problem. It was one of the first things Cindy warned me about when i moved here. i have cleared my land by hand, so all the little gullies and crevices absorb my water. occasionally, if it rains real hard i even get little ponds and lakes but at least its not running down into the road. i cleared by hand not because it was the 'right' thing to do, but because i am poor and cannot afford to hire machinery. that however does not detract from the truth of the statement. As more people move here and clear cut the way that most do, the problems of run off and flooding will increase. to try to blame one person or body of people for this is illogical.
considering that we are talking about a simple housing association with only a few hundred members, the intrigue, competition, self-service, misinformation, and animosity is beyond all belief. This is a lot (how many board members are there on the two committees?) of people trying to make themselves more important than they are. The is no office work, accounting, or organization to speak of with an association that small. a couple of hours a month if that, and i speak from experience. Yet to read this one would believe that 'the board' were somehow directors of some vast organization requiring years of training and executive experience, not to mention the necessity for personal indemnities and lawyers on retainers!!!
This is like a little soap opera, i can't wait for the next episode. Unfortunately i have much to much going on in my life (like living for example) to get involved with it.
My thanks to puna web for at least providing a forum.
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There does appear to be problems with transparency and openness. this thread for example should be on the HACA's own web site but we are not allowed to post there or even on the google chat line specifically opened for that purpose. Of course people should not be serving if they do not own property in the acres. can someone tell me definitively right now that this is not true? of course people should not be serving under assumed names and properties. again please publicly confirm this is not true. of course people have a right to see where and how their money is spent (not me of course or for that matter the Mcdonalds)
it seems obvious that the HACA needs restructuring and reviewing. to insinuate that those attempting to do that will render themselves personally liable for the alleged mistakes of the previous office is simple fear mongering. There are people in this world that have nothing, and i mean nothing, in their lives but this sort of negativity. They thrive on it. it is the only excitement and the only confirmation of life they have. I live in joy, so my heart goes out to them. The board members posting here have no reason for anonymity. even if you do not disclose your name, please disclose your interest (i.e. 'current board member'). the same of course applies to the McDonalds. why hide behind pseudonyms? As for 'informing' people; imagine the negative energy it takes to write to all the property owners living offshore to encourage them not to pay. To deliberately make it your business to make things for the rest of us worse? Imagine the negative determination required to drive around looking for examples of road works to manipulate opinions.
Of course the McDonalds are partially responsible for the flooding along their property. EVERYBODY that bulldozes chunks of this forest creates runoffs that contribute to this problem. It was one of the first things Cindy warned me about when i moved here. i have cleared my land by hand, so all the little gullies and crevices absorb my water. occasionally, if it rains real hard i even get little ponds and lakes but at least its not running down into the road. i cleared by hand not because it was the 'right' thing to do, but because i am poor and cannot afford to hire machinery. that however does not detract from the truth of the statement. As more people move here and clear cut the way that most do, the problems of run off and flooding will increase. to try to blame one person or body of people for this is illogical.
considering that we are talking about a simple housing association with only a few hundred members, the intrigue, competition, self-service, misinformation, and animosity is beyond all belief. This is a lot (how many board members are there on the two committees?) of people trying to make themselves more important than they are. The is no office work, accounting, or organization to speak of with an association that small. a couple of hours a month if that, and i speak from experience. Yet to read this one would believe that 'the board' were somehow directors of some vast organization requiring years of training and executive experience, not to mention the necessity for personal indemnities and lawyers on retainers!!!
This is like a little soap opera, i can't wait for the next episode. Unfortunately i have much to much going on in my life (like living for example) to get involved with it.
My thanks to puna web for at least providing a forum.
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