06-27-2018, 11:14 AM
Carol,
As I alluded to in my post, I think the current Board is the more legitimate, and I'm no fan of either group if the truth be told. I don't want to get into an extended back and forth, so I'm going to make two points and then move on to more productive matters.
First, Wirick and his allies were the first to use proxy votes to sway an election. They came to a meeting, announced that proxy votes would now be acceptable, and then entered enough proxy votes to sway the outcome their way. The membership at large was never informed that proxy votes would be accepted (they had never before been accepted in the history of the association) so those who opposed the motion to oust Board members were blindsided. And there was no way to even verify that the proxies were legitimate - they were just pieces of paper with signatures on them (theoretically the actual signatures of property owners). When Board members (including Tegan Green) were challenged regarding the legitimacy of the proxies, their reply was "Do you expect us to verify each proxy to make sure its legitimate? We don't have time for that."
My second point is the carnard of road funds being used to defray legal expenses. One look at the latest budget published on the Orchidland website shows that legal/professional services line item from 2007-2015/16 (the latest years available online) has ranged from $3000 to $5,000, so its impact on the road budget is negligible. In fact, over the same period of time, road expenditures have increased from $132,000 to $188,000.
If you're happy with Ric vote for him. I'm not happy with him, so I won't vote for him. That's the great thing about America - we don't all have to agree.
As I alluded to in my post, I think the current Board is the more legitimate, and I'm no fan of either group if the truth be told. I don't want to get into an extended back and forth, so I'm going to make two points and then move on to more productive matters.
First, Wirick and his allies were the first to use proxy votes to sway an election. They came to a meeting, announced that proxy votes would now be acceptable, and then entered enough proxy votes to sway the outcome their way. The membership at large was never informed that proxy votes would be accepted (they had never before been accepted in the history of the association) so those who opposed the motion to oust Board members were blindsided. And there was no way to even verify that the proxies were legitimate - they were just pieces of paper with signatures on them (theoretically the actual signatures of property owners). When Board members (including Tegan Green) were challenged regarding the legitimacy of the proxies, their reply was "Do you expect us to verify each proxy to make sure its legitimate? We don't have time for that."
My second point is the carnard of road funds being used to defray legal expenses. One look at the latest budget published on the Orchidland website shows that legal/professional services line item from 2007-2015/16 (the latest years available online) has ranged from $3000 to $5,000, so its impact on the road budget is negligible. In fact, over the same period of time, road expenditures have increased from $132,000 to $188,000.
If you're happy with Ric vote for him. I'm not happy with him, so I won't vote for him. That's the great thing about America - we don't all have to agree.