I found the following proposed By-Law change in a white envelope, in my mail box this morning. This is not an unusual event. Often things are stuffed into my front door, dropped on the porch, etc. So before we get to the subject, a message to the Board. Please don't spend a lot of time accusing each other of being the leak. You should know that your forced signing of the Confidentiality Agreement, by ALL volunteer committee members, doesn't seem to be working. It shouldn't be working because you are using it "out of the context of the document itself." People havE been blind dropping me information for almost three years now. I have no idea who dropped it and quite frankly, thank you to whoever did.
ATTENTION NOW, MULTIPLE LOT OWNERS. HERE IS THE BY-LAW CHANGE RECOMMENDED BY A CONCERNED CITIZEN. I WILL NOT PUBLISH THE PERSONS NAME. If you don't own multiple lots, BUT understand business, investment, etc., you ought to be nervous because your vote could be next!
First, this is just dumb! Actually, I have to reconsider. This is calculating, with intention to harm those individuals who have invested in Wedgefield, to a larger degree than most. When you invest in a corporation or company, you get as many votes as you have stock. We now want to penalize people who invested in our community, and remove their proportional voting rights. UPDATE: I forgot TO tackle the logic of this. The Concerned Citizen writes:"Even in National Elections, no matter how wealthy you are or how much property you own, you are only entitled to one vote." THERE ISN'T ANY LOGIC TO THAT RATIONALE! In National Elections, you don't have to own any property, can own property in another country, or live on the STREET and vote. This is a home owners association, a HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, entirely different, unless you are going to let all of GEORGETOWN VOTE TOO! That will be the next amendment from this group
Remember Thomas wanted to stop Wijhtoff's ability to vote his 30 + properties, and failed. Read previous articles. What is frightening, is in an effort to get him (still stupid), they will also take any other multiple property owner down to diminish their ability to vote, in the best interests of their property holdings. PS: This is my story. Mr. Wijthoff was not asked to comment.
There are Concerned Citizens who own multiple properties. Since, they are usually joined at the hip in these ridiculous moves, it appears they will give up their votes, for the cause. What is the cause? They can't win fair and square. The voting margins have been within 1 - 15 votes, in most cases over the last few years. Last year, their candidates lost!!!! While I don't believe Wijthoff told anyone how he voted. THEY FEEL A NEED TO REMOVE HIM.
WHAT IS NEXT? All By-Law change submissions are to go to the Legal Committee. In past years, they were sent to the attorney for opinion. Will the Legal Committee and the attorney do the right thing? Please, I don't want to be sued, but Garrison (current or former, Concerned Citizen???) is the Legal Chair. Who is on the committee? Bob Nichols. He and Garrison were two of the authors of the Concerned Citizen letter to every resident, advising them to put the $175.00 in escrow at Anderson Bank. What are the chances?
MULTIPLE LOT OWNERS BETTER MEET AND MAKE A VOTING PLAN. IF THIS GOES UP FOR A VOTE THIS YEAR, YOU STILL HAVE ALL OF YOUR VOTING RIGHTS. Don't trust your Board to do the right thing. Eight of the nine, raise their hands and vote, without applying the governing documents, Attorney of Record opinions, sound business judgement, or any measurable judgement at all (Approve minutes that don't agree with the motions on the official recording, closed meetings - later called workshops, forced silence of committee members, etc.)
IF YOU AREN'T A MULTIPLE LOT OWNER AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE GUYS ARE UP TO, YOU NEED TO PREPARE TO FIGHT WITH YOUR VOTE.
A FINAL THOUGHT FOR MULTIPLE LOT OWNERS: If this thing, that's what it is, a dumb thing, passes through the Legal Committee, and the Attorney of Record, do something similar to what Legal Chair, Garrison recommended to ALL PROPERTY OWNERS. Hit the Board in the WALLET. IF THIS BECOMES A BY-LAW, read what it says. If you are only allowed one vote, pay your assessment ON ONE LOT, NONE OF THE REST, and use YOUR ONE VOTE. In the real world, the business world, and every other part of it, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. Worried about the rest of your properties? Don't be. This Board is repairing the bulk heads of canal lot owners who haven't paid their $5,000 individual assessment, AT OUR EXPENSE. They are so far behind in collections that you'll be old and don't care anymore when they get to you!
Should I be afraid of making this recommendation? No, I'm not! Look what Garrison and Bob Nichols recommended, and President Walton made one the Legal Chair, and your Board put the other one on the Legal Committee. PRESIDENT WALTON, this should put me at the top of your list for a call to sit on the Legal Committee. Oh, my hopes are dashed, I just remembered, I WON'T SIGN YOUR, MISGUIDED, Confidentiality Statement!
RESIDENTS, YOU NEED TO REMEMBER WHO WE ARE DEALING WITH.
