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Please take time to read the following article, "Resident Writes The Board regarding "Lessons Learned, Facts, Procedures, Policy Ignored, The Road Debacle". The Wedgefield Examiner will express an opinion under separate title, here. The following words are mine.
Some times information collides - work done separately, without knowledge of what another party is doing, and yet brings substance to a point. This is the case today.
As a resident who attends Board meetings, reviews documents, asks questions, etc., I have had an overwhelming concern about how our Board members are voting. As I reviewed Wheeler's documents, went back to tapes of the meetings, and paper work - or lack there of, I felt trapped. Why trapped?
We have four of the Board members, sitting at our current Board table who voted for this mess. They are Jacky Walton, McMillin, Garrison, and Barrier. Read the article. Wheeler tried to talk to them and present information. Listen to the board meeting tapes. McBride tried to talk to them at the Board table. They wouldn't listen to even elementary reason.
This year the four seem to have influence over the 2012 elected Board members -Cline and DeMarchi and those that were appointed - John Walton and Adam Anderson. Meeting after meeting, when votes are taken who do they ignore? McBride. I'm not saying McBride has the be all and end all answers. What I am saying is that he investigates. He asks questions that are within the realm of reason to the subject at hand and he is ignored. If you attend meetings it is often painful to watch.
My fear becomes my worst governance nightmare. It will be time to vote soon. Go to the tapes of the meetings and listen for yourself. You can't count on the minutes because they appear to be sanitized. The discussion surrounding a vote is often left out. Often they don't reflect who voted yea or nay.
You'll have to vote soon. The candidates are DeMarchi, John Walton, Adam Anderson, and Taco Wijthoff. Three of the candidates are voting with the crowd rather than independents representing good sound governance. What will you do? I have to think about it.
