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During last night’s board meeting, vice
president/legal/compliance – member of many board committees/Garrison reported
that a lawsuit had been filed against a single board member. Garrison would not provide details such as
name of resident (understandable), name of board member (not understandable),
or complaint of the lawsuit (not understandable). He went on to say that the WPA attorney of
record and the insurance company would have to be notified. At one point he mentioned that it might be
frivolous, and at another that we would all have to pay. He also says, almost in seeking sympathy for
the board, “who would want to serve on the board” - what in situations like
these?
Why don’t we have a right to know at
least the bare minimum details when we “all will pay”? Why aren’t our residents offended to the
point of action with the right to know what our board is doing, what caused an
action by a resident, when we all have to pay, because we all do pay through
our assessments? Obviously, we don’t
know what this is about, because they won’t tell us! When did that become acceptable? When this board, each and every member
individually, started voting without a review of our governing documents for
themselves. When each of them appeared
to find it OK for some on this board to abuse verbally in public, anyone who
questioned, because it appeared that they had a special interest following from a
certain group of residents – here or there, who had something they wanted done
– according to the governing documents – or not, just so they got their
immediate project done.
There is a term that farmers use, I’m
not one, but I grew up next to my grandparent’s farm, and it is “they will eat
their young”. Yes, here in wonderful
Wedgefield you can have worked, got things accomplished out in the open – at
the board table – according to the governing documents – and once the project
is done, you will not only support blatant violations – things that harm
Wedgefield for years forward – just for your next favored project, and sit back
while some on this board abuse those who just want justice – the same rules for
all in benefit of the community. These
cohesive board members have been on attack for most 7-9 years. I don’t know what the lawsuit is about; I’m
willing to pay whatever it is, in hopes that it will bring some “justice” to
our community.
God only knows that there are plenty of
possibilities – not frivolous Mr. Garrison.
It could be ARC enforcement, procurement practices, finance – recent
expenditure of $7,950 to cut trees on private canal lots – or board decision to
expend up to possibly $135,000 in reserves on canal dredging with no public
discussion or vote until months after the canal lot owners depended on it, and
collected money – this list could go on forever. From what I’m hearing there a few others in
the community that may start – picking away at violations to our governing
documents – one little piece at a time.
On my way home from the meeting last
night, my husband and I discussed who it might be that was suing the
board. I guessed it might be one of the
two people whose letters I saw in the correspondence file. One out right told the board that due to
their lack of enforcing our governing documents on lot maintenance that he was
going to have “to do it the expensive way”.
There was no answer in the file for him from this board, and no mention
to you from the board table. Maybe it is
the resident who fought for ten months to have a shed removed, and was harassed
by Garrison when he came to three meetings, and spoke out during resident
comments? No more speculation. I value the commitment to the quality of life
in Wedgefield with its assets! I value
anyone who isn’t afraid to be heard when your board and your/our neighbors will
sit back and let it all happened, no matter how it happened – eat their young –
in this case neighbors - eat them up alive.
Garrison is the last person to play the
violin for the board! Gee, isn’t it
awful that some resident would do this to a board, or individual board
member? His violin squeaks in protest of
his words. History in Wedgefield speaks
to his false claim. He was a major
spokesperson in collection of funds to sue the 2009 board – not just the whole
board, but also each person individually.
He expressed his hurt to me at the time, when then that board for his
actions - countersued resident Garrison.
Don’t want to be sued board? Govern out in the open – at the board table,
each board member rely on the governing documents and voting accordingly, and
sanction those at the board table – in the moment, who would abuse verbally any
resident who questions.
As I finished my article, I received a
copy of the lawsuit from a resident willing to go to PUBLIC RECORDS. I’ve removed the resident name from the
documents, and have nothing to say about what they contain. No, this resident is not a close friend, or
neighbor, or writer to the blog.
HERE IS THE FIVE PAGE COURT FILING:
