RESIDENT WRITES REGARDING TREATMENT OF "GOOD PAYING MEMBERS"

The Wedgefield Examiner, has posted more than a few articles about your board's failure to follow through in collecting our assessments, following our governing documents.  For instance, WPA Covenants state, "Such assessment shall be set by the Board Directors of Wedgefield Plantation Association and payable within thirty (30) days after written notice to the grantee."  Yet, this board sends assessments due January 31, but does not charge late fees on those who pay late, until after March 1st.  In the end, they count on responsible residents to pay by the January 31st, resulting in providing favors to those who fail to follow the rules. After March 1st, they then began negative reporting at the board table regarding the number who have failed to pay, and the legal fees we all pay for liens on property, and foreclosure.  In 2013, your board posted a negative collection, homemade sign, at the front gate for all who enter into our Wedgefield world, to see. Your board's leniency in the beginning is sending a message to residents that could indicate, their seriousness regarding collection.  When they become frustrated, and collection is costly, they paint us  all with the broad public brush, insulting those who do the right thing, while admonishing those they let off the hook, delayed serious action from day one.

On 2/08/14 A Resident Wrote The Following To The Board:
"Now that you have sufficiently scolded all the good paying members of WPA by your comments in the Wragg (and that is exactly what it is....a rag) maybe you should just publish the names of the delinquents after attempts to collect have failed instead of spending more money to collect.  you people on the board are just like politicians...always spending someone else's money"  (Note to readers:  I, Madeline Y. Claveloux, did not write this letter to the board, nor did I put the person up to it (board accusation, at times).  I don't know this resident.)

In should be noted that there was no indication that the board had answered this resident.  Yet, when Anderson, Community Liaison, made his report during the Feb. board meeting, there was no mention of this writer.  Does this board have a hidden policy that if you disagree with the board, that you don't answer, or acknowledge that a resident has brought issue to the board?  It is a question  that you might ask yourself, in future articles about who the board serves, and who the board determines, is worth answering.  It is entirely possible considering someone on the board drew a rabbit out of the hat and declared no copies for residents, or board members, last week.  Calling Legal Chair Garrison and Compliance Chair De Marchi, what written policy, or governing document, or board discussion and vote, did you pull that from (ANS:  none), while trying to cover up the ridiculous contract (Not, under any standard.) and request for proposal (Never, have seen this called an RFP anywhere.), why covering up The Gate House FIX?

A FINAL NOTE: DID YOU KNOW THAT AS A RESIDENT YOU CAN SUBMIT AN ARTICLE TO THE WRAGG?

WPA POLICY MANUAL, Section VI, COMMUNICATIONS, 2.01, (b), "Letters to the Editor will be published provided they are signed and express a legitimate point of view of interest to members.  Letters pushing a particulate political point of view will not be accepted.  No libelous or inflammatory material shall be presented."

Residents, what do you think the chances are that the resident who wrote the board (above), didn't appear to get an answer from the board, would be allowed to submit his letter to the Wragg, and have it printed?  Maybe you'll test it.  I doubt that it would be printed by this board.  You may have to develop your own blog or website in order to be heard.  Perhaps, if you develop your own blog or website, you could call it "The Wedgefield Rag"

I know the following would never be published. When your president won't answer a serious question, and it is the story board of this board in general, you develop your own blog, and are forced to put the following up, in desperation of ever being answered.



DAY 9 AND COUNTING PRESIDENT WALTON.  WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION REGARDING YOUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE GATEHOUSE FIX?