There is a statue of Prince N'Boots in my front yard. It was created from a picture in an old french story book that my husband's father use to read to him from. I had an artist in Canada craft it as a gift to him. I had a plaque added that says, "Sometimes, fairy tales do come true." For you that should mean that I do have the ability to try and find the good in a situation. I've tried to work with this board a number of times, and yet once again, just when I think one of them has gone from FROG - failing to follow sound governance, and harming those who would speak the truth, to PRINCE - let's take a look at this and try and do the right thing, this board falls back to governance trolls.
I'm usually smart enough to avoid lightening striking me twice. It has struck me twice in the last year in the governance convoluted storms brought almost daily to you by this board and their interior one up man struggles regarding their self viewed powers - own individual behind the scenes fighting. The good thing about lightening strikes is that the person who is struck makes sure that they are not the target of another strike. I allowed two, and you may label me uncooperative - whatever, but trust me, it will not happen again. Perhaps, you should start really looking at the Wedgefield governance storms brought by the winds of this board, and the lack of truth in their made up weather reports, rather than just taking them at their word.
HERE ARE THE TWO RECENT LIGHTENING STRIKES, BROUGHT TO YOU BY ME - THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THEIR FAIRY TALES DELIVERED BY A BOARD MEMBER PRINCE, WHO IT APPEARS ONLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RAIN GOVERNANCE NIGHTMARES ON OUR COMMUNITY.
Lightening Strike # 2 - most recent:
I have pulled the following quote from the article I posted on November 18, 2017 - titled - "The WPA Annual Meeting Results, And Comments", regarding questions from residents at the annual meeting, including mine. I post this quote from the article for you to realize that I consider what I print, and stand by what I say, and it starts bringing us up to date about the most recent lightening strike, by the president of our board. Here is the quote from that article:
"Resident # 8, and more numbers, because it is me, Madeline Claveloux, and I stood up a couple of times. This gets complicated. I will only report what I asked, and what I was told. There was some interaction with a board member after, that I will not discuss until I see if it unfolds. That was my commitment. I wasn't asked by the board member to keep it to myself, but I chose to in attempting to move forward.
I'm reporting to the best of my ability. I can't take notes when I am talking. I have great recall. I have readers who were present at the meeting and I ask that if you find error in what I say today, that you write the blog, and note your concern. I will remove your name, and publish it.
I asked how my board could have passed numerous changes to the policy manual, without posting first reading on the WPA website as required by a by-law that was submitted by a resident for a vote at an annual meeting, voted on, and passed a few years ago? I asked where our legal and compliance committee were that they had allowed this to happen for at least a year and a half, with numerous changes to the policy manual, voted on by every member of that board repeatedly. The board's answer was that they'd take a look at that! I came back and stated that every board member at that board table was responsible for knowing the by-laws - governing documents, and it went beyond compliance, and legal, when they all voted to approve without following the by-law. They sat looking at their hands each and everyone of them. I further asked if they'd have to recind any of those changes, until they did the right thing? They'll have to look into it. Comments: Residents, call me outspoken, trouble maker, whatever you want, but this is blatant disregard for our governing documents, and our operations in the best interests of Wedgefield. Hot dogs and votive lights will not buy me. The fact is, your individual board members and president all ignored this intentionally, and don't care. If you review the changes to the policy manual they made, they gave themselves higher spending limits, etc. At times, they ignore what even they put in the policy manual in regard to requests for proposals, bidding, contract development etc. It is costing us all, and they are thumbing their noses at us, and handling our governance and our very homes, and lives like we are a herd of dumb animals. The fact is, it hasn't been just a year and a half of this stuff, it has been about 3 years, and I called them on it once before, and they did nothing. I talked to the actual resident who had submitted this by-law change regarding posting between first and second reading and a vote to change the policy manual. That resident said that after the by-law had passed requiring this, that he/she was serving on the compliance committee to review and change as needed the policy manual. When the board wasn't following the by-law requirements then, he/she met with our current president, and he said it would be remedied, and they were false promises because it never happened, and he/she was no longer a member of the committee."
Now, for the rest of this particular "fairy tale". The board member who spoke to me twice at the annual meeting was President Walton. The first time, I had asked my question, and we were at a place in the meeting where we were on break waiting for the ballot count results. I was sitting with my husband minding my own business. President Walton approached, and in regard to my compliance question, he stated he really didn't know, didn't realize, and I told him pretty much what I stated above, that it was every board member's responsibility to know, let alone the president. He asked if I would meet with him to discuss it, and I said that I would. The conversation was decent - not combative. The second time that day, I was exiting after the meeting, and he followed me out the door, and spoke to me on the sidewalk, again stating that would meet, but he didn't even know whether this board would elect him president again. Should have made no difference president, or not, he would still be a board member, with rights to follow up to do the right thing.
No call came to set up a time to meet in November, even after he was elected President. No call came in December. Then, I arrived early for the December 19, 2017 WPA board meeting. I always bring a book and read until the meeting starts so I won't be accused of saying or doing anything, that the board could site as causing a problem. President Walton approached me, and said he would like me to sit on a new committee - a website committee. He further stated that if I agreed, he would first make a motion at the December meeting for the board to approve the committee, and if approved, he would submit my name to serve on the committee. I told him that I would be happy to help, and in that cooperative spirit, further told him that since it was a new committee that he might want to involve some of our newer residents in the committee. I gave him the names of two residents who have lived here two to three years. He told me that he had ideas of a website that was both public and pass word secured for certain information, and possibly a public comment section, but the committee would discuss that and more, if approved. I stated that I hoped that in his request for me to serve, that he didn't ask me because he thought I had expertise in website construction, because I didn't - I have the blog, but developed the frame work flying by the seat of my pants. I welcomed the opportunity, if approved by the board.
President Walton put both motions forward during the December board meeting, and they passed unanimously. I have not heard one word from President Walton since.
A few days ago, I was doing some research and went to to the WPA website. The website was public and pass word protected, with public announcements. Looks, like I wasn't to be included in anything anyway, and his offer to me was nothing more than buying time, and not answering my questions from the annual meeting. This isn't the first time, that board members have used this ploy - shut her up in the moment, and pretend that we have been listening. The first - other lightening strike will appear in Part II tomorrow, and the frog attempting to be a "open" board member, trying to go from frog board member to prince board member, is Anderson.
For today, we'll use another fairy tale/nursery rhyme response, to President Walton. "Ba, Ba, black sheep have you any wool?" Today's answer from resident black sheep, Madeline Claveloux is, "no sir, no sir - non to be used to pull the wool over my eyes for the moment."
MY LETTER TO THE BOARD:
I have pulled the following quote from the article I posted on November 18, 2017 - titled - "The WPA Annual Meeting Results, And Comments", regarding questions from residents at the annual meeting, including mine. I post this quote from the article for you to realize that I consider what I print, and stand by what I say, and it starts bringing us up to date about the most recent lightening strike, by the president of our board. Here is the quote from that article:
"Resident # 8, and more numbers, because it is me, Madeline Claveloux, and I stood up a couple of times. This gets complicated. I will only report what I asked, and what I was told. There was some interaction with a board member after, that I will not discuss until I see if it unfolds. That was my commitment. I wasn't asked by the board member to keep it to myself, but I chose to in attempting to move forward.
I'm reporting to the best of my ability. I can't take notes when I am talking. I have great recall. I have readers who were present at the meeting and I ask that if you find error in what I say today, that you write the blog, and note your concern. I will remove your name, and publish it.
I asked how my board could have passed numerous changes to the policy manual, without posting first reading on the WPA website as required by a by-law that was submitted by a resident for a vote at an annual meeting, voted on, and passed a few years ago? I asked where our legal and compliance committee were that they had allowed this to happen for at least a year and a half, with numerous changes to the policy manual, voted on by every member of that board repeatedly. The board's answer was that they'd take a look at that! I came back and stated that every board member at that board table was responsible for knowing the by-laws - governing documents, and it went beyond compliance, and legal, when they all voted to approve without following the by-law. They sat looking at their hands each and everyone of them. I further asked if they'd have to recind any of those changes, until they did the right thing? They'll have to look into it. Comments: Residents, call me outspoken, trouble maker, whatever you want, but this is blatant disregard for our governing documents, and our operations in the best interests of Wedgefield. Hot dogs and votive lights will not buy me. The fact is, your individual board members and president all ignored this intentionally, and don't care. If you review the changes to the policy manual they made, they gave themselves higher spending limits, etc. At times, they ignore what even they put in the policy manual in regard to requests for proposals, bidding, contract development etc. It is costing us all, and they are thumbing their noses at us, and handling our governance and our very homes, and lives like we are a herd of dumb animals. The fact is, it hasn't been just a year and a half of this stuff, it has been about 3 years, and I called them on it once before, and they did nothing. I talked to the actual resident who had submitted this by-law change regarding posting between first and second reading and a vote to change the policy manual. That resident said that after the by-law had passed requiring this, that he/she was serving on the compliance committee to review and change as needed the policy manual. When the board wasn't following the by-law requirements then, he/she met with our current president, and he said it would be remedied, and they were false promises because it never happened, and he/she was no longer a member of the committee."
(PICTURE POSTED IN THAT ARTICLE)
END OF QUOTE FROM NOV. 2017 ARTICLE
Now, for the rest of this particular "fairy tale". The board member who spoke to me twice at the annual meeting was President Walton. The first time, I had asked my question, and we were at a place in the meeting where we were on break waiting for the ballot count results. I was sitting with my husband minding my own business. President Walton approached, and in regard to my compliance question, he stated he really didn't know, didn't realize, and I told him pretty much what I stated above, that it was every board member's responsibility to know, let alone the president. He asked if I would meet with him to discuss it, and I said that I would. The conversation was decent - not combative. The second time that day, I was exiting after the meeting, and he followed me out the door, and spoke to me on the sidewalk, again stating that would meet, but he didn't even know whether this board would elect him president again. Should have made no difference president, or not, he would still be a board member, with rights to follow up to do the right thing.
No call came to set up a time to meet in November, even after he was elected President. No call came in December. Then, I arrived early for the December 19, 2017 WPA board meeting. I always bring a book and read until the meeting starts so I won't be accused of saying or doing anything, that the board could site as causing a problem. President Walton approached me, and said he would like me to sit on a new committee - a website committee. He further stated that if I agreed, he would first make a motion at the December meeting for the board to approve the committee, and if approved, he would submit my name to serve on the committee. I told him that I would be happy to help, and in that cooperative spirit, further told him that since it was a new committee that he might want to involve some of our newer residents in the committee. I gave him the names of two residents who have lived here two to three years. He told me that he had ideas of a website that was both public and pass word secured for certain information, and possibly a public comment section, but the committee would discuss that and more, if approved. I stated that I hoped that in his request for me to serve, that he didn't ask me because he thought I had expertise in website construction, because I didn't - I have the blog, but developed the frame work flying by the seat of my pants. I welcomed the opportunity, if approved by the board.
President Walton put both motions forward during the December board meeting, and they passed unanimously. I have not heard one word from President Walton since.
A few days ago, I was doing some research and went to to the WPA website. The website was public and pass word protected, with public announcements. Looks, like I wasn't to be included in anything anyway, and his offer to me was nothing more than buying time, and not answering my questions from the annual meeting. This isn't the first time, that board members have used this ploy - shut her up in the moment, and pretend that we have been listening. The first - other lightening strike will appear in Part II tomorrow, and the frog attempting to be a "open" board member, trying to go from frog board member to prince board member, is Anderson.
For today, we'll use another fairy tale/nursery rhyme response, to President Walton. "Ba, Ba, black sheep have you any wool?" Today's answer from resident black sheep, Madeline Claveloux is, "no sir, no sir - non to be used to pull the wool over my eyes for the moment."
I'M NOT THIS KIND OF RESIDENT SHEEP NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY.
STAY TUNED FOR PART II TOMORROW
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PART TWO ADDED JAN. 16, 2018 - BOARD MEMBER ANDERSON'S OFFER TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE - SUCH AS IT WAS:
April 24, 2017
TO: WPA BOARD
FROM: Madeline Y. Claveloux
RE: RESIDENT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FIRST HAND FROM
BRIAN TUCKER, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOR GEORGETOWN COUNTY
CC: The Wedgefield Examiner, undisclosed group of residents
organized to survey every member on the possible
purchase of the Wedgefield Golf Course by the county
NOTE: Please distribute to the entire board, and place a copy in the correspondence file.
There is obvious interest by the membership regarding the appearance of the Wedgefield Plantation Golf course, and the possible purchase of the course by the county. I, and many other residents would like direct information from a county representative, who would answer our questions with first hand information, provided directly from the source. Additionally, residents are concerned for a number of reasons, about how the board intends to survey, and petition the community for the county. Basically, we all want first hand information, and we want every member surveyed.
Immediately following the April 28th WPA Board Meeting, there were over 1,000 visits to The Wedgefield Examiner, in just a little over 24 hours. Additionally, since then the volume of visits, even on the weekend, has exceeded 100 visits per day, and residents are writing letters to the blog about the potential purchase almost daily, and they are being published. While the board may not like, or wish to acknowledge the blog, it appears that members are turning to it as a vehicle to both get, and put out information. Several residents have contacted me, and I have met with them in small groups, and they want to move forward with a plan to see that we get first hand information, and that every member is surveyed.
To date, I’ve spoken to Brian Tucker, and he has agreed that if a group of residents would like to hear from him, that he is willing to speak to them. The group has suggested that we develop a mailing to every member that would include a cover letter indicating a date time, and place of meeting, and a prepaid post card addressed to Brian Tucker, detailed with a “yes” or “no” on the potential purchase by the county, a place to indicate the # of lots owned by the member, and a signature line. The group is working on the mailing list now, and yes, we have recruited promise of donation of funds for mailing, printing, etc. The overriding question throughout our work has been, “why isn’t our board promoting this kind of open communication, and surveying on an issue that is so important to so many of us.”
This morning, I touched base with some of the people working on the project, and agreed to contact the board, present the fact that Mr. Tucker is willing to meet Wedgefield residents, and ask the board if they would consider taking over notifying every member of a date, and time to hear Mr. Tucker, and at the same time provide a survey tool to every member. Are you willing to do this to unify the sharing of information with every member, and seek the opinion to be shared with the county, from every member? Wouldn’t it be beneficial to the board, all members, in unification and providing answers to the county?
Please respond. We’ll continue our work if we must and make our decisions if we must. Shouldn’t we all be working together for Wedgefield?"
BOARD MEMBER ANDERSON'S RESPONSE AS IT RELATES TO A OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON A SURVEY COMMITTEE:
Later in the same letter:
I respond pleasantly, and cooperatively immediately:
BOARD MEMBER ANDERSON'S RESPONSE AS IT RELATES TO A OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON A SURVEY COMMITTEE:
"I would suggest that you and your group contact the office and join the committee already in place and discuss your ideas openly with the committee. We don't need two petitions going around. That would only create confusion. "
Later in the same letter:
"I feel the original idea was to do the petition first to see if the “concept” is something a large number of residents are open to and THEN have a meeting with Mr. Tucker. The petition spelled out the generalities of the concept. I am not personally opposed to anything that is a reasonable idea. Some of your ideas here seem good. Again, I would recommend you join the committee already in place and work with them to incorporate your ideas into what is already being prepared."
Still later in his letter Anderson attempts to throw a wrench in his good will offering of my serving on the committee by negative assumptions. You'll see in my response to him, that I didn't bite, but offered assurance that I would be happy to cooperate, and serve on the committee. He says the following:
Still later in his letter Anderson attempts to throw a wrench in his good will offering of my serving on the committee by negative assumptions. You'll see in my response to him, that I didn't bite, but offered assurance that I would be happy to cooperate, and serve on the committee. He says the following:
"I couldn't agree more that we need to work together. And that usually means compromise. I will already assume one of your responses to this letter will be that you cannot work with the existing committee because of its chairperson. To my knowledge Mr. Armistead volunteered to head this effort up. To refuse to work with his committee over a 10 year old disagreement on a completely different issue isn't indicative of a “let's all work together for Wedgefield” attitude. I will guarantee you he be willing to work with you and hear your ideas. So let's ALL put aside our differences and see if we can find some common ground on perhaps the most important issue Wedgefield will ever face."
Adam Anderson
Community LiaisonI respond pleasantly, and cooperatively immediately:
April 26, 2017
TO: WPA BOARD
FROM: Madeline Y. Claveloux
RE: COMMUNITY LIAISON EMAIL DATED 4/26/17
CC: Wedgefield Examiner, undisclosed groups of residents
involved in a resident project pertaining to the possible
Wedgefield Golf course sale to the county
Please place a copy in the correspondence file, and distribute to the board.
I appreciate the board’s timely response to my email. Thank you. I took a little time to contact the various people working on the project I described to you, to gather feedback. I, and they, want the unity that the board wants, open communication, and a presentation of unity to the county in any information provided.
First, I welcome the opportunity to be considered by the board, to be a member of the committee. I realize that it is only an invitation to be considered, as the board votes on committee members. Yes, I couldn't agree more that we need to work together, and that usually does mean compromise. That is why I wrote the board.
The project I described to you has been put on hold. We won’t move forward with printing of a letter, and post card, and mailing. We will continue the work in progress on the mailing list to all members, not as a threat, but because a few of the groups have discussed other projects that may require it. I hope that will confirm for you our interest to cooperate. One of our groups is working with involving new residents in projects. While I stay out of their finite business, two names – fresh perspectives have been suggested of individuals who appear at this distance willing to work to improve Wedgefield. I’m told one has been contacted, and would be willing to be considered for your committee, and another has been left a message. There is no demand, but if the board is interested, I would be happy to provide their names.
I agree that we can’t function on rumors. It appeared most of the concerns of the individuals who have written to me, either to have their letters (names removed) published, or stating their concerns, but asking that their writings not be published, or comments on Face Book, were negative regarding the possible county involvement. That is why I took the time to call Mr. Tucker, and the realtor, and have taken calls from residents asking what I knew about this, or that group of people walking or driving on the golf course. I have no stated opinion on the county’s possible purchase. My inquiry has been to the process & value of a survey, and how it would have any value, drove me to make those calls. I found Mr. Tucker was willing to talk, put the possible county’s very early stage consideration of involvement - to put things in perspective to be helpful. It appeared to me, and the people who were working on the project I described, that it would be helpful to have that prospective outlined by the county directly to all residents, to benefit residents’ survey answers.
In the frankness required to work together, you have assumed incorrectly, when you state: “ I will already assume one of your responses to this letter will be that you cannot work with the existing committee because of its chairperson. To my knowledge Mr. Armistead volunteered to head this effort up. To refuse to work with his committee over a 10 year old disagreement on a completely different issue isn't indicative of a “let's all work together for Wedgefield” attitude.” When I wrote the board in a cooperative spirit, I did not even bring that discussion to the table. While your reference to a “10 year old disagreement” does not begin to describe the situation that is documented in WPA records, I suggest in the spirit of working together that we not jump to conclusions of one another’s reactions. Having worked with unions and management in large company shut down situations, providing outplacement facilities, and services for both under the satisfaction of both, I learned to study the issues and personalities of both, meet with them together in meetings, without prejudicing the outcome of common goals. We have common interests and goals, and shouldn’t assume, and taint an open working relationship.
Again, I appreciate your email. No response is required, except to let me know, what my next steps are to be considered for the committee. "
HERE IS THE LIGHTENING STRIKE. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE OFFER TO SERVE ON COMMITTEE, AND MY POSITIVE RESPONSE - AS POSTED ON THE BLOG ON MAY 26, 2017:
Board Member Anderson, I NEVER HEARD from the board again, after I clearly expressed an interest to serve on the committee the board had formed chaired by resident Armistead.
NOTE: From the approved minutes of the April 18th WPA Board Meeting: "New Business: Bob Garrison stated that if the County did decide to purchase the golf course, it could take at least four (4) months to accomplish that and in the meantime, the grass is growing like crazy. Bob presented a potential Petition to see if the residents are interested in the County owning the golf course. Bob suggested that we get this out street by street. Would the Board agree to circulating this to get an estimate of everyone who is in agreement? Jacky Walton mentioned that we could appoint Roger Armistead as an Ad Hoc Committee to accomplish this task." Additionally in that same answer to the board I asked if they would be interested in two additional names of new residents who would be willing to serve. What is worse is that by the time we got to the May WPA meeting, there was no report during the meeting for the adhoc committee - let alone naming and voting on committee members! Mr. Armistead spoke during resident comments about inviting Mr. Tucker, and his recent email to him, and a meeting where he would speak, but NO mention of a survey - the very item the board made him responsible for during a vote at the April meeting. Once again, it appears our board changed direction with no discussion at the table about what happened to the survey/petition. The mailing regarding a meeting has since gone out, and there was no survey,nor do we know whether it went to every member house hold. Was the board afraid to move forward with a legitimate committee once I said yes, I'd serve? Don't talk to me about negativity. I wasn't, and my board failed all of us. We are back to your hidden agenda, and you are looking for scape goats - I'll never qualify as that, I'm not only not negative on this issue, I got the problem identified correctly, and it is the board! It should be noted that immediately following Mr. Armistead's comments, that I went directly to him, offered any assistance that he might need, and told him that I had spoken quite some time ago to Mr. Tucker, and during our conversation that he had agreed to speak to Wedgefield residents, and that I had immediately notified the board of that opportunity. I further explained that Mr. Tucker spent as much time as needed on our call, and I felt it would benefit all residents to hear him. I fulfilled my commitment to work with Mr. Armistead, BUT ONCE AGAIN THE GAME CHANGED. "
TODAY, you've seen the second lightening strike of the board when they put an offer forward, and you genuinely respond, and offer to help. I'm done attempting to cooperate in any of the board's convoluted, sinister attempts to draw me into cooperating with their illegal (according to the governing documents), efforts. I've never been into game playing, and won't start now. Since the blog's start I have received many thanks from readers for the efforts to keep the residents informed, when your board obviously won't. Over the holidays, I talked to a long time reader who told me how proud they were of me for all that I have done for the community in attempting to bringing truth to what our governance in Wedgefield truly is. They stated further that they appreciated my attempts to work with the board when asked. I told them at the time that I would do what I could outside of the blog to help. I hope that individual will continue to be proud of how I operate, but enough is enough, when the board continues to be less than genuine in their offers, and in fact use it as a tool of abuse, to someone who cares.
If anyone thinks that these board actions have caused me to feel defeated, and shut down the blog, they are sadly mistaken. In truth, it has spurred me on to continue to tell the corrupt story of Wedgefield governance. Stay tuned. I'll never be a sheep cowered by the board herders.
HERE IS THE LIGHTENING STRIKE. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE OFFER TO SERVE ON COMMITTEE, AND MY POSITIVE RESPONSE - AS POSTED ON THE BLOG ON MAY 26, 2017:
Board Member Anderson, I NEVER HEARD from the board again, after I clearly expressed an interest to serve on the committee the board had formed chaired by resident Armistead.
NOTE: From the approved minutes of the April 18th WPA Board Meeting: "New Business: Bob Garrison stated that if the County did decide to purchase the golf course, it could take at least four (4) months to accomplish that and in the meantime, the grass is growing like crazy. Bob presented a potential Petition to see if the residents are interested in the County owning the golf course. Bob suggested that we get this out street by street. Would the Board agree to circulating this to get an estimate of everyone who is in agreement? Jacky Walton mentioned that we could appoint Roger Armistead as an Ad Hoc Committee to accomplish this task." Additionally in that same answer to the board I asked if they would be interested in two additional names of new residents who would be willing to serve. What is worse is that by the time we got to the May WPA meeting, there was no report during the meeting for the adhoc committee - let alone naming and voting on committee members! Mr. Armistead spoke during resident comments about inviting Mr. Tucker, and his recent email to him, and a meeting where he would speak, but NO mention of a survey - the very item the board made him responsible for during a vote at the April meeting. Once again, it appears our board changed direction with no discussion at the table about what happened to the survey/petition. The mailing regarding a meeting has since gone out, and there was no survey,nor do we know whether it went to every member house hold. Was the board afraid to move forward with a legitimate committee once I said yes, I'd serve? Don't talk to me about negativity. I wasn't, and my board failed all of us. We are back to your hidden agenda, and you are looking for scape goats - I'll never qualify as that, I'm not only not negative on this issue, I got the problem identified correctly, and it is the board! It should be noted that immediately following Mr. Armistead's comments, that I went directly to him, offered any assistance that he might need, and told him that I had spoken quite some time ago to Mr. Tucker, and during our conversation that he had agreed to speak to Wedgefield residents, and that I had immediately notified the board of that opportunity. I further explained that Mr. Tucker spent as much time as needed on our call, and I felt it would benefit all residents to hear him. I fulfilled my commitment to work with Mr. Armistead, BUT ONCE AGAIN THE GAME CHANGED. "
TODAY, you've seen the second lightening strike of the board when they put an offer forward, and you genuinely respond, and offer to help. I'm done attempting to cooperate in any of the board's convoluted, sinister attempts to draw me into cooperating with their illegal (according to the governing documents), efforts. I've never been into game playing, and won't start now. Since the blog's start I have received many thanks from readers for the efforts to keep the residents informed, when your board obviously won't. Over the holidays, I talked to a long time reader who told me how proud they were of me for all that I have done for the community in attempting to bringing truth to what our governance in Wedgefield truly is. They stated further that they appreciated my attempts to work with the board when asked. I told them at the time that I would do what I could outside of the blog to help. I hope that individual will continue to be proud of how I operate, but enough is enough, when the board continues to be less than genuine in their offers, and in fact use it as a tool of abuse, to someone who cares.
If anyone thinks that these board actions have caused me to feel defeated, and shut down the blog, they are sadly mistaken. In truth, it has spurred me on to continue to tell the corrupt story of Wedgefield governance. Stay tuned. I'll never be a sheep cowered by the board herders.
