The Carpetbaggers[1]
Jack and Brenda Van Sickle, Jake Eaton, Paul and Carol Pontious, Margot and Keith Stevens, Carol Hanson, Jackie Perez, Frank Ota, David Ross, Murray Zacharia, Steve Mattox, Jim Moyer, Jo Ann and John De Winkler, Sonny Robinson, Jeffery Salvin
What these ‘leaders’ have said / done | What these ‘leaders’ are saying / doing now |
Regarding the Lake Ashton Roadways: | Regarding the Lake Ashton Roadways: |
· There is NOTHING wrong with our roads | · Less than a year after wasting $78,000 dollars by not following through with law suit and failure to inform the Lawyers that Lake Ashton faces a multi-million dollar life long road repair problem, NOW suddenly our ‘leaders” recognize that Lake Ashton roadways are failing |
· Lied to the Residents by misrepresenting the truth and the extent of the problem | · Refuses to file a law suit against the FOUR companies (3 of which are still in business) , that were responsible in the building our defective roadways |
· Resisted and fought against obtaining engineering assessments regarding the statues of our roadways | · INSTEAD of holding those who built these defective roadways accountable. are making plans that will cost the Residents hundreds of thousands of dollars to attempt to repair our failing roads |
· Wasted $78,000 of residents money by NOT informing lawyers that there was a lifelong, multi-Million road repair problem | · That is right – these ‘leaders’ much rather reach into YOUR pocket to pay for the life long road repair problems vice having those who built these defect roads held accountable and pay for these repairs |
· All of their votes and actions to date, have been in favor of the Developer and at the expense and determent to all the Residents | |
· Continue to Refuse to file a law suit against the FOUR companies (3 of which are still in business) , that were responsible in the building our defective roadways | |
In terms of the 5 Support Contracts (Management, Maintenance, Grounds, Security, Restaurant) | In terms of the 5 Support Contracts (Management, Maintenance, Grounds, Security, Restaurant) |
· Every year PROMISE the residents they will resubmit RFPs to order to obtain price, services as well contracts that will financially benefit the residents vice the developer only | · Have wanted to hire a consulting and marketing firm to find someone to run our restaurant … That’s right, PAY someone large fees with monies we do not have, in ‘hope’ of finding someone to run our restaurant. |
· To date, our ‘leaders’ still haven’t crafted or submitted RFPs regarding these costly contracts. | · Refuse to listen to Residents who are, and have, been VERY successful in the restaurant industry · Have refuse all offers regarding the restaurant that were designed to financially benefit the Residents of Lake Ashton and not the developer |
· Are still reluctant to write and submit RFPs that will benefit the Lake Ashton Community – these ‘leaders’ much rather hire someone to do their job OR create a committee to pretend to be doing something | |
· Lake Ashton East has been in the Residents control for the past 5 years and ‘our leaders’ have done NOTHING that benefits the residents in this area – ALL their actions and votes have been in support of the developer | |
Regarding Developer losing his contracts with Lake Ashton | Regarding Developer losing his contracts with Lake Ashton |
· Have stated that the Developer can be trusted – he will not take anything that doesn’t belong to him | · They have done NOTHING to protect the interests of Residents of Lake Ashton. IMPACT – we will end up paying for all such equipment etc AGAIN |
· Currently, the Developer is stealing everything he can get his hands on, yet our ‘leadership’ refuse to call the police or intervene on the residents behalf. | |
· Just check out the pool room in the club house – all the animal heads suddenly disappeared one night. · Lawn equipment and more disappearing | |
· WHY hasn’t our ‘leadership’ demanded that when the developer remove items and equipment for our community, to produce a proof of purchase. Otherwise EVERYTHING in the Lake Ashton BELONGS to the Residents since we have paid for these things when we moved here in the form of our pro-rata share of the repayment of the infrastructure bonds that built Lake Ashton. |
[1] Derogatory term, suggesting opportunism and exploitation, often formed alliances to politically manipulated and control, for their own financial and power gains see URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger
