Post by Poor Richard on Nov 2, 2021 11:05:01 GMT -7
Glastonbury Group Seeks To Keep GLA Intact
On October 28, 2021 members of the Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA) started to receive a mailing from a group called "Concerned Glastonbury Landowners" (CGL). An email address was included and the Forum sent questions to the group. A response was not received. The mailing list was from the GLA and some labels contained parcel numbers. The CGL letter is confusing so we included some background information below.
On June 23, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against the Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA) in the 6th District Court. This lawsuit was brought by three current South Glastonbury GLA Directors; Jerry Ladewig, John McAlister, and Andrea Sedlak. The Dissolution lawsuit seeks to either dissolve the GLA completely or separate it into two boards; one for North and one for South Glastonbury.
You may download the Dissolution lawsuit here. The signed petitions and addenda are included.
The GLA then hired attorney Ryan Jackson to defend the association against the Dissolution lawsuit. Park County requires that all parties in a pending lawsuit attempt to solve their problems by mediation before asking the court to step in. A Mediation meeting was held on October 4th at Attorney Ryan Jackson's office in Bozeman. At that meeting, Directors Accatino, Brozovsky, Dubiel, Ladewig, Mcalister, Mizzi, and Sedlak agreed to split the GLA into two separate organizations; GLA-North and GLA-South. They signed a memorandum of understanding and pledged to vote for a GLA Board Resolution to divide Glastonbury. At the October 6th GLA Board meeting Directors Accatino, Brozovsky, Dubiel, Ladewig, Mcalister, Mizzi, and Sedlak once again agreed, this time on behalf of all landowners, to split the GLA into two separate organizations; GLA-North and GLA-South. The GLA assets would be evenly allocated to each organization and then the current GLA would cease to exist. Directors Brockett and Dirkers voted no.
You may download the Dissolution lawsuit here. The signed petitions and addenda are included.
The GLA then hired attorney Ryan Jackson to defend the association against the Dissolution lawsuit. Park County requires that all parties in a pending lawsuit attempt to solve their problems by mediation before asking the court to step in. A Mediation meeting was held on October 4th at Attorney Ryan Jackson's office in Bozeman. At that meeting, Directors Accatino, Brozovsky, Dubiel, Ladewig, Mcalister, Mizzi, and Sedlak agreed to split the GLA into two separate organizations; GLA-North and GLA-South. They signed a memorandum of understanding and pledged to vote for a GLA Board Resolution to divide Glastonbury. At the October 6th GLA Board meeting Directors Accatino, Brozovsky, Dubiel, Ladewig, Mcalister, Mizzi, and Sedlak once again agreed, this time on behalf of all landowners, to split the GLA into two separate organizations; GLA-North and GLA-South. The GLA assets would be evenly allocated to each organization and then the current GLA would cease to exist. Directors Brockett and Dirkers voted no.
The CGL letter asks readers to sign a petition to prevent the dissolution or splitting of the GLA into two separate organizations. The petitions will be presented to the 6th District Court who will eventually hand down a ruling. The CGL ask that the court dismiss the Dissolution lawsuit and approve the Judicial Relief lawsuit that was filed by GLA directors Newman Brozovsky and Charlotte Mizzi. A self-addressed envelope was enclosed.
Reliable sources have told the Forum that Director Charlotte Mizzi is behind the CGL letter and petition. As recently as November 1 Mizzi was asking volunteers to call landowners. Each volunteer was given a list with names and phone numbers. It is not clear if the numbers came from a GLA confidential database. As Secretary, Mizzi would have access to that database. The volunteers were asked to explain to landowners why dividing the GLA is a bad idea and told to recite the reasons stated in the CGL letter. Then they were to encourage landowners to sign the petition and mail it to the CGL.
The CGL letter notes that a "small handful of landowners" brought the idea of separating North from South Glastonbury to the court via a lawsuit. What the letter fails to mention is that the separation Resolution at the October 6th board meeting was endorsed by seven of the nine GLA board members on behalf of all landowners. Directors Brozovsky, Accatino, Dubiel, Mizzi, Ladewig, McAlister, and Sedlak approved of destroying the present GLA and dividing the community into two separate organizations known as GLA-South and GLA-North. Only Directors Brockett and Dirkers opposed the separation Resolution. The GLA Board by definition speaks for all the landowners. The board-approved Resolution has been passed on to the 6th Judicial Court. The court will schedule a hearing regarding the Resolution. Sometime after the hearing, a judge will hand down a ruling. The hearing date has yet to be determined.
Why would Director Mizzi approve and sign a mediation agreement to split Glastonbury and then vote for the same agreement at the October 6th GLA Board meeting? At the August 23, 2021 GLA Board meeting Mizzi was fired as Secretary. Mizzi did not accept her firing and complained to attorney Jackson about it. Attorney Jackson eventually addressed her complaint by adding language to the Mediation Agreement that effectively restored Mizzi to the position of Secretary. That may have been enough to get Mizzi to vote yes and sign the agreement. Newman Brozovsky was also restored as GLA President. Once she voted yes, Brozovsky, Dubiel, and Accatino followed with affirmative votes and signatures.
On November 1, 2021, Director Brockett sent an email to the GLA Board requesting an open to landowners, Special Board meeting:
If the GLA Board can agree to hold a meeting open to the landowners then a full discussion could ensue. If Director Mizzi, Brozovsky, Dubiel, and Accatino could be convinced to change their vote for separation into one that rejects separation then the entire matter might be resolved.
Reliable sources have told the Forum that Director Charlotte Mizzi is behind the CGL letter and petition. As recently as November 1 Mizzi was asking volunteers to call landowners. Each volunteer was given a list with names and phone numbers. It is not clear if the numbers came from a GLA confidential database. As Secretary, Mizzi would have access to that database. The volunteers were asked to explain to landowners why dividing the GLA is a bad idea and told to recite the reasons stated in the CGL letter. Then they were to encourage landowners to sign the petition and mail it to the CGL.
The CGL letter notes that a "small handful of landowners" brought the idea of separating North from South Glastonbury to the court via a lawsuit. What the letter fails to mention is that the separation Resolution at the October 6th board meeting was endorsed by seven of the nine GLA board members on behalf of all landowners. Directors Brozovsky, Accatino, Dubiel, Mizzi, Ladewig, McAlister, and Sedlak approved of destroying the present GLA and dividing the community into two separate organizations known as GLA-South and GLA-North. Only Directors Brockett and Dirkers opposed the separation Resolution. The GLA Board by definition speaks for all the landowners. The board-approved Resolution has been passed on to the 6th Judicial Court. The court will schedule a hearing regarding the Resolution. Sometime after the hearing, a judge will hand down a ruling. The hearing date has yet to be determined.
Why would Director Mizzi approve and sign a mediation agreement to split Glastonbury and then vote for the same agreement at the October 6th GLA Board meeting? At the August 23, 2021 GLA Board meeting Mizzi was fired as Secretary. Mizzi did not accept her firing and complained to attorney Jackson about it. Attorney Jackson eventually addressed her complaint by adding language to the Mediation Agreement that effectively restored Mizzi to the position of Secretary. That may have been enough to get Mizzi to vote yes and sign the agreement. Newman Brozovsky was also restored as GLA President. Once she voted yes, Brozovsky, Dubiel, and Accatino followed with affirmative votes and signatures.
On November 1, 2021, Director Brockett sent an email to the GLA Board requesting an open to landowners, Special Board meeting:
To All:
I have received several inquiries from landowners regarding the Concerned Glastonbury Landowners (CGL) letter they recently received. Many agree with the premise of the letter which states that landowners should have a voice in whether Glastonbury is divided or not. They want to know more and have many questions. A GLA Special Board meeting called for the purpose of discussing the CGL's concerns would be appropriate. I think the CGL should be invited and the meeting should be held ASAP.
What do you think?
Sincerely,
Director Tim Brockett
I have received several inquiries from landowners regarding the Concerned Glastonbury Landowners (CGL) letter they recently received. Many agree with the premise of the letter which states that landowners should have a voice in whether Glastonbury is divided or not. They want to know more and have many questions. A GLA Special Board meeting called for the purpose of discussing the CGL's concerns would be appropriate. I think the CGL should be invited and the meeting should be held ASAP.
What do you think?
Sincerely,
Director Tim Brockett
If the GLA Board can agree to hold a meeting open to the landowners then a full discussion could ensue. If Director Mizzi, Brozovsky, Dubiel, and Accatino could be convinced to change their vote for separation into one that rejects separation then the entire matter might be resolved.
No directors have responded to Brockett's request for a Special Meeting.
Download the Concerned Glastonbury Landowner's letter here.
Download the Resolution and Mediation agreement that 7 of 9 GLA directors voted for.
Download the Resolution and Mediation agreement that 7 of 9 GLA directors voted for.