Post by Poor Richard on Oct 5, 2021 10:58:00 GMT -7
Glastonbury is Finished; CUT Minister Casts Crucial Vote
Charlotte Mizzi Smashes The Sacred Dome Over Glastonbury
Charlotte Mizzi Smashes The Sacred Dome Over Glastonbury
On October 4th a court-ordered mediation session was held in Bozeman at the offices of Attorney Ryan Jackson for the Dissolution lawsuit brought against the Glastonbury Landowner's Association (GLA). The full-day session was mediated by Tracy Axleberg. The litigants; Dennis and Wendy Riley, Mark Seaver, Andrea Sedlak, Jerry and Jeff Ladewig and John and Martha McAlister were placed in one room with their attorney Nick Lofing. Charlotte Mizzi, Newman Brozovsky, Gerald Dubiel and Claudette Dirkers were in Attorney Jackson's office in person or via Zoom. Axleberg alternated between each group throughout the day. The meeting was often contentious and frequently touched subjects that had little to do with the Dissolution lawsuit. GLA Director and CUT minister Charlotte Mizzi was particularly fixated on remaining as Board Secretary even though she was legally fired on August 23. From the beginning both sides agreed that they did not want the case to go to court. That opened a clear path for a negotiated settlement.
After seven or so long hours a memorandum of agreement was hammered out. The Memorandum was then signed by Charlotte Mizzi, Newman Brozovsky and most of the litigants. Once a majority of participants signed the Memorandum, it became the accepted path forward. The litigants were jubilant and all are expected to sign the document. The Memorandum will then be formally written into a Resolution by the attorneys. A special GLA board meeting will be called to approve the Resolution. If the board approves the Resolution, it will be submitted to Judge Gilbert for her stamp of approval. Due to a backlog of court cases that may not happen until well into 2022.
After seven or so long hours a memorandum of agreement was hammered out. The Memorandum was then signed by Charlotte Mizzi, Newman Brozovsky and most of the litigants. Once a majority of participants signed the Memorandum, it became the accepted path forward. The litigants were jubilant and all are expected to sign the document. The Memorandum will then be formally written into a Resolution by the attorneys. A special GLA board meeting will be called to approve the Resolution. If the board approves the Resolution, it will be submitted to Judge Gilbert for her stamp of approval. Due to a backlog of court cases that may not happen until well into 2022.
Landowners can petition the GLA board before the Resolution is voted upon. After the board vote, landowners will be able to write letters to Judge Gilbert. The cutoff date for letters to the judge will be decided by the GLA board. Although Covenants will be changed there will not be a community-wide landowner vote. Landowners who do not read the Forum may not discover that Glastonbury government will be split until after it happens. The GLA will not be distributing copies of the Memorandum for landowner input.
The Memorandum signatories all agreed that Glastonbury will cease to exist. The sacred dome that connects North and South Glastonbury will be forever shattered. Two new entities will replace Glastonbury; GLA-South and GLA-North or whatever names the separate boards agree to. Landowners in both halves of Glastonbury will retain easements for common land. Only parcels listed in Appendix A and B in the Covenants will be included in the new communities. For GLA-North this means that 200 acres of Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) land that sits in the middle of North Glastonbury and is only accessible via GLA owned roads will remain outside of the legal jurisdiction of GLA-North. When CUT sells that property the proverbial pig farm could move in. In South Glastonbury most of the CUT owned property was sold in 2018 to Mountain Sky Ranch. Just one parcel remains where the CUT Teaching Center sits. That parcel has an outhouse but is too small for a pig farm.
The Memorandum signatories all agreed that Glastonbury will cease to exist. The sacred dome that connects North and South Glastonbury will be forever shattered. Two new entities will replace Glastonbury; GLA-South and GLA-North or whatever names the separate boards agree to. Landowners in both halves of Glastonbury will retain easements for common land. Only parcels listed in Appendix A and B in the Covenants will be included in the new communities. For GLA-North this means that 200 acres of Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) land that sits in the middle of North Glastonbury and is only accessible via GLA owned roads will remain outside of the legal jurisdiction of GLA-North. When CUT sells that property the proverbial pig farm could move in. In South Glastonbury most of the CUT owned property was sold in 2018 to Mountain Sky Ranch. Just one parcel remains where the CUT Teaching Center sits. That parcel has an outhouse but is too small for a pig farm.
The existing GLA board will be sharply limited in how it serves landowners and what business it is allowed to conduct. It will only be allowed to pay bills, continue with legal matters, approve road maintenance and snow plowing contracts and grant Project Review approvals for landowners. Minutes will not be allowed to be voted upon so no official records of board proceedings can be created and distributed to landowners. Collecting past due assessments appears to be a dead issue. GLA-South and GLA-North will have to resume collections at a later date once they get organized. The board will not be allowed to consider or approve candidates for board vacancies either. Nor will they be able to reaffirm the board vote to remove Newman Brozovsky as President and Charlotte Mizzi as Secretary. Both Brozovsky and Mizzi will continue to have full access to all GLA bank accounts. Officially the question of who was fired and who is a GLA officer will remain undecided. The Memorandum appoints John McAlister the duties of the President and he will officiate at all GLA board meetings.
The Mizzi/Brozovsky lawsuit asking the court for a new election will be put on hold until the court makes a decision regarding the Resolution to destroy Glastonbury and divide the spoils between GLA-North and GLA-South.