Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2016 12:59:37 GMT -7
Administrators Note: Sally Muto requested that we post her letter to the GLA Board here. Her letter has also been distributed by the GLFPC to their email list recipients.
Dear GLA Board Members,
First off let me say how disappointed I am in the last board meeting. I had figured a new day was dawning in the overall attitude of board procedure. Yes, there has been frustration among board members and landowners alike about the board meetings getting out of control and nothing being accomplished. I agree with Charlotte in that respect. The board does need to do the Association's business. As Charlotte has stated many times it is best if issues are brought up at committee meetings. That seemed reasonable to me. Plus, I have brought up many times of Member meetings with Board member attendance being required, so landowners concerns could be addressed (more then 3 minutes) and future agenda items coming from these meetings.
WHAT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS LANDOWNERS CONCERNS SO FAR? IS IT ON ANY AGENDA? CONCERNS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN E-MAILS HAVE BEEN SENT!
Why then Charlotte, at the January meeting, did you not listen to the Project Review recommendations from the Chairs of that committee? I raised my hand, as a committee member, to remind you that at the site walk-about we felt that Mr. Michael-George should put in writing his responsibilities of dealing with damages to the road, personal property (Williams'), GLA liability, and water run off (which is just doing due diligence for the Association). You did not recognize me or were you interested in what, as a committee member, I might have to say. Plus, you disregarded and disrespected the Chairs of the Project Review on both applications brought to the board. Again, disregarding what our covenants say!! If Board members don't know our Covenants they are not doing their due diligence and are putting themselves in jeopardy. If they are voting just to go along they are putting themselves in jeopardy.
There are many examples in our Community where decisions have been made regardless of what our Gov. Documents state.
If Charlene continues to make motions for a vote, when there are recommendations and objections on the record from those Committee Chairs to postpone, she is putting herself in jeopardy.
Why have committees? Why would a board member make a motion, to approve an application, when they weren't at the site and heard the concerns of affected landowners? Ed had brought up, during the phone meeting of the Project Review Committee, that GLA had no reason to be involved about a private easement. Yes, GLA does if it approves a building that will be hauled through another landowners property. If I remember correctly Ed did agree that putting in writing the responsibilities of Mr. Michael-George. As I mentioned to you Charlotte after the meeting, where you thought the hauler has to have insurance and I reminded you that it was not about insurance but liability. Had there been damage to private property we would have been named had there been a lawsuit because of our approval and without responsibilities put in writing protecting GLA.
Then the Board's approval, of an application that blatantly goes against our Gov. Doc's, and hearing that we have never required a dwelling to be built first is absolutely mind numbing to say the least! And then you wonder why there are arguments, dissension, and yes no harmony??
The previous Boards, and it looks like this current one, are doing what they have always done in the past. What seems good and feels good regardless of the Covenants & Master Plan governing our Association.
I heard repeatedly during the meeting, "we never required this before" "we've never done it before.". Because of the blatant disregard of the Gov. Doc's. the previous, and now this Board, has CAUSED MORE CONFLICTS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS then any other situation. It's called the LETTER OF THE LAW for a reason.
WHEN ADHERING TO OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS BOTH PARTIES ARE DEALT WITH EQUALLY.
Then it is left up to the parties to deal with it between themselves and GLA is acting in an impartial way and left out of the situation. We are as an Association leaving ourselves open for future lawsuits.
I hope all the Board members read my letter, and I thank you if you did,
Sally Muto NG 27
Dear GLA Board Members,
First off let me say how disappointed I am in the last board meeting. I had figured a new day was dawning in the overall attitude of board procedure. Yes, there has been frustration among board members and landowners alike about the board meetings getting out of control and nothing being accomplished. I agree with Charlotte in that respect. The board does need to do the Association's business. As Charlotte has stated many times it is best if issues are brought up at committee meetings. That seemed reasonable to me. Plus, I have brought up many times of Member meetings with Board member attendance being required, so landowners concerns could be addressed (more then 3 minutes) and future agenda items coming from these meetings.
WHAT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS LANDOWNERS CONCERNS SO FAR? IS IT ON ANY AGENDA? CONCERNS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WHEN E-MAILS HAVE BEEN SENT!
Why then Charlotte, at the January meeting, did you not listen to the Project Review recommendations from the Chairs of that committee? I raised my hand, as a committee member, to remind you that at the site walk-about we felt that Mr. Michael-George should put in writing his responsibilities of dealing with damages to the road, personal property (Williams'), GLA liability, and water run off (which is just doing due diligence for the Association). You did not recognize me or were you interested in what, as a committee member, I might have to say. Plus, you disregarded and disrespected the Chairs of the Project Review on both applications brought to the board. Again, disregarding what our covenants say!! If Board members don't know our Covenants they are not doing their due diligence and are putting themselves in jeopardy. If they are voting just to go along they are putting themselves in jeopardy.
There are many examples in our Community where decisions have been made regardless of what our Gov. Documents state.
If Charlene continues to make motions for a vote, when there are recommendations and objections on the record from those Committee Chairs to postpone, she is putting herself in jeopardy.
Why have committees? Why would a board member make a motion, to approve an application, when they weren't at the site and heard the concerns of affected landowners? Ed had brought up, during the phone meeting of the Project Review Committee, that GLA had no reason to be involved about a private easement. Yes, GLA does if it approves a building that will be hauled through another landowners property. If I remember correctly Ed did agree that putting in writing the responsibilities of Mr. Michael-George. As I mentioned to you Charlotte after the meeting, where you thought the hauler has to have insurance and I reminded you that it was not about insurance but liability. Had there been damage to private property we would have been named had there been a lawsuit because of our approval and without responsibilities put in writing protecting GLA.
Then the Board's approval, of an application that blatantly goes against our Gov. Doc's, and hearing that we have never required a dwelling to be built first is absolutely mind numbing to say the least! And then you wonder why there are arguments, dissension, and yes no harmony??
The previous Boards, and it looks like this current one, are doing what they have always done in the past. What seems good and feels good regardless of the Covenants & Master Plan governing our Association.
I heard repeatedly during the meeting, "we never required this before" "we've never done it before.". Because of the blatant disregard of the Gov. Doc's. the previous, and now this Board, has CAUSED MORE CONFLICTS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS then any other situation. It's called the LETTER OF THE LAW for a reason.
WHEN ADHERING TO OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS BOTH PARTIES ARE DEALT WITH EQUALLY.
Then it is left up to the parties to deal with it between themselves and GLA is acting in an impartial way and left out of the situation. We are as an Association leaving ourselves open for future lawsuits.
I hope all the Board members read my letter, and I thank you if you did,
Sally Muto NG 27