Once again here I am sitting by the computer at 2:30 AM. Can't sleep, but this time there is a legitimate excuse - major ear pain - so here I sit, waiting till 9 so I can call the doctor. Again.
I began my routine on the computer, going to various sites and got stuck on David Israel's blog. He must be running scared at the growing fund for the lawsuit given by people and entities in the Village who believe in its necessity, the only way to get sufficient funds for the repaving. In fact, if one reads Treasurer Howie O'Brien's column, the only way to answer his questions in the column is to answer, "We will gather the funds we need to restripe and fix things as they come along when we win the lawsuit." He poses questions about funding and also says we have a reserve fund elsewhere, but really, we have 3 months funding in hand. That is it. True, we are beginning to build up reserve funds again, finally, but would not have had this problem if David Israel and Ed Black had not raided all the reserve funds - against our by laws - for the miserable paving job of $5 million dollars!
As for the restriping - we would not need this already if the original striping had been applied properly instead of being painted when the garbage paving material was still wet. As it dried, it sank into the tar and nearly disappeared, a faded yellow once again. That is why so many Associations have already repainted their parking spaces and street markings.
So, now David Israel pompously states that he has contacted a lawyer - probably Rod Tennyson, the UCO lawyer -who is well past his sell by date and who gives David Israel the answers he requires. There is nothing that can stop an Association from donating or allotting funds to anything it so desires, limited only by by-laws, governmental laws such as to illegal organizations, etc - which the lawsuit is not, the funds to allocate and the vote of the board. The desires and needs of David Israel have NOTHING at all to do with the ability of Associations to write a check for whatever it wishes - see above. One lawyer's opinion, if that, is exactly that - an opinion - and the lawyer for the plaintiff has a different opinion. That is what makes the legal world go round - lawyers defending different opinions. I guess the lawyers for GM have differing opinions from those of the plaintiffs in their disastrous car malfunctions too. Should the plaintiffs there not sue!!!
It is one's desire to contribute that is the only factor here. Hey, you can even donate to UCO if you wish. It is YOUR RIGHT to do so, though as usual, the David Israel administration wishes to limit our rights, even going so far already as to tell us that we have no right to free speech, and now here is right #2 they wish to deny. Stand up for your rights, just do it politely and without lies or shadings of the truth.
PS. The letter to the editor written by William Gaiser is almost nonsensical in its flawed reasoning and phrasing. The lawyer specifically has stated that he is NOT working on a contingency basis, so perhaps you need to see the ENT with me today!
PPS. As far as the "resort" issue, I wholeheartedly agree - can you believe that , Betty!!! But - if you wish to limit unit ownership, first check with Ed Black and Bob Marshall as it has been told to me that they own quite a number in some Associations. I have never checked it out, but worth it if you are going to push forward with this issue. And why not ask the UCO administration to take up this issue. It is certainly important. If you are serious about this, just call me and we can work on this - but that will happen when there is a cold day in May here in Florida!
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