This is a continuation of yesterday's posting re platform and program for the Village. Again, I stress that these are nothing more and nothing less than what I have been saying all along, even before I ran for office last election and continuing till today and into the future.
11. MEDIA IN THE VILLAGE - The media in CV today is not run on an impartial basis and this must be changed. Channel 63 is controlled by Ed Black, a notorious individual, non elected and a huge partisan/controller of David Israel. As such, there is NOTHING that goes on Channel 63 that might be construed as antithetical to any David Israel plan or sponsored by an individual that they do not like. The same situation is to be found in The Reporter, also a purported CV outlet, yet running on a one sided partisan basis, openly stated as such by the editor. Finally, there is a blog, a private blog, run by David Israel masquerading as the public blog of CV.
All these facets of media MUST be changed - new officers, new editors and a new blogmaster for a new blog with the blog serving as a means of communication for ALL CV and not as a "yellow rag" of a new form of journalism. As such, the new blog would have a new name negotiated with Mark Levy and acceptable to attorneys and to CV and UCO and run by a neutral person.
12. THE CLUBHOUSE AND POOLS- These arenas controlled by WPRF have been off limit to any serious issues referring to the Village as ordered by David Israel and Eva Rachesky. THEY MUST BE OPENED TO ALL AS A PUBLIC ARENA LEASED BY ALL CV RESIDENTS. As I understand it, a meeting with Mark Levy the other week has insured that political issues can be raised in WPRF pool areas through 11 AM and that the Clubhouse is to be open to ALL. This is the way it should be. Let us hope this is followed through and maintained , certainly through the next election. It should be this way all the time with no question as to censorship or partisanship.
13. ELECTION REFORM - The election process here must be reformed. It is open to ugly accusations and acts of improper handling, of collusion and is a prime example of the lack of responsibility, honesty and transparency that is at present to be found in UCO. NO UCO should have this cloud over it. The only way to ensure this is to reform the process from start to finish, orchestrated by a committee of individuals who represent all factions of CV and not just one person and henchmen as is the present situation. Whether the date is changed so as to allow Susan Bucher and her office to supervise using SOE machines, or the process by which people are allowed to vote and how the ballots are collected, transferred and counted, or the personnel involved, or the transparency and readiness to openly share all papers in their original format - all these and more need to be addressed. Without this reform, we are a banana republic of developments, a world ruled by tinpot despots.
14. RELATIONSHIP WITH WPRF - At present, there is an unhealthy and partisan relationship with WPRF and an unequal division of decision making power. UCO should have primary authority in these matters and all "improvements" in the Village must be approved by them after a thorough vetting of the idea, the need and the proposal. Our needs are not necessarily the wishes of UCO individuals and WPRF and it is OUR funds that are being expended. WPRF funds are OUR funds and as such, we need a bigger sayso in their expenditure. In addition, the WPRF head here in the Village, no matter who it might be, must be educated to the fact that he/she works for the residents as a whole as represented through UCO and NOT for the president of UCO.
Whoever runs for office in the upcoming election and in the next presidential election here in CV MUST be strong and determined to fix our home, to do what must be done. Is anyone out there ready to help take up the slack, pick up on the responsibility, strong and honest enough to face up to the attacks and nastiness in order to make our home a better place, run openly and honestly, prudently and in a democratic manner? The Search Committee will soon be having its first meeting for the new election, I believe next week. Step up, step out and stand for something. Support those with the courage to do so.
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