WOW!!!!!!

      Wow!!! Having been offline for three days, I just checked the blogs and am amazed at the enormous amount of material and issues that have been addressed. What amazes me even more is that - scary thought - I agree with some of what David Israel and his buddies have put on his blog. It is nothing that I have not said before, but the fact that they actually agree and are voicing the same thoughts is amazing. I wonder what they will say when they find this out!!!
     For a long time, even during my campaign, I have been pushing for one unit one vote. It will take a lot of organization, but is not an insurmountable project and along with that I have proposed ad infinitum that SOE supervise the elections we hold here in the Village. I have also protested against the manner in which we count the votes here, be it the election or even at the assemblies. Standing up and waving little pieces of paper in disorganized groups is ridiculous. Having partisan people counting the votes is even more ridiculous and then add to that the amount of people who get too tired to either stand or keep their hand up in the air until the counting actually starts!
     How long have people also been asking and questioning why we do not have a more modern system of counting votes, casting votes? If little restaurants can afford a buzzer system then why can't we? Certainly less costly than installing Village wide Wi Fi!!
     But the issue here is not just to raise the question but to get the delegates off their keisters and actually do something about it. As far as David Israel saying something - there is a hell of a long way between his statements and his actions to implement. Only a short while ago IN PUBLIC he stated that we needed to transfer Wi Fi accumulated funds to the general reserve and now, not only has he not pushed that, but he has totally reneged and gone the way of insisting that we even add more Wi Fi cost to the budget. And speaking of the budget, I have never seen a more confused submission with at least three budgets floating around, with figures not sure and no one knowing exactly just how much more we will be paying. Could be and actually looks like a hell of a lot if we do not settle this Wi Fi issue before it kills us all.
     Now let us go to the question of the voters, the owners of the units. Someone actually dares to raise the issue questioning their intelligence and suggesting that the delegates know more????!!!! I am amazed. A good proportion of the present delegates have not a clue as to what is flying and just vote as their neighbors to the right and left tell them or as David Israel has instructed or ordered. It is the unit owner who knows more than many of these delegates, many of whom do not even bother to show up and thus do not represent the fellow unit owners in their association. As far as residential regulations, not sure if one can do that. If one is an owner, one is an owner. Period and thus enabled to vote - with one vote no matter how many units are owned by that person. That will discourage cheating and encourage honesty and fair play. And along that line, elections need to be OPEN, with campaigning allowed in all areas of the Village, in all WPRF areas, in the Clubhouse, etc. David Israel or indeed, any president, is NOT the dictator of the Village, we do not have Russian type elections here, nor does the head of WPRF here work for the president. He/she works for US, THE ENTIRE VILLAGE and therefore should make no partisan decisions.
     The big question raised is about hiring outside management. That is expensive and one must really inquire as to cost. It must be a serious, detailed and well researched process with ALL segments of the population represented. It must also be realized that  there still must be a board from the Village population as liaison with the management company as we do not cede authority over our Village just as we do not give Seacrest or Gallagher's or whomever we use the power and right to run our associations. Good idea, but needs work.
     Finally we come to our Wi Fi issue. Without rehashing it here, there is a better idea - go to the meeting tomorrow in the Clubhouse at 3 PM, after the movie and hear what is going on.