ON THE HORIZON

     It is hard to go from the horrors of terrorism and butchery to the issues at hand here in CV, yet we must, for here is where we live and the issues must be addressed even as our hearts break.
     So what is going on here in the Village. Let's see. Today there is a bid committee meeting and I believe one of the issues is a bid for the Wi Fi system. Why we are discussing this when we have no money for this is beyond me. One does not make a purchase unless there is money for it and the only other way, on credit, ain't good either. So what is left - aha! simply raise the fees that the residents pay. And the issue is not even settled as more and more people are asking serious questions about the whole thing and why do it. Over and over again I am hearing people saying but we have "x" number of residents who do not want this; they do not even have computers nor do they want any. You see, people have the freedom to live their life they  way they wish to and one cannot and should not shame them into thinking they are lacking if they are not engaged in the world of the computer.
     The company is not even capable of a job this size and the closest they have come to it is at Boca CV and that result is awful, with dead spots and loads of very unsatisfied residents. In addition, we have been stating all along that the world of computers and Wi Fi is changing rapidly, so rapidly that it pays for us to wait and see what is happening and where we should invest as a Village and in the meanwhile get our finances in order. We still have the shortfall and this business of "finding" hundreds of thousands of dollars and "giving" it to the residents and then "taking" it back is nonsense. First of all, if there is so much money lying around, then where the hell was it and why does it not go to reducing monthly fees. Why was there not a vote on this?
     Take a look at the sheets and sheets that have been handed out for the budget. What we get are comparisons of the 2014 budget to the 2015 budget. Really? What about the comparison to the REAL budget, what was actually spent. That is not there and everyone knows that a budget must be based in and on reality, not on a wish list of possibly, maybe, or what the hell, we will get the money from somewhere. Right, the suckers, the residents who never spoke up. So let them pay some more. And, of course, looming over it all is the big multi million dollar elephant in the room - where in the name of G-d are we to get all these millions necessary to wait for who knows how many years for a project that is faulty from the onset even as we MUST gather more millions to fix our walkways, swales and roadways which are crumbling under our feet even as we walk and drive on them. Take a look at the pebbles accumulating as the road material crumbles; take a look at the piles of sand as the material disintegrates; take a look at the cracks which are growing and growing and growing, just like Pinocchio's nose when he lied - just like our UCO people who lied!
     Now back to the Wi Fi and the technology and its pace of growth. Anyone ask or wonder just what ATT is doing at the four corners? They are installing FIOS or fiber optic cables that can be for Internet, cable and phone and FIOS works very well. I know people who have it up north and they love it. So why are we rushing into other deals, deals of which we have no details, no assurances and no good history other than the faulty history of those who are signing this, who are pushing this. Their track record sucks, major! Let us take our time, wait, watch, evaluate, and then take advantage of the newest and the best, of the ideas that will not take years to come into fruition, that will not need all this crazy infrastructure of towers and antennae all over the place.
     Remember - fools rush in. The smart wait, see, evaluate and then triumph.