On Friday, Irwin Levy, the originator of the vision of Century Village, will speak at the DA. He will talk about Sheffield O and the miserable situation there but hopefully he will also discuss the steps taken to alleviate and prevent future takeovers.
One thing that I, and many others, would like to hear is the timeline. As Howard Baker said at the Watergate hearings, "What did the President know and when did he know it?" That, I think is the essential question to be asked and answered. I do not expect Mr. Levy to be involved in the minutiae of daily life and happenings in CV; however, I do expect that the president of UCO, OUR organization, would have been more alert and more reactive and proactive to this situation.
In addition, there are such heavy gray areas here, some very foggy areas where the exact relationship between Kelly and the officers of UCO is unclear and leads to speculation, true or false, but it must be explained and the truth outed. It behooves us, the residents, delegates and other people at the assembly to listen carefully, respectfully, to Mr. Levy and then ask questions, ask for clarification. Let him hear our concern, our loss of faith in our officers and any altruistic motives they might ever have held. Let him hear our voiced concern that this situation is being replicated in other associations and UCO has allowed this to happen by either active or inactive quasi approval, or G-d forbid, active participation in the planning and execution of this activity.
The questions must be asked quietly but firmly, with honest quests for the truth, but not with antagonism towards Mr. Levy and those addressed towards the chair must also be voiced in an even tone. The truth presents itself. The inactivity, the lack of cooperation with the associations, the ignoring for YEARS of desperate residents who came to UCO for help, who were turned away, the denial of any responsibility to advise and help with pathetic excuses - UCO has failed in its very duties and responsibilities towards the associations.
As far as the chair goes, I am sure he will take a happy pill or two to insure his remaining stable and non screechy, precluding his pathetic calls for 911 and the PBSO. He will hopefully realize that he cannot smack that gavel and shout "out of order" in front of his guest speaker. So perhaps there will be a much more open forum. We can hope, though I am not optimistic, as my trust in UCO is simply not there. The past is prelude to the present and we must try to avoid letting it foretell the future without change.
Come, attend, listen, question, think, evaluate. That is our duty on Friday. Saturday is the Fourth. Let us celebrate our freedoms of speech and assembly at this DA as we have been prevented from doing so at prior ones and in the Village "official" media. But do it right and as adults. Step up to the plate and do not let Israel stack the decks with lines of his minions saying thank you over and over again, especially to him for his "hard work".
The main question here and not to be forgotten is why this was allowed to continue for so long and why UCO and its officers refused to help, shirking their responsibilities and suddenly now, only after persistent voices brought it to the attention of the world and UCO HAD to act, did they shamefacedly begin. But note - the by laws suggestions had been made long before this, drawn up by Jean Dowling who had consulted an attorney on her own dime, by a group of people who refuse to give up. So get up there and ask the questions, saying thank you and please where appropriate, but also questioning, always asking.
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