...We have a developing story in CV WPB. Hang on tight, friends, for we are in for a rough, wild ride and the end of the trail is not yet fully in sight. The miserable state of the administration of this Village is traceable directly back to COVID, but even further back than that to the current President, wishfully self deemed the President for Life according to his ambitions, David Israel.
For all the years he has been in office, there has been a growing lack of transparency in government. There has been a shrinkage of diversity of people in the various advisory committees, with the same suck-ups being recirculated, so much so that the same people often vote two to three times on the same item. Not really opening up to the residents is that?
But there is worse than that. Though he has customarily shut down and debased speakers opposed to his opinions, speaking from his seat at the dais, totally against all rules of assembly, and as of March, 2020, it has been much worse. First there were no meetings of committees at all. It was as if the rest of the world knew of Zoom, but this place was still living in 1010 rather than 2020. This from the man who insists he is G-d's gift to the tech world of this earth.
When meetings finally were held, in rather severely truncated sessions, very little was done, less than that was discussed, and nothing was truly and fully relayed to the residents, if anything at all even was. Contracts were made without prior discussion and committee meetings and votes. Plans were made for a revised agreement for the administration of the Village and wow! What a mess here.
However, the worst, and most egregious violation of the laws and rules of the Village, the desecration of oaths of office, the ignoring of the residents, was the discussion revolving around a new Millennium Agreement. We were royally screwed the first time around, with a very similar personality in office at that time. It seems we never learn here in the Village.
In any case, it has come out that the Clubhouse was offered for sale, a happening greatly to be desired, with fees on the residents going down as we did not have to provide millions in profit to Benenson or Levy. We could remake the rules better suited to our needs, and take over the responsibility of it. But was that disclosed, or even offered to the residents? Uh uh! Nope. No way. Zilch. We already are paying for it all, including items on the budget that are really capital improvement under any meaning and interpretation, yet we end up paying for them. Then are told the fees must be raised to cover the costs - which we paid for - and in return for an improved Clubhouse!! The gall of it all!
So, after over a year of nothing, of darkness from the UCO office, other than that building and the guardhouses being constantly cleaned and power washed, with emergency whatever always being checked, with all the neglect of the past year, finally, there is supposed to be an Executive Board meeting on Friday. Seeing is believing, folks, and I hope it is true. I hope there is a quorum. I hope even if there is not, that the discussion is held, issues opened up, and air let in to our suffocating Village.
There is much to be debated. Much air to be let in. Not the least of it all, is where have all the officers been this past year and for many years prior? With almost a constant litany from them as they state "nothing to report", thus publicly admitting their do nothing approach, there have been serious consequences to the very fabric of the Village.
Why did the VPs not go around visiting the Boards of the various associations? It could easily have been done with masks, outside, with distancing, especially as vaccines were introduced. Evidently not much of that happened, did not take place, and hence the absolute growth of hoarding situations and devastation to buildings, and in the case of a Waltham Association, well, I simply cannot see an answer there other than total demolition of that building, top to bottom, side to side.
It is the responsibility of UCO to keep this Village a viable and desirable place to live. They have most manifestly not done that. Yes, there have been individuals who have done their respective jobs, chief among them Don Foster, but too few, too little being accomplished and our very viability challenged. And it all comes down to the shoulders of UCO officers, particularly the President who had a responsibility to the residents and who totally defaulted on that responsibility, simply, catastrophically, fallen down on the job.
So what now, folks? You tell me, or are too many of us still mired in the paralytic muck of inertia and apathy. Most of all - "they" will take care of it, without any idea of who 'they' are. Well, here is a clue to that answer. Go look in the mirror. There you will see 'they'.
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