CREEPING ROT

  This morning I read one of the most blatant hypocritical statements ever. A plea was made on David's personal site masquerading as the official Village site, to please come to the next scheduled Delegate Assembly, make a quorum and have a meeting. David then adds his two cents and says it was well said - which it was, but if only that were the whole story.

The comment, the plea for all to attend the next scheduled meeting was almost as good as spitting into the wind. It will be in May, a time when quorums are notoriously difficult to achieve as many people leave for more northern homes. In addition, after more than a year without scheduled Assemblies and other committee meetings being constantly canceled, people did not even know there was a meeting scheduled and thus, did not show up. Nor will they show up in May as they will either not be here, or not know there is a meeting, or will simply blow it off as useless, as the rest of UCO has been for us over the past year especially.

There were 107 people there. These were people hungry, desperate even, for information about just what UCO has done or not done over the past year. What about our financial standing? What about the Millennium  renewal? What are future plans? And on and on. Meetings that did not meet quorums have been held before, simply to pass over information. Now, when there has been a severe drought in information re UCO and CV, the dictator promptly cancels and dismisses, not allowing anyone to speak or raise an issue. 

Anyone smell the rat, the bad odor here? There is too much that appears to be rotten with UCO now, after a too long usurpation of the role of president by David Israel. Perhaps he might have been productive in his first years, though in a most abrasive and rude manner, but he quickly deteriorated into a petty dictator, driving our finances, with the help of enablers. Ed Black who is nowhere to be found now after a disagreement with David. Now passed Joy Vestal, Bob Marshal. And just go down the list of the retreads of the committees, who supported him no matter what he proposed, no matter what concerns were raised.

Now we have had a year of blackout, no information coming through, no details re our finances, no information at all about the new contract with Benenson, deep pocket issues for long terms, a basic survival ingredient in the lives of CV residents. It is time for David to go. Preferably he should be removed from office, but if it cannot be achieved now, particularly during the more vacant seasons of the year here, then he MUST be opposed during the next election. Perhaps, to be merciful, judging on his appearance - or lack of appearances at meetings - and his behavior, he is too ill to function properly and does not cogitate as he should. So mercifully, for all concerned, he needs to retire. Give him a dinner, a plaque and let us get this show back on the road in a proper lane at the proper speed, with the proper information coming through. While we are at it, let us return to term limits. Inertia is no excuse for what we have allowed.

Think about this. Think how we have been our own worst enemy at times. Think how this new world of ours demands fresh and knowledgeable leaders, ones who can think outside the box, who are more up to date on the new information that bombards us every day. A person who knows how to delegate, to unite, to meld, into a friendlier community. That is most emphatically not David, certainly not at this point. Creeping rot can and must be stopped before it is too late and totally overwhelms us.