Sun City Anthem
2015 Board
Candidates
a
Hodgepodge of the Past
& Present
(Part 2 of
4)
Today, we will examine the first two of the six
candidates who will be running for our board.
Let us start
with....
Barry
Goldstein
Mr. Goldstein is relatively new to our
community...and thus...not "yet" polluted in his
thinking.
He is a business person...a man with
strong financial credentials...a member of our Finance Committee who refused to
"sign off" on what appeared to be "irregularities"...
...and...based on what he has written
to date, seems to have a grip on the reality of running a successful business
operation; namely, actively seeking the assistance of successful individuals who
have vital experience.
He is not afraid to "speak his peace"
when he sees something that appears questionable.
He looks to be the type of individual
who admits he is not "all-knowing" and has an "openness quality" which we
perceive as a desire to "listen", thereby being one of the first candidates to
show signs of actively pursuing a number of options and
opinions.
We also learned that when he originally
decided to become a candidate, he was promptly approached by an alternative blogger and 2 former
board members urging him NOT to
run....
...that his questioning various aspects
of past leadership...demanding answers to basic information
that any resident has a right to obtain....placed him in a category they could not support at the current time.
In our opinion, that meeting
demonstrated..."good old boy" political maneuvering at its
best.
Mr. Goldstein took that information,
discussed it thoroughly with his wife, and after her comment...
"Barry, you've never run from anything in your
life"...
...he promptly continued his
candidacy.
...and as a result
of his stance against political
cronyism...that same blogger refused to endorse him
for election.
That...we believe, is what SHOULD be part of proper governance...an individual who
will stand up for his beliefs and to those who would actually have the audacity
to control an election and the actions of a
candidate.
As a result, we do
believe Barry Goldstein would be good edition to the
SCA Board.
Our next candidate to be examined
is...
Bob
Frank
Bob Frank
(and his wife, Kay) have been perennial candidates for the Sun City Anthem
board. This year it's Bob's turn.
If there is any person in our community
who has been the brunt of more vile criticism than Bob Frank, none comes to
mind.
Bob Frank is a good man...despite what
has been written or said about him.
Yes, he can be persistent, and at
times, his inability to compromise, has resulted in his being his own worst
enemy...but...
...no one who knows
Mr. Frank can deny...
He has been a
leading and passionate advocate for homeowner
rights.
Bob Frank was appointed by Governor
Sandoval to the Homeowners Association Commission...and serves in that position
to this day.
Mr. Frank was previously elected to the
SCA board of directors with the highest vote total achieved
by any candidate in the history of our association
elections.
...but...following that mandate...to the shock of the
electorate....
... a "brokered crony deal" between
others elected at that same time...
...deprived him of the association
presidency...
....which an overwhelming majority of
residents wholeheartedly believed he deserved by his having received such a
vast number of votes over the other candidates.
Yes, SCA rules permit the elected board
to choose their officers; but in that particular case, there was little doubt
that "the people" wanted Mr. Frank to be at the helm
of association leadership....
...a choice that other elected board
members knew....meant reform...opening up "the books" to proper examination....yet were
unwilling to allow that to take place in bypassing him for the
presidency.
...and from that day, a literal "persecution" commenced against Mr. Frank and his desires
for reform.
For anyone who lived in Sun City Anthem
(in 2008), the memories of a filled auditorium witnessed fellow board members subject him to the most cruel and embarrassing treatment as they proceeded to strip him of the Vice
Presidency of the Sun City Anthem board.
A near riot almost took place in utter
disgust of how those fellow board members treated him...without even allowing
him any verbal recourse...
...and police were called by the then
president for personal protection from the angered crowd who felt betrayed by
the unprofessional and rude manner in which Mr. Frank had been subjected and coldly "deposed".
It was in our belief, the saddest and
most embarrassing day in the history of Sun City Anthem
governance.
We believe Bob Frank is deserving of another opportunity of serving Sun City Anthem as
a board member...
...the time has come to rectify the indignities he suffered...and he should be allowed the opportunity of proving his dedication to the rights of homeowners.
He stands for reform....needed reform.
Many people in the audience on that sad
day were soon to realize...it was to become the beginning of what would shortly thereafter be known as...
"The Unity
Party"...where "closed door session"
candidates would be chosen by a "select few power brokers" in order to maintain
control over association affairs.
Tomorrow, we will examine board
incumbents, Bella Meese and Jim
Mayfield.
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