Looking at those who have the
courage to voice a concern, and to those who believe they are beyond
reproach....
...we dedicate this
article.
God Bless Those Who
Complain !
Recently it was learned that a
complaint was filed with the Ombudsman's office that had to do with the improper or lack of disclosure of certain closed meetings held
by board members to discuss "their secretive"
affairs to which they have some ridiculous belief that those who elected them,
should not be entitled to be properly informed of certain matters
!
It was at the meeting that was attended
by the "complainer" Tim Stebbins, along with Board Secretary, Jean Capillupo and her "hired
help" sidekick, association attorney, John
Leach, that the complaint was heard, and for
once...we are proud to say...
The
"complainer"....WON
!
We would like to commend
Mr. Stebbins for claiming his victory on behalf of
all Sun City Anthem residents, but there were certain elements of that meeting
that we would like to share with you....
...and accordingly, we
would like to devote this article to our Association Secretary, Mrs. Capillupo, and Association Attorney, John Leach....
...with a round of applause for Board Director, Carl Weinstein !
Why this
dedication?
For three
reasons....
One...to "commend" Mrs. Capillupo for spending hundreds of dollars in legal
fees when it could have been solved FREE of CHARGE.
Obviously some things never change with those who enjoy wasting the association
funds.
(She even apologized to
Mr. Stebbins for her "MISTAKE")
Two...to "thank" Mr. Leach for the complaining remarks about how community
blogs seem to be a detriment to the Sun City Anthem residents...specifically
naming fellow blogger, Ron Johnson, and referring to other community
publications that seem to disagree with his advice in questioning various
association matters.
and...
Three...to commend Director Weinstein for...
"telling it like it is" !
Why Weinstein?
Evidently the details of
this latest Ombudsman meeting were NOT
CONVEYED to ALL members of the Sun City Anthem
Board.
It came as a complete
surprise when Mr. Stebbins, at the Board Book meeting
on August 25, 2015, brought up the fact that HE FIRST SENT AN EMAIL of his concern to the board prior to any
formal complaint...in order to avoid any formality
AND EXPENSE to the Sun City Anthem
coffers.
However...for some
reason....it appears that ONLY Sun City Anthem
President Bella Meese and her "advisory commission" which, based on recent
"history", evidently CONSISTS primarily of Board
Secretary, Jean Capillupo...
... took it upon
themselves NOT TO INFORM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
about the complaint....AND...IGNORED Mr. Stebbin's informal attempt
to solve the problem...
...instead....CHOOSING TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS IN LEGAL FEES by having John Leach, attend a needless session in order to solve the
issue.
The result...Director
Weinstein asking WHY the
remaining board members were NOT informed !
...culminating in a
silent and befuddled look from Mrs.
Capillupo.
But we can't stop there...there was the
board meeting on Thursday, August 27, 2015 when the
"flavor of the month" restaurant
topic reared its ugly head....AGAIN !
The topic of the status of the
restaurant emerged, and the "same old...same old" response was heard.
"It's still in
the hands of the attorney"
...at which, Mr. Weinstein, again at
his BEST, commented"...
"If these
negotiations continue we will have spent more money on attorney fees than the
restaurant owes the association."
And with those words, the deafening
silence from fellow board members was quickly replaced by a CLAPPING OVATION from those in attendance at the
meeting.
Still not done
about the restaurant !
Turns out that in the past few weeks,
despite a 6-0 board vote to continue Sunday service, it appears that on at least two occasions, Cafe V took it upon themselves to open
later than the hours DICTATED IN THE
LEASE.
...and of course...the board SILENCE continued !
And so...
With all of this excitement and
controversy (coupled with even more financial
waste)...
... like the ears of a hungry coyote
rising up when it sees a defenseless rabbit, my thoughts had to be
penned...
...dedicated to that aspect of Sun City
Anthem "hired help", as well as, all those others who
believe that "complaining" makes Sun City Anthem and
the rest of the world a horrible place.
If it weren't
for "complainers"....
..we would be
living in the Dis-United Colonies of America.
...we would have
had a king that ruled us, rather than an "of the people, by the people. and for
the people" government.
...we would have
had a state sponsored religion rather than freedom to worship as one
chooses.
...we would still
have had people enslaved because of the color of their
skin.
...we would never
have had individuals who believed that traveling by horse could ever be
replaced by rails, autos, and airplanes.
...we would never
have conquered deadly illness or experienced painless
anesthesia.
...we would never
have had an increased life expectancy past age
40.
...we would never
have had children removed from deadly mines as part of a
workforce.
...we would never
have had any advanced means of communication other than a carrier
pigeon.
...we would never
have had our national parks protected against becoming
condominiums.
...we would never
have expanded our nation westward in the spirit of "Manifest
Destiny".
...we would never
have had the opportunity of experiencing women's rights or even allowing them to
vote.
...we never would
have had the greatest minds make life a better
experience...
...because THEY, the "complainers", had the courage to recognize a wrong, and
dedicate their lives to rectifying it.
Yes indeed, without the "complainers" we would be left with people who would have
been content to live without all of these wonders...
So...to those to look at disdain toward those who
complain...
This is OUR CREED by which we live
!
Those of you who merely follow; those of you who blindly accept; those of you who never question...
...do not deserve all the wonders that
those who have complained...have brought
you....
...yet surprisingly, for some reason,
all of you gladly accept the benefits obtained by those who had the
courage...
...to
Complain !
Got some other wonders that this world has achieved because of "complainers"?
We'd love to hear about them...and post
them.
Oh Yeah...GOOD
GOING, Tim Stebbins...
...and kudos
to you as well, Mr. Weinstein...for speaking your piece AND looking out for the best interests
of the financial stability of Sun City
Anthem !
Any comments out there on this latest
episode in the saga of Sun City Anthem governance ?
Send us your thoughts
to:
Dick
Arendt
Anthem Opinions
Administration
From Suzy Barzman...to...Anthem Opinions
Thanks so much for the blog about the Board.
It was fantastic.
Thanks so much for the blog about the Board.
It was fantastic.
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From Ron Johnson's Today's Anthem View:
On Jean Capillupo and a related Agenda Item
Some in the audience might have concluded that SCA’s la grande dame Jean Capillupo had experienced a Megyn Kelly moment when she expressed her considerable outrage in having to respond to a homeowner’s complaint from the Ombudsman over what she claimed was an inadvertent omission.
Jean was not satisfied to merely relay the outcome of a mutually agreed informal resolution. No indeed! In her presentation, she went on to vilify the homeowner for array of imaginary stylistic sins in his letter to the board, including his alleged failures to construct a properly worded letter, properly close the letter, and propose a remedy, all in an unrepentant effort by Jean to excuse the association’s admitted failure to respond to the homeowner’s complaint.
Contrary to Jean’s assertion, I was advised that the homeowner had proposed a remedy, namely, that the association give timely notice of certain unannounced executive session meetings in the future.
Rather than deciding to ignore the homeowner’s letter, the board could have avoided the Ombudsman’s intervention had it simply responded to the homeowner’s concern. Incredibly, the board decided to reject what should have been an obvious course of action. -
From Samuel Doll...to...Anthem Opinions
They took down the Café V signs so they could install the new name, Bella’s Place!
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From Suzy Barzman...to...Anthem Opinions
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the blog about the Board.
It was fantastic.
From Ron Johnson's Today's Anthem View:
ReplyDeleteOn Jean Capillupo and a related Agenda Item
Some in the audience might have concluded that SCA’s la grande dame Jean Capillupo had experienced a Megyn Kelly moment when she expressed her considerable outrage in having to respond to a homeowner’s complaint from the Ombudsman over what she claimed was an inadvertent omission.
Jean was not satisfied to merely relay the outcome of a mutually agreed informal resolution. No indeed! In her presentation, she went on to vilify the homeowner for array of imaginary stylistic sins in his letter to the board, including his alleged failures to construct a properly worded letter, properly close the letter, and propose a remedy, all in an unrepentant effort by Jean to excuse the association’s admitted failure to respond to the homeowner’s complaint.
Contrary to Jean’s assertion, I was advised that the homeowner had proposed a remedy, namely, that the association give timely notice of certain unannounced executive session meetings in the future.
Rather than deciding to ignore the homeowner’s letter, the board could have avoided the Ombudsman’s intervention had it simply responded to the homeowner’s concern. Incredibly, the board decided to reject what should have been an obvious course of action.
ReplyDeleteFrom Samuel Doll...to...Anthem Opinions
They took down the Café V signs so they could install the new name, Bella’s Place!