Goin' to the
Candidates Debate
Debate ?
Question and answer session?
You decide, but one thing for sure,
after listening to the six candidates running for the Sun City Anthem Board, I
came to the conclusion that...
...for the most part, I've never seen
so many people know "how to do it" yet have "never done it" themselves....with a few exceptions
!
Poor Tom Nissen !
Tom was actually "the main event" for
most people in the audience.
How do you run for re-election to a
board with the record they have had the past couple of
years?
When Mr.
Nissen opened his mouth, it was as if nothing but "trust me, I know what I'm doing...I have to finish the
job"...
...hot air
filled the room.
When a person from the audience asked
about his budgeting "expertise" of originally projecting the
transition cost at $500,000...but now will be approaching over $900,000...
...you could see that he was searching
for some excuse...even saying that it was the "board" who made
the decisions....
Of course, he is on that board...and
"assisted" in making that decision as the Association Treasurer. He didn't
bother to mention that at all.
He tried to say that the 2015 budget
didn't include the extra 400,000 grand !
Excuses....excuses....but the crowd
didn't seem to buy it for a second!
Well now...that set off a lady from the
election committee into "rescue control mode" when
she grabbed a microphone and tried to explain that it was the future that
mattered....not the past.
And that brought an eruption from the
audience that made it clear that the PAST DID COUNT
!
And...it got worse for ol' Tom from
that point.
When asked if the association attorney,
John Leach, should be replaced, he waffled saying the matter had been examined
in the past, and that he would always be willing to search out someone who would
be better qualified.
Sure, anyone believe that ?
We've had the same attorney for 17 years and he's irreplaceable?
We've had the same attorney for 17 years and he's irreplaceable?
That one got a few groans from the
crowd as well.
Essentially that same answer came from
Bob Burch, another
candidate.
Only Barry
Goldstein and Forrest Fetherolf made it clear
that other legal options MUST BE
EXPLORED.
... Goldstein saying that he would choose an attorney who had the best interests of the
community at heart, not one who always seemed to favor defending a board's
decisions that often had adverse community
affects.
Another member of the audience asked
what particular specialty each "brought to the
guidance table"...
Forrest
Fetherolf was quite articulate...He was the "go to guy" for construction
and repair matters, having 40 years of experience in that
industry.
Barry
Goldstein stated he was a financial consultant and had
extensive experience in the insurance industry and in other financial matters.
He knew how to read reports, analyze them thoroughly, and had a history of
correctly questioning financial decisions made by the current
board.
Steve Anderson, with a career in social work, stated
his greatest strength was understanding the importance of communication....that
he believed in having a great deal of contact with members in order to obtain a
COMMON SENSE solution to a problem.
Bob Burch
seemed to do relatively well...as long as he had a prepared answer in front of
him.
Tom
NIssen...well...his "let me finish the job"
didn't sell very well amongst a number of people in the
audience.
Aletta
Waterhouse...a nice lady with good speaking skills, who in our opinion
was just plain out of her league...
...trying to make people believe that
a librarian with the federal government was enough
experience to make quality financial decisions.
What bothered me most of all...was an
observation that brought out MY EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS
WORLD!
A long time ago I
learned...
"watch a
person's eyes"
If they can't look you straight in the
face when they say something...beware!
As the candidates spoke, Barry Goldstein, Steve Anderson, and Forrest
Fetherolf ALWAYS LOOKED directly at the people
as they spoke.
Tom Nissen
and Aletta Waterhouse
NEVER LOOKED directly at the people as they
spoke.
Bob Burch
RARELY LOOKED directly at the people as he
spoke.
Finally, the last question was asked by
myself.
I began by
stating:
"I've heard so many
answers, but being a bottom line kind of guy, I have heard it said over and over
again that this is a new business we are embarking on in
self-management"....
..."that my
strongest concern was"...
... "if they know the
right questions to ask in order to guide a new
business"...
..."if any of them had
ever been self-employed and started a new business?"
Only two, Forrest
Fetherolf and Barry Goldstein could make that
claim.
Who won?
In my mind....the gold stars
went to:
1. Barry Goldstein
2. Forrest
Fetherolf
3. Steve
Anderson
The others were the "Huckabees" of the 2016 Sun City Anthem Candidates
!
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