Sun City Anthem
Resident Database Spokesperson
Endorses
Forrest
Fetherolf
Barry
Goldstein
Steve
Anderson
for
2016 Sun City Anthem
Board
Mary
Lee Duley, a predominant resident of the Desert Sky Village has had a
substantial database for years that now exceeds
800 readers.
She has asked that we print the
detailed email she sent to her substantial
readership.
We pleasure, here is Mrs. Duley's
comments on the 2016 election.
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Dear Sun City Anthem Neighbors:
There has been overwhelming
number of emails, from participants of my personal data base, expressing
serious concern about the upcoming election of new board members. This email is
long as I’ve tried to cover as many comments as
possible.
Past potential construction defects leading to the closure of
Liberty Center until May of 2016 is a HUGE concern to SCA residents, along with
continuous spending, consideration of the existing board board making decisions
that should WAIT until Self Management goes into effect April 1st and AFTER the
upcoming election.
To those who responded to me,
after seeing all of the candidates for New Board Members, Forrest Fetheroff is the most qualified when it comes to recognizing defects, estimates for repairs, contacts, etc. Thanks to his efforts and
research, monies have been saved! His extensive background and community
participation will be listed on his flyer and his first position paper. He has OUR vote.
I have a lot of
respect for Forrest, as I do for Barry Goldstein. Barry’s position paper, which will be
forwarded, and brings out specifics that are important for the success of SCA in
the future. We feel he will do an excellent representing “all residents of
SCA”.
I have read and will
also forward the “position paper” of Stephen
Anderson, our current Community Patrol Chief, and feel he would do an
excellent job representing “all residents of SCA”.
Many candidates, in the past, have told residents “what they
want to hear” and…when elected, they tend to vote with the pack, sadly, rather
than independently!!!
MEET THE CANDIDATES, LOOK CLOSELY AT THEIR BACKGROUNDS,
AND WHAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ALL SUN CITY ANTHEM RESIDENTS IN THE FUTURE,
AND THEN PLEASE VOTE!
Open communication from the new Board of Directors, their
ability to
listen to residents and then implement their worthwhile
suggestion, and ending secrecy is critical to the future success of our Sun City
Anthem community, in my opinion.
Making important decisions WITHOUT
NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS AND INPUT is, hopefully, a thing of the past.
Residents have stopped coming to meetings as they feel it’s pointless as
decisions are made prior to the meetings. Change is needed and, hopefully, will
happen with the upcoming election.
With SIX candidates filing , the votes will be split, heaven only knows how many ways. You can be
assured that, as usual,of the four board members not running for office, at
least three of them will go “all out” for their choices of Nissen and Burch.
Resident concerns expressed is that they will
follow the same continuous pattern that has NOT benefited the residents of SCA.
Research WHAT the existing board members have
accomplished and where needless monies, in the past, have been
spent!
Do we want another repeat of past mistakes?
Their past history of outrageous spending and poor decision making SHOULD
work against them, time will tell.
I don’t know a lot about Aletta Waterhouse but she is
currently a member of the Lifestyle Committee and is active in the community,
along with the other candidates.
I will forward her position paper (and others) when they are
available.
I DO know a lot about Barry Goldstein and what he
accomplished while on the SCA Finance Committee and the frustrations the
committee had with the existing Board of Directors “not” listening to
suggestions the committee made, as well as several other committee
recommendations that were ignored by the existing Board of Directors. Barry’s
“first position paper” provides you with where he stands and what he hopes to
accomplish, if elected.
Barry Goldstein has OUR vote.
Stephen
Anderson is the current Chief of Community Patrol and has done an
excellent job at
bringing positive chance and cooperation to members of the Community Patrol,
unlike the dissension that existed previously. Stephen Anderson’s “position paper” is also very specific.
Stephen Anderson also has OUR vote.
This community, in my opinion, is in desperate need of
CHANGES that will benefit the Majority of residents and a new Board of Directors
that will Listen and Implement suggestions made that benefit all of us!
Self Management is fast approaching and it is hoped that the
the Board of Directors will allow our new General Manager, Sandy Seddon, to “do
the job she was hired to do", and NOT try to restrict or control her expertise.
Time will tell, let’s hope for the best!
So…..
We have the existing Board of Directors (below,
the existing four HOLD the majority vote, at this time. Hopefully they will not continue to vote in a pack and use their experience and independence and
LISTEN to residents, with expertise, to ‘make a difference’ as this has not been
done this past year.
Data base participants have made the following remarks
about existing Board members.
Bella Meese (Disappointment to the majority of
residents, according to emails from my data base
participants.
Carl Weinstein (Tries to confront existing BOD
on issues with specifics and they don’t listen)
Jim Mayfield (Tries to confront existing BOD
on issues with specifics and they don’t listen)
Rex Weddle (Concerns over rumors that he
desires to be President and accomplishment fall short according to data base
participants).
Anytime there are more than 20 remarks from data
base participants that are specific and the same, then I have agreed to list
same. SCA residents are NOT happy and there are too many negatives to list at
this point, but “disappointment and concern” are used in most transmissions to
me.
Jean Capiluppo (current secretary and previous
president), Tom Nissen (current treasurer) , and Don Schramski have served their
existing terms.
History speaks for itself, as far as what they have or have not
accomplished, during their tenure.
Tom Nissen (current Treasurer) has filed to
run again for a Board of Director position.
Past decisions he has made are a
serious concern to residents that have elaborated to Blog Owners in SCA. Do
your own extensive research and then make a decision as to WHO to vote for…but
VOTE!!!
The POSITION that each candidate makes on EACH
issue relating to Sun City Anthem will be EXTREMELY IMPORTANT when making a
decision on WHO to vote for.
I will be forwarding the Position Paper for Barry
Goldstein and for Stephen Anderson and will provide the Other candidates
position papers, When they are provided. Review each carefully and then go
directly to the Source by contacting EACH directly, if you have questions.
Sadly, Liberty Center is closed until MAY of
2016. As far as we know, at this point, The closure has already had a negative
impact on those residents in Shadow Canyon, Desert Sky, and Black Mountain
attempting to market their homes for sale.
The restaurant is finally CLOSED and concerns
are given to the existing Board of Directors “jumping the gun” and attempting
to enter into another “disastrous restaurant contract”.
A restaurant (profit
making business) will NEVER be able to succeed if NOT subsidized by the
residents and residents have indicated they do NOT want to subsidize one.
For what it’s worth the following is shared.
When a restaurant on Eastern, Summerlin, Las Vegas, Henderson, or anywhere else
in Nevada wants to OPEN, they negotiate to LEASE A SPACE. The word “space” is
important as it should be NOTHING but the SPACE. ALL interior design changes,
furniture, kitchen design, equipment, etc should be the responsibility and
cost to the TENANT, and NOT the Landlord!
Since Trumpets failed, the restaurant
space in Anthem Center has continued to be leased on a “turn key basis”! What
that means to residents that have not been involved in Commercial Real Estate is
that EVERYTHING had been furnished to the tenant, which means that when anything
breaks or wears out, the Sun City Anthem Association had to PAY for
replacements.
The INVENTORY list that was attached to the contract, executed by
the Sun City Anthem Board of Directors (none of which have ever had a real
estate license, whether it be to use for general brokerage and/or commercial
real estate) was a RARITY IN THE INDUSTRY.
Trumpets through Cafe V contracts
INCLUDED a huge “inventory list”, which became an integral part of the
contract. I, personally, objected to ANY inventory and suggested to every Board
of Director, over the years, that they rent a SPACE for a specific amount of
money per month and that a Nevada Licensed Commercial Real Estate Broker
SPECIALIZING in Food and Beverage and a Nevada Licensed Attorney SPECIALIZING in
Food and Beverage be hired to find a Qualified Tenant and to Protect the
Residents of Sun City Anthem in the contractual obligations.
This has NEVER
happened in Las Vegas or Henderson or Summerlin, and SADLY, the Board of
Directors has put the Association and it’s residents in the same losing
position” on a continuous basis. Has the Board of Directors learned anything
from past mistakes and WHEN will they listen to residents with business and real
estate backgrounds that could have prevented these “repeat
performances”?
Again, take time to research, write or talk to
candidates, and VOTEl Thanks for your time and consideration. This email was a
bit long but I DO love the community and DO get a tremendous amount of feedback
from my personal data base participants.
As usual, WHEN they have questions or
issues, they are encouraged to “contact the source”, usually the Board of
Directors and, unfortunately, several never even acknowledge the emails much
less respond to same. It’s no wonder the residents of Sun City Anthem are so
frustrated and have “given up” attending meetings as they feel it’s pointless
and a waste of time as “decisions have already been made”, without their
input.
It’s important to remain optimistic that there
will be changes in the future that will benefit ALL of the residents of Sun
Citiy Anthem with this next election.
IF you have any questions about the new
candidates, contact them directly.
Their position papers will be forwarded,
along with their ‘FLYERS’ providing background information that will be included
in the “mailout” to residents with the ballots to VOTE.
IF you
have any questions about existing issues in Sun City Anthem Anthem, contact your
Board of Directors directly.
Their email addresses are listed in the Spirit
Magazine monthly.
IF you desire to removed from these
transmissions, just email me at mlduley@msn.com and your email address will be removed immediately as the
transmissions are meant to be informational and have my opinion about certain
issues.
IF your friends and neighbors desire to be “added” to the data base,
please have them contact me directly at the same email address.
Please consider
this my authorization to forward this email to your family, friends, and
neighbors that reside in Sun City Anthem.
Thank
you.
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