OSCAR
and
and
David
Berman
Frauds that Require
Exposure
(Part Four
of Four)
This concludes our
series on the fraudulent information included in the OSCAR removal letter that
was intended to influence unit owners to oppose the Removal
effort.
Finally on the last
page of the OSCAR letter it closed by saying:
“That many adverse consequences
would result if the removal is successful.”
Then the letter brings
up that if the removal was successful, that would result in only having 2 board
members remaining.
OSCAR was obviously unaware that the law only requires 3 board members; one was recently appointed
bringing the total to 3, and the odds are very good that
Nona will be reinstated, as a matter of law.
There leaves little
doubt that David Berman was the individual who
engineered this propaganda piece.
Why Berman, a former
board member, would try to mislead our unit owners, saying:
“no clear path would exist to replace removed Board
members"
...is typical Berman
hysteria and does nothing other than prove he will do anything to maintain his
crooked system.
The NRS provides a
clear path to replace board members. That path has been used in the past here at
SCA.
Mike Garrison resigned and the board did not replace him.
Dick Sovde resigned he was replaced by an
appointment.
David Berman himself, resigned and the
board replaced him by appointment.
Shirley Cooper resigned the board replaced her by
appointment.
In short, if there are
3 board members no action need be taken.
The final action
available to the board is an election.
No clear path is an OUT AND OUTRIGHT LIE.
OSCAR, a.k.a.
Berman, has constantly preached "fire and brimstone" when he asserts
that:
“Many adverse consequences would result if the removal
is successful."
Obviously, the
crystal ball they are using is not working or they would have won a lottery.
Stating:
“Chaos in running your Association will
result”
or
"that a successful recall would make it difficult to recruit
excellent employees"
...is creating undue
fear in a community, when in fact, the removal will
create the opposite effect...
It would show a desire for honesty and
integrity; and in turn, recruit employees to an atmosphere where efficiency and
"teamwork" would result.
And...show the entire Las Vegas valley,
that when Sun City Anthem realized that the residents have been mistreated, they
were willing to join together and bring about action that will enhance the
esteem it once had.
Finally, It is
interesting that OSCAR talks about costs that are not in the
budget.
What about the legal costs of:
a. removing Nona Tobin from the Board?
b. illegally filing a construction defect suit without obtaining the necessary unit owner votes of approval?
or
c. filing a lawsuit to evict the Foundation?
a. removing Nona Tobin from the Board?
b. illegally filing a construction defect suit without obtaining the necessary unit owner votes of approval?
or
c. filing a lawsuit to evict the Foundation?
There is nothing
about that letter that makes one want to vote "no" unless you believe in
distortions, misrepresentation of facts, and out and out untruths.
Again, I ask why not use the truth to influence the
vote?
We
do.
Why can’t Berman and the former Board
members do the same?
It was learned
that Forrest Quinn, the Association Treasurer, at the
recent budget meeting, stated clearly that the budget has
$10,000 in it for the removal election.
Berman went to the microphone to question that figure,
yet Quinn made
it clear that was what they estimated the cost to be.
Why must Berman
and the former Board members who signed the OSCAR letter deceive an entire
community?
Why is it so difficult to tell the full truth?
..because they must, by all means,
maintain their corrupt and manipulative ways that have so deeply affected the
financial health, as well as, the spirit of Sun City
Anthem.
...and...
...if you believe that the wanton spending by this board is not justified...
...if you believe in transparency..
.
...if you believe in the truth...
You
must...
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Now, after Ron Johnson’s expose, is it possible to obtain more recall signatures?
He exposed important information that could sway people to think, in addition to what you have been discovering and informing.
Also now that summer escapee owners have returned maybe they, too could be interested in getting involved.
We are getting sick & tired of the nonsense spewed out by BERMAN.
Do we really need BERMAN garbage news blogs ?
Lies, fabrications,rewriting history of the Board ( including HIMSELF & WIFE ROZ ), how long with the restaurant issue.
Haven't we YET GOT A CLUE, & how about the general manager's inflated salary, negotiated at ANTHONY'S by her pals?
Wasn't BERMAN kicked off the BOARD after a discussion arose to a fistfight ?
How long will it take to repair the Anthem GYM & the Anthem pool & bathrooms ?
Don't you remember all the failure of the GREAT restaurants ?
How about the LIBERTY MOLD FIASCO?
Why can't we kick out the OLD, SENILE BOARD & get going on a replacement BOARD?
Keep up the good work Dick, & can you PLEASE STOP THE PRINTING OF THE PRAISE RON JOHNSON SEES FIT TO KEEP ADDING TO THE BERGMAN BLOG ?
HOW MUCH DOES RON GET FOR HIS NONSENSE ?
Keep up the fight Dick, Rana, & the rest of those who DEMAND A RECALL OF THE GENERAL MANAGER & the useless BOARD.
Lets get together behind NONA.
You bet we're behind Nona Tobin.
She was removed without any opportunity of defending herself, and as such, requires a hearing before the Nevada Real Estate Division, which she was DENIED.
NRED has assigned a Special Investigator as a result.
You will notice that Anthem Opinions still lists Nona Tobin as a Board member.
Until the matter is settled by the Nevada Real Estate Division, we do not recognize the Board's naming her replacement as a valid member of the Sun City Anthem Board.
We have nothing against the replacement, but we do object to the manner in which the replacement took place.
Common courtesy would have been to delay any decision until the Tobin situation was resolved.
...an obvious additional secret meeting without even the additional common courtesy of any notification to the community to allow any resident to be interviewed by the Board for consideration.
Just another reason to vote "yes" to recall the bunch.
Wow, it is so interesting to see the other blogger so concerned about residents being hurt at club venues and our association taking proper steps to make sure a vendor has insurance.
When I reported that the restaurant he supported had no insurance, he was absolutely silent, except to label me as a troublemaker.
Not one article showing concern for residents in the 4 months it took to get their certificate of insurance.
Where was his concern when it was learned that Liberty Center had leaks, and the board of directors kept putting out buckets to deal with the problem?
He was not concerned about residents being injured then.
As a matter of fact, many of the 55 claims against our insurance, came from slips and falls at that center.
Did he bother to ask the management or board of directors over the number of ensuing years to fix the problem?
Simply, no. I guess his hypocrisy only goes so far.
Let's face it, when you are the "mouthpiece" for corruption and "machine" politics, that's what deceptive and unethical people do.
They stonewall anything that would hurt the corrupt system they have been an active part of for years, in any way their disturbed mind allows. They need POWER at any cost because it is normally something they never had....as in the case of the blogger who believes he knows all, but whose life accomplishments wouldn't fill a thimble.
Actions toward the treatment of the Foundation Assisting Seniors:
THIS IS A DISGRACE!!!!!!!!!
Dick, the problem, as I see it and I am in favor of the recall and have signed the petition and will sign again (if that was possible), is that over 40% of the folks who vote are either new to the community and have no idea what this is all about or since they are new to the community, they don’t care or they are just too busy to get involved or they don’t receive your blog or go about their business without wanting to get involved.
We, the older (term used loosely) members of the community understand completely, have had to deal with the Berman’s in not so nicely a situation, do care but we are a very small percentage of the whole.
How does one convince that 40-50% to care and sign the petition?
The time for petition signing is over; now it's time to vote.
I agree with you that many residents in Sun City Anthem do not receive Anthem Opinions, but with each month we grow like weeds with 1,800 subscribers and an average daily "hits" to our site now at 2,500.
Is that enough? It's never enough !
At this stage our hope is primarily word of mouth, forwarding of our articles to neighbors and friends, and appealing to common sense.
Who out there would favor such things as:
1. retaining anyone who loses $40,000 of their money on a bad restaurant loan?
2. paying a salary to a General Manager almost twice the amount paid to Sun City Summerlin's who has 4 restaurants and 4 golf courses, and 300 full time employees, while we have only a fraction of that amout?
3. secret meetings to remove an elected board member without allowing her a defense?
Only those who are a part of the system, that's who....or...do not care...until their dues increases as a result of their nonchalant and uncaring attitudes.
Our challenge is reaching THEM, and telling the TRUTH, while hoping that the corrupt actions taken by those who would harm us, can finally be acknowledged.
It's idealistic, but where there's a will, there will always be hope !
My wife Shirley and I purchased a home in April located on Idaho Falls Drive and moved from the Finger Lakes of New York and arrived here the last week of September.
A little over a month ago I signed up and began receiving Anthem Opinion emails and if everything is true as stated within them, we are now hoping we didn’t make a major mistake in buying a home here.
We had just left one HOA which I am proud to say I had the opportunity to serve on its ACC for ten years, two of it as Chairman, nine years as Board member and four of them as Board President.
Never and I mean never in all my years in serving did any of the committees I served nor as an Association Board member did we ever break any of the Association Bylaws.
We believe we were there to serve, not to be served.
As a Board, we always had an open door policy. Our residents were heard and when needed, we dealt with facts to answer their questions and or address concerns.
Any changes made to the Bylaws required eighty five percent of the members voting in favor to do so.
Again we dealt with facts when we went about making a change.
We stayed true to our set budget and looked for alternative ways to save while investing and maintaining a healthy reserve fund.
We were able to keep yearly dues at the same rate for eight years and in 2016 voted on a a new five year contract that kept the increase under three percent.
What my wife and I find hard to believe is why the residents of Sun City Anthem would ever put up with all of this nonsense and why for so many years.
If Bylaws have been broken and Association funds have been mismanaged, why have the majority of the residents put up with it for so long and why not become a voice of one and demand the Board to address these concerns with facts?
For me, I don’t need to sit and listen to some attorney explanation.
I want to hear it from those who were elected to serve who happen to also be my neighbor.
Enough said.
When we began our search for a home and community to reside in for our final years in February, we were lead to believe this community would provide everything and so much more than we would ever need.
We now wonder if our realtor misled us and we now must accept a mess of excess baggage that we and many others in this association do not justifiably deserve.
Between now and the date set for a recall, instead of being able to enjoy the benefits of this community, we now find ourselves needing to sift through this mess to gain the facts in order to hopefully make the right decision when it comes to vote.
We hope we have the time to succeed.
I thank you for your time.
You have no idea how much your email is appreciated and I wish all residents, especially the new ones like yourself, would take the time to know their community.
Like you I came to Sun City Anthem in 2005 with optimism and hope, believing all of us were in this place having the same objective; namely living the remainder of our days in harmony.
Having never been part of a homeowners association prior to my arrival from Chicago, I had a belief that going to meetings would allow me to meet others,discuss some of the financial aspects of the association, and then "go out for a beer" with the new people I had met. I mistakenly believed various opinions represented "a good thing"; that intelligent people would look at both sides of an argument prior to making a decision.
For the most part, so many wonderful people live in Sun City Anthem who are caring, giving, and in most cases, look at neighbors as extensions of their families they left behind.
In my case, I've been so fortunate to get to know mine, socialize with them, and we've developed a relationship where we always look out for each other.
Then...I became aware of the community politics, and honestly, the saying "ignorance is bliss" became quite appropriate.
Believe it or not, at one time a group of residents actually organized a political party called "Unity", and since that time, though they deny still being organized, have all too often grouped together and chosen their board candidates, many of which have so little experience at governance, that the worst of financial errors have been made.
We have had 5 restaurants fail,
We have been audited by the IRS because of a Board's refusal to return funds to owners.
We have had Board directors authorize loans to a private vendor unable to obtain legitimate financing at below prime, only to default and Sun City Anthem lose $40,000.
We have granted a restaurant lease to the wife of a felon who served in a Colorado Federal penitentiary for robbing 8 Las Vegas banks.
Recently we witnessed a lady who was elected with in excess of 2,000 votes, removed without any opportunity of allowing her to defend herself against charges that even the current Board has been unable to substantiate.
Now we have witnessed a ridiculously highly priced General Manager being currently paid $270,000 per year plus benefits which include payment of 85% of medical insurance premiums, disability insurance, 401(k) plan with matching contributions, and $5,000 of funds for continuing education for managing 3 buildings, no restaurant, no golf course and less then 100 full time employees, while Sun City Summerlin, an association slightly larger than ours (7800 homes vs our 7,144), pays their General Manager $160,000 and manages 4 golf courses, 4 restaurants, and over 300 employees.
The decisions made over the years by "descendants" of that "political organization" have now controlled Sun City Anthem for the past 9-10 years, and during that period, have also been named to ABC Channel 13's "HOA Hall of Shame".
The individual who has become the unofficial spokesman for that group was an attorney whose law license was suspended for forgery, filing a deceptive estate tax return, and defrauding the State of Massachusetts of revenue.
What baffles many of us is how the current Board seems to cling to him despite that past.
Anyway, I have just touched the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more.