Sun City Anthem

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Removal Election Outcome Far From Over Due to 42 Formal Complaints Filed with Ombudsman's Office

Round One
Goes to
The "Machine"

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 By now you may have heard the following election results.
  
                                                              Remove       Do Not Remove
Rex Weddle                                             1,282            1,658
Aletta Waterhouse                                  1,253            1,688
Thomas Nissen                                       1,254            1,687

If we stop now, the story would end here, but IT DOESN'T and IT WON'T.

Those who supported the removal knew the odds of obtaining 2,501 votes would be extremely difficult (if not impossible)  to obtain, but despite those odds, a group of "reformers" set out to make a valiant attempt to "clean up a community" they believed was in need of change...

...and to all those who worked day after day, obtaining the necessary removal and General Manager "no confidence" petitions while in many cases suffering the most cruel of insults...

Anthem Opinions salutes each and every one of you.

You did what few could have ever thought possible...garnering a sufficient number of signed petitions in a short period of time...

...with this result:

You Forced Sun City Anthem to Look at Itself

Did those efforts fail? 

Perhaps in vote total they did, but to achieve 44% of those voting to choose removal, that sets the stage for what's to come...

 ...whether that be from an Ombudsman or Real Estate Division decision...

...and/or a message sent out to those on the Sun City Anthem Board that many in the community strongly disagree with the manner in which Sun City Anthem is managed and governed.

The Removal Opponents, no matter how celebratory they may currently be, must now face a stark reality:

...that a populace without even being notified a Removal election was even in progress...

...incurring constant interference on the part of some to hinder a fair election...

... denying any form of official rebuttal to what were more than apparent attempts to "stonewall"...

...with so many being sent ballots that were either not delivered or discarded due to improper identification...

...and with nothing other than word of mouth or community blogs...

...in excess of 1,250 unit owners voted to remove, while an entire group  of 7,144 homes sent anti-removal letters at high expense, conjured less than 1,700.

Those of you who were active were always aware that the real objective of the removal was to expose the deep problems that have existed in Sun City Anthem in the past, and continue to fester with each passing year.

...and more than at any time in this history of our corner of the world, YOU DID JUST THAT !

But...this is not the epilogue of the story.

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I can assure all of you, the Ombudsman has many questions that will have to be answered as his investigation continues.

This removal election is NOT over according to a conversation with Chavez Foger, the Ombudsman.

At the conclusion of the afternoon's count, Chavez Foger demanded the CPA firm hand over EVERYTHING they had in order to hold a proper and thorough investigation regarding the complaints filed against The Sun City Anthem Board and/or the General Manager...

...i.e. the valid and invalid petitions, all validated ballots,  and any ballots  or returned envelopes the CPA firm found invalid.

It was learned that 42 formal complaints were filed in his office by various Sun City Anthem residents, of which he stated, 12 were "quite serious"...

...in addition to the over 200 telephone calls his office fielded from those who felt an injustice was taking place.

We also learned that those complaints pertaining to Nona Tobin's dismissal lead the list, with the total number of petition nullifications against Robert Burch a strong concern as well.

Residents were welcomed by Mr. Foger to discuss the election problems they incurred.






Nevada Ombudsman Chavez Foger discussing election problems with Residents

...and he was reported to be quite attentive to their comments.

All reports of those who talked with him indicated he was a fair man who promised to take the formal complaints very seriously.

He specifically stated that if 2 additional signatures are determined to be valid, Sun City Anthem would be REQUIRED to hold a SEPARATE ELECTION for Burch.

When Mr. Foger was asked who would pay for that election, he stated either the CPA, attorney, or the association....that they would have to work that out amongst themselves.

Speaking of the attorney, for some reason he was present ALL DAY during the official count.

 As to why and IF he was paid his hourly fee, it's a fairly good assumption to make that his hourly rate, which YOU AND I PAY FOR....would be applicable.

Association Attorney Adam Clarkson

We were also made aware that security guards were also employed...more expense...and...why ?

Another interesting observation, considering General Manager Seddon  specifically stated she was compelled NOT TO HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT while hiring a CPA firm due to the 836 "no confidence petitions" she received,  she too was present.

Seddon & Clarkson

As you can see, there are many answers that must be determined before an "official book" is closed on this matter.

So, to all of you...let's allow the legal process to provide what a "machine" did its best to hinder and destroy.

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    1. From Valerie Lapin...to...Anthem Opinions

      Consider this for a moment...there may be ulterior motives.

      When owners sell their homes at SCA, a portion of money is held back from the sellers
      to go into an account.

      Could it be that this is an easy way to get additional funds from owners?

      Sandy has alienated so many that the turnover of property generates more money.

      That idea isn’t so far fetched....more sales means more money.

      Sock it to the owners and wave bye bye and go to the bank.
    2. Valerie, I don't think Sandy has that much influence, but who knows what is going on lately?

      It's hard to believe that close to 1,700 people were in favor of the manner in which Nona Tobin was removed or that they no longer want the Foundation Assisting Seniors to be located in Sun City Anthem.

      A number of them (2,000+) voted to elect Nona a few months ago, and now 1,700 wanted her removed?

      At any rate, that was the effect of how they voted, or should I say, that's the way "the machine" wanted them to vote.

      Voting to retain the directors was a vote against both Nona and FAS.

      My guess is that some of them are going to miss the Foundation's presence as well.

      Oh well, "you reap what you sow".
      1. As to the annual report, it seems that we pay more than retaail for a lot of what we get, bt I'm not (at this time) going to make a fuss about it.

        What I am questioning is: The report (to me) was very extensive.

        There is a website called   http://transparentnevada.com/   Please, everyone, look at it.  Why didn't the annual report give us any of this type of information? Are we not "entitled" to it?  All I saw were "hardware items" and not the cost of doing business where I heard about the expenses (for example) as mentioned about "guards, etc."  These miscellaneous costs can be both revealing and potentially show deceit.
        1. For those who choose to read another publication:

          Anthem Opinions stands by the comments regarding Mr. Foger's demand for the election documents as they will be an integral part of the numerous complaints officially filed against the Sun City Anthem Board and General Manager.

          Whether or not he actually received the documents at the conclusion of the ballot counting was not confirmed, but HE WILL OBTAIN THEM.

          The reporting of "alleged" complaints are not alleged, 42 were acknowledged by the Nevada Ombudsman to residents who attended the removal ballot count. 

          Just another play on words from a blogger who will stop at nothing to spin his continual web of corruptive influence on an innocent community that will bear the financial losses of those he and his cronies consistency have created and condone.

          I suggest at this point, rather than persecute individuals,  this community allow the LAW to take its course to make a proper determination of the FACTS.

5 comments:

  1. Read Nona Tobin's comments by clicking on this link:

    https://scastrong.com/removal-election-results/?utm_source=Master+List&utm_campaign=b677d00971-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_aa26317e8e-b677d00971-36072773

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  2. From Valerie Lapin...to...Anthem Opinions

    Consider this for a moment...there may be ulterior motives.

    When owners sell their homes at SCA, a portion of money is held back from the sellers
    to go into an account.

    Could it be that this is an easy way to get additional funds from owners?

    Sandy has alienated so many that the turnover of property generates more money.

    That idea isn’t so far fetched....more sales means more money.

    Sock it to the owners and wave bye bye and go to the bank.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Valerie, I don't think Sandy has that much influence, but who knows what is going on lately?

    It's hard to believe that close to 1,700 people were in favor of the manner in which Nona Tobin was removed or that they no longer want the Foundation Assisting Seniors to be located in Sun City Anthem.

    A number of them (2,000+) voted to elect Nona a few months ago, and now 1,700 wanted her removed?

    At any rate, that was the effect of how they voted, or should I say, that's the way "the machine" wanted them to vote.

    Voting to retain the directors was a vote against both Nona and FAS.

    My guess is that some of them are going to miss the Foundation's presence as well.

    Oh well, "you reap what you sow".

    ReplyDelete
  4. As to the annual report, it seems that we pay more than retaail for a lot of what we get, bt I'm not (at this time) going to make a fuss about it.

    What I am questioning is: The report (to me) was very extensive.

    There is a website called www.transparentnevada.com

    Please, everyone, look at it.

    Why didn't the annual report give us any of this type of information? Are we not "entitled" to it?
    All I saw were "hardware items" and not the cost of doing business where I heard about the expenses (for example) as mentioned about "guards, etc."

    These miscellaneous costs can be both revealing and potentially show deceit.

    ReplyDelete
  5. For those who choose to read another publication:

    Anthem Opinions stands by the comments regarding Mr. Foger's demand for the election documents as they will be an integral part of the numerous complaints officially filed against the Sun City Anthem Board and General Manager.

    Whether or not he actually received the documents at the conclusion of the ballot counting was not confirmed.

    His reporting of "alleged" complaints are not alleged, 42 were acknowledged by the Nevada Ombudsman to residents who attended the removal ballot count.

    Just another play on words from a blogger who will stop at nothing to spin his continual web of corruptive influence on an innocent community that will bear the financial losses of those he and his cronies consistency have created and condone.

    I suggest this community allow the LAW to take its course to make a proper determination of the FACTS.

    ReplyDelete