Sun City Anthem Restaurant Woes
What's New ?
Sometimes you have to ask yourself if Area 51 inhabitants have something to do with anything involving a community restaurant !
Based on the past, the community restaurant experience is so horrible that you have to wonder at times...
Is there some kind of voodoo curse at work when it comes to them?
Bad "dead beat" tenants
Lawsuits
"Stiffed" loans
and
No patrons
... seem to be the same theme again and again.
Looks like we have yet another problem folks...
...the lack of maintenance by previous restaurant tenants and/or facilities management have caused problems which will require repair before any tenant occupies the place...
...and rumors are running rampant that similar problems exist to those in the Anthem Center locker rooms !
You remember those don't you?
...the ones that cost residents somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 to fix ...about a year ago !
But wait...there's more...
If you take a moment and examine The Board Book, our General Manager added another itty bitty "diddy" to the pot" !
At this time it's not known what the cost of the other repairs will be, but if COMMON SENSE might in some way prevail....
But wait...there's more...
If you take a moment and examine The Board Book, our General Manager added another itty bitty "diddy" to the pot" !
"Approve
the replacement of 2 make up air units for the restaurant space here
at Anthem Center from Acco in the amount of $43,560.00 to be paid
from reserves.
These units
provide make up air for when the cooking hoods above the stoves and
ovens remove air from the restaurant space.
These units are required
for the restaurant to function properly.
A 10 % addition is
recommended by management for any unforeseen issues the contractor
might run into".
(a new concept never before explored)
...we might want to rethink all of this ridiculous restaurant nonsense.
Apparently this group of leaders are "discussing" this latest issue with the "chosen one", G2G....
...that multi-million dollar firm who got the Sun City Anthem deal...
FREE of RENT and UTILITIES...
...without approval of the unit owners.
You know them....
US GUYS & GALS...who will be forced to SUBSIDIZE the place.
So is it time to place another demand on the "negotiation table" before a lease is signed, knowing that likely BOO KOO BUCKS are going to be spent?
Frankly, if you're gonna get the place FREE and the unit owners also have to pay the cost of UTILITIES, perhaps it's time to tell G2G...
You want the joint...You pay for the repairs !
(Keep in mind that Village Pub was offering $700,000 to renovate in addition to $3,000 in rent and payment of ALL utility expenses)
My guess is that, based on their past "generosity", they will run like hell at the very thought of having to spend a dime on something that's a total FREEBIE to them.
And you know...
...that's OK, because it should send out a warning to the community of just how committed they are to success...
...that Sun City Anthem accepting any deal to the contrary is beyond STUPIDITY on the part of those who govern and manage...
...that Sun City Anthem accepting any deal to the contrary is beyond STUPIDITY on the part of those who govern and manage...
...that any insane decision to obligate Sun City Anthem property owners in such a manner without a community knowing the full details of both the costs to repair versus repurpose the existing space...
AND...
WHO WILL PAY THOSE COSTS...
...as well as THEIR VOTING APPROVAL in either matter...
...is placing the financial well-being of the association in serious financial jeopardy.
At the very least, if this "goes down" with residents paying the entire tab of any repairs, G2G might wish to present each new restaurant patron with this tee shirt momento of their first meal...
At the very least, if this "goes down" with residents paying the entire tab of any repairs, G2G might wish to present each new restaurant patron with this tee shirt momento of their first meal...
As to those who make any decision, we strongly suggest this as required reading.
What say you...the unit owners, who will likely be financially responsible?
Is it unfair to demand that this new tenant at the very least, share in these latest costs, before a formal lease is signed?
If they refuse to negotiate any such arrangement, would you support or patronize a restaurant that won't in any way, show good faith to a community that would open its arms FREE of CHARGE?
In our opinion, knowing that a vast unit owner subsidy will likely increase year after year, G2G, in return should do so for one reason...
No big deal. Just throw another 100k of our money for repair and lease to a private enterprise so they can make money at the expense of the dumb homeowners.
This confirms the stupidity of Sandy and her crew.
Maybe we should shut down the Anthem center for a month or two because the noise from construction will disturb those with hearing aids.
The dust from construction will need to be checked for long term effects on all our lungs.
Then everyone can congregate at the Liberty Center since you can only swim when there are no classes.
If you have to jack-hammer the floor to gain access to the plumbing, it's well beyond a "minor" repair !
I could not agree more with what you just published.
They kick FAS off the property and now they want to bring an outside corporation on the property that pays no rent, no utilities, and we are supposed to jump for joy?
Back to the Liberty Center problems.
Liberty instructor for warm water pool.
Unfortunately, the instructor for the 9:00 classes has been out of line for quite sometime.
When we were using Liberty, while waiting for the Anthem pool to re-open, the 8:00 class experienced many rude experiences.
The women who took the 9:00 class would come in early and start talking and laughing while our instructor was conducting her class.
They would start at around 8:40.
Then the 9:00 instructor would arrive between 8:45 and 8:50.
She would start a conversation with our instructor and interrupt our class.
Another disruption, she would start talking to the women in the warm water pool, carrying on very loudly
If our class went over for few minutes, she would turn on her music as loud as she could while our class was just finishing up.
What reason does the Board believe that this restaurant will succeed when 5 have failed???
Why wasn’t the homeowners able to vote on allowing the new restaurant to be rent, etc. free???
Which is absurd.
What was the reason for that???
It seems to me that there is a select few who just want a restaurant no matter the cost.
I feel sure if this restaurant goes in, my dues will go up!
And I never participate in the restaurant. The last meal I had there was not good to say the least.
If these idiots sign a deal for the community to have to pay for repairs, they all should be thrown out of office!
Stating with our new general mgr, who is grossly overpaid for her position, again that falls on the morons who are running the HOA.
It’s time to hire a lawyer and press charges against the entire group.
Lots of time for Burch to mention an old lawsuit that was settled, but NO TIME to mention the potential financial woes associated with a new restaurant.
Then there is our newest Board Secretary, Candace Karrow, who, during the time she was running for office, made the statement that WE MUST DO ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE THE RESTAURANT SUCCEEDS.
Well, perhaps both these individuals can SPELL OUT exactly what the owners will be GIVING AWAY this time to get some restaurant that is getting a FREE RIDE...
...and even more importantly, if there is a GIVE AWAY, WHY THEY FEEL THIS IS NOT A VIOLATION OF FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.
I wonder if any of them would invest their personal funds as frivolously as they seem to spend the money of those they pledged to RESPONSIBLY represent?