Something a little different

I am going to do something a little different right now. I am taking direct quotes and responding to  the quotes. These are MY responses and hopefully you will see the lunacy of some of the comments being made. My responses are in red.

Esther

“The President must take it upon him/her self to observe the laws as they pertain to the Village…”

The laws as they pertain to the village? What about the residency by-laws. Dorothy Mills Tetro, the treasurer, does not live in the village, and has not "owned" Property here for almost 5 months of the past 12 months. She sold her unit, bought a nice property in Cypress Lakes with her "friend". 

Her supporters have accused and questioned Dave Israel and Ed Black's purchase of cars during their terms, but has anyone questioned the purchase of expensive property? I am not accusing anyone of any thing, just pointing out that the opposition makes unsubstantiated accusations, and yet, things could be turned around very easily.  
Also, as stated in the current by-law: All Officers of UCO must be members of UCO, and be domiciled and reside in Century Village, West Palm Beach, Florida, for a period of not less than nine (9) months of each year in which they serve. A Delegate may not serve on the Delegate Assembly and as an officer at the same time. Upon becoming an officer, a sitting Delegate must immediately resign from the Delegate Assembly.

The duties and the responsibilities of the President must be recognized as an awesome and fearsome burden and accepted as such by the President and any others who serve and/or volunteer for UCO. They must all acknowledge that they are there to serve the community as a whole and not themselves in particular nor any single interest group.

 Yes Esther, I agree, it must be recognized, and the first ones that need to recognize it is your supporters, as Dave Israel is a hard working volunteer, elected to a thankless job, and has to deal with a lot of ridiculous complaints from people that just do not like him or his personality, so they make accusations, file lawsuits and try to interfere with the daily functions of UCO.

gary

The treasury was bleeding and the proof was in the eating.

The fact that for the first time in village history Could not pay its bills 

When exactly was the village not paying it's bills? This is an imaginary accusation. I have never seen a treasurers report (provided at EVERY Delegate Assembly Meeting) showing a zero or negative balance. This would also put to rest the "Bankruptcy" comments by Olga, Jerry and Ed).

gary

The Illustrious One tells us that 92%(?) of those surveyed wanted a Village wide Wi-Fi. so lets look at the numbers. First off the survey got 1500 responses back out of a possible 7500 units and way South of the 15,000 residents that live here.

  So Mr. Israel says that his number is 92%. 92% of what? 92% of the surveyed number is like  1300 returns. That number is less that 20% of the actual unit holders. So who wants Wi-Fi?  80% who did not survey?

 Gary, you actually answer your own statement. The survey was passed out and of those that RESPONDED, 92% wanted it. It kinda works like a Gallup Poll. If you don't respond, it's not factored in. Everyone was given the opportunity to respond.

Esther

All but the deductible will be paid by the insurance company and should the suit be won by the plaintiffs, since these are going forward as class suits –

Yes, the Insurance company would pay, but how much is the deductible that WE have to pay? One thousand? two? five? That is OUR money. And would the premiums go up? Of Course they will. Ridiculously so. So who is the winner? Not us. We wind up paying MORE to cover the increase in Insurance payments. 

"funds have disappeared in the night, a la $80,000 recently."

Again, have not seen anything in the Treasurers report to back this up. Exactly where did these funds disappear from? Is this just another imaginary issue? If funds are disappearing, then by all means, get someone to investigate everyone that handles funds... hmmm who handles money? Again, not making accusations, just asking a question.

edwardo

Vestal - should step down from the Co-Editor's position, as long as she remains an officer of UCO, so that The Reporter is not in any way influenced by the master of control. Better yet, -- she loves the Co-Editor's job so much that she should resign as an officer of UCO

Eddie my BOY, once again you manage to speak from an orifice not meant for speech but does produce wind and without any first hand knowledge of how things are done in the Reporter. Joy Vestal has something you need to get. Integrity. She has repeatedly sought both sides of an issue when writing a story. When she does an Editorial, it is just that, an editorial. Her opinion. THAT is what an editorial is. Obviously you have no idea how a newspaper is run, it's format nor it's function. My suggestion to you is to stick to what you know best, which is lie. Better yet, why don't you move into the village and run for office rather than just complain? Put your money where your mouth is or shut it. Have a nice day.