Friday, August 10, 2012

Don’t Pretend if you don’t attend – the United Board’s Town Hall Meeting Today


LETTERS




Don’t Pretend if you don’t attend – the United Board’s Town Hall Meeting Today:  Don't pretend to be outraged when your property is seized without any apparent reason, for example

 

Greetings Patriots  and  United (Co-op) Residents!



Laguna Woods Village, CA - This is a message reminder: To attend the United Board's Town Hall Meeting on Friday, August 10th, at 1:00 P.M. in Clubhouse Five. We need your attendance, voice and support. I am asking you to leave your comfort zone and attend this meeting, please!


FYI:  I have received the following information. Residents attending the Town Hall meeting will not be allowed to speak, ask questions, or make comments to the Board concerning the   Amended and "Restated" By- Laws and the Revised Occupancy Agreement! All questions must be submitted in writing and the Board will decide which questions will be read and answered. This action by the Board is deliberate censorship and extremely counterproductive!  The Board should "Man Up," change their mind and LET US SPEAK!!!


 United President Beldner, stated at United's July monthly meeting that residents would have thirty day's to read, digest and vote on these two documents. He deliberately gave us false information! August has thirty one day's, the packet was mailed out to the Shareholders on August 1st, I finally received my packet on Tuesday, August 7th and I have had numerous phone calls advising me that some residents still have not received their packets and they wanted to know what they could do to get one. Today is August 9th, and the ballots must be returned by August 31st. Mr. Beldner's addition is questionable at best! Beldner also stated the law required a timeframe of only thirty day's, another lie! United's legal counsel finally admitted the truth, thirty day's is the minimum timeframe and ninety day's the maximum. Why all the lies, distortions, deception and manipulation?


On page sixty nine (69) Article 4, Member's Option To Renew; Please read this article carefully, this is a very scary proposal. Precisely stated that we will be relived of any liability,  BUT, it is also removes all power in any decision process and grants it exclusively to the Board and any monies included in the transaction would go directly to the Board!




Yesterday, in an unprecedented action, a letter from the United Board of Directors was read on channel 6. United owners are being told that if we do not vote "Yes" on the restated By-Laws and Occupancy Agreement, that United will no longer be obliged to make repairs, at United's cost and expense, to the interior components, including cabinetry, counter tops, plumbing fixtures and flooring of members units. Nor will United bear any responsibility for the replacement and maintenance/repair of any appliances in members units, except for major repairs of appliances installed by the corporation, including rebuilding or replacement of principal components(e.g. fan motors and refrigeration units.)  What a terrible "scare tactic,"  this will have terrible ramification's on our senior population. Fear and intimidation imposed upon us by United's Attorney and the Board! Shame On You!! 
Shame on all of you, for the unethical tactics you have used in your bullish attempt to scare us into submission and the total lack of honesty, transparency and communication you have continued to display!


The existing By-Laws are still active and in place to guide and protect us, they continue to be our governing documents until we vote otherwise, please remember that. The board has to abide by those documents whether they like it or not. Do not allow the United Board and their Attorney to bully and intimidate us any longer! We, the resident owners are the ones that decide if we will allow the board to dictate and completely control us and our future! We are the ones that will decide if we want the new ambiguous changes the board is attempting to ram down our throats! I ask all of you to make your objections and voices heard loud and clear, VOTE NO!  This board needs to understand they work for us, not the other way around!


There will be a fifteen minute "Closed Residents Meeting," following the Town Hall Meeting, so please stick around. This meeting is closed to any and all directors and their legal counsel.




Thanks,



 



Pam Grundke

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