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The powers that be at Lake Holiday love acronyms, so we thought we’d try to use them to describe the results of the UEP voting.
Our headline says just about everything, but just to be sure: the UEP failed to win approval in every section. It wasn’t even close. It was a complete flop.
Those words, a “deliberate behind-the-scenes manipulation of information,” are a direct quote from current LHCC director Pat Shields, written to explain his resignation from the LHCC board in 2003. That manipulative behavior is just as prevalent today. LHCC directors will say just about anything – even if that means completely contradicting what they’ve said or written elsewhere – to get what they want.
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For those of you who missed LHCC’s May 14th meeting at the Reynolds Store Fire House to pitch the UEP, it was full of strong statements by many of the LHCC presenters. Unfortunately, a number of those statements were not true. Chris Allison provided one of the best examples of playing loose with the truth.
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We’ll soon be asked to amend our deeds and approve LHCC’s Utility Extension Program (UEP). We believe the UEP as proposed is not a legitimate method to extend utilities and should be rejected. We encourage everyone to vote NO on these deed changes. We’ve prepared some questions for the LHCC Board about the UEP and some additional facts to evaluate any response. We believe that most people who take a hard look at this program will come to the same conclusion we have: it’s just a bad idea.
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It’s time for the LHCC Board to get ready for the October 2007 election, and that means creating a Nominating Committee.
Today, we sent a letter to LHCC’s officers in advance of their special meeting on the budget, which is expected to take place on Monday, May 14th.
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Mike:
We’d like you to double-check LHCC’s accounting treatment of the contingent funds which might be received from Aqua Virginia relating to the sale of the Utility. Your name came up in LHCC Treasurer John Martel’s explanation to the board of directors regarding certain accounting entries. He explained that an accountant required that these contingent monies be discounted to reflect their value in today’s dollars, or their present value. In simple terms, he said the discount was required because an accountant “cannot let that ride.”
During March, The Haines Agency, a Stephens City-based security firm began providing personnel for Lake Holiday’s front gate. Their friendly staff is a nice addition to the community. We think it is important to look at the process by which the board of directors made the decision to select Haines.
LHCC Treasurer John Martel and GM Ray Sohl review spending at the February 26th board meeting. An obviously frustrated Martel begins the discussion after Sohl finishes his opening remarks:
I have a couple of questions, Ray, and I have one more than I had before you started talking.