Well folks, 11 Residents have thrown themselves into the ring to become an Aquarina Board Director. Three of these candidates appear to be current Directors hoping to continue their directorship, and I would think to continue Board policies. If at least two of these three candidates secure back their positions, then the current Board most likely will have the majority votes to continue their past ways.
However, if I am reading correctly, then some of these candidates’ blurbs on their beliefs for the Community are not necessarily the beliefs of the current Board. These non-Board candidates may be the hope for an Aquarina that will be whole Community oriented, and not be focused on all fun and cabal funded events. By the current Board’s neglecting Aquarina’s infrastructure and making it a low priority at best, the Residents will be looking at even higher costs down the road to replace what could have been restored.
Looking at the arrow illustration above, there are one of two directions to choose. The present Authority Rule and non-transparency with complacent and patronizing Compromise have not served the Whole Community. It’s time for a change where Consensus, and “Voting” for large expenditures, emerge to the forefront of how Aquarina should be democratically served.
Two matters can be addressed. The first involves The Brassie Grille expansion. The cabal Board seems to be moving forward on spending the Residents’ funds on this indulgent expense of expansion. I went out for dinner recently on a Wednesday, about 6 PM, and tried two popular restaurants right up the road (Hwy A1A). The first had an hour wait, and the second appeared packed too; however, a table for two opened for outdoor sitting, which we took. As I came home around 7:30 PM, I pulled into The Brassie Grille parking area. There were no cars, and The Brassie Grille was dark. What a contrast for these three restaurants, especially for this popular Easter time period. . . . and an expansion is wanted?
The Board has a ploy to secure funds, in a circular way, which was implemented with the golf irrigation well. The ploy is to have some of the cabal folks offer to pay (as lenders) for what the cabal desires, e.g. the well, the Brassie expansion, etc., and foist loans on the Residents at a healthy interest rate, to pay back to these individual cabal lenders. Hmm – it certainly is a win-win for the cabal. The cabal comes up with an acquisition and indulgent expense, creates loans from cabal members for its acquisition funding, and places the loans with very nice interest returns on the Residents. The cabal reaps and secures what it wants, and has a payback of their loans with interest too.
The second matter concerns the election of five director positions this spring. Five of the seven director positions need to be filled; April 18, 2022 is the deadline for submitting an application to be a candidate. This situation is a huge opportunity for Aquarina’s Silent Majority to step forward and take control of the Board, and change the direction the community has suffered for the past several years, i.e. a selfish Board control where one social stratum is served, and the other social stratum is ignored. In other words, the care and oversight of the Whole Community, as opposed to the funding of the cabal’s entertainment and socializing. Both are parts of a healthy community, but there has been a selfish imbalance existing for far too long.
There needs to be five like-minded candidates for these five open positions. The opportunity for a positive and fresh approach to Aquarina is at hand for the taking. Are there any among the Silent Majority, who may coalesce together as a united force of change? Cabal members understand this dilemma for themselves, and certainly will rally to place five of their followers on these coming open positions. Will Aquarina’s Silent Majority speak?
