Day: November 13, 2018

Ah yes, remember the call for donations to embellish Hole 10 as a Signature Hole, which made sense because of its visibility to folks near the crossroad from our entrance. Thousands of dollars were donated.  I donated thinking it was a good cause.  I never heard or saw anything after my donation.  I made an inquiry to Golf Pro Jonas, and he forwarded me the AGI Manager, who recently left.

I was told for which the funds were spent – and it was not for Hole 10.  Apparently, a drainage pond near  Hole 10 prevented them to do whatever by the pond. Any work to spruce up Hole 10, as we all know, would be at the tee box, which has all the visibility, and not the pond.  For example, see how donations were made to add sparkle to the tee box at Hole 9.

How were the funds spent?  They were spent basically on maintenance items throughout the course, which were touted as embellishments.  BTW – some members of the Board agreed with my assessment and recommended that the donations should be returned, which they were not.  I asked for my donation back because of the specious use of the Hole 10 donations.  Instead, I suggested an alternative way to use my donation, with a Hole 3 tournament, which Golf Pro Jonas took under advisement.  I’m still waiting for that suggestion to materialize.

Direct from Chef Josh –

Tonight:

We are offering a Prime Grade Ribeye with garlic mashers and fresh asparagus. $22.99

We also have Fresh Grilled Barramundi served with rice and asparagus $18.99

 

Those Board newsletters with photos of folks having a good time can be a moral booster for the community, and it can foster camaraderie among the Residents – all good.  Well,  that’s the image put out by the Board’s newsletter, i.e. showing that all is fun and frolicking in Aquarina Land.  As what has been exposed and disclosed in this Blog, and known by other Residents, is that the Board has shown a community of happy inhabitants, while the Board’s real behind the scenes agenda is taking over the Residents’ funds, and recklessly spending those funds (along with  assessments without a Resident vote) for their own selfish purposes, e.g. Golf expenses and unnecessary construction expenses.

A cabal of supporters for the Board’s agenda has provided the Board, what the Board sees as, a mandate for the Board’s actions.  The Board coddles these supporters with good times in the community.  Question – what about the folks that are not enamored with golf and tennis?  What about the folks who bought into, at one time, a nicely groomed and kept up complex, i.e.  with maintained roadways, beach and river facilities, Clubhouses, gated and landscaped entrance, and restaurant facility, all of which are suffering from neglect.

It’s quite obvious that the Residents’ funds have not been spent in a measured manner to accommodate the needs of all our amenities and common elements.  The spending has been skewed to the wants of the Board and its cabal of acolytes and disciples.