SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS

As everyone knows, the annual meeting of the members is scheduled for January 8, 2011. Notice please that this is the members meeting - not the annual board meeting. At this time we (the members) will elect new board members that will serve for two years. And now the funny stuff starts:

1. Mary Forame who lives in Section one and was appointed to an at large position that would have required her to run, decided to move to position six (townhomes) that was vacated by Terry Strickland. So now she gets to serve for one more year and has never been subjected to the election process. And she doesn't even live in the townhomes. What do you folks in the townhomes think about that?

2. Mary Forame decided, against objections by several candidates, to fill the attorney slot and also the management company slot before the election. As stated, several candidates thought it would be better to wait for the election results, as the January election might cause some shift in board membership. But no - this simply had to be done immediately.

3. A new meeting announcement went out as the first letter contained incorrect information. In this announcement it was stated that any members wanting to make motions (at the members meeting) would be required to submit the motions to the board by December 15, 2010. So - it looks like the board intends to decide what motions can be made at the members meeting. The word members keeps getting underlined, simply because the board has nothing to say about how the members conduct their meeting. Mary Forame and her supporters are just members at this meeting - nothing more.

4. Mary Forame, acting in her position as president, authorized the use of an independent facilitator to run the annual meeting. Now it appears that the new management company hired by Ms. Forame and supporters will be running the members meeting. Where in the by-laws of the association does it say that this is the way the meeting is to be run? Where does it say the president or any other individual has the authority to dictate and run the members meeting? Gosh, that word members just keeps getting underlined. Maybe it should be in red.

In any event, all members of the association should remember that we are equal at the annual members meeting. We have the opportunity to have our say, to make motions, and to elect those individuals we feel will best serve our community. Our community that once again is broke due to the actions of certain board members. Our community that just hired a management company that stated the board could kinda make up it's rules as it goes merrily along. That's what the owner implied at a recent meeting anyway.

TIME FOR A CHANGE - ELECT CANDIDATES THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY THE BOARD IS RUN! ONLY THE MEMBERS CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

And don't forget to come to the clubhouse on Saturday, December 18th to meet the candidates. Ask them what they will do to return control of our neighborhood to the members.

WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM ?

At the regular December Meadowcreek board meeting it was confirmed that our Association purchased two properties at the Constables sale held on December 7th, 2010. The properties were offered for sale under a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued in favor of our Association for past due maintenance fees plus attorney's fees.

The first property, located at 2111 Long Rock Drive had a judgement amount of $2443.00 ($198 plus attorneys fees), and we apparently purchased the property at auction for this amount. The second property, located at 2715 Meadowcreek Drive had a judgement amount of $3198.00 I$198 plus $3000 attorneys fees), and once again this was the amount of the bid. Prior to the bidding, the Constables representative (Deputy Juan Diaz) explained that the bid amount was due and payable by cashiers check or money order the same day as the auction.

So - the Association had a total interest of $396 in the two properties ($198 X 2), and yet we spent $5641.00 to purchase the properties. Neither the prez (Mary Forame) nor the veep (Brian Malone) could tell the members where the money came from. The treasurer (Willie Jones) stated that he knew nothing about this, and that the prez and veep had not advised him of the purchase (the treasurer was completely in the dark). Didn't they at least need to insure we had the funds available. It hasn't been too long since we, the members, were advised we were broke. In fact, a plea for voluntary contributions went out to the membership - signed by Terry Strickland, Mary Forame, Memorie Huelett, Brian Malone, Dan Wisneski and Tony LeBarre. Some of these "appointed" individuals are seeking elected office at our annual meeting in January. We might think twice before actually electing them to office if they cannot or will not provide accurate financial information when questioned.

Now the question is how did we pay the auction amount, and how do we plan to pay the mortgages on the properties for the next seven months. Texas Property code requires that the owner who lost the interest in the properties be notified of the sale, and once notified they have 180 days under the right of redemption to pay the amount due and regain title to their homes. The first property has a first mortgage held by First Banc Home Mortgage and the second has one held by America's Wholesale lender according to the deeds.

Another "big secret" to be kept from the membership by some board members? Gee - lets hope not. Surely someone will explain soon.