May 22, 2003
I have been reading the posts for quite a while now, tryng to sort out the pros and cons of each sides' point of view. I have lived here since 1993 and have been satisfied for the majority of the time in how the CCHOA was running things around here. There have been a few times that I have disagreed strongly with them on issues; ex., the 1 time extra pool assessment that happened a few years back. I have always understood that the BOD was a figurehead board - owing their allegiance to Gary Bradley, Inc. You would have to be a moron not to see through that - no elections, same BOD people year after year, web site devoted primarily to the developers interests. But I, like probably the majority of homeowners here, were satisfied as long as the quality of life remained high, and the groundskeeping, the general upkeep of the common areas, etc, all stayed in premium condition. The majority of people, I believed, chose to overlook the obvious developer ties that the BOD had.

But, after reading the posts on this message board from some of the homeowners ( mostly anonymous ) that are on the side of replacing the BOD, I have real concerns about the abilities of these people to govern the CCHOA. There seems to be a lot of emotional outbursts from people who attack others for their opinions. Personal attacks, no less. Are these the types of people that would sit on the new board? I don't think so. The reactionary mud slingers usually are not the problem solvers.

I just hope that if Mr. Gammons efforts prevail in the courtroom, that the sensible silent majority will step up to the plate and contribute their time to running the board. Circle C is a great place to live. The last thing the residents want to see is change just for change sake; i.e, exchanging one BOD who happens to be in the developer's pocketbook, for another BOD consisting of malcontents, reactionaries, and mudslingers. Scattered amongst the ranters, there seem to be credible, sensible people in Mr. Gammon's camp. I hope your voices prevail if and when the CCHOA personnel is changed.

Feel free to vent

May 22, 2003
I love the dialog.
To each their own.

There is a lot of pent-up tension in this neighborhood and people need a place to scream. So, be my guest!

This isn't the perfect medium, but it's a great start. I met more of my neighbors here than through any other activity, including the pool parites and wine tasting.

I don't like everything I read in the paper or hear on the Radio and TV, either. I have a choice, though, and all I have to do is change the channel. You can do that here, too.

But, I would suggest that noone try to judge people by their posts until we have have free elections. It takes a while for some people to get the knack of how this thing works and it's way to easy to get offended. It's a lot like email - you have to be a little more open minded about the medium and how or when people chose to use it.

It's unfortunate that the HOA doesn't have a similar, hosted forum in place and their own web space to do it on. I'm looking forward to a new web site and a private area without the anonimity - for adults and for teens.


Meanwhile, I enjoy reading the jousts and humorus jibes. I am also very happy that Sal takes the time to read and reply to almost every post. He doesn't have to that. He takes a lot of heat.

Meanwhile, there mixed into the lot, there is some good information and a lot of it is easy enough to verify. I know, I did, and I've changed my mind about a lot. Some of the silly stuff turned out to be true, as well.

Democracy can be noisy - it sure beats secrecy.