Why is Carl Kernodle not on the official ballot for Steve Bartlett's board position? While I can understand the BOD's position that he missed the deadline for nominations nearly one year ago, (though I don't nececssarily agree) I can see no reason why he would be excluded nearly a year later after making his intent to run known to the BOD and just about everyone else in Circle C.

The REAL question is ...


why is Steve Bartlett listed? The bylaw amendments that over 350 homeowners demanded be taken to a vote include one that requires all directors to be members of the association. The BOD has consistently maintained that Bartlett does not own any land in Circle C (even through his corporate interests). It is common knowledge that he does not live here. So why is he even listed on the ballot? Does the BOD somehow know the outcome of the voting on the bylaw amendments already?

For that matter, why is there an official ballot at all? Another one of the bylaw amendments eliminates the nominating committee and requires that nominations be from the floor at the annual meeting. The BOD would have you believe that the nominating committee is a vital part of the election process, but the fact remains that the nominating committee only serves the interests of the BOD by limiting the number of candidates for director positions. Its members are appointed by the BOD and do what they are told by the BOD. They don't even meet with each other. Nor do they keep any kind of records of what they are doing. The nominating committee is a joke, a joke the BOD is wishing the members hadn't noticed was on all of us and is hoping we will allow to remain in place.

The BOD says that it serves to get out information about the candidates. What nonsense. The last thing in the world the BOD wants is for you to know who they really are, what they are doing, and why. Steve Bartlett won't tell anyone what he stands for or what his plans and intentions are for the neighborhood. He won't make a public appearance or even return phone calls or e-mails. When Sal asked that the existing BOD disclose their personal and business connections he was informed by their attorneys that they are not required to reveal that information!

This is the same BOD who decided that they were above the law and refused to publish a voting list. This is the same BOD who decided that the members were not entitled to all of the votes set out in the governing documents of the association. The same BOD that has leased out HOA offices on a 10 year, non-escalating lease for $100/month so that it can be subleased to Susan Hoover and Denise Nordstrom.

This is the BOD that refuses to even attempt to make our dues go further by taking competitive bids for ''services'' that cost us over a million dollars each year. This same BOD instead awards those contracts to their friends and tells us to trust them when they say that we are getting ''the best deal possible.''

Is it any wonder why these same people are fighting so hard to keep their positions as directors of our association? Is it any wonder why they recommend that all the bylaw amendments be rejected?

Think about it ...