July 21st Board Meeting

We decided to meet again quickly after assessing the situation last week. It was determined that given the current employment crisis, the board needs to be as proactive as possible. Today the board elected to bring Jed back to Seven Bays. It was 4/1 decision to offer Jed a new job. Getting to the point of the actual motion took several hours of vigorous debate not so much about Jed, but about the budget, employment issues, and coming to the realization that the labor budget was going to be stretched thin. In facing this debate, the board recognized a hard reality. The days of being able to pay cut rate amounts to employees were gone and the difficult of hiring new staff means that they have to be paid a sufficient amount in order to show up to work.Joe is learning his new job and doing well. If you seem him out there, make sure to tell him that you appreciate his hard work. It's not an easy position to be in and he has the weight of the world on his shoulders as he goes from 0 to full steam ahead in 7 days.The board also began to explore the issue of complying with the State mandate of our meter requirements and how to handle the installation of everyone on a water meter. None of the solutions are pretty, but the board did ask the serious questions.Clearly, we are going to need the help of the resident's of Seven Bays. If you are available to volunteer at the office to answer phones and take messages, we can surely use you. Be sure to add your name to the volunteer list that we have on the home page of the website. You can bet that we are going to count on your assistance over the next few months. Where do we go from here? Well we have some loose ends to tie up on the Phase I water tank issue. We have to stablize our employment status and then we can begin the serious work of moving forward with creating a long term plan and goal for Seven Bays. The Board has some serious issues to deal with to keep Seven Bays running. It isn't going to be pleasant or pretty. Sometimes we have to be careful what we wish for as we become victims of our own success. There is no guidebook or cheat sheet to work from, the board is essentially starting from scratch. The board appreciates the patience you have shown as well as your support.

Remember the next meeting is August 17, 2007. If you want to be able to voice your opinion, make sure you come to the meeting.