A Response to A Response

 

I would like to comment on A RESPONSE, my points are in no particular order.

 

First I have no strong opinions about the “Bennett Wall”. In fact I feel bad for the Bennett’s who I am sure do not appreciate there name being associated with such a divisive issue. It sounds to me they did their part and got approval from representatives of the board. I have no doubt at this point that the homeowners will have to spend money before this issue finally gets resolved.  

 

The whole issue of who Seven Bays employs is irrelevant to me and a decision that the board needs to come to agreement on.  Since I have been coming down here I have seen nothing but polite hard working folks, whether it was Warren, Mark, Jed, John, Keri or now Joe. All dealings I have had with 7 Bays employees have been positive.

 

One concern I have around this is that if the person who posted A Response is a 7 Bays board member I feel that you may have put the association at risk by openly talking about an employee’s employment. The statement “Why is Mr. Jump so eager to hire someone back who made a mess of her job?” What happen while she was employed is between her and her employer (the board) and should not be discussed in a forum such as this.

 

 George seems to be a kind man, I admire anyone who steps up to serve their fellow citizens however when doing so they MUST understand the importance of the position they are seeking. You are dealing with my family’s hard earned money. Like many residents in Seven Bays having a second home means we sacrifice somewhere else. I expect more from the board that we elect then walking out of a meeting. With the exception of Nancy, before Friday I have never met any of the people sitting at the dais. Let me tell you those who walked off and adjourned the meeting without a motion from the floor did not leave me with a great first impression and have lost some of my respect. True leaders take their lumps and listen to their constituency. It has been my experience that any meeting that has gotten out of control has been the fault of the one running the meeting.

 

I made the motion for the parliamentarian and I did make a comment that George should resign after he stated that “I am going to be 78 years old and I am not going to take the time now to learn Robert’s Rules of Order”. My last comment may have been out of line, but by the chair’s own admission he does not seem to want to learn what it would take to run a productive meeting.

 

Why do you call Mr. Fookes’ comments a rant? I have read and re-read his post and did not see anything that could be construed as a “rant”. Anyone who was at that meeting saw with their own eyes that we had a “total breakdown of law”. 

 

If the person who wrote A Response is a 7Bays board member you should not take criticism so personally, it comes with the territory. I myself sit on two boards I know criticism can sting. You are entitled to your opinion as I am mine, and we now have a forum to discuss them. But to call the concerns of the people you represent “rants” is a little over the top.

 

As far as Mr. Jump goes, he has placed an unfavorable light on some members of the board and I do feel a little tact could have been used, but what I find interesting is that those members not only responded (as you should, I most certainly would), they also take the liberty to attack Mr. Jump. They just choose a different medium. The arguments from both sides would resonate louder with me if “attacks” were not answered with attacks. I feel both sides have made some mistakes.

 

Why does Mr. Jump’s profession always come up? There are good lawyers and bad lawyers, we like to bash the profession yet we all spend money on one when we need advice (Note: I am not a lawyer). According to the post Mrs. Schindler herself sought advice of council, to me that shows due diligence on her part.

 

Let’s stop the attacks.

 

If you are going to post please put your name with it. Stand by your words.

 

The last point I would like to make about this particular post is that the website is a positive and needs to stay. It is obvious that the only censorship on the blog comes at the hands of those who refuse to post. Like it or not we now live in a world where things happen and get disused 24/7. The world does not wait for the next monthly meeting. Welcome to the 21^st century 7Bays. Once this mess gets straighten out (and I believe it will) you will see that airing our concerns as a community was for the best.

 

We need to rebuild a community, where everyone is civil to one another and I look to our board to set the example and for leadership.

 

Sean Morrow, Platt II