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Laguna Woods Village
RECALL - YES!
The Time Has Come ...
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Our message is very simple: PCM admitted to millions in secret payouts, Boards
have refused their legal duty, Members want their money back with interest and fees,
and Members want the PCM "make work" projects to stop so our 2010 assessments
go down.
Click HERE to see Mike Curtis' Feb 2009 Board Meeting
announcement that resulted in him being banned from Closed
Sessions.
Click HERE FOR PART 1 of a 10-Minute Channel 6 News live
presentation responding to the attorney controlled "informal
Town Hall Meeting of members."
Click HERE FOR PART 2 of a 10-Minute Channel 6 News live
presentation responding to the attorney controlled "informal
Town Hall Meeting of members."
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MAKE WORK PROJECTS
ASSESSMENT CAN GO DOWN APPX. $9 PER MONTH
FROM THE CURRENT 2009 LEVEL!
Before the Recall started, United's 2010 planned monthly
assessment was increasing approximately $9.00 per month.
For 2009, (this year), it went up by over $8.00 per month
compared to 2008.
Current, because of the Recall, the Board has reduced your
projected 2010 assessment increase to zero (i.e. no United
increase for 2010). So, the Recall has already been
successful in holding down 2010 increase. But, we believe
the 2010 assessment can be reduced even more, by
approximately $9.00 per month, through elimination of PCM
"Make Work" projects. Here's how ...
PCM has two expensive and unnecessary "Make Work"
projects still in the 2010 budget plan.
The first is replacement of a wall, 1,700 feet in length, along
Laguna Hills Drive. It will cost $500,000, and each of us will
pay $6.59 per month for it next year. This work just popped
up last March, and was not in any previous plan. If you
examine the wall closely, you'll see it does not need to be
replaced. You can easily drive by or walk the site. Here is
an image from Google (circa 2005). The latest news; now
they are saying "oh, only areas that need repair will be
repaired. If it cost $20, then that's all we'll spend."
However, they still will be collecting the $500,000 from us, at
a rate of $6.59 per month, in 2010. These four board
members being recalled support keeping this planned 2010
assessment.
The second "Make Work" project is PCM's "Turf to Dirt"
Program. Linda Wilson and the other directors being
recalled support this "Make Work" project planned for 2010.
PCM and these Board members being Recalled want you
to believe that it's a State, County, or Water District
mandated program, and they're just following the law - "we
must do it" they say. NOT true. It is not a law that we do
this. Water reduction is mandated - not how we accomplish
it. We can simply turn down the water. Prior to the Recall,
they were planning approximately $800,000 to turn beautiful
grass areas into dirt. Currently, because of the Recall, they
have cut the program back to 1 acre at a cost of
approximately $200,000. This is another "Make Work"
project that will cost residents about $2.65 per month during
2010.
By eliminating these two PCM "Make Work" projects for
2010, and just doing normal maintence/repair on the
Laguna Hills Drive wall, we can reduce the planned 2010
assessments by more than $9 per month ($6.59 + $2.65 =
$9.24).
This Recall can make these reductions happen!
Please vote YES to recall each of the
four board members.
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What More Can You Do?
We need volunteers from throughout LWV to help keep
our neighbors informed. You can help by becoming a
- Cul-de-Sac Captain - distribute information and
materials to the door steps of United residents
- Phone Networker - make phone calls to remind
five of your neighbors and friends of meetings
or voting issues
- Infobank - be available by phone to
explain the facts behind the issues
To join us, click here and send your name and phone
number. Please put "Volunteer Recall" in the Subject
line. THANKS!
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Board's Ballot Betrayal
- Manipulation of the election process
- Trying to make voting as confusing as possible
- Demonstrating only contempt for our members
THE BOARD FAILED TO GET THIS FIXED!
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Here's what the Board says about how votes will be
counted using the above ballot ...
"Number of Votes Needed to Recall each of the Four Individual Directors:
If a quorum is obtained, a majority of the Memberships actually represented
and voting by Secret Ballot must then vote “Yes” to recall each individual
Director. The number of votes necessary to recall each individual Director
will vary depending on the number of Memberships actually voting
by Secret Ballot.
"By way of example only, if 1500 Memberships vote on the Recall,
then 751 Memberships must vote “Yes” to recall each individual
Director. Another example, if 3000 Memberships vote, then 1501
Memberships must vote “Yes” to recall each individual Director. If
6300 Memberships vote, then 3151 Memberships must vote “Yes”
to recall each individual Director." (Ref: http://www.lagunawoodsvillage.com//images/lwlagunawoods/Community%20News/Notice.pdf )
So, they intend to add "Abstain" and "NO" votes together, then
require that the "YES" votes exceed that total for a director to be
recalled. These current board members are trying to minipulate
the election and have nothing but contempt for our seniors.
Below is the ballot, and our recommendation for your
YES vote.
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