Power and the Finance Committee Meeting

Stew Richland

Today I attended the Budget Meeting.  

We met in Conference Room C.  A room that had the capacity for at least 200 people. Sadly, on 34 people were in attendance.  Here-in is the problem.  Why was this meeting so poorly attended.   A budget focuses on money.  Bucks coming in and going out.  The budget is funded by the owners of Century Village.

The government of the United States, the President and  Congress have adopted the philosophy that they can spend or at the least know how to spend the tax payers money better than those who  earn it.  Since the UCO budget is funded by the residents of the Village it is a sad commentary that so few residents showed up. The question is why? Was the Budget meeting  widely  publicized?   Not every unit owner is on vacation.  The bus to take residents on an outing to the mall was filled to the brim.  I guess a walk around the mall is more interesting than knowing how your fixed incomes will be reduced by an increase in fees for 2016. 

Leaving the meeting I took a drive around the village to see how many people were at the pools.  There were at least three times as many people in the pool areas then attended the budge meeting.   I think we have a failure to communicate here in the Village.  This weakness clearly explains why so many issues that are presented for consideration to the Delegate Assembly  is adopted.  Many delegates are not inspired by the current administration to learn about the issues that are currently being considered.  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.  This explains why the “Malcontents”  have published the “Messenger.” 

Get the truth out to our residents.  When you work hard and don’t give up things will always get better.  From my mouth to the voters ears.  

Amen!  Power to the people!

Editors Note: 34 people isn't a lot. But it is more than could fit in the UCO Conference room, which maybe could hold 15.