Channel 63

What has happened to our "Channel 63?"  We do know it's declined to almost a "mere" nothing, a far cry from the Days when Kitty & John Gregg, put their all into programming, production & equipment etc.....
and now, naught a club announcement?  I surmize the equipment has been damaged due to power outage or storms.....for goodness sake, where are the replacement pieces coming from, Mars or Venice?
That's what happens, when one or two individuals, non elected & elected, wear "Two or More Hats!"
They can't devote the time required to remedy the problem and ought to be REPLACED, by those who can..

IRS Scam, again!!

This is comment from  Concerned Villager. The scam is a old one but certainly worth announcing and reviewing again.

"I got a Scam call claiming IRS plans to file a suit. The number the call is coming from is 202-470-3522. 

Today alone I received two calls and one voice mail.

 Reason I know what it's about is that I inadvertently answered the first call. I hung up as soon as I realized what it was."

Beware!

Let the Clowns out!

A new reality show premiered at Century Village

MEET THE SUPPRESSED!

Staring Lucretia and the Borgias

 By: Stew Richland

I am a fan of mysteries.  Based on what just happened in Century Village, I doubt that even the great one,  Sherlock Holmes,  could unravel the logic on why Howie Silver was fired from his post at the UCO reporter.  Perhaps his photographs were out of focus? 

Howie just wanted some explanations on issues that troubled him.   Howie was a “gadfly!”  He asked  uncomfortable questions,  which were out of sync with the views of the administration.

In this case there was no hesitation toward retaliation. Howie was out.  

This is not the first time that the regime has used this tactic to eliminate those who disagree with their vision of NEWSSPEAK.

Does disagreement lead to hatred?  In this instance it clearly does.  Howie Silver was being punished for not accepting the party line. 

In the real world, a world in which “Good Form” is the accepted standard, we respect those whom we ardently disagree with. We don’t agree to disagree by diminishing what the other person feels as their truth. It is through dialogue and listening that we can move forward.  Honest interaction, especially on topics that we have diametrically opposite positions should be aired for  all to hear.

All individuals have to be respectful  and tolerant of all view points. To paraphrase Napoleon Bonaparte, “The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.” 

 So the Clowns took the cowardly route and fired  Howie Silver.  All his years of service to UCO and to the Village was reduced to two words, “Your Fired!”   This is one of the most repugnant acts that this administration has committed.

Yes, we have brought in the ”Clowns” to run Century Village.  When Sondheim was asked to clarify the phrase Clowns and not use the term “Fools.”   He explained: “A synonym for fools is clowns, but "Send in the Fools" doesn't have the same ring to it.”   Unfortunately here in Century Village it does have the same ring.

Accident awareness

Only a picruise would politicize an accident.

Only he would gleefully see if a political advantage could be gained from a accident at Haverhill gate.

Small minded.

Shameful!!

You are Fired!!

Lets take a look at the history of David Israel's firing his volunteers. Any of the Volunteers that were fired were fired for no cause. They were fired because Israel did not like their comments,or their ideas, or for no reason at all. They were fired because David Israel did like the the ideas that the Volunteer was espousing.

Howie was fired by Joy Vestal.

This firing by Joy Vestal was at the behest of David Israel. He was the one that was annoyed. He was the one who does not allow anybody to stand against himself, his blog,  his channel 63, etal.

Howie is the definitive volunteer. He is knowledgeable and freely gives of his time and expertise.

Israel and Vestal are going to miss him.

The CVMessenger and Howie Silver

The latest link to the CVMessenger. Howie Silver is fired!!

Security Committee Mystery

On July 3, in the afternoon, after the Delegate Assembly the Security Committee has it's regular meeting at UCO.

One of the items brought up and to be dealt with the fact the the Security Company was NOT living up to the requirements of their Contract.

A discussion was had to send the Security Company a letter that said that we were exercising the 60 cancellation clause.

The vote was 5 for and 4 for sending the letter.

The next day Ed Black notified the Committee that the vote taken and counted on Friday the 3rd was in error it was actually a tie.

Does this sound fishy to you? It does to me!! What's the reason for this suspicious change?

COMCAST Problems

Surely other resident's have found themselves in the same situation as myself....Having had to replace my original TV, I now have another HD, flat screen TV, which was hooked up to the Original black box, provided, as per contractual obligations, between ourselves & the above.  Years ago, I did purchase another HD, TV which of course is connected to an additional box, geared to providing the correct reception, at an additional monthly service charge, which is acceptable, however, at this point in time, since technology has changed, and the TV's of the past are obsolete, as well as the original cable boxes, why should other's including myself, be "forced" to accept.

My point being, why should any of us, who find themselves in the same position, be obligated to pay additional monthly charges, when technology has changed, and the initial box provided does not.  Will they (UCO) wait until the current contract is up?

The Golf Course

The last time the owners of the golf course were instructed by the County to clean up the Golf course and keep it that way or pay a stiff fine.

This was ignored so what happened?

The owners were again warned that they now have until late August to clean up the Golf course or pay a stiff fine.

When do we get into the fining phase??

Term Limits again and again and redux!!

I don't agree with Bobby Rivera. I believe in Term Limits. I believe in a level playing field. Term limits gives us that. No Term Limits does not.

The statement that Term Limits are not necessary. That we have Term Limits built into each of our Voting options is not true.

The truth is that the Incumbent always has the advantage. He has the advantage from the point of view of name recognition, from the point of view, in the case of Century Village, that he can block any and all opposition efforts to reach the electorate. He can talk all he wants at the Delegate Assembly and the Opposition get shut down.

So Bobby, you are wrong. The incumbent has the playing field tilted in his favor.

 Term Limits would even it out some!!

We need Term Limits.

WiFi REdux, Broad Band redux, again and again...

So people here that are apparently uninformed want to know why we don't have WiFi and/or Broadband.

I will attempt to answer.

The WiFi initiative was voted down by the Delegate Assembly. It was voted  down by the Delegates because we have no need. Many of the Associations have built their own and are happy with it.

The need for Broadband just duplicates the need for WiFi. The need is not needed.

There has been plenty of information printed and Voiced on these needs. The Delegates said NO, again!!

Waiting is no good here.

So Mr.Levy council's waiting. I say NO. What good will waiting do? Why should we wait?

I think this situation requires a lot of action, waiting is not one of them.

There are people caught up in Kelly's schemes and can not get out. Waiting only makes their situation worse.

The CVMessenger says lets go forward. We should make sure the Village's opinion is heard on this. We should make sure that our voices are heard loud and clear.

What we do not need is a Kelly taking over our Condo's while we sit and fret about it. While we do nothing about it.

We need to be sure that Kelly and those that are like him get the Village's Message loud and clear. Nobody can take away our condos. Certainly no body can take them away without due process!!

Mr.Levy assist.

Mr Levy's offer to assist the homeowners of Sheffield O in preventing the termination of the association is a much appreciated gesture. The new legislation is giving the few remaining holdouts some relief.

            Even though Kelly may be prevented from terminating the association he is still in control of the Board of Directors by a majority. This means he can continue unhindered in short term rentals, and he is still in a position to acquire more units in that building as he has been doing for the last few years and possibly could achieve the majority he needs to perform the takeover.

            The best solution for Century Village would be to remove Kelly from his position of authority on the board. The best way to accomplish this is to investigate his activities to determine if there is any just cause for his removal. There are indications that just cause exists. Until Kelly is removed from power the threat remains.

Neil Moore

            

Hooray for Mr Kelly!!

Hooray for Mr.Levy!

Here is a man that is in a position to help. He has offered this help and it is accepted. As it should be.

Now he has explained that the first step is to have his attorney's communicate with Mr.Levy. I assume, to tell him we are here and we are going to stop all his shenanigans that effect Century Village.

Mr.Levy recommends that we sit still for a while since the next step is up to Kelly. He either sells out and goes away, or joins the fight with his attorneys.

However Mr.Levy said that he has the deep pockets and Kelly does not.

So I suggest we wait and see what he does.

Hissy Fit by David Israel

OH NO ! NOT ANOTHER HISSY FIT

The July Delegates assembly got off to a pretty good start and everything was going pretty well until David Israel suddenly flew into one of his unrespectable hissy fits. His tirade complete with his usual ill tempered shouting and shutting off the microphone was uncalled for and embarrassing to watch. Though he claims to be concerned with the image of Century Village he displayed a wretched example of how a leader should act.

Marilyn Gorodetzer, one of David's staunchest supporters sat in the crowd loudly grumbling and complaining about her displeasure of the proceedings and the statements being made by residents at the mike. I'm sure Mr Levy heard every gripe.

Too bad David Israel didn't shut off her carping and grumbling . One would have to assume that he was in agreement with her.

Mr Levy's appearance at the assembly was a rare and welcomed event, he conducted himself with dignity and showed respect for the resident's and their concerns.

It's a shame cast on Century Village that David Israel couldn't do the same.

Neil J Moore

The Post is talking about Century Village.

POST WATCHDOG CENTURY VILLAGE

Condo owners fighting takeover

Developer says 10% of residents can object to investor, stalling plan.

By Leslie Gray Streeter Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Efforts of an investor to kick owners out of their homes in a Century Village building appear to have been blocked by motivated residents and a newly passed law.

But the man who developed the well-known retirement community west of West Palm Beach more than 40 years ago told residents Friday that they must become proactive to ensure that others in the 7,850-unit development don’t become vulnerable to similar attempts.

“The whole concept of (condominiums) was that unit owners would be participating in ... making decisions,”

H. Irwin Levy, 89, told a delegates’ meeting of Century Village’s United Civic Organization (UCO) in the community’s clubhouse. “Apparently a lot of people are just ignoring it. If you don’t exercise that right, you start the problem of losing control. You want to control who lives there. It’s your responsibility.”

The delegate assembly was spirited and at times contentious.

“Try to behave! You’re on television!” warned UCO president David Israel as residents shouted each other down over who got to speak next and whether they were asking real questions or making speeches. “Don’t make a speech.”

They were responding to growing concerns about the Sheffield O building, where 17 of the 24 units are owned by a single investor, Palm Beach County’s Donald T. Kelly, who also has power of attorney over two others. Recently, resident Nancy Salmi reported receiving a letter from Kelly stating his intention to dissolve the building’s condo association, which he claimed would then give him the right to force the sale of the other units, including Salmi’s, at the Palm Beach County Appraiser’s value.

There are more than 600 building and 308 associations, which makes things “a little chaotic,” said Century Village resident Donald Foster, the assistant editor of the UCO Reporter, the body’s official publication.

Foster said Kelly “found a weak association” with Sheffield O.

While Florida law would give Kelly the rights he claimed if he owned 21 units, or 80 percent, Levy told the group Friday that Kelly’s efforts would be blocked if at least 10 percent of the owners officially objected. That would require three residents. As of Friday, five, including Salmi, had done just that, meaning for the moment Kelly would be unable to take control, Levy said.

Also, a new state law that went into effect Wednesday prohibits voting for owners who are not up to date in paying their association fees, which Kelly planned to do for two of his units that the association has started foreclosure proceedings on.

Lawyers hired by Levy sent Kelly a letter this week about the situation with the old and new laws.

Although there is nothing stopping Kelly from buying new units, or from paying the recreational fees he owes, residents said they are cautiously optimistic that they have at least temporarily blocked Kelly’s efforts.

“For right now, it’ll hold,” Salmi said, “but there are other investors out there. One board member can change everything.”

Meanwhile, Levy, who was introduced to a strong round of applause, voiced concerns that Kelly was able to buy that much of Sheffield O in the first place. Because of the average age of the owners in the community, designated as 55 and over with very few exceptions, Levy said the investor might have found it easy to snap up units from elderly owners or their families.

However, he suggested that an involved group of residents could have insisted on being informed about each sale and the intended resident, not just prospective owner, of each unit.

Levy also pointed out that of the retirement community’s 13,000 residents, only about 200 attended Friday’s meeting, a small number even considering the seasonal residency of some owners.

But Levy cautioned worried residents to keep the issues of Sheffield O in perspective.

“There are 7,850 units,” Levy said. “We’re talking about 24 of them. Every building has a separate condo (association). You have elderly owners, who don’t go to meetings, and then all of a sudden it’s a one-man show.”

Sheffield O resident Yerushah Yehuda was unaware of the Kelly situation when she and her husband, Shemuel, bought their unit last year “in the middle of this mess.” During the session’s question-and-answer portion, she asked whether it was possible to remove Kelly as the president of her building’s association. She was told no.

Yehuda said she’s never met Kelly because he always participates in building association meetings by phone. As it is, she said, “all of five people show up” at the meetings she’s attended.

“Apparently he came in under the radar,” said Yehuda, 57, who recently received a letter from him demanding the couple’s insurance information.

She refused. “Unless he’s going to pay my bills,” she said during a break in the meeting, “it’s really none of his business.” lstreeter@pbpost.com 

Twitter: @LeslieStreeter  



H. Irwin Levy urged Century Village residents to exercise control over their communities.




Century Village residents listen Friday at their clubhouse to a talk by H. Irwin Levy, who developed the 55-plus community. Levy told the residents that they had to become proactive in order to stave off takeover attempts such as that being waged by investor Donald T. Kelly on the Sheffield O building. 

LANNIS WATERS / THE PALM BEACH POST

CVMessenger Vol.#10

The CVMessenger Vol.# 10 can be found here

Mr Levy and Sheffield O

So, it is good that Mr.Irwin Levy is getting deeper into the problem we have with Sheffield O. This is a problem that has to be solved and steps taken to see that it does not recur again. I am assuming that with all the action that seems to be setup to act against it, this situation will be solved.

But again I want to know what did UCO, actually Mr. David Israel, have to do with this? This are accusations that Israel was/is involved. That he is a a friend of Mr. Kelly. That he spent time at his Sheffield O residences or office. That some how he knew about this all the time. That he was aware and did nothing. That he was aware and claimed there was nothing that he could do. That is about 3 years of knowing. Albeit this is all rumor. Maybe?

So, again, the basic question is what did he know and when did he know it? As a matter of fact there are some other people that this question could be ask of, people like Joy Vestal, and some other members of the Executive Committee.

So we ask again who knew what, when did they know it and why didn't they help?

Striping Plans an Emergency?

What I don't understand is how the striping initiate reached the level of an Emergency?

What happened to proper planning? What happened to the Bid Committee and its usual timely recommendations?

I rarely go these meetings. I can remember one meeting I went to the argument was the need by the Bid Committee to do it's due diligence and the current President did not want to wait so he screamed that they, the Bid Committee were irrelevant. Apparently he, the President, had made up his mind so lets move on.

President for life.

Folks we have a election coming up in 8 months. The next election is in March 2016.That is the time we get a chance to change Presidents, or not.

But look at this. So far President Israel has been in charge for 5 years he will be looking to extend that, right in the face of constant agitation by his friendly opposition.

This would not be happening if we had Term Limits. He would be gone. The Residents, the Delegates would be looking at a slate of new fresh people. People who have their own ideas of how to handle the road situation. People who would allow their opposition in and consider their ideas.

By the way why are we striping the roads before we fix them?

Term Limits, by definition, is a good thing. We used to have Term Limits not to many years ago, but the President had us vote until he got the result he wanted,

This time we must again pass Term Limits.

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". Sometimes, there is an absolute limit on the number of terms an officeholder can serve, while, in other cases, the restrictions are merely on the number of consecutive terms.

So are you for President for life?