Catholic Charities and Sheffield O

So there is some interesting developments at Sheffield O.  One of the Units in Sheffield O was owned by the Catholic Charities.

When Kelly arrived he immediately took over the unit and rented it out. None of the money went to the Catholic Charities. It should of.

Now I hear that the Charities are asking for the years rents from Kelly. And Who knows, they should prosecute, but time will tell on that.

A call to the Catholic Charities about this situation, brings, so far a no comment.

My thoughts on this are that if Kelly stole from the Charities he should be prosecuted. Not to do so could possibly put future bequeathments in jeopardy.

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.

The World go round, the world go round...

MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

Unfortunately, due to a previous commitment, I missed the first part of the Finance meeting today in the clubhouse. My friends told me they bombarded the committee with many important questions yet were fed the usual psycho babble for answers. 

I did not see David Israel and his co-conspirator, Ed Black sitting among the audience until someone pointed them out to me. The meeting is normally held in the UCO office and committee members, all sit at a table with David at the head and Ed Black by his side.  Instead, the two darlings sheepishly placed themselves in the audience where the majority of the attendees would not see them; they removed themselves from the torture of having to answer important questions put to them by the audience. Seen at the head of the meeting room table were Howard O’Brien treasurer and finance committee members Toni   Salometo, Toby Lovinger and Donald Foster  alias Don Ho Ho. Don is the infamous  food maven that over zealously  publishes  his recipes in the UCO reporter each month eliminating the opportunity for other residents to share their gastronomic creations. Unknown to many is also the fact that Don Ho Ho is guilty of visiting your condo, standing below your apartment and logging into your Wi-Fi – a misdemeanor at best.  This is one example of the type of people put on important committees by David Israel and his pals – the brown noses. Furthermore, inconspicuously sitting among the audience was the remaining officers, all committee members.  They are Joy Vestal, Bob Marshall, and Barbara Cornish who by all rights should have been sitting  at the table answering questions with the foursome placed there to take the heat.

ET TU, BRUTE!

Olga

Woe to us for allowing this!

It seems that the Powers that be are all upset over our efforts to establish Term Limits again. It further seems as if the Powers that be feel it is necessary to change platforms to meet conditions that might be advantages' to their reelection efforts.

What am I talking about? I am talking about both the present President and his unelected side kick.

Back in 2008, when the Now and Future President was just beginning to think about running for the Presidency, he was absolutely for term limits, and his sidekick went along with full throttle. They were FOR Term Limits!

So what happened?

I can only guess, as I was not there. But as David Israel started his run for the Presidency he realized that with out Term Limits he could be a President for life. So he has changed his mind, again, to fit the circumstances.

Without Term Limits he can continue his quest for a  lifelong job as President, and spend all of CV's money on his Wi-Fi initiative, on his Road initiative and who knows what else.

Woe  is us if we allow it!!

CVMessenger Newspaper Vol.11

The latest edition of the CV Messenger is here. More on Donald Kelly, more on CVMessenger on ABC TV, More on Howie Silver.

The CV Messenger Newspaper Vol #11 - Click here

Woe is me!

If the  following post is not enough, get more here - click here

Take look at this Blog Post. It was made July 11, 2008, by the then Executive Board member and soon to be President, maybe for Life, David Israel.

I call your attention to item 2, wherein Mr. Israel says he is absolutely opposed to removing Term Limits. He wants Term Limits as do I. So why, when the Assembly voted in the affirmative, for term limits he held another vote and then another vote until he got what he wanted. No Term Limits. This is now that was then!

Then what happen is this. He became President and sees an opportunity to be President for life.

Oh, Woe is me! Woe is us!

Term Limits and the Sedition Act 1789

TERM LIMITS ARE COMING – TERM LIMITS ARE COMING…….YEA –YEA – YEA!

Stew Richland

July 14^th 1789 the government  of the United States passed the most egregious breach of the U.S. Constitution when Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Act. the Sedition Act permitted the prosecution of individuals who voiced or printed what the government deemed to be malicious remarks about the president or government of the United States.

Under the Sedition Act, even the rights of American citizens were curtailed by prohibiting assembly ‘with intent to oppose any measure … of the government’ and made it illegal for any person to ‘print, utter, or publish … any false, scandalous, and malicious writing’ against the government.

Horrors!  No protesting the government.  No freedom of the press. Malcontents banned from participating in committees or cashiered with out just cause.  Is this the story of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

Nay! Nay! Nay!  We are referring to Century Village, West Palm Beach, Florida.  Our president has a blog (“Our Blog” limited to 100 guests)  which, by its own guidelines, is the voice of Century Village.  However,  there is a filter placed on these voices, which is self-serving to the blog owner.  Only the “team” is allowed to post on “Our Village West Palm Beach.” 

So the MALCONTENTS produced an alternate venue to get their views published.  Seditious restrictions does not end with limiting the publication of alternate views, it also denies opponents a public forum to meet, discuss and publicize, that is to “utter,” their so called scandalous points of view.  This explains why the Malcontents, are denied access to the clubhouse to hold their meetings.  

In 1775 the only way people were informed on the issues was through the efforts of Paul Revere and his “pony express” team.  Even Peter Zenger, the courageous New York City publisher, had to suffer through a government sponsored trial designed to prevent Malcontents from expressing their views.  

Thank goodness for those who have the guts to champion the issues that are impacting our life style in Century Village.  We don’t need Paul Revere anymore we have the CV Messenger.  Thank goodness ABC television realized how serious the issue of Condo ownership was and presented the crisis for all to see.  

The story of the missed opportunities of our elected leadership to do what they were elected to do, not making it clear to the Village as to what was happening here and why, is a prime example of failed leadership.  

Well there is a grass roots movement growing here in Century Village for change.  The first step is implementing term limits.  Think about it?  How different would it have been if our elected officials would have left the confines of their offices and visited their constituents on a regular bases to find out what is happening here at the Village.

Perhaps a strategy could have been developed to squash this crisis at its inception.  Now it is up to the Malcontents and their grass-roots supporters to do the job.

UCOO

Lightning Strikes

The cause of the blank screens on Channel 63 is due to a natural disturbance. Lightning.

What happened to lightning protection? Protection that many of us have in our homes to protect our devices.

A commercial endeavor, that uses our money should have the proper protection. The proper lightning protection. That is misuse of our funds.

What does the Ed Black say about this??

Assembly votes for Term Limits

I was at the Delegate assembly each time it was allowed to Vote for or against Term Limits. The first time was clear and was voted down (Yes for Term Limits).

The second time the excuse for another vote was that the the vote was flawed. To this day I do not know why. So we had a third Vote.

This time Term Limits were voted down That Voting procedure was confusing.

Why were we voting again? What was wrong with the first 2 votes?

I was not privy to any answer, neither was anybody else at the Assembly.

Except maybe you Grace.

Who has the right to say NO or YES?

We, all of us members of UCO, pay for EVERYTHING, even if we don't own it. Take the Main Clubhouse, for instance. We pay for taxes, insurance, maintenance, employees, electricity,  water, repairs........and it goes on and on and on, just like we own the building and grounds.

We even pay for the air we breathe in the clubhouse.

So, one might think.....then how come we can't use the building in the manner that we wish?

Well, it is my understanding that WPRF, using their attorney, wrote up a document stating that authoritative decisions were granted to UCO. The letter was written to UCO, namely, David Israel.

Legally, I am advised, Israel has no right to make any decisions that arbitrarily affect members of UCO, --- about 14,000 members. The Board of Directors has that right, and they are the DELEGATES.

WPRF's attorney has stated in the past that all inquiries should be made to the UCO President because he holds the right to tell everyone what they can and can't do relative to the use of
the clubhouse. Eva is merely following orders. Where is that letter? Israel first made the statement that no such letter was ever written, -- then he recanted and stated that the letter is lost.

WHO IS LYING?

Israel does not want to produce the letter because it could put him in serious hot water. It would put him on the wrong side of a legal argument and he can't tolerate being put in such a position.

Just to simplify things to put them in proper perspective and understanding what injustices have occurred: Assume you rent an apartment in the Village. You're given a rental agreement
that says you pay for the real estate taxes, insurance, electric, condo fees, and water and sewer. Then by some third-party agreement in writing you are unaware of, you are advised that you can't hang any pictures on the walls, you must keep your shades down all of the time, and you can use the toilets only 4 times a week, unless the third party says that you can. What do you say ......Okay!! You stand up, if you have any backbone, and tell the Owner to go pound sand.

David Israel has plenty of these backroom nasty secrets. Where is that letter Mr. Israel?

You knew that WPRF couldn't prevent all UCO members from using the clubhouse in a manner they saw fit, so you solicited WPRF and was secretly granted the power to impose certain sanctions upon use of the clubhouse, just like you owned the building personally.

WHERE IS THAT LETTER, MR. ISRAEL? LIES, LIES, AND MORE LIES

EDUARDO

Who owns the Internet?

David Israel's Domain

David Israel's blog or website is erroneously seen by many as the official internet site for Century Village. The truth of the matter is that David's blog is his own personal site under his control and his ownership. It's no different than any one of millions of websites owned by private citizens around the world.

Postings on his website include a lot of video of CV meetings, The UCO Reporter is posted there every month, notices and announcements of UCO activity are all posted  as though this website is the official organ of Century Village, the reality is that it is not.

The real CV website was struck down by David Israel and an attempt was made to replace it with his private site. An attempt that was not quite successful as his site is  called Village Blog and Chatspot or something like it. But the perception remains that his site is actually the official site for Century Village.

Why does the UCO Reporter post their paper only on his personal site? This is a great advantage for political purposes, mixing his personal opinions and political campaigning with UCO business on the site gives him  a very unfair advantage.

Why are volunteers who are supposed to be working for Century Village spending their time producing material then posting it on HIS site and no other ? The hours spent by volunteers researching material, producing video, creating information articles, are simply handed to David Israel on a silver platter, all the material posted there is his property , CV residents have no right to it, and more importantly have no say in what is posted there.

The UCO Reporter promotes his site as though it is the official place for UCO postings, information and security video and channel 63 are all piped in and instantly becomes David Israel's property. A lot of the effort to achieve this condition is done through the hard work of volunteers, and the infrastructure that we residents pay for.

Are volunteers assuming that their efforts are benefiting Century Village when in fact the value they add belongs to one person? 

The owners of Century Village got it right when they denied Mr Israel the right to use  Century Village in his personal website name,  they were astute enough to realize the folly of allowing David Israel to represent  his personal blog as the official internet site for the village. 

What happens to this website and all the valuable data it contains when the time comes that David Israel is no longer sitting as president ? It's going to happen sooner or later. Does David Israel take it with him when he leaves ? Or will he turn it over along with all the information it contains  to the incoming administration to use at their pleasure ? 

It's a valuable asset. But it does not belong to the Century Village. It belongs to David Israel. The odds are that he will not give it up easily no matter what the residents want. 

Neil J Moore

Santa Claus and Make Believe

WELCOME TO THE LAND OF MAKE -BELIEVE

HO, HO, HO! David Israel is wearing his Santa Claus uniform and is playing   nice-nice to CV residents.

He stated on his blog that Terri Parker declined to interview him for the Sheffield O piece. The truth is when Ms, Parker came calling David crawled under his desk and hid,  hoping  she would go away, and he would not have to be interviewed and forced to lie  on camera with thousands of people watching. Well, she did leave after he refused to see   her. She then went to his apartment for the interview,  although David’s car was parked in his spot, he did not answer the bell. I guess he was hiding under the bed imitating the little boy who was caught red-handed committing some mischievous deed.

Mr. Israel goes on to say, "The fact is Mr. H.I. Levy’s efforts have already borne fruit in readjusting Mr. Kelly’s attitude regarding dissolving the condominium. Mr. Levy is not done with this matter." Oh yeah, why then did you do nothing when Nancy Salmi came begging for help THREE YEARS AGO?   When the malcontents pushed you against the wall and forced you to act you contacted Mr. Levy begging for help.

You go on to say, “UCO meanwhile is vigorously interdicting irregular call-in channels, which have been enabling the flow of residents to and from the Sheffield-O motel.” No shit David. Does that mean that they are keeping Mr. Kelly’s renters from entering the village? -  which is  an illegal action.  Does it mean their guests are not allowed to enter, do residents have to  come to the gate in person to let them in?  What do you mean EXACTLY DAVID?  Spell it out – and why did it take you three whole years to “INTERDICT”? 

I know it is difficult for you but please, try to tell the truth sometimes.

I Believe.

So as usual Lanny Howe almost has it right. The malcontents did not exist until we started to holler about the way the Gentlemanly President treated Esther. When the President awoke and heard what we were talking about he labelled us the Malcontents. From then rather than have a intelligent conversation, he chose to ignore us and come out every once in a while and call us names, or have one of his minions do it for him.

As for Term Limits. They used to exist here in Century Village. Then Mr Israel, or Mr Black decided that they could almost guarantee a life long Presidency without them. So they brought it up at the Delegate Assembly to remove them. The first time this did not happen, the second time President said the voting was not legal(?), or something. We then voted again. The Assembly not being aware of what was afoot or why voted YES? or NO? and Voila No Term Limits.

So that's pretty much how we got to where we are now. I, for one do not want a life long President. I do not want a President that is beginning to fray at the edges, that is acting as if the Presidency was God given right. A President that can do no wrong. That can fire Volunteers at will. That can decide who can use the media, channel 63, and who can not. That decided almost unilaterally that we need Broadband. That is after the Delegates voted it down. He has the audacity to offer it up again under a different name.

No Sir!!

Communication and Communicators

So listen up. We have 2 media outlets in Century Village. The Channel 63 and The UCO Recorder. I am not mentioning the Clubhouse, which is another problem.

Anyway these 2 media outlets are the major ways that the Populations in CV are reached.

So why are the controllers, those in charge, the same people.

Basically these are people that have not been elected and they determine what we see and hear on Channel 63 and the Reporter?

So all of this is to say that I think anybody that has the knowledge and ambition can be in charge of one of these medias.

But not both. One only!!

You cannot control all the CV Public Media.

Voting Rights

The latest problem that we, as the malcontents, have discovered is Voting Rights Or the lack of them. A little research will show that there are 3 Committees, 3 Committees that have a chance to Vote for or against a project. That is, before it get to the Delegates at their assembly.

The 3 committees are the Advisory Committee, The Officers Committee, and the Executive Committee. A quick look at who is on this committee will show it is people by the same people.

That is the same people are on all 3 Committees. This means that their votes are counted 3 times. So a YES vote is counted 3 times. As is a NO vote

This is definitely unfair.

I think there should be a by-law amendment or a by-law change or a by-law addition added to the proposed Term Limits by-law that specifically stops this. A single line added to the by-Law that says you can only Vote once. You can volunteer to be on any committee, but you only have 1 vote!!

Channel ABC, Malcontents and Mr.Kelly

So it looks like some of the complaining that the Malcontents' are doing concerning Sheffield O and the plot to steal a Condo has been aired on ABC last night.

Here is the link- Click Here

Investors

So it seems to me that it is a mistake to move into this area, The Century Village, for investment purposes. This is a retirement Community.

People move here for the terrific amenities and to Retire. They do not move here for the chance to make money by buying and selling units.

At least they shouldn't.

The Condo Boards have to learn to protect themselves. There are ways to set up the by-laws so that the investors will not see a way to make some money in the Village.

There is plenty of help available.

Why not pass a by-law that says no owner may own more than one unit in a Association? There, the threat to owners by investors is gone.

Channel 63 again

So what is going on with Channel 63? They been off the air for a week now.

Ever since Ed Black fired the once and knowledgeable managers and left the management of Channel 63 to himself, Ed Black and friends, it has been all downhill.

This is where arrogance can get you. Fire the Volunteer Doers and the job goes down the tubes,

Why do we put up with this?

Back again with Donald Kelly

So the great and forever President of UCO says there is nothing wrong here. The apparent problems with Sheffield O and Donald Kelly and the like are not a problem. There is nothing to be done here. There is nothing wrong.

The taking over of a Condo and forcing the Resident to sell at bargain prices is nothing that should or does concern UCO or the Village.

The taking over of a Condo or at least the multiple buying of units and then renting them out to Renters, under age renters, renters that are not 55 or over is ok with UCO. That is not a problem.

The fact the Mr.Kelly was involved in the Israel's re-election. The fact that he donated monies to Israel's re-election is not a problem.

The fact that this situation has made the a major news agency, ABC's broadcast, may be a problem.

Here is the link to the Broadcast on ABC last night concerning this no problem event.

And what does the UCO Management say about this? That this kind of Comments is bad for business. It is bad for the Prices of the units in CV.

My answer is different. I say fix the problem. Fix the law if necessary. But even easier is for the Condo Boards to include a bylaw that stops people form owning more that one unit in an association.

Blaming Ed Grossman for the lack of leadership by the CV, UCO, management is inane.

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